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Soldiers  and  Sailors 


Revolutionary   War. 


A    COMPILATION    FROM    THE    ARCHIVES, 

PREPARED  AND  PUBLISHED  BY  THE 

SECRETARY    OF    THE    COMMONWEALTH 

In  accordance  avith  Chapter  100,  Resolves 
OF  1891. 


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Massachusetts   Soldiers  and   Sailors 

IN  THE 

War  of  the   Revolution. 


Note.  — All  names  are  given  exactly  as  they  appear  on  the  original  records.  The  order  of 
arrangement  of  the  facts  of  service  in  each  individual  record  given  is  the  same,  as  nearly  as  pos- 
sible, as  the  original  entries,  and  is  as  follows  :  The  name;  the  place  of  residence,  if  given  ;  the 
rank;  the  kind  of  document  whereon  the  record  appears;  the  enlistment  and  discharge,  if 
given;  the  time  of  service;  remarks. 

A  discrepancy  will  sometimes  be  noted  between  the  service  given  and  the  actual  service  as 
figured  between  the  dates  of  enlistment  and  discharge.  The  difference  is  accounted  for  by  the 
practice  of  including,  with  service  performed,  a  time  allowance  for  travel  on  the  basis  of  one 
day  for  every  20  miles  out  or  home.  As  tlie  same  name  may  appear  under  various  forms,  each 
carrying  some  portion  of  a  record  of  service,  it  is  necessary  in  order  to  obtain  the  complete 
record,  as  far  as  preserved,  of  any  given  individual,  to  examine  all  the  forms  under  which 
a  name  is  stated  to  appear  in  the  Record  Index. 


LUAAS,  Bela.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Soper's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  (Plymouth 
Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  March  5,  1781 ;  discharged  March  20,  1781 ;  service,  15  days; 
company  marched  on  a  40  days  expedition  to  Rhode  Island. 

LvAs,  Benoxi.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Sparrow's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  23,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  27,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  5  days;  regi- 
ment detached  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months.  Roll  sworn  to  at 
Middleborough. 

LrcAs,   .      [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Lenkns,  Lewis,  Lockis, 

Luaas,  Luas,  Lucass,  Luchis,  Luckes,  Luckis,  Luckust,  Lucore,  Lucus,  Lucuss, 
Lukis.] 

Lucas,  Abijah.  Private,  Lieut.  Francis  Shurtleff's  co.,  Col.  Lothrop's  (Plymouth  Co.) 
regt. ;  service,  14  days;  company  marched  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  Dec.  11,  1776,  on  an 
alarm;  roll  dated  Plympton;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Samson's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus 
Cotton's  regt.,  Gen.  Palmer's  brigade;  service  between  Sept.  25,  1777,  and  Oct. 
30,  1777,  32  days,  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Newport,  R.  I.;  roll  sworn  to  in 
Plymouth  Co. 

LrcAS,  Amaziah.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Clap's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapen's  (3d)  regt. ;  en- 
listed Oct.  16, 1779 ;  discharged  Nov.  21 ,  1779 ;  service,  1  mo.  12  days,  at  Claverack, 
including  5  days  (100  nailes)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce  ContN 
nental  Army  for  3  months;  also,  descriptive  list  dated  Northampton,  Sept.  14, 
1780,  of  men  detached  from  Col.  Israel  Chapin's  (2d  Hampshire  Co.)  regt.  for  the 
term  of  3  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  22,  1780 ;  Capt.  Sheldon's  co. ;  age, 
16yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  4 in. ;  complexion,  dark;  engaged  for  town  of  Southampton ; 
mustered  July  10,  1780;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Sheldon's  co..  Col.  Seth 
Murray's  regt.;  enlisted  July  13,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos. 
5  days,  including  7  days  (132  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army  for  3  months. 


2  IHASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

Lucas,  Andrew.  Private,  Capt.  James  Walsworth's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hamp- 
shire Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  22,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 
11  days,  at  New  London,  Conn.,  including  6  days  (120  miles)  travel  home.  Roll 
sworn  to  at  Deerfield. 

Lucas,  Ansel.  Private,  Capt.  Calvin  Partridge's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Pierce's 
regt. ;  marched  May  18,  1779;  company  raised  in  Plymouth  Co.  and  stationed  at 
Little  Compton,  R.  I.;  also,  Capt.  Stephen  Churchill's  co..  Col.  Theophilus  Cot- 
ton's regt.;  enlisted  March  8,  1781;  discharged  March  12,  1781;  service,  4  days, 
at  Newport,  R.  I. ;  company  raised  by  order  of  His  Excellency  John  Hancock  to 
serve  for  40  days,  unless  sooner  discharged. 

Lucas,  Asahel  (also  given  Asa),  Westfield.  Receipt  dated  Westfield,  July  11,  1780, 
for  the  whole  amount  of  wages  (£12  each)  for  6  mos.  service  in  the  Continental 
Army  paid  in  advance  by  the  town  of  Westfield  to  said  Lucas  and  others  who 
had  engaged  to  serve  the  "  Six  months  next  ensuing,"  the  wages  to  become  due 
from  the  state  for  said  service  being  relinquished  to  the  town ;  also,  descriptive 
list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months, 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Com- 
missioner, by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  12,  1780;  age,  18  yrs.; 
stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  dark ;  engaged  for  town  of  Westfield;  marched 
to  camp  July  12,  1780,  under  command  of  Ensign  Gilbert;  also.  Private,  Capt. 
Benjamin  Warren's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for 
April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Warren's  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Brooks's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  June,  1781 ;  also,  Capt.  William  Mills's  co.,  Lieut. 
Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781;  reported  at  Verplanck's  Point; 
also,  descriptive  list  dated  Feb.  20,  1782;  Capt.  William  Mills's  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  age,  20  (also  given  21)  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  (also  given 
5  ft.  6^)  in. ;  complexion,  dark  ;  hair,  dark  ;  occupation,  weaver ;  birthplace,  Mid- 
dleton.  Conn. ;  residence,  Westfield ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Westfield;  enlisted  March 
26,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also.  Private,  5th  co. ;  entries  dated  Oct.  17,  and 
Dec.  27,  1783,  of  orders  for  wages  for  May-Dec.  [year  not  given],  appearing  in  a 
register  of  orders  accepted  on  account  of  wages,  etc. 

Lucas,  Asahel  (also  given  Asa).  List  of  men  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fish- 
kill,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778,  returned  as  received  of  Jonathan  War- 
ner, Commissioner,  by  Col.  R.  Putnam,  July  20,  1778;  engaged  for  town  of 
Northampton;  arrived  at  Fishkill  June  16,  1778. 

Lucas,  Asahel.  Private,  Capt.  Preserved  Leonard's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hamp- 
shire Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  28,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  2,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 
10  days,  at  New  London,  Conn.,  including  4  days  (72  miles)  travel  home. 

Lucas,  Asahel.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Sloper's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapin's  (3d)  regt.; 
enlisted  Nov.  5, 1779;  discharged  Nov.  22,  1779;  service,  22  days,  at  Ciaverack, 
including  5  daj's  (100  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce  Continen- 
tal Army  for  3  months. 

Lucas,  Bar.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Samson's  co..  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt.. 
Gen.  Palmer's  brigade;  service  between  Sept.  25, 1777,  and  Oct.  30,  1777,  32 days, 
on  a  secret  expedition  to  Newport,  R.  I.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Plymouth  Co. 

Lucas,  Barnabas,  Plympton.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Shaw's  co..  Col.  James  War- 
ren's regt.,  which  marched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marsh- 
field;  service,  2  days;  also,  return  made  by  Capt.  Nathaniel  Shaw  of  bounties 
paid  said  Lucas  and  others  belonging  to  2d  Plympton  co.  to  serve  in  the  Conti- 
nental Army  for  the  term  of  3  years;  said  Lucas  received  bounty  April  16,  1777; 
also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  2d  Plympton  co., 
1st  Plymouth  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Lieut.  Francis  ShurtlefT;  residence, 
Plympton ;  engaged  for  town  of  Plympton ;  joined  Capt.  Seth  Drew's  co.,  Col. 


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Lucas,  Barnabas,  continued. 

Baley's  regt. ;  term,  3  years ;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  between  May  14  and  May 
26,  1777,  by  James  Hatch,  Muster  Master  for  Plymouth  Co.;  Col.  Bailey's  regt.; 
age,  16  yrs. ;  enlisted  by  Capt.  Drew;  also,  Private,  5th  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  15,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779;  also,  Capt.  Seth  Drew's  (5th)  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt.;  company  return 
dated  Camp  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  24,  1778;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  May  15,  1780. 

Lucas,  Bela,  Plymouth.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  (1st  Barnstable  Co.)  regt.;  engaged  for  town  of 
Yarmouth;  joined  Capt.  Drew's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt.;  term,  3  years  or  during 
war ;  also,  return  of  men  mustered  by  James  Hatch,  Muster  Master  for  Plymouth 
Co.,  to  serve  until  Jan.  10,  1778;  Capt.  Drew's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  residence, 
Plymouth;  enlisted  for  town  of  Yarmouth;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Drew's 
CO.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Camp  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  24, 
1778;  engaged  May  15,  1777;  term,  8  months. 

Lucas,  Benjamin,  Plymouth.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Rider's  co.,  Col.  Lothrop's 
regt. ;  service,  10  days ;  company  marched  from  Plymouth  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  Dec. 
11,  1776,  on  an  alarm  ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  2d  Plympton  co.,  1st  Plymouth  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Lieut.  Francis 
ShurtlefiF ;  residence,  Plymouth ;  engaged  for  town  of  Plympton  (also  given 
Plymouth) ;  joined  Capt.  Seth  Drew's  co..  Col.  Baley's  regt.;  term,  8  months,  to 
expire  Jan.  10, 1778 ;  also,  return  of  men  mustered  bj^  James  Hatch,  Muster  Master 
for  Plymouth  Co.,  to  serve  until  Jan.  10,  1778;  Capt.  Drew's  co..  Col.  Bailey's 
regt.;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Drew's  co..  Col.  John  Bailej^'s  regt. ;  company 
return  dated  Camp  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  24,  1778;  engaged  May  15,  1777. 

Lucas,  Benoxi.  List  of  men  mustered  between  Sept.  10  and  Sept.  24,  1777,  by  James 
Hatch,  Muster  Master  for  Plymouth  Co. ;  Col.  Robinson's  regt. ;  enlisted  by  Capt. 
HoUis;  also,  Capt.  Silas  Hollis's  co.,  Col.  John  Robinson's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug. 
1,  1777;  service  to  Jan.  1,  1778,  5  mos.,  at  Rhode  Island. 

Lucas,  Benoni.  Private,  Capt.  Perez  Churchill's  co.,  Col.  John  Dogged's  (Daggett's) 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  24  (also  given  Aug.  25),  1778;  discharged  Sept.  2,  1778;  ser- 
vice, 9  days,  at  Rhode  Island.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Middleborough. 

Lucas,  Benoni.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Perez  Churchill's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Sproutt's  regt.; 
enlisted  May  6 ;  discharged  Maj-  9 ;  enlisted  Sept.  6 ;  discharged  Sept.  13 ;  service, 
9  days ;  company  marched  on  two  alarms  at  Dartmouth  in  1778 ;  also,  Capt.  Perez 
Churchill's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  White's  regt.;  marched  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged 
Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  9  days ;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm. 

Lucas,  Benoni,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Perez  Churchill's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Sproutt's 
regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  6, 1778;  discharged  Sept.  13, 1778;  service, 6  days ;  company 
marched  on  two  alarms  at  Dartmouth,  one  in  Ma\',  and  one  in  Sept.,  1778. 

Lucas,  Charles.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Wills's  co..  Col.  Daniel  Morgan's  11th 
Virginia  regt.  (also  given  "the  11  And  15th  Regiment  of  foot  in  the  Service  of 
the  United  States  ") ;  pay  roll  for  Oct.,  1778. 

Lucas,  Consider,  Plympton.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Plympton  for 
service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  4, 1780;  dis- 
charged Nov.  18, 1780 ;  service,  4  mos.  26  days,  including  travel  (240  miles)  home. 

Lucas,  Consider.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Samson's  co..  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt. ; 
marched  March  14,  1781 ;  discharged  March  17,  1781 ;  service,  3  days,  at  Rhode 
Island.    Roll  dated  Plympton. 


4  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Lucas,  Consider.  Private,  Capt.  Simon  Larned's  co..  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  May,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  March  4,  1781; 
enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  muster  roll  for  June,  1781 ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct. 
and  Nov.,  1781,  dated  York  Hutts;  also,  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1782,  dated  Hutts 
and  sworn  to  at  West  Point. 

Lucas,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Newton's  co..  Col.  S.  Murray's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  13,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  7  days,  including  9  days 
(172  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  to  reinforce  Conti- 
nental Army  for  3  months. 

Lucas,  Edmund.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Sloper's  co..  Col.  Israel  Chapin's  (3d)  regt.; 
enlisted  Nov.  5,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  22,  1779;  service,  22  days,  at  Claverack, 
including  5  days  (100  miles)  travel  home ;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  3  months;  also,  order  on  Thomas  Ivers,  Treasurer,  payable  to  AVilliam 
Gurden,  sworn  to  at  Simsbury,  Oct.  14, 1786,  signed  by  said  Lucas,  for  wages,  etc., 
for  3  mos.  service  in  Capt.  Samuel  Thrall's  co.  "on  the  Mohawk  River"  in  1781. 

Lucas,  Elijah,  Plympton.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Shaw's  co..  Col.  James  Warren's 
regt.,  which  inarched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Marshfield ;  ser- 
vice, 2  days ;  also,  Capt.  John  Bridgham's  co..  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May  2, 1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  7  days ;  also, 
company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent 
in  money  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Nov.  11,  1775. 

Lucas,  Elisha,  Plympton.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Shaw's  co.,  Col.  James  War- 
ren's regt.,  which  inarched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marsh- 
field  ;  service,  2  days. 

Lucas,  Elisha,  Plympton.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as 
received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield, 
July  10,  1780;  age,  16  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in.;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for 
town  of  Plympton  ;  arrived  at  Springfield  Julj'  9, 1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July  10, 
1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Daniel  Shays ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the 
6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in 
a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men 
raised  by  the  town  of  Plympton  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780; 
marched  to  camp  July  4,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  18,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  26  days, 
including  travel  (240  miles)  home. 

Lucas,  Elnathan.  Private,  Capt.  William  Crow  Cotton's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  29,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  13,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  16  days; 
company  raised  in  Plymouth  Co.  and  marched  to  Rhode  Island ;  also,  Capt. 
Edward  Sparrow's  co..  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regt.;  enlisted  July  11,  1779;  dis- 
charged Dec.  20,  1779;  service,  5  mos.  13  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  same  co. 
and  regt. ;  payroll  for  Dec,  1779,  allowing  1  mo.  3  days  service  at  Rhode  Island, 
including  travel  (55  miles)  home;  a/so,  Capt.  Benjamin  Rider's  co..  Col.  John 
Jacobs's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  4,  1780;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1780;  service,  3  mos. 
1  day,  at  Rhode  Island;  regiment  detached  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for 
3  months. 

Lucas,  Ephhaim,  Plympton.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
bj-  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way, Oct.  25, 1780 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Plympton 
for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  4,  1780; 
discharged  Nov.  18,  1780;  service,  4  mos.  26  days,  including  travel  (240  miles) 
home. 

Lucas,  Ephkaim,  Wellfleet.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Sawyer's  co.,  Col.  Edmund 
Phinney's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8, 1776 ;  enlisted 
Dec.  1,  1775;  reported  on  command  as  guard  to  Gen.  Washington;  also,  list  of 


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Lucas,  Ephraim,  continued. 

men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Col.  Joseph  Doane's  (2d  Barn- 
stable Co.)  rQS!.t.,  dated  Chatham,  March  4,  1777;  residence,  Wellfleet;  reported 
as  in  General's  body-guard. 

Lucas,  Isaac,  Plympton  (also  given  Abington  and  Plymouth).  Private,  Lieut.  Francis 
Shurtleflf's  CO.,  Col.Lothrop'sregt. ;  service,  14  days;  company  marched  to  Bristol, 
R.  I.,  Dec.  11,  1776,  on  an  alarm;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Conti- 
nental Army  from  2d  Plympton  co.,  1st  Plymouth  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Lieut. 
Francis  Shurtleff ;  residence,  Plympton ;  engaged  for  town  of  Plympton ;  joined 
Col.  Baley's  regt. ;  term,  3  years ;  also,  return  of  men  mustered  by  James  Hatch, 
Muster  Master  for  Plymouth  Co.,  to  serve  until  Jan.  10,  1778;  Capt.  Drew's  co., 
Col.  Bailey's  regt.;  also.  Private,  7th  co..  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  residence, 
Abington ;  credited  to  town  of  Abington ;  also,  Capt.  Judah  Alden's  (7th)  co.. 
Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777, 
and  who  had  not  been  absent  subsequently  except  on  furlough,  etc. ;  also,  Capt. 
Seth  Drew's  co..  Col.  Bailey's  regt.;  company  return  dated  Camp  Valley  Forge, 
Jan.  24,  1778;  engaged  May  15,  1777;  term,  8  months;  also,  Capt.  Luther  Bai- 
ley's CO.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan. 
1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  descriptive  list  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  28,  1781; 
Capt.  Luther  Bailey's  co.,  2d  Mass.  regt. ;  stature,  5  ft.  11  in. ;  complexion,  dark ; 
hair,  black ;  residence,  Plympton  (also  given  Plymouth) ;  enlisted  Feb.  -,  1778, 
by  Ensign  Torrey,  at  Valley  Forge;  enlistment,  during  war. 

Lucas,  Isaac  Shaw,  Plympton.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Shaw's  co..  Col.  James 
Warren's  regt.,  which  marched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Marsh- 
field;  service,  2  days;  also,  Lieut.  Francis  Shurtleflf's  co..  Col.  Lothrop's  regt.; 
service,  14  days ;  company  marched  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  Dec.  11,  1776,  on  an  alarm. 

Lucas,  James,  Athol.  Private,  Capt.  Ezekiel  Knoulton's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt.;  pay 
abstract  for  mileage  from  home  to  Dorchester  Heights ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  home  from  Dorchester,  dated  Dorchester,  Nov. 
20,  1776 ;  75  miles  travel  allowed  said  Lucas. 

Lucas,  John,  Greenwich.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Isaac  Powers's  co.,  4th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Lieut.  Col.  R. 
Woodbridge,  dated  South  Hadley,  May  28, 1777;  residence,  Greenwich;  engaged 
for  town  of  Greenwich;  joined  Capt.  Patrick's  co..  Col.  Alden's  regt.;  term, 
3  years  or  during  war;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Reed's  co..  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  Con- 
tinental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1780,  to  Feb.  1, 1780 ;  reported 
deserted  Feb.  1,  1780. 

Lucas,  John,  Plympton.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Shaw's  co.,  Col.  James  Warren's 
regt.,  which  marched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Marshfield ;  ser- 
vice, 2  days;  also.  Corporal,  Lieut.  Francis  Shurtleff's  co.,  Col.  Lothrop's  regt.; 
service,  14  days;  company  marched  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  Dec.  11,  1776,  on  an  alarm. 

Lucas,  John.  Private,  Capt.  David  Copp's  co. ;  copy  of  a  return  of  men  stationed  at 
Pierce's  Island  Nov.  5,  1775. 

Lucas,  John.  Commissary  of  Provisions  to  the  forces  engaged  on  Penobscot  expedition ; 
list  of  officers;  commissioned  July  2,  1779;  also,  Commissary  General ;  engaged 
July  2,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  2,  1779;  service,  2  mos.,  on  Penobscot  expedition. 

Lucas,  Joseph,  Plympton.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bridgham's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshfield  and  then  returned  by  order  of  Col. 
Cotton  ;  service,  3  days. 

Lucas,  Nehemiah,  Plympton.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Shaw's  co..  Col.  James  War- 
ren's regt.,  which  marched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marsh- 
field ;  service,  2  days. 


6  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

Lucas,  Samuel,  Plympton.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Shaw's  co.,  Col.  James  War- 
ren's regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshfield ;  ser- 
vice, 2  days. 

Lucas,  Samuel,  Plympton.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Bridgham's  co.,  Col.  TheopMlus 
Cotton's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  engaged  May  4,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  5  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  Nov.  11,  1775. 

Lucas,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Jesse  Harlow's  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  29,  1776;  service  to 
Feb.  29,  1776,  1  mo.  3  days ;  company  stationed  at  Plymouth  for  defence  of 
seacoast. 

Lucas,  Samuel.  Sergeant,  Lieut.  Joshua  Perkins's  detachment  from  Capt.  George 
Hammond's  CO.,  Col.  Thomas  Lothrop's  regt..  Brig.  Joseph  Cushing's  brigade; 
service,  14  days ;  detachment  marched  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm.  Roll  dated 
Plympton,  March  28.  1777. 

Lucas,  Samuel.  List  of  men  mustered  between  Sept.  10  and  Sept.  15,  1777,  by  James 
Hatch,  Muster  Master  for  Plymouth  Co.,  to  serve  in  the  New  England  states; 
Capt.  Sparrow's  co..  Col.  Cye's  (Keyes's)  regt. ;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Edward 
Sparrow's  co..  Col.  Danforth  Keyes's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Dec,  1777,  dated  Head- 
quarters, Providence,  allowing  1  mo.  2  days  service,  including  travel  home. 

Lucas,  Samuel,  3d,  Plympton.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Bridgham's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshfield  and  then  returned  by  order  of  Col. 
Cotton;  service,  3  days;  also,  Lieut.  Francis  Shurtlelf's  co..  Col.  Lothrop's 
regt.;  service,  14  days;  company  marched  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  Dec.  11,  1776,  on  an 
alarm;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  James  Hatch,  Muster  Master  for  Plymouth 
Co.,  to  serve  until  Jan.  1, 1779;  Capt.  Shaw's  co. ;  residence,  Plympton;  engaged 
for  town  of  Plympton. 

Lucas,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Jesse  Sturtevant's  co..  Col.  Titcomb's  regt. ;  service, 
2  mos.  4  days;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  April  28,  1777;  roll  dated 
Halifax;  also,  Capt.  Calvin  Partridge's  co.,Col.  Aljijah  Stearns's  regt.;  marched 
April  6,  1778;  discharged  Jul}'  2,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  28  days;  company  raised 
in  Plymouth  Co.  and  stationed  at  Dorchester  Heights. 

LucASs,  Consider.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780,  returned  as  received 
of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  23, 
1780;  age,  16  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  2  in.;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for  town  of 
Plympton;  marched  to  camp  July  23,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  John 
Williams. 

Lucass,  ErHRAiM.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780,  returned  as  received 
of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  23, 
1780;  age,  17  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in.;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for  town  of 
Plympton;  marched  to  camp  July  23,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  John 
Williams. 

Luce,  .      [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Lase,  Lucee,  Lucy,  Lues, 

Luice,  Luse.] 

Luce,  .     Captain ;  list  of  men  appearing  on  an  armorer's  account,  dated  Cambridge, 

June  -,  1775. 

Luce,  Aakon.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  18,  1776;  service  to 
Nov.  21,  1776,  10  mos.  4  days;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for 
defence  of  seacoast. 

Luce,  Abijah,  Plymouth  (also  given  New  Town,  Martha's  Vineyard).  Return  of  men 
raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Nathaniel  Goodwin's  co.,  1st 


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LvcE,  Abijah,  continued. 

Plymouth  Co.  regt. ;  residence,  Plymouth ;  engaged  for  town  of  Plymouth ;  term, 
3  years;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  between  March  22  and  March  27,  1777,  by 
James  Hatch,  Muster  Master  for  Plymouth  Co. ;  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  age,  17  yrs. ; 
residence,  Newtown,  Martha's  Vineyard;  enlisted  by  Capt.  Dunham;  also,  list 
of  men  mustered,  as  returned  to  the  Council  March  27, 1777 ;  Col.  Putnam's  regt. ; 
enlisted  by  Capt.  Joshua  Benson;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Judah  Alden's  co..  Col. 
John  Bailey's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780, 
to  March  24,  1780. 

LrcE,  Abishai.  Boy,  brigantine  "Rising  Empire,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Richard 
Whellen;  engaged  May  21,  1776;  discharged  Sept.  3,  1776;  service,  3  mos.  15 
days.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Bristol  Co. 

Luce,  Abner.  List  of  men  raised  in  Bristol  Co.  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army, 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2, 1780,  as  attested  by  James  Williams,  Superintendent 
for  said  county ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  returned  as  received  by  Prince  Jenne, 
at  Taunton,  June  19,  1781,  to  be  conducted  to  Springfield  and  delivered  to  Col. 
Shepard;  age,  19  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  light;  occupation,  laborer; 
engaged  for  town  of  Dartmouth;  engaged  June  10,  1781;  term,  3  years;  also, 
Private,  Capt.  John  Mills's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt.;  muster  roll  for 
June,  1781,  dated  Camp  Phillipsborough ;  enlisted  June  13, 1781 ;  also,  muster  roll 
for  July,  1781,  dated  Camp  near  Dobbs's  Ferry;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781, 
sworn  to  in  Camp  at  Peekskill;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781;  reported  sick 
and  absent;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  dated  Huts;  also,  muster 
roll  for  Jan.  and  Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts  and  sworn  to  in  Camp  at  West 
Point. 

Luce,  Adonijah.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co. ;  enlisted  Oct.  6,  1775;  service  to 
Dec.  1,  1775,  2  mos.;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for  defence  of 
seacoast;  also,  same  col;  enlisted  Jan.  18,  1776;  service  to  June  1,  1776,  4  mos. 
14  days ;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for  defence  of  seacoast ;  also, 
same  co. ;  service  from  June  1,  1776,  3  mos.;  company  stationed  at  Martha's 
Vineyard  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Luce,  Amos,  Martha's  Vineyai-d.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  from  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  (1st  Barnstable  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Sandwich, 
June  10,  1777 ;  residence  [Martha's]  Vineyard ;  engaged  for  town  of  Falmouth ; 
joined  Col.  Bradford's  regt. ;  term,  3  years. 

Luce,  Arch'd  [  ?] .  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Porter's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt. ;  pay 
abstract  for  mileage  dated  Dec.  1, 1776;  mileage  (80  miles)  allowed  said  Luce. 

Luce,  "  Archebel."  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  Stewart's  co. ;  enlisted  May  10,  1775; 
returned  May  16,  1775;  service,  8  days,  on  expedition  against  Ticonderoga  and 
Crown  Point. 

Luce,  "  Archebus."  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Charles's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Robinson's  de- 
tachment of  Hampshire  Co.  militia;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Ticonderoga, 
Feb.  24,  1777 ;  enlistment  to  expire  March  25,  1777  ;  reported  sick  in  barracks. 

Luce,  Archippus  (also given  "  Archilus  "),Williamstown  (also given  Little  Hoosuck). 
Sergeant,  Capt.  Abiathar  Angel's  co..  Col.  David  Brewer's  (9th)  regt.;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  1  week;  also,  Capt. 
John  AVright's  co..  Col.  David  Brewer's  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct., 
1775] ;  also,  Capt.  Wright's  co..  Col.  Rufus Putnam's  (late  Brewer's)  regt.;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Nov.  2,  1775 ; 
also,  return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Judah 
Williams's  (Williamstown)  co. ;  residence,  Little  Hoosuck;  engaged  for  town  of 
Williamstown ;  joined  Capt.  Warren's  co..  Col.  Bayley's  regt.;  term,  3  years; 
also,  list  of  men  mustered  between  Jan.  20,  1777,  and  June  1,  1778,  by  Truman 


8  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

LiJCE,  Archippus  (also  given  "  Archilus"),  continued. 

Wheler,  Muster  Master  for  Berkshire  Co.;  also,  Private,  Major's  co.,  Col.  John 
Bailey's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to 
May  10,  1780. 

Luce,  Arvin.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co. ;  entered  service  Jan.  18,  1776;  ser- 
vice to  Nov.  21,  1776,  10  mos.  4  days ;  companj"  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard 
for  defence  of  seacoast. 

LiTCE,  Arvin.  Return  of  men  raised  in  Suffolk  Co.  for  Continental  service,  agreeable 
to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780 ;  engaged  for  town  of  Stoughton  ;  engaged  July  9,  1781. 

Luce,  Barnabas.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Hammond's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's 
(4th  Plymouth  Co.)  regt.;  service,  15  days;  company  marched  from  Rochester 
to  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm  in  Dec,  1776. 

Luce,  Barzillai.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Smith's  co. ;  service  from  Jan.  30, 1776,  to 
May  31,  1776,  4  mos.  2  days ;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for  defence 
of  seacoast. 

Luce,  Barzillai.  Pay  roll  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  brigantine  "Rising  Empire," 
commanded  by  Capt.  Richard  Whellen,  sworn  to  in  Bristol  Co. ;  engaged  May 
26,  1776;  discharged  Sept.  4,  1776;  service,  3  mos.  8  days. 

Luce,  Barzillai.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Nye's  co. ;  service  from  Feb.  15,  1777,  to 
April  20, 1777,  64  days;  company  stationed  at  Elizabeth  Islands ;  also,  list  of  men 
belonging  to  a  company  stationed  at  Naushon  who  signed  a  petition  for  increase 
of  wages  or  their  discharge  in  case  such  request  was  not  complied  with,  dated 
Naushon,  Aug.  10,  1777. 

Luce,  Barzillai.  Marine,  sloop  "  Providence,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Peck 
Rathburn ;  list  of  officers  and  men  entitled  to  prize  shares  in  the  "  Loyalty  "  and 
"  Wreck  "  [year  not  given]. 

Luce,  Barzillai,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Smith's  co. ;  service  from  Feb.  16, 
1776,  to  Feb.  29,  1776,  14  days;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for 
defence  of  seacoast;  also,  same  co. ;  service  between  March  1,  1776,  and  May  31, 
1776,  2  mos.  27  days ;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for  defence  of 
seacoast. 

Luce,  Benjamin.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co. ;  service  from  Jan.  18,  1776,  to 
June  1, 1776, 4  mos.  14  days ;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for  defence 
of  seacoast;  also,  same  co. ;  service  from  June  1,  1776,  21  days;  company  sta- 
tioned at  Martha's  Vineyard  for  defence  of  seacoast ;  also,  same  co. ;  service  from 
Sept.  1,  1776,  to  Nov.  21,  1776,  2  mos.  20  days;  company  stationed  at  Martha's 
Vineyard  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Luce,  Benjamin.  Marine,  frigate  " Boston,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel  Tucker; 
engaged  March  4,  1779-    Roll  made  up  for  advance  pay  for  1  month. 

Luce,  Crosby,  Plymouth.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Mayhew's  co..  Col.  Theophilus  Cot- 
ton's regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775  ;  enlisted  May  1,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos. 
8  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or 
its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  8,  1775. 

Luce,  David,  Greenwich.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Willington's  (late  Capt.  Benjamin 
Bullard's)  co..  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb'sregt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga, 
Nov.  27, 1776 ;  enlisted  prior  to  Oct.  1, 1776 ;  reported  re-engaged  Nov.  14,  1776,  as 
Private  in  Capt.  Willington's  co..  Col.  Wigglesworth'sregt.,  but  to  continue  in  Col. 
Whitcomb'sregt.  until  Dec.  31, 1776 ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Conti- 
nental Army  from  Capt.  Isaac  Powers's  co.,  4th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  as  returned 
by  Lieut.  Col.  R.  Woodbridge ;  residence,  Greenwich ;  engaged  for  town  of  Green- 
wich ;  joined  Capt.  Willington's  co..  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  term,  during  war; 
also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk  Co., 


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LvcE,  David,  continued. 

dated  Boston,  March  16, 1777;  Capt.  Willington's  co..  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt. ; 
also,  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (late  Wigglesworth's) 
regt. ;  Continental  Array  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779; 
also,  Capt.  Thomas  Willington's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Wigglesworth's  regt.;  muster 
roll  for  June,  1778,  dated  Camp  Greenwich ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for 
Oct.,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Smith's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  muster  roll 
for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1777;  also,  Capt. 
E.  Smith's  co..  Col.  Smith's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  July  1, 1780 ;  reported  deserted  July  1, 1780 ;  also,  descriptive 
list  of  deserters  from  13th  Mass.  regt.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith, 
endorsed  "July  13th,  1780;"  Capt.  Ebenezer  Smith's  co. ;  rank.  Private;  age, 
20yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  hair,  brown  ;  occupation,  yeoman  ; 
birthplace,  Greenwich ;  residence,  Greenwich ;  reported  deserted  July  6,  1780. 

Luce,  David.  Corporal,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co. ;  enlisted  Oct.  6,  1775;  service  to 
Dec.  1,  1775,  2  mos. ;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for  defence  of 
seacoast;  also,  same  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  18,  1776;  service  to  June  1,  1776,  4  mos. 
14  days;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for  defence  of  seacoast;  also, 
same  co. ;  service  from  June  1,  1776,  2  mos.  11  days;  company  stationed  at 
Martha's  Vineyard  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Luce,  David.  Receipt  dated  Springfield,  May  16,  1782,  for  bounty  paid  said  Luce  by 
Cyrus  Rice,  Chairman  of  Class  No.  3  of  the  town  of  Conway,  to  serve  in  the  Con- 
tinental Army  for  the  term  of  3  years ;  also.  Private,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's 
(10th)  regt.;  service  from  April  10,  1782,  8  mos.  20  days;  also,  Capt.  Ebenezer 
Smith's  CO.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (6th)  regt. ;  return  for  wages  for  the  year 
1782 ;  said  Luce  allowed  wages  for  1  month ;  reported  received  fi-om  10th  Mass. 
regt. 

Luce,  Ebenezer,  Hard  wick.  Private,  Capt.  Simeon  Hazeltine's  (5th)  co..  Col.  John 
Fellows's  (8th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  28, 1775;  ser- 
vice, 3  mos.  11  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dorchester,  Nov.  27,  1775. 

Luce,  Ebenezer,  Plymouth.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Hammatt's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Marshfield  ;  service,  11  days ;  also,  Capt.  Thomas 
Mayhew's  co..  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775; 
enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  8  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7, 
1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury,  Nov. 
8,  1775;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Jesse  Sturtevant's  co..  Col.  Titcomb's  regt.;  service, 
2  mos.  5  days;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  April  28,  1777;  roll  dated 
Halifax;  also,  Capt.  Calvin  Partridge's  co.,  Col.  Abijah  Stearns's  regt.;  marched 
April  6,  1778;  discharged  July  2,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  28  days;  company  raised 
in  Plymouth  Co.  and  stationed  at  Dorchester  Heights. 

Luce,  Ebenezer,  Western  (Warren).  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  from  Col.  James  Converse's  (4th  AVorcester  Co.)  regt. ;  residence.  Western  ; 
engaged  for  town  of  Western  ;  joined  Capt.  Willington's  co.,  Col.  Wigelsworth's 
regt.;  term,  3  years;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Joseph  Cutler's  co. ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Smith's  co..  Col. 
Calvin  Smith's  (late  Wigglesworth's)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  March  6,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Willington's 
CO.,  Col.  Edward  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  return  [year  not  given]  ;  mustered  by 
Capt.  Thomas  Newell;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  for  June,  1778, 
dated  Camp  Greenwich;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Oct.,  1778;  also, 
Capt.  Ebenezer  Smith's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.;  muster  roll  for 
March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence;  enlisted  March  6,  1777;  also,  descrip- 
tive list  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  25,  1781;  Col.  John  Greaton's  (3d)  regt.;  age, 
29  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  2  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  hair,  light;  eyes,  light  blue ;  resi- 


10  INIASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  A^D   SAILORS 

Luce,  Ebenezer,  continued. 

dence,  AVestern ;  enlisted  Nov.  15,  1779,  by  Capt.  Smith ;  enlistment,  during  war; 
also,  (late)  Capt.  Smart's  co.,  3d  Mass.  regt. ;  account  of  clothing  delivered  subse- 
quent to  Jan.  1,  1781,  endorsed  '*  July  1781." 

Luce,  Ebenezer.  Cook,  ship  "Mars,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Simeon  Samson;  en- 
gaged July  7,  1780;  discharged  March  12,  1781 ;  service,  8  mos.  5 days;  reported 
as  having  received  wages  on  account  in  France;  also  reported  as  entitled  to  share 
in  the  brig  "  Tryall "  if  made  a  prize.    Roll  dated  Boston. 

Luce,  Elijah.  Petition  dated  March  11,  1778,  signed  by  John  Hinkley,  in  behalf  of 
himself  and  others,  of  Boston,  asking  that  said  Luce  be  commissioned  as  com- 
mander of  the  brigantine  "Eagle"  (privateer);  ordered  in  Council  March  11, 
1778,  that  a  commission  be  issued. 

Luce,  Ephraim,  Pl.vmouth.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  tlie  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Robert  Finney's  co.,  1st  Plymouth  Co.  regt.;  residence,  Plymouth; 
engaged  for  town  of  Plymouth;  joined  Capt.  Dunham's  co..  Col.  Baily's  regt.; 
term,  3  years ;  also,  Private,  8th  co..  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  12,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779 ;  also,  Capt.  George 
Dunham's  (8th)  co..  Col.  Baile^v's  regt. ;  return  of  men  who  joined  prior  to  Aug. 
15,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Adams  Bailey's  (late  Capt.  Jacob  Allen's)  co..  Col.  Bailey's 
(2d)  regt. ;  muster  roll  made  up  from  Jan.  1, 1777,  to  Jan.  1,  1780 ;  enlisted  March 
12,  1777;  reported  joined  from  Capt.  Dunham's  co.  May  1,  1779;  also,  Capt. 
Adams  Bailey's  co..  Col.  Baile.y's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  ser- 
vice from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  March  12,  1780;  reported  discharged  March  12,  1780. 

Luce,  Ephraim.  Marine,  frigate  "Deane,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel  Nicholson; 
engaged  Feb.  6,  1782;  service  to  May  31,  1782,  3  mos.  25  days;  engagement, 
12  months. 

Luce,  Ephraim.  Receipt  dated  Boston,  Aug.  2,  1782,  signed  by  John  Popkin,  Muster 
Master,  stating  that  he  had  received  said  Luce  of  Zephaniah  Cudworth,  a  member 
of  a  class  of  the  town  of  Scituate,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term 
of  3  years ;  also.  Private,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt. ;  service  from  Aug. 
3,  1782,  4  mos.  27  days. 

Luce,  Experience.  List  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Ebenezer  Newell's  co.  who  re- 
ceived arms  from  the  Province  store,  dated  North  Kingston,  Dec.  15,  1777 ;  also, 
Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Newell's  co..  Col.  Dauforth  Keyes's  regt.;  enlisted  July 
10,  1777;  enlistment,  6  months  from  July  1,  1777;  roll  dated  Providence;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt. ;  bounty  allowed  for  service  from  3  months  after  date  of 
enlistment,  Jul}'  10,  1777,  to  Jan.  4,  1778,  2  mos.  25  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

Luce,  Francis,  Rochester.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Ai'my 
from  2d  Rochester  co.,  4th  Plymouth  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Nathaniel 
Hammond  to  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout,  of  Middleborough ;  residence,  Rochester; 
engaged  for  town  of  Rochester;  joined  Capt.  Isaac  Pope's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's 
regt.;  term,  3  years;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  between  May  14  and  May  26, 
1777,  by  James  Hatch,  Muster  Master  for  Plymouth  Co.;  Col.  Putnam's  regt.; 
age,  18  j'rs.;  enlisted  by  Capt.  Pope;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Pope's  co.,  Col. 
William  Shepard's  (3d)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
May  15,  1777,  to  March  1,  1779;  also,  Col.  Shepard's  regt. ;  return  of  men  enlisted 
by  Capt.  Isaac  Pope  [year  not  given]  ;  mustered  by  State  and  Continental  Muster 
Masters ;  also,  Capt.  Pope's  co..  Col.  Shepard's  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  July,  Aug., 
Oct.,  and  Nov.,  1778,  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Camp  at  Providence ;  enlisted 
May  15,  1777;  enlistment,  during  war;  reported  deserted  April  10,  1779;  also, 
descriptive  list  of  deserters  from  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th)  regt.  made  up  from 
Jan.  1, 1777,  to  June  1,  1780;  Capt.  Pope's  co. ;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.; 
complexion,  dark;  hair,  l)rown;  residence,  Rochester  ;  term,  during  war  ;  deserted 
April  10, 1779 ;  reported  left  regiment  at  Providence,  last  heard  of  at  the  Vineyard. 


m  THE  WAR  OF  TtlE  REVOLUTION.  11 

Luce,  Francis  D.  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  Clap's  co.,  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath's  detach- 
ment; service  from  May  1,  1780,  to  July  31,  1780,  3  mos.,  with  guards  at  Dorches- 
ter Heights.     [See  Francis  D'Luce.] 

Luce,  Freeman.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Smith's  co.;  service  from  June  1,  1776,  to 
Nov.  21,  1776,  5  raos.  21  days;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for 
defence  of  seacoast. 

Luce,  Gamaliel.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co. ;  enlisted  Oct.  6,  1775;  service  to 
Dec.  1,  1775,  2  mos.;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for  defence  of 
seacoast. 

Luce,  George.  Private,  Capt.  John  Russell's  co. ;  marched  Aug.  5,  1776;  service  to 
Sept.  30,  1776,  1  mo.  25  days;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for 
defence  of  seacoast;  also,  same  co. ;  service  from  Sept.  30,  1776,  to  Nov.  22,  1776, 
1  mo.  22  days ;  company  raised  for  defence  of  seacoast  and  stationed  at  Martin's 
(Martha's)  Vineyard  under  Maj.  Barachiah  Bassett. 

Luce,  Henry.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co. ;  service  from  Sept.  1,  1776,  to  Nov. 
21,  1776,  2  mos.  20  days ;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for  defence  of 
seacoast ;  also,  Lieut.  Jeremiah  Manter's  detachment ;  service  from  Nov.  20, 1776, 
to  Dec.  31,  1776, 1  mo.  10  days;  detachment  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard. 

Luce,  Hovey.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  18,  1776 ;  service  to 
June  1, 1776,  4  mos.  14  days ;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for  defence 
of  seacoast. 

Luce,  Isaac.  Private,  Capt.  John  Russell's  co. ;  marched  Aug.  5,  1776;  service  to 
Sept.  30, 1776, 1  mo.  25  days ;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for  defence 
of  seacoast;  also,  same  co. ;  service  from  Sept.  30,  1776,  to  Nov.  22,  1776,  1  mo. 
22  days;  company  raised  for  defence  of  seacoast  and  stationed  at  Martin's 
(Martha's)  Vineyard  under  Maj.  Barachiah  Bassett. 

Luce,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  18,  1776;  service  to 
June  1,  1776,  4  mos.  14  days ;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for  defence 
of  seacoast ;  also,  same  co. ;  service  from  June  1, 1776,  8  days ;  company  stationed 
at  Martha's  Vineyard  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Luce,  Jeremiah.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co. ;  enlisted  Oct.  6, 1775 ;  service  to 
Dec.  1,  1775,  2  mos.;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for  defence  of 
seacoast;  also,  same  co.;  enlisted  Jan.  18, 1776;  service  to  Nov.  21,  1776,  10  raos. 
4  days ;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Luce,  Jesse.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co. ;  engaged  Oct.  5,  1775 ;  service  to 
Dec.  1,  1775,  2  mos.  1  day;  compan}^  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for  defence 
of  seacoast;  also,  same  co. ;  entered  service  Jan.  18, 1776 ;  service  to  June  1, 1776, 
4  mos.  14  days ;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for  defence  of  seacoast ; 
also,  same  co. ;  service  from  June  1, 1776,  3  raos. ;  company  stationed  at  Martha's 
Vineyard  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Luce,  John,  Western  (Warren).  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Hamilton's  co..  Col.  Samuel 
Brewer's  regt. ;  service  from  Aug.  3,  1776,  to  Sept.  30,  1776,  1  rao.  29  (also  given 
1  mo.  28)  days;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc., 
from  Fort  Edward  home,  dated  Brookfield,  Feb.  6,  1777 ;  said  Luce  credited  with 
allowance  for  8  days  (160  miles)  travel ;  also,  list  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Eben- 
ezer  Newell's  co.  who  received  arms  from  the  Province  store,  dated  North  Kingston, 
Dec.  15,  1777;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Newell's  co..  Col.  Danforth  Keyes's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  2,  1777 ;  enlistment,  6  months  from  July  1,  1777;  roll  dated 
Providence;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  bounty  allowed  for  service  from  3  months 
after  date  of  enlistment,  Aug.  2,  1777,  to  Jan.  3,  1778,  2  mos.  3  days,  at  Rhode 
Island;  also,  Capt.  Daniel  Gilbert's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.;  service 
from  Aug.  2,  1778,  to  Sept.  13,  1778,  1  mo.  16  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  including 
travel   (83  miles)   home ;   roll  sworn  to  in  Worcester  Co. ;   also,  Capt.  Joseph 


12  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

LrcE,  John,  continued. 

Richardson's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  19,  1779;  discharged 
Nov.  23,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  12  days,  at  Claverack,  including  7  days  (UO  miles) 
travel  home ;  regiment  raised  for  3  months ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised 
to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve 
of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen. 
John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  7,  1780;  age,  22  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  11  in.; 
complexion,  light;  engaged  for  town  of  Western;  arrived  at  Springfield  July 
6,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  7,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Dix;  also,  list 
of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson 
as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also, 
pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Western  for  service  in  the  Conti- 
nental Army  during  1780;  marched  July  6,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  17,  1780;  ser- 
vice, 5  mos.  18  days,  travel  (140  miles)  included ;  also,  receipt  dated  Western, 
April  20,  1781,  for  bounties  paid  said  Luce  and  others  by  the  town  of  Western  to 
serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years. 

LrcE,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  18,  1776;  service  to 
June  1, 1776,  4  mos.  14  days ;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for  defence 
of  seacoast;  also,  same  co. ;  service  from  June  1,  1776,  1  mo.  2  days;  company 
stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

LrcE,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Zaccheus  Wright's  co..  Col.  Cyprian  How's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  21,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780;  service  2  mos.  9  days. 

LrcE,  Jonathan,  Greenwich.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Smith's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  June  15,  1780; 
reported  deserted  June  15, 1780 ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  deserters  from  13th  Mass. 
regt.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith,  endorsed  "  July  13th,  1780;  "  Capt. 
Ebenezer  Smith's  co. ;  rank,  Private ;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion, 
dark;  hair,  dark ;  occupation, yeoman ;  birthplace,  Greenwich;  residence,  Green- 
wich ;  deserted  July  6,  1780. 

Luce,  Jonathan.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Powers's  co.,  4th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Lieut.  Col.  R.  Woodbridge, 
dated  South  Hadley,  Ma.v28, 1777;  engaged  for  town  of  Greenwich;  joined  Capt. 
Patrick's  co..  Col.  Alden's  regt. 

Luce,  Jonathan.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  to  serve  in  the  Con- 
tinental Army  for  the  term  of  9  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  9, 1779,  as 
returned  by  Noah  Goodman,  Superintendent;  Capt.  Hooker's  co..  Col.  Porter's 
regt. ;  age,  19  j^rs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  hair,  dark ;  engaged  for  town  of  Green- 
wich ;  also,  list  of  men  returned  as  received  of  Noah  Goodman,  Superintendent 
for  Hampshire  Co.,  by  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner;  also,  list  of  men  returned  as 
received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Capt.  James  Cooper,  at  Springfield, 
July  19,  1779. 

Luce,  Joseph,  France.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  March  1, 1778 ;  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  also,  Matross,  Capt. 
David  Cook's  co..  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artillery)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  April  9,  1778,  to  Dec.  31,  1780 ;  reported  as  belonging  to 
France;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.  and  March,  1779,  dated 
Warren;  enlisted  March  16  (also  given  Feb.  17),  1778;  enlistment,  3  years  (also 
given  during  war) ;  also,  list  of  United  States  pensioners  made  up  to  Dec.  31, 1787, 
as  returned  by  John  Lucas,  Commissary  of  Pensions;  regt.  of  artillery;  reported 
disabled  by  being  injured  in  the  service;  pensioned  Sept.  1,  1782;  reported  died 
Jan.  11,  1786. 

Luce,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co. ;  service  from  Sept.  1,  1776,  to  Nov. 
21,  1776,  2  mos.  20  days ;  companj'  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for  defence  of 
seacoast. 


m  THE   WAE   OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  13 

Luce,  Josiah.  Private,  Lieut.  Jeremiah  Manter's  detachment;  service  from  Nov.  20, 
1776,  to  Dec.  31,  1776,  1  mo.  10  clays;  detachment  stationed  at  Martha's 
Vineyard. 

Luce,  Lemuel.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co. ;  enlisted  Oct.  6,  1775;  service  to 
Dec.  1,  1775,  2  mos. ;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for  defence  of  sea- 
coast;  also,  same  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  18,  1776;  service  to  Nov.  21,  1776,  10  mos. 
4  da.ys ;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Luce,  Litchfield.  Petition  dated  Boston,  June  25,  1781,  signed  by  William  and  Ben- 
jamin Colman,  of  Boston,  asliing  that  said  Luce  be  commissioned  as  commander 
of  the  brigantine  "  Nancy  "  (privateer) ;  ordered  in  Council  June  26,  1781,  that  a 
commission  be  issued. 

Luce,  Lot.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co. ;  service  from  Sept.  1,  1776,  to  Nov.  21, 
1776,  2  mos.  20  days ;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for  defence  of 
seacoast ;  also,  Lieut.  Jeremiah  Manter's  detachment ;  service  from  Nov.  20, 1776, 
to  Dec.  31,  1776,  1  mo.  10  days;  detachment  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard. 

Luce,  Malachi.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  18,  1776;  service  to 
Nov.  21,  1776,  10  mos.  4  days;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for 
defence  of  seacoast. 

Luce,  Moses.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  18,  1776;  service  to 
Nov.  21,  1776,  10  mos.  4  days;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for 
defence  of  seacoast. 

Luce,  Nathan.  Private,  Capt.  Winthrop  Boston's  (Baston's)  co. ;  enlisted  Feb.  1, 
1776 ;  company  raised  in  North  Yarmouth,  Brunswick,  Harpswell,  New  Gloucester, 
New  Boston  (Gray),  and  Windham,  Cumberland  Co.,  for  2  months  service  during 
the  siege  of  Boston  in  1776. 

Luce,  Nathan.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co. ;  service  from  June  1, 1776,  to  Nov. 
21,  1776,  5  mos.  20  days ;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for  defence  of 
seacoast ;  also,  Lieut.  Jeremiah  Manter's  detachment;  service  from  Nov.  20, 1776, 
to  Dec.  31,  1776,  1  mo.  10  days;  detachment  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard. 

Luce,  Nathan,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Winthrop  Boston's  (Baston's)  co. ;  enlisted  Feb.  1, 
1776 ;  company  raised  in  North  Yarmouth,  Brunswick,  Harpswell,  New  Gloucester, 
New  Boston  (Gray),  and  Windham,  Cumberland  Co.,  for  2  months  service  during 
the  siege  of  Boston  in  1776. 

Luce,  Pkesbury.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  18,  1776;  service 
to  June  1,  1776,  4  mos.  14  days;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for 
defence  of  seacoast;  also,  same  co.;  service  from  June  1,  1776,  3  mos. ;  company 
stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Luce,  Kichard.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Smith's  co. ;  enlisted  Oct.  9,  1775;  service 
to  Dec.  1,  1775,  1  mo.  25  days;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for 
defence  of  seacoast. 

Luce,  Richard.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Whiting's  co..  Col.  Asa  Whetcomb's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  27, 1776 ;  enlisted  Dec.  2,  1775 ;  re- 
ported discharged  Aug.  27,  1776. 

Luce,  Roland.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co. ;  enlisted  Oct.  5,  1775;  service  to 
Dec.  1,  1775,  2  mos.  1  day;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for  defence 
of  seacoast;  also,  same  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  18,  1776;  service  to  June  1,  1776,  4  mos. 
14  days;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for  defence  of  seacoast;  also, 
same  co. ;  service  from  June  1,  1776,  8  days;  company  stationed  at  Martha's 
Vineyard  for  defence  of  seacoast;  also,  Capt.  Barnabas  Doty's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer 
Sprout's  regt.;  enlisteil  Sept.  13,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  17, 1778;  service,  5  days, 
on  an  alarm  at  Falmouth,  Barnstable  Co. 


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Luce,  Seth.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co.;  enlisted  Oct.  6,  1775;  service  to  Dec. 
1,  1775,  2  inos. ;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for  defence  of  seacoast ; 
also,  Capt.  John  Russell's  co. ;  marched  Aug.  5, 1776;  service  to  Sept.  30,  1776, 
1  mo.  25  days ;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for  defence  of  seacoast; 
also,  same  co. ;  service  from  Sept.  30,  1776,  to  Nov.  22,  1776, 1  mo.  22  days  ;  com- 
pany raised  for  defence  of  seacoast  and  stationed  at  Martin's  (Martha's)  Vineyard 
under  Maj.  Barachiah  Bassett. 

Luce,  Seth.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Porter's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt. ;  pay  abstract 
for  mileage,  dated  Dec.  1,  1776;  mileage  (80  miles)  allowed  said  Luce. 

Luce,  Seth.  Corporal,  Capt.  James  Allen's  co.,  Maj.  Eliphalet  Cary's  regt.;  marched 
July  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  11  days;  company  marched  to 
Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm. 

Luce,  Seth.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Zebulon  Norton's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt. ;  entered  service  July  27,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  14,  1777 ;  service,  23  days, 
at  the  Northward,  travel  (70  miles)  included;  roll  dated  Equivalent;  also,  1st 
Lieutenant,  Capt.  Israel  Harris's  (2d)  co..  Col.  Simonds's  (2d  Berkshire  Co.) 
regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers;  commissioned  Oct.  8,  1779;  also,  1st  Lieu- 
tenant, Capt.  Asa  Barns's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapen's  (3d)  regt. ;  engaged  Oct. 
15,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  11  days,  including  3  days  (60 
miles)  travel  home ;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months ; 
also,  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Israel  Harris's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  engaged  Oct.  12,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  19,  1780;  service,  11  days, 
including  4  days  (80  miles)  travel  home;  company  marched  to  Northern  frontiers 
by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows  on  an  alarm. 

Luce,  Shubael.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  18,  1776 ;  service  to 
Nov.  21,  1776,  10  mos.  4  days;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for 
defence  of  seacoast. 

Luce,  Shubael,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  18,  1776 ;  ser- 
vice to  June  1, 1776,  4  mos.  14  days ;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for 
defence  of  seacoast;  also,  same  co. ;  service  from  June  1,  1776,  3  mos. ;  company 
stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Luce,  Solomon.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co. ;  service  from  Sept.  1,  1776,  to 
Nov.  21,  1776,  2  mos.  20  days;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for 
defence  of  seacoast. 

Luce,  Stephen.  Order  dated  Rochester,  May  2,  1778,  signed  by  said  Luce  and  others, 
for  bounty  for  service  at  Rhode  Island  in  Capt.  Samuel  Briggs's  co.,  Col.  Cotten's 
regt.,  payable  to  Lieut.  Solomon  Young;  a^so.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Ham- 
mond's CO.,  Col.  John  Dagget's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  25,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  1, 
1778;  service,  8  days ;  company  detached  from  militia  for  service  on  expedition 
to  Rhode  Island. 

Luce,  Stlvanus.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  18,  1776;  service 
to  Nov.  21,  1776,  10  mos.  4  days ;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for 
defence  of  seacoast. 

Luce,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co.;  enlisted  Jan.  18,  1776;  service  to 
Nov.  21,  1776,  10  mos.  4  days;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for 
defence  of  seacoast. 

Luce,  Tristram.  Pilot  and  Midshipman,  sloop  "Providence,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
John  Peck  Rathburn ;  list  of  officers  and  men  entitled  to  prize  shares  in  the 
schooners  "  Loyalty  "  and  "  Wreck  "  [year  not  given] . 

Luce,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co. ;  service  from  Sept.  1,  1776,  to 
Nov.  21,  1776,  2  mos.  20  days;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for 
defence  of  seacoast. 


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Luce,  Zimri.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Smith's  co. ;  service  from  June  1, 1776,  to  Nov. 
21,  1776,  5  mos.  21  days ;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for  defence  of 
seacoast. 

LucEE,  Abijah,  Plymouth.  Private,  8th  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  Continental  Array 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  24, 1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779 ;  also,  Capt.  George 
Dunham's  (8th)  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt.;  return  of  men  who  joined  prior  to 
Aug.  15,  1777;  residence,  Plymouth;  term,  3  j'ears. 

LucEE,  "Archilus,"  Williamstown.  Private,  6th  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt.;  Con- 
tinental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  10, 1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779;  also, 
Capt.  Isaac  Warren's  (6th)  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt.;  company  return  dated 
Camp  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  24:,  1778;  residence,  Williamstown;  term,  3  years. 

LucEE,  Ebenezer.  Cool?,  ship  "Mars,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Simeon  Samson ;  list  of 
officers  of  the  State  Navy;  warrant  issued  July  21,  1780. 

LucEE,  John.  Private,  Capt.  James  Endicott's  co. ;  enlisted  March  20, 1778 ;  discharged 
April  17,  1778;  service,  29  days;  company  marched  to  Roxbury  March  20,  1778, 
under  command  of  Col.  William  Mcintosh.    Roll  dated  Stoughton. 

LucEE,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Luke  Wilder's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Denney's  (2d)  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  27,  1779;  service  to  Dec.  1,  1779,  1  mo.  5  days,  at  Claverack  ;  travel 
home  9  days  (180  miles)  allowed.    Roll  dated  Albany. 

Luces,  Asa.  Private,  (late)  Capt.  Benjamin  Warren's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's 
(7th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  May,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  March  26, 
1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years.     [See  Asahel  Lucas.] 

Ltjchis,  Henry,  Boston.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
1st  Holliston  CO.,  as  returned  by  Lieut.  Joseph  Mellen  in  Feb.,  1778;  residence, 
Boston;  engaged  for  town  of  Holliston  ;  joined  Capt.  Benjamin  Estuis's  (Eustis's) 
CO.,  Col.  John  Crane's  regt. ;  term,  during  war. 

LucHRiDGE,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Francis  Wilson's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  26,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  23,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  6  days,  at 
Claverack,  including  8  days  (160  miles)  travel  home ;  regiment  raised  Jo  reinforce 
Continental  Army  in  the  state  of  New  York  for  3  months. 

LucKE,  Thomas.  Receipt  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Lucke  and  others  belonging 
to  Capt.  Merrett's  co..  Col.  Glover's  regt.,  dated  Cambridge,  June  27,  1775. 

Lucres,  Daniel.  Descriptive  list  dated  Deerfield,  July  24,  1780,  of  men  detached  from 
Hampshire  Co.  militia,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  22,  1780,  and  returned  by 
Maj.  David  Dickinson  as  mustered  by  him  by  order  of  Lieut.  Col.  David  Wells; 
2d  CO.,  5th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.;  age,  18  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion, 
light;  hair,  brown ;  eyes,  light;  engaged  for  town  of  Colrain ;  term,  3  months. 

Lucres,  Henry.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Frothinghara's  co..  Col.  Crane's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  descrip- 
tive list  made  up  for  the  year  1780;  Capt.  David  Cook's  co.,  3d  Artillerj' regt. ; 
rank,  Sergeant;  age,  38  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in. ;  complexion,  fair;  engaged  Jan. 
12,  1780,  by  Capt.  Bussey. 

Luckis,  Benjamin,  Roxbury.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Mayo,  Jr.'s  co.,  Col.  Eleazer 
Weld's  detachment  of  militia ;  service  from  Dec.  9, 1776,  to  Dec.  29,  1776,  20  days, 
probably  at  Hull. 

LupKis,  Henry,  Boston.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master 
for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  April  27,  1777 ;  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  also,  Sergeant, 
Capt.  Frothingham's  co..  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  April  22,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  residence,  Boston  ;  credited  to  town 
of  Holliston ;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Eustis's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artillery) 


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LucKis,  Henry,  continued. 

regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Aug.-Dec,  1777;  enlistment,  3  years;  reported  sick  in 
hospital  in  Oct.,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Lieut.  John  Callender'sco.,  Col.  Crane's  regt.; 
return  for  gratuity  allowed  by  resolve  of  Feb.  9,  1779. 

LucKis,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Heath's  detachment,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's 
regt. ;  service,  1^  mos. ;  detachment  drafted  for  service  at  and  about  Boston 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  Sept.  16,  1777. 

LrcKUN,  Alexander.  Private;  list  dated  Maiden,  Aug.  3,  1775,  of  men  belonging  to 
Capt.  Eleazer  Lindsey's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Gerrish's  regt.,  who  are  credited  with 
having  received  sums  of  money,  probably  on  account  of  advance  pay. 

LucKusT,  Edmund.  Capt.  Timothy  Childs's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  regt.;  service, 
2  mos.  8  days,  including  travel  home;  company  raised  May  10,  1777,  for  service 
at  Ticonderoga  and  discharged  July  8,  1777. 

Lucky,  William.  Quarter  Master,  frigate  "  Deane,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel 
Nicholson;  engaged  Nov.  8,  1781 ;  service  to  May  31,  1782,  6  mos.  23  days;  en- 
gagement, 12  months ;  also,  receipt  dated  May  29,  1783,  for  wages  for  service  to 
April  2,  1783,  on  board  the  frigate  "  Hague,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Manley. 

LucoM,  Alexander.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  [year  not 
given]  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Bedford. 

LucoMK,  Ak.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk 
Co.,  dated  Boston,  March  30,  1777;  Capt.  Cushing's  co..  Gen.  Patterson's  regt.; 
reported  received  State  bountj'.     [See  Alexander  Lucum.] 

LucoMB,  Alexander,  Marblehead.  Private,  Capt.  Eleazer  Lindsea's  co.  commanded 
by  Lieut.  Daniel  Gallushee,  Col.  Woodbridge's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 
1775 ;  enlisted  May  29, 1775 ;  service,  2  mos.  4  days ;  also,  Capt.  Daniel  Gallushee's 
(10th)  CO.,  Col.  Benjamin  Ruggles  Woodbridge's  (25th)  regt.;  company  return 
[probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  reported  a  transient;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money  dated  Maiden,  Oct.  25,  1775. 

LucoMB,  Alexander.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Massachusetts,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Daniel  Souther;  engaged  Aug.  19, 1776;  discharged  Dec.  21,  1776;  service, 4 mos. 
2  days. 

LucoMB,  Alexander,  Lynn.  List  of  deserters  from  24th  regt.  commanded  by  Col. 
John  Greaton ;  Capt.  Whiting's  co. ;  age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  5ft.  4 in.;  complexion, 
dark;  residence,  Lynn;  reported  deserted  March  18  [year  not  given,  probably 
1776]. 

LucoRE,  John,  Murrayfield  (Chester).  Private,  Capt.  John  Ferguson's  co.  of  Minute- 
men,  Col.  Timothy  Danielson's  I'egt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response 
to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775;  service  20  days. 

LucuM,  Alexander.  Private,  Capt.  Cushing's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  regt.;  Conti- 
nental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  10,  1777,  to  Nov.  1,  1777 ;  re- 
ported deserted.     [See  Ab.  Lucomb.] 

Lucum,  Ebenezer,  Danvers.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  1st,  2d,  3d,  and  4th  cos.,  of  Danvers,  sworn  to  Feb.  14,  1778;  residence, 
Danvers;  engaged  for  town  of  Danvers;  joined  Capt.  Cushing's  co..  Col.  Pat- 
terson's regt. ;  term,  3  years ;  reported  as  belonging  to  4th  Danvers  co. ;  Lieut. 
Thomas  Gardner  made  oath  to  return  on  behalf  of  said  company. 

LucuME,  Alexander.  List  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Lindsey's  co.  who  took  the 
oath  in  Middlesex  Co.  July  6,  1775,  required  by  Congress  to  be  taken  by  the  Mass. 
army. 

Lucus,  AsAHEL  (also  given  Asa).  Account  dated  Westfield,  Sept.  4, 1781,  rendered  by 
the  town  of  Westfield,  for  bounty  paid  said  Lucus  and  others  to  serve  in  the  Con- 


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Lucus,  AsAHEL  (also  given  Asa),  continued. 

tinental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780 ;  also, 
descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  for  Continental  service  as  returned 
by  Noah  Goodman,  Superintendent;  age,  19yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion, 
dark;  hair,  dark;  occupation,  weaver;  engaged  for  town  of  Westfield;  engaged 
March  26,  1781;  term,  3  years;  also,  Private,  Capt.  William  Mills's  co.,  Lieut. 
Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  July  and  Aug.,  1781 ;  also,  mus- 
ter rolls  for  Oct.,  1781-Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts;  reported  on  command  at 
Stony  Point  in  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781. 

Lrcrs,  Benoni.  Capt.  John  Barrows's  co.,  Col.  Abijah  Stearns's  regt.  of  guards;  en- 
listed April  14,  1778;  discharged  July  2,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  21  days,  at  and 
about  Boston. 

Lrcus,  Edmund,  "Westfield.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Rowle's  co..  Col.  John  Jacobs's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  20,  1778 ;  service,  3  mos.  16  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  including 
travel  (100  miles)  home;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Samuel 
Thrall's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  21,  1781;  discharged  Nov.  9,  1781;  service,  2  mos. 
29  days,  under  Col.  Marinus  Willet  "on  Mohawk  River,"  including  9  days  (180 
miles)  travel  home;  company  raised  for  3  months. 

Lrcus,  Ephraim.  Private,  Capt.  Ignatius  Loring,  Jr.'s  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Putnam's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  4,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  8,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  17  days,  including 
12  days  (240  miles)  travel  home;  company  raised  in  Plymouth  Co.  to  reinforce 
army  under  Gen.  Washington  for  3  months. 

Lucus,  John,  Greenwich.  Private,  Major's  co..  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  16,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Par- 
trick's  CO.,  Col.  Alden's  regt.;  return  dated  Albany,  Jan.  12,  1778;  residence, 
Greenwich ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Greenwich ;  mustered  by  Col.  Woodbridge, 
County  Muster  Master,  and  by  a  Continental  Muster  Master;  also,  (late)  Capt. 
William  Patrick's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Ichabod  Alden's  (6th)  regt. ;  return  of  men  who 
were  in  camp  before  Aug.  15, 1777,  and  who  had  not  been  absent  subsequently 
except  on  furlough,  etc.,  certified  at  Cherry  Valley,  Feb.  24,  1779;  also,  Maj. 
Daniel  Whiting's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Alden's  (6th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March  and 
April,  1779,  dated  Cherry  Valley ;  enlisted  April  16,  1777 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

Lucus,  Joseph.  Capt.  Abram  Washburn's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.;  enlisted 
Aug.  28,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  14,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  17  days,  at  and  about 
Boston;  enlistment,  6  months,  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779. 

Lucus,  Richard.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Childs's  (Greenfield)  co..  Col.  David  Field's 
regt. ;  service,  4  days ;  company  marched  on  the  alarm  at  Bennington  of  Aug.  14, 
1777. 

Lucus,  Samuel,  Plymouth.  Private,  Capt.  Calvin  Curtis's  co..  Col.  John  Jacobs's 
regt.;  enlisted  June  29,  1778;  service, 6 mos. 5  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  enlistment 
to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779. 

Lucus,  Samuel.  Capt.  Edward  Sparrow's  co.,  Col.  Danforth  Keyes's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  6, 1777 ;  service  to  Dec.  31, 1777, 3  mos.  23  days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  roll  dated 
Providence ;  also.  Sergeant,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  dated  North  Kingston, 
Dec.  4,  1777;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Providence,  Dec.  22, 
1777  ;  engagement  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1778. 

Lrcuss,  James.    Capt.  William  Marean's  co..  Col.  Stairns's  (Stearns's)  regt.  of  guards ;  ■ 
service  from  March  27,  1778,  to  July  2,  1778,  3  mos.  6  days,  guarding  troops  of 
convention  at  Cambridge;   also.  Corporal,  Capt.   William  Marean's  co..   Col. 
Jonathan  Reed's  (1st)  regt.  of  guards;  muster  rolls  dated  May  9,  1778,  and  Cam- 
bridge, June  1,  1778. 

Lucy,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Luce,  Lucee.] 


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LrcT,  John.  List  of  men  mustered  Aug.  18  [year  not  given]  by  Thomas  Newhall, 
Muster  Master  for  Worcester  Co.,  to  serve  for  the  term  of  6  months,  endorsed 
"  1777 ;  "  Capt.  Newhal's  co..  Col.  Keyes's  regt. 

Lucy,  Moses,  Cape  Cod.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  shipped  on  board  the 
ship  "Thomas  "  (privateer),  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel  IngersoU,  dated  Salem, 
Aug.  7,  1780,  and  sworn  to  Nov.  -,  1780;  age,  26  yrs. ;  complexion,  light;  resi- 
dence. Cape  Cod. 

LuDDAN,  Eli,  Braintree.  Private,  in  a  Braintree  co.  of  Minute-men  commanded  by 
Capt.  Stephen  Penniman  in  room  of  Capt.  Silas  Wild ;  service  from  April  28, 1775, 
to  May  5,  1775,  7  days. 

LuDDEN,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Leyden,  Loudon,  Luddan, 

Luddin,  Luddon,  Luden,  Ludon,  Lutton.] 

LuDDEN,  Asa,  Williamsburg.  Private,  Lieut.  Abel  Thayer's  detachment  of  Minute- 
men,  which  marched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service  from 
April  21  to  April  27,  1775,  7  days ;  also,  Capt.  Abel  Thayer's  co..  Col.  John  Fel- 
lows's  (8th)  regt.;  company  return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  -,  1775;  a^so,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dorchester  Camp,  Nov.  7, 1775 ;  also, 
Corporal,  Capt.  Russell  Kellogg's  co..  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's  regt. ;  engaged 
Aug.  17,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  19,  1777 ;  service,  5  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Ben- 
nington, including  travel  (70  miles)  out  and  home;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt. 
Ebenezer  Strong's  co..  Col.  Sears's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  engaged  Aug.  1,  1781 ; 
marched  to  Albany  Aug.  17,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  20,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  20 
days,  at  Saratoga. 

LuDDEN,  Benjamin.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Thayer,  3d's  (Independent)  co.  of 
Braintree;  enlisted  Jan.  13,  1776;  discharged  March  15,  1776;  service,  2  mos. 
4  days;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Tower's  co.,  commanded  by  Capt.  Stephen  Penniman 
prior  to  Sept.  15,  1777,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  15,  1777 ;  dis- 
charged Dec.  12,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  28  (also  given  3  mos.  27)  days,  in  Northern 
department,  including  11  days  (220  miles)  travel  home ;  roll  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. 

LuDDEN,  Benjamin,  3d,  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  John  Vinton's  co..  Col.  Benjamin 
Lincoln's  regt.,  which  assembled  April  29,  1775 ;  service,  3  days. 

LuDDEN,  Bezer,  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  John  Vinton's  (Independent)  co. ;  enlisted 
May  3,  1775 ;  service,  8  mos.  18  days ;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  White's  co..  Col.  Joseph 
Palmer's  regt. ;  service,  15  days ;  company  assembled  March  4,  1776,  marched  to 
Dorchester,  and  served  there  and  at  other  places  between  that  date  and  May  1, 
1776 ;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Holbrook's  co.,  Col.  Bass's  regt. ;  service,  3  days ;  com- 
pany assembled  June  14,  1776,  and  marched  from  Middle  Precinct  in  Braintree  to 
Hofifs's  (Hough's)  Neck  and  Hull ;  also,  Capt.  Stephen  Penniman's  co..  Col.  Fran- 
cis's regt.;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  camp  home,  etc.,  sworn  to  in 
Suffolk  Co.,  Nov.  29,  1776;  said  Ludden  credited  with  allowance  for  1  day  (15 
miles) ;  company  drafted  from  Hingham,  Braintree,  Dorchester,  Stoughtonham, 
Milton,  and  Stoughton;  also,  Capt.  Stephen  Penniman's  co..  Col.  Dike's  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  Dec,  1776-Feb.,  1777;  enlisted  Dec.  13,  1776;  reported  advanced 
to  Corporal  Jan.  1,  1777 ;  regiment  raised  to  serve  until  March  1,  1777  ;  also,  Pri- 
vate, Capt.  Moses  French's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Titcomb's  regt. ;  service  from  May 
15, 1777,  to  July  15,  1777,  2  mos.  5  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  travel  included;  also, 
Capt.  Joseph  Tower's  co.,  commanded  by  Capt.  Stephen  Penniman  prior  to  Sept. 
15,  1777,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  15,  1777;  discharged  Dec.  12, 
1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  28  (also  given  3  mos.  27)  days,  ip  Northern  department, 
including  11  days  (220  miles)  travel  home. 

Ludden,  Bezer  (also  given  Bathnell),  Williamsburg.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised 
to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve 
of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen. 


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LuDDEN,  Bezer  (also  given  Bathnell),  contintied. 

John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  18,  1780;  age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  com- 
plexion, ruddy;  engaged  for  town  of  Williamsburg;  marched  to  camp  July  18, 
1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Joseph  Brown ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the 
6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in 
a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men 
raised  by  the  town  of  Williamsburg  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during 
1780;  marched  July  18,  1780;  discharged  Dec  10,  1780;  service,  4  mos.  29  days, 
including  travel  (140  miles)  home. 

LuDDEN,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  French's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Titcomb's  regt. ; 
service  from  May  15,  1777,  to  July  15,  1777,  2  mos.  5  days,  travel  included,  at 
Rhode  Island. 

LuDDEN,  Eli,  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Wild's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col.  Ben- 
jamin Lincoln's  regt.,  which  assembled  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  9  days ;  also,  Capt. 
John  Vinton's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Lincoln's  regt.,  which  assembled  April  29, 1775 ; 
service,  3  days;  also,  Capt.  John  Porter's  co..  Col.  Paul  Dudley  Sargent's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  July  1,  1775 ;  service,  1  mo.  3  days ;  also, 
company  return  dated  Camp  before  Boston,  Oct.  6, 1775 ;  reported  deceased  ;  also, 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  20,  1775. 

LuDDEN,  Enoch.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bradley's  (Milton)  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's 
regt. ;  service,  5  days ;  company  marched  to  Dorchester  Neck  March  4, 1776,  when 
the  forts  were  erected  on  the  Heights;  also,  Capt.  Josiah  Vose's  (Milton)  co. ; 
service  from  April  13  to  April  26,  1776,  12  days,  guarding  seacoast ;  also,  Capt. 
James  Endicott's  co. ;  enlisted  March  20, 1778 ;  discharged  April  5,  1778 ;  service, 
17  days;  company  marched  to  Roxbury  March  20,  1778,  under  command  of  Col. 
William  Mcintosh  ;  roll  dated  Stoughton. 

LfDDEN,  Enos.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Champney's  co.;  enlisted  Feb.  8,  1779;  dis- 
charged May  7,  1779;  service,  3  mos.,  with  guards  under  Maj.  Gen.  Gates  at  and 
about  Boston;  also,  Capt.  Lieut.  William  Burbeck's  co. ;  enlisted  Oct.  18,  1781; 
service  to  Oct.  24, 1781,  7  days;  company  raised  for  defence  of  Castle  and  Gov- 
ernor's Islands  and  commanded  by  His  Excellency  John  Hancock;  roll  sworn 
to  at  Boston;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Cushing's  co. ;  service  from  Oct.  25,  1781,  to 
date  of  discharge,  Jan.  3,  1783,  14  mos.  10  days ;  company  raised  for  defence  of 
Castle  and  Governor's  Islands;  rolls  sworn  to  at  Boston. 

LuDDEN,  Ezra,  Williamsburg.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Thayer's  co.,  Col.  John  Fellows's 
(8th)  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  -,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dorchester  Camp,  Nov.  7,  1775 ;  also.  Pri- 
vate, Capt.  Oliver  Lyman's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allow- 
ance, etc.,  dated  Dorchester,  Nov.  27,  1776;  111  miles  travel  allowed  said  Ludden. 

LuDDEN,  Hezekiah,  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Turner's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Lin- 
coln's regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  South  Precinct 
in  Braintree ;  service,  4  days. 

LuDDEN,  James.  Capt.  Samuel  Fairfield's  detachment,  Col.  May's  regt. ;  enlisted  July 
9  [1777] ;  discharged  Aug.  12  [1777]  ;  service,  1  mo.  9  days,  with  Northern  army, 
including  travel  (100  miles)  home.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Hampshire  Co. 

Ludden,   John.    Private,  Capt.  Samuel  ,Holbrook's  co.,  Col.  Bass's  regt.;   service, 

3  days;  company  assembled  June  14,  1776,  and  marched  from  Middle  Precinct  in 
Braintree  to  Hofi's's  (Hough's)  Neck  and  Hull. 

LuDDEN,   Joseph,   North  Yarmouth.     Private,  Capt.  George  Rogers's  co. ;    service, 

4  days ;  company  detached  from  2d  Cumberland  Co.  regt.  by  order  of  Col.  Jonathan 
Mitchel  to  work  on  the  fort  at  Falmouth  in  Nov.,  1775 ;  also.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John 
Wentworth's  co. ;  pay  abstract  for  billeting  dated  Watertown,  Aug.  20,  1776; 
mileage  (160  miles)  allowed  said  Ludden ;   also,  Capt.  John  Gray's  co..  Col. 


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LvDDEX,  Joseph,  eontinued. 

Jonathan  Mitchell's  regt. ;  entered  service  July  7, 1779 ;  discharged  Sept.  12, 1779 ; 
service,  2  mos.  6  days,  on  Penobscot  expedition ;  roll  dated  North  Yarmouth  and 
sworn  to  in  Cumberland  Co. 

LuDDEN,  Joseph.  List  of  offlcers  chosen  in  2d  Cumberland  Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia, 
as  returned  by  Jonathan  Mitchell  and  others,  field  officers,  dated  North  Yarmouth, 
April  4,  1776;  said  Ludden  recommended  for  Adjutant  of  said  regiment;  ordered 
in  Council  June  5,  1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned;  also,  official  record 
of  a  ballot  by  the  House  of  Representatives,  dated  June  22,  1776 ;  said  Ludden 
chosen  Adjutant,  2d  Cumberland  Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  appointment  con- 
curred in  by  Council  June  24,  1776;  reported  commissioned  June  24,  1776. 

Ludden,  Lemuel,  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Belcher's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel 
Wade's  regt.;  enlisted  July  2,  1778;  company  stationed  at  Rhode  Island  for 
6  months  from  July  1, 1778;  also,  Capt.  John  Cutler's  co..  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  2,  1778;  service,  6  mos.  2  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  same 
CO.  and  regt. ;  muster  rolls  dated  East  Greenwich,  Sept.  17,  Nov.  6,  Nov.  13,  and 
Dec.  1,  1778;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Luke  Howell's  co., 
Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regt.;  enlisted  July  13,  1779;  service,  4  mos.  18  days,  at 
Rhode  Island ;  also,  same  co  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Dec,  1779,  allowing  20  days 
service  at  Rhode  Island. 

Ludden,  Lemuel.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Champney's  co. ;  enlisted  Feb.  8,  1779;  dis- 
charged May  7,  1779;  service,  3  mos.,  with  guards  under  Maj.  Gen.  Gates  at  and 
about  Boston. 

Ludden,  Lemuel.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Cushing's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Pierce's  regt. ; 
enlisted  May  22,  1779;  discharged  July  1,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  13  days,  at  Tiver- 
ton, R.  I.,  including  3  days  (60  miles)  travel  home. 

Ludden,  Lemuel.  Private,  Capt.  Lieut.  William  Burbeck's  co. ;  service  from  Jan.  5, 
1780,  to  Oct.  24,  1781,  21  mos.  21  days;  company  raised  for  defence  of  Castle 
and  Governor's  Islands  and  commanded  by  His  Excellency  John  Hancock ;  roll 
sworn  to  at  Boston  ;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Cushing's  co. ;  service  from  Oct.  25, 1781, 
to  date  of  discharge,  Nov.  24,  1782,  13  mos. ;  company  raised  for  defence  of 
Castle  and  Governor's  Islands ;  rolls  sworn  to  at  Boston. 

Ludden,  Levi.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Lyman's  co..  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's  regt.; 
pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  from  Ticonderoga.  via  Skeensborough  and 
Albany,  to  Northampton,  sworn  to  at  Boston,  Jan.  24,  1777 ;  reported  died  on  the 
road  35  days  after  discharge. 

Ludden,  Micah  (also  given  Micajah  andMiCAL),  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel 
Johnson's  co..  Col.  Johnson's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  14,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  30, 
1777;  service,  4  mos.,  with  Northern  army,  including  13  days  (265  miles)  travel 
home;  also,  Capt.  Jonathan  Foster's  co..  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt.;  enlisted 
July  1,  1778;  company  stationed  at  Middleton,  R.  I.,  for  6  months  from  July  1, 
1778;  also,  Capt.  Jonathan  Evans's  co..  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt.;  enlisted 
July  1,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  6  mos.  7  days,  at  North  Kingston, 
R.  I.,  including  6  days  (115  miles)  travel  home;  roll  sworn  to  at  Newburyport; 
also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  East  Greenwich,  Sept.  17,  1778;  re- 
ported sick  in  hospital ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  sworn  to  at  East 
Greenwich,  Sept.  22,  1778;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  East 
Greenwich,  Oct.  14,  1778;  reported  sick  and  absent;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  North  Kingston,  Nov.  6, 1778 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster 
roll  sworn  to  at  East  Greenwich,  Nov.  13, 1778 ;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1, 1779. 

Ludden,  Nathaniel,  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Turner's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Lin- 
coln's regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  South  Precinct 
in  Braintree ;  service,  4  davs. 


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LrDDEN,  Nathaniel,  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Turner's  (Independent)  co. ; 
enlisted  May  8,  1775 ;  service,  8  inos.,  1  week,  6  days. 

Lx'DDEN,  Nathaniel.  Capt.  Robert  Davis's  co..  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  service,  27 
days ;  company  raised  for  service  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island.  Roll 
sworn  to  in  SufiFolk  Co.,  Dec.  4,  1777. 

LuDDEN,  Nathaniel.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Belcher's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Andrew 
Symraes's  detachment  of  guards;  enlisted  Feb.  26,  1778;  discharged  May  26, 
1778;  service,  3  mos. 

Ludden,  Nathaniel  (also  given  Nathan).  Private,  Capt.  Lieut.  William  Burbeck's 
CO.;  enlisted  Feb.  10,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  3,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  25  days; 
company  raised  for  defence  of  Castle  and  Governor's  Islands  and  commanded  by 
His  Excellency  John  Hancock. 

Ll'dden,  Nathaniel,  Jr.,  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Turner's  co..  Col.  Benjamin 
Lincoln's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  South  Precinct 
in  Braintree ;  service,  4  days. 

LvDDEN,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Penniman's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt.;  muster 
roll  for  Dec,  1776-Feb.,  1777;  credited  to  town  of  Braintree;  enlisted  Dec.  13, 
1776;  regiment  raised  to  serve  until  March  1,1777;  a/«o,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Belcher's 
CO.,  Lieut.  Col.  Andrew  Symmes's  detachment  of  guards;  enlisted  Feb.  26, 1778; 
discharged  April  26,  1778;  service,  2  mos.;  also,  Capt.  Abel  Richards's  co..  Col. 
Jonathan  Cogswell's  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  15,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1778;  ser- 
vice, 2  mos.  18  days,  with  guards  at  Boston;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779; 
also,  Capt.  Caleb  Champney's  co.,  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath's  detachment  of  guards; 
enlisted  July  17,  1779;  service  to  Oct.  1,  1779,  2  mos.  16  days,  at  and  about 
Boston;  also.  Corporal,  same  co.  and  detachment;  service  from  Oct.  1,  1779,  to 
date  of  discharge,  Jan.  1,  1780,  3  mos.  (also  given  3  mos.  3  daj's),  at  and  about 
Boston.     [See  William  Luddon.] 

Ludden,  Seth.  Return  dated  Williamsburg,  Feb.  18,  1778,  signed  by  Capt.  Samuel 
Fairfield,  of  men  drafted  for  8  months  to  complete  the  number  of  Continental 
soldiers  to  be  raised  by  the  town  of  Williamsburg. 

Ludden,  Stlvanus,  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  John  Vinton's  (Braintree)  co.  of 
grenadiers.  Col.  Benjamin  Lincoln's  regt.,  which  assembled  April  19, 1775;  ser- 
vice, 3  days ;  also,  Capt.  John  Vinton's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Lincoln's  regt.,  which 
assembled  April  29,  1775 ;  service,  3  days ;  also,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Thayer,  3d's 
(Independent)  co.  of  Braintree ;  enlisted  Jan.  13, 1776 ;  discharged  March  7, 1776 ; 
service,  1  mo.  26  days  ;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Holbrook's  co.,  Col.  Bass's  regt. ;  ser- 
vice, 3  days ;  company  assembled  June  14,  1776,  and  marched  from  Middle 
Precinct  in  Braintree  to  Hoffs's  (Hough's)  Neck  and  Hull;  also,  Capt.  Stephen 
Penniman's  co..  Col.  Francis's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  camp 
home,  etc.,  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co.,  Nov.  29,  1776;  said  Ludden  credited  with 
allowance  for  1  day  (15  miles) ;  company  drafted  from  Hingham,  Braintree, 
Dorchester,  Stoughtonham,  Milton,  and  Stoughton ;  also,  Capt.  Stephen  Pen- 
niman's CO.,  Col.  Dike's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Dec,  1776-Feb.,  1777;  enlisted 
Dec.  13,  1776;  regiment  raised  to  serve  until  March  1,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Moses 
French's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Titcomb's  regt. ;  service  from  May  15,  1777,  to  July 
15,  1777,  2  mos.  5  days,  travel  included,  at  Rhode  Island. 

Ludden,  Thomas,  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Wild's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
Benjamin  Lincoln's  regt.,  which  assembled  April  19,  1775;  service,  9  days. 

Ludden,  Thobias,  Braintree.  Matross,  Maj.  Thomas  Pierce's  co.,  Col.  Richard  Grid- 
ley's  (Artillery)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  1,  1775; 
service,  2  mos.  5  days;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Pierce's  co..  Col.  Gridley's  regt.; 
company  return  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Sept.  29,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat 
or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Dec.  27,  1775. 


22  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

LuDDENTON,  LEMUEL.    List  of  men  who  marched  from  Pittsfield  to  Fort  Ann  June  30, 

1777,  under  command  of  Capt.  John  Strong,  and  were  dismissed  July  26,  1777; 
service,  3  weeks  5  days. 

LuDDiN,  Asa,  Williamsburg.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Thayer's  co.,  Col.  John  Fellows's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  28,  1775;  service,  3  mos. 
11  days. 

LuDDix,  Ezra,  Williamsburg.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Thayer's  co..  Col.  John  Fellows's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  July  24,  1775;  service,  8  days. 

LuDDiN,  Lemuel.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Belcher's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Bass's  regt.; 
service,  2  days ;  companj^  assembled  at  Braintree  June  13,  1776,  upon  orders  to 
march  to  Horse  Neck,  and  June  24,  1776,  upon  orders  to  march  to  Nantasket. 

LruDix,  Nathaniel.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Newcomb's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Thayer's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  3,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  2  days, 
probably  at  Rhode  Island,  including  3  days  (60  miles)  travel  home;  company 
ordered  part  to  West  Point  and  part  to  Rhode  Island;  regiment  raised  in  Suffolk 
Co.  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

LuDDiNGTON,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Littington,  Luddenton, 

Ludenton,  Ludington,  Ludinton,  Lumgton,  Lutdenton,  Luttleton.] 

LuDDiNGTON,  Daniel,  Southampton.  Drummer,  Capt.  Lemuel  Pomeroy's  co.,  which 
marched  April  21, 1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  7  days ; 
reported  enlisted  into  the  army  April  28,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Abner  Pomroy's  co.. 
Col.  Fellows's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted  April  27, 1775 ;  ser- 
vice, 3  mos.  12  days. 

LuDDiNGTON,  Elisha.  List  of  prisoners  scut  in  the  cartel  "Swift"  from  Halifax  to 
Boston  Sept.  30,  1778,  to  be  exchanged  for  British  prisoners,  as  returned  by 
Thomas  Baildon,  Commissary  of  Prisoners ;  reported  a  Seaman. 

LrcDiNGTON,  Lemuel,  Lanesborough.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and 
returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

LuDDON,  Exos.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Nash's  co..  Col.  David  Cushing'sregt. ;  enlisted 
Dec.  20,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  10  days ;  company  served  until  March  1,  1778,  with 
Maj.  Edward  Procter's  detachment  of  guards  at  Fort  Hill,  Boston. 

LuDDOx,  Lemuel,  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  Luke  Howell's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's 
regt.;  pay  roll  for  Dec,  1779,  allowing  1  mo.  3  days  service  at  Rhode  Island, 
including  travel  (70  miles)  home. 

LuDDON,  Lemuel.  Matross,  Capt.  Amos  Lincoln's  co.  of  matrosses ;  service  from  Nov. 
1,  1782,  to  date  of  discharge  Aug.  21,  1783,  9  mos,  21  days.    Roll  dated  Boston. 

LuDDOx,  Nathaniel.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Nash's  co..  Col.  David  Cushing's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Dec.  20,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  10  days;  company  served  until  March  1, 

1778,  with  Maj.  Edward  Procter's  detachment  of  guards  at  Fort  Hill,  Boston. 

LuDDON,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Champney's  co.,  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath's 
detachment  of  guards;  enlisted  July  17,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  30, 1779;  service, 
2  mos.  16  days ;  detachment  raised  to  serve  at  Boston  until  Oct.  1,  1779.  [See 
Samuel  Ludden.] 

Lude,  Pierre.  Private,  Col.  Armand's  Legion  (Independent  corps  taken  into  Conti- 
nental service,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  25,  1778) ;  list  dated  July  -,  1778. 

LuDEX,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Snow's  co.  commanded  by  2d  Lieut.  Christopher 
Dyer,  Col.  Edward  Mitchel's  regt.,  Gen.  Cushing's  brigade;  marched  Dec.  9, 
1776 ;  service,  2  weeks  2  days ;  company  marched  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  23 

LuDEN,  Enoch.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Seth  Sumner's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt. ;  ser- 
vice, 25  days;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  April  17,  1777.  Roll  dated 
Dorchester. 

LuDEN,  Nathaniel,  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Turner's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Mar- 
shall's regt. ;  enlisted  May  23, 1776 ;  discharged  Oct.  1,  1776 ;  service,  4  [  ?  ]  mos. 
9  days. 

LuDEN,  Nathaniel.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Jacob  Haskins's  (Light  Infantry)  co. ;  engaged 
Aug.  23, 1779 ;  discharged  Jan.  31, 1780 ;  service,  5  mos.  11  days ;  company  raised 
to  join  Col.  John  Jacobs's  regt.  and  serve  until  April  1,  1780,  unless  sooner  dis- 
charged, but  formed  into  a  separate  corps  for  above  service. 

LuDEN,  Thomas.  Matross,  Capt.  Stephen  Badlam's  co.,  Col.  Knox's  (Artillery) 
regt.  stationed  at  Boston;  service  probably  rendered  between  Jan.  1,  1776,  and 
April  -,  1776,  as  per  a  certificate  dated  Dec.  14,  1839. 

LuDENTON,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  Salmon  White's  co..  Col.  David  Wells's  regt.; 
marched  May  10,  1777;  discharged  July  10,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  10  days,  on 
expedition  to  Ticonderoga,  including  8  days  (160  miles)  travel  home.  Roll  sworn 
to  in  Hampshire  Co. 

LuDENTON,  Jcde,  Springfield.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Smith's  co..  Col.  Whitney's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  26,  1776,  4  days  preceding  march;  service  to  Aug.  1,  1776,  4  days; 
regiment  raised  for  defence  of  town  and  harbor  of  Boston ;  also,  same  co.  and 
regt. ;  service  from  Aug.  1,  1776,  to  Nov.  1, 1776,  3  mos. ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
payroll  for  Nov.,  1776;  service,  1  mo.  6  days,  including  travel  (130  miles)  home. 

LuDiNGTON,  JuDE.  Private,  Capt.  John  Morgan's  co..  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  24  (also  given  Sept.  10),  1777;  service  in  Northern  depart- 
ment; said  Ludington,  with  others,  reported  as  having  deserted  Oct.  27,  1777, 
and  pay  not  allowed. 

LuDiNTON,  Daniel.  Capt.  Abner  Pomeroy's  co.,  Col.  John  Fellows's  regt. ;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dorchester,  Nov.  28,  1775. 

LuDiNTON,  Jude.  Capt.  John  Carpenter's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  Wood's  regt. ;  arrived  at 
camp  June  23,  1778;  discharged  Feb.  2,  1779;  service,  7  mos.  28  days,  at  North 
river,  N.  Y.,  including  3  days  to  prepare  for  camp  and  14  days  (280  miles)  travel 
out  and  home ;  regiment  raised  for  8  months ;  also,  Private,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
pay  roll  for  part  of  May  and  the  month  of  June,  1778;  also,  Corporal,  same  co. 
and  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  Aug.,  Sept.,  Oct.,  and  Dec,  1778;  also,  order  on  Lieut. 
John  Poter  (Potter),  Paymaster,  Col.  Ezra  Wood's  regt.,  payable  to  Lieut.  Ben- 
jamin Winchil,  dated  West  Springfield,  March  19,  1779,  signed  by  said  Ludinton, 
for  remainder  of  Continental  wages  due  him. 

LrDLOw,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Ladlon,  Ladlow,  Ledlow.] 

Ludlow,  David,  West  Springfield.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Levi  Ely  ;  residence,  West  Springfield ;  engaged  for 
town  of  West  Springfield;  joined  Capt.  Flower's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt.;  term, 
during  war;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Flower's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (2d) 
regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Sept.  19, 
1777 ;  reported  deceased ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  [year  not  given]  ;  mus- 
tered by  Col.  Woodbridge;  also.  Sergeant,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  for 
Jan.-Aug.,  1777,  dated  Van  Schaick's  Island  and  sworn  to  at  Camp  near  Still- 
water; appointed  Nov.  26,  1776;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  dated 
Albany,  Nov.  10,  1777;  reported  killed  Sept.  19  (also  given  Oct.  -),  1777. 

Ludlow,  John.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Freedom,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Clouston; 
engaged  Sept.  7,  1777 ;  discharged  Dec.  18,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  11  days. 


24  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 


LuDON,  Thomas,  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  "Wild's  co.,  36th  regt. ;  company  re- 
turn dated  Camp  at  Fort  No.  2,  Oct.  6,  1775;  enlisted  April  28,  1775;  reported 
discharged  June  2,  1775. 

LuDRiK,  Philip.  Receipt  dated  Boston,  April  13,  1782,  for  bounty  paid  said  Ludrik 
by  Alexander  Hodgdon,  on  behalf  of  a  committee  of  the  town  of  Boston,  to  serve 
in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years. 

LuDwiG,  Jacob.  Captain,  8th  co..  Col.  Mason  Wheaton's  (4th  Lincoln  Co.)  regt.  of 
Mass.  militia ;  list  of  officers  chosen  by  the  several  companies  in  said  regiment, 
dated  St.  Georges,  June  3,  177C ;  ordered  in  Council  July  3, 1776,  that  said  officers 
be  commissioned ;  reported  commissioned  July  3,  1776;  also,  Captain  of  a  com- 
pany, Col.  John  Allan's  regt.;  engaged  Oct.  6,  1777;  discharged  Dec.  22,  1777; 
service,  2  mos.  27  days,  including  10  da.ys  (200  miles)  travel  home ;  company 
raised  for  defence  of  Machias ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Waldoborough ;  also,  Captain  of 
a  company  detached  from  Col.  Mason  Wheaton's  regt.  by  order  of  Brig.  Cushing 
for  service  from  Sept.  21,  1779,  to  Nov.  1,  1779,  as  guards  at  Broad  Bay;  ser- 
vice, 1  mo.  11  days;  roll  sworn  to  at  Waldoborough. 

LuDAviG,  JosT.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Ludwig's  co. ;  service,  1  mo.  10  days ;  company 
detached  from  Col.  Mason  Wheaton's  regt.  by  order  of  Brig.  Cushing  for  service 
from  Sept.  21,  1779,  to  Nov.  1,  1779,  as  guards  at  Broad  Bay.  Koll  sworn  to  at 
Waldoborough. 

LuE,  Barzillai.  Fifer,  Capt.  Joseph  Bradley  Varnum's  (Dracut)  co.  of  volunteers, 
Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  regt. ;  engaged  Nov.  3,  1777 ;  marched  from  home  Nov.  4, 
1777;  discharged  Nov.  7,  1777;  service,  7  days,  including  2  days  (40  miles)  travel 
home;  company  marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

LuEis,  Reuben,  Dunstable.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Zaccheus  Wright's  co..  Col.  Brooks's 
regt.;  company  return  dated  Camp  at  White  Plains,  Oct.  31,  1776;  reported  as 
having  been  sent  with  the  wounded. 

Lues,  Abijah,  Buxton.  Private,  Capt.  Hart  Williams's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's 
regt. ;  company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  7,  1775. 

Lues,  Asa.  Private,  Capt.  George  Rogers's  co. ;  service,  6  days;  company  detached 
from  2d  Cumberland  Co.  regt.  by  order  of  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchel  to  work  on  the 
fort  at  Falmouth  in  Nov.,  1775. 

Lues,  Benjamin.  Private,  Lieut.  James  Horton's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  1, 1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  8, 1780 ;  service,  8  days ;  company  marched 
to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm. 

Lues,  Ebenezer.  List  of  recruits  who  were  mustered  but  deserted  from  Boston  subse- 
quent to  June  24,  1782,  as  returned  by  Lieut.  Col.  John  Popkin,  of  the  artillery; 
mustered  Jul}'  8, 1782,  to  the  credit  of  the  town  of  Dedham ;  deserted  July  9, 1782. 

Lues,  Elijah.  Capt.  Abraham  Dodge's  co..  Col.  Little's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat 
or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dec.  21,  1775. 

Lues,  Francis.  Fifer,  (late)  Capt.  Asa  Coburn's  co.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Levi 
Parker,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781, 
dated  York  Hutts ;  enlistment,  during  war ;  reported  at  New  Windsor  on  pass. 

Lues,  George.  Capt.  Nathan  Peters's  co..  Col.  Danielson's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbur.y  Camp,  Nov.  20,  1775. 

Lues,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Bradley  Varnum's  co..  Col.  Mclntush's  (Mcin- 
tosh's) regt..  Gen.  Lovel's  brigade;  enlisted  July  29,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  11, 
1778;  service,  1  mo.  18  days,  on  expedition  to  Rhode  Island,  including  5  days 
(100  miles)  travel  home.    Roll  dated  Dracut. 


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Lues,  John,  Yarmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Hedge's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's 
regt.;  marched  from  home  Sept.  27,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  4  days,  on  a  secret 
expedition  to  Rhode  Island. 

Lues,  John.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Worcester  Cp.  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Arm.v,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780,  as  returned  by  Seth  Washburn,  Super- 
intendent; Capt.  Rich's  co..  Col.  Rice's  regt. ;  age,  23  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  11  in. ; 
complexion,  light;  occupation,  farmer;  engaged  for  town  of  Western;  engaged 
March  20,  1781 ;  term,  3  years. 

LrES,  Jonas.  List  dated  Reading,  2d  Parish,  May  In,  1775,  of  men  \s-ho  enlisted  under 
Lieut.  Ebenezer  Damon,  of  Reading,  as  returned  by  Capt.  John  Flint  to  Col. 
David  Green. 

Lues,  Morgan.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Joshua  Bragdon's  co. ;  return  of  officers  of  Col. 
James  Scammon's  regt. ;  ordered  in  Provincial  Congress  at  Watertown,  June  2, 
1775,  that  commissions  be  delivered  said  officers  except  to  those  captains  who  had 
already  received  them. 

Lues,  Nathan.  List  of  men,  dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill,  Feb.  -,  1776,  showing  money 
advanced  them  by  their  captain  for  travelling  expenses  to  camp,  etc. 

Lues,  Nathan,  Jr.  List  of  men,  dated  Camp  at  AVinter  Hill,  Feb.  -,  1776,  showing 
money  advanced  them  by  their  captain  for  travelling  expenses  to  camp,  etc. 

Lues,  Nathaniel.  Capt.  Jonathan  Danforth's  co.,  (late)  Col.  David  Brewer's  regt.; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  monej'  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Nov.  14, 
1775. 

Lues,  Reuben.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joseph  Bradley  Varnum's  co..  Col.  Mclntush's 
(Mcintosh's)  regt..  Gen.  Lovel's  brigade;  engaged  July  30,  1778;  discharged 
Sept.  11,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  17  days,  on  expedition  to  Rhode  Island,  including 
5  days  (100  miles)  travel  home.    Roll  dated  Dracut. 

Lues,  Samuel.  Capt.  Barnabas  Dodge's  co..  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt. ; 
pay  abstract  for  Feb.,  1776;  enlisted  Jan.  29,  1776;  reported  as  having  received 
advance  pay  for  1  month ;  also,  Private,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for 
March,  1776. 

Lues,  Sa3iuel.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  (Bristol  Co.) 
regt.;  enlisted  July  27,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  10,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  15  days, 
at  Rhode  Island. 

Lues,  Stephen.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Briggs's  co..  Col.  Theophilus  Cotten's  regt., 
Gen.  Palmer's  brigade ;  service,  32  days,  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Tiverton,  R.I., 
Sept.  29,  1777.     [See  Stephen  Luce.] 

Lues,  Thomas,  Marblehead.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Col.  John  Cushing's  (2d  Plymouth  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Scituate,  Sept.  1, 1778; 
residence,  Marblehead;  engaged  for  town  of  Scituate;  joined  Capt.  Stephen 
Sewel's  CO.,  Col.  Lee's  regt. ;  term,  3  years. 

Lues,  Willlvm,  Attleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Richardson's  co..  Col.  Timothy 
Walker's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  8  days. 

Lues,  William.  Capt.  Samuel  Payson's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Read's  regt.;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dec.  29,  1775. 

Luewis,  Marsh,  Hingham.  Private,  Capt.  EleazerHamlen'sco.,  Gen.  John  Thomas's 
regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  reported  discharged  June  1,  1775. 

LuFciN,  Nathaniel,  Ipswich.  Seaman,  sloop  "Liverpool,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Nehemiah  Storey;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  sworn  to  May  17,  1780; 
age,  25  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  dark  ;  residence,  Ipswich. 


26  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Ll'ffkin,  Hexrt.  Private,  Capt.  John  Berry's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards ; 
enlisted  Oct.  11,  1778 ;  discharged  Dec.  25,  1778 ;  service,  2  mos.  15  days,  at  Cam- 
bridge.   Roll  dated  Camp  Winter  Hill. 

LrFFKiN,  Jacob,  Boston.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
Col.  Edward  Mitchell's  (3d  Plymouth  Co.)  regt.,  as  returned  agreeable  to  order 
of  Council  of  Nov.  7,  1777 ;  residence,  Boston ;  engaged  for  town  of  Abington ; 
joined  Capt.  Foster's  co.,  Col.  Graten's  (Greaton's)  regt. ;  term,  during  war. 

LuFKEx,  Caleb.  Capt.  Benjamin  Kimball's  co..  Col.  Mansfield's  regt.;  receipt  for 
advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Lufken  and  others,  dated  Cambridge,  July  1,  1775; 
also,  Capt.  Kimball's  co..  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson's  (19th)  regt. ;  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Winter  Hill,  Dec.  30,  1775. 

LxjFKEN,  Jacob,  Boston.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Edward  Cobb's  co.  (North  co.  in  Abington) ,  dated  Abington,  May  15, 1777 ; 
residence,  Boston ;  engaged  for  town  of  Abington  ;  joined  Capt.  Foster's  co.,  Col. 
Greaton's  regt.;  term,  during  war. 

LuFKEX,  Jonathan,  Haverhill.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Ayer's  (2d  Haverhill)  co., 
Col.  Johnson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
3^  days. 

Lufken,  Moses  (also  given  Moses,  Jr.),  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Whitney's 
CO.  of  Minute-men,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Ipswich 
Hamlet  to  Mystic;  returned  April  22,  1775;  also  marched  from  Ipswich  Hamlet 
to  Cambridge  May  1,  1775;  service,  20  days;  also,  Drummer,  Capt.  Richard 
Dodge's  CO.,  Col.  L.  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  May,  1776. 

Lufken,  Nehemiah.  Capt.  John  Low's  co..  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson's  (19th)  regt.; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  Winter  Hill,  Oct. 

21,  1775. 

Lufken,  Solomon.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Brown's  co.  ;  enlisted  July  15,  1775;  service, 
6  mos.  2  days;  companj^  stationed  at  Beverly  for  defence  of  seacoast;  also,  re- 
ceipt given  to  Daniel  Hopkins,  dated  Beverly,  Sept.  25, 1775,  signed  by  said  Lufken 
and  others,  for  advance  wages  for  1  month  for  service  in  defence  of  seacoast. 

Lufkene,  Moses,  Salem.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Killer's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Titcomb's 
regt.;  arrived  at  destination  May  6,  1777;  discharged  July  6,  1777;  service, 
2  mos.  6  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  including  3  days  (65  miles)  travel  home.  Roll 
dated  Camp  at  Providence. 

Lufkin,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Lafken,  Lafkin,  Lathin, 

Lfkin,  Lofken,  Lofkin,  Lofking,  Lofkins,  Louckin,  Loufkin,  Lovekin,  Lovekins, 
Lovkin,  Lovkins,  Lufcin,  LufFkin,  Lufken,  Lufkene,  Lufkins,  Luskin,  Luskins.] 

Lufkin,  Benjamin.    Matross,  Capt.  William  Ellery's  (1st  Artillery)  co. ;  enlisted  June 

22,  1776;  service  to  Dec.  31,  1776,  6  mos.  10  days;  company  stationed  at  Glouces- 
ter for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Lufkin,  Caleb,  Gloucester.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Kimball's  co..  Col.  John  Mans- 
field's regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  May  10, 1775;  service,  2  mos. 
27  days;  also,  Capt.  Kimball's  co.,  Col.  Mansfield's  (19th)  regt.  commanded  by 
Lieut.  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson;  company  return  dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

Lufkin,  Daniel,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Cogswell,  Jr.'s  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  3  days. 

Lufkin,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Giddings's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Foster's  regt.; 
enlisted  Feb.  5,  1776;  discharged  March  31,  1776;  service,  1  mo.  25  days;  com- 
pany stationed  at  Gloucester  for  defence  of  seacoast. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  27 

LuFKiN,  Daniel.  List  of  prisoners  sent  in  the  cartel  "  Silver  Eel "  from  Halifax  to 
Boston  Oct.  8,  1778,  to  be  exchanged  for  British  prisoners,  as  returned  by  Bat. 
Fox,  Commissary  of  Prisoners;  reported  a  Seaman. 

LuFKiN,  David,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  John  Robinson's  co.,  Col.  William  Turner's 
regt.  of  5  months  levies  raised  in  Essex  Co.  for  service  at  Rhode  Island ;  enlisted 
July  4,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  7,  1781 ;  service,  4  mos.  8  days,  including  travel 
(5  days)  home. 

LuFKiN,  Henry,  Edgecomb.  List  of  men  raised  in  Lincoln  Co.  to  serve  with  guards 
over  troops  of  convention,  magazines,  and  public  stores,  under  Gen.  Heath,  as 
returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Charles  Gushing,  dated  Pownalborough,  Aug.  20,  1778; 
residence,  Edgecomb;  enlisted  from  Col.  Jones's  (3d  Lincoln  Co.)  regt. 

LuFKiN,  IsA.\c.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  detached  from  militia  of  the  town  of 
Braintree  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  4,  1780; 
discharged  Dec.  24, 1780 ;  service,  6  mos.  2  days,  including  travel  (240  miles)  home. 

Ll'fkin,  Jacob,  Boston.  Receipt  dated  Albany,  Nov.  28,  1776,  for  bounties  paid  said 
Lufkin  and  others  by  Capt.  Samuel  Forster,  of  Col.  Graton's  regt.,  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army  during  the  war;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Foster's  co..  Col. 
John  Greaton's  (3d)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March 
28,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  a^so,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  [year  not  given]  ;  resi- 
dence, Boston;  enlisted  for  town  of  Abington;  mustered  by  County  Muster 
Master  Barber ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Dec,  1777,  dated  Albanj' ; 
enlisted  March  28, 1777 ;  also,  Private,  in  a  company  commanded  by  Lieut.  James 
Tisdale,  Col.  Greaton's  (2d)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  White  Plains,  July  20,  1778; 
also,  (late)  Capt.  Samuel  Foster's  co.  commanded  bj-  Lieut.  James  Tisdale,  Col. 
Greaton's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  White  Plains,  Aug.  5, 1778 ;  also,  same  co.  and 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1778,  dated  White  Plains ;  a/so,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1778;  also,  Capt.  James  Tisdale's  co..  Col.  Greaton's  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  March,  1779,  dated  "Cortond  Manner;"  also,  Capt.  Tisdale's 
(8th)  CO.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  April,  1779,  dated  *'  Crompond ; " 
also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  for  June,  1779,  dated  Constitution  Island; 
also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  July,  1779,  dated  Camp  Highlands  ;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1779,  dated  Camp  Bedford  ;  also.  Major's 
CO.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt. ;  Continental  Array  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 
1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780 ;  also,  descriptive  list  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  25,  1781 ;  Col. 
John  Greaton's  (3d)  regt.;  age,  25  .yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  dark; 
hair,  dark ;  eyes,  dark ;  residence,  Boston ;  enlisted  Dec.  1, 1776,  bj'  Capt.  Foster ; 
enlistment,  during  war. 

LvFKiN,  Jonathan,  Haverhill.  Private,  Capt.  John  Peabody's  oo..  Col.  Ebenezer 
Francis's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  to  and  from  camp,  etc.,  sworn 
to  Nov.  29,  1776 ;  said  Lufkin  credited  with  allowance  for  2  days  (45  miles)  travel ; 
company  drafted  from  Salisbury,  Newburyport,  Bradford,  Haverhill,  Methuen, 
Boxford,  and  Andover. 

Ltjfkin,  Joseph.  Receipt  dated  Ipswich,  March  29,  1781,  for  bounty  paid  said  Lufkin 
by  the  town  of  Ipswich  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Armj'  for  the  term  of  3  years ; 
also,  return  of  men  raised  in  Essex  Co.  for  Continental  service,  agreeable  to  re- 
solve of  Dec.  2,  1780 ;  engaged  for  town  of  Ipswich ;  engaged  March  19,  1781 ; 
term,  3  years. 

Lufkin,  Moses,  Ipswich.  Drummer,  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  (3d)  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Loammi  Baldwin's  (late  Col.  Gerrish's)  38th  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 
1775 ;  enlisted  May  12, 1775 ;  service,  11  weeks  4  days ;  also,  company  return  dated 
Camp  at  Chelsea,  Sept.  1,  1775;  also,  company  return  dated  Chelsea  Camp,  Oct. 
2, 1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Chelsea,  Dec. 
27,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  co..  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt.; 


28  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

LrFKiN,  Moses,  continued. 

return  for  advance  pay  for  Jan.,  1776,  etc. ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  abstract 
for  Feb.,  1776;  also,  Drummer,  same  co.  and  regt.;  paj'  abstracts  for  March  and 
June,  1776;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  on 
return  home  at  close  of  campaign  in  1776,  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co.,  May  6, 1777; 
390  miles  travel  allowed  said  Lufkin;  also,  order  on  Col.  Baldwin,  payable  to 
Capt.  liicbard  Dodge,  dated  Ipswich,  Nov.  11,  1777,  signed  by  said  Lufkin  and 
others,  for  travel  allowance  home,  etc. ;  also.  Drummer,  Capt.  Robert  Dodge's 
CO.,  Col.  Jonathan  Titcomb's  regt. ;  marched  from  home  April  25,  1777 ;  service, 
2  mos.  8  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  including  travel  (8  days)  to  and  from  camp;  roll 
dated  Warren  ;  also.  Drum  Major,  Capt.  Robert  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  John- 
son's regt.,  Gen.  Warner's  brigade ;  marched  from  home  Aug.  15, 1777 ;  discharged 
Dec.  14,  1777;  service,  4  mos.,  in  Northern  department;  mileage  (275  miles) 
allowed  from  Peekskill  home;  company  raised  from  3d  Essex  Co.  regt.;  roll 
certified  at  Ipswich. 

Lufkin,  Moses,  Ipswich.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
Col.  Jonathan  Cogswell's  (3d  Essex  Co.)  regt.,  as  returned  to  Brig.  Gen.  M.  Far- 
ley; residence,  Ipswich;  engaged  for  town  of  Ipswich;  joined  Capt.  Burnam's 
CO.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  term,  3  years;  also.  Private,  Capt.  John  Burnam's  co., 
Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
March  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  Conti- 
nental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1780,  to  Nov.  30, 1780 ;  reported 
invalided ;  also,  descriptive  list  dated  Jan.  -,  1781 ;  5th  co..  Col.  Jackson's  (8th) 
regt. ;  rank.  Private;  term,  during  war;  reported  transferred  to  corps  of  invalids 
at  Boston  Oct.  30, 1780;  also,  Capt.  Moses  McFarland's  corps  of  invalids  stationed 
at  Boston  ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Dec.  1,  1780,  to  Dec. 
31,  1780;  also,  list  of  United  States  pensioners  made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1787,  as  re- 
turned by  John  Lucas,  Commissary  of  Pensions;  regt.  of  invalids;  reported 
disabled  by  being  entirely  worn  cut;  pensioned  Sept.  15,  1782. 

Lufkin,  Nathaniel,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  David  Low's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Cogs- 
well's (3d  Essex  Co.)  regt. ;  return  of  train  band  and  alarm  list,  dated  April  30, 
1778 ;  said  Lufkin  reported  as  belonging  to  train  band ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
pay  abstract  for  equipments  dated  Aug.  21,  1778. 

Lufkin,  Nehemiah,  Boston.  Private,  Capt.  John  Low's  co..  Col.  John  Mansfield's 
(19th)  regt.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson;  company  return  dated 
Oct.  6,  1775. 

Lufkin,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  David  Whittier's  co.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Jeremiah 
Blanchard  subsequent  to  Oct.  12,  1778,  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  regt. ;  enlisted  June 
5, 1778 ;  discharged  Feb.  17, 1779 ;  service,  8  mos.  25  days,  at  North  river,  including 
12  days  (240  miles)  travel  home;  engagement,  8  months  from  time  of  arrival  at 
Peekskill;  also,  Capt.  David  Whittier's  co..  Col.  Poor's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Sept., 
1778,  dated  Fort  Clinton ;  also,  Lieut.  Jeremiah  Blanchard's  co.,  Col.  Poor's  regt. ; 
pay  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec,  1778,  and  Feb.,  1779,  dated  King's  Ferry. 

[Lufkin,  Solomon].  List  of  men  taken  from  the  Orderly  Book  of  Col.  Israel  Hutch- 
inson, of  the  27th  regt.,  dated  Fort  Lee ;  Capt.  Low's  co. ;  reported  taken  prisoner 
at  Fort  Washington  Nov.  10,  1776. 

Lufkin,  Stephen,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Hart's  co.,  Col.  Paul  Dudley  Sar- 
gent's (28th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May  7, 1775 ;  service, 
85  days;  also,  Capt.  John  Wiley's  co.,  Col.  Sargent's  regt.;  company  return 
[probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money 
dated  Dec.  13, 1775 ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
Col.  Jonathan  Cogswell's  (3d  Essex  Co.)  regt.,  as  returned  to  Brig.  Gen.  M. 
Farley,  dated  Ipswich,  Feb.  17,  1778;  residence,  Ipswich;  engaged  for  town  of 
Ipswich;  term,  3  years. 


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LuFKiN,  Stephen.  Capt.  Abijah  Child's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (2d)  regt.;  return 
[year  not  given]  ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Lincoln;  mustered  by  County  Muster  Master 
Barrett;  reported  transferred  by  prior  enlistment  to  Col.  Cilley's  regt. 

LuFKix,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  William  Pearson's  (3d)  co. ;  service  between  Sept.  1, 
1776,  and  Nov.  18,  1776,  1  mo.  25  days;  company  stationed  at  Gloucester  for  de- 
fence of  seacoast. 

LuFKiN,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  David  Low's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Cogswell's 
regt.;  return  of  train  band  and  alarm  list,  dated  April  30,  1778;  said  Lufkin  re- 
ported as  belonging  to  alarm  list. 

LuFKix,  Thomas,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  David  Low's  (3d)  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Cogswell's 
(3d  Essex  Co.)  regt. ;  return  of  train  band  and  alarm  list,  dated  April  30,  1778 ; 
said  Lufkin  reported  as  belonging  to  train  band ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay 
abstract  for  equipments,  dated  Aug.  21,  1778. 

Ll'fkin,  William.  Private,  Capt.  William  Pearson's  (3d)  co. ;  enlisted  Feb.  1,  1770; 
service  to  Nov.  18,  1776,  9  mos.  17  days ;  company  stationed  at  Gloucester  for 
defence  of  seacoast. 

LuFKiNS,  Jacob.  List  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  John  AVood's  co.  who  took  the  oath 
in  Middlesex  Co.  May  27,  1775,  required  by  Congress  to  be  taken  by  the  Mass. 
army  [name  crossed  out  on  list]. 

LuFKiNS,  Moses.  Drummer,  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt. ; 
pay  abstract  for  April,  1776. 

Lric,  Job.  Private,  Capt.  James  Tisdale's  (4th)  co.,  3d  Mass.  regt.  commanded  by 
Col.  Michael  Jackson  ;  muster  roll  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1783 ;  balance  of  term  of 
enlistment  unexpired,  16  months  8  days. 

Lltice,  Abijah.  Private;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  main  guard  under  Lieut. 
Col.  L.  Baldwin,  dated  June  22,  1775. 

LricE,  Francis.  Fifer,  Capt.  Asa  Coburn's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7tb)  regt. ; 
muster  rolls  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1781 ;  enlistment,  during  war;  reported  on  com- 
mand with  Col.  Swift  in  Sept.,  1781. 

LiriCE,  J.  3d  CO.,  3d  Mass.  regt. ;  list  of  men  who  died  or  were  discharged  in  1783 ;  said 
Luice  discharged  Dec.  17,  1783,  at  West  Point,  one  Tew  having  exchanged  with 
him  and  agreed  to  remain  in  his  stead.     [See  Job  Lewis.] 

Luice,  John.  Cook ;  agreement  signed  by  said  Luice  and  others,  engaging  themselves 
to  serve  on  board  the  sloop  "  Winthrop,"  commanded  by  Capt.  George  Little,  for 
0  months  from  time  of  sailing  from  Boston,  unless  sooner  discharged ;  engaged 
March  19  [year  not  given] . 

Luice,  Stephen.  Private,  Capt.  William  Tupper's  co..  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  30,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  14,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  14  days,  at 
Boston.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Middleborough. 

LuiES,  Aaron.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  George  M'illiams's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  29,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  1  day,  under  Maj.  Gen. 
Spencer  on  a  secret  expedition  ;  company  stationed  at  Tiverton,  R.  I.  Roll  sworn 
to  at  Swanzey. 

LuiEs,  Elijah,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Dodge's  co..  Col.  Moses  Little's 
(12th)  regt.;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776;  reported  "On  Com'd  Adm'l  Hopkins." 

LuiES,  Nathan.  Order  on  Deacon  Joseph  Miller,  dated  Westminster,  July  20,  1778, 
signed  by  the  Selectmen,  for  bounties  allowed  said  Luies  and  others,  agreeable  to 
resolve  of  June  10,  1778;  receipt  for  said  bounty  appears  on  reverse  of  order. 


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LuiES,  Nathaxiel.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  George  Williams's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  29,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  12,  1777;  service,  13  days,  under  Maj. 
Gen.  Spencer  on  a  secret  expedition  ;  company  stationed  at  Tiverton,  R.  I.  Roll 
sworn  to  at  Swanzey. 

LuiN,  Thomas,  Swanzey.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt.;  engaged  Aug.  5,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  5  days;  company 
marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm;  by  order  of  Col.  Slead  all  the  men  in 
Swanzey  were  joined  in  one  company  under  Capt.  Peck,  the  other  officers  refusing 
to  serve.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth. 

Luis,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  John  Wood's  co.,Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt.; 
pay  abstracts  for  Feb.  and  May,  1776;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  abstract  for 
June,  1776,  dated  New  York ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel 
allowance,  etc.,  for  the  year  1776,  sworn  to  in  Middlesex  Co.,  April  21,  1777; 
reported  deceased. 

Luis,  Francis.  Fifer,  Capt.  Asa  Coburn's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  July,  1781;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  Capt.  Coburn's  (8th) 
CO.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Dec,  1781,  certified  at  York  Hutts ; 
reported  "  on  pass." 

Luis,  George,  Norwich.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Peters's  co..  Col.  Timothy  Danielson's 
regt. ;  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775. 

Luis,  Lemuel.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Clark's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  (Berk- 
shire Co.)  regt. ;  service,  6  days,  including  3  days  (60  miles)  travel  home ;  com- 
pany marched  to  Northern  frontiers  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows  on  an  alarm  and 
served  from  Oct.  12  to  Oct.  19,  1780 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  26, 
1780;  discharged  Oct.  27,  1780;  service,  3  days;  company  marched  to  Northern 
frontiers  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows  on  an  alarm. 

Luis,  Samitel.  Receipt  given  to  Maj.  James  Wesson  for  advance  pay,  dated  June  12, 
1775,  signed  by  said  Luis  and  others,  belonging  to  Col.  Gerrish's  regt. 

Luis,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  Joel  Stevens's  co..  Col.  David  Roseter's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Oct.  12, 1781 ;  discharged  Oct.  25, 1781 ;  service,  13  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Saratoga. 
Roll  dated  Pittsfield. 

Luis,  Urbain,  Hingham.  Capt.  Abram  Tyler's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinny's  regt. ;  roll 
dated  Scarborough,  Oct.  25,  1777,  showing  men  entitled  to  allowance  for  travel 
to  headquarters  at  Cambridge  and  billeting  before  marching  in  Dec,  1775,  and 
subsequent  to  Jan.  1,  1776;  said  Luis  credited  with  20  miles  travel  and  5  days 
billeting. 

Luis,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Davis's  co. ;  service  from  Sept.  1, 1776,  to  Dec. 
5,  1776,  3  mos.  5  days,  at  Boothbay,  in  defence  of  seacoast. 

Luis,  William.  Certificate  dated  Deerfield,  July  6,  1781,  signed  by  Samuel  Childs 
and  Daniel  Arms,  certifying  that  on  April  9,  1781,  tliey  paid  Micah  Fuller  £54,  on 
behalf  of  the  class  to  which  they  belonged,  upon  his  agreeing  to  procure  a  man 
to  serve  3  3-ears  in  the  Continental  Army ;  said  Luis  certified  as  having  been 
accordingly  engaged  and  as  having  passed  muster  and  been  received  by  the 
Superintendent. 

Luke,  "  Ajust,"  Boston.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
Col.  Jonathan  Cogswell's  (3d  Essex  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  24, 1778;  resi- 
dence, Boston ;  engaged  for  town  of  Ipswich ;  joined  Capt.  Allin's  co.,  Col.  Alden's 
regt. ;  term,  during  war. 

Luke,  Elisha,  Royalston.  Private,  Capt.  Reed's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  (late  Col.  Ichabod 
Alden's)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  16,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  John  Reed^s  co..  Col.  Alden's  regt. ;  return  dated  Jan. 


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Luke,  Elisha,  continued. 

12,  1778;  residence.  Royalston;  enlisted  for  town  of  Royalston;  mustered  by 
Cumberland  Co.  Muster  Master  Hensley  and  by  a  Continental  Muster  Master ; 
reported  on  furlough;  also,  Capt.  Reed's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Ichabod  Alden's  (6th) 
regt. ;  return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  and  who  had  not 
been  absent  subsequently  except  on  furlough,  etc.,  certified  at  Cherry  Valley,  Feb. 
24,  1779;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated 
Cherry  Valley  ;  enlisted  Feb.  16,  1777 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

Luke,  George.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Hall's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Foster's  (Lincoln  Co.) 
regt.;  service  from  Aug.  7,  1779,  to  Sept.  7,  1779,  1  mo.;  company  marched  on 
expedition  to  Majorbagaduce  by  order  of  Gen.  Lovel.  Roll  endorsed  "  Service 
at  Penobscot." 

Luke,  Jacob,  Richmond.  Receipt  dated  Richmond,  Feb.  13,  1781,  for  bounties  paid 
said  Luke  and  others  by  Brown  Chamberlin,  on  behalf  of  the  town  of  Richmond, 
to  serve  in  the  Continental  Arm.y  for  the  term  of  3  years ;  also,  descriptive  list 
dated  Lenox,  Aug.  20,  1781,  of  men  raised  in  Berkshire  Co.,  agreeable  to  resolve 
of  Dec.  2, 1780,  and  delivered  to  AVilliam  Walker,  Superintendent  for  said  county ; 
Capt.  Bacon's  co.,  Col.  Roseter's  regt. ;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  com- 
plexion, light;  hair,  brown;  occupation,  laborer;  residence,  Richmond;  enlisted 
for  town  of  Richmond;  enlistment,  3  years;  reported  receipted  for  by  Maj. 
Ashley. 

Luke,  Johx.  List  of  prisoners  brought  in  the  first  cartel  from  Rhode  Island,  as  re- 
turned by  John  Ayres,  dated  Providence,  Jan.  18,  1777;  reported  a  Mate. 

Luke,  Sa3iuel.  Private,  Capt.  John  Hairs  detachment;  entered  service  Sept.  26, 1777 ; 
discharged  Sept.  29,  1777 ;  service,  4  days ;  detachment  drafted  from  militia  by 
order  of  Col.  Benjamin  Foster  and  marched  to  the  assistance  of  Machias.  Roll 
dated  Pleasant  River.     [See  Daniel  Look.] 

Luke,  Thomas,  Marblehead.  Private,  Capt.  John  Merrett's  (7th)  co.,  Col.  John 
Glover's  (21st)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  24,  1775;  ser- 
vice, 2^  mos.  6  days;  company  marched  to  Cambridge;  also,  company  return 
[probably  Oct.,  1775] ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money 
dated  Cambridge  Camp,  Dec.  25,  1775. 

LuKisi,  Alexander.  List  of  men  appearing  on  an  armorer's  account,  dated  Cambridge, 
June  -,  1775. 

LuKis,  CoxsTDER.  Private,  Capt.  Simon  Larned's  co..  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th) 
regt.;  muster  roll  for  July,  1781,  dated  Phillipsborough ;  also,  muster  roll  for 
Aug.,  1781,  sworn  to  at  Peekskill ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781,  dated  Camp 
Continental  Village;  enlisted  March  4,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

Lull,  David.  Private,  Capt.  Bartholomew  Woodbury's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  13,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  27  days,  in 
Northern  department,  including  10  days  (200  miles)  travel  home ;  company 
marched  from  Worcester  Co.  Aug.  16,  1777. 

Lull,  David.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Nowell's  (Newburyport)  co. ;  service  from  July 
12,  1776,  to  Nov.  19,  1776,  4  mos.  11  days ;  company  stationed  at  Plum  Island  for 
defence  of  seacoast;  also,  Capt.  Oliver  Titcomb's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards ;  service  from  Feb.  3, 1778,  to  April  2,  1778,  2  mos.  2  da3's ;  regiment  raised 
to  guard  Lieut.  Gen.  Burgoyne's  army  after  his  surrender  to  Maj.  Gen.  Gates; 
roll  dated  Winter  Hill  and  endorsed  "  service  at  Cambridge ; '"  also,  Capt.  Samuel 
Huse's  CO., Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards;  muster  roll  dated  Winter  Hill, 
May  11,  1778 ;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Huse's  co..  Col.  Gerrish's  regt. ;  enlisted  April 
3,  1778;  service  to  July  4,  1778,3  mos.  2  days,  with  guards  at  Cambridge;  also, 
Capt.  Oliver  Titcomb's  co.,  Col.  Cogswell's  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  9, 1778 ;  discharged 


32  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Lull,  David,  continued. 

Dec.  31,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  25  days;  company  detached  to  guard  and  fortify 
posts  at  and  about  Boston ;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Mighill's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel 
Wade's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  18,  1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780 ;  service,  3  mos. 
4  days,  including  12  daj's  (240  miles)  travel  home;  company  raised  in  Newbury, 
Rowley,  and  Ipswich ;  regiment  raised  in  Essex  Co.  to  reinforce  Continental 
Arm}'  for  3  months ;  also,  Capt.  John  Pearson's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Putnam's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  2, 1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  8,  1781 ;  service.  3  mos.  18  days,  including 
12  days  (240  miles)  travel  home ;  regiment  raised  in  Essex  and  Plymouth  counties 
to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months;  I'oU  sworn  to  at  Newburyport. 

Lull,  Dudley.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Huse's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards 
stationed  at  Winter  Hill;  enlisted  Nov.  10,  1777;  service  to  Feb.  3,  1778;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt. ;  enlisted  Feb.  3,  1778 ;  service  to  April  4,  1778,  2  mos.  2  days. 

Lull,  "Huge"  (also  given  Hull).  Private,  Capt.  John  Pearson's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Put- 
nam's regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  2,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  8,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  18 
days,  including  12  days  (240  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  in  Essex  and 
Plymouth  counties  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months.  Roll  sworn  to 
at  Newburyport. 

Lull,  John,  Newbury.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental 
Army  for  the  terra  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as 
received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield, 
July  8,  1780;  age,  31  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for 
town  of  Newbury  ;  marched  to  camp  July  8,  1780,  under  command  of  Ebenezer 
Kent,  Esq. ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by 
Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  Private;  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  detached  from  militia  of 
the  town  of  Newbury  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  to 
camp  July  3,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  17,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  26  days,  including 
travel  (240  miles)  home. 

Lull,  Moses,  Newbury.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  to  camp  and  home,  etc.,  sworn  to  Nov. 
29, 1776 ;  said  Lull  credited  with  allowance  for  3  days  (55  miles)  travel ;  company 
drafted  from  Amesbury,  Newbury,  Rowle}',  Ipswich,  Topsfield,  Wenhara,  and 
Lynn ;  also,  Capt.  John  Dodge's  co..  Col.  Pickering's  regt. ;  marched  Dec.  16, 
1776 ;  discharged  March  15,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  17  days,  including  17  days  (340 
miles)  travel  home;  also,  company  receipt  for  mileage  home,  given  to  Capt.  John 
Dodge,  dated  Springfield,  March  16,  1777;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Kimball's 
CO.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards ;  enlisted  Nov.  28,  1777 ;  service  to  April 
3,  1778,  4  mos.  6  days,  at  Charlestown  and  Cambridge ;  company  detached  to 
guard  Lieut.  Gen.  Burgoyne's  arm}';  roll  dated  Winter  Hill;  also,  Capt.  Samuel 
Huse's  CO.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards;  muster  roll  dated  Winter  Hill, 
May  11,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Huse's  co..  Col.  Gerrish's  regt. ;  enlisted  April 
1,  1778;  service  to  July  4,  1778,  3  mos.  4  days,  with  guards  at  Cambridge;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt. ;  service  from  July  2  to  July  12,  1778,  10  days,  with  guards  at 
Cambridge. 

Lull,  Moses.  Private,  Capt.  Bartholemew  Woodbury's  co..  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  13,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  27  days,  in 
Northern  department,  including  10  days  (200  miles)  travel  home ;  company 
marched  from  Worcester  Co.  Aug.  16,  1777. 

Lull,  Richard.  Private,  Capt.  Nehemiah  May's  co..  Col.  David  Leonard's  regt. ;  en- 
listed May  6,  1777 ;  discharged  July  8,  1777 ;  service,  72  days,  at  Ticonderoga, 
including  travel  (200  miles)  home ;  company  raised  for  2  months.  Roll  dated 
South  Brimfleld. 


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Lull,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Wales's  eo.,  in  a  regiment  commanded  by 
Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Williams;  enlisted  Dec.  20, 1776;  discharged  March  20,  1777; 
service  3  mos.  13  days,  including  10  days  (200  miles)  travel  home ;  roll  dated 
Morristown ;  also,  return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  William  White's  (1st  Chesterfield)  co.,  sworn  to  April  2,  1779;  residence, 
Chesterfield;  engaged  for  town  of  Chesterfield;  engaged  March  -,  1777;  term, 
3  years. 

Lull,  Simon,  Londonderry.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Newbury  to 
serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20, 1778 ;  age,  26  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  sandy;  eyes,  light;  residence,  Lon- 
donderry ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  in  Essex  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the 
time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  returned  as  received  of  Jonathan  Warner,  Com- 
missioner, by  Col.  R.  Putnam,  Juh'  20,  1778;  arrived  at  Fishkill  June  14,  1778; 
also,  list  of  men  returned  as  mustered  by  Henry  Rutgers,  Jr.,  Deputy  Muster 
Master,  dated  Fishkill,  Aug.  1,  1778. 

Ltjllington,  Lemuel.  Private,  Capt.  John  Strong's  co..  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berk- 
shire Co.)  I'egt. ;  enlisted  June  30,  1777;  discharged  July  20,  1777;  service,  20 
days,  in  Northern  department. 

Lulner,  John.  Receipt  given  to  Benjamin  Heywood,  Paymaster,  4th  regt.,  dated 
Camp  Mt.  Washington,  Sept.  30, 1776,  signed  by  said  Lulner  and  others  belonging 
to  Capt.  Winship's  CO.,  for  wages,  etc.,  due  prior  to  Jan.  1,  1776. 

LuM,  Andrew.  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  Stewart's  co. ;  entered  service  July  2  [1775]; 
credited  with  50  days  billeting  allowance;  amount  of  billeting  for  company  paid 
on  a  warrant  from  Maj.  Gen.  Schuyler  and  receipted  for  by  Capt.  Stewart  at 
Albany,  Jan.  27,  1776. 

Lumbar,  Josiah,  Rochester.  Private,  Capt.  Earl  Clap's  co..  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  2,  1775;  service,  3  mos. 
6  days. 

Lumbard,  Aaron,  Brimfield.  Private,  Capt.  James  Sherman's  co..  Col.  Pyncheon's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  10^  days. 

Lumbard,  Aaron,  Brimfield.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Thompson's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  Timothy  Danielson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service  to  April  29,  1775,  16^  days,  travel  (144  miles)  included;  also,  Capt.  Joseph 
Thompson's  co..  Col.  Timothy  Danielson's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775; 
enlisted  April  29,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  10  days;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Nov.  7,  1775. 

Lumbard,  Abiel.  Private,  Capt.  John  Carpenter's  co.  of  guards;  enlisted  June  21, 
1779 ;  discharged  at  muster  Aug.  4, 1779 ;  service,  1  mo.  13  days ;  company  raised 
for  3  months  from  time  of  joining  and  stationed  at  Springfield. 

Lumbard,  Benjamin.  Private,  Capt.  James  Davis's  co. ;  service  from  Nov.  1,  1775,  to 
Dec.  31, 1775, 2  mos.  5  days,  in  defence  of  seacoast.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Barnstable. 

Lumbard,  Benjamin.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Nye's  co. ;  service  between  June  1,  1776, 
and  Sept.  1,  1776,  2  mos.  11  days;  company  stationed  at  Elizabeth  Islands.  Roll 
sworn  to  in  Barnstable  Co. 

Lumbard,  Benjamin.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Charles's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Robinson's  de- 
tachment of  Hampshire  Co.  militia ;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Ticonderoga, 
Feb.  24,  1777;  enlisted  Dec.  25,  1776;  enlistment  to  expire  March  25,  1777. 

Lumbard,  Butler,  Gorham.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Samuel  Whitmore's  (Gorham)  co..  Col.  Reuben  Fogg's  (3d  Cum- 
berland Co.)  regt.,  as  returned  to  Capt.  Briant  Morton ;  residence,  Gorham;  en- 
gaged for  town  of  Gorham;  joined  Capt.  Mayberry's  co.,  Col.  Francis's  regt.; 
term,  3  years,  to  expire  Dec.  -,  1779 ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Mayberry's  co., 


34  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

LuMBAKD,  Butler,  cotitinued. 

Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Jan.  1, 1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  dated  Jan.  25, 1778 ; 
mustered  by  Maj.  Ilsley,  County  Muster  Master,  and  Col.  Varrick,  Continental 
Muster  Master;  reported  sick  in  the  country;  also,  Col.  Tupper's  regt. ;  muster 
roll  for  March,  1779,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  Dec.  30,  1776;  reported  on  com- 
mand in  garrison. 

Ltjmbard,  Caleb,  Gorham.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Mayberry's  co..  Col.  Benjamin 
Tupper's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31, 1779 ;  also,  Capt.  Richard  Maybery's  co.,  Col.  Francis's  regt. ;  subsistence 
alloAved  from  date  of  enlistment,  Jan.  15,  1777,  to  time  of  arrival  at  Bennington ; 
credited  with  65^  days  allowance ;  351  miles  travel  allowed  said  Lumbard ;  also, 
Capt.  Richard  Mayberry's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  regt.;  return  dated  Jan. 
25,1778;  residence,  Gorham ;  engaged  for  town  of  Gorham;  mustered  by  Maj. 
Ilsley,  Count}'  Muster  Master,  and  Col.  Varrick,  Continental  Muster  Master;  re- 
ported on  command  at  Albany;  also,  Col.  Tupper's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March, 
1779,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  Dec.  30,  1776;  enlistment,  3  years;  reported 
transferred  to  Light  Infantry  co.  April  1,  1779 ;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Page's  (Light 
Infantry)  co..  Col.  Tupper's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  West  Point,  April  5,  1779. 

Lumbard,  Caleb.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Parker's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Sproat's  (Sprout's) 
regt. ;  enlisted  Jan.  9,  1778 ;  company  stationed  at  Rhode  Island  for  3  months 
from  Jan.  1,  1778. 

Lumbard,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  John  Carpenter's  co.  of  guards;  enlisted  June  11, 
1779;  discharged  Sept.  11,  1779;  service,  3  mos. ;  company  raised  for  3  months 
from  time  of  joining  and  stationed  at  Springfield. 

Lumbard,  Hezekiah,  Barnstable.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Micah  Hamlen's  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Marshall's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1776;  also,2(i  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Jacob  Lovell's 
3d  (also  given  7th)  co.,  1st  Barnstable  Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers; 
commissioned  Oct.  22,  1778. 

Lumbard,  Isaac,  Wellfleet.  Capt.  Moore's  (late  Capt.  Fish's)  co..  Col.  William 
Shepard's  (4th)  regt. ;  descriptive  list  of  deserters  made  up  from  Jan.  1, 1777,  to 
June  1,  1780;  age,  20  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  black; 
residence,  Wellfleet;  enlistment,  during  war;  deserted  Jan.  15,  1777;  reported  as 
having  left  regiment  at  Peekskill. 

Lumbard,  Jedediah,  Gorham.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Mayberry's  co..  Col.  Benjamin 
Tupper's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Richard  Maybery's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt. ; 
subsistence  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  Dec.  16,  1777,  to  time  of  arrival  at 
Bennington ;  credited  with  95^  days  allowance ;  351  miles  travel  allowed  said 
Lumbard ;  also,  Capt.  Mayberry's  co.,  Coh  Benjamin  Tupper's  regt. ;  return  dated 
Jan.  25,  1778;  residence,  Gorham;  engaged  for  town  of  Gorham;  mustered  by 
Maj.  Ilsley,  County  Muster  Master,  and  Col.  Varrick,  Continental  Muster  Master; 
also.  Col.  Tupper's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March,  1779,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted 
Dec.  20,  1776 ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  reported  transferred  to  Light  Infantry  co. 
April  1,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Page's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Tupper's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  West  Point,  April  5,  1779. 

Lumbard,  Jedediah,  Pearsontown.  Private,  Capt.  John  Wentworth's  co. ;  pay  abstract 
for  billeting,  dated  Watertown,  Aug.  20,  1776;  mileage  (155  miles)  allowed  said 
Lumbard. 

Lumbard,  John,  Belchertown.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Colton's  co..  Col.  David  Brewer's 
regt,;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  1,  1775;  service,  2  mos. 
4  davs. 


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LuMBARD,  John,  Truro.  Private,  Capt.  Isaiah  Higgins's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's 
regt. ;  return  for  mileage,  advance  pay  for  1  month  from  June  6,  1776,  etc.,  dated 
June  17,  1776;  mileage  from  camp  (120  miles)  allowed  said  Lumbard;  regiment 
stationed  at  Boston ;  also,  Sergeant,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  entered  service  June  6, 
1776 ;  service  to  Oct.  31,  1776,  4  mos.  26  days. 

Lumbard,  John.  Matross,  Capt.  John  Gill's  (6th)  co;,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's  (Artil- 
lery) regt. ;  service  from  Aug.  1,  1776,  to  Nov.  1,  1776,  3  mos. 

Lumbard,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Andrews's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Prime's  regt. ; 
enlisted  May  8,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1780;  service,  7  mos.  24  days,  under 
Brig.  Gen.  P.  Wadsworth  at  the  Eastward.  Roll  sworn  to  in  York  Co.  and 
certified  at  Thomaston. 

Lumbard,  Jonathan,  Falmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Clark's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's 
(10th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to 
July  7,  1777 ;  reported  taken  prisoner  July  7,  1777 ;  also,  Capt.  John  Skillin's 
CO.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt. ;  subsistence  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment, 
Jan.  21,  1777,  to  time  of  arrival  at  Bennington;  credited  with  59  daj's  allowance; 
also,  Capt.  Samuel  Thomes's  co.,  Col.  Tupper's  regt. ;  return  dated  Jan.  26, 1778; 
residence,  Falmouth ;  engaged  for  town  of  Falmouth ;  mustered  by  Col.  Varrick, 
Continental  Muster  Master,  and  Maj.  Insley,  County  Muster  Master. 

Lumbard,  Jonathan,  Ludlow.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  to 
serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  9  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of 
June  9,  1779,  as  returned  by  Noah  Goodman,  Superintendent;  Capt.  Miller's  co.. 
Col.  Bliss's  regt.;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in.;  hair,  brown;  complexion, 
light;  engaged  for  town  of  Ludlow;  reported  delivered  to  Ensign  E.  White;  also, 
list  of  men  returned  as  received  of  Noah  Goodman,  Superintendent  for  Hampshire 
Co.,  by  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  dated  Springfield,  Oct.  19,  1779;  also,  Capt. 
Stoddard's  co. ;  entered  service  Aug.  4,  1779;  discharged  May  1,  1780;  term, 
9  months ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig. 
Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25, 
1780 ;  also,  Private ;  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  b)'  the  town  of  Ludlow  for 
service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  entered  service  July  [Aug.]  12,  1780 ; 
discharged  Dec.  17,  1780;  service,  4  mos.  5  days,  at  West  Point;  also,  certificate 
signed  by  Capt.  Paul  Langdon,  of  Wilbraham,  and  others,  certifying  that  they 
had  hired  said  Lumbard  June  28,  1781,  on  behalf  of  a  class  of  which  they  were 
members,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  tei-m  of  3  years,  agreeable  to 
resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  to 
serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  as  returned  by  Noah  Goodman,  Superintendent; 
age,  18  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  occupation, 
farmer;  engaged  for  town  of  Wilbraham;  engaged  June  29,  1781 ;  term,  3  years. 

Lumbard,  Jonathan.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Nye's  co. ;  enlisted  June  1,  1776;  service 
to  Sept.  1,  1776,  3  mos. ;  company  stationed  at  Elizabeth  Islands.  Roll  sworn  to 
in  Barnstable  Co. 

Lumbard,  Jonathan.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Freedom,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Clouston;  engaged  Aug.  31, 1777;  discharged  Oct.  27, 1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  27  days. 

Lumbard,  Joseph,  Brimfield.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Munn's  co..  Col.  Nicholas 
Dike's  regt.;  return  for  mileage,  dated  Roxbury,  Sept.  17,  1776;  also,  same  co. 
and  regt.;  return  for  mileage,  etc.,  dated  Boston,  Nov.  26,  1776;  mileage  (.75 
miles)  allowed  said  Lumbard. 

Lumbard,  Joseph,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  John  Sherman's  co..  Col.  Gideon  Burt's  regt.; 
enlisted  June  16,  1782;  service,  4  days;  mileage  to  and  from  Springfield  (50 
miles)  allowed  said  Lumbard ;  company  marched  to  Springfield  and  Northampton 
in  support  of  the  government  and  was  allowed  horse  rations.  Roll  sworn  to  in 
Hampshire  Co. 


36  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAH^ORS 

LvMBARD,  JosiAH,  Rochester.  Private,  Capt.  Earl  Clap's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cot- 
ton's regt. ;  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775. 

LrMBARD,  JosiAH.  Ist  Sergeant,  Capt.  Amasa  Soper's  co.,  Col.  Marshall's  regt. ;  sub- 
sistence allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  Dec.  20,  1776,  to  Feb.  10,  1777;  credited 
with  53  days  allowance;  subsistence  also  allowed  for  14r  days  (280  miles)  travel 
on  march  to  Bennington. 

LrMBARD,  Lemuel,  Sandwich.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Palmer's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whit- 
ney's regt.;  arrived  at  camp  May  14,  1777;  discharged  July  11,  1777;  service, 
2  mos.  4  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  including  7  days  (150  miles)  travel  home;  com- 
pany raised  for  2  months ;  roll  dated  Camp  at  South  Kingston ;  also,  Capt.  Ward 
Swift's  CO. ;  return  for  bounty  allowed  for  service  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode 
Island  in  Oct.,  1777. 

LuMBARD,  Nathaniel,  Gorham.  Private,  Capt.  Hart  Williams's  co.,  Col.  Edmund 
Phinney's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776;  enlisted 
Jan.  1,  1776;  reported  discharged  Oct.  7,  1776;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve 
in  the  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Samuel  Whitmore's  (Gorham)  co..  Col. 
Reuben  Fogg's  (3d  Cumberland  Co.)  regt.,  as  returned  to  Capt.  Briant  Morton; 
residence,  Gorham;  enlisted  for  town  of  Gorham;  joined  Capt.  Maybury's  co., 
Col.  Fraince's  (Francis's)  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years,  to  expire  Dec.  -,  1779;  also, 
Sergeant,  Capt.  Richard  Mayberry's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  regt. ;  Conti- 
nental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  re- 
ported as  serving  28  mos.  as  Corporal,  8  mos.  as  Sergeant;  also,  Corporal,  same 
CO.  and  regt. ;  return  dated  Jan.  25,  1778;  mustered  by  Maj.  Ilsley,  County  Mus- 
ter Master,  and  Col.  Yarrick,  Continental  Muster  Master;  also,  Col.  Tupper's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March,  1779,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  Dec.  30,  1776. 

Li'jiBARD,  Samuel,  Rochester.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Edward  Hammond's  co.,  Col.  The- 
ophilus Cotton's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Oct.  7, 1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  11,  1775. 

LuMBARD,  Simeon,  Truro.  Private,  Capt.  Isaiah  Higgins's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Mar- 
shall's regt. ;  return  for  mileage,  advance  pay  for  1  month  from  June  6, 1776,  etc., 
dated  June  17, 1776;  mileage  from  camp  (120  miles)  allowed  said  Lumbard;  regi- 
ment stationed  at  Boston ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  enlisted  June  6,  1776 ;  service 
to  Oct.  31,  1776,  4  mos.  26  days. 

LuMBARD,  Simeon.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Smith's  co. ;  service  from  Aug.  31,  1776,  to 
Nov.  22, 1776,  2  mos.  22  days ;  company  stationed  at  Truro  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

LusiBARD,  Stephen,  Brimfield.  Private,  Capt.  John  Morgan's  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  17, 
1778 ;  discharged  April  29, 1778 ;  service,  3  mos.  13  days ;  company  detached  from 
militia  of  Hampshire  and  Worcester  counties  to  guard  stores  and  magazines  at 
Brookfield  and  Springfield;  also,  Capt.  Abel  Holden's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  6th 
Mass.  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  July,  1780 ;  enlisted  July  10,  1780 ;  also,  list  of  men 
raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having 
passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totowajs  Oct.  25,  1780 ;  also,  pay  roll  for 
6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Brimfield  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army 
during  17S0;  marched  Jul_y  10,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  7,  1780;  service,  5  mos. 
4  days,  including  travel  (7  days)  home ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  John  Sherman's  co., 
Col.  Gideon  Burt's  regt. ;  enlisted  June  16,  1782;  service,  4  days;  mileage  to  and 
from  Springfield  (50  miles)  allowed  said  Lumbard ;  company  marched  to  Spring- 
field and  Northampton  in  support  of  the  government  and  was  allowed  horse 
rations. 

Lumbard,  Thomas  (also  given  Thomas,  Jr.),  Brimfield.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph 
Thompson's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Danielson's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775; 
enlisted  April  29,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  10  days;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or 
its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Nov.  7,  1775. 


IN  THE  AVAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  37 

LuMBARD,  Thomas,  Truro.  Private,  Capt.  Isaiah  Higgins's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Mar- 
shall's regt. ;  return  for  mileage,  advance  pay  for  1  month  from  June  6, 1776,  etc., 
dated  June  17, 1776 ;  mileage  from  camp  (120  miles)  allowed  said  Lumbard ;  regi- 
ment stationed  at  Boston  [name  cancelled  on  return]  ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.; 
enlisted  June  6,  1776 ;  service  to  Oct.  31,  1776,  4  mos.  26  days. 

Lumbard,  Thomas  (also  given  Thomas,  Jr.),  Truro.  Private,  Capt.  Isaiah  Higgins's 
CO.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt. ;  enlisted  June  6,  1776 ;  service  to  Oct.  31,  1776, 
4  mos.  26  days. 

Lumbard,  Thomas.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Daniel  Winchester's  co..  Col.  Ruggles  Wood- 
bridge's  regt. ;  engaged  Aug.  17,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos. 
21  days,  with  Northern  army,  including  8  days  (152  miles)  travel  home. 

Lumbard,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Andrews's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Prime's  regt. ; 
enlisted  May  8,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1780;  service,  7  mos.  24  days,  under 
Brig.  Gen.  P.  Wadsworth  at  the  Eastward.  Roll  sworn  to  in  York  Co.  and 
certified  at  Thomaston. 

Lumbard,  Timothy,  Barnstable.  Private,  6th  co..  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  23,  1777,  to  Nov.  1,  1777; 
reported  deceased;  also,  Capt.  John  Russell's  co..  Col.  Bradford's  regt.;  return 
[year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Barnstable ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Barnstable ;  mus- 
tered by  County  and  Continental  Muster  Masters;  reported  on  furlough;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Dec,  1777 ;  reported  on  furlough  ;  also,  same 
CO.  and  regt. ;  return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  etc. ; 
enlisted  Feb.  13,  1777;  joined  May  20,  1777;  reported  died  Jan.  6,  1778. 

Lumbart,  Benjamin,  Barnstable.  Private,  Capt.  Micah  Hamilton's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Marshfield  under  command  of  Col.  Joseph  Otis ; 
service,  2  days. 

Lumbart,  Benjamin,  Barnstable.  Private,  Capt.  Micah  Hamilton's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Marshfield  under  command  of  Col.  Joseph  Otis ; 
service,  2  days.     [Name  appears  twice  on  roll.] 

Lumbart,  Benjamin.  Captain,  3d  Barnstable  co..  Col.  Joseph  Otis's  (1st  Barnstable 
Co.)  regt. ;  list  of  offlcers  returned  as  sworn  by  officers  appointed  for  that  pur- 
pose, dated  Sept.  29,  1775;  said  Lumbart  reported  as  having  refused  to  accept  his 
commission. 

Lumbart,  Benjamin.  Corporal,  Capt.  James  Davis's  co. ;  enlisted  July  1,  1775;  ser- 
vice to  Nov.  1,  1775,  in  defence  of  seacoast.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Barnstable  Co. 

Lumbart,  Benjamin,  Jr.  (also  given  Benjamin),  Barnstable.  Private,  Capt.  James 
Davis's  CO. ;  enlisted  July  1, 1775 ;  service  to  Nov.  1,  1775,  in  defence  of  seacoast; 
roll  sworn  to  in  Barnstable  Co. ;  also,  order  on  David  Jeffries,  Paymaster  to  the 
Provincial  army,  payable  to  Lieut.  Matthias  Tobey,  dated  Boston,  June  16,  1776, 
signed  by  said  Lumbart  and  others  belonging  to  Capt.  Micah  Hamlen's  co..  Col. 
Thomas  Marshal's  regt.,  for  advance  pay  for  1  month,  etc. ;  also.  Private,  Capt. 
Micah  Hamlen's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt. ;  enlisted  June  6, 1776 ;  service 
to  Aug.  1,  1776,  1  mo.  26  days;  regiment  stationed  at  Boston ;  roll  dated  Castle 
Island;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  Joseph  Otis,  Muster  Master  for  Barnstable 
Co.,  dated  April  14, 1777 ;  Capt.  James  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt. ; 
residence,  Barnstable ;  mustered  April  4,  1777 ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  reported  re- 
ceived State  and  Continental  bounties. 

Lumbart,  Daniel.  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co..  Col.  McCobb's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  2, 
1777 ;  service  to  time  of  discharge,  24  days ;  company  raised  for  expedition  to 
Nova  Scotia. 


38  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

LrjiBART,  David,  Barnstable.  Private,  Capt.  Micah  Hamlen's  co..  Col.  Marshall's 
regt. ;  return  for  advance  pay  for  1  month,  etc.,  dated  Boston,  June  27, 1776 ;  dis- 
tance from  camp,  77  miles. 

LuMBART,  Hezekiah,  Barnstable.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Micah  Hamlen's  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Marshall's  regt.;  entered  service  June  13,  1776;  service  to  Aug.  1,  1776,  1  mo.  19 
days.    Roll  dated  Castle  Island. 

Lt'MBART,  IcHABOD.  Private,  Capt.  James  Davis's  co. ;  enlisted  July  1,  1775;  service 
to  Nov.  1,  1775,  in  defence  of  seacoast.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Barnstable  Co. 

LrMBART,  Jesse.  Order  dated  Rochester,  May  2, 1778,  signed  by  said  Lumbart  and 
others,  for  bounty  for  service  at  Rhode  Island  in  Capt.  Samuel  Briggs's  co.,  Col. 
Cotten's  regt.,  payable  to  Lieut.  Solomon  Young. 

LvMBART,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  18,  1776;  service 
to  June  1,  1776,4  mos.  14  daj's;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for 
defence  of  seacoast;  also,  same  co. ;  service  from  June  1,  1776,  3  mos. ;  company 
stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Lumbart,  John.  Seaman,  brig  "Freedom,"  Joseph  Hudson,  Master;  portage  bill 
made  up  for  advance  wages  for  1  month,  etc.,  until  taken  ;  engaged  Dec.  28,  1776 ; 
service,  1  mo.  3  days. 

Lumbart,  Jonathan,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  James  Davis's  co. ;  enlisted  July  1, 1775;  ser- 
vice to  Nov.  1,  1775,  in  defence  of  seacoast;  roll  sworn  to  in  Barnstable  Co.; 
also,  same  co. ;  service  from  Nov.  1,  1775,  to  Dec.  31,  1775,2  mos.  5  days,  in 
defence  of  seacoast ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Barnstable. 

Lumbart,  Joseph.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  James  Davis's  co. ;  engaged  July  1,  1775; 
service  to  Nov.  1,  1775,  in  defence  of  seacoast.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Barnstable  Co. 

LuiM BART,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Nye's  co. ;  service  from  Jan.  27,  1777,  to 
April  20,  1777,  84  days ;  company  stationed  at  Elizabeth  Islands. 

Lumbart,  Lemuel.  Private,  Capt.  Micah  Hamlen's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  (1st) 
regt.  of  guards;  muster  rolls  dated  Cambridge,  May  9,  and  June  1, 1778;  enlisted 
April  7,  1778;  enlistment,  3  months  from  April  2,  1778;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
marched  April  7,  1778;  service  to  July  6,  1778,  2  mos.  28  days,  at  Cambridge, 
including  4  days  (80  miles)  travel  home ;  roll  sworn  to  in  Barnstable  Co. 

Lumbart,  Samuel  (also  given  Samuel,  Jr.).  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co.;  en- 
listed Jan.  18,  1776;  service  to  Nov.  21,  1776,  10  mos.  4  days;  company  stationed 
at  Martha's  Vineyard  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Lumbart,  Samuel.  Order  dated  Rochester,  May  2,  1778,  signed  by  said  Lumbart  and 
others,  for  bounty  for  service  at  Rhode  Island  in  Capt.  Samuel  Briggs's  co.,  Col. 
Cotten's  regt.,  payable  to  Lieut.  Samuel  Young. 

Lumbart,  Stephen.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Holden's  (Light  Infantry)  co..  Col.  Thomas 
Nixon's  (6th)  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  Aug.,  Sept.,  Nov.,  and  Dec,  1780. 

Lumbart,  Timothy.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Joseph  Otis,  Muster  Master  for  Barn- 
stable Co.,  dated  Barnstable,  March  29,  1777;  Capt.  John  Russel's  co.,  Col. 
Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt. ;  engaged  for  town  of  Barnstable ;  mustered  March  27, 
1777 ;  term,  3  years ;  reported  received  State  and  Continental  bounties. 

Lumbart,  William.  Private,  Capt.  James  Davis's  co. ;  enlisted  July  1,  1775;  service 
to  Nov.  1,  1775,  in  defence  of  seacoast.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Barnstable  Co. 

Lumbart,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Nye's  co. ;  service  from  Feb.  5,  1777,  to 
April  20,  1777,  75  days ;  company  stationed  at  Elizabeth  Islands. 

Lumbart,  Zaccheus  (also  given  ^achariah).  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel 
Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  8,  1777;  Capt.  Samuel 


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LuMBART,  Zaccheus  (also  given  Zachariah),  continued. 

King's  CO.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt. ;  also,  Sergeant,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's 
regt. ;  service  from  Jan.  1,  1781,  12  mos. ;  reported  reduced  March  23,  1781 ;  also, 
Private,  same  regt.;  service  from  Jan.  1,  1782,  12  mos. 

Lumber,  Benjamin,  Barnstable  (also  given  Yarmouth) .  Private,  5th  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel 
Bradford's  (14th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March 
23,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  residence,  Barnstable;  also,  Capt.  John  Lamont's  co.. 
Col.  Bradford's  regt. ;  return  [year  not  given] ;  residence,  Yarmouth ;  enlisted 
for  town  of  Yarmouth;  mustered  by  County  and  Continental  Muster  Masters; 
reported  on  furlough  ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  of  men  who  were  in  camp 
on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  and  who  had  not  been  absent  subsequently  except  on 
furlough,  etc. ;  joined  June  26,  1777 ;  reported  joined  corps  of  invalids. 

Lumber,  Caleb,  Rochester.  Corporal,  Capt.  Isaac  Wood's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Car- 
penter's regt. ;  service  from  July  20, 1777,  to  Aug.  27, 1777, 1  mo.  6  days,  at  Rhode 
Island;  company  raised  in  Plymouth  Co. 

Lumber,  Caleb.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  ship  "Rambler,"  com- 
manded by  Capt.  Benjamin  Lovett,  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co.,  May  27,  1780;  age, 
21yrs.;  stature,  5  ft. ;  complexion,  light;  birthplace,  Rochester. 

Lumber,  David.  Seaman,  sloop  "Republic,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Foster  Wil- 
liams ;  engaged  June  25, 1776 ;  discharged  Nov.  18,  1776 ;  service,  4  mos. 24 days; 
officers  and  crew  reported  as  having  been  discharged  at  Boston. 

Lumber,  Ebenezer.  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co..  Col.  McCobb's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  28, 
1777 ;  service  to  time  of  discharge,  28  days ;  company  raised  for  expedition  to 
Nova  Scotia. 

Lumber,  Hezekiah.  Capt.  Jacob  Lovell's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  service,  9  days, 
on  an  alarm  at  Bedford,  Dartmouth,  and  Falmouth,  in  Sept.,  1778. 

Lumber,  Ichabod.  Capt.  Jacob  Lovell's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  service,  9  days,  on 
an  alarm  at  Bedford,  Dartmouth,  and  Falmouth,  in  Sept.,  1778. 

Lumber,  Jabez,  Freetown.  Private,  Capt.  Levi  Rounsevel's  co..  Col.  David  Brewer's 
(9th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  5, 1775  ;  service,  3  mos. 
4  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Rounse- 
vell's  CO.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (late  Brewer's)  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or 
its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Nov.  8,  1775. 

Lumber,  Jedediah,  Falmouth.  Capt.  John  Wentworth's  co..  Col.  Aaron  Willard's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  from  home  to  Bennington,  dated 
Boston,  Jan.  6,  1777  ;  327  miles  travel  allowed  said  Lumber. 

Lumber,  Jesse.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Briggs's  co..  Col.  Theophilus  Cotten's  regt., 
Gen.  Palmor's  brigade ;  service,  32  days,  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Tiverton,  R.  I., 
Sept.  29,  1777. 

Lumber,  Jos.,  Barnstable.  Private,  Capt.  Micah  Hamilton's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Marshfield  under  command  of  Col.  Joseph  Otis ; 
service,  2  days. 

Lumber,  Samuel.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Samuel  Briggs's  co..  Col.  Theophilus  Cotten's 
regt.,  Gen.  Palmor's  brigade ;  service,  32  days,  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Tiverton, 
R.  I.,  Sept.  29,  1777. 

Lumber,  Thomas,  Gorham.  Private,  Capt.  Adam  Martin's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's 
regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  30,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  17,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  18  days, 
at  Rhode  Island;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Dec,  1779,  sworn  to  at 
Newport,  allowing  1  mo.  10  days  service  at  Rhode  Island,  travel  (200  miles) 
included. 


40  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAII.ORS 


Lumber,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  Acter  Patten's  co..  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  6,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  25,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  19  days,  on 
Penobscot  expedition.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Lincoln  Co.  and  certified  at  Topsham. 

Lumber,  Zaccheus,  Falmouth.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  from  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  (1st  Barnstable  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Sandwich, 
June  10, 1777 ;  residence,  Falmouth ;  engaged  for  town  of  Falmouth ;  term,  3  years 
or  during  war. 

Lumbeed,  Aarox.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Winchester's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  21  days, 
with  Northern  army,  including  8  days  (152  miles)  travel  home. 

Lumberd,  Jed.,  Falmouth.  Capt.  John  Wentworth's  co..  Col.  Aaron  Willard's  regt. ; 
pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  home  from  place  of  discharge.  Fort  Edward, 
dated  Boston,  Jan.  15,  1777;  424  miles  travel  allowed  said  Lumberd. 

Lumberd,  Thomas.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Reuben  Munn's  co.,  (late)  Col.  David  Leonard's 
regt. ;  entered  service  March  1,  1777 ;  discharged  April  11,  1777 ;  service,  42  days ; 
mileage  to  and  from  camp  (400  miles)  allowed  said  Lumberd ;  company  detached 
to  reinforce  army  at  Ticonderoga. 

Lumbert,  Absalom.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Munn's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  26,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777;  service,  30  days,  in  Northern 
department,  including  travel  (140  miles)  home;  company  detached  to  join  Gen. 
Gates's  army  for  30  days.    Roll  dated  Monson. 

Lumbert,  Benjamin.  Corporal,  Capt.  James  Davis's  co. ;  service  from  Nov.  1, 1775,  to 
Dec.  31, 1775,  2  mos.  5  days,  in  defence  of  seacoast.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Barnstable. 

Lumbert,  Benjamin.  Private,  Capt.  Elihu  Gilford's  co..  Col.  Turner's  regt.;  enlisted 
July  17,  1781;  discharged  Sept.  21,  1781;  regiment  raised  in  Bristol  and  Barn- 
stable counties  for  5  mos.  service  at  Rhode  Island.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Boston. 

Lumbert,  Benjajviin,  Jr.,  Barnstable.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army,  as  returned  by  the  Selectmen  and  Committee  of  Barnstable,  dated  May  10, 
1778;  residence,  Barnstable;  engaged  for  town  of  Barnstable ;  joined  Capt.  James 
Davis's  CO.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt. ;  term  to  expire  Jan.  -,  1780. 

Lumbert,  Ichabod.  Private,  Capt.  James  Davis's  co. ;  service  from  Nov.  1,  1775,  to 
Dec.  31, 1775, 2  mos.  5  days,  in  defence  of  seacoast.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Barnstable. 

Lumbert,  Jesse.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Hammond's  co..  Col.  John-Dagget's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  25,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  1,  1778;  service,  8  days;  company  de- 
tached from  militia  for  service  on  expedition  to  Rhode  Island. 

Lumbert,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Smith's  co.;  enlisted  Feb.  15, 1776;  service  to 
Feb.  29,  1776,  in  defence  of  seacoast;  roll  dated  Truro  and  sworn  to  at  Eastham ; 
also,  same  co. ;  service  from  May  31,  1776,  to  Aug.  31,  1776,  3  mos. ;  roll  sworn 
to  in  Barnstable  Co. 

Lumbert,  Jonathan.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Nye's  co. ;  service  from  Sept.  1,  1776,  to 
Nov.  21, 1776,  2  mos.  21  days ;  company  stationed  at  Elizabeth  Islands  for  defence 
of  seacoast. 

Lumbert,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  John  Grannis's  co. ;  enlisted  July  13,  1776;  service 
to  Aug.  31,  1776,  1  mo.  18  days  ;  company  stationed  at  Elizabeth  Islands  for  de- 
fence of  seacoast.    Roll  dated  Tarpaulin  Cove. 

Lumbert,  Josiah,  Rochester.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  2d  Rochester  co.,  4th  Plymouth  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Nathaniel 
Hammond  to  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout,  of  Middleborough,  dated  Jan.  9,  1778;  resi- 
dence, Rochester;  engaged  for  town  of  Rochester;  joined  Capt.  Soper's  co.,  Col. 
Marshall's  regt. ;  term,  3  years  or  during  war. 


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LuMBERT,  JusTis.  Private,  Capt.  Barnabas  Doty's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  5,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  11,  1778;  service,  6  days,  at  Dartmouth 
on  an  alarm;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  13,  1778;  discharged  Sept. 
17,  1778;  service,  5  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Falmouth,  Barnstable  Co. 

LujiBERT,  SAitfUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Barnabas  Doty's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  5,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  11,  1778;  service,  6  days,  at  Dartmouth 
on  an  alarm;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  13,  1778;  discharged  Sept. 
17,  1778;  service,  5  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Falmouth,  Barnstable  Co.;  also,  Capt. 
Barnabas  Doty's  co.,  4th  Plymouth  Co.  regt.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  White; 
enlisted  July  30  (also  given  July  31),  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service, 
9  days,  at  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm ;  roll  certified  at  Rochester. 

LrMBERT,  Stephen.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  L.  Woodbridge's  co..  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's 
regt. ;  enlisted  June  25,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  25,  1779;  service,  6  mos.  6  days,  at 
Rhode  Island ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Dec,  1779,  sworn  to  at  New- 
port, allowing  1  mo.  5  days  service  at  Rhode  Island,  travel  (91  miles)  included. 

LuMBERT,  Thomas.  Capt.  John  Berry's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards ;  en- 
listed Aug.  4,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  22,  1778;  service,  4  mos.  19  days;  mileage 
(165  miles)  allowed  said  Lumbert.    Roll  dated  Camp  Winter  Hill. 

LuMBERT,  Timothy,  Barnstable.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army, 
as  returned  by  the  Selectmen  and  Committee  of  Barnstable,  dated  May  10,  1778; 
residence,  Barnstable;  engaged  for  town  of  Barnstable;  joined  Capt.  John  Rus- 
sell's CO.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt. ;  term  to  expire  Jan.  -,  1780. 

LtiMBERT,  William.  Private,  Capt.  James  Davis's  co. ;  service  from  Nov.  1,  1775,  to 
Dec.  31,  1775,  2  mos.  5  days,  in  defence  of  seacoast.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Barnstable. 

LuMBERT,  Zaccheus  (also  given  Zachariah),  Falmouth  (also  given  Boston).  Cor- 
poral, 1st  CO.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  reported  as  serving  9  mos.  as 
Private,  27  mos.  as  Corporal;  promoted  to  Corporal  Nov.  1,  1777;  also,  Private, 
Capt.  Samuel  King's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  (10th)  regt.;  subsistence 
allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  Dec.  20,  1776,  to  Feb.  21,  1777;  credited  with 
63  days  allowance;  subsistence  also  allowed  for  11  days  travel  on  march  from 
Boston  to  Bennington;  also.  Corporal,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Jan. 
and  March,  1779,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  Dec.  24,  1776;  enlistment,  3  years; 
also,  descriptive  return  dated  West  Point,  Feb.  23, 1780 ;  1st  co.,  10th  Mass.  regt. ; 
age,  24yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in. ;  complexion  light ;  hair,  black  ;  residence,  Boston ; 
enlistment,  during  war. 

LxjMBERT,  Zaccheus.  Private,  Capt.  John  Grannis's  co. ;  enlisted  July  6,  1775;  ser- 
vice to  Dec.  31,  1775,  6  mos.  11  days ;  company  stationed  at  Elizabeth  Islands. 

LuMBOD,  Israel.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Smith's  co. ;  service  from  Aug.  31,  1776,  to 
Nov.  22,  1776,  2  mos.  22  days ;  company  stationed  at  Truro  for  defence  of 
seacoast. 

LuMBORD,  Aaron,  Brimfield.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Thompson's  co.,  Col.  Timothy 
Danielson's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

LuMBORD,  Aaron.  Private,  Capt.  Nehemiah  May's  co..  Col.  David  Leonard's  regt. ; 
enlisted  May  6,  1777 ;  discharged  July  8,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  12  days,  at  Ticon- 
deroga,  including  travel  (200  miles)  home;  company  raised  for  2  months.  Roll 
dated  South  Brimfield. 

LtJMBORD,  Absalom.  Private,  Capt.  Nehemiah  May's  co..  Col.  David  Leonard's  regt. ; 
enlisted  May  6, 1777 ;  discharged  July  8,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  12  days,  at  Ticon- 
deroga,  including  travel  (200  miles)  home ;  company  raised  for  2  months.  Roll 
dated  South  Brimfield. 


42  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

LuMBORD,  JoxATHAN,  Ludlow.  Private,  Capt.  Phineas  Stebbins's  co.,  Col.  Nathan 
Sparhowk's  (Sparhawk's)  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  15,  1778;  service  to  Dec.  12,  1778, 
3  mos.  3  days,  including  travel  (91  miles)  home;  company  detached  to  reinforce 
array  under  Gen.  Sullivan  but  ordered  to  Boston  by  resolve  of  Sept.  17,  1778 ;  also, 
order  on  Henry  Gardner,  Treasurer,  dated  Ludlow,  May  23,  1781,  signed  by  said 
Lumbord  and  others,  for  wages  due  for  6  mos.  service  in  1780;  also,  Private, 
Capt.  Elnathan  Haskell's  co..  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for 
July,  1781 ;  enlisted  June 29,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years;  reported  joined  since  last 
muster;  a/so,  muster  rolls  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1781;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Oct., 
1781-Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts;  reported  absent  with  leave  in  Oct.  and  Nov., 
1781. 

Lumbord,  Simon.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Sawyer's  (late  Capt.  Wentworth  Stuart's) 
CO.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George, 
Dec.  8,  1776;  enlisted  Dec.  1,  1775;  reported  on  command  at  Fort  Edward. 

Lumbord,  Thomas,  Brimfield.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joseph  Thompson's  co.  of  Minute- 
men,  Col.  Timothy  Danielson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775;  service  to  April  29,  1775,  16.^  days,  travel  (144  miles)  included. 

Lumbord,  Thomas,  Brimfield.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Thompson's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  Timothy  Danielson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ; 
service  to  April  29, 1775, 16^  days,  travel  (144  miles)  included ;  also,  Capt.  Joseph 
Thompson's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Danielson's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Roxbury, 
Oct.  6,  1775. 

Lumbur,  Justus.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  ship  "Rambler,"  com- 
manded by  Capt.  Benjamin  Lovett,  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co.,  May  27,  1780;  age, 
23  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  3  in. ;  complexion,  light;  birthplace,  Rochester. 

LujiBURD,  Hezekiah.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Micah  Hamlen's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's 
regt. ;  service  from  Aug.  1,  1776,  to  Oct.  31,  1776,  3  mos. 

LuMBURT,  Stephen.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Holden's  (Light  Infantry)  co..  Col.  Thomas 
Nixon's  (6th)  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Oct.,  1780. 

LuMBURT,  Zaccheus,  Falmouth.  Capt.  Samuel  King's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's 
(10th)  regt. ;  descriptive  list  endorsed  "  W  Point  Jan'y  11th  1781 ;  "  age,  24  yrs. ; 
stature, 5ft. 6 in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  black  ;  residence,  Falmouth  ;  engaged 
Dec.  10,  1779,  by  Col.  Marshall;  term,  during  war. 

LuMGTON,  Daniel,  Springfield.  Drummer,  Capt.  Abner  Pomeroy's  co.,  Col.  John 
Fellows's  (8th)  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775 ;  reported  on  furlough. 

LuMis,  Reuben.  Private,  Capt.  Christopher  Banister's  co..  Col.  John  Dickerson's 
(Dickinson's)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  22,  1777;  service,  8 
days,  including  travel  (.54  miles)  home ;  company  marched  to  Bennington  on  an 
alarm  to  reinforce  army  near  that  place.    Roll  dated  Chesterfield. 

LuMMis,  Israel,  Westfield.  List  of  men  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  for  the  term  of  9 
months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill ;  Capt.  Noah  Cobley's  co. ;  resi- 
dence, Westfield  ;  arrived  at  Fishkill  June  23,  1778;  reported  deserted. 

LUM3IIS,  James,  Lanesborough.  Corporal,  Capt.  Asa  Barns's  co.,  Col.  Patterson's 
regt.  of  Minute-men,  which  marched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
entered  service  April  22,  1775 ;  service,  1  mo.  3  days. 

LuMMis,  Noah.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Warner's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  18,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  3  days;  reported  killed  Oct.  20,  1780;  regiment 
raised  in  Berkshire  Co.  to  serve  for  3  months. 

LuMJiux,  Isaac.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Gould's  co..  Col.  Wade's  regt.;  enlisted 
July  6,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  17  days,  including  12  days 


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LcMMux,  Isaac,  cotitmued. 

(240  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  in  Essex  Co.  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  3  months ;  roll  dated  Topsfield ;  also,  petition  dated  Ipswich,  Oct.  17, 
1782,  signed  by  said  Lummux  and  others,  asking  for  wages  for  3  mos.  service  in 
1780  in  Capt.  Benjamin  Gould's  co..  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt. 

LrMMrx,  SciPio,  Wenham.  Private,  Capt.  James  Mallon's  co. ;  enlisted  Oct.  3,  1779; 
discharged  Nov.  10,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  10  days,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Hancock  at 
Castle  Island  ;  company  raised  in  Essex  Co. 

LuNBER,  Benjamix.  Seaman,  sloop  "  Republic,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Foster 
Williams;  engaged  June  25,  1776;  discharged  Nov.  18,  1776;  service,  4  mos.  24 
days ;  officers  and  crew  reported  as  having  been  discharged  at  Boston. 

Lund, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Lunds,  Lunn.] 

Lund,  Jesse,  Harvard.  Private,  Capt.  Brown's  co..  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  regt.; 
Continental  Armj'  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  16,  1779,  to  Dec.  31, 1779; 
reported  as  having  taken  the  place  of  Job  Priest ;  also.  Colonel's  co..  Col.  Bigelow's 
regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  May  1, 
1780;  residence.  Harvard;  term,  3  years. 

Lund,  Jesse.  Private,  Capt.  Zaccheus  Wright's  co.,  Col.  Cyprian  Howe's  regt. ;  en- 
listed July  27,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  9  days,  including  5 
days  (92  miles)  travel  home. 

Lund,  Samuel,  Dunstable.  Private,  Capt.  Leonard  Butterfield's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Bridge's  regt.  of  Minute-men,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to 
Cambridge;  service,  10  days;  also,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Bancroft's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer 
Bridge's  (27th)  regt.;  receipt  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Lund  and  others, 
dated  Camp  before  Boston,  July  24,  1775;  also,  Private,  same  co.  and  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  4,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  5  days; 
also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  25,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money  dated  Nov.  4,  1775;  also,  account  dated  Dec.  11,  1775,  of 
articles  lost  in  battle  at  Bunker  Hill,  June  17, 1775 ;  amounts  allowed  in  House  of 
Representatives  June  24,  1776. 

LuNDS,  Lakan,  Yarmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Gray's  co.,  which  marched  April 
20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  towards  Marshfield;  service, 
2  days. 

LuNE,  Nehemiah.  Private,  Capt.  John  Morgan's  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  24,  1778;  dis- 
charged July  1,  1778;  service,  5  mos.  7  days;  company  detached  from  militia  of 
Hampshire  and  Worcester  counties  to  guard  stores  and  magazines  at  Brookfield 
and  Springfield. 

Luneaud,  Charles,  Cohasset.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Cushing's  co..  Col.  J.  Greaton's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  17,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  20 
days;  also,  Capt.  Cushing's  co.,  36th  regt.;  company  return  dated  Fort  No.  2, 
Oct.  5,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Cushing's  co..  Col.  Greaton's  regt.;  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge  Camp,  Dec.  18,  1775. 

Lunn,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Buttertield's  co. ;  enlisted  Dec.  16,  1776;  dis- 
charged March  16,  1777 ;  service,  90  days ;  travel  home  15  days  (300  miles)  also 
allowed;  also,  Capt.  John  Ford's  co.  of  volunteers.  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  28  (also  given  Sept.  27),  1777;  discharged  Nov.  8,  1777;  service, 
40  (also  given  43)  days ;  company  probably  raised  in  Dracut,  Chelmsford,  and 
Dunstable,  and  marched  Sept.  30,  1777,  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

LuNNOx,  Cornelius,  Woburn.  Private,  Capt.  John  Wood's  (5th)  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Loammi  Baldwin's  (late Col.  Samuel Gerrish's)  38th  (also given  37th)  regt.;  com- 
pany return  [probably  Oct.,  1775] ;  reported  a  mulatto. 


44  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

LuNox,  Cornelius,  Woburn.  Private,  Capt.  John  Wood's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Loamrai 
Baldwin's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  24,  1775;  service, 
2  mos.  9  days. 

LuNT,  Abner,  Scarborough.  Capt.  John  Rice's  co. ;  billeting  allowed  from  date  of 
enlistment,  May  15,  1775,  to  date  of  marching  from  Scarborough  to  headquarters, 
July  4,  1775 ;  credited  with  50  days  allowance ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  John  Rice's 
CO.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinny's  (31st)  regt.;  company  return  dated  Sept.  29,  1775; 
also,  Sergeant  (also  given  Private),  Capt.  Bartholomew  York's  (late  Capt.  John 
Rice's)  CO.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  (18th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at 
Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776,  by  Capt.  York;  reported  dis- 
charged Aug.  8,  1776. 

LuNT,  Abner,  Scarborough.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Larrabe's  co..  Col.  Mitchel's 
regt. ;  marched  July  9,  1779 ;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1779 ;  service,  2  mos.  3  days, 
on  Penobscot  expedition. 

LrNT,  Abner,  Scarborough.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
Col.  Jonathan  Glover's  (5th  Essex  Co.)  regt.,  as  returned  agreeable  to  order  of 
Council  of  Nov.  7,  1777;  engaged  for  town  of  Marblehead  (also  given  Scarbor- 
ough) ;  joined  Col.  William  Lee's  regt. ;  terra,  3  years ;  also,  return  certified  at 
Camp  near  Morristown,  April  30, 1780,  of  officers  and  men  belonging  to  Col.  Lee's, 
Col.  Henley's,  and  Col.  Jackson's  regts.,  and  men  belonging  to  Massachusetts  in 
Col.  Henrj^  Sherburne's  regt.,  who  were  incorporated  into  a  regiment  under  the 
command  of  Col.  Henry  Jackson,  agreeable  to  the  arrangement  of  April  9,  1779; 
rank.  Sergeant;  residence,  Scarborough;  engaged  Aug.  18,  1777;  said  Lunt 
appears  among  men  belonging  to  Col.  William  R.  Lee's  regt.  who  had  been  dis- 
chai'ged  from  the  rolls  prior  to  above  arrangement ;  family  of  said  Lunt  reported 
as  at  Scarborough. 

Lunt,  Abner  Brown,  Rowley.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
[year  not  given] ;  residence,  Rowley ;  engaged  for  town  of  Rowley. 

Lunt,  Abner  Coffin,  Scarborough.  List  of  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Amesbury 
to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  as  returned  by  the  Selectmen,  dated  May  29, 
1778;  residence,  Scarborough;  joined  Capt.  North's  co.,  Col.  Lee's  regt.;  term,  3 
years. 

Lunt,  Amos,  Falmouth,  Cumberland  Co.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Noyes's  co. ;  enlisted 
July  11,  1775;  service  to  Dec.  31,  1775,  6  mos.  5  days;  company  stationed  at 
Falmouth,  Cumberland  Co.,  for  defence  of  seacoast ;  -also,  return  of  men  raised  to 
serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Col.  Peter  Noyes's  (1st  Cumberland  Co.)  regt. ; 
residence,  Falmouth ;  engaged  for  town  of  Falmouth ;  joined  Capt.  Ballard's  co., 
Col.  Alden's  regt. ;  term,  3  }'ears ;  also,  list  of  men  returned  by  a  committee  for  set- 
tling disputes  between  towns  as  to  soldiers  credited  to  them  ;  said  Lunt  claimed  by 
Falmouth  and  Bradford ;  allowed  to  Bradford ;  also.  Sergeant,  Capt.  William  Hud- 
son Ballard's  co.,Col.  John  Brooks's  (late  Col.  Alden's)  regt.;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Ballard's 
CO.,  Col.  Ichabod  Alden's  regt.;  return  dated  Albany,  Jan.  12,  1778;  residence, 
Falmouth;  engaged  for  town  of  Bradford;  mustered  by  Maj.  D.  Ilsley,  Muster 
Master  for  Cumberland  Co.,  and  by  a  Continental  Muster  Master ;  also,  Capt.  Bal- 
lard's CO.,  (late)  Col.  Ichabod  Alden's  (6th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March  and 
April,  1779,  dated  Cherry  Valley;  engaged  Jan.  1,  1777;  also,  1st  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
John  Brooks's  (7lh)  regt. ;  return  made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1779 ;  also.  Sergeant,  Capt. 
Peter  Warren's  detachment.  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's  regt. ;  appointed  May  30, 1781 ; 
discharged  June  30, 1781 ;  service,  1  mo. ;  detachment  raised  for  defence  of  eastern 
Massachusetts;  also,  Ensign,  Capt.  John  Reed's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's 
regt. ;  appointed  June  25,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1781 ;  service,  5  mos.  7  days, 
in  defence  of  seacoast;  engagement  to  expire  Dec.  1,  1781;  regiment  raised  for 
defence  of  eastern  Massachusetts ;  also,  company  receipt  for  equipments,  given  to 
Capt.  John  Reed,  dated  Falmouth,  Dec.  1,  1781. 


IN  THE   WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  45 

LuNT,  Bexjajjiin.  Capt.  James  Merrill's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchel's  (Cumberland 
Co.)  regt. ;  service,  6  days,  in  Nov.,  1775,  fortifying  Falmouth. 

LrxT,  Bexjajiin.  Petition  dated  Boston,  Feb.  5,  1781,  signed  by  John  Mussey,  in 
behalf  of  Caleb  and  Joseph  Tappan,  of  Newburyport,  asking  that  said  Luut  be 
commissioned  as  commander  of  the  ship  "  Cato  "  (privateer)  ;  ordered  in  Council 
Feb.  5,  1781,  that  a  commission  be  issued. 

LuNT,  CoRXELius.  Sailor,  ship  "Eagle,"  commanded  by  Capt.  William  Groves; 
descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  sworn  to  June  17,  1780 ;  stature,  4  ft.  10  in. ; 
complexion,  dark. 

LuNT,  Cutting,  Newbury.  Captain  of  Marines,  schooner  "  Independence  "  (privateer) ; 
petition  signed  by  William  NicoUs,  in  behalf  of  himself  and  others,  asking  that 
he  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  said  vessel,  fitting  at  Newburyport ;  ordered 
in  Council  Sept.  25,  1776,  that  a  commission  be  issued;  also,  Master,  ship 
*'  America"  (privateer),  commanded  by  Capt.  William  Coffin;  list  of  officers  and 
crew,  sworn  to  in  SuflFolk  Co.,  Oct.  11,  1780;  residence,  Newbury. 

LuNT,  Daxiel,  Falmouth,  Cumberland  Co.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Pride's  co..  Col. 
Joseph  Prime's  (Cumberland  Co.)  regt.;  joined  April  25,  1780;  discharged  Dec. 
6,  1780;  service,  7  mos.  11  days;  engagement,  8  months;  regiment  raised  for 
defence  of  eastern  Massachusetts. 

LuNT,  Daxiel,  Falmouth,  Cumberland  Co.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Brackett's  co.  of 
Minute-men,  which  marched  April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775,  from  Falmouth  to  headquarters  ;  service,  5  days  ;  also,  Capt.  John  Brackett's 
CO.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  (31st)  regt.;  billeting  allowed  from  date  of  engage- 
ment. May  10,  1775,  to  date  of  marching  from  Falmouth  to  headquarters,  July  3, 
1775 ;  credited  with  54  days  allowance ;  also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  29, 1775 ; 
also,  Capt.  James  Johnson's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge,  Oct.  24,  1775; 
also.  Lieutenant,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  regt. ;  Continental  Ai-my  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John 
Skillings's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt.;  list  of  officers  returned  to  be  com- 
missioned; ordered  in  Council  Feb.  3,  1777,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned; 
reported  commissioned  Feb.  3,  1777 ;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
subsistence  allowed  from  date  of  engagement,  Dec.  3,  1776,  to  time  of  arrival  at 
Bennington;  credited  with  108  days  allowance;  336  miles  travel  allowed  said 
Lunt;  also,  petition  addressed  to  the  General  Court,  dated  Van  Schaick's  Island, 
Aug.  31,  1777,  signed  by  said  Lunt,  Lieutenant,  and  others,  officers  of  (late) 
Col.  Francis's  regt.,  asking  that  Lieut.  Col.  Littlefield  be  appointed  Colonel  of 
said  regiment ;  also,  petition  addressed  to  the  General  Court,  dated  Camp  above 
Stillwater,  Sept.  15,  1777,  signed  by  officers  of  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  and  Col. 
Samuel  Brewer's  regts.,  requesting  that  clothing  lie  furnished  them  from  the  store 
of  cloths  found  on  board  the  prize  captured  by  Capt.  Lee  as  their  clothing  and 
baggage  had  been  lost  on  the  late  retreat  from  Ticonderoga;  also.  Lieutenant, 
Capt.  Samuel  Thomes's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  regt. ;  return  dated  Jan.  26, 
1778 ;  mustered  by  Col.  Yarrick,  Continental  Muster  Master ;  reported  furloughed ; 
also,  order  for  clothing,  dated  Danbury,  Oct.  12,  1778,  signed  by  said  Lunt  and 
others  belonging  to  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  regt.,  in  favor  of  Capt.  Samuel 
Page;  also.  Lieutenant,  Colonel's  co..  Col.  Tupper's  regt.;  muster  roll  of  field, 
staff,  and  commissioned  officers  for  March,  1779,  dated  West  Point;  reported 
transferred  to  Capt.  White's  (5th)  co.  April  1,  1779;  also.  Lieutenant,  Capt. 
George  White's  co..  Col.  Tupper's  regt.;  muster  roll  of  field,  staff,  and  commis- 
sioned officers,  for  March,  1779,  dated  West  Point;  appointed  April  3,  1777; 
reported  furloughed  by  Gen.  McDougall  Feb.  2  [1779],  for  2  months;  also.  Col. 
Benjamin  Tupper's  (11th)  regt. ;  return  of  officers  for  clothing,  dated  West  Point, 
Aug.  10,  1779;  also.  Captain,  same  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  ser- 
vice from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31, 1780 ;  reported  as  serving  3  mos.  18  days  as  Lieu- 


46  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

LuNT,  Daniel,  continued. 

tenant,  8  mos.  12  days  as  Captain;  also,  Captain,  same  regt. ;  list  of  officers 
promoted  in  the  Continental  Army  ;  commissioned  July  4, 1780;  also,  Captain,  5th 
CO.,  Col.  Tapper's  regt. ;  muster  roll  of  field,  staff,  and  commissioned  officers,  for 
Oct.-Dec,  1780,  dated  Hutts  near  West  Point;  commissioned  March  18, 1780;  re- 
ported on  furlough  ;  also.  Captain,  11th  Mass.  regt. ;  return  of  officers  for  clothing, 
dated  Boston,  Dec.  15,  1780;  also.  Col.  Tapper's  (Uth)  regt.;  return  of  officers 
for  clothing  for  the  year  1780,  certified  at  West  Point,  Dec.  7,  1780,  by  Noah  M. 
Littlefield,  Lieutenant  Colonel  Commandant;  also.  Captain,  Col.  Benjamin  Tap- 
per's (10th)  regt.,  commanded  by  Col.  Thomas  Marshall  prior  to  Jan.  1,  1781 ; 
wages  and  subsistence  allowed  said  Lunt  from  Jan.  1,  1781,  12  mos. ;  also,  same 
regt.;  service  from  Jan.  1,  1782,  12  mos.;  also,  Captain,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st) 
regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  1st  Mass.  Brigade  [year  not  given,  probably  1782  or  1783] , 
showing  dates  of  appointments;  commissioned  March  18,  1780;  also.  Col.  Vose's 
regt. ;  returns  of  effectives  between  Jan.  25, 1783,  and  Feb.  28, 1783,  dated  Canton- 
ment New  Windsor,  and  Cantonment  New  Sparta ;  reported  in  camp  attending 
general  court-martial ;  also,  same  regt. ;  returns  of  efiectives  between  March  7, 
1783,  and  April  11,  1783,  dated  Winter  Quarters,  New  Windsor;  reported  absent; 
also,  same  regt.;  returns  of  effectives,  dated  May  2,  1783,  and  June  14,  1783; 
reported  on  furlough  in  Massachusetts  by  leave  of  Gen.  Washington. 

Lunt,  Daniel,  York  (also  given  Old  York).  Private,  Capt.  Johnson  Moulton's  (York) 
CO.  of  Minute-men,  which  marched  probably  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775;  enlisted  April  21,  1775;  service,  4  days;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Darby's  co., 
Col.  James  Scammon's  (30th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted 
May  4,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  5  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775], 
including  abstract  of  pay  to  last  of  July,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  28,  1775. 

Lunt,  Daniel.  Master,  brigantine  "Dalton"  (privateer);  petition  dated  Newburj'- 
port,  Oct.  7,  1776,  signed  by  Eleazer  Johnson,  Jr.,  in  behalf  of  Tristram  Dalton 
and  Stephen  Hooper,  of  Newburyport,  asking  that  he  be  commissioned  as  com- 
mander of  said  vessel ;  ordered  in  Council  Oct.  10,  1776,  that  a  commission  be 
issued. 

Lunt,  Ephraim,  New  Casco.  Capt.  James  Merrill's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchel's 
(Cumberland  Co.)  regt. ;  service,  6  days,  in  Nov.,  1775,  fortifying  Falmouth ; 
also.  Private,  Capt.  William  Cobb's  co. ;  marched  from  home  July  8,  1779;  dis- 
charged Sept.  25,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  17  days,  with  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchel's 
detachment;  company  raised  in  Cumberland  Co.  for  service  on  Penobscot  expedi- 
tion; roll  sworn  to  at  Falmouth;  also,  Capt.  William  Cobb's  co..  Col.  Jonathan 
Mitchell's  detachment;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  sworn  to  at  North  Yarmouth, 
Nov.  26,  1779;  reported  as  ha'sing  first  drawn  rations  at  Falmouth  and  as  dis- 
charged at  Falmouth. 

Lunt,  Ezra,  Newburyport  (also  given  Newbury).  Petition  addressed  to  the  Committee 
of  Safety,  dated  Cambridge,  May  25, 1775,  signed  by  said  Lunt  and  other  captains, 
stating  that  they  had  chosen  Capt.  Moses  Little  as  Colonel,  and  Maj.  Isaac  Smith 
as  Lieutenant  Colonel,  and  asking  that  said  officers  be  recommended  for  commis- 
sions ;  also,  Captain  of  a  company  stationed  at  Cambridge ;  return  of  the  several 
companies  belonging  to  Col.  Moses  Little's  regt.,  dated  June  15,  1775;  also.  Cap- 
tain, Col.  Little's  regt.;  return  of  officers,  dated  June  26,  1775;  said  officers 
recommended  for  commissions  in  Committee  of  Safety  June  26,  1775 ;  ordered  in 
Provincial  Congress  June  27,  1775,  that  commissions  be  delivered  said  officers ; 
also.  Captain,  Col.  Moses  Little's  (17th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775; 
engaged  May  2,  1775;  service,  13  weeks;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct., 
1775]  ;  age,  32  yrs. ;  also.  Captain,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  April  9,  1779;  reported  a  super- 
numerary officer;  also,  Captain,  Col.  David  Henley's  regt.;  returns  of  officers 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  47 

LuNT,  Ezra,  continued. 

for  clothing,  dated  Boston,  May  25,  1778,  and  Camp  Pawtuxet,  Oct.  10,  1778; 
also,  same  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  April,  May,  Oct.,  and  Dec,  1778,  Feb.  and  March, 
1779,  sworn  to  at  Providence ;  also,  Captain,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  muster  roll  of 
field,  staff,  and  commissioned  officers,  for  April,  1779,  dated  Pawtuxet;  reported 
a  supernumerary  officer  by  reason  of  Lieut.  Col.  Smith's,  Col.  Henley's,  and  Col. 
Jackson's  regts.  being  incorporated  into  one ;  also,  return  of  supernumerary  offi- 
cers belonging  to  Col.  Jackson's  regt.,  according  to  the  arrangement  of  April  1, 

1779,  when  said  regiment  was  incorporated,  as  certified  by  Col.  Jackson,  at  Camp 
Providence,  July  10,  1779;  also,  return  certified  at  Camp  near  Morristown,  April 
30, 1780,  of  officers  and  men  belonging  to  Col.  Lee's,  Col.  Henley's,  and  Col.  Jack- 
son's regts.,  and  men  belonging  to  Massachusetts  in  Col.  Henry  Sherburne's 
regt.,  who  were  incorporated  into  a  regiment  under  the  command  of  Col.  Henry 
Jackson,  agreeable  to  the  arrangement  of  April  9, 1779 ;  rank,  Captain ;  residence, 
Newbury;  appointed  Aug.  14,  1777;  said  Lunt  returned  as  among  officers  be- 
longing to  Col.  David  Henley's  regt.  who  were  not  included  in  above  arrangement; 
reported  a  supernumerary  officer  April  9, 1779 ;  family  of  said  Lunt  reported  as  at 
Newbury;  also,  Major;  Council  warrant  dated  Boston,  Jan.  29,  1781,  for  £50, 
drawn  in  favor  of  said  Lunt,  Issuing  Commissary  of  small  stores,  to  enable  him 
to  prosecute  the  business  assigned  him;  also.  Council  warrant  dated  May  19, 1781, 
for  £50,  drawn  in  favor  of  said  Lunt,  State  Clothier,  to  enable  him  to  go  to  camp. 

Lunt,  Henry.  Lieutenant,  ship  "Lion,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Wingate  Newman; 
descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  sworn  to  at  Boston,  July  12, 1781 ;  age,  27  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  light. 

LxJNT,  Jacob,  Newbury.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  as  re- 
turned by  Moses  Noyes,  Chairman  of  Selectmen  and  Committee  of  Newbury; 
residence,  Newbury ;  engaged  for  town  of  Newbury  ;  joined  Capt.  M.  Greenleaf's 
CO.,  Col.  Francis's  regt.;  term,  3  years;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Greenleaf's 
CO.,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Feb.  21,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  reported  taken  prisoner  July  7,  1777;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  dated  Jan.  25,  1778;  mustered  by  County  and  Conti- 
nental Muster  Masters ;  reported  taken  prisoner  at  "  Hubelton." 

Lunt,  James,  Casco  Bay  (also given  Falmouth).  Ensign,  Capt.  Samuel  Johnson's  co., 
Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Albany  home, 
sworn  to  March  7,  1777;  300  miles  travel  allowed  said  Lunt;  also,  Lieutenant, 
Col.  John  Brooks's  (late  Col.  Alden's)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
sei'vice  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  William  Hud- 
son Ballard's  co..  Col.  Ichabod  Alden's  regt. ;  return  dated  Albany,  Jan.  12, 1778  ; 
also,  Lieutenant,  (late)  Col.  Ichabod  Alden's  regt.;  return  of  officers,  dated 
Boston,  Jan.  5,  1779;  also,  return  of  field,  staff,  and  commissioned  officers, 
belonging  to  6th  Mass.  regt.  formerly  commanded  by  Col.  Ichabod  Alden, 
who  were  in  camp  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  and  who  had  not  been  absent  subse- 
quently except  on  furlough,  etc.,  dated  Cherry  Valley,  Feb.  24,  1779;  also.  Lieu- 
tenant, Capt.  William  Hudson  Ballard's  (1st)  co.,  (late)  Col.  Alden's  regt.; 
muster  roll  of  field,  staff,  and  commissioned  officers,  for  March  and  April,  1779, 
dated  Cherry  "Valley;  appointed  Jan.  1,  1777;  also.  Lieutenant,  Lieut.  Col.  John 
Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  return  of  field,  staff,  and  commissioned  officers  made  up  to 
Dec.  31,  1779;  residence,  Falmouth;  also.  Lieutenant  and  Adjutant,  same  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780; 
reported  as  serving  8  mos.  as  Lieutenant,  4  mos.  as  Adjutant;  also.  Lieutenant, 
same  regt. ;  return  of  officers,  dated  Totoway,  Oct.  16,  1780 ;  also,  same  regt. ; 
return  of  effectives,  dated  Camp  near  West  Point,  Dec.  28,  1780 ;  reported  acting 
as  Adjutant;  also.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  William  White's  (4th)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John 
Brooks's  regt. ;  muster  roll  of  field,  staff,  and  commissioned  officers  for  Oct.-Dec, 

1780,  dated  Huts  at  West  Point;  also,  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Asa  Coburn's  (1st)  co., 
Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  muster  rolls  of  field,  staff,  and  commissioned  officers 


48  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

LuNT,  James,  continued. 

for  Feb.-April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  also,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  returns 
of  effectives  between  April  6,  1781,  and  May  25,  1781,  dated  German  Hutts  and 
West  Point;  reported  on  extra  service  acting  as  Paymaster;  also,  Capt.  Asa 
Coburn's  (1st)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  muster  roll  of  field,  staff,  and  com- 
missioned officers  for  May,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  also,  returns  of  effectives, 
between  June  1  and  June  15,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  reported  acting  as  Pay- 
master in  garrison ;  also,  returns  of  effectives  between  June  22  and  June  29, 1781, 
dated  Peekskill;  reported  on  duty  at  West  Point  settling  accounts;  also,  Capt. 
Asa  Coburn's  (1st)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  muster  roll  of  field,  staff,  and 
commissioned  officers  for  June,  1781 ;  reported  on  command  at  Dobbs's  Ferry ; 
also,  return  of  effectives,  dated  Phillipsborough,  July  7,  1781 ;  reported  on  guard 
in  camp;  also,  returns  of  effectives,  dated  Phillipsborough,  July  12  and  July  13, 
1781;  reported  on  fatigue  duty  at  Dobbs's  Ferry;  also,  returns  of  effectives  be- 
tween July  27,  1781,  and  Oct.  11,  1782,  dated  Phillipsborough,  Peekskill,  West 
Point,  York  Hutts,  and  Verplanck's  Point;  reported  recruiting  in  Massachusetts 
from  July  26  (also  given  July  27),  1781,  by  order  of  Col.  Brooks. 

LuNT,  James,  Walpole.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  [year 
not  given];  residence,  Walpole;  engaged  for  town  of  Walpole.  [See  Samuel 
Lunt.] 

LuNT,  Job,  Falmouth.  Private,  Capt.  William  Crocker's  co. ;  service  from  March  1, 
1776,  to  Aug.  31,  1776,  6  mos. ;  company  stationed  at  Falmouth,  Cumberland  Co., 
for  defence  of  seacoast;  also,  Capt.  William  Crocker's  co..  Col.  Mitchel's  regt.; 
service  from  Aug.  31,  1776,  to  date  of  discharge,  Nov.  23,  1776,  2  mos.  23  days; 
company  stationed  at  Falmouth,  Cumljerland  Co.,  for  defence  of  seacoast;  also, 
return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Armv  from  Col.  Peter  Noyes's 
(1st  Cumberland  Co.)  regt. ;  residence,  Falmouth ;  engaged  for  town  of  Falmouth ; 
joined  Capt.  Skillens's  co.,  Col.  Francis's  regt.;  term,  3  years;  also.  Private, 
Capt.  Clark's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  (late)  Capt.  John  Skillings's 
CO.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt. ;  subsistence  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment, 
Dec.  14,  1776,  to  date  of  marching,  April  26, 1777 ;  credited  with  134  rations ;  also, 
Capt.  Samuel  Thomes's  co..  Col.  Tupper's  regt. ;  return  dated  Jan.  26, 1778 ;  mus- 
tered by  Col.  Varrick,  Continental  Muster  Master,  and  Maj.  Ilsle.y,  County  Muster 
Master;  also.  Colonel's  co..  Col.  Tupper's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  March,  1779, 
dated  West  Point;  enlisted  Dec.  13,  1776;  also.  Sergeant,  same  co.  and  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780; 
reported  as  serving  3  mos.  as  Corporal,  9  mos.  as  Sergeant;  also,  descriptive  list 
of  men  in  Continental  service;  Capt.  Thomas  Francis's  co.,  10th  Mass.  regt.; 
rank,  Quartermaster  Sergeant;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion, 
dark;  hair,  black;  residence,  Falmoutli ;  engaged  April  7,  1780,  by  Capt.  Lunt; 
term,  during  war;  also.  Quartermaster  Sergeant,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th) 
regt. ;  service  from  Jan.  1,  1781,  24  mos. ;  also.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  K.  Smith's 
CO.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (6th)  regt. ;  return  for  wages;  wages  allowed  said 
Lunt  for  Dec,  1782 ;  reported  transferred  from  10th  Mass.  regt. ;  also,  return  [year 
not  given,  probably  1783]  of  men  entitled  to  $80  gratuity,  agreeable  to  act  of 
Congress  of  May  15,  1778,  for  serving  during  the  war;  2d  co.,  6th  Mass.  regt.; 
also,  Capt.  King's  co. ;  account  of  rations,  small  stores,  etc.,  delivered  officers  and 
soldiers  of  10th  Mass.  regt.  by  E.  Lunt,  State  Commissary  [year  not  given] . 

Lunt,  John,  Falmouth.  Private,  Capt.  John  Brackett's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's 
(31st)  regt. ;  billeting  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment.  May  10,  1775,  to  date  of 
marching  from  Falmouth  to  headquarters,  July  3,  1775;  credited  with  54  daj-s 
allowance;  also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  29,  1775;  also,  Capt.  James  John- 
son's CO.,  Col.  Phinney's  regt. ;  order  for  bountj-  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money 
dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge,  Oct.  24,  1775. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  49 

LuNT,  John,  Newbury  (also  given  Newburyport).  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Gerrish's  co., 
whicli  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service,  6  days; 
also,  Capt.  Jacob  Gerrish's  co..  Col.  Moses  Little's  (17th)  regt. ;  mnster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  24,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  14  days;  also,  company 
return  [probably  Oct.,  1775] ;  age,  17  yrs. ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money  dated  Dec.  27,  1775 ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army,  as  returned  by  Moses  Noyes,  Chairman  of  Selectmen  and  Com- 
mittee of  Newbury ;  residence,  Newbury ;  engaged  for  town  of  Newbury ;  joined 
Capt.  Jabez  Lane's  co..  Col.  Wesson's  regt. ;  term,  3  years ;  also,  Corporal,  Capt. 
Thomas  Barns's  (Light  Infantry)  co..  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  8,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt. 
Jabez  Lane's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (5th)  regt.;  return  of  men  who  were  in 
camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  and  who  had  not  been  absent  subsequently 
except  on  furlough,  certified  in  Camp  at  Peekskill,  Feb.  16,  1779;  also,  Capt. 
Thomas  Barnes's  (Light  Infantry)  co..  Col.  Nixon's  (6th)  regt.;  payrolls  for 
June-Oct.,  1779;  also,  Light  Infantry  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  payrolls  for  Nov. 
and  Dec,  1779;  a/so,  descriptive  list  of  men  belonging  to  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's 
(6th)  regt.  who  enlisted  for  the  war  prior  to  Sept.  30,  1779,  certified  at  Highlands; 
rank,  Corporal ;  age,  21  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  dark  ;  engaged  for 
town  of  Newbury;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Holden's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col. 
Nixon's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to 
Dec.  31,  1780;  residence,  Newburyport ;  reported  deserted;  also,  Corporal,  same 
CO.  and  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Jan. -June,  1780;  also.  Light  Infantry  co.,  6th  Mass. 
regt.;  return  of  men  in  need  of  clothing,  dated  Peekskill,  July  31,  1780;  also, 
Sergeant,  Capt.  Abel  Holden's  (Light  Infantry)  co..  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  pay  rolls 
for  July-Oct.,  1780;  also.  Private,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Nov.  and 
Dec,  1780;  also,  descriptive  list  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  29,  1781 ;  Capt.  Holden's 
CO.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (6th)  regt.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Smith;  age,  21 
yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  dark  ;  hair,  black  ;  occupation,  cordwainer ; 
residence,  Newburyport;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1777,  by  Capt.  L:ine;  enlistment,  dur- 
ing war;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Holden's  (later  Capt.  Mason  Wottles's)  co., 
Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (6th)  regt.;  return  for  wages  for  Jan. -Dec,  1781; 
,  wages  allowed  said  Lunt  to  Jan.  12,  1781 ;  reported  deserted  Jan.  12,  1781. 

LrxT,  John.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Freedom,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Clouston ; 
engaged  Sept.  4, 1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  11, 1777  ;  service,  1  mo.  7  days.  [See  John 
Malunt.] 

Lint,  John.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  [year  not  given] ; 
engaged  for  town  of  Lincoln. 

Lunt,  Joseph.  Private ;  order  dated  Gloucester,  Dec.  4, 1775,  signed  by  said  Lunt  and 
others  belonging  to  Capt.  Stephen  Kent's  co.  raised  for  defence  of  seacoast  in 
Essex  Co.,  for  wages  due  to  Nov.  1,  1775,  payable  to  Lieut.  Dudley  Coleman; 
also,  Capt.  Stephen  Kent's  co. ;  enlisted  July  11,  1775;  service  to  Dec.  9,  1775,  5 
mos.  12  days ;  company  raised  for  defence  of  seacoast  in  Essex  Co.  and  stationed 
at  Newbury. 

LrNT,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Watkins's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776;  enlisted  April  13,  1776. 

Lunt,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Poor's  co. ;  copy  of  a  company  return  [year 
not  given]  ;  copy  of  a  receipt  dated  Newbury,  March  18, 1777,  signed  by  Nicholas 
Lunt,  in  behalf  of  said  Joseph  Lunt,  for  wages  for  6  weeks  service,  appears  on 
reverse  of  return. 

Lunt,  Joseph.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Noyes's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  regt. ;  entered 
service  Aug.  14,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  28  days,  in 
Northern  department,  including  12  days  (240  miles)  travel  home. 


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LuxT,  Joseph.  Pay  roll  of  a  detachment  from  Capt.  Jesse  Partridge's  co.,Col.  John 
Greaton's  regt. ;  enlisted  April  1, 1778;  discharged  Nov.  30, 1778 ;  service,  8  mos., 
at  North  river  with  Falmouth  volunteers. 

LiJNT,  Joseph.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Samuel  Huse's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards;  muster  roll  dated  Winter  Hill,  May  11,  1778;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.; 
engaged  April  5,  1778;  service  to  July  4,  1778,  3  mos.,  at  Cambridge;  also,  same 
CO.  and  regt. ;  enlisted  July  3,  1778 ;  discharged  Dec.  14,  1778 ;  service,  5  mos.  14 
days,  at  Cambridge. 

LuNT,  Joseph.  Receipt  dated  Boston,  June  17, 1782,  for  bounty  paid  said  Lunt  by  Col. 
Israel  Hutchingson,  Chairman  of  Class  No.  11  of  the  town  of  Danvers,  to  servo  in 
the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years. 

Lunt,  Joseph,  Jr.  Capt.  Timothy  Jackman's  detachment,  which  marched  by  order  of 
Selectmen  and  Committee  of  Safety  of  Rowley  to  guard  Gloucester  harbor  and 
the  brig  "Nancy  "  brought  in  by  Capt.  Mauley;  service,  5  days.  Roll  sworn  to 
at  Watertown,  Dec.  19,  1775. 

Lunt,  Micajah  (also  given  Michael),  Newbury.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Evans's 
CO.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  6,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1779; 
service,  6  mos.  1  day,  at  North  Kingston,  R.  I.,  including  6  daj's  (115  miles)  travel 
home ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Newburyport;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated 
East  Greenwich,  Sept.  17,  1778;  reported  sick  in  hospital;  also,  same  co.  and 
regt. ;  muster  roll  sworn  to  at  East  Greenwich,  Sept.  22, 1778 ;  also,  same  co.  and 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  East  Greenwich,  Oct.  14,  1778 ;  reported  sick  in  hospital ; 
also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  North  Kingston,  Nov.  6,  1778;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  East  Greenwich,  Nov.  13,  1778;  enlistment 
to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Conti- 
nental Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780,  re- 
turned as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at 
Springfield,  July  8,  1780;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  dark; 
engaged  for  town  of  Newbury ;  marched  to  camp  July  8,  1780,  under  command 
of  Ebenezer  Kent,  Esq. ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  William  Scott's  (Light  Infantry) 
CO.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  (16th)  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  June  and  July,  1780 ;  joined 
July  8,  1780 ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by 
Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  Private;  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  detached  from  militia  of 
the  town  of  Newbury  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched 
to  camp  July  3,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  4, 1780;  service,  5  mos.  13  days,  including 
travel  (240  miles)  home. 

Lunt,  Moses.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joseph  Noyes's  co. ;  engaged  July  11,  1775;  service  to 
Dec.  31,  1775,  6  mos.  5  days ;  company  stationed  at  Falmouth,  Cumberland  Co., 
for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Lunt,  Nathan,  New  Casco.  Private,  Capt.  William  Cobb's  co. ;  marched  from  home 
July  8,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  25,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  17  days,  with  Col.  Jona- 
than Mitchel's  detachment;  company  raised  in  Cumberland  Co.  for  service  on 
Penobscot  expedition;  roll  sworn  to  at  Falmouth;  also,  Capt.  William  Cobb's 
CO.,  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchell's  detachment;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  sworn  to  at 
North  Yarmouth,  Nov.  26,  1779;  reported  as  having  first  drawn  rations  at  Fal- 
mouth and  as  discharged  at  Falmouth. 

Lunt,  Nathan.  Private,  Capt.  John  Moody's  co.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of 
April  19,  1775 ;  service,  6  days. 

Lunt,  Nathaniel  Coffin,  Scarborough.  List  of  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Amesbury 
to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  as  returned  by  the  Selectmen,  dated  May  29, 
1778;  residence,  Scarborough;  joined  Capt.  North's  co..  Col.  Lee's  regt.;  term, 
3  years. 


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LuNT,  Oliver,  Newbury.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Carr's  co.,  Col.  James  Wesson's 
(9th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Nov.  7, 1779,  to  Dec. 
31,  1780;  also,  list  of  men  who  re-enlisted  for  the  war  between  Oct.  22,  1779,  and 
Nov.  24,  1779,  and  who  received  State  and  Continental  bounties  of  Maj.  Joseph 
Pettingill,  of  9th  Mass.  regt. ;  also,  descriptive  list  made  up  for  the  year  1780 ; 
Capt.  Samuel  Carr's  co..  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  (8th)  regt.;  rank,  Private;  age, 
20  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion,  dark  ;  hair,  dark  ;  occupation  husband- 
man; birthplace,  Newbury;  residence,  Newbury;  enlisted  Nov. 7,  1779,  by  Capt. 
CaiT,  at  West  Point ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

LrxT,  Oliver  Clark.  Return  dated  Boxford,  Dec.  8,  1779,  of  men  mustered  by  John 
Cushing,  Muster  Master  for  Essex  Co.,  to  join  the  Continental  Army  for  the 
term  of  9  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  9,  1779;  also,  descriptive  list  of 
men  raised  in  Essex  Co.  in  1779  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army;  age,  19  yrs.; 
stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  dark;  engaged  for  town  of  Newbury  ;  delivered 
to  Lieut.  William  Storey. 

LuNT,  Paul,  Newburyport.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Moses  Nowell's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  4  days;  also,  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Timothy 
Bernard's  co.,  Col.  Little's  regt.;  return  of  officers,  dated  June  26,  1775;  said 
officers  recommended  for  commissions  in  Committee  of  Safety  June  26,  1775; 
ordered  in  Provincial  Congress  June  27,  1775,  that  commissions  be  delivered  said 
officers;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Ezra  Lunt's  co..  Col.  Moses  Little's  (17th) 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  engaged  May  2,  1775;  service,  13  weeks; 
also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  age,  28  yrs. ;  also.  Adjutant,  Col. 
Jonathan  Titcomb's  (2d  Essex  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  chosen 
in  said  regiment,  dated  Watertown,  April  30,  1776 ;  ordered  in  Council  May  3, 
1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned ;  also,  official  record  of  a  ballot  by  the 
House  of  Representatives,  dated  May  8,  1776;  said  Lunt  chosen  Adjutant,  2d 
Essex  Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia ;  appointment  concurred  in  by  Council  May  8, 
1776 ;  reported  commissioned  May  8,  1776. 

LvxT,  Samitel,  Walpole.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Oliver  Clap's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Haws's  (4th  Suffolk  Co.)  regt. ;  residence, 
Walpole;  engaged  for  town  of  Walpole;  joined  Capt.  Webb's  co..  Col.  Shepard's 
regt. ;  term,  3  years  (also  given  during  war) ;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by 
Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  March  30,  1777; 
Capt.  Webb's  co..  Col.  Shepard's  regt.;  also,  Private,  Capt.  George  Webb's  co., 
Col.  William  Sheppard's  (3d)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Feb.  14, 1777,  to  March  1, 1779 ;  reported  deceased ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
return  [year  not  given]  ;  mustered  by  Joseph  Otis,  Muster  Master;  also,  same  co. 
and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1778,  dated  Camp  at  Providence ;  reported  sick  in 
hospital;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated 
Providence ;  enlisted  Feb.  14,  1777 ;  reported  died  March  1,  1779. 

Lunt,  Skipper,  Newburyport.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  Lunt's  co..  Col.  Moses  Little's 
(17th)  regt.;   muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;   enlisted  July  17,  1775;   service, 

2  weeks;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  age,  17  yrs.;  also,  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dec.  11,  1775. 

Lunt,  Stephen,  Newbury.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Gerrish's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service,  6  days;  also.  Sergeant,  Capt. 
Jacob  Gerrish's  co..  Col.  Moses  Little's  (17th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 
1775;  enlisted  April  24,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  14  days;  also,  company  return 
[probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  age,  33  yrs.;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent 
in  money  dated  Dec.  27,  1775. 

Lunt,  Thomas,  Newbury.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Gerrish's  co..  Col.  Moses  Little's 
(17th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  24,  1775;   service, 

3  mos.  14  days ;   also,  company  return   [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  enlisted  May  1, 


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LcNT,  Thomas,  continued. 

1775;  a.i^e,  25  yrs. ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated 
Prospect  Hill,  Nov.  14,  1775 ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army,  as  returned  by  Moses  Noyes,  Chairman  of  Selectmen  and  Committee  of 
Newbury;  residence,  Newbury;  engaged  for  town  of  Newbury;  joined  Capt. 
Lane's  co..  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  term,  3  years;  also.  Private,  Major's  co.,  Col. 
Thomas  Nixon's  (6th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
March  4,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  Capt.  Jabez  Lane's  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Nixon's  (5th)  regt. ;  return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777, 
and  who  had  not  been  absent  subsequently  except  on  furlough,  certified  in  Camp 
at  Peekskill,  Feb.  16,  1779;  a/so,  Maj.  Joseph  Thompson's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's 
regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  June-Oct.,  1779 ;  also,  Maj.  Peter  Harwood's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's 
regt.;  pay  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec,  1779;  «Zso,  Major's  co. ;  return  for  clothing 
for  the  year  1780;  receipt  for  said  clothing,  dated  Peekskill,  Dec.  5,  1779;  also, 
descriptive  list  of  men  belonging  to  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (6th)  regt.  who  enlisted 
for  the  war  prior  to  Sept.  30, 1779,  certified  at  Highlands,  Feb.  23,  1780 ;  complex- 
ion, dark;  engaged  for  town  of  Newbury;  also,  Maj.  Harwood's  co.,  6th  Mass. 
regt.;  payrolls  for  Jan. -Sept.,  1780;  also,  (late)  Maj.  Harwood's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's 
regt.;  pay  rolls  for  Oct. -Dec,  1780;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Pike's  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Calvin  Smith's  (6th)  regt. ;  return  for  wages ;  wages  allowed  said  Luut  from  Jan. 
1,  1781,  to  Oct.  1,  1781,  9  mos.;  reported  transferred  to  Light  Infantry  co.  Oct.  1, 
1781 ;  also,  Capt.  Peter  Clayes's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
K.  Smith  until  May  1,  1781,  Col.  Smith's  regt.;  return  for  wages;  wages  allowed 
said  Lunt  from  Oct.  1, 1781,  to  April  1, 1782,  6  mos. ;  reported  transferred  to  Capt. 
Pilsbury's  co.  April  1, 1782;  also,  Capt.  Daniel  Pilsbury's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Smith's 
regt. ;  return  for  wages ;  wages  allowed  said  Lunt  from  April  1,  1782,  to  Dec.  31, 
1782,  9  mos. ;  also,  return  [year  not  given,  probably  1783]  of  men  entitled  to  f  80 
gratuit,v,  agreeable  to  act  of  Congress  of  May  15, 1778,  for  serving  during  the  war ; 
2d  CO.,  6th  Mass.  regt. ;  also,  order  on  Capt.  Haywwood,  Agent,  6th  Mass.  regt., 
payable  to  John  Stockman,  Jr.,  dated  Newburyport,  April  10,  1784,  signed  by 
said  Lunt,  for  money  due  for  service  in  said  regiment. 

Lunt,  Timothy.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Huse's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards;  muster  roll  dated  Winter  Hill,  May  11,  1778;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
enlisted  April  4,  1778;  service  to  July  4,  1778,  3  mos.  1  day,  at  Cambridge;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt. ;  enlisted  July  15,  1778 ;  discharged  Dec.  14,  1778 ;  service,  5 
mos.  2  days,  at  Cambridge. 

LroRUT,  George.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Alvord's  co..  Col.  Shepard's  regt.;  return  dated 
Jan.  31,  1778;  reported  deserted. 

LupRESHT,  John  Charles.  Capt.  John  Gill's  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  regt. ;  list  of  men  who 
received  bounty  from  April  30,  1777,  to  Dec.  30,  1777,  8  mos. 

LuRR,  John.  Receipt  dated  Boston,  April  9,  1781,  for  bounty  paid  said  Liirr  by  Joseph 
Onion,  on  behalf  of  a  class  of  the  town  of  Dedham,  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  3  years. 

LuRVET,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Larvey,  Lervee,  Lervey, 

Lervy,  Lurvy.] 

LuRVET,  Benjamin.  Petition  dated  Boston,  Feb.  1,  1781,  signed  by  Robert  Hooper, 
3d,  in  behalf  of  Tristram  Dalton  and  others,  of  Newburyport,  asking  that  said 
Lurvey  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  sloop  "Betsey"  (privateer); 
ordered  in  Council  Feb.  1,  1781,  that  a  commission  be  issued. 

LuRVEY,  Daniel,  Gloucester.  Corporal,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Wade's  co. ;  return  of  men 
who  engaged  for  the  year  1776,  dated  Jan.  17,  1776;  enlisted  Nov.  21,  1775;  also, 
same  co. ;  account  of  wages  due  for  Feb.  and  March,  1776,  for  service  in  the 
Continental  Army,  dated  Long  Island ;  "  Self  &  Isaac  "  follows  name  of  said  Lur- 


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LuRVET,  Daniel,  continued. 

vey ;  also,  company  receipt,  given  to  Capt.  Nathaniel  Wade,  for  provision  allow- 
ance from  April  1,  1776,  to  July  13,  1776,  dated  Camp  Long  Island;  also,  list  of 
men  belonging  to  Capt.  Nathaniel  Wade's  co.  who  received  King's  arms,  dated 
Prospect  Hill,  1776;  also,  receipt  for  wages  and  travel  allowance,  dated  Ipswich, 
Feb.  24,  1777,  signed  by  said  Lurvey  and  others  belonging  to  Capt.  Wade's  co., 
Col.  Moses  Little's  regt. 

Ll'rvet,  David.  Company  receipt  dated  Gloucester,  Sept.  28,  1775,  for  4  weeks  billet- 
ing received  of  Michael  Farley,  Muster  Master  and  Paymaster  of  men  raised  in 
Essex  Co.  for  defence  of  seacoast  and  stationed  at  Gloucester;  also.  Private,  Capt. 
Daniel  Warner's  (1st)  co. ;  service  from  March  1,  1776,  to  May  31,  1776,  3  mos.; 
company  stationed  at  Gloucester  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Lurvey,  Isaac,  Gloucester.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Wade's  co. ;  return  of  men  who 
engaged  for  the  year  1776,  dated  Jan.  17, 1776;  enlisted  Dec.  10,  1775;  also,  com- 
pany receipt,  given  to  Capt.  Nathaniel  Wade,  for  provision  allowance  from  April 
1,  1776,  to  July  13,  1776,  dated  Camp  Long  Island;  also,  list  of  men  belonging  to 
Capt.  Nathaniel  Wade's  co.  who  received  Continental  arms,  dated  Prospect  Hill, 
1776;  also,  receipt  for  wages  and  travel  allowance,  dated  Ipswich,  Feb.  24,  1777, 
signed  by  said  Lurvey  and  others  belonging  to  Capt.  Wade's  co..  Col.  Moses 
Little's  regt. 

Lurvey,  Jabez,  Gloucester.  Private,  Capt.  Barnabas  Dodge's  (6th)  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Loammi  Baldwin's  (late  Col.  Gerrish's)  38th  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  Aug.,  1775, 
dated  Chelsea  Camp;  also,  company  return  dated  Chelsea  Camp,  Oct.  2,  1775. 

Lurvey,  Jacob,  Gloucester.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Wade's  co. ;  return  of  men  who 
engaged  for  the  year  1776,  dated  Jan.  17,  1776;  enlisted  Jan.  15,  1776;  also,  same 
CO. ;  account  of  wages  due  for  Feb.  and  March,  1776,  for  service  in  the  Conti- 
nental Army,  dated  Long  Island ;  also,  company  receipt,  given  to  Capt.  Nathaniel 
Wade,  for  provision  allowance  from  April  1,  1776,  to  July  13,  1776,  dated  Camp 
Long  Island  ;  also,  list  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Wade's  co.  who  received  Con- 
tinental arms,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  1776;  also,  receipt  for  wages  and  travel  allow- 
ance, dated  Ipswich,  Feb.  24,  1777,  signed  by  said  Lurvey  and  others  belonging  to 
Capt.  Wade's  co..  Col.  Moses  Little's  regt.;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Andrew  Wood- 
berry's  CO.,  Lieut.  Col.  Enoch  Hallet's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged 
Oct.  29, 1780 ;  service,  3  mos.  4  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  including  5  days  (100  miles) 
travel  home ;  regiment  detached  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

Lurvey,  James,  Gloucester.  Corporal,  Capt.  Gardner's  co..  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  4, 1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Gates's  co..  Col.  Putnam's  (4th)  regt.;  return  dated 
Albany,  Feb.  9,  1778;  residence.  Cape  Ann  (also  given  Gloucester)  ;  enlisted  for 
Cape  Ann  (also  given  Gloucester) ;  mustered  by  Esquire  Cushing;  also,  Colonel's 
CO.,  Col.  Putnam's  regt.;  Continental  Array  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan. 
1, 1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780. 

Lurvey,  Moses.  Corporal,  Capt.  Barnabas  Dodge's  (6th)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Loammi 
Baldwin's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  Aug.,  1775,  dated  Chelsea  Camp. 

Lurvey,  Nathaniel,  Gloucester.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Wade's  co. ;  return  of 
men  who  engaged  for  the  year  1776,  dated  Jan.  17,  1776;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776; 
also,  same  co. ;  account  of  wages  due  for  Feb.  and  March,  1776,  for  service  in  the 
Continental  Army,  dated  Long  Island ;  also,  company  receipt,  given  to  Capt. 
Wade,  for  provision  allowance  from  April  1,  1776,  to  July  13,  1776,  dated  Camp 
Long  Island ;  also,  list  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Wade's  co.  who  received  Con- 
tinental arms,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  1776 ;  also,  receipt  for  wages  and  travel  allow- 
ance, dated  Ipswich,  Feb.  24,  1777,  signed  by  said  Lurvey  and  others  belonging 
to  Capt.  Wade's  co..  Col.  Moses  Little's  regt. 


54  IVIASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

LtiRVET,  William,  Amesbury.  List  of  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Amesbury  to  serve 
in  the  Continental  Army,  as  returned  by  the  Selectmen ;  residence,  Amesbury ; 
joined  Capt.  Vernham's  (Varnum's)  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  terra,  3  years; 
also,  Private,  Capt.  Varnum's  co..  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Jan.  23,  1780. 

LuRVET,  William,  Gloucester.  Private,  Capt.  Barnabas  Dodge's  (6th)  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Loammi  Baldwin's  (late  Col.  Gerrish's)  38th  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  Aug.,  1775, 
dated  Camp  at  Chelsea ;  also,  company  return  dated  Camp  at  Chelsea  Oct.  2, 1775. 

LvRVT,  Abraham,  Gloucester.  Capt.  Gideon  Parker's  co..  Col.  Moses  Little's  (17th) 
regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Lurvy  and  others,  dated  Cambridge, 
July  2,  1775;  also,  Private,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775; 
enlisted  June  20,  1775;  service,  1  mo.  14  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct. 
8,  1775 ;  age,  19  yrs. ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated 
Camp  at  Prospect  Hill,  Dec.  28,  1775. 

Lurvy,  David.  Company  receipt  dated  Sept.  16,  1775,  for  advance  pay  for  1  month, 
received  of  Michael  Farley,  Muster  Master  and  Paymaster  of  men  raised  in 
Gloucester  for  defence  of  seacoast  in  Essex  Co.  and  commanded  by  Capt.  Daniel 
Warner;  a^^o,  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Warner's  (1st)  co. ;  enlisted  July  19,  1775; 
service  to  Dec.  31,  1775,  5  mos.  26  days;  company  stationed  at  Gloucester  for  de- 
fence of  seacoast;  also,  same  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  18,  1776 ;  service  to  Feb.  29, 1776, 

1  mo.  14  days ;  company  stationed  at  Gloucester  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

LuRVT,  Jabez,  Gloucester.  Private,  Capt.  Barnabas  Dodge's  (6th)  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Loammi  Baldwin's  (38th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  2, 
1775;  service,  13  weeks;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  monej' 
dated  Chelsea,  Dec.  27,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Mark  Pool's  detachment  of  militia.  Col. 
Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards ;  service  from  Nov.  12,  1777,  to  Feb.  3,  1778,  at 
Charlestown;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Mark  Pool's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. 
of  guards;  muster  roll  for  March,  1778,  dated  AVinter  Hill;  also,  same  co.  and 
regt. ;  service  from  Feb.  3,  1778,  to  April  5,  1778,  2  mos.  2  days,  at  Cambridge. 

LrRVT,  Jacob.  Capt.  Row's  co.,  Col.  Bridge's  regt.;  receipt  for  advance  pay,  signed 
by  said  Lurvy  and  others,  dated  Cambridge,  June  28,  1775.     [See  James  Lurvy.] 

LuR'VT,  Jacob.  Company  receipts  dated  Sept.  16,  and  Gloucester,  Sept.  28,  1775,  for 
advance  pay  for  1  month  and  4  weeks  billeting,  respectively,  received  of  Michael 
Farley,  Muster  Master  and  Paymaster  of  men  raised  in  Gloucester  for  defence  of 
seacoast  in  Essex  Co.  and  commanded  by  Capt.  Daniel  Warner ;  also,  Private, 
Capt.  Daniel  Warner's  (1st)  co. ;  enlisted  July  19,  1775;  service  to  Dec.  31,  1775, 
5  mos.  26  days ;  company  stationed  at  Gloucester  for  defence  of  seacoast ;  also, 
company  receipt  for  wages,  given  to  Capt.  John  Dodge,  dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill, 
June  21,  1778;  said  Lurvy  allowed  wages  for  April  and  May,  1778. 

Lurvy,  James,  Cape  Ann.  Private,  Capt.  John  Row's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Bridge's 
(27th)  regt.;   muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;   enlisted  May  29,  1775;    service, 

2  mos.  8  days ;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  9,  1775. 

Lurvy,  Moses,  Gloucester.  Corporal,  Capt.  Barnabas  Dodge's  (6th)  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Loammi  Baldwin's  (late  Col.  Gerrish's)  38th  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ; 
enlisted  May  2, 1775 ;  service,  13  weeks ;  also,  company  return  dated  Chelsea  Camp, 
Oct.  2,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Chelsea, 
Dec.  27,  1775;  also,  enlistment  agreement  dated  Chelsea,  Nov.  13,  1775,  signed  by 
said  Lurvy  and  others,  engaging  themselves  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  in 
Col.  Baldwin's  regt.,  for  the  term  of  1  year  from  Dec.  31,  1775. 

Lurvy,  Peter.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Warner's  (1st)  co. ;  enlisted  July  19, 1775 ;  service 
to  Nov.  1,  1775,  3  mos.  21  days;  reported  killed  "  in  the  action  with  Linzey  "  and 
place  taken  by  Abraham  Mace ;  company  stationed  at  Gloucester  for  defence  of 
seacoast. 


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LuRVT,  William,  Gloucester.  List  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Barnabas  Dodge's  co. 
who  took  the  oath  in  Middlesex  Co.  June  10,  1775,  required  by  Congress  to  be 
taken  by  the  Mass.  army;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Barnabas  Dodge's  (6th)  co.,  Lieut. 
Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (38th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted 
May  15,  1775;  service,  11  weeks  1  day;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equiv- 
alent in  money  dated  Chelsea,  Dec.  27,  1775;  also,  list  of  men  belonging  to  Capt. 
Barnabas  Dodge's  co..  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  regt.,  who  enlisted  for  the  month 
of  Jan.  [1776],  dated  Chelsea. 

LuscoMB, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Liscomb,  Liscumb,  Luckun, 

Lucom,  Lucomb,  Lucum,  Lucume,  Luscombe,  Lyskem.] 

LuscojiB,  JoHx.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Barns's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Symonds's  (Berk- 
shire Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  April  26,  1777;  discharged  May  19,  1777;  service,  24 
days ;  company  called  out  by  order  of  Maj.  Gen.  Gates  and  marched  to  Saratoga. 
Roll  sworn  to  before  Chairman  of  Committee  of  Lanesborough. 

LfscoMB,  Richard,  Taunton.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Edward  Blake's  co.;  service,  32  days, 
at  Rhode  Island ;  company  marched  from  Taunton  Sept.  29,  1777,  under  com- 
mand of  Col.  George  Williams  on  a  secret  expedition  and  was  discharged  Oct.  29, 
1777,  by  Gen.  Spencer ;  also,  Capt.  Nehemiah  Pratt's  co..  Col.  Mitchell's  regt.  com- 
manded by  Lieut.  Col.  James  Williams,  Brig.  George  Godfrey's  (Bristol  Co.) 
brigade;  service,  8  days;  company  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  L,  on  the  alarm  of 
Aug.  2,  1780, 

LuscoMB,  Samuel,  Attleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Richardson's  co..  Col.  Timothy 
Walker's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service, 

3  mos.  8  days. 

LvscoMB,  Samuel,  Salem.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Putnam's  co.,  Col.  John  Mansfield's 
(I9th)  regt.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson;  company  return  dated 
Oct.  6,  1775. 

LuscoMB,  William,  Salem.  Receipt  given  to  Benjamin  Heywood,  Paymaster,  4th 
regt.,  signed  by  said  Luscomb  and  others  belonging  to  Capt.  Barns's  co.,  for 
wages  for  Sept.,  1776;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Killer's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Titcomb's  regt.;  arrived  at  destination  May  6,  1777;  discharged  May  23,  1777; 
service,  17  days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  roll  dated  Camp  at  Providence ;  also,  list  of 
men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  1st  Essex  Co.  regt.,  as  returned 
agreeable  to  order  of  Council  of  Nov.  7, 1777 ;  residence,  Salem ;  engaged  for  town 
of  Salem ;  joined  Capt.  Sargeaut's  co..  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  term,  3  years  or  during 
war. 

Luscomb,  William.  Private,  brigantine  "Massachusetts,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Daniel  Souther;  engaged  Aug.  17, 1776;  discharged  Dec.  21, 1776;  service, 4mos. 

4  days. 

Luscomb,  William.  Order  on  Paymaster  Heywood  for  arrears  of  pay,  dated  Chatham, 
Jan.  11,  1777,  signed  by  said  Luscomb,  payable  to  Dr.  Benjamin  Putnam. 

Luscombe,  Francis,  Taunton.  Captain,  Col.  Timothy  Walker's  regt. ;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  engaged  April  24,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  2  weeks;  also,  com- 
pany return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775. 

Luscombe,  Francis,  Taunton.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Crosman's  co.,  Col.  George 
Williams's  regt. ;  enlisted  Dec.  8, 1776 ;  discharged  Dec.  12, 1776 ;  service,  6  days, 
including  travel  from  Rowland's  Ferry  home  to  Taunton ;  company  marched 
from  Taunton  to  Warren,  R.  1.,  via  Rehoboth,  Dec.  8,  1776,  on  an  alarm;  also, 
pay  roll  of  a  detachment  from  Capt.  Josiah  Crocker's  co.  of  matrosses,  Col, 
Mitchel's  regt.,  Brig.  Gen.  George  Godfrey's  brigade ;  service,  8  days ;  detachment 
marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  2,  1780. 


56  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 


LuscoMBE,  Richard,  Taunton.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Robert  Crosman's  co.,  Col.  George 
"Williams's  regt. ;  engaged  Dee.  8,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  30,  1776;  service,  21 
days,  including  travel  from  Rowland's  Ferry  home  to  Taunton  ;  company  marched 
from  Taunton  to  Warren,  R.  I.,  via  Rehoboth,  Dec.  8,  1776,  on  an  alarm. 

LuscoMBE,  Robert,  Taunton.  Private,  Capt.  Francis  Luscombe's  co..  Col.  Timothy 
Walker's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  5  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6, 1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat 
or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  27,  1775 ;  also,  Corporal,  Capt. 
Ebenezer  Dean's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt. ;  service,  1  mo.  4  days;  com- 
pany marched  from  Taunton  to  Rehoboth,  thence  to  Bristol,  thence  to  Providence, 
R.  I.,  and  thence  home ;  roll  dated  Nov.  5,  1777. 

LuscoMBE,  Samuel.  Receipt  given  to  Benjamin  Heywood,  Paymaster,  4th  regt.,  dated 
Camp  Mount  Washington,  Sept.  30,  1776,  signed  by  said  Luscombe  and  others 
belonging  to  Capt.  Thompson's  co.,  for  wages,  etc.,  due  prior  to  Jan.  1,  1776. 

LusE,  Charles,  Williamsburg.  List  of  men  raised  "to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army, 
as  returned  by  Capt.  Samuel  Fairfield,  dated  Feb.  10,  1778 ;  residence,  Williams- 
burg ;  engaged  for  town  of  Williamsburg ;  joined  Capt.  Ward's  co..  Col.  Wesson's 
regt. ;  term,  3  years. 

LusE,  Ebenezer.  Portage  bill  of  the  sloop  "  Republic,"  Isaac  Bartlett,  Master,  bound 
on  voyage  to  the  West  Indies,  dated  Boston,  July  28, 1777 ;  shipped  July  2,  1777 ; 
service,  26  days. 

Lush,  George.  Sei'geant,  Capt.  Thomas  Bumstead's  co. ;  list  of  men  drafted  from 
Lieut.  Col.  Jabez  Hatch's  (Boston)  regt.,  agreeable  to  order  of  Council  of  May  7, 
1777,  to  guard  stores,  etc.,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath  at  and  about  Boston  for  the 
term  of  5  weeks. 

Lush,  George.  Assistant  Commissary  of  Hides ;  report  made  by  a  committee  of  the 
House  of  Representatives,  dated  March  17,  1780,  showing  staff  officers  in  certain 
departments,  their  wages  and  ration  allowance. 

Lush,  John,  Boston.  Carpenter,  on  board  the  armed  ship  "  Deane,"  commanded  by 
Capt.  Elisha  Hinman ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Boston,  Nov.  -, 
1780 ;  age,  45  yrs. ;  complexion,  light ;  residence,  Boston. 

LugiGNANT, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Leuzegnant,  Luzignant.] 

LusiGNANT,  GuiLLiTAME.  Descriptive  return  made  by  order  of  Gen.  Heath,  dated  Jan. 
10,  1781;  Capt.  AVinthrop  Sargent's  co.,  3d  Artillery  regt. ;  rank,  Matross;  age, 
18  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7^  in.;  complexion,  light;  enlisted  Dec.  16,  1780,  by  Capt. 
Lieut.  Freeman ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

LusK, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Lush.] 

LusK,  Andrew.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Stephen  Smith's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Siraons's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  engaged  Aug.  14, 1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  20, 1777 ;  service, 
7  days,  in  Northern  department;  roll  dated  Hancock;  also,  Captain,  Col.  John 
Brown's  regt. ;  engaged  Sept.  21, 1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  13, 1777 ;  service,  23  days, 
with  Northern  army ;  roll  sworn  to  in  Berkshire  Co. ;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt. 
Stephen  Smith's  (12th)  co..  Col.  Simonds's  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  Essex  Co. 
militia;  commissioned  May  3,  1778;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Stephen  Smith's 
(12th)  CO.,  7th  Essex  Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  [5'ear  not  given]  ; 
also.  Captain,  12th  co..  Col.  Simonds's  (2d  Berkshire  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia; 
list  of  officers;  commissioned  Feb.  14,  1780. 

LusK,  Asa.  Private,  Capt.  William  White's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Brown's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt.;  enlisted  July  18,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  22,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  10  days, 
at  Stone  Arabia,  N.  Y.,  including  6  days  (120  miles)  travel  home. 


m   THE   WAR  OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  57 

LvsK,  George.  Private,  Capt.  Phineas  Stearns's  co. ;  service,  5  days;  company 
marched  from  Watertown  by  order  of  Gen.  Washington  to  reinforce  army  at  the 
time  of  taking  Dorchester  Heights  in  March,  1776. 

LfsK,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Rathbun's  co.,  Maj.  Caleb  Hyde's  detachment  of 
militia;  enlisted  July  8,  1777;  discharged  July  26,  1777;  service,  19  days;  com- 
pany marched  to  reinforce  Northern  arm„v;  also,  Capt.  Aaron  Rowley's  co.,  Col. 
David  Rosseter's  detachment  of  Berlishire  Co.  militia;  enlisted  Aug.  13,  1777; 
discharged  Aug.  20, 1777 ;  service,  7  days,  at  Bennington ;  also,  Capt.  Amos  Rath- 
bun's  CO.,  Col.  John  Brown's  detachment  of  militia;  enlisted  Sept.  21,  1777;  dis- 
charged Oct.  14,  1777 ;  service,  24  days ;  company  marched  at  request  of  Gen. 
Gates;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Raymond's  co.,  Col.  David  Rosseter's  regt.,  Brig.  Gen. 
Fellows's  brigade;  enlisted  Oct.  14,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  17,  1780;  service,  5 
days ;  company  marched  to  reinforce  army  under  Gen.  Starlc  at  Stillwater  on  the 
alarm  of  Oct.  14,  1780;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  18,  1780;  dis- 
charged Oct.  20,  1780 ;  service,  4  days ;  company  marched  to  reinforce  array  under 
Gen.  Starlv  at  Stillwater  on  the  alarm  of  Oct.  18,  1780;  also,  Capt.  John  Bacon's 
CO.,  Col.  David  Rosseter's  regt..  Gen.  John  Fellows's  brigade;  enlisted  Nov.  5, 
1780;  discharged  Nov.  7,  1780;  service,  4  days,  on  an  alarm;  company  marched 
to  reinforce  army  under  Gen.  Starli  at  Stillwater ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  enlisted 
Oct.  13, 1781 ;  discharged  Oct.  22, 1781 ;  service,  13  days,  with  militia  sent  as  rein- 
forcements to  Gen.  Starlc  at  Stillwater  on  an  alarm. 

LusK,  Selah.  Private,  Capt.  Joel  Stevens's  co..  Col.  David  Roseter's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Oct.  12, 1781 ;  discharged  Oct.  25, 1781 ;  service,  13  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Saratoga. 
Roll  dated  Pittsfield. 

LusK,  Selah.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bacon's  co..  Col.  Caleb  Hyde's  regt..  Gen.  Rosse- 
ter's brigade;  enlisted  Oct.  20,  1781 ;  discharged  Oct.  28,  1781 ;  service,  9  days,  at 
Stillwater  on  an  alarm. 

LrsK,  Thomas.  Official  record  of  a  ballot  by  the  House  of  Representatives,  dated  April 
4,  1777 ;  said  Luslv  chosen  2d  Major,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  (2d  Berkshire  Co.) 
regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  appointment  concurred  in  by  Council  April  4, 1777;  reported 
commissioned  April  4,  1777 ;  also.  Major,  Col.  Simonds's  regt. ;  engaged  Oct.  12 
(also  given  Oct.  10),  1780;  discharged  Oct.  17,  1780;  service,  6  days,  including  3 
days  (60  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  marched  to  Northern  frontiers  by  order  of 
Gen.  Fellows  on  an  alarm. 

LusK,  William,  Richmond.  Clerk,  Capt.  David  Rosseter's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
John  Patterson's  regt.,  which  marched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service  from  April  23,  1775,  to  May  22,  1775,  4  weeks  2  days;  also,  list  of  men 
belonging  to  Capt.  Rossiter's  co.  who  came  forward  with  Col.  Patterson  but 
wished  to  return ;  permission  granted  by  vote  of  Council  of  War  of  May  13  [1775] , 
that  such  men  as  had  not  enlisted  might  return  home ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra 
Whittelsey's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  David  Rosseter's  detachment  of  Berkshire  Co. 
militia;  enlisted  Aug.  16,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  18,  1777;  service,  3  days,  at 
Bennington ;  also,  Capt.  Amos  Rathbun's  co..  Col.  John  Brown's  detachment  of 
militia;  enlisted  Sept.  21,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  1,  1777;  service,  11  days;  com- 
pany marched  at  request  of  Gen.  Gates. 

Luskin,  Isaac.  Seaman,  frigate  "Boston,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel  Tucker; 
engaged  Feb.  23,  1779.    Roll  made  up  for  advance  pay  for  1  month. 

LrsKiNs,  Isaac.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received 
of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  9, 
1780;  age,  21  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  dark;  engaged  for  town  of 
Braintree;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  8,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  9,  1780, 
under  command  of  Lieut.  Jackson,  of  the  artillery. 


58  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

LusLET,  Adam.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Worcester  Co.  to  serve  in  the  Conti- 
nental Army,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2, 1780,  as  returned  by  Seth  Washburn, 
Superintendent ;  Capt.  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Newhall's  regt. ;  age,  22  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  dark;  occupation,  farmer;  engaged  for  town  of  Oxford; 
engaged  June  5,  1781 ;  term,  3  years. 

LrsLET,  Benjamin.  Boy,  brigantine  "  Rising  Empire,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Richard 
Whellen;  engaged  June  16,  1776;  discharged  Sept.  4,  1776;  service,  2  mos.  19 
days.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Bristol  Co. 

LrsTER,  Thomas.  Receipt  dated  March  14,  1781,  for  bounty  paid  said  Luster  by  Wil- 
liam Robbe,  on  l)ehalf  of  a  class  of  the  town  of  Lanesborough,  to  serve  in  the  Con- 
tinental Army  for  the  term  of  3  years. 

LxJSTNOR,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  Stewart's  co. ;  enlisted  July  16  [1775] ;  dis- 
charged Nov.  21  [1775]  ;  service,  4  mos.  5  days.     [See  James  Lutnor.] 

Lusuay,  John,  Providence.  List  of  prisoners  exchanged  at  Rhode  Island  and  de- 
livered to  John  Ayers,  as  returned  by  M.  Reed,  Secretary,  dated  Newport,  Fel). 
11,  1777;  reported  a  Prize  Master. 

LuTDENTON,  LEMUEL.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Clark's  co..  Col.  Powel's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  22, 1779;  discharged  Aug.  26, 1779;  service,  1  mo.  12  days,  at 
New  Haven,  Conn.,  including  7  days  (131  miles)  travel  home. 

LuTDMAN,  John  Adam.  Seaman,  brig  "Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Foster 
Williams;  engaged  Dec.  2,  1778;  discharged  April  20,  1779;  service,  4  mos.  18 
days.    Roll  dated  Boston. 

LuTEMAN,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Lutdman.] 

LuTEMAN,  John  A.  Marine  (also  given  Seaman),  brig  "Hazard,"  commanded  by 
Capt.  John  Foster  Williams;  engaged  May  6,  1779;  service  to  Sept.  6,  1779, 
4  mos.  1  day;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  nationalitj',  German.  Roll  sworn  to  in 
Suffolk  Co. 

LuTHAM,  William.  Private,  8th  co. ;  entry  dated  Oct.  25,  1783,  of  an  order  for  wages 
for  May- July  [year  not  given],  appearing  in  a  register  of  orders  accepted  on 
account  of  wages,  etc. 

Luther,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Luthor,  Luthour,  Luthur.] 

Luther,  Aaron,  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  2,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  8  days;  company 
marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm;  by  order  of  Col.  Slead  all  the  men  in 
Swanzey  were  joined  in  one  company  under  Capt.  Peck,  the  other  oflBcers  refusing 
to  serve ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth ;  also,  Capt.  Jabez  Barney's  co.,  Col.  Mitchel's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  26,  1780;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1780;  service,  2  mos.  8  days,  at 
Rhode  Island;  regiment  detached  from  militia  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for 
3  months;  roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth;  also,  Capt.  Jabez  Barney's  co..  Col.  Luke 
Drur3''s  regt. ;  enlisted  and  marched  Aug.  14,  1781 ;  joined  regiment  at  West 
Point  Aug.  24,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  24,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  21  days,  at  West 
Point  Ijy  order  of  His  Excellency  John  Hancock,  including  10  days  (200  miles) 
travel  home ;  residence,  Swanzey ;  engaged  for  town  of  Mansfield ;  reported  on 
command  with  the  boats ;  regiment  detached  from  militia  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  3  months. 

Luther,  Aaron.  Corporal,  Capt.  Caleb  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  Abiel  Mitchel's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  14,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1780;  service,  2  mos.  19  days;  regi- 
ment raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months.  Roll  sworn  to  in 
Bristol  Co. 


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Luther,  Abner,  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Shearman's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Car- 
penter's (Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  service  between  Oct.  13  and  Oct.  18,  1777,  4  days,  on 
a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island  at  request  of  Gen.  Spencer;  mileage  (12 
miles)  allowed  from  Swanzey  to  Rowland's  Ferry. 

Luther,  Alaxson,  Swanze.y.  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co..  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt.;  en- 
listed Jan.  1,  1778;  discharged  April  1, 1778;  service,  3  mos.  1  day ;  company  sta- 
tioned at  Warwick,  R.  I.;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co..  Col.  Thomas 
Carpenter's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  2, 1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  9, 1780 ;  service,  8  days ; 
company  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm ;  by  order  of  Col.  Slead  all  the 
men  in  Swanzey  were  joined  in  one  company  under  Capt.  Peck,  the  other  ofHcers 
refusing  to  serve ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth. 

Luther,  Amos,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  Jesse  Saunders's  co.,  Col.  P.  D.  Seargeant's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  18,  1775;  service,  77  days. 

Luther,  Amos.  Private,  Capt.  Andrew  Lusk's  co..  Col.  John  Brown's  regt.;  enlisted 
Sept.  21,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  13,  1777;  service,  23  days,  with  Northern  army- 
Roll  sworn  to  in  Berkshire  Co. 

Luther,  Benjamix,  Dighton.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Hathaway's  co.,  Col.  Pope's 
(Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  service,  13  days,  at  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8, 1776 ; 
company  marched  to  camp  at  Bristol,  R.  I.,  and  thence  to  Rowland's  Ferry ;  also, 
Capt.  Henry  Brightman's  (Fi'eetown)  co..  Col.  John  Hathaway's  regt.;  enlisted 
Aug.  3,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  4  days;  company  marched  to 
Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm;  also,  Capt.  Caleb  Richardson's  co..  Col.  Abiel 
Mitchel's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  14,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1780;  service,  2  mos. 
19  days ;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Arm.v  for  3  months. 

Luther,  Caleb,  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Shearman's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Car- 
penter's (Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  service,  78  days;  company  stationed  at  Slade's  Ferry 
in  Swanzey  as  a  guard  from  Jan.  6,  1777,  to  April  19, 1777,  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen. 
George  Godfrey.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Taunton. 

Luther,  Caleb,  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Shearman's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Car- 
penter's (Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  service  from  July  23, 1777,  to  Aug.  25, 1777,  34  days, 
including  2  days  preceding  march  and  2  days  travel  home  from  North  Kingston ; 
mileage  from  Providence  (16  miles)  also  allowed. 

Luther,  Caleb,  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  4,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  6  days;  company 
marched  to  Tiverton,  II.  I.,  on  an  alarm  ;  by  order  of  Col.  Slead  all  the  men  in 
Swanzey  were  joined  in  one  company  under  Capt.  Peck,  the  other  officers  refusing 
to  serve.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth. 

Luther,  Caleb,  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  4,  1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780 ;  service,  6  days ;  company 
marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm;  by  order  of  Col.  Slead  all  the  men  in 
Swanzey  were  joined  in  one  company  under  Capt.  Peck,  the  other  officers  refusing 
to  serve.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth.     [Name  appears  twice  on  roll.] 

Luther,  Caleb.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co..  Col.  George  Williams's  regt. ;  en- 
listed Sept.  29,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  1  day,  under  Maj. 
Gen.  Spencer  on  a  secret  expedition;  company  stationed  at  Tiverton,  R.  I.  Roll 
sworn  to  at  Swanzey. 

Luther,  David,  Swanzej-.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Shearman's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Car- 
penter's (Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  service  from  Oct.  13  to  Oct.  18,  1777,  5  days,  on  a 
secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island  at  request  of  Gen.  Spencer;  mileage  (12  miles) 
allowed  from  Swanzey  to  Howland's  Ferry;  also,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col. 
Thomas  Carpenter's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  2,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  ser- 
vice, 8  days ;  company  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm ;  by  order  of  Col. 


60  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

LrxHER,  David,  continued. 

Slead  all  the  men  in  Swanzey  were  joined  in  one  company  under  Capt.  Peck,  the 
other  officers  refusing  to  serve ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth. 

Luther,  Daviu.  Council  warrant  dated  Boston,  March  1,  1782,  for  £129  12s,  drawn 
in  favor  of  said  Luther,  Captain,  to  be  paid  in  certificates  on  town  collectors,  etc., 
in  full  pa3'ment  for  men  raised  for  three  and  five  months  service  by  the  town  of 
Swanzey. 

Luther,  Eber.  Receipt  dated  Feb.  20, 1781,  for  bounties  paid  said  Luther  and  others 
by  John  Brown,  on  behalf  of  the  town  of  Rehoboth,  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  3  years ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  in  Bristol  Co.,  agreeable  to 
resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780,  as  attested  bj'  James  Williams,  Superintendent;  also, 
descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  returned  as  re- 
ceived by  John  Burt,  at  Taunton,  May  22,  1781,  to  be  conducted  to  Springfield 
and  delivered  to  Col.  Shepard ;  age,  15  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.;  complexion,  dark; 
occupation,  laborer;  engaged  for  town  of  Rehoboth;  engaged  Jan.  17,  1781; 
term,  3  years ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Lincoln's  co.  of  matrosses ;  enlisted  Aug. 
1,  1781;  service  to  Nov.  1,  1782,  15  mos. ;  reported  as  among  rejected  recruits 
detailed  for  garrison  duty;  also,  Matross,  same  co. ;  service  from  Nov.  1, 1782,  to 
date  of  discharge,  July  18,  1783,  8  mos.  18  days. 

Luther,  Eddy.  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  5,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  10,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  6  days,  at  Rhode 
Island. 

Luther,  Eleazer,  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Pel-eg  Peck's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Car- 
penter's regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  4,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  6  days; 
company  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm  ;  by  order  of  Col.  Slead  all  the 
men  in  Swanzey  were  joined  in  one  company  under  Captain  Peck,  the  other  officers 
refusing  to  serve.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth. 

Luther,  Eli,  Swanzey.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Peleg  Shearman's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Car- 
penter's (Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  service,  104  days;  company  stationed  at  Slade's 
Ferry  in  Swanzey  as  a  guard  from  Jan.  6,  1777,  to  April  19,  1777,  by  order  of 
Brig.  Gen.  George  Godfrey ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Taunton ;  also,  Capt.  Peleg  Shear- 
man's CO.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  service,  24  days;  company 
raised  to  support  the  Lines  near  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm  and  stationed  at  Slade's 
Ferry  from  April  20,  1777,  to  May  13, 1777 ;  also,  Capt.  Peleg  Shearman's  co. ;  ser- 
vice from  May  14,  1777,  to  June  5,  1777,  23  days ;  company  raised  in  Bristol  Co. 
and  served  as  guards  at  Slade's  Ferry  in  Swanzey  at  request  of  Maj.  Gen.  Jo. 
Spencer  to  hold  that  post  until  he  could  send  a  relief  from  the  2  months  men ; 
roll  endorsed  "Col'o  Carpenter's  Reg't;  "  also,  Capt.  Peleg  Shearman's  co..  Col. 
Thomas  Carpenter's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  service  from  July  23,  1777,  to  Aug.  25, 
1777,  34  days,  including  2  days  preceding  march  and  2  days  travel  from  North 
Kingston  home;  mileage  from  Providence  (16  miles)  also  allowed;  also, same  co. 
and  regt. ;  service  from  Oct.  13  to  Oct.  18,  1777,  6  days,  on  a  secret  expedition  to 
Rhode  Island  at  request  of  Gen.  Spencer;  mileage  (12  miles)  allowed  from  Swan- 
zey to  Rowland's  Ferry ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army, 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2, 1780,  returned  as  received  by  Oliver  Sooper,  at  Taun- 
ton, Dec.  24,  1781,  to  be  conducted  to  Boston  and  delivered  to  Maj.  Pettingall; 
age,  44  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  3  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  occupation,  seaman ;  engaged 
for  town  of  Swanzey ;  engaged  Dec.  3,  1781 ;  term,  3  years. 

Luther,  Ellis,  Hebron.  Capt.  James  Morton's  co..  Col.  Baldwin's  regt.  of  artificers ; 
copy  of  a  company  return  dated  July  20,  1780;  engaged  Aug.  4,  1777;  term, 
3  years ;  company  reported  as  belonging  to  Connecticut. 

Luther,  Ellis,  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Fales's  co..  Col.  J.  Dagget's  regt. ; 
service  between  Jan.  6, 1778,  and  April  1,  1778,  2  mos.  15  days,  at  Rhode  Island; 
company  drafted  to  serve  under  Gen.  Spencer  for  3  months  from  Jan.  1,  1778; 


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Luther,  Ellis,  co?itinued. 

also,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  2, 1780 ; 
discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  8  days;  company  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I., 
on  an  alarm ;  by  order  of  Col.  Slead  all  the  men  in  Swanzey  were  joined  in  one 
company  under  Capt.  Peck,  the  other  officers  refusing  to  serve;  roll  sworn  to  at 
Rehoboth. 

Luther,  Ezra,  Salem.  Mariner,  brigantine  "Cutter"  (privateer),  commanded  by 
Capt.  Samuel  Croel ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  certified  at  Salem,  Aug. 
-,  1780 ;  age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  residence,  Salem. 

Luther,  Ezra,  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Danforth's  co.,  Col.  David  Brewer's 
(9th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted  May  7, 1775 ;  service,  3  mos. 
2  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7, 1775 ;  also,  Capt.  Jonathan  Danforth's 
CO.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (late  Brewer's)  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equiv- 
alent in  money  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Nov.  14,  1775. 

Luther,  Ezra.  Seaman,  brig  "  Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Foster  Williams ; 
engaged  May  10, 1779 ;  service  to  Sept.  6, 1779,  3  mos.  28  days ;  stature,  5  ft.  9^  in. ; 
nationality,  American.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. 

Luther,  Ezra.  Sailor,  ship  "  G.  Pickering,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Jonathan  Harraden ; 
list  of  officers  and  crew,  sworn  to  Nov.  10, 1780 ;  ship  reported  taken  by  the  British 
while  on  cruise  to  the  West  Indies. 

Luther,  Gardner,  Rhode  Island.  Gunner's  Mate,  on  board  the  armed  ship  "  Deane," 
commanded  by  Capt.  Elisha  Hinman ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated 
Boston,  Nov.  -,  1780;  age, 21  yrs.;  complexion,  light;  occupation,  carpenter;  re- 
ported as  belonging  to  Rhode  Island. 

Luther,  Giles,  Swanzey.  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  (Bristol 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  27,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  10,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  15 
days,  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Car- 
penter's regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  4,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  6  days; 
company  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm ;  by  order  of  Col.  Slead  all  the 
men  in  Swanzey  were  joined  in  one  company  under  Capt.  Peck,  the  other  officers 
refusing  to  serve ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth. 

Luther,  Harlow,  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co..  Col.  George  Williams's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  29,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  1  day, 
under  Maj.  Gen.  Spencer  on  a  secret  expedition  ;  company  stationed  at  Tiverton, 
R.  I. ;  also,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug. 
4, 1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  9, 1780 ;  service,  6  days ;  company  marched  to  Tiverton, 
R.  I.,  on  an  alarm ;  by  order  of  Col.  Slead  all  the  men  in  Swanzey  were  joined  in 
one  company  under  Capt.  Peck,  the  other  officers  refusing  to  serve ;  roll  sworn  to 
at  Rehoboth. 

Luther,  Hezekiah,  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpen- 
ter's regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  2,  1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  9, 1780 ;  service,  8  days ;  com- 
pany marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm  ;  b.y  order  of  Col.  Slead  all  the  men 
in  Swanzey  were  joined  in  one  company  under  Capt.  Peck,  the  other  officers 
refusing  to  serve ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth  ;  also,  Capt.  Jabez  Barney's  co..  Col. 
Mitchel's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  26,  1780;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1780;  service,  2  mos. 
8  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  regiment  detached  from  militia  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  3  months ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth. 

Luther,  Is.^ac.  Corporal,  Capt.  Enos  Parker's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  regt.; 
engaged  July  9,  1777;  discharged  July  31,  1777;  service,  23  days;  regiment  de- 
tached from  Berkshire  Co.  militia  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  at  Ticonderoga ; 
also,  2d  Lieutenant,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  engaged  Aug.  14, 1777;  discharged  Aug. 
19,  1777;  service,  6  days;  regiment  detached  from  Berkshire  Co.  militia  to  rein- 
force Continental  Army  at  Bennington. 


62  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Luther,  James,  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Shearman's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpen- 
ter's (Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  service  from  Oct.  13  to  Oct.  18,  1777,  5  da.vs,  on  a  secret 
expedition  to  Rhode  Island  at  request  of  Gen.  Spencer;  mileage  (12  miles) 
allowed  from  Swanzey  to  Rowland's  Ferry. 

Luther,  James,  Swanzey.  Sergeant,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  20,  1777,  to  Feb.  20,  1780; 
also,  ration  roll  for  part  of  Capt.  Jonathan  Brown's  co..  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's 
regt.,  made  up  from  the  time  of  their  several  enlistments  to  June  16,  1777,  dated 
Boston;  enlisted  Feb.  20,  1777;  credited  with  116  rations;  also.  Ensign  Jabez 
Barney's  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  William  S.  Smith; 
pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1778;  also,  Lieut.  Col.  David  Cobb's  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  April,  1779,  dated  Pawtuxet;  appointed  Aug.  20,  1778;  reported 
furloughed  by  Col.  Jackson  April  28  [year  not  given]  for  4  days;  also,  2d  co. 
commanded  by  Lieut.  Thomas  Edwards,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  company  return 
certified  at  Camp  Providence,  July  13, 1779;  also,  Lieut.  Col.  Cobb's  (2d)  co..  Col. 
Jackson's  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  July  and  Oct.,  1779;  also,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co..  Col. 
Jackson's  regt.;  i-egimental  return  made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1779,  dated  Camp  at 
Providence;  also,  return  certified  at  Camp  near  Morristown,  April  30,  1780,  of 
officers  and  men  belonging  to  Col.  Lee's,  Col.  Henley's,  and  Col.  Jackson's 
regts.,  and  men  belonging  to  Massachusetts  in  Col.  Henry  Sherburne's  regt.,  who 
were  incorporated  into  a  regiment  under  the  command  of  Col.  Henry  Jackson, 
agreeable  to  the  arrangement  of  April  9,  1779;  Lieut.  Colonel's  co. ;  rank.  Cor- 
poral; residence,  Swanzey;  engaged  for  town  of  Swanzey;  engaged  Feb.  20, 
1777;  term,  3  years;  promoted  to  Sergeant  Aug.  20,  1778;  reported  discharged 
Feb.  20,  1780,  term  of  enlistment  having  expired. 

Luther,  James,  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  2,  1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780 ;  service,  8  days ;  company 
marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm;  by  order  of  Col.  Slead  all  the  men  in 
Swanzey  were  joined  in  one  company  under  Capt.  Peck,  the  other  officers  refus- 
ing to  serve.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth. 

Luther,  James,  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  5,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  5  days;  company 
marched  to  Tiverton,  H.  I.,  on  an  alarm ;  by  order  of  Col.  Slead  all  the  men  in 
Swanzey  were  joined  in  one  company  under  Capt.  Peck,  the  other  officers  refus- 
ing to  serve.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth. 

Luther,  James.  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt.; 
enlisted  July  27, 1778 ;  discharged  Sept.  10, 1778 ;  service,  1  mo.  15  days,  at  Rhode 
Island. 

Luther,  James,  4th,  Swanzey.  List  of  men  drafted  from  Bristol  Co.  militia  to  march 
to  Horse  Neck  under  command  of  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter  [year  not  given],  but 
who  failed  to  join  regiment;  drafted  from  town  of  Swanzey;  drafted  into  Capt. 
Peleg  Peck's  co. 

Luther,  Jedediah,  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Shearman's  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Carpenter's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  service  from  July  23,  1777,  to  Aug.  25,  1777,  34 
days,  including  2  days  preceding  march  and  2  daj-s  travel  home  from  North 
Kingston;  mileage  from  Providence  (16  miles)  also  allowed;  also,  descriptive 
list  of  men  mustered  by  James  Leonard,  Muster  Master,  to  serve  in  the  Continen- 
tal Army  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  dated 
Taunton,  June  1,  1778;  Capt.  Peleg  Sherman's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpen- 
ter's (1st  Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  2  in.;  complexion,  dark; 
hair,  lirown  ;  eyes,  blue ;  engaged  for  town  of  Swanzey ;  arrived  at  Fishkill  June 
19,  1778;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Zebedee  Redding's  co..  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's 
(14th)  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Dec,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Carpenter's  regt.;   enlisted  Aug.  2,  1780;   discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  8 


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Luther,  Jedediah,  continued. 

days ;  company  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm  ;  by  order  of  Col.  Slead 
all  the  men  in  Swanzey  were  joined  in  one  company  under  Capt.  Peck,  the  other 
officers  refusing  to  serve;  roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth;  also,  Capt.  Jabez  Barney's 
CO.,  Col.  Mitchel's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  26, 1780 ;  discharged  Nov.  1, 1780 ;  service, 
2  mos.  8  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  regiment  detached  from  militia  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army  for  3  months ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth. 

Luther,  Jeremiah,  Swanzey.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Peleg  Shearman's  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Carpenter's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  service,  104  days;  company  stationed  at  Slade's 
Ferry  in  Swanzey  as  a  guard  from  Jan.  6, 1777,  to  April  19, 1777,  by  order  of  Brig. 
Gen.  George  Godfrey;  roll  sworn  to  at  Taunton;  also,  Capt.  Peleg  Shearman's 
CO.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  service,  24  days;  company  raised 
to  support  the  Lines  near  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm  and  stationed  at  Slade's 
Ferry  from  April  20,  1777,  to  May  13,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Peleg  Shearman's  co., 
Col.  Carpenter's  regt. ;  service  from  May  14,  1777,  to  June  5,  1777,  23  days;  com- 
pany raised  in  Bristol  Co.  and  stationed  as  guards  at  Slade's  Ferry  in  Swanzey 
at  request  of  Maj.  Gen.  Jo.  Spencer  to  hold  that  post  until  he  could  send  relief 
from  the  2  months  men. 

Luther,  Job  (also  given  Job,  2d),  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co..  Col. 
Carpenter's  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  13,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  23,  1776;  service,  11 
days,  on  an  alarm  at  Bristol,  R.  I. ;  also,  Capt.  Peleg  Shearman's  co..  Col.  John 
Hathaway's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  service,  23  days;  company  raised  to  support  the 
Lines  near  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm  and  stationed  at  Slade's  Ferr.y  from  April 
20,  1777,  to  May  13,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Peleg  Shearman's  co. ;  service  from  May 
14,  1777,  to  June  5,  1777,  23  days;  company  raised  in  Bristol  Co.  and  stationed  as 
guards  at  Slade's  Ferry  in  Swanzey  at  request  of  Maj.  Gen.  Jo.  Spencer  to  hold 
that  post  until  he  could  send  relief  from  the  2  months  men ;  also,  Capt.  Peleg 
Shearman's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  service  from  Oct. 
13  to  Oct.  18,  1777,  5  days,  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island  at  request  of 
Gen.  Spencer;  mileage  (12  miles)  allowed  from  Swanzey  to  Rowland's  Ferry; 
also,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  27, 1778 ;  discharged  Sept.  10, 1778 ;  service,  1  mo.  15  days,  at  Rhode  Island ; 
also,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  1, 1780 ; 
discharged  Aug.  9, 1780 ;  service,  9  days ;  company  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on 
an  alarm ;  by  order  of  Col.  Slead  all  the  men  in  Swanzey  were  joined  in  one 
company  under  Capt.  Peck,  the  other  officers  refusing  to  serve;  roll  sworn  to  at 
Rehoboth. 

Luther,  Johx,  Rhode  Island.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Lively,"  Benjamin  Dunham, 
Master ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  sworn  to  Aug.  11, 1780 ;  age,  23  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  reported  as  belonging  to  Rhode  Island. 

Luther,  John,  Swanzey.  Corporal,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  2,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  8  days;  company 
marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm ;  by  order  of  Col.  Slead  all  the  men  in 
Swanzey  were  joined  in  one  company  under  Capt.  Peck,  the  other  officers  refus- 
ing to  serve.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth. 

Luther,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Durfee's  co. ;  service  from  April  9, 1778,  to  July 
9,  1778,  3  mos. ;  roll  endorsed  "  at  Freetown." 

Luther,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Talbot's  co..  Col.  John  Hathaway's  regt. ;  enlisted 
March  15,  1779;  discharged  April  15,  1779;  service,  30  days,  at  Fall  River  and 
Little  Compton,  R.  I. 

Luther,  John.  Sergeant,  in  command  of  a  detachment ;  service  from  May  2,  1779,  to 
June  2,  1779,  1  mo.,  at  Freetown  and  Rhode  Island;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Henry 
Brightman's  co..  Col.  Livingston's  regt. ;  service  from  June  2,  1779,  to  July  2, 
1779,  1  mo.,  at  Freetown  and  Rhode  Island. 


64  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Luther,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Elsbre's  co.,  Col.  Livingston's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  9,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  9,  1779;  service,  2  mos.,  at  Freetown  and  Rhode 
Island. 

Luther,  Moses,  Swanzej.  Private,  Capt.Peleg  Shearman's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpen- 
ter's (Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  service  between  July  23,  1777,  and  Aug.  25,  1777,  25 
days,  including  2  days  preceding  march  and  2  days  travel  home  from  North 
Kingston;  mileage  from  Providence  (16  miles)  also  allowed;  also,  same  co.  and 
regt. ;  service  between  Oct.  13  and  Oct.  18,  1777,  4  days,  on  a  secret  expedition  to 
Rhode  Island  at  request  of  Gen.  Spencer;  mileage  (12  miles)  allowed  from 
Swanzey  to  Rowland's  FeiTy ;  also,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpen- 
ter's regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  2,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  8  days;  com- 
pany marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm ;  bj'  order  of  Col.  Slead  all  the  men 
in  Swanzey  were  joined  in  one  company  under  Capt.  Peck,  the  other  officers  re- 
fusing to  serve ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth ;  also,  Capt.  Jabez  Barney's  co..  Col. 
Mitchel's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  26,  1780;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1780;  service,  2  mos. 
8  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  regiment  detached  from  militia  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  3  months ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth. 

Luther,  Nathaniel.  Seaman,  brig  "Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Foster 
Williams;  engaged  May  14, 1779;  service  to  Sept.  6, 1779, 3  mos.  24  days;  stature, 
5  ft.  5i  in. ;  nationality,  American.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. 

Luthek,  Peleg,  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  3,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  7  days;  company 
marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm;  by  order  of  Col.  Slead  all  the  men  in 
Swanzey  were  joined  in  one  company  under  Capt.  Peck,  the  other  officers  refusing 
to  serve.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth. 

Luther,  Peleg,  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Hastings's  co..  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  (16th) 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  20,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779;  also,  ration  roll  for  part  of  Capt.  Jonathan  Drown's  co..  Col.  Gamaliel 
Bradford's  regt.,  made  up  from  the  time  of  their  several  enlistments  to  June  16, 
1777,  dated  Boston;  enlisted  Feb.  20,  1777;  credited  with  116  rations;  also,  Capt. 
Joshua  Orne's  co..  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt.  commanded  b}'  Lieut.  Col.  William 
S.  Smith ;  pay  roll  for  Oct.,  1778 ;  also,  Capt.  John  Hastings's  (6th)  co..  Col. 
Jackson's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  April,  1779,  dated  Pawtuxet;  reported  on  com- 
mand at  Albany ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Providence, 
July  13,  1779;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  roll  for  July,  1779;  also,  Capt. 
Hastings's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Oct.,  1779;  also,  same  co. 
and  regt. ;  regimental  return  made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1779,  dated  Camp  at  Providence ; 
also,  Corporal,  Colonel's  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  reported  as  serving  9  mos.  as  Cor- 
poral, 3  mos.  as  Sergeant;  also,  return  certified  at  Camp  near  Morristown,  April 
30, 1780,  of  officers  and  men  belonging  to  Col.  Lee's,  Col.  Henley's,  and  Col.  Jack- 
son's regts.,  and  men  belonging  to  Massachusetts  in  Col.  Henry  Sherburne's 
regt.,  who  were  incorporated  into  a  regiment  under  the  command  of  Col.  Henry 
Jackson,  agreeable  to  the  arrangement  of  April  9,  1779;  Lieut.  Colonel's  co. ; 
rank,  Private;  residence,  Swanzey;  engaged  Feb.  20,  1777;  term,  during  war 
(also  given  3  years) ;  also,  Corporal,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ; 
pay  roll  for  April,  1780;  reported  promoted  to  Corporal  April  20,  1780;  also, 
Lieut.  Col.  Cobb's  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  May-July,  1780;  also, 
descriptive  list  dated  Hutts,  three  miles  from  West  Point,  Jan.  28,  1781;  Capt. 
North's  CO.,  9th  Mass.  regt.  commanded  by  Col.  Henry  Jackson ;  rank.  Sergeant ; 
age,  22  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  occupation 
yeoman;  residence,  Swanzey;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1780;  enlistment,  during  war. 

Luther,  Peleg.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co..  Col.  Carpenter's  regt. ;  enlisted  Dec. 
13,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  23,  1776;  service,  11  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Bristol,  R.  I. 
Roll  sworn  to  at  Swanzey. 


IN  THE   WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  65 

LrxHER,  Peleg.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  George  Williams's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  29,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  1  da.y,  under  Maj.  Gen. 
Spencer  on  a  secret  expedition ;  company  stationed  at  Tiverton,  R.  I.  Roll  sworn 
to  at  Swanzey. 

Luther,  Preserved.  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  (Bristol  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  27,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  10, 1778;  service,  1  mo.  15  days,  at 
Rhode  Island. 

Luther,  Richard,  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Franklin's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's 
regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  21,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1779;  service,  3  mos.  9  (also 
given  3  mos.  10)  days,  at  Rhode  Island  ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for 
Dec,  1779,  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth,  allowing  17  days  service  at  Rhode  Island; 
also,  same  CO.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Dec,  1779,  allowing  service  for  1  mo.  1  day 
at  Rhode  Island;  also,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  2, 1780;  discharged  Aug.  9, 1780;  service,  8  days ;  company  marched 
to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm;  by  order  of  Col.  Slead  all  the  men  in  Swanzey 
were  joined  in  one  company  under  Capt.  Peck,  the  other  officers  refusing  to  serve ; 
roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth. 

Luther,  Robert.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Whitney's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  AVhitney's  regt.; 
service  from  July  31, 1778,  to  Sept.  14, 1778, 1  mo.  18  days,  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll 
dated  Worcester. 

Luther,  Royal,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Haskins's  co.,  in  a  regiment  com- 
manded by  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Pierce;  enlisted  May  20,  1779;  discharged  July  1, 
1779 ;  service,  1  mo.  14  days,  at  Tiverton  ;  regiment  raised  to  serve  at  Rhode  Island 
until  July  1, 1779;  also,  list  of  men  drafted  and  mustered  in  Bristol  Co.  to  serve  at 
Rhode  Island  until  Jan.  1,  1780,  as  returned  by  James  Leonard,  Muster  Master, 
dated  Oct.  28,  1779;  residence,  Rehoboth;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Franklin's 
CO.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regt.;  enlisted  July  1,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1779; 
service,  6  mos.,  at  Rhode  Island ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Dec,  1779, 
sworn  to  at  Rehoboth,  allowing  18  days  service  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  same  co. 
and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Dec,  1779,  allowing  service  for  1  mo.  1  day  at  Rhode 
Island;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Willmarth's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt.; 
marched  July  28,  1780;  discharged  July  31, 1780;  service,  5  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island ;  company  detached  for  6  days  service  and  marched  from  Rehoboth 
to  Tiverton  and  there  served  under  Gen.  Heath ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  marched 
Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  9  days;  company  marched  from 
Rehoboth  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  1, 1780,  and  there  served  under 
Gen.  Heath. 

Luther,  Samuel,  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aiag.  2,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  8  days;  company 
marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm  ;  by  order  of  Col.  Slead  all  the  men  in 
Swanzey  were  joined  in  one  company  under  Capt.  Peck,  the  other  officers  refusing 
to  serve ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth ;  also,  Capt.  Jabez  Barney's  co..  Col.  Mitchel's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  26,  1780  ;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1780;  service,  2  mos.  8  days,  at 
Rhode  Island;  regiment  detached  from  militia  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for 
3  months ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth. 

Luther,  Silas,  Swanzey.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Peleg  Shearman's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Car- 
penter's (Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  service  from  July  23,  1777,  to  Aug. 2.o,  1777,  34 days, 
including  2  days  preceding  march  and  2  days  travel  home  from  North  Kingston; 
mileage  from  Providence  (16  miles)  also  allowed;  also,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.. 
Col.  John  Daggett's  regt.;  enlisted  Jan.  10,  1778;  discharged  April  1,  1778;  ser- 
vice, 2  mos.  21  days;  company  stationed  at  Warwick,  R.  I.;  also,  Capt.  Peleg 
Peck's  CO.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt. ;  entered  service  Aug.  2,  1780 ;  dis- 
charged Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  8  days;  company  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on 
an  alarm ;   by  order  of  Col.  Slead  all  the  men  in  Swanzey  were  joined  in  one 


QQ  IMASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Luther,  Silas,  continued. 

company  under  Capt.  Peck,  the  other  officers  refusing  to  serve ;  roll  sworn  to  at 
Rehoboth ;  also,  Capt.  Jabez  Barney's  co.,  Col.  Mitchel's  regt. ;  entered  service 
Aug.  26,  1780 ;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1780 ;  service,  2  mos.  8  days,  at  Rhode  Island ; 
regiment  detached  from  militia  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months ;  roll 
sworn  to  at  Rehoboth. 

Luther,  Silas,  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Jabez  Barney's  co..  Col.  Luke  Drury's  regt. ; 
enlisted  and  marched  Aug.  14, 1781 ;  joined  regiment  at  West  Point  Aug.  25, 1781 ; 
discharged  Nov.  24,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  21  days,  at  West  Point  by  order  of  His 
Excellency  John  Hancock,  including  10  days  (200 miles)  travel  home;  residence, 
Swanzey ;  engaged  for  town  of  Swanzey ;  regiment  detached  from  militia  to  rein- 
force Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

Luther,  Simeon,  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Shearman's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Car- 
penter's (Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  service  from  Oct.  13  to  Oct.  18,  1777,  5  days,  on  a 
secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island  at  request  of  Gen.  Spencer;  mileage  (12  miles) 
allowed  from  Swanzey  to  Howland's  Ferry. 

Luther,  Stephen,  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's 
regt.;  enlisted  Jan.  16,  1778;  discharged  April  1,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  15  days; 
company  stationed  at  Warwick,  R.  I. ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  mustered  by 
James  Leonarti,  Muster  Master,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of 
9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  dated  Taunton,  June  1,  1778; 
Capt.  Peleg  Sherman's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  (1st  Bristol  Co.)  regt.; 
age,  16  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  2  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  brown;  eyes,  blue; 
engaged  for  town  of  Swanzey ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co..  Col.  Thomas 
Carpenter's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  2, 1780;  discharged  Aug.  9, 1780;  service, 8 days; 
company  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm  ;  by  order  of  Col.  Slead  all  the 
men  in  Swanzey  were  joined  in  one  company  under  Capt.  Peck,  the  other  officers 
refusing  to  serve ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth ;  also.  Corporal,  Capt.  Jabez  Barney's 
CO.,  Col.  Mitchel's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  26, 1780 ;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1780 ;  service, 

2  mos.  8  days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  regiment  detached  from  militia  to  reinforce  Con- 
tinental Army  for  3  months ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth. 

Luther,  Theoi'hilus,  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Shearman's  co..  Col.  Thomas 
Carpenter's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  service.  104  days;  company  stationed  at  Slade's 
Ferry  in  Swanzey  as  a  guard  from  Jan.  6, 1777,  to  April  19,  1777,  by  order  of  Brig. 
Gen.  George  Godfrey ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Taunton ;  also,  Capt.  Peleg  Shearman's 
CO.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  service,  24  days;  company  raised 
to  support  the  Lines  near  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm  and  stationed  at  Slade's 
Ferry  from  April  20,  1777,  to  May  13,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Peleg  Shearman's  co., 
Col.  Carpenter's  regt. ;  service  from  May  14,  1777,  to  June  5,  1777,  23  days;  com- 
pany raised  in  Bristol  Co.  and  stationed  as  guards  at  Slade's  Ferry  in  Swanzey  at 
request  of  Maj.  Gen.  Jo.  Spencer  to  hold  that  post  until  he  could  send  relief  from 
the  2  months  men  ;  also,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  2, 1780;  discharged  Aug.  9, 1780;  service,  8  days ;  company  marched 
to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm;  by  order  of  Col.  Slead  all  the  men  in  Swanzey 
were  joined  in  one  company  under  Capt.  Peck,  the  other  officers  refusing  to  serve ; 
roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth  ;  also,  Capt.  Jabez  Barney's  co..  Col.  Mitchel's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  26,  1780;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1780;  service,  2  mos.  8  days,  at 
Rhode  Island ;  regiment  detached  from  militia  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for 

3  months ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth. 

Luther,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  Jabez  Barney's  co.,  Col.  Mitchel's  regt.;  enlisted 
Aug.  26,  1780  ;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1780 ;  service,  2  mos.  8  days,  at  Rhode  Island ; 
regiment  detached  from  militia  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months.  Roll 
sworn  to  at  Rehoboth. 


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Luther,  XJpham,  Swanzey.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpen- 
ter's regt. ;  engaged  Dec.  13,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  23,  1776;  service,  11  days,  on 
an  alarm  at  Bristol,  R.  I. ;  also,  Lieutenant,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  entered  service 
Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  9  days;  company  marched  to 
Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm;  by  order  of  Col.  Slead  all  the  men  in  Swanzey 
were  joined  in  one  company  under  Capt.  Peck,  the  other  officers  refusing  to  serve ; 
roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth. 

Luther,  Wheaton,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Danforth's  oo.,  Col.  David 
Brewer's  (9th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  7,  1775;  ser- 
vice, 3  mos.  2  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Dan- 
forth's CO.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (late  Brewer's)  regt.;  order  for  bounty  coat  or 
its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Nov.  14,  1775. 

LuTHOR,  Amos.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simons's  (Berk- 
shire Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  1,  1780;  discharged  July  31,  1780;  service  in 
Northern  department.    Roll  dated  Hancock. 

LuTHOUR,  Amos.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Smith's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Simons's  (Berk- 
shire Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  14,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  20,  1777 ;  service,  7 
days,  in  Northern  department.    Roll  dated  Hancock. 

LuTHUR,  Jedediah,  Swauzey.  List  of  men  raised  in  Bristol  Co.  for  the  term  of  9 
months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20, 
1778,  returned  as  received  of  Jonathan  Warner,  Commissioner,  by  Col.  R.  Put- 
nam, July  20, 1778;  residence,  Swanzey;  engaged  for  town  of  Swanzey;  arrived 
at  Fishkill  June  19,  1778. 

LuTNER,  John.  Receipt  given  to  Benjamin  Heywood,  Paymaster,  4th  regt.,  dated  Nov. 
19,  1776,  signed  by  said  Lutner  and  others  belonging  to  Capt.  Winship's  co.,  for 
wages  for  Sept.,  1776. 

LuTNOR,  James.  Fifer,  Capt.  Lemuel  Stewart's  co. ;  entered  service  July  6  [1775] ; 
credited  with  46  days  billeting  allowance;  amount  of  billeting  for  company  paid 
on  a  warrant  from  Maj.  Gen.  Schuyler,  and  receipted  for  by  Capt.  Stewart  at 
Albany,  Jan.  27,  1776.     [See  James  Lustnor.] 

LiTREDGE, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Luchridge,  Lutridge.] 

LuTREDGE,  John.  Matross,  Capt.  William  Pierce's  co..  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artillery) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Nov.,  1778,  dated  Providence;  also,  Capt.  Pierce's  co..  Col. 
Crane's  (also  given  Col.  Harrison's)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Dec,  1778,  dated 
Providence;  aZso,Capt.  Pierce's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.  and 
Feb.,  1779,  dated  Providence;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1777;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  March,  1779. 

Lutridge,  John.  Matross,  Capt.  William  Pierce's  co..  Col.  John  Crane's  ("Artillery) 
regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Sept.  and  Oct.,  1778,  dated  Providence ;  enlistment,  3 
years. 

Lutson,  Samuel.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Hawke,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Jonathan 
Oakes;  engaged  May  3,  1777;  service,  1  mo.,  with  the  fleet  under  Commodore 
John  Manley.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Middlesex  Co. 

LuTTLETON,  JuDE.  Private,  Capt.  Preserved  Leonard's  co..  Col.  Elisha  Porter's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  28,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  2,  1779;  service, 
1  mo.  10  days,  at  New  London,  Conn.,  including  4  days  (72  miles)  travel  home. 

LuTTON,  Hezekiah.  Private,  Capt.  Eliphalet  Sawen's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Palmer's  regt. ; 
service,  5  days ;  company  assembled  March  4,  1776. 

LuTTON,  Lemuel,  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  Eliphalet  Sawen's  co..  Col.  Joseph 
Palmer's  regt. ;  service,  8  days ;  company  assembled  March  4,  1776 ;  also,  Capt. 
Thayer's  (Independent)  co. ;  muster  return  of  four  Independent  cos.  stationed  at 


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LuTTOx,  Lemuel,  continued. 

Hull,  dated  March  1, 1777;  age,  ISyrs.;  residence,  Braintree;  mustered  by  Daniel 
Souther,  Muster  Master. 

LuTTOx,  Nathaniel.  Private,  Capt.  Eliphalet  Sawen's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Palmer's 
regt. ;  service,  8  da}'s;  company  assembled  March  4,  1776. 

LuTZ, .  Lieutenant,  1st  Pennsylvania  battalion  ;  list  of  officers  returned  as  prison- 
ers, dated  New  York,  Sept.  5,  1776. 

LuAvis,  David.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Elisha  Hedge's  co..  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  entered 
service  Sept.  13,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  18,  1779;  service,  5  days;  company  de- 
tached for  service  at  Falmouth  on  an  alarm.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Barnstable  Co. 

LuAvis,  Job,  Lancaster.  Descriptive  list  of  men  in  Continental  service ;  Capt.  Watson's 
CO.,  3d  Mass.  regt.;  age,  36  yrs. ;  stature,  6  ft.  3  in.;  complexion,  black;  hair, 
black;  occupation,  yeoman;  residence,  Lancaster;  engaged  for  town  of  Wren- 
tham;  engaged  Oct.  9,  1782;  term,  3  years;  reported  as  having  received  clothing 
on  various  dates  between  April  15,  1783,  and  Oct.  25,  1783 ;  David  Tew  reported 
as  serving  in  room  of  said  Luwis. 

LuzGRiDGE,  William.  Return  of  men  raised  in  Essex  Co.  for  Continental  service, 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780 ;  engaged  for  town  of  Lynn ;  engaged  Sept. 
11,  1781;  term,  3  years. 

LuziGNAXT,  John  Francis.  Descriptive  return  dated  Boston,  Jan.  9,  1781,  made  by 
Edward  Procter,  Colonel  of  Boston  regt.,  of  men  who  had  enlisted  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  place 
of  rendezvous,  unless  sooner  discharged,  and  who  had  received  bounty  and  mile- 
age due  them  of  said  Col.  Procter;  Capt.  Hodgdon's  co. ;  age,  20  yrs. ;  stature,  5 
ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  brown. 

LwRExcE,  Abraham,  Winchester.  Capt.  Moses  Harvey's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Brewer's 
regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge  Camp, 
Oct.  26,  1775. 

Lybees  [Roger].  Captain,  3d  (Scarborough)  co.,  3d  Cumberland  Co.  regt.  of  Mass. 
militia;  return  dated  Brunswick,  Aug.  29,  1776,  made  by  Samuel  Thompson,  of 
three  regiments  of  militia  in  Cumberland  Co.,  showing  numbers  and  equipments. 

Lybt,  John.  Private,  Capt.  James  Gregg's  co..  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's  (1st  New 
York)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan. -April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlistment, 
during  war;  repoi-ted  on  fatigue  dutj-  Jan. -March,  1781. 

Lyde,  David.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk 
Co.,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  19,  1777;  Capt.  Marshall's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's 
regt. 

Lydson,  Robey.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Remick's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts ;  enlisted  May  10,  1781 ;  enlistment, 
3  years. 

Lydston, .  [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Ledston,  Ledstown,  Lyd- 
son, Lydstone,  Lynston,  Lyston.] 

Lydston,  Andrew,  Kittery.  Private,  Capt.  Hitchcock's  co..  Col.  Sprout's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Aug.  4,  1777; 
reported  died  Aug.  4, 1777 ;  also,  Capt.  Daniel  Merrill's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's 
regt. ;  subsistence  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  March  1, 1777 ; 
credited  with  88  days  subsistence,  including  allowance  for  travel  (240  miles)  on 
march  to  Bennington,  the  place  of  rendezvous;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  return 
[year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Kittery;  enlisted  for  town  of  Kittery;  mustered  by 
Muster  Master  Barber,  at  Boston;  enlistment,  3  years;  reported  died  Aug.  1, 
1777. 


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Ltdston,  John,  Kittery.  Capt.  Samuel  Leighton's  co. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage  from 
home  to  Dorchester  Heights  in  Aug.,  1776;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Leighton's  co., 
Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt. ;  company  receipts  for  wages  for  Aug.-Nov.,  1776, 
dated  Dorchester;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  roll  for  travel  allowance,  etc., 
from  Dorchester  Heights  home ;  said  Lydston  credited  with  allowance  for  4  days 
(85  miles)  travel ;  warrant  allowed  in  Council  Nov.  29,  1776. 

Lydston,  Robet  (also  given  Robert),  Kittery.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Joseph 
Bragdon,  Jr.,  Muster  Master  for  York  Co.,  dated  Yorlj,  Feb.  20,  1777;  Capt. 
James  Donnel's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt. ;  residence,  Kittery ;  reported  re- 
ceived State  and  Continental  bounties;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Bragdon's 
CO.,  Col.  Joseph  Prime's  regt.;  enlisted  Maj'  -1,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  6,  1780; 
service,  3  mos.  8  days,  under  Brig.  Gen.  P.  Wadsworth  at  the  Eastward,  travel  (5 
days)  included;  company  marched  toThomaston;  roll  sworn  to  at  York;  also, 
Private,  Colonel's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Spi-out's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  fi-om  Sept.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  descriptive  return 
dated  West  Point,  Feb.  4,  1781;  Capt.  Timothy  Remick's  co.,  1st  Mass.  regt.; 
age,  21  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  hair,  dark ;  birthplace, 
Kittery;  residence,  Kittery;  enlisted  Feb.  1,  1777,  by  Capt.  Remick,  at  Kitterj'; 
enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Remick's  co..  Col.  Joseph 
Vose's  (1st)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan. -April,  1781,  dated  Garrison  West  Point; 
enlisted  Sept.  1,  1780;  enlistment,  16  months;  also,  muster  roll  for  May,  1781; 
aZso,  muster  rolls  for  June  and  July,  1781,  dated  Camp  Phillilll^borough;  also, 
muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781 ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781,  dated  Peekskill ;  also, 
muster  rolls  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  and  Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts;  enlisted 
May  10,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

Lydston,  Timothy.  Private,  Capt.  William  Spinney's  co.,  Col.  Cogswell's  regt. ;  en- 
listed Oct.  8,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  28  days,  including 
travel  (SO  miles)  home ;  company  detached  to  guard  and  fortify  port  of  Boston. 

Ltdston,  William.  Corporal,  Capt.  Thomas  Cutts's  co.,  Maj.  Daniel  Littletield's  de- 
tachment of  York  Co.  militia ;  detached  July  10, 1779 ;  discharged  Sept.  10,  1779 ; 
service,  2  mos.,  on  Penobscot  expedition;  mileage  allowed  for  150  miles  travel 
home  with  20  miles  additional  from  Kittery  to  Wells. 

Lydstone,  Andrew,  Kittery.  Private,  Capt.  Tobias  Fernald's  co.,  Col.  James  Scam- 
mon's  (30th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May  8,  1775 ;  service, 
3  mos.;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775],  including  abstract  of  pay 
to  last  of  July,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated 
Fort  No.  1,  Nov.  28,  1775;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Wild's  co..  Col.  Edmund 
Phinny's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776 ;  enlisted 
Jan.  1,  1776;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  2, 1777 ;  Capt.  Merrill's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's 
regt. 

Lye,  Joseph,  Lynn.  Sailor,  brigantine  "Rover,"  Adam  Wellman,  Master;  descrip- 
tive list  of  officers  and  crew,  sworn  to  June  30,  1780 ;  age,  38  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
6  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  residence,  Lynn. 

Lye,  Joseph,  Lynn.  Private;  copy  of  a  list  of  men  belonging  to  Lynn,  now  called 
Lynn,  Lynnfield,  and  Saugus,  who  served  at  Concord  battle  and  elsewhere  [year 
not  given]. 

Lye,  Joseph.  List  of  men  taken  from  the  Orderly  Book  of  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson,  of 
the  27th  regt.,  dated  Fort  Lee;  Capt.  Newhale's  co. ;  reported  taken  prisoner  at 
Fort  Washington  Nov.  16,  1776. 

Lye,  Robert.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Jonathan 
Haraden;  engaged  Oct.  1,  1777;  discharged  May  8,  1778;  service,  7  mos.  8  days; 
also,  list  of  men  reported  as  sick  in  hospital  and  at  Mr.  Carter's ;  entered  March  4, 
1778;  discharged  March  10,  1778. 


70  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

Lten,  Joseph.  Receipt  dated  Cambridge,  April  7,  1781,  for  bounty  paid  said  Lyen  hy 
Edward  Jackson,  Chairman  of  a  class,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the 
term  of  3  years. 

Lteon,  Ebenezer.  Return  of  men  raised  in  Suffolk  Co.  for  Continental  service, 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2, 1780 ;  engaged  for  town  of  Roxbury ;  engaged  June 
29,  1781. 

Ltfford,  Jonathan.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  re- 
ceived of  Justin  El}',  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield, 
July  11,  1780;  age,  20  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for 
town  of  Newbury ;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  10,  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July 
11,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  George  Webb. 

Ltfird,  Oliver,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's 
regt.,  Gen.  Warner's  brigade ;  marched  from  home  Aug.  15,  1777 ;  discharged 
Dec.  14,  1777;  service,  4  mos.,  in  Northern  department;  mileage  (275  miles) 
allowed  from  Peekskill  home;  company  raised  from  3d  (Essex  Co.)  regt. 

Lyfobd,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Lyfford,  Lyfird.] 

Ltford,  Jonathan,  Rockingham.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  re- 
turned by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  residence,  Rockingham;  also,  Private;  pay  roll  for 
6  months  men  detached  from  militia  of  the  town  of  Newbury  to  serve  in  the  Con- 
tinental Army  during  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  3,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  18, 
1780;  service,  5  mos.  27  days,  including  travel  (240  miles)  home;  also,  Capt. 
Adams  Bailey's  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  (2d)  regt.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col. 
Sprout  subsequent  to  Jan.  1, 1781 ;  muster  roll  made  up  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Jan. 
1,  1782;  enlisted  July  10,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  12,  1780;  enlistment,  6  months. 

Ltion,  Pelatiah.  Account  sworn  to  at  Windsor,  Jan.  12, 1782,  rendered  by  the  Select- 
men, for  bounties  paid  said  Lyion  and  others,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  3  years,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780. 

Lyman,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Liman,  Limon,  Lymen, 

Lymon.] 

Lyman,  Abner,  Northampton.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Jonathan  Allen's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Gen.  Pomeroy's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of 
April  19,  1775;  service,  8  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army  April  27,  1775; 
also,  Capt.  Jonathan  Allen's  co.,  Col.  John  Fellows's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  1775;  engaged  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.,  1  week,  4  days;  also,  1st 
Lieutenant,  Capt.  Daniel  Pomeroy's  (1st)  co..  Col.  Israel  Chapin's  (2d  Hamp- 
shire Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers;  commissioned  July  6,  1778. 

Lyman,  Abner.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Lyman's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  May's  regt.;  enlisted 
Sept.  20, 1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  2,  1777 ;  service,  18  days,  on  expedition  to  Still- 
water and  Saratoga,  including  travel  (111  miles)  home. 

Lyman,  Azariah.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  AVales's  co.,  Col.  Dickinson's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt.;  marched  Aug.  17,  1777;  service,  4  days,  at  the  Northward;  company 
marched  to  East  Hoosuck  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  17,  1777,  thence  to  Pittsfield, 
thence  guarded  Hessian  prisoners  to  Springfield  bj'  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Fellows. 

Lyman,  Benjamin,  Southampton  (probably).  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Clap's  co..  Col. 
John  Dickenson's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  17.  1777;  discharged  Aug.  22,1777;  ser- 
vice, 5  days;  company  marched  towards  Bennington  as  far  as  New  Providence 
on  an  alarm;  also,  Capt.  Lemuel  Pomeroy's  co..  Col.  John  Dickerson's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  20,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  14,  1777;  service,  30  days,  under  Col. 
Ezra  May  on  expedition  to  Saratoga,  including  travel  (112  miles)  home;  also, 


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Ltman,  Benjamin,  continued. 

descriptive  list  dated  Northampton,  Sept.  14,  1780,  of  men  detached  from  Col. 
Israel  Chapin's  (2d  Hampshire  Co.)  regt.  to  serve  for  the  term  of  3  months,  agree- 
able to  resolve  of  June  22,  1780;  Capt.  Pomeroy's  co. ;  age,  21  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
11  in.;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for  town  of  Southampton;  mustered  July  10, 
1780;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Sheldon's  co..  Col.  Seth  Murray's  regt.;  en- 
listed July  13,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  inos.  5  days,  including 
7  days  (132  miles)  travel  home ;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  3  months. 

Lyman,  Cornelii's.  Capt.  Oliver  Lyman's  co. ;  service,  7  days;  company  probably 
made  up  of  three  [  ?]  companies  and  marched  from  Northampton  to  East  Hoosuck 
on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  17,  1777 ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Wailes's  (Wales's) 
CO.,  Col.  Ezra  May's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  22,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  15,  1777;  ser- 
vice, 28  days,  on  expedition  to  Stillwater  and  Saratoga,  including  travel  (111 
miles)  home;  roll  sworn  to  in  Hampshire  Co. ;  also,  descriptive  list  dated  North- 
ampton, Sept.  14,  1780,  of  men  detached  from  Col.  Israel  Chapin's  (2d  Hampshire 
Co.)  regt.  to  serve  for  the  term  of  3  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  22,  1780 ; 
Capt.  Pomero.y's CO. ;  age, 22 yrs.;  stature, 6 ft.  2  in.;  complexion,  light ;  engaged 
for  town  of  Northampton ;  mustei-ed  July  4,  1780 ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer 
Sheldon's  co..  Col.  Seth  Murray's  regt.;  enlisted  July  13,  1780;  discharged  Oct. 
10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  5  da.ya,  including  7  days  (132  miles)  travel  home;  regi- 
ment raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

Lyman,  Coknelics.  Letter  from  Benjamin  Tupper,  Colonel,  10th  Mass.  I'egt.,  to  His 
Excellency  John  Hancock,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  27,  1781,  recommending  certain 
officers  for  commissions ;  said  Lyman  recommended  as  Ensign ;  ordered  in  Council 
Feb.  28,  1781,  that  a  warrant  be  issued;  reported  commissioned  Feb.  28,  1781; 
also.  Ensign,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt.,  commanded  by  Col.  Thomas 
Marshall  prior  to  Jan.  1,  1781 ;  pay  roll  made  up  for  wages  and  subsistence  to 
Jan.  1,  1782;  wages  and  subsistence  allowed  said  Lyman  from  May  1,  1781,  10 
mos. ;  also,  same  regt. ;  service  from  Jan.  1, 1782,  12  mos. ;  also.  Ensign,  2d  Mass. 
regt.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout;  list  of  officers,  dated  July  11, 
1783. 

Ltman,  Daniel,  Durham,  Conn.  Aide-de-camp  to  Gen.  Heath,  formerly  a  Captain  in 
Col.  Lee's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779;  reported  as  serving  16  mos.  10  days  as  Captain,  19  mos.  20  days 
as  Major;  also,  certificate  dated  April  25, 1778,  signed  by  William  R.  Lee,  Colonel, 
certifying  that  said  Lyman,  Captain,  and  Lieut.  Samuel  Cogswell  were  officers  in 
his  regiment ;  also,  Captain,  Lieut.  Col.  William  S.  Smith's  (late  Col.  Lee's)  regt. ; 
return  of  field,  staflF,  and  commissioned  officers,  dated  Pawtuxet,  Sept.  19,  1778 ; 
also.  Captain,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  William  S. 
Smith  ;  pay  rolls  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1778 ;  also,  same  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  Dec, 
1778,  approved  at  Providence ;  also,  same  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  March,  1779,  dated 
Pawtuxet,  and  approved  at  Providence;  also.  Captain,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.; 
muster  roll  of  field,  staff,  and  commissioned  officers  for  April,  1779,  dated  Paw- 
tuxet; reported  a  supernumerary  officer  by  reason  of  Lieut.  Col.  Smith's,  Col. 
Jackson's,  and  Col.  Henley's  regts.  being  incorporated  into  one ;  also,  Major  and 
Aide-de-Camp  to  Gen.  Heath ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  return  certified  at  Camp  near  Morristown, 
April  30,  1780,  of  officers  and  men  belonging  to  Col.  Lee's,  Col.  Henley's,  and 
Col.  Jackson's  regts.,  and  men  belonging  to  Massachusetts  in  Col.  HenrySher- 
burne's  regt.,  who  were  incorporated  into  a  regiment  under  the  command  of  Col. 
Henry  Jackson,  agreeable  to  the  arrangement  of  April  9,  1779;  rank.  Captain; 
residence,  Durham,  Conn. ;  appointed  June  1, 1777 ;  said  Lyman  returned  among 
officers  belonging  to  Col.  William  R.  Lee's  regt.  who  were  not  included  in  the 
above  arrangement;  reported  transferred  May  9,  1778,  to  serve  as  Aide-de-Camp 
to  Gen.  Heath. 


72  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Ltman,  David.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Philip  Clark's  4th  (4th  Northampton)  co.,  2d 
Hampshire  Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  oflicers  chosen  by  the  several  com- 
panies in  said  regiment,  as  returned  by  Seth  Pomeroy  and  otliers,  field  officers, 
dated  Northampton,  March  22,  1776;  ordered  in  Council  April  8,  1776,  that  said 
officers  be  commissioned;  reported  commissioned  April  5[?],  1776;  also.  Lieu- 
tenant, Capt.  Jonathan  Wales's  co.,  Col.  Dicliinson's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.; 
marched  Aug.  17,  1777;  service,  8  days,  at  the  Northward;  company  marched  to 
East  Hoosuck  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  17,  1777,  thence  to  Pittsfield,  thence  guarded 
Hessian  prisoners  to  Springfield  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Fellows. 

Lyman,  Elias,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Sheldon's  (7th)  co.,  2d  Hampshire  Co. 
regt. ;  service,  2  days ;  compan}'  ordered  to  Springfield  to  protect  the  sitting  of 
the  Supreme  Judicial  Court  Sept.  28,  1784.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Southampton. 

Lyman,  Elihu,  Northfield  or  Warwick.  Capt.  Eldad  Wright's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col, 
Samuel  Williams's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  i-esponse  to  the  alarm 
of  April  19,  1775,  from  Northfield  and  Warwick  to  Cambridge ;  service,  23  days. 

Lyman,  Elihu,  Northfield.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Eliakim  Smith's  co..  Col.  Ward's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  engaged  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  12 
days;  also,  Capt.  Moses  Kellogg's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's  regt.;  company  re- 
turn [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  reported  "  on  Command  to  Quebec;  "  also,  list  of  men 
raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Elisha  Hunt;  resi- 
dence, Northfield ;  engaged  for  town  of  Northfield  ;  joined  Capt.  Alvord's  co.,  Col. 
Shepherd's  regt. ;  term,  3  years  or  during  war ;  reported  a  Lieutenant ;  also,  Lieu- 
tenant, Col.  Shepard's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Jan.  1,  1777,  to  March  1,  1779;  reported  a  supernumerary  officer  March  1,  1779; 
also,  letter  dated  Camp  Valley  Forge,  May  1,  1778,  signed  by  said  Lyman,  Lieu- 
tenant, and  other  officers  of  Col.  William  Shepard's  (3d)  regt.,  requesting  that 
application  be  made  to  the  President  of  the  Board  of  War  for  clothing  granted  them 
by  resolve  of  March  13,  1778;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Job  Alvord's  co..  Col. 
Shepard's  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1778,  dated  Providence ;  appointed 
Jan.  1, 1777 ;  reported  on  furlough  in  Nov.,  1778 ;  also,  Col.  Shepard's  regt. ;  mus- 
ter roll  of  field,  staff,  and  commissioned  officers  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated 
Providence;  reported  retired  as  a  supernumerary  officer  April  1,  1779;  also, 
Captain,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  engaged  July  20,  1779;  dis- 
charged Aug.  31,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  18  days,  at  New  London,  Conn.,  including 
6  days  (117  miles)  travel  home. 

Lyman,  Elijah.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Joseph  Lyman's  co. ;  list  of  officers  of  the  Mass. 
militia  which  reinforced  the  army  who  joined  Col.  J.  Ward's  regt. ;  commissioned 
Jan.  29,  1776;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Oliver  Lyman's  3d  (3d  Northampton) 
CO.,  2d  Hampshire  Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  chosen  by  the  several 
companies  in  said  regiment,  as  returned  by  Seth  Pomero}'  and  others,  field  offi- 
cers, dated  Northampton,  March  22,  1776;  ordered  in  Council  April  8,  1776,  that 
said  officers  be  commissioned ;  reported  commissioned  April  5  [  ?],  1776. 

Lyjian,  Elijah.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Kellogg's  co.,  Col.  Porter's  (Hampshire  Co.) 
regt.;  marched  Sept.  23,  1777;  discharged  Sept.  29,  1777,  103  miles  from  home; 
service,  9  days,  travel  included ;  company  marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army 
under  Maj.  Gen.  Gates  on  an  alarm ;  reported  a  Volunteer. 

Lyman,  Elisha.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Strong's  co.  of  volunteers,  2d  Hamp- 
shire Co.  regt. ;  service  against  the  insurgents  at  Hadley  June  13,  1782,  and  at 
Northampton  June  15, 16,  and  17, 1782,  4  days,  by  order  of  Elisha  Porter,  Sheriff; 
company  marched  for  support  of  the  government  at  Springfield,  Northampton  and 
Hadley. 

Lyman,  Erastus.  Private,  Capt.  Hezekiah  Russell's  (2d)  co.  of  volunteers,  2d  Hamp- 
shire Co.  regt.;  service  against  the  insurgents  at  Springfield  June  12,  1782,  at 


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Lyman,  Erastus,  continued. 

Hadley  June  13,  1782,  and  at  Northampton  May  6,  June  15,  16,  and  17,  1782, 
6  days,  by  order  of  Elisha  Porter,  Sheriff. 

Ltman,  Gideon.  Private,  Capt.  John  Kirliland's  cc.  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  16,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  22  days,  in- 
cluding 8  days  (160  miles)  travel  home;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  at  the  Northward. 

Lyman,  Giles,  Belchertown.  Capt.  Oliver  Lyman's  co. ;  service,  7  days ;  company 
probably  made  up  of  three  [?]  companies  and  marched  from  Northampton  to 
East  Hoosuck  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  17,  1777 ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  L. 
Woodbridge's  CO.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regt. ;  enlisted  June  25,  1779;  discharged 
Dec.  25, 1779 ;  service,  6  mos.  6  days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Newport ; 
also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Dec,  1779,  sworn  to  at  Newport,  allowing 

1  mo.  5  days  service  at  Rhode  Island,  travel  (110  miles)  included. 

Lyman,  Isaac,  Halifax.  Private,  Capt.  George  Gould's  co..  Col.  Paul  Dudley  Sar- 
gent's  regt.;   muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;    enlisted  May  17,  1775;    service, 

2  mos.  20  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

Lyman,  Isaac.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  to  serve  in  the  Conti- 
nental Army  for  the  term  of  9  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  9,  1779,  as  re- 
turned by  Noah  Goodman,  Superintendent;  Capt.  Arms's  co.,  Col.  Wells's  regt. ; 
age,  20  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  black;  engaged  for 
town  of  Greenfield;  also,  list  of  men  returned  as  received  of  Noah  Goodman, 
Superintendent  for  Hampshire  Co.,  by  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  dated  Spring- 
field ;  also,  list  of  men  returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Lieut. 
Reuben  Lilley,  at  Springfield,  Aug.  15,  1779. 

Lyman,  Israel,  Hadley.  Sergeant,  Capt.  James  Hendrick's  co. ;  pay  abstract  for 
mileage  to  and  from  headquarters,  dated  Charlestown,  Camp  No.  3,  Jan.  13, 1776; 
mileage  (100  miles)  allowed  said  Lyman. 

Lyman,  Israel.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Smith's  co..  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt.;  marched  Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  19,  1777;  service,  4  days, 
including  2  days  (50  miles)  travel  home;  company  marched  for  relief  of  Ben- 
nington on  an  alarm. 

Lyman,  James,  Northfield.  Descriptive  list  dated  Warwick,  Aug.  4,  1780,  of  men  de- 
tached from  6th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.  to  serve  for  the  term  of  3  months  from  the 
time  of  their  arrival  at  Claverack,  agreeable  to  order  of  General  Court  of  June  22, 
1780,  and  mustered  by  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Williams  and  Maj.  Whitmore;  Capt. 
Seth  Pierce's  co..  Col.  Seth  Murray's  regt.;  rank,  1st  Lieutenant;  residence, 
Northfield;  also,  1st  Lieutenant ;  list  of  officers  appointed  to  command  men  de- 
tached from  militia  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  months, 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  22,  1780 ;  reported  detached  from  militia  of  Hamp- 
shire Co.;  commissioned  July  25,  1780;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Seth  Pierce's 
CO.,  Col.  Seth  Murray's  regt.;  engaged  July  4,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780; 
service,  3  mos.  17  days,  including  9  days  (172  miles)  travel  home ;  regiment  raised 
in  Hampshire  Co.  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months ;  roll  dated  Leverett. 

Lyman,  James.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Moses  Harvey's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  regt.;  en- 
gaged May  10, 1777 ;  discharged  July  10, 1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  10  days,  in  Northern 
department,  including  9  days  (180  miles)  travel  home.    Roll  dated  Montague. 

Lyman,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Merriman's  co..  Col.  Phineas  Wright's  (6th 
Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  22,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777 ;  service, 
1  mo.  3  days,  in  Northern  department,  including  7  days  (140  miles)  travel  home. 
Roll  dated  Northfield. 


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Lyman,  Jo.  Private,  Capt.  Hezekiah  Russell's  (2d)  co.  of  volunteers,  2d  Hampshire 
Co.  regt. ;  service  against  the  insurgents  at  Springfield  June  12,  1782,  at  Hadley, 
June  13,  1782,  and  at  Northampton  May  G,  June  15,  16,  and  17,  1782,  6  days,  by 
order  of  Elisha  Porter,  Sheriff. 

Ltman,  Joel.  Capt.  Jonathan  Stearns's  co.,  Col.  Dickinson's  regt.  commanded  by 
Maj.  Jonathan  Clapp;  service  from  July  9,  1777,  to  Aug.  12,  1777,  39  days,  in- 
cluding travel  (100  miles)  home;  company  marched  to  Ticonderoga  on  an  alarm; 
roll  sworn  to  in  Hampshire  Co. ;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Joseph  Cooke's  co., 
Col.  Israel  Chapin's  (2d  Hampshire  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers; 
commissioned  July  6,  1778. 

Lyman,  Joel.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Sheldon's  (7th)  co.,  2d  Hampshire  Co.  regt. ; 
service,  3  days ;  company  ordered  to  Springfield  to  protect  the  sitting  of  the 
Supreme  Judicial  Court  Sept.  28,  1784.     Roll  sworn  to  at  Southampton. 

Lyman,  John.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Lemuel  Poraeroy's  7th  (1st  Southampton)  co., 
2d  Hampshire  Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  chosen  by  the  several 
companies  in  said  regiment,  as  returned  by  Seth  Pomeroy  and  others,  field  officers, 
dated  Northampton,  March  22,  1776;  ordered  in  Council  April  8,  1776,  that  said 
officers  be  commissioned;  reported  commissioned  April  5  [  ?],  1776. 

Lyman,  Jonathan.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Lyman's  co. ;  service,  7  days ;  company 
probably  made  up  of  three  [?]  companies  and  marched  from  Northampton  to 
East  Hoosuck  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  17,  1777 ;  also,  Capt.  Jonathan  Wailes's 
(Wales's)  CO.,  Col.  Ezra  May's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  22,  1777;  discharged  Sept. 
30,  1777;  service,  14  days,  on  expedition  to  Stillwater  and  Saratoga,  including 
travel  (111  miles)  home ;  roll  sworn  to  in  Hampshire  Co. 

Lyman,  Joseph.  Captain ;  list  of  officers  of  the  Mass.  militia  which  reinforced  the 
army  who  joined  Col.  J.  Ward's  regt.;  commissioned  Jan.  29,  1776;  also,  Cap- 
tain, 2d  (2d  Northampton)  co.,  2d  Hampshire  Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of 
officers  chosen  by  the  several  companies  in  said  regiment,  as  returned  by  Seth 
Pomeroy  and  others,  field  officers,  dated  Northampton,  March  22,  1776;  ordered 
in  Council  April  8,  1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned;  reported  commis- 
sioned April  5  [?],  1776;  also,  Captain,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's  regt.;  pay 
abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  from  Ticonderoga,  via  Skeensborough  and 
Albany,  to  Northampton,  sworn  to  at  Boston,  Jan.  24,  1777;  said  Lyman  cred- 
ited with  allowance  for  10  days  (200  miles)  travel. 

Lyman,  Joshua,  Northfield.  Private,  Capt.  Elihu  Lyman's  co..  Col.  Elisha  Porter's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  25,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  31,  1779;  ser- 
vice, 1  mo.  13  days,  at  New  London,  Conn.,  including  6  days  (117  miles)  travel 
home;  also,  descriptive  list  dated  Warwick,  Aug.  4,  1780,  of  men  detached  from 
6th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.  to  serve  for  the  term  of  3  months  from  the  time  of  their 
arrival  at  Claverack,  agreeable  to  order  of  the  General  Court  of  June  22, 1780,  and 
mustered  by  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Williams  and  Maj.  Whitmore ;  Capt.  Seth  Pierce's 
CO.,  Col.  Seth  Murrey's  regt.;  rank.  Private;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.; 
complexion,  light;  residence,  Northfield ;  mustered  July  20,  1780;  also.  Private, 
Capt.  Seth  Pierce's  co..  Col.  Seth  Murray's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  15, 1780 ;  discharged 
Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  6  days,  including  9  days  (172  miles)  travel  home; 
regiment  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months; 
roll  dated  Leverett. 

Lyman,  Josiah,  Belchertown  (also  given  Hartford).  Captain  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Thomas 
Waite  Foster's  co..  Col.  Richard  Gridley's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug. 
1,  1775;  engaged  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  20  days;  also,  company  return 
[probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also.  Captain  serving  as  Volunteer,  in  a  company  com- 
manded by  Lieut.  Aaron  Phelps,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  regt. ;  engaged  July  9, 1777; 
discharged  July  27,  1777;  service,  26  days,  in  Northern  department,  including 
travel  (120  miles)  home;  also,  Captain  serving  as  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Bard- 


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Ltmax,  Josiah,  continued. 

well's  CO.,  Col.  Elisba  Porter's  regt. ;  engaged  Sept.  22,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  17, 
1777;  service,  1  mo.  2.^  days,  with  Northern  array,  Including  travel  (130  miles) 
home ;  also,  official  record  of  a  ballot  by  the  Council  dated  June  19,  1779 ;  said 
Lyman,  Captain,  chosen  2d  Major,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (4th  Hampshire  Co.)  regt. 
of  Mass.  militia;  appointment  concurred  in  by  the  House  of  Representatives,  June 
19,  1779;  reported  commissioned  June  19, 1779;  also.  Major,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's 
regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  a  regiment  ordered  to  be  detached  to  serve  at  Rhode  Island 
until  Jan.  1,  1780,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  8,  1779;  commissioned  June  IS, 
1779;  also.  Major,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regt.;  engaged  June  17,  1779;  discharged 
Jan.  2,  1780;  service,  6  raos.  15  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

Lyman,  Josiah.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Dwight's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt. ;  discharged  Aug.  19,  1777;  service,  5  days;  company  ordered  out  on 
an  alarm  at  Bennington  Aug.  17,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Gideon  Stebbins'a  co.,  4th 
Hampshire  Co.  regt.;  service,  3  days;  company  marched  to  Northampton  in 
June,  1782,  to  suppress  the  mob;  roll  dated  Belchertown. 

Lyman,  Justus.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Strong's  co.  of  volunteers,  2d  Hampshire 
Co.  regt. ;  service  against  the  insurgents  at  Northampton  June  15,  16,  and  17, 
1782,  3  days,  by  order  of  Elisha  Porter,  Sheriff;  compan}'  marched  for  support  of 
the  government  at  Springfield,  Northampton  and  Hadley. 

Lyman,  Levi.  Private,  Capt.  Hezekiah  Russell's  (2d)  co.  of  volunteers,  2d  Hampshire 
Co.  regt. ;  service  against  the  insurgents  at  Hadley,  June  13,  1782,  and  at  North- 
ampton, June  15,  16,  and  17,  1782,  4  days,  by  order  of  Elisha  Porter,  Sheriff. 

Lyman,  Luke.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Lyman's  co.;  service,  7  days;  company  prob- 
ably made  up  of  three  [?]  companies  and  marched  from  Northampton  to  East 
Hoosuck  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  17, 1777 ;  also,  Capt.  Oliver  Lyman's  co..  Col.  Ezra 
May's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  20,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  14,  1777;  service,  30  days, 
on  expedition  to  Stillwater  and  Saratoga,  including  travel  (111  miles)  home. 

Lyman,  Moses.  Sergeant,  Capt.  David  Wheler's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  detach- 
ment of  Berkshire  Co.  militia;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Feb.  25, 
1777;  entered  service  Dec.  16,  1776;  terra  to  expire  March  15,  1777;  also,  Capt. 
David  Wheler's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  regt. ;  entered  service  Dec.  16, 1776 ; 
discharged  March  22,  1777;  service,  96  days,  at  Ticonderoga;  a^so,  2d  Lieuten- 
ant, Capt.  Ebenezer  Newell's  co.,  Col.  Symonds's  regt.;  service,  21  days;  com- 
pany marched  from  Lanesborough  to  Manchester  July  9,  1777,  on  an  alarm ; 
also.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Daniel  Brown's  co.  [service  not  given]  ;  company  marched 
from  Lanesborough  to  Pawlet  Sept.  5, 1777,  on  an  alarm  and  served  27  days ;  also, 
2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Daniel  Brown's  (9th)  co..  Col.  Simonds's  regt.;  list  of  offi- 
cers of  Essex  Co.  militia;  commissioned  May  3,  1778;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt. 
Daniel  Brown's  (9th)  co.,  2d  Berkshire  Co.  (also  given  7th  Essex  Co.)  regt.  of 
Mass.  militia ;  list  of  officers  [year  not  given] . 

Lyman,  Noah,  Southampton.  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  Pomeroy's  co.,  which  inarched 
April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7  days;  re- 
ported enlisted  into  the  army  April  28,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Elijah  Clap's  co.,  Col. 
John  Dickenson's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  22,  1777 ;  ser- 
vice, 5  days ;  company  marched  towards  Bennington  as  far  as  New  Providence 
on  an  alarm ;  also,  Capt.  Lemuel  Pomeroy's  co..  Col.  John  Dickerson's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  20,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  14,  1777;  service,  30  days,  under  Col. 
Ezra  May  on  expedition  to  Saratoga,  including  travel  (112  miles)  home. 

Lyman,  Oliver,  Northampton.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Jonathan  Allen's  co.  of  Minute- 
men,  Gen.  Pomeroy's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm 
of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  8  days  ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army  April  27,  1775 ; 
0^50,  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Jonathan    Allen's   co. ;    return  of  officers  of  Col.  John 


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Lyman,  Oliver,  continued. 

Fellows's  regt.,  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  May  31,  1775;  ordered  in  Provincial  Con- 
gress, at  Watertown,  June  7, 1775,  that  commissions  be  delivered  said  officers ;  re- 
ceipt for  above  commissions,  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  June  10,  1775,  and  signed 
by  Col.  John  Fellows;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Jonathan  Allen's  (3d)  co.,  Col. 
John  Fellows's  (8th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  engaged  April  27, 
1775;  service,  3  mos.,  1  week,  4  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Dorchester, 
Oct.  7,  1775;  also.  Captain,  3d  (3d  Northampton)  co.,  2d  Hampshire  Co.  regt.  of 
Mass.  militia ;  list  of  officers  chosen  by  the  several  companies  in  said  regiment,  as 
returned  by  Seth  Pomeroy  and  others,  field  officers,  dated  Northampton,  March 
22,  1776;  ordered  in  Council  April  8,  1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned;  re- 
ported commissioned  April  5  [  ?  ] ,  1776 ;  also.  Captain  ;  communication  addressed 
to  the  Council,  dated  Brimfield,  Aug.  16,  1776,  signed  by  Brig.  Timothy  Daniel- 
son,  stating  that  he  had  drafted  every  twenty-fifth  man  in  the  2d  and  4th  regts. 
in  his  brigade,  and  had  formed  them  into  a  company  to  march  to  Dorchester 
Heights  "immediately,"  and  that  he  had  appointed  said  Lyman  captain  of  said 
company  ;  ordered  in  Council  Aug.  19, 1776,  that  officers  of  said  company  be  com- 
missioned; also,  Captain,  Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  return  for  mileage;  warrant  for  pay 
allowed  in  Council  Sept.  12,  1776 ;  also,  same  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allow- 
ance, etc.,  dated  Dorchester,  Nov.  27, 1776 ;  103  miles  travel  allowed  said  Lyman  ; 
also,  Captain ;  list  of  officers  of  Col.  Nicholas  Dike's  regt. ;  ordered  in  Council 
Feb.  1, 1777,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned;  commissions  to  be  dated  Dec.  1, 
1776;  ai'so,  list  of  officers  belonging  to  Col.  Dike's  regt.  who  agreed  to  tarry  at 
Dorchester  Heights  until  March  1, 1777;  commissioned  Dec.  1,  1776;  a/«o.  Captain, 
Col.  Dike's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Dec,  1776-Feb.,  1777;  engaged  Dec.  1,  1776; 
regiment  raised  to  serve  until  March  1, 1777  ;  also.  Captain  of  a  company  probably 
made  up  of  three  [?]  companies  which  marched  from  Northampton  to  East 
Hoosuck  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  17,  1777 ;  service,  7  days ;  also.  Captain,  Col.  Ezra 
May's  regt.;  engaged  Sept.  20,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  14,  1777;  service,  30  days, 
on  expedition  to  Stillwater  and  Saratoga,  including  travel  (111  miles)  home; 
also,  1st  Major,  2d  Hampshire  Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers;  com- 
missioned Oct.  7,  1777 ;  also,  petition  addressed  to  the  General  Court,  dated  April 
4, 1778,  signed  by  said  Lyman,  of  Northampton,  stating  that  he  had  been  appointed 
Major  of  the  2d  Hampshire  Co.  regt.  Oct.  7,  1777,  but  that  dishonorable  reports 
concerning  his  conduct  at  the  time  of  the  alarm  of  Sept.  20,  1777,  having  been 
circulated  by  some  disaffected  officers  of  said  regiment,  asking  for  a  court  of 
inquiry  to  investigate  the  reports,  and  begging  that  his  resignation  as  Major 
might  be  accepted  and  that  he  be  permitted  to  serve  his  country  in  a  lesser  sta- 
tion ;  resignation  accepted  in  the  House  of  Representatives  April  13,  1778,  and 
concurred  in  by  Council  April  14,  1778;  also.  Captain,  Col.  Israel  Chapin's  (2d 
Hampshire  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia ;  list  of  officers ;  commissioned  July  6, 1778. 

Lyman,  Phineas,  Hadley.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Smith's  co..  Col.  Elisha  Porter's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  marched  Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  23,  1777;  ser- 
vice, 7  days,  including  2  days  (50  miles)  travel  home;  company  marched  for 
relief  of  Bennington  on  an  alarm  ;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Fairfield's  co..  Col.  Nathan 
Sparhawk's  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  15, 1778 ;  service,  2  mos.  3  days ;  company  served 
at  Dorchester  and  was  discharged  Dec.  12,  1778. 

Lyman,  Rufus.  Corporal,  Capt.  Jonathan  Wales's  co..  Col.  Dickinson's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt. ;  marched  Aug.  17,  1777 ;  service,  8  days,  at  the  Northward ;  company 
marched  to  East  Hoosuck  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  17,  1777,  thence  to  Pittsfield, 
thence  guarded  Hessian  prisoners  to  Springfield  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Fellows. 

Lyman,  Seth,  Northampton.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Allen's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Gen. 
Pomeroy's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April 
19,  1775;  service,  8  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army  April  27,  1775;  also, 
Capt.  Jonathan  Allen's  (3d)  co..  Col.  John  Fellows's  (8th)  regt.;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,1775;  enlisted  April  27, 1775  ;  service,  3  mos.,  1  week,  4  days;  also. 


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Ltjian,  Seth,  continued. 

company  return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  7, 1775 ;  reported  "  Quebec  9  Sept ;  "  also, 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dec  10,  1775. 

Lyman,  Seth  (also  given  Seth,  Jr.),  Northampton.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in 
the  Continental  Army,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Oliver  Lyman  and  Capt.  Joseph 
Cooke;  residence,  Northampton  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Northampton  ;  joined  Capt. 
Jonathan  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  regt. ;  term,  3  years;  also,  Private,  Maj. 
Allen's  CO.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  ser- 
vice from  April  1,  1777,  to  Feb.  7,  1779;  reported  deserted;  also,  Capt.  Nathan 
Goodale's  CO.,  Col.  Putnam's  regt. ;  return  dated  Albany,  Feb.  9, 1778  ;  mustered 
by  Col.  Woodbridge;  also,  descriptive  list  of  deserters,  dated  Nov.  20,  1780;  Col. 
Rufus  Putnam's  (5th)  regt. ;  age,  26  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  dark  ; 
hair,  brown;  occupation,  farmer;  residence,  Northampton;  engaged  for  town  of 
Northampton;  term,  3  years;  reported  deserted  Feb.  8,  1779. 

Lyman,  Seth.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Wales's  co.,  in  a  regiment  commanded  by 
Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Williams;  enlisted  Dec.  20,  1776;  discharged  March  20,  1777; 
service,  3  mos.  10  days,  including  7  days  (140  miles)  travel  home.  Roll  dated 
Morristown. 

Lyman,  Seth.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Samuel  Merriman's  co..  Col.  Phineas  Wright's  (6th 
Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  engaged  Sept.  22,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777;  service, 

1  mo.  3  days,  in  Northern  department,  including  7  days  (140  miles)  travel  home. 
Roll  dated  Northfield. 

Lyman,  Stephen.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Shepard's  co..  Col.  John  Mosley's  (Hamp- 
shire Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  23,  1777;  service, 
7  days ;  company  marched  to  Bennington  on  an  alarm  ;  also,  Capt.  James  Black's 
(Chester)  co.  commanded  by  Lieut.  William  Campbell,  Col.  David  Moosley's 
(Mosley's)  regt.;  enlisted  June  12,  1782;   discharged  June  14,  1782;    service, 

2  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Northampton. 

Lyman,  Tertius,  Northfield.  Descriptive  list  dated  Warwick,  Aug.  4,  1780,  of  men 
detached  from  6th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.  to  serve  for  the  term  of  3  months  from 
the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Claverack,  agreeable  to  order  of  General  Court  of 
June  22,  1780,  and  mustered  by  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Williams  and  Maj.  Whitmore; 
Capt.  Seth  Pierce's  co.,  Col.  Seth  Murrey's  regt.;  rank.  Private;  age,  18  yrs.; 
stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Northfield;  mustered  July  20, 
1780;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Pierce's  co..  Col.  Seth  Murray's  regt.;  enlisted 
July  15,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  6  days,  including  9  days 
(172  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  to  reinforce  Conti- 
nental Army  for  3  months  ;  roll  dated  Leverett ;  also,  Capt.  Oliver  Shaltuck's  co., 
in  a  regiment  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Barnabas  Sears;  enlisted  Aug.  12,  1781 ; 
discharged  Nov.  8,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  2  days,  including  5  days  (100  miles) 
travel  home;  regiment  raised  from  Hampshire  Co.  militia  to  serve  for  3  months; 
roll  dated  Deerfield. 

Lyman,  Theodore,  Wells.  List  of  officers  chosen  by  the  several  companies  in  3d 
York  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Tristram  Jordan  and  others,  field  officers,  dated 
Wells,  March  20,  1776;  said  Lyman  recommended  as  Adjutant  of  said  regiment; 
ordered  in  Council  March  29,  1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned ;  also, 
official  record  of  a  ballot  by  the  House  of  Representatives,  dated  June  22,  1776; 
said  Lyman  chosen  Adjutant,  3d  York  Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia ;  appointment 
concurred  in  by  Council  June  24,  1776;  reported  commissioned  June  24,  1776. 

Lyman,  Thomas,  Northampton.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Allen's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Gen.  Pomeroy's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of 
April  19,  1775 ;  returned  home  May  15,  1775 ;  service,  26  days ;  also,  Capt.  Oliver 
Lyman's  co..  Col.  Dike's  regt.;  return  for  mileage;  warrant  for  pay  allowed  in 
Council  Sept.  12, 1776;  a/so,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance, 


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Lyman,  Thomas,  contmued. 

etc.,  dated  Doi'chester,  Nov.  27,  1776 ;  103  miles  travel  allowed  said  Lyman ;  also, 
Capt.  Simeon  Clap's  co..  Col.  David  Wells's  regt. ;  enlisted  May  10,  1777;  dis- 
cliarged  July  10,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  9  days,  including  travel  home;  company 
marched  on  a  2  months  expedition  to  Ticonderoga;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Clap's 
CO.,  Col.  Israel  Chapin's  (3d)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  16,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  21, 
1779;  service,  1  mo.  12  days,  at  Claverack,  including  5  days  (100  miles)  travel 
home;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

Ltman,  Timothy,  Chesterfield.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  We])ster's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Gen.  Pomroy's  regt.,  which  marched  April  21,  1773,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of 
April  19,  1775 ;  service,  14  days ;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Christopher  Bannister's  co., 
Col.  John  Dickenson's  regt. ;  engaged  Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  22,  1777; 
service,  8  days,  including  travel  (54  miles)  home;  company  marched  to  Ben- 
nington on  an  alarm  to  reinforce  army  near  that  place ;  also,  Capt.  Christopher 
Banister's  co..  Col.  Ezra  May's  regt.;  engaged  Sept.  20,  1777;  discharged  Oct. 
14,  1777;  service,  29  days,  on  expedition  to  Stillwater  and  Saratoga,  including 
travel  (100  miles)  home;  also, 26.  Lieutenant,  Col.  Israel  Chapin's  (2d  Hampshire 
Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers ;  commissioned  July  6, 1778;  «/«o.  Lieu- 
tenant, Capt.  Joseph  Clap's  co..  Col.  Israel  Chapin's  (3d)  regt.;  engaged  Oct.  14, 
1779;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  14  days,  at  Claverack,  including 
5  days  (100  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  3  months. 

Ltmen,  Abner,  Northampton.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Jonathan  Allen's  (3d)  co..  Col.  John 
Fellows's  (8th)  regt.;  company  return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  7,  1775;  reported 
"Quebec  9  Sept;"  a^so,  general  order  dated  Headquarters  Ticonderoga,  Oct.  4, 
1776,  taken  from  Col.  Wheelock's  Orderly  Book;  said  Lymen,  Ensign,  Col. 
Woodbridge's  regt.,  appointed  2d  Lieutenant,  vice  Lieut.  Dickson,  advanced. 

Lymon,  Aaron.  Corporal,  Capt.  Gideon  Stebbens's  co.,  4th  Hampshire  Co.  regt. ; 
service,  3  days ;  company  marched  to  Northampton  in  June,  1782,  to  suppress  the 
mob. 

Lymon,  Oliver.  Captain,  Col.  Nicholas  Dike's  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  regiments  raised 
for  defence  of  Boston  [year  not  given,  probably  1776]  ;  «/so.  Captain;  return  of  com- 
pany officers  of  Col.  Dike's  regt.,  showing  number  of  men  present  and  also  those 
not  joined,  dated  Dorchester,  Sept.  21,  1776,  and  endorsed  "Officers  to  be  Com- 
missioned; "  company  prol)abIy  joined  from  Col.  Pomroy's  or  Col.  How's  regt., 
Brig.  Danielson's  brigade;  also,  return  of  officers  who  marched  to  camp  to  join 
Col.  Dike's  regt.,  dated  Dorchester,  Sept.  27,  1776;  said  Lymon,  Captain,  with 
officers  of  his  company,  marched  Aug.  12, 1776 ;  ordered  in  Council  Sept.  27,  1776, 
that  said  officers  be  commissioned ;  also,  official  record  of  a  ballot  by  the  House 
of  Representatives,  dated  Oct.  6,  1777;  said  L3'mon  chosen  1st  Major,  2d  Hamp- 
shire Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia,  in  the  room  of  Ezra  May,  elected  Colonel; 
appointment  concurred  in  by  Council  Oct.  6,  1777. 

Lymon,  Robert.  Private,  Capt.  James  Allen's  co..  Col.  Simeon  Gary's  regt. ;  pay 
abstract  for  mileage,  dated  Camp  near  New  York,  Aug.  9,  1776;  mileage  (251 
miles)  allowed  said  Lymon. 

Lynall,  Heman.  Private,  Capt.  Lot  Crowell's  co..  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  regt.; 
service,  13  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth  in  Sept.,  1778. 

Lynch, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Linch,  Lintch.] 

Lynch,  Bartholomew,  Marblehead.  Capt.  Thomas  Grant's  (3d)  co..  Col.  John 
Glover's  (21st)  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Lynch  and  others, 
dated  Cambridge,  June  27,  1775 ;  also.  Private,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  25,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  12  days;  a^so,  com- 
pany return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent 
in  money  dated  Cambridge  Camp,  Jan.  1,  1776. 


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Lynch,  David,  Boston.  Corporal,  Capt.  Joseph  Balch's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  engaged  May  16, 1776,  4  days  preceding  march ;  service 
to  Nov.  1,  1776,  5  mos.  21  days. 

Lynch,  John.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  ship  "Thorn,"  commanded 
by  Capt.  Richard  Cowell,  sworn  to  at  Marblehead,  Sept.  14, 1780;  stature,  5  ft.  9 
in.;  complexion,  dark. 

Lynch,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Cook's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  20,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  14,  1777;  service,  24  days,  at  the 
Northward ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Stockbridge 
for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  from  home  July  8, 
1780;  discharged  Dec.  17,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  14  days,  at  West  Point,  including 
travel  (90  miles)  home. 

Lynch,  Joshua.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Stockbridge  for  ser- 
vice in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  from  home  July  1, 1780  ;  dis- 
charged Jan.  8,  1781 ;  service,  6  mos.  12  days,  at  West  Point,  including  travel  (90 
miles)  home;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnarp's 
(5th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  July  1,  1780; 
discharged  Jan.  8,  1781 ;  enlistment,  6  months. 

Lynch,  Michael,  Methuen.  Capt.  Thomas  Mayhew's  co..  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's 
regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  8, 
1775;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Mighill's  co..  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (26th) 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  June,  1776,  dated  New  York ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  on  march  homeward  at  close  of  the  cam- 
paign in  1776,  sworn  to  at  Rowley,  April  9,  1777;  reported  as  having  been  left  in 
the  hospital;  also,  Private,  Col.  James  Wesson's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay 

accounts  for  service  from  April  4,  1777,  to ;  residence,  Methuen;  reported 

deserted. 

Lynch,  William.  Corporal,  Capt.  James  Gregg's  co..  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's  (1st 
New  York)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan. -April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlist- 
ment, during  war  [name  crossed  out  on  roll  for  April,  1781]. 

Lyncoln,  Allyn.  List  of  prisoners  delivered  to  Col.  Gabriel  Johonnot  by  Mr.  Charles 
Waller,  Commissary  of  Prisoners  at  Rhode  Island,  March  17,  1778;  reported 
a  Seaman. 

Ltncoln,  Samuel.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  9  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  9,  1779, 
as  returned  by  Noah  Goodman,  Superintendent ;  Capt.  Cranson's  co..  Col.  Wells's 
regt.;  age,  16  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.;  hair,  light  (also  given  brown) ;  engaged  for 
town  of  Ashfield ;  also,  list  of  men  returned  as  received  of  Noah  Goodman,  Super- 
intendent for  Hampshire  Co.,  by  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner;  also,  list  of  men 
returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Capt.  James  Cooper,  at 
Springfield,  July  19,  1779. 

Lynd,  Cornelius.  Quarter  Master,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ; 
engaged  Oct.  12,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  19,  1780;  service,  11  days,  including  4 
days  (80  miles)  travel  home ;  regiment  marched  to  Northern  frontiers  by  order 
of  Gen.  Fellows  on  an  alarm. 

Lynd,  Thomas,  Worcester.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Bigelow's  co.  of  Minute-men  and 
militia.  Col.  Artemas  Ward's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ; 
service,  23  days ;  reported  returned  home ;  also.  Bombardier,  Capt.  Edward 
Crafts's  CO.,  Col.  Richard  Gridley's  (Artillery)  regt.;  muster  roll  made  up  to 
Aug.  1,  1775,  dated  Cambridge;  enlisted  May  18, 1775;  discharged  June  28, 1775; 
service,  6  weeks. 


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Lyndal,  John,  Manchester.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Kimball's  co.,  Col.  Mansfield's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  2,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  4 
days. 

Lyndal,  Johx,  Jr.,  Manchester.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Kimball's  co..  Col.  Mans- 
field's regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  18,  1775;  service,  2 
mos.  19  days. 

Lyndall,  Johx,  Manchester.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Kimball's  co.,  Col.  John 
Mansfield's  (19th)  regt.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson;  company 
return  dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

Lyndall,  John  (also  given  John,  Jr.),  Manchester.  Capt.  Benjamin  Kimball's  co., 
Col.  Mansfield's  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Lyndall  and  others, 
dated  Cambridge,  July  1,  1775;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Kimball's  co.,  Col. 
John  Mansfield's  (19th)  regt.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson; 
company  return  dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

Lynde, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Lind,  Line,  Lines,  Lions, 

Lynd,  Lyndes,  Lynds,  Lyne.] 

Lynde,  Benjamin.  Ensign  and  Lieutenant,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  reported  as  serving  16 
mos.  10  days  as  Ensign,  19  mos.  20  days  as  Lieutenant;  also,  Ensign,  Capt. 
Japhet  Daniels's  (4th)  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  (6th)  regt.;  muster  roll  of  field,  statf, 
and  commissioned  officers,  dated  Van  Schaick's  Island  Sept.  2,  1777,  and  sworn 
to  at  Camp  near  Stillwater;  commissioned  Jan.  1,  1777;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.; 
muster  roll  of  field,  staff,  and  commissioned  officers,  for  Nov.  and  Dec,  1777, 
dated  Albany  ;  reported  on  command  at  Schenectady ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
return  of  officers  for  clothing,  dated  Boston,  April  30,  1778;  also,  Col.  Nixon's 
regt.;  pay  abstracts  for  rations  between  June  11,  1777,  and  April  10,  1778,  certi- 
fied at  Albany ;  credited  with  191  days  allowance ;  also,  same  regt. ;  return  of  offi- 
cers for  clothing,  dated  Boston,  Nov.  24,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Japhet  Daniels's  co., 
Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777, 
and  who  had  not  been  absent  subsequently  except  on  furlough,  etc.,  certified  at 
Camp  near  Peekskill,  Feb.  16,  1779;  also.  Lieutenant,  (late)  Capt.  William  Too- 
good's  CO.,  Col.  Nixon's  (5th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  May,  1779,  dated  Highlands; 
reported  promoted  from  Ensign  May  9,  1778 ;  also  reported  furloughed  by  Gen. 
McDougal  Feb.  5,  1779,  for  54  days  "and  Remains  sick;  "  also,  same  co.  and 
regt.;  pay  rolls  for  June-Oct.,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Heywood's  co.,  Col. 
Nixon's  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec,  1779 ;  also,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  Conti- 
nental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Oct.  14,  1780;  also, 
Capt.  Japhet  Daniels's  co..  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  pay  rolls  for  Jan. -Oct.,  1780; 
reported  recruiting  Jan.-June,  1780 ;  also  reported  resigned  Oct.  14,  1780. 

Lynde,  Chaelestown.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master 
for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  2,  1777;  Capt.  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Ichabod 
Alden's  regt. 

Lynde,  Dennis.  Private,  Capt.  John  Blunt's  co..  Col.  Prime's  regt.;  service  between 
March  6,  1780,  and  Sept.  6,  1780,  3  mos.  7  days,  under  Brig.  Gen.  Wadsworth; 
company  raised  for  defence  of  eastern  Massachusetts. 

Lynde,  John,  Brookfield.  Ensign,  Capt.  Abel  Thayer's  co.,  Col.  John  Fellows's  (8th) 
regt. ;  company  return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  -,  1775. 

Lynde,  John  (alias  John  Lions),  Falmouth  (also  given  Pownalborough).  Private, 
Capt.  White's  co..  Col.  Tupper's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Jan.  21,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  residence,  Falmouth;  credited  to  town  of 
Woolwich;  reported  invalided;  also,  Capt.  George  White's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Francis's  regt. ;  subsistence  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  Jan.  4, 1777,  to  May 
5,  1777;  credited  with  123  days  allowance;  also,  Capt.  White's  co.,  Col.  Tupper's 


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Ltnde,  Johx  (alias  John  Lions),  C07itinued. 

regt. ;  return  dated  Jan.  -,  1778;  residence,  Pownalborough ;  engaged  for  town 
of  Pownalborough ;  mustered  by  County  Muster  Master  Sewell  and  by  Col.  Var- 
rick.  Continental  Muster  Master;  reported  on  furlough;  also,  Lieut.  Ephraini 
Minot's  corps  of  invalids  stationed  at  Boston;  joined  May  31,  1778;  service  to 
Oct.  1, 1778,4  mos. ;  order  for  payment  of  amount  of  roll,  dated  at  Headquarters, 
Boston,  and  signed  by  Maj.  Gen.  W.  Heath;  also,  order  on  the  Board  of  War, 
payable  to  Lieut.  Ephraim  Minot,  commanding  officer  of  corps  of  invalids  sta- 
tioned at  Boston,  endorsed  "Boston  Jan'y  1779,"  signed  by  said  Lynde  and 
others,  for  clothing  due  them  as  a  donation  from  the  several  towns  of  the  state; 
also,  Lieut.  Osgood  Carleton's  co.  of  invalids  stationed  at  Boston,  Col.  Lewis 
Nichola's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Sept.  9,  1779;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster 
roll  dated  Oct.  2,  1779;  reported  on  furlough;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  roll 
for  Oct.,  1779;  also,  Capt.  McFarland's  corps  of  invalids;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1780,  to  Jan.  22, 1780;  reported  transferred  from 
Col.  Tupper's  regt. ;  also  reported  discharged. 

Lynde,  Johnson,  Brookfield  or  Spencer.  Private,  Capt.  John  Woolcott's  co.  of 
rangers,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Brookfield  and 
Spencer;  service,  12  days. 

Lynde,  Laban.  Receipt  for  advance  pay  for  1  month,  travel  allowance  from  home  to 
Boston,  etc.,  dated  Point  Shirley,  June  13,  1776,  signed  by  said  Lynde  and  others 
belonging  to  Capt.  Nathaniel  Winslow's  co..  Col.  Whitney's  regt. 

Lynde,  Samuel.  List  endorsed  "  Camp  at  Cambridge  June  13th  1775,"  of  men  belong- 
ing to  Capt.  Samuel  Gerrish's  regt.  who  took  the  oath  in  Middlesex  Co.  June  10, 
1775,  required  by  Congress  to  be  taken  by  the  Mass.  army,  as  returned  by  [Capt.] 
Samuel  Sprague;  a/so,  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Sprague's  (9th)  co..  Col.  Baldwin's 
(37th)  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  Aug.,  1775,  dated  Camp  at  Chelsea. 

Lynde,  Thomas.  Capt.  Edward  Crafts's  co.,  Col.  Gridley's  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance 
pay,  signed  by  said  Lynde,  dated  Cambridge,  May  29,  1775. 

Ltnderman,  Heineich.  Matross,  Capt.  Warner's  co..  Col.  Revere's  regt.;  Conti- 
nental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  5,  1778,  to  Dec.  31,  1779.  [See 
Henry  Lenderman.] 

Lyndes,  Benjaimin,  Maiden.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Blaney's  co.  of  militia,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Watertown  by  order  of  Col.  Gardner; 
service,  1  day. 

Lyndes,  Jabez,  Maiden.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Benjamin  Blaney's  co.  of  militia,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Watertown  by  order  of  Col.  Gardner; 
service,  1  day. 

Lyndes,  John,  Brookfield.  Private,  Capt.  Ithamar  Wright's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  returned  home  April  23,  1775; 
service,  8  days,  travel  included. 

Lyndes,  Jonathan.  Private,  Lieut.  James  McKnight's  detachment.  Col.  David 
Rositer's  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  15,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1780;  service,  3  days, 
on  an  alarm  at  the  Northward ;  detachment  ordered  to  march  to  Bennington  by 
Gen.  Fellows.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Berkshire  Co. 

Lyndes,  Joseph,  Maiden.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Blaney's  co.  of  militia,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Watertown  by  order  of  Col.  Gardner; 
service,  1  day. 

Lyndes,  Joseph,  Jr.,  Maiden.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Blaney's  co.  of  militia,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Watertown  by  order  of  Col.  Gardner; 
service,  1  day. 


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Ltndes,  Laban,  Yarmouth.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  (1st  Barnstable  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Sandwich,  June  10, 
1777 ;  residence,  Yarmouth ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Yarmouth ;  joined  Capt. 
Lament's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war. 

Ltxdes,  Laban.  Council  warrant  dated  April  8, 1777,  for  £7,  drawn  in  favor  of  said 
Lyndes,  Mate,  on  board  the  brigantine  "  Independence,"  captured  by  the  enemy, 
to  enable  him  to  pay  his  expenses  from  Machias  to  Boston  and  home. 

Lyndes,  Nathan,  Maiden.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Benjamin  Blaney's  co.  of  militia,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Watertown  by  order  of  Col.  Gardner; 
service,  1  day. 

Lyndes,  William,  Europe.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster 
Master  for  SuflFolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  March  16,  1777;  Capt.  Tuckerman's  co.. 
Gen.  Patterson's  regt.;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Mills's  co.,  Col.  Vose's  regt. ;  Conti- 
nental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1780,  to  Dec.  31, 1780 ;  reported 
as  belonging  to  Europe;  also,  descriptive  list  dated  Jan.  1,  1781;  Capt.  John 
Mills's  CO.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt. ;  age,  30  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  com- 
plexion, dark;  hair,  brown;  occupation,  tanner;  birthplace,  Ireland;  enlisted 
March  5,  1777,  by  Capt.  Tuckerman,  at  Boston;  enlistment,  during  war;  also. 
Private,  Capt.  John  Mills's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for 
June,  1781,  dated  Camp  Phillipsborough;  reported  on  command  with  light 
infantry;  also,  muster  roll  for  July  1781,  dated  Camp  near  Dobbs's  Ferry;  re- 
ported with  the  infantry;  also,  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1782,  dated  Hutts  and  sworn 
to  in  Camp  at  West  Point;  reported  at  Dobbs's  Ferry. 

Lyndle,  Isaiah.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Bullock's  (Rehoboth)  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Carpenter's  regt.;  service  to  Dec.  23,  1776,  16  days;  company  marched  from 
Rehoboth  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776. 

Lynds,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Linds,  Lines,  Lions,  Loyns, 

Lynde,  Lyndes,  Lynes,  Lynse,  Lyons.] 

Lynds,  Benjamin,  Brookfield  (also  given  New  Braintree).  List  of  men  raised  to  serve 
in  the  Continental  Army  from  4th  co.,  Col.  James  Converse's  (4th  Worcester  Co.) 
regt.,  sworn  to  at  Brookfield,  Feb.  20, 1778;  residence,  Brookfield  (also  given  New 
Braintree) ;  engaged  for  town  of  Brookfield  (also  given  New  Braintree) ;  joined 
Capt.  Harrod's  (Harwood's)  co.,  Col.  Nickson's  (Nixon's)  regt.;  term,  3  years. 

Lynds,  Benjamin.  Private,  in  a  company  commanded  by  Capt.  Benjamin  Blaney,  of 
Maiden;  service,  3  days;  company  marched  to  Point  Shirley  June  13,  1776,  by 
order  of  Gen. 'Lincoln  ;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Blaney's  co..  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's 
regt.  of  guards;  enlisted  Jan.  12,  1778;  service  to  April  3,  1778,  86  days,  at 
Cambridge. 

Lynds,  Charlestown,  Maiden.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
[year  not  given] ;  residence,  Maiden;  engaged  for  town  of  Maiden. 

Lynds,  Isaac.  Private,  Capt.  Nahum  Ward's  co..  Col.  David  Wells's  (Hampshire  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  22,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  18, 1777 ;  service,  1  mo.,  at  the  time 
of  taking  Gen.  Burgoyne,  including  travel  (80  miles)  home;  company  marched 
from  Charlemont  Sept.  22,  1777. 

Lynds,  Jabez.  Sergeant,  in  a  company  commanded  by  Capt.  Benjamin  Blaney,  of 
Maiden ;  service,  3  days ;  company  marched  to  Point  Shirley  June  13,  1776,  by 
order  of  Gen.  Lincoln. 

Lynds,  John,  Brookfield.  Ensign,  Capt.  Abel  Thayer's  co..  Col.  John  Fellows's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  engaged  July  21,  1775;  service,  3  mos. 
11  days. 


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Ltnds,  Jonathan,  Hartwood  (Becket).  Private,  Capt.  Malcolm  Henry's  co.,  Col. 
David  Brewer's  (9th)  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Peter 
Porter's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  entered  service  July  10, 
1777 ;  discharged  July  25,  1777;  service,  15  days ;  company  called  out  by  order  of 
Maj.  Gen.  Schuyler  and  marched  to  *'  Manchester  on  the  Grants  in  the  State  of 
Yermount;  "  also,  Lieut.  Jabez  Cornish's  co..  Col.  John  Brown's  regt.;  enlisted 
Aug.  14,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  17,  1777 ;  service,  4  days,  at  Bennington ;  also, 
Capt.  John  Strong's  co..  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept. 
6,  1777;  discharged  Sept.  26,  1777;  service,  20  days,  with  Northern  army;  also, 
descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Berkshire  Co.  in  1779  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army ;  age,  23  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  11  in. ;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for  town  of 
Washington;  delivered  to  Ensign  Clarke;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Merry's 
CO.,  Col.  Hyd's  (Hyde's)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  30,  1781;  discharged  Nov.  5,  1781; 
service,  7  days ;  company  ordered  to  march  to  the  Westward  under  command  of 
Maj.  Oliver  Root;  roll  endorsed  "  on  the  Alarm  at  the  Northard." 

Ltnds,  Jonathan,  Maiden.  Private,  Capt.  John  Walton's  co..  Col.  Brooks's  regt.; 
company  return  dated  Oct.  31,  1776. 

Ltnds,  Joseph,  Jr.  Private,  in  a  company  commanded  by  Capt.  Benjamin  Blaney,  of 
Maiden ;  service,  3  days ;  company  marched  to  Point  Shirley  June  13,  1776,  by 
order  of  Gen.  Lincoln. 

Ltnds,  Laban,  Scituate.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Winslow's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whit- 
ney's regt. ;  service  from  May  1,  1776,  4  days  preceding  march ;  reported  enlisted 
into  the  naval  service  May  8,  1776. 

Ltnds,  Laban.  Petition  signed  by  said  Lynds  and  others,  prisoners  "  lately  "  arrived 
from  Halifax  on  parole,  stating  that  there  were  not  enough  British  prisoners  on 
board  the  prison-ship  in  "this  harbor"  to  be  exchanged  for  them,  but  that  a 
number  had  entered  on  board  the  privateer  "  Grand  Turk  "  at  Salem,  and  asking 
that  said  prisoners  be  taken  from  the  vessel  in  order  that  they  be  returned  to 
Halifax  for  exchange;  advised  in  Council  Nov.  2,  1782,  that  the  Governor  give 
orders  to  the  Naval  Officer  at  Salem  not  to  clear  the  "  Grand  Turk,"  commanded 
by  Capt.  Pratt,  and  direct  the  attendance  of  the  Captain  to  answer  the  complaints 
against  him. 

Ltnds,  Nath.  1st  Lieutenant,  in  a  company  commanded  by  Capt.  Benjamin  Blaney, 
of  Maiden  ;  service,  3  days ;  company  marched  to  Point  Shirley  June  13, 1776,  by 
order  of  Gen.  Lincoln. 

Ltnds,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Mills's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  5,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt. 
Abraham  Tuckerman's  co.,  Col.  Vose's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Dec,  1777,  sworn 
to  at  Camp  near  Valley  Forge;  enlisted  March  5,  1777;  enlistment,  during  war 
(also  given  3  years) ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Nov.,  1778,  dated 
Providence;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Dec,  1778;  also,  same  co. 
and  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.  and  Feb.,  1779,  sworn  to  at  Pro\idence;  also, 
(late)  Capt.  Tuckerman's  co..  Col.  Vose's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April, 
1779,  dated  Providence;  also,  Capt.  John  Mills's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st) 
regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan. -April,  1781,  dated  Garrison  West  Point;  enlistment, 
during  war;  reported  with  the  infantry  in  April,  1781 ;  also,  muster  roll  for  May, 
1781;  reported  with  the  infantry;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781,  dated  Camp 
at  Peekskill;  reported  with  the  infantry;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781;  re- 
ported on  command  with  light  infantry;  also,  muster  roll  for  Feb.,  1782,  dated 
York  Huts  and  sworn  to  in  Camp  at  West  Point;  reported  on  command  at 
Dobbs's  Ferry. 

Ltndset,  Blanet.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780,  returned  as  received 
of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  13, 


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Ltndset,  Blanet,  continued. 

1780;  age,  19yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  ruddy ;  engaged  for  town  of 
Lynn ;  marched  to  camp  July  13,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Thomas 
Pritchard. 

Lyndset,  David,  Dracut.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Russell's  co.  of  militia.  Col.  Green's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  7  days. 

Ltxdsey,  Eliphalet.  Private,  Lieut.  Ephraim  Jenings's  co.,  Col.  David  Field's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  21,  1777;  ser- 
vice, 5  days,  on  expedition  to  Northern  department  at  the  time  of  the  battle  of 
Bennington.    Roll  dated  Ashfield  and  sworn  to  at  Deerfield. 

Ltndsey,  Joseph.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of 
Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  13, 
1780;  age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for  town  of 
Lynn ;  marched  to  camp  July  13,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Thomas 
Pritchard. 

Ltndsey,  Ralph,  Lynn.  Private,  Capt.  Addison  Richardson's  co..  Col.  John  Mans- 
field's regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  18,  1775;  service,  2 
mos.  18  days;  also,  Capt.  Richardson's  co..  Col.  John  Mansfield's  (19th)  regt. 
commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson ;  company  return  dated  Oct.  6, 1775. 

Lyndset,  Thomas,  Dracut.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Russell's  co.  of  militia.  Col. 
Green's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  2  days. 

Ltndsey,  William,  Dracut.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Russell's  co.  of  militia.  Col. 
Green's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  4  days. 

Lyndsy,  Joseph.  Capt.  Simeon  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards; 
service  from  April  2,  1778,  to  July  3, 1778,  3  mos.  2  days.  Roll  dated  Camp 
Winter  Hill. 

Lyne,  — ez'a,  Hubbardston.  Private,  Capt.  William  Marean's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
Doolittle's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  11  days. 

Lynes,  Charles.  Capt.  Aaron  Haynes's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Brewer's  regt. ;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge  Camp,  Oct.  25,  1775. 

Lynes,  Daniel.  Marine,  ship  "Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F.  AVilliams; 
engaged  Nov.  8,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  27  days;  reported  captured  May  5,  1781. 

Lynes,  William.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Col. 
Ebenezer  Thayer,  Jr.'s  (5th  SufTolk  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Braintree,  Jan.  20,  1778; 
engaged  for  town  of  Braintree ;  joined  Capt.  Tuckerman's  co..  Col.  Patterson's 
regt. ;  term,  during  war;  reported  a  transient. 

Lynn,  James.  List  of  prisoners  to  be  received  in  exchange  for  British  prisoners  sent 
to  Halifax  in  the  cartel  "Swift,"  as  attested  by  Robert  Pierpont,  Commissary, 
dated  Oct.  9,  1777;  said  Lynn,  Mate,  to  be  exchanged  for  George  Ratford,  Mate. 

Ltnn,  John,  New  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  John  Grainger's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Learned's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775. 

Ltnnacan,  John.  Seaman,  ship  "Mars,"  commanded  by  Capt.  James  Nivens; 
engaged  May  4,  1781 ;  discharged  June  12,  1781 ;  service,  1  mo.  8  days.  Roll 
dated  Boston. 

Lynsdie,  Daniel,  Lynn.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  Newhall's  (Lynn)  co.  of  Minute-men, 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  15  days. 

Lynsdie,  Ralph,  Lynn.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  Newhall's  (Lynn)  co.  of  Minute-men, 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  21  days. 


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Lynsdt,  Joseph,  Jr.  List  of  men  taken  from  the  Orderly  Book  of  Col.  Israel  Hutchin- 
son, of  the  27th  regt.,  dated  Fort  Lee;  Capt.  Newhale's  co. ;  reported  taken 
prisoner  at  Fort  Washington  Nov.  16,  1776. 

Ltxse,  Hab.,  Danvers.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Epes's  co..  Col.  Pickering's  regt.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  2  days. 

Ltnston,  E.OBET,  Kittery.  Private,  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt. ;  Con- 
tinental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  1,  1777,  to  July  7,  1779;  re- 
ported deserted  July  7,  1779;  certificate  attached,  dated  Feb.  26,  1781,  signed  by 
Francis  Green,  Captain,  1st  Mass.  regt.,  certifies  that  said  Lynston  returned  and 
took  the  benefit  of  His  Excellency's  proclamation  and  was  doing  duty  in  camp ; 
also,  Capt.  James  Donnell's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt.;  subsistence  allowed 
from  date  of  enlistment,  Feb.  1, 1777,  to  March  20, 1777 ;  credited  with  62  rations, 
including  rations  for  14  days  travel  on  march  to  Bennington ;  also,  same  co.  and 
regt. ;  return  dated  Camp  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  22, 1778 ;  residence,  Kittery ;  enlisted 
for  town  of  Kittery ;  mustered  by  State  Muster  Master ;  term,  3  years. 

Lyon,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Leyon,  Lines,  Lion,  Lions, 

Loin,  Loines,  Loyn,  Loyns,  Loyon,  Lyen,  Lyeon,  Lyion,  Lyons.] 

Ltox,  Aarox,  Rehoboth  (also  given  Scarborough).  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Perry's  co. 
of  Minute-men,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service  to  April 
27,  1775,8  days;  a/so,  Private,  Capt.  John  Perry's  co..  Col.  Timothy  Walker's 
(22d)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  28,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.,  1  week,  4  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  26,  1775 ;  also,  Capt. 
John  Pain's  co.;  copy  of  a  list  of  men  stationed  at  Winter  Hill  and  Dorchester 
for  about  2  months  and  dismissed  April  1, 1776 ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Car- 
penter's CO.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt.;  service,  16  days;  company  marched 
from  Rehoboth  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8, 1776 ;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
North's  CO.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  ser- 
vice from  Feb.  14, 1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  residence,  Rehoboth  ;  credited  to  town 
of  Rehoboth ;  also,  ration  roll  for  part  of  Capt.  Jonathan  Drown's  co..  Col. 
Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt.,  made  up  from  the  time  of  their  several  enlistments  to 
June  16,  1777,  dated  Boston;  enlisted  Feb.  14,  1777;  credited  with  121  rations; 
also.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Jonathan  Drown's  co..  Col.  Lee's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Sept., 
1777 ;  engaged  Feb.  15,  1777 ;  term,  3  years ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  AVilliam  North's 
CO.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  April,  1779,  dated  Pawtuxet ;  also,  Capt. 
North's  (5th)  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  return  certified  at  Camp  Providence,  July 
13,  1779;  residence,  Scarborough;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  roll  for  July, 
1779,  sworn  to  at  Camp  Providence;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Oct., 
1779 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  regimental  return  made  up  to  Dec.  31, 1779,  dated 
Camp  at  Providence ;  also,  Lieut.  Samuel  Brown's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt. ;  marched  Aug.  1, 1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  8, 1780 ;  service,  9  days ;  company 
marched  from  Rehoboth  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  1,  1780,  and 
there  served  under  Gen.  Heath. 

Lyon,  Aarox.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Phillips's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Robinson's 
detachment  of  Hampshire  Co.  militia;  enlisted  Jan.  6,  1777;  discharged  April  1, 
1777 ;  service,  86  days ;  company  marched  to  Ticonderoga ;  also,  Capt.  Ephraim 
Jenings's  co..  Col.  David  Wells's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  22, 1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  18, 
1777 ;  service  on  expedition  to  Northern  department. 

Lyon,  Abel.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Porter's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt.;  pay 
abstract  for  mileage,  dated  Dec.  1,  1776 ;  mileage  (80  miles)  allowed  said  Lyon ; 
also,  Capt.  David  AVheeler's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  detachment  of  militia;  en- 
listed June  30,  1777 ;  discharged  July  25,  1777 ;  service,  26  days  ;  detachment  sta- 
tioned at  Fort  Ann ;  roll  sworn  to  before  Chairman  of  Committee  of  Lanesborough ; 


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Lyox,  Abel,  continued. 

also,  Capt.  David  Wheler's  co. ;  service,  6  clays ;  company  inarched  from  Lanes- 
borough  to  Meloomscuyck  Aug.  14,  1777,  on  an  alarm. 

Lyon,  Alpheus.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Clap's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Haws's  regt. ;  en- 
listed Sept.  25,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  28,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  7  days,  on  a  secret 
expedition  to  Rhode  Island;  also,  Capt.  Timothy  Mann's  co.,  4th  Suffolk  Co. 
regt.  commanded  by  Maj.  Seth  BuUard  ;  marched  July  28, 1780 ;  discharged  Aug. 
7,  1780;  service,  13  days;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm. 

Lyon,  Asahel,  Plympton.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bridgham's  co..  Col.  Theophilus  Cot- 
ton's regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted  May  3, 1775 ;  service,  3  mos. 
6  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775 ;  reported  discharged  Oct.  3, 
1775. 

Lton,  Asaph.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Harvey's  co..  Col.  Woodbridge's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  22,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  17  days,  at  Saratoga, 
including  9  days  (180  miles)  travel  home;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Northern 
army  until  last  of  Nov.,  1777. 

Lyon,  Benjajiix,  Dorchester.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  "Wheeler's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  Lemuel  Robinson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  ser- 
vice, 12  days;  also,  Capt.  Stephen  Penniman's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  muster  roll 
for  Dec,  1776-Feb.,  1777;  enlisted  Dec.  13,  1776;  regiment  raised  to  serve  until 
March  1,  1777. 

Lyon,  Benjamin.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Richards's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  25,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  28,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  7  days,  on  a 
secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Dedham. 

Lyon,  Benjamin,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  John  Robinson's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt. ; 
service,  5  days,  in  March,  1776 ;  company  called  out  to  guard  the  Lines  near 
Dorchester  Heights ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  service,  12  days,  at  Dorchester  in 
March,  1776,  guarding  shores  at  mouth  of  Milton  river. 

Lyon,  Cyrus,  Chesterfield.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Webster's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Gen. 
Pomroy's  regt.,  which  marched  April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April 
19,  1775;  service,  6  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army;  also,  Capt.  Robert 
Webster's  (8th)  co..  Col.  John  Fellows's  (8th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 
1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  12  daj's;  also,  company  return 
dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  8,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in 
money  dated  Dorchester  Camp,  Nov.  29,  1775 ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Christopher 
Banister's  co..  Col.  Ezra  May's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  20,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  14, 
1777 ;  service,  29  days,  on  expedition  to  Stillwater  and  Saratoga,  including  travel 
(100  miles)  home. 

Lyon,  Daniel,  Ludlow.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Dwight's  co..  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hamp- 
shire Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July 21,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  25,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 
9  days,  at  New  London,  Conn.,  including4  days  (85  miles)  travel  home;  roll  dated 
Belchertown  ;  also,  receipt  dated  Ludlow,  July  24, 1780,  for  bounties  paid  said  Lyon 
and  others  by  the  town  of  Ludlow  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of 
3  months,  agreeable  to  order  of  General  Court  of  June  22, 1780 ;  also,  return  dated 
Wilbraham,  Aug.  25,  1780,  made  by  Col.  John  Bliss,  of  men  mustered  by  him  to 
serve  for  3  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  22, 1780;  11th  co.,  1st  Hampshire 
Co.  regt.;  age,  24  yrs. ;  residence,  Ludlow;  mustered  July  24,  1780;  also,  Pri- 
vate, Capt.  Joseph  Browning's  co.,  Col.  Seth  Murray's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  24, 
1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  2  mos.  24  days,  including  7  days  (140 
miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  3  months;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Abel  King's  co.,  Col.  Sears's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  20, 1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  20,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.,  at  Saratoga. 


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Lyon,  Daniel,  Roxbury.  Corporal,  Capt.  William  Draper's  (2d  Roxbury)  co.,  Col. 
William  Heath's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service  to 
May  3,  1775,  15  days. 

Lyon,  David,  Stoughton.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  James  Endecott's  co.  of  militia,  Col. 
Lemuel  Robinson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  Api-il  19,  1775;  service, 
13  da3-s;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  James  Endicott's  co.,  Co^.  Benjamin  Gill's 
regt. ;  service,  5  days ;  company  marched  from  Stoughton  to  assist  in  fortifying 
Dorchester  Heights  March  4,  1776;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  James  Endicott's 
(3d)  CO.  (North  co.  of  1st  Parish  in  Stoughton),  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  (3d  Suffolk 
Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia ;  list  of  officers  chosen  in  said  regiment,  dated  Stough- 
ton, March  22, 1776;  ordered  in  Council  March  25, 1776,  that  said  officers  be  com- 
missioned ;  reported  commissioned  March  23  [?],1776;  aZso,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt. 
James  Endicott's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.;  service,  3  days;  company 
marched  to  Moon  Island  June  13,  1776,  when  the  British  fleet  was  driven  out  of 
Boston  harbor. 

Lyon,  David.  Receipt  sworn  to  Sept.  10,  1781,  for  bounties  paid  said  Lyon  and  others 
by  the  Selectmen  of  the  town  of  Royalston  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  terra  of  3  years,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780. 

Lyon,  Ebenezer,  Medfield.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Chenery's  (Medfield)  co..  Col. 
John  Smith's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  13 
days ;  also,  Capt.  Seth  Bullard's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  15,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  22  days;  also,  company 
return  dated  Roxbury,  Sept.  26,  1775 ;  also,  list  taken  from  book  of  Capt.  Sabin 
Mann's  co.  of  Medfield  militia,  of  men  who  enlisted  April  19, 1775,  for  8  mos.  ser- 
vice when  Capt.  Chenery  had  command,  and  were  accordingly  credited  with  1  turn 
of  service;  also,  Capt.  Aaron  Guild's  co.,  Col.  Lemuel  Robson's  (Robinson's) 
regt. ;  enlisted  Jan.  29, 1776;  service  to  time  of  marching  in  (i.  e.  home),  14  days; 
regiment  raised  in  Suffolk  and  York  counties  ;  roll  dated  Roxbury  and  endorsed 
"  service  at  Dorchester  Heighths  and  vicinity ;  "  also,  Capt.  Sabin  Mann's  co.  of 
Medfield  militia;  return  of  train  band  with  equipments,  dated  June  10, 1776;  age, 
22  yrs. ;  reported  as  in  the  army  July  -,  1776 ;  also,  same  co. ;  list  of  men  raised 
to  reinforce  Continental  Army  at  Canada,  etc.,  agreeable  to  resolves  of  June  25, 
1776,  and  July  11, 1776 ;  reported  enlisted  to  serve  until  Dec.  1, 1776,  unless  sooner 
discharged ;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Lovell's  (Independent)  co.  drafted  from  4th  regt. 
when  at  Warwick,  R.  I.,  Dec.  29,  1776 ;  service,  22  days ;  roll  dated  Med  way  and 
endorsed  "  Comp'y  of  ye  4th  Regt.  that  tarried  at  Providence ; "  also,  list  of  men 
raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  (4th  Suffolk 
Co.)  regt. ;  residence,  Medfield ;  engaged  for  town  of  Medfield ;  joined  Capt. 
Seward's  co..  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  term,  3  years ;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by 
Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  May  11,  1777; 
Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  also,  list  of  men  returned  as  one-seventh  part  of  the  militia  of 
Medfield  enlisted  or  hired  by  the  town  to  serve  for  3  years  or  during  the  war  in 
the  Continental  Army,  being  the  quota  of  Capt.  Sabin  Mann's  co. ;  return  made 
to  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes  Sept.  8,  1777,  in  accordance  with  warrant  of  said  Hawes 
of  same  date ;  also.  Gunner,  Capt.  Thomas  Seward's  co..  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artil- 
lery) regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec. 
31, 1780. 

Lyon,  Ebenezer.  Private,  Capt.  John  Drury's  co..  Col.  Ezra  Wood's  regt. ;  service 
between  June  6,  1778,  and  Fel).  10,  1779,  8  mos.  1  day,  at  North  river,  N.  Y. ; 
regiment  raised  for  8  months;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Sept.,  1778; 
reported  sick  in  hospital,  not  joined  since  muster;  also,  order  on  Capt.  John 
Potter  for  wages,  payable  to  John  Caryl,  dated  Grafton,  March  31,  1779,  signed 
by  said  Lyon. 

Lyon,  Ebenezer.  Account  rendered  against  the  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts  by 
Selectmen  of  Roxbury  of  bounties  paid  said  Lyon  and  others  to  serve  in  the 


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Lyon,  Ebenezer,  contmued. 

Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years ;  the  date  June  29, 1781,  appears  against 
name  of  said  Lyon  and  is  probably  the  date  when  bounty  was  paid. 

Lyon,  Eleazer,  Sutton.  Private,  Capt.  Andrew  Eliot's  co.,  Col.  Learnard's  regt.; 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  13  days. 

Lyon,  Eliab,  Walpole.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Smith's  co..  Col.  John  Smith's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5  days. 

Lyox,  Eliab,  Walpole.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  30, 
1781;  age,  18yrs. ;  stature, 5 ft.  2  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  ej'es,dark; 
residence,  Walpole;  said  Lyon  detached  from  Capt.  Man's  co.  Aug.  8,  1781,  to 
serve  for  the  term  of  3  months ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  John  Lincoln's  co..  Col.  Joseph 
Webb's  regt. ;  marched  to  camp  Aug.  20, 1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  29, 1781 ;  service, 
3  mos.  22  da3's,  including  3  days  preceding  march  and  travel  (210  miles)  from 
camp  home ;  regiment  raised  for  3  months. 

Lyon,  Elijah,  Stoughton.  Private,  Capt.  James  Endecott's  co.  of  militia,  Col.  Lemuel 
Robinson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  9  days ; 
also,  Capt.  William  Bent's  co..  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug. 

I,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  12  days;  also,  Capt.  Bent's  co., 
36th  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

Lyon,  Elijah,  Stoughton.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Suffolk  Co.  to  reinforce 
the  Continental  Army,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  9,  1779;  Capt.  Enticut's  co., 
Col.  Gill's  regt. ;  age,  24  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8J  in. ;  hair,  dark ;  eyes,  gray ;  occu- 
pation, cordwainer;  nationality,  American;  residence,  Stoughton;  engaged  for 
town  of  Stoughton ;  reported  delivered  to  Capt.  L.  Bailey ;  also,  list  of  men  re- 
turned as  received  of  Maj.  Stephen  Badlam,  Superintendent  for  Suffollc  Co.,  by 
Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  at  Springfield,  Sept.  20,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Webb's  co., 
Col.  Shepard's  (4th)  regt.;  enlisted  July  25,  1779;  discharged  April  25,  1780; 
term,  9  months;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as 
received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield, 
July  11,  1780;  age,  25  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  ruddy;  engaged  for 
town  of  Stoughton;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  10,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July 

II,  1780,  under  command  of  Ensign  Bancroft;  a^.so,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men 
raised  by  the  town  of  Stoughton  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ; 
marched  to  camp  July  6,  1780 ;  discharged  Dec.  17, 1780 ;  service,  5  mos.  23  days, 
including  travel  (220  miles)  home. 

Lyon,  Elijah.  Private,  Capt.  James  Endicott's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt. ;  ser- 
vice, 5  days;  company  marched  from  Stoughton  to  assist  in  fortifying  Dorchester 
Heights  March  4,  1776. 

Lyon,  Elijah.  Private,  Capt.  Theophilus  Lyon's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt;  ser- 
vice, 2  days ;  company  marched  from  Stoughton  to  Braintree  March  22,  1776. 

Lyon,  Elijah.  Drummer,  Capt.  James  Endicott's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.; 
service,  3  days ;  company  marched  to  Moon  Island  June  13,  1776,  when  the 
British  fleet  was  driven  from  Boston  harbor. 

Lyon,  Elijah.  Private,  in  a  company  in  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.,  which  marched  to 
Bristol,  R.  I.,  April  18, 1777,  under  command  of  Capt.  Robert  Swan,  of  Stoughton ; 
service,  24  days. 

Lyon,  Elijah.  Private,  Capt.  James  Endicott's  co. ;  enlisted  March  20,  1778;  dis- 
charged April  5  (also  given  April  6),  1778;  service,  18  days;  company  marched 
to  Roxbury  under  command  of  Col.  William  Mcintosh.    Roll  dated  Stoughton. 

Lyon,  Elijah.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Ellis's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  regt.;  engaged 
June  11,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  29,  1779;  service,  7  mos.  29  days,  including  11 


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Lyon,  Elijah,  continued. 

days  (225  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  to  fortify  and  secure  passes  of 
North  river,  N.  Y. ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Medway ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  rolls 
for  June-Sept.,  1778,  dated  Fort  Clinton ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for 
Nov.  and  Dec,  1778,  dated  King's  Ferry. 

Lton,  Eliphalet,  Newton.  Private,  Capt.  Phineas  Cook's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  headquarters  at  Cambridge  under  command  of  Capt. 
Lieut.  John  Marean;  service,  6  days;  also.  Sergeant,  Capt.  George  Gould's  co., 
Col.  Paul  Dudley  Sergent's  (28th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted 
May  15,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  22  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct., 
1775] ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge, 
Dec.  16,  1775. 

Lyon,  Enoch.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Nash's  co.,  Col.  Solomon  Lovell's  regt. ;  service, 
2  days,  subsequent  to  March  10,  1776.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Weymouth. 

Lyox,  Ephraim,  Shelburne.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Conti- 
nental Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  re- 
turned as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at 
Springfield,  July  15,  1780;  age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  light; 
engaged  for  town  of  Shelburne;  marched  to  camp  July  15,  1780,  under  command 
of  Capt.  James  Cooper ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  re- 
turned by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

Lyox,  Ephkaim.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Warrin's  co.,  in  a  regiment  commanded  by 
Lieut.  Col.  Wheelock;  enlisted  Sept.  27,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  7,  1777;  service, 
18  days,  with  Northern  army,  including  8  days  (150  miles)  travel  home ;  company 
raised  to  serve  for  30  days.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Worcester  Co. 

Lyox,  Ephraim.  Captain,  9th  co..  Col.  Job  Cushing's  (6th  Worcester  Co.)  regt.  of 
Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  endorsed  "  Jan'y  1,  1778;  "  also,  Captain  of  a  com- 
pany which  joined  Col.  Wade's  regt.  June  22,  1778,  for  21  days  service  at  Rhode 
Island;  engaged  June  19,  1778;  discharged  Juh"  13,  1778;  service,  27  days, 
including  travel  (60  miles)  home ;  roll  dated  Grafton. 

Lyox,  Ethelburt,  South  Brimfield.  Private,  Capt.  Anthony  Needham's  (South  Brim- 
held)  CO.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775, 
to  Cambridge;  left  Cambridge  April  27,  1775;  service,  11  days,  travel  included ; 
also,  Capt.  Nehemiah  May's  co..  Col.  David  Leonard's  regt. ;  enlisted  May  6, 1777 ; 
discharged  July  8,  1777;  service,  72  days,  at  Ticonderoga,  including  travel  (200 
miles)  home ;  company  raised  for  2  months ;  also,  Capt.  Daniel  Winchester's  co., 
Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29, 
1777;  service,  3  mos.  13  days,  with  Northern  army,  including  8  days  (152  miles) 
travel  home. 

Lyon,  Francis,  Marblehead.  Private,  Capt.  Nicholson  Broughton's  (5th)  co..  Col. 
John  Glover's  (21st)  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

Lyon,  Isaiah,  Walpole.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Bullard's  (Walpole)  co.  of  militia,  Col. 
John  Smith's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  4  days ; 
also,  Capt.  Seth  Bullard's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug. 
1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  8  days;  also,  company  return 
dated  Roxbury,  Sept.  26,  1775. 

Lyox,  Jamez  (also  given  Jabesh).  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Barns's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Symonds's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  April  26,  1777;  discharged  May  19, 
1777;  service,  24  days;  company  called  out  bj'  order  of  Maj.  Gen.  Gates  and 
marched  to  Saratoga;  roll  sworn  to  before  Chairman  of  Committee  of  Lanes- 
borough;  also,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Newell's  co..  Col.  Symonds's  regt.;  service,  21 
days ;  company  marched  from  Lanesborough  to  Manchester  July  9,  1777,  on  an 


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Lyon,  Jabez  (also  given  Jabesh),  continued. 

alarm  ;  also,  Capt.  Asa  Barns's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapen's  (3d)  regt. ;  enlisted 
Oct.  16,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  10  days,  at  Claverack, 
including  3  days  (60  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  3  months;  also,  Capt.  Asa  Barns's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  regt.; 
service,  7  days,  at  the  Northward ;  company  marched  from  Lanesborough  Oct. 
14, 1780 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  service,  5  days,  on  an  alarm  at  the  Northward ; 
company  marched  from  Lanesborough  Oct.  26,  1780. 

Lyon,  Jacob,  Gageborough.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Nathan  Watkins's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
which  marched  April  22,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from 
Gageborough  and  Partridgefield ;  service,  14  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the 
army  May  5,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Nathan  Watkins's  co.,  Col.  John  Patterson's 
xegt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  5,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  3 
days ;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Col.  John 
Patterson's  (26th)  regt. ;  recommendation  addressed  to  Gen.  Washington,  dated 
Council  Chamber,  Nov.  1,  1775,  signed  by  James  Otis,  in  behalf  of  the  Council, 
recommending  that  certain  officers  who  had  served  during  the  "  summer  past " 
receive  commissions  in  the  Continental  Army  according  to  their  respective  ranks ; 
also,  receipt  for  bounty  coat  dated  Nov.  13,  1775;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt. 
Nathan  Watkins's  (6th)  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt. ;  muster  roll  of  field, 
staff,  and  commissioned  officers,  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776; 
appointed  Jan.  1,  1776 ;  reported  died  April  15,  1776. 

Lton,  Jacob,  Milton.  Fifer,  Capt.  George  Gould's  co.,  Col.  Paul  Dudley  Sargent's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  30,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  7 
days ;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775] ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or 
its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge  Camp,  Nov.  29,  1775;  also,  descriptive 
list  of  men  raised  in  Suffolk  Co.  in  1779  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army ;  Capt. 
Bradley's  co. ;  age,  24  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in.;  complexion,  dark;  engaged  for 
town  of  Milton;  delivered  to  Ensign  Edward  White;  also,  list  of  men  returned 
as  received  of  Maj.  Stephen  Badlam,  Superintendent  for  Suffolk  Co.,  by  Justin 
Ely,  Commissioner,  at  Springfield,  Sept.  20,  1779;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men 
raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to 
resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by 
Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  31,  1780;  age,  25  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft. 
5  in. ;  complexion,  ruddy ;  engaged  for  town  of  Milton ;  arrived  at  Springfield 
July  29,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  31,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Green- 
leaf;  also.  Private;  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Milton  for 
service  in  the  Continental  Armj'  during  1780;  marched  July  30,  1780;  discharged 
Dec.  15,  1780 ;  service,  4  mos.  27  days,  including  11  days  (220  miles)  travel  home. 

Lyon,  James,  Marblehead.  4th  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Glover,  Jr.'s  (10th)  co..  Col. 
John  Glover's  (21st)  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

Lyon,  JAiMES,  Marblehead.  Sail  Maker,  ship  "  Pilgrim,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Joseph 
Robinson ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Aug.  2,  1780 ;  age,  23  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Marblehead. 

Lyon,  James.  Volunteer,  Capt.  James  Scott's  detachment;  enlisted  Nov.  27,  1776; 
discharged  Dec.  21,  1776;  service,  25  days;  the  prefix  "Rev."  appears  before 
name ;  detachment  raised  in  Machias  to  reinforce  troops  under  Col.  Jonathan 
Eddy  engaged  in  operations  against  the  British  garrison  stationed  at  Fort  Cumber- 
land ;  roll  dated  Machias ;  also.  Chaplain,  Col.  John  Allan's  regt. ;  engaged  Sept. 
16,  1777;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  15  days;  regiment  stationed 
at  Machias  for  its  defence. 

Lyon,  Jedediah,  Middleborough.  Corporal,  Capt.  Abiel  Pearce's  (2d  Middleborough) 
CO.  of  militia,  which  marched  on  tlie  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Marshfield ;  ser- 
vice, 2  days ;   also,  Private,  Capt.  Nehemiah  Allen's  co..  Col.  Jeremiah  Hall's 


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Lyon,  Jedediah,  continued. 

regt. ;  marched  Dec.  8, 1776 ;  service,  92  days ;  company  marched  to  Bristol  R.  I. ; 
also,  Capt.  William  Tapper's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt.;  enlisted  May  6, 
1778;  discharged  May  9,  1778;  service,  3  days;  company  marched  from  Middle- 
borough  to  Dartmouth  on  two  alarms,  one  in  May,  and  one  in  Sept.,  1778. 

Lyon,  Johx,  Lanesborough.  Capt.  Asa  Barns's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Ruggles  Wood- 
liridge's  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Lyon  and  others,  dated 
Cambridge,  June  30,  1775 ;  also,  Private,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  25,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  8  days;  also,  company  re- 
turn dated  Sept.  28,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money 
dated  Oct.  23,  1775. 

Lyon,  John,  Rehoboth.  Captain  of  a  companj'  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April 
19,  1775 ;  service,  7  days.  [The  two  Rehoboth  alarm  companies  under  said  Lyon 
and  Capt.  Jesse  Perrin  returned  upon  one  roll.] 

Lyon,  John,  Stoughton.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Suffolk  Co.  to  reinforce  the 
Continental  Army,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  9,  1779;  Capt.  Enticut's  (also 
given  Capt.  Lyon's)  co..  Col.  Gill's  regt. ;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in. ;  hair, 
dark;  eyes,  dark;  occupation,  husbandman;  nationality,  American;  residence, 
Stoughton ;  engaged  for  town  of  Stoughton ;  reported  delivered  to  Capt.  L. 
Bailey  ;  also,  list  of  men  returned  as  received  of  Maj.  Stephen  Badlam,  Superin- 
tendent for  Suffolk  Co.,  by  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  at  Springfield,  Sept.  20, 
1779;  a/*o,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of 
Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  11, 
1780 ;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  engaged  for  town  of 
Stoughton;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  10,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  11,  1780, 
under  command  of  Ensign  Banci'oft;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months 
service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return 
dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by 
the  town  of  Stoughton  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched 
to  camp  July  6,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  17,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  23  days,  includ- 
ing travel  (220  miles)  home ;  also,  return  of  men  raised  in  Suffolk  Co.  for  Conti- 
nental service,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2, 1780 ;  engaged  for  town  of  Stoughton ; 
engaged  June  1, 1781 ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Japhet  Daniels's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin 
Smith's  (6th)  regt. ;  return  for  wages  for  the  years  1781  and  1782;  wages  allowed 
said  Lyon  from  April  1, 1781,  to  Dec.  31, 1782,21  mos. ;  reported  served  as  Private 
to  March  1,  1782,  afterward  as  Corporal;  also  reported  sick  in  hospital  in  Aug., 
1781,  sick  in  Sept.  and  Oct.,  1782. 

Lyon,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Franklin's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt.; 
service,  8  days;  company  marched  from  Rehoboth  to  Bristol  on  the  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island  of  Dec.  8,  1776. 

Lyon,  John.  Corporal,  Capt.  David  Wheeler's  co..  Col.  John  Brown's  detachment  of 
militia ;  entered  service  June  30, 1777 ;  discharged  July  25, 1777 ;  service,  26  days ; 
detachment  stationed  at  Fort  Ann.  Roll  sworn  to  before  Chairman  of  Committee 
of  Lanesborough. 

Lyon,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Newell's  co.,  Col.  Symonds's  regt. ;  service,  6 
days;  company  marched  from  Lanesborough  to  Meloomscuyck  Aug.  14, 1777,  on 
an  alarm. 

Lyon,  Jonathan.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Childs's  co..  Col.  David  Leonard's  regt.; 
service,  1  mo.  17  days ;  company  raised  Feb.  24,  1777,  for  service  at  Ticonderoga. 

Lyon,  Jonathan.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Phillips's  co..  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hamp- 
shire Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  10,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  4,  1777;  service,  1  mo., 
in  Northern  department,  including  travel  (100  miles)  home. 


92  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Lton,  Jonathan.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Sacket's  co.,  Col.  Woodbridge's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  20,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  9  (also  given  3  mos.  10) 
days,  in  Northern  department. 

Lyon,  Jonathan.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Pomroy's  detachment  from  Gen.  Danielson's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  brigade;  enlisted  July  1,  1778;  service  to  Oct.  31,  1778,  under 
Gen.  Stark  in  Northern  department. 

Lton,  Jonathan.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Dinsmor's  co..  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  24,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  31,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  13 
days,  at  New  London,  Conn.,  including  5  daj's  (108  miles)  travel  home. 

Lyon,  Jonathan.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of 
Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  21, 
1780;  age,  21  yrs. ;  stature,  6  ft.  1  in.;  complexion,  dark;  engaged  for  town  of 
Ashfield;  marched  to  camp  July  21,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Isaac  Pope; 
also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Ashfield  for  service  in  the 
Continental  Arm.y  during  1780 ;  marched  July  21,  1780 ;  discharged  Dec.  3, 1780 ; 
service,  4  mos.  21  days,  including  travel  (180  miles)  home;  also,  descriptive  list 
of  men  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  as  returned  b.v 
Noah  Goodman,  Superintendent;  age,  21  j'rs. ;  stature,  6  ft.  4  in.;  complexion, 
light;  hair,  light;  occupation,  farmer;  engaged  for  town  of  Ashfield;  engaged 
July  10,  1781;  term,  3  years;  also,  Private,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt.; 
service  from  July  1,  1781,  12  mos. ;  also,  list  of  United  States  pensioners  made  up 
to  Dec.  31,  1787,  as  returned  by  John  Lucas,  Commissary  of  Pensions;  Capt. 
Marshall's  co.,  10th  Mass.  regt. ;  age,  27  yrs. ;  reported  disabled  by  the  loss  of  his 
left  arm;  pensioned  Sept.  1,  1782. 

Lyon,  Joseph,  Newton.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Guild's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt. ;  abstract  for  advance  pay  for  1  month,  mileage,  etc.,  sworn  to  in  Suffolk 
Co.,  June  20,  1776;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  enlisted  June  2,  1776,  4  days  pre- 
ceding march;  service  to  Nov.  1,  1776,  4  mos.  29  days;  rolls  dated  Camp  at 
Hull;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  service  from  Nov.  1,  1776,  1  mo.  2  days;  roll 
dated  Hull ;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Hovey's  co..  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  24,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  16  (also  given  Dec.  18),  1779;  service,  4  mos.  27 
days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Dec,  1779,  allowing 
1  mo.  4  days  service  at  Rhode  Island,  including  4  days  (72  miles)  travel  home. 

Lyon,  Joseph.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Middlesex  Co.,  agreeable  to  resolve  of 
Dec.  2, 1780,  as  returned  by  Joseph  Hosmer,  Superintendent  for  said  county;  age, 
18  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7^  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  eyes,  blue;  occu- 
pation, laborer  (also  given  farmer);  engaged  for  town  of  Cambridge;  engaged 
Feb.  27,  1781 ;  term,  3  years. 

Lyon,  Joseph,  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Tiebout's  co..  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's  (1st 
New  York)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan. -April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  reported 
on  command  at  Newburgh  in  April,  1781. 

Lton,  Joseph.  Order  on  Henry  Gardner,  Treasurer,  payable  to  Moses  Robbins,  dated 
West  Point,  April  25,  1782,  ^gned  by  said  Lyon,  for  wages  for  3  mos.  service  in 
Capt.  Wright's  co..  Col.  How's  regt.,  at  Rhode  Island  in  1780. 

Lyon,  Josiah,  Needham.  Private,  Capt.  Hopestill  Hall's  co.,  Col.  Lemuel  Robinson's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Jan.  30,  1776 ;  service  to  time  of  marching,  22  days.  Roll  dated 
Roxbury. 

Lyon,  Josiah,  Needham.  Matross,  Capt.  James  Swan's  (1st)  co..  Col.  Thomas 
Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  abstract  for  advance  pay,  etc.,  sworn  to  at  Boston, 
June  8,  1776 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  service  from  Aug.  1,  1776,  to  Nov.  1, 1776, 
3  mos. ;  roll  dated  Boston. 


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Lton,  Josiah  (also  given  Josiah,  Sr.),  Needham.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Kingsbery's 
CO.,  Col.  Aaron  Davis's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775;  ser- 
vice, 2  days  ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Col. 
William  Mcintosh's  (1st  Suffolk  Co.)  regt.;  residence,  Needham;  engaged  for 
town  of  Needham ;  joined  Capt.  Foster's  co..  Col.  Greaton's  regt. ;  term,  3  years ; 
also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk  Co., 
dated  Boston,  June  8, 1777 ;  Capt.  Foster's  co..  Col.  Greaton's  regt. ;  also,  Private, 
Capt.  Samuel  Foster's  co..  Col.  John  Greaton's  (3d)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  April  4, 1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779 ;  reported  invalided ;  also, 
Capt.  Samuel  Foster's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  (2d)  regt. ;  musterroU  [year  not  given] ; 
enlisted  April  4,  1777;  enlistment,  during  war;  reported  sick  at  Needham;  also, 
Lieut.  Ephraim  Minot's  corps  of  invalids  stationed  at  Boston ;  joined  July  6, 1778 ; 
service  to  Oct.  1,  1778,  2  mos.  24  days ;  order  for  payment  of  amount  of  roll  dated 
at  Headquarters,  Boston,  and  signed  by  Maj.  Gen.  W.  Heath;  also,  order  on  the 
Board  of  War,  payable  to  Lieut.  Ephraim  Minot,  commanding  officer  of  the  corps 
of  invalids  stationed  at  Boston,  endorsed  "  Boston  Jan'y  1779,"  signed  by  said 
Lyon  and  others,  for  clothing  due  them  as  a  donation  from  the  several  towns  of 
the  state;  also,  Capt.  Moses  McFarland's  co.  of  invalids  stationed  at  Boston,  Col. 
Lewis  Nichola's  regt. ;  muster  rolls  dated  Sept.  9,  and  Oct.  2, 1779 ;  also,  same  co. 
and  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Oct.,  1779;  also,  Capt.  McFarland's  corps  of  invalids; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  April  16,  1780; 
reported  transferred  from  Col.  Greaton's  regt.;  also  reported  discharged;  also, 
descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of 
6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780,  returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely, 
Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  16,  1780;  age,  59 
yrs. ;  statui-e,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  ruddy;  engaged  for  town  of  Needham; 
marched  to  camp  July  16,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Zebulon  King. 

Lton,  Josiah  (also  given  Josiah,  Jr.),  Needham.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Smith's  co.. 
Col.  William  Heath's  regt.;  service,  10  days,  probably  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775;  also,  Capt.  Moses  Whiting's  co.,  36th  regt.;  company  return  dated  Cam- 
bridge, Fort  No.  2,  Oct.  5,  1775;  enlisted  April  28,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Moses 
Whiting's  co..  Col.  John  Greaton's  (late  Col.  AVilliam  Heath's)  regt.;  receipt  for 
bounty  coat  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  25, 1775 ;  a^so,  receipt  dated  Albany,  Nov.  28, 
1776,  for  bounties  paid  said  Lyon  and  others,  by  Capt.  Samuel  Forster,  of  Col. 
Graton's  regt.,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  during  the  war;  also,  return  of 
men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Col.  William  Mcintosh's  (1st 
Suffolk  Co.)  regt.;  residence,  Needham ;  engaged  for  town  of  Needham;  joined 
Capt.  Foster's  co..  Col.  Greaton's  regt. ;  term,  during  war;  also,  list  of  men  mus- 
tered by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suff"olk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  16, 
1777;  Capt.  Foster's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt.;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Fos- 
ter's CO.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779 ;  reported  as  serving  34  mos.  as  Private,  2  mos. 
as  Corporal;  also,  Private,  in  a  company  commanded  by  Capt.  .Tames  Tisdale, 
Col.  Greaton's  (2d)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  White  Plains,  July  20,  1778 ;  also, 
(late)  Capt.  Foster's  co.  commanded  by  Lieut.  James  Tisdale,  Col.  Greaton's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  White  Plains,  Aug.  5, 1778 ;  reported  "  on  Com'd  Baker ; " 
also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1778,  dated  White  Plains ;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt  ;  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1778;  also,  Capt.  James  Tisdale's  co.. 
Col.  Greaton's  (3d)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March,  1779,  dated  "  Cortond  Manner ; " 
reported  on  command  at  White  Plains ;  also,  Capt.  Tisdale's  (8th)  co.,  Col.  Grea- 
ton's regt. ;  muster  roll  for  April,  1779,  dated  "  Crom  Pond ;  "  also,  same  co.  and 
regt;  muster  roll  for  June,  1779,  dated  Constitution  Island;  also,  same  co.  and 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  July,  1779,  dated  Camp  Highlands ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1779,  dated  Camp  Bedford ;  also.  Corporal,  same  co.  and 
regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31, 
1780;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1780,  dated  Camp 
Orangetown ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Feb. -April,  1781,  dated 


94  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Lyon,  Josiah  (also  given  Josiah,  Jr.),  continued. 

West  Point;  also,  muster  roll  for  June,  1781,  dated  Phillipsborough ;  also,  mus- 
ter rolls  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1781,  dated  Camp  Peekskill;  reported  on  command 
at  West  Point  in  June  and  Aug.,  1781 ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781, 
dated  Camp  Highlands;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Dec.,  1781,  Jan.  and  Feb.,  1782, 
dated  Hutts,  New  Boston ;  also,  descriptive  list  dated  Hutts,  New  Boston,  May  13, 
1782;  Capt.  James  Tisdale's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (3d)  regt. ;  age,  24  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  74  (also  given  5  ft.  8)  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  eyes,  blue 
(also  given  light) ;  occupation,  yeoman ;  residence,  Needham ;  enlisted  Nov.  14, 
1776  (also  given  Dec.  1,  1776,  by  Capt.  Foster);  enlistment,  during  war;  also, 
Corporal,  Capt.  Tisdale's  (3d)  co..  Col.  Greaton's  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Sept.  and 
Oct.,  1782;  reported  on  duty  at  West  Point  in  Sept.,  1782;  also,  Capt.  Tisdale's 
(3d)  CO.,  3d  Mass.  regt.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  James  Mellin ;  muster  rolls  for 
Jan.  and  Feb.,  1783 ;  also,  3d  co.,  3d  Mass.  regt. ;  list  of  men  furloughed  in  1783 ; 
leave  given  said  Lyon  at  Hutts  New  Windsor,  June  8, 1783,  to  remain  on  furlough 
until  called  for ;  clothing  reported  as  having  been  delivered  said  Lyon  on  various 
dates  between  Nov.  20,  1782,  and  May  3,  1783. 

Lton,  Kimberly,  Lanesborough.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Clark's  co.,  Col.  Powel's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  22,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  26,  1779;  service, 
1  mo.  12  days,  at  New  Haven,  Conn.,  including  7  da}'s  (131  miles)  travel  home; 
also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Pater- 
son  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780 ;  also, 
pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Lanesborough  for  service  in  the 
Continental  Armj'  during  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  9,  1780;  discharged  Jan. 
13,  1781 ;  service,  6  mos.  8  days,  travel  (80  miles)  included;  also.  Private,  Capt. 
Timothy  Read's  co..  Col.  Asa  Barns's  regt.;  service,  10  days;  company  marched 
from  Lanesborough  to  Stillwater  Oct.  13,  1781. 

Lyon,  Lemuel.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Christopher  Bannister's  9th  (1st  Chesterfield) 
CO.,  2d  Hampshire  Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  chosen  by  the  several 
companies  in  said  regiment,  as  returned  bj'  Seth  Pomeroy  and  others,  field  officers, 
dated  Northampton,  March  22,  1776;  ordered  in  Council  April  8,  1776,  that  said 
officers  be  commissioned;  reported  commissioned  April  5  [?]  1776;  also,  Lieu- 
tenant, Capt.  Joseph  Warner's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Ruggles  Woodbridge's  regt. ; 
engaged  Aug.  16,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  22  days,  on 
expedition  to  Northern  department,  including  travel  (180  miles)  home ;  also,  same 
CO.  and  regt ;  pa}'  abstract  of  officers  for  rations,  dated  Camp  at  Scarsdale,  Dec.  7, 
1777 ;  rations  allowed  said  Lyon  from  Aug.  17,  1777,  to  Dec.  7, 1777 ;  credited  with 
113  rations;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Col.  Israel  Chapin's  (2d  Hampshire  Co.)  regt. 
of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers;  commissioned  July  6,  1778. 

Lyon,  Lemuel.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Ward's  co..  Col.  Cogswell's  regt.;  enlisted 
Sept.  29,  1778;  discharged  Oct.  1,  1778;  service,  4  days;  company  detached  to 
guard  and  fortify  posts  at  and  about  Boston. 

Lyon,  Lemuel.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Cole's  co..  Col.  Robinson's  regt.;  enlisted  July 
15,  1777;  service,  5  mos.  16  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  roll  sworn  to  in  Plymouth 
Co.;  also,  Capt.  William  Tupper's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  White's  regt.;  marched 
Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  9  days;  company  marched  to 
Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  1,  1780;  roll  sworn  to  at  Middleborough ; 
also,  Capt.  Henry  Peirce's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt.;  enlisted  March  8, 
1781;  discharged  March  31,  1781;  service,  26  days,  at  Rhode  Island:  company 
raised  by  order  of  His  Excellency  John  Hancock  to  serve  for  40  days,  unless 
sooner  discharged. 

Lyon,  London.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Libby's  (9th)  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Foster's  (Lin- 
coln Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  June  23,  1777;  discharged  July  16,  1777;  service,  23 
days ;  company  ordered  on  duty  for  defence  of  Machias  and  adjacent  rivers  when 
ship  "Ambuscade"  lay  in  the  harbor;   also,  Capt.  Stephen  Smith's  co..  Col. 


m  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  95 

Lyon,  Loxdon,  continued. 

Benjamin  Foster's  (Lincoln  Co.)  regt. ;  service,  13  days;  company  served  at 
Machias  from  July  16  [1777],  to  Oct.  10  [1777],  when  British  ships  lay  in  the 
harbor ;  also,  Capt.  Jabez  West's  co. ;  enlisted  Oct.  17,  1777 ;  discharged  Dec.  13, 
1777  ;  service,  1  mo.  26  days ;  company  raised  for  expedition  against  Nova  Scotia 
and  continued  in  service  at  Machias  for  its  defence ;  also,  Capt.  Stephen  Smith's 
CO.,  Col.  Benjamin  Foster's  regt.;  service  between  Dec.  4,  1778,  and  Jan.  4,  1779, 

2  days,  at  Machias;  «^so.  Private ;  enlisted  Nov.  15, 1779;  service  to  June  1,  1780, 
6  mos.  15  days,  at  Machias,  under  Col.  John  Allan,  Commander-in-Chief,  Eastern 
Indian  departmeni ;  reported  in  the  artillerj^;  also,  Matross;  engaged  June  1, 
1780;  discharged  May  1,  1781;  service,  11  mos.,  at  Machias  under  Col.  John 
Allan  in  Eastern  Indian  department ;  reported  in  the  artillery ;  also,  Seaman,  Con- 
tinental schooner  "Neskquowoite,"  commanded  bj-  Capt.  Elijah  Ayer;  engaged 
June  1,  1781 ;  discharged  Aug.  1,  1781 ;  service,  2  mos. ;  reported  as  employed  in 
Col.  Allan's  department ;  «Zso,  Private,  in  an  artillery  co.;  pay  roll  dated  Eastern 
Indian  Depaitment,  Headquarters,  Machias,  March  9,  1782,  for  wages  of  persons 
employed  in  doing  business  in  Eastern  Indian  department  and  troops  stationed  at 
Fort  Gates,  Machias,  under  Col.  John  Allan,  Commander-in-Chief  of  Indians  in 
said  department ;  enlisted  July  21, 1781 ;  discharged  Sept.  19, 1781 ;  service,  1  mo. 
29  days. 

Ltox,  Londox.  Seaman,  State  sloop  "  Winthrop,"  commanded  by  Capt.  George  Little ; 
engaged  May  6,  1782;  discharged  Oct.  2,  1782;  service,  4  mos.  26  days.  Roll 
sworn  to  at  Boston. 

Lyon,  Matthew.  Return  of  sentences  by  a  court-martial.  Brig.  St.  Clair,  President, 
appearing  in  a  general  order  dated  Headquarters,  Ticonderoga,  Oct.  16,  1776, 
taken  from  Col.  Wheelock's  Orderly  Book ;  said  Lyon,  Lieutenant,  charged  with 
deserting  his  post  at  Onion  river  without  being  attacked  or  forced  by  the  enemy ; 
found  guilty  and  sentenced  to  be  cashiered,  to  forfeit  all  his  pay,  and  to  be  declared 
incapable  of  ever  holding  any  military  commission  in  the  service  of  the  United 
States. 

Lyon,  Michael,  New  Marlborough.  List  of  men  raised  for  Continental  service  prob- 
ably from  Lieut.  Austin's  co. ;  residence.  New  Marlborough ;  engaged  for  town 
of  New  Marlborough  ;  joined  Capt.  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  term, 

3  years  (also  given  during  war) ;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  between  Jan.  20, 
1777,  and  June  1,  1778,  by  Truman  Wheler,  Muster  Master  for  Berkshire  Co.; 
Capt.  Allen's  co..  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.;  reported  received  State  bounty; 
also,  Private,  Capt.  Noah  Allen's  co..  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (late  Wigglesworth's) 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  21,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779;  also,  Capt.  Noah  Allen's  co..  Col.  Edward  Wigglesworth's  (4th)  regt.; 
return  [year  not  given]  ;  mustered  by  Capt.  Wheeler;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.; 
muster  rolls  for  March  and  May,  1778,  dated  Valley  Forge;  also,  same  co.  and 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  June,  1778,  dated  Camp  Greenwich ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
pay  roll  for  Oct.,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Allen's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt. 
commanded  by  Maj.  Porter;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Provi- 
dence ;  enlisted  Feb.  21, 1777 ;  reported  on  command  at  "  Updike  Ntown  ;  "  also, 
Capt.  Allen's  co..  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (13th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780. 

Lton,  Michael,  Weston.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as 
received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow,  at  Springfield, 
Oct.  1  [  ?  ] ,  1780 ;  age,  25  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  freckled  ;  engaged 
for  town  of  Weston  ;  arrived  at  Springfield  Sept.  13,  1780;  marched  to  camp  Oct. 
1, 1780,  under  command  of  Lieut.  Lynde  ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months 
service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return 
dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 


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Lyon,  Nathan,  Ashfield.  Private,  Lieut.  Samuel  Bartlet's  co.,  which  marched  April 
22,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service  to  April  26,  1775,  5 
days;  also,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Webber's  (9th)  co.,  Col.  John  Fellows's  (8th)  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  11  days; 
also,  company  return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  7,  1775;  reported  as  having  gone  to 
Quebec;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Phillips's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Robinson's 
detachment  of  Hampshire  Co.  militia;  enlisted  Dec.  23, 1776;  discharged  April  1, 
1777;  service,  100  days ;  company  marched  to  Ticonderoga;  «Zso,  Capt.  Benjamin 
Phillips's  CO.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  10,  1777; 
discharged  Aug.  12,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  8  days,  in  Northern  department,  includ- 
ing travel  (100  miles)  home;  also.  Corporal,  Lieut.  Ephraim  Jenings's  co.,  Col. 
David  Field's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug. 
21, 1777 ;  service,  5  days,  on  expedition  to  Northern  department  at  the  time  of  the 
battle  of  Bennington ;  roll  dated  Ashtield  and  sworn  to  at  Deertield. 

Lton,  Nehemiah.  Receipt  given  to  Benjamin  Heywood,  Paymaster,  4th  regt.,  dated 
Camp  Mount  Washington,  Sept.  30, 1776,  signed  by  said  Lyon  and  others  belong- 
ing to  Capt.  Wlieeler's  co.,  for  wages,  etc.,  due  prior  to  Jan.  1,  1776;  also,  order 
on  Lieut.  Haywood,  Paymaster,  4th  regt.,  payable  to  Lieut.  Jonathan  Hill  or 
order,  dated  Camp  Yonkers,  Oct.  23,  1776,  signed  by  said  Lyon,  for  money  due 
for  clothing;  also,  receipt  given  to  Benjamin  Heywood,  Paymaster,  4th  regt., 
signed  by  said  Lyon,  for  wages  for  Sept.  and  Oct.,  1776,  for  service  in  Capt. 
Wheeler's  co. ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Adam  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's 
(4th)  regt.;  regimental  return  dated  North  Castle,  Nov.  9,  1776;  reported  dis- 
charged Oct.  25,  1776. 

Lyon,  Okadiah.  Private,  Lieut.  Judah  Wood's  co.,  in  a  regiment  commanded  by 
Lieut.  Col.  Thomas  Lothrop;  service,  15  days,  including  4  days  (80  miles)  travel 
out  and  home;  company  marched  from  Halifax  to  Bristol,  R.I.,  Dec.  9,  1776,  on 
an  alarm. 

Lyon,  Patrick,  Sturbridge.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  14th  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's  (Worcester  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Feb.  27, 1778 ; 
residence.  Sturbridge ;  engaged  for  town  of  Sturbridge. 

Lyon,  Paul.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Mayo's  co..  Col.  Brooks's  regt.  of  guards ;  joined 
Nov.  3,  1777 ;  service  to  April  3,  1778,  5  mos.,  at  Cambridge. 

Lyon,  Pei.atiah,  Windsor.  Descriptive  list  dated  Lenox,  Aug.  20, 1781,  of  men  raised 
in  Berkshire  Co.,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780,  and  delivered  to  William 
Walker,  Superintendent  for  said  county;  Capt.  Clark's  co..  Col.  Simon's 
(Simonds's)  regt. ;  age,  35  (also  given  36  and  37)  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  (also 
given  5  ft.  9)  in.;  complexion,  light  (also  given  dark) ;  hair,  dark;  occupation, 
saddler;  birthplace,  Pomfret,  Conn.;  residence,  Windsor;  engaged  for  town  of 
Windsor;  engaged  Feb.  22,  1781;  joined  Capt.  Luke  Day's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  J. 
Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  term,  3  years ;  reported  receipted  for  by  Capt.  Smith ;  also. 
Private,  Capt.  Luke  Day's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  muster  rolls 
for  July  and  Aug.,  1781 ;  reported  on  command  at  West  Point;  also,  muster  roll 
for  Sept.,  1781,  dated  Camp  Continental  Village ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Oct.,  1781- 
Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts ;  reported  at  the  Lines  in  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781 ;  also, 
list  of  men  tried  b}'  courts-martial  subsequent  to  Jan.  1,  1781 ;  said  Lyon  tried 
April  13,  1782,  by  regimental  court-martial,  Maj.  Darby,  President,  on  charge  of 
sleeping  at  his  post ;  reported  acquitted. 

Lyon,  Pelatiah.  Private,  Capt.  William  Clark's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  9, 1777 ;  service,  22  days ;  company  marched  from  Gageborough  to 
Manchester  by  order  of  Gen.  Schiler  (Schuyler)  on  an  alarm ;  also,  same  co.  and 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  14,  1777 ;  service,  8  days ;  company  marched  from  Gagebor- 
ough to  Bennington  Aug.  14,  1777,  by  order  of  Gen.  Stark  on  an  alarm;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  20,  1777 ;  service,  15  days ;  company  marched 
from  Gageborough  Sept.  5,  1777,  to  reinforce  army  under  Gen.  Lincoln  at  Pawlet. 


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Ltox,  Pelatiah.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Porter's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  Sept. 22, 1777;  discharged  Oct.  8, 1777;  service,  16  days;  company 
called  out  by  order  of  Maj.  Gen.  Gates  and  marched  to  Bennington,  thence 
escorted  169  prisoners  to  Springfield  by  order  of  Gen.  Lincoln. 

Lyon,  Pelatiah.  Private,  Capt.  Enos  Parker's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  18,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  5  mos.  17  days;  company  de- 
tached from  Berkshire  Co.  militia  to  guard  stores  at  Springtield  for  6  months  from 
July  1,  1778. 

Lyon,  Pelatiah.  Private,  Capt.  William  Clark's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  21,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  22,  1780;  service,  2  days;  company 
marched  from  Windsor  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows  on  an  alarm  at  the  Northward. 

Lyon,  Peter,  Walpole.  Private,  Capt.  Sabin  Man's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col.  Greaton's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  12  days;  reported 
enlisted  into  the  army ;  company  raised  in  Medfield  and  Walpole ;  also,  Capt. 
Seth  Bullard's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  en- 
listed May  1, 1775;  service,  3  mos.  8  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury, 
Sept.  26,  1775. 

Ltox,  Philip,  Wilbraham.  Private,  Capt.  Paul  Langdon's  (Wilbraham)  co.  of 
Minute-men,  which  marched  April  20, 1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775;  service,  9  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army  April  29,  1775;  also.  Ser- 
geant, Capt.  Paul  Langdon's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Danielson's  regt.;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted  April  29, 1775 ;  service,  3  mos.,  1  week,  3  days ;  also, 
company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent 
in  money  dated  Roxbury,  Dec.  23,  1775. 

Lyon,  Philip.  Private,  Capt.  John  Carpenter's  co.  of  guards;  joined  June  9,  1780; 
discharged  Feb.  10,  1781 ;  service,  8  mos. ;  company  raised  for  8  months  from 
time  of  joining  and  stationed  at  Springfield. 

Lyon,  Richard.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Newell's  co..  Col.  Symonds's  regt. ;  service, 
21  days ;  company  marched  from  Lanesborough  to  Manchester  July  9,  1777,  on 
an  alarm;  also,  Capt.  David  Wheler's  co. ;  service,  6  days;  company  marched 
from  Lanesborough  to  Meloomscuyck  Aug.  14,  1777,  on  an  alarm. 

Lyon,  Samuel,  Dedham.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Fuller's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  1st  Parish  in  Dedham;  service,  4  days;  reported 
enlisted  into  the  army;  also,  Capt.  George  Gould's  co..  Col.  Paul  Dudley  Sar- 
gent's regt. ;  musterrolldatedAug.  1, 1775;  enlistedMay  17, 1775;  service,  2  mos. 
20  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

Lyon,  Samuel,  Northfield.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  as 
returned  by  Capt.  Elisha  Hunt ;  residence,  Northfield ;  engaged  for  town  of 
Northfield;  joined  Capt.  Alvord's  co.,  Col.  Shepherd's  regt. ;  term,  3  years ;  also, 
Private,  Capt.  Learned's  co..  Col.  William  Sheppard's  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Job 
Alvord's  CO.,  Col.  Shepard's  (3d)  regt.;  return  dated  Jan.  31,  1778;  mustered  by 
State  and  Continental  Muster  Masters  ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for 
Oct.  and  Nov.,  1778,  dated  Providence;  also,  Capt.  Simon  Larned's  co.,  Col. 
Shepard's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence ;  enlisted 
May  1,  1777;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  ser- 
vice from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  April  1,  1780. 

Lyon,  Samuel,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Carpenter's  and  Capt.  Isaac  Burr's 
CO.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  8  days;  also,  Capt. 
Nathaniel  Carpenter's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt. ;  service,  16  days ;  com- 
pany marched  from  Rehoboth  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776 ;  also, 
copy  of  a  list  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Nathaniel  Carpenter's  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Carpenter's  regt.,  stationed  at  "  Obdik  New  town,"  for  1  month,  dated  July  20, 


98  JVIASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Lton,  Samuel,  continued. 

Vin ;  also.  Private,  Lieut.  Samuel  Brown's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt. ; 
marched  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  9  days;  company 
marched  from  Rehoboth  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  1, 1780,  and  there 
served  under  Gen.  Heath. 

Lyon,  Samuel,  "Wilbraham.  Private,  2d  co..  Col.  Marshall's  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  9,  1777,  to  July  23, 1778 ;  residence,  Wil- 
braham; reported  died  July  23,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Josiah  Smith's  (3d)  co.,  Col. 
Thomas  Marshall's  regt. ;  return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15, 
1777 ;  reported  deceased. 

Lton,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  William  Badcock's  co.,  Col.  Pierce's  regt.;  marched 
from  home  March  1,  1778;  discharged  April  7,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  8  days,  at 
Castle  Island. 

Lton,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  James  Endicott's  co. ;  enlisted  March  20,  1778 ;  dis- 
charged April  17,  1778;  service,  29  days;  company  marched  to  Roxbury  under 
command  of  Col.  William  Mcintosh.    Roll  dated  Stoughton. 

Lton,  Samuel.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Allen 
Hallet;  engaged  Feb.  25,  1779;  discharged  April  30,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  6days. 

Lton,  Samuel  B.  Private;  pay  roll  of  officers  and  men  detached  from  Col.  Gill's 
regt.  for  service  under  Capt.  John  Armstrong  on  a  40  days  expedition  to  Rhode 
Island;  service,  27  days;  warrant  allowed  in  Council  Aug.  -,  1782. 

Lton,  Simeon,  Lancaster.  Corporal,  Capt.  Daniel  Robbins's  co.  of  militia.  Col.  Asa 
Whitcomb's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge; 
returned  April  28,  1775;  service,  11  days;  company  made  up  from  2d  and  13th 
COS.  in  said  regiment. 

Lton,  Spencer,  Stoughtonham.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Payson's  co..  Col.  John  Gra- 
ton's  regt.  of  Minute-men,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service, 
8  days ;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Payson's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Read's  (20th)  regt. ;  mus- 
ter roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  12  days;  also, 
company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775] ;  also,  certificate  dated  Dorchester,  Dec.  31, 
1775,  signed  by  Lieut.  Royal  Kollock,  certifying  that  said  Lyon,  a  soldier  in  Capt. 
Samuel  Payson's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Read's  regt.,  had  not  received  a  coat ;  certificate 
endorsed  "  p'd  Jan'y  2d  1776." 

Lton,  Spencer,  Taunton.  Sergt.  Enos  Dean's  detachment  of  guards;  service,  11 
days,  by  order  of  Committee  of  Correspondence,  etc.,  in  order  to  prevent  escape 
of  Highlanders  and  other  prisoners  from  Taunton  jail  during  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8, 
1776;  also,  Fifer,  Capt.  Edward  Blake's  co.;  service,  32  days,  at  Rhode  Island; 
reported  "enlisted  out  "  Oct.  15,  1777 ;  company  marched  from  Taunton  Sept. 29, 
1777,  under  command  of  Col.  George  Williams  on  a  secret  expedition  and  was 
discharged  Oct.  29,  1777,  by  Gen.  Spencer;  also,  Capt.  Rufus  Barney's  co.,  Col. 
Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ;  service  from  July  29,  1778,  to  Sept.  10,  1778,  1  mo.  13 
days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

Lton,  Stephen,  Ashfield.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Webber's  (9th)  co..  Col.  John  Fel- 
lows's  (8th)  regt.;  company  return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  7,  1775;  reported  as 
having  gone  to  Quebec;  also.  Corporal,  Lieut.  Ephraim  Jenings's  co..  Col.  David 
Field's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  17, 1777;  discharged  Aug.  21,  1777; 
service,  5  days,  on  expedition  to  Northern  department  at  the  time  of  the  battle  of 
Bennington ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Deerfield. 

Lton,  Theophilus,  Stoughton.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Asahel  Smith's  (Stoughton)  co. 
of  militia.  Col.  Lemuel  Robinson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April 
19,  1775;  service,  9  days;  also,  Lieutenant,  Capt.  William  Bent's  co. ;  return  of 


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Ltox,  Theophilus,  continued. 

Gen.  Heath's  regt.,  dated  May  20,  1775;  company  stationed  at  Dorchester  Camp; 
also,  Capt.  Bent's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ; 
engaged  April  27, 1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  12  days ;  also,  Capt.  Bent's  co.,  36th  regt. ; 
company  return  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Oct.  5,  1775;  also.  Captain,  9th  co.  (South  co. 
of  1st  Parish  in  Stoughton),  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  (3d  Suffolk  Co.)  regt,  of  Mass. 
militia ;  list  of  officers  chosen  in  said  regiment,  dated  Stoughton,  March  22,  1776 ; 
ordered  in  Council  March  25,  1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned ;  reported 
commissioned  March  23  [  ?  ] ,  1776 ;  also.  Captain,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt. ;  ser- 
vice, 2  days ;  company  marched  from  Stoughton  to  Braintree  March  22,  1776 ; 
also,  Captain;  pay  roll  of  said  Lyon's  co.  made  up  for  service  from  March  1, 
1778,  to  April  9,  1778;  company  marched  to  Castle  Island  under  command  of 
Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Peirce. 

Lton,  Thomas,  Milton.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Voce's  (Yose's)  Milton  co.,  Col.  Robert- 
son's (Robinson's)  regt. ;  service,  10  days,  probablj*  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ; 
company  marched  to  Roxbury  after  the  fight  at  Concord  and  there  served  before 
completion  of  standing  army ;  also,  Capt.  Elijah  Yose's  co.,  36th  regt. ;  company 
return  dated  Fort  No.  2  [probably  Oct.,  1775] ;  also,  Capt.  Yose's  co.,  Col.  John 
Greaton's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cam- 
bridge Camp,  Dec.  22,  1775;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Sumner's  co.,  Col.  Gill's 
regt. ;  marched  from  home  March  1, 1778 ;  discharged  April  8, 1778 ;  service,  1  mo. 
8  days;  company  ordered  to  march  to  Castle  Island. 

Lton,  Thomas.  Captain,  15th  co.,  2d  Bristol  Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers 
chosen  in  said  regiment,  as  returned  by  Edward  Pope  and  others,  dated  April  5, 
1776;  ordered  in  Council  April  26,  1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned;  re- 
ported commissioned  April  26,  1776. 

Lyon,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  William  Douglas's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  de- 
tachment of  Berkshire  Co.  militia;  muster  roll  dated  Ticonderoga,  Feb.  25,  1777; 
enlisted  Dec.  16,  1776;  enlistment  to  expire  March  15,  1777 ;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt. 
Amariah  Babbit's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  regt. ;  entered  service  Aug.  14, 
1777;  discharged  Aug.  19,  1777;  service,  6  days;  company  marched  from  New 
Ashford  to  Meloomscuyck  near  Bennington ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  service, 
5  days;  company  marched  Oct.  14,  1780,  on  an  alarm  at  the  Northward;  also, 
Capt.  Tompson  J.  Skinner's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Banes's  (Barnes's)  Berkshire  Co.  regt. ; 
engaged  Nov.  1,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  10,  1781 ;  service,  10  days ;  company 
marched  to  Western  frontiers  by  order  of  Gen.  Stark  on  an  alarm. 

Lton,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Abner  Crane's  co. ;  enlisted  Feb.  2,  1779;  service  to 
May  4,  1779,  3  mos.  2  days,  with  guards  at  Boston. 

Lton,  William.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of 
Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Maj.  Peter  Harwood,  of  6th  Mass.  regt.,  at  Spring- 
field, July  3,  1780;  age,  21  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  fair;  engaged 
for  town  of  Plympton  ;  marched  to  camp  July  3,  1780,  under  command  of  Lieut. 
Daniel  Frye,  of  the  artificers. 

Lton,  Zebedee.  Certificate  dated  Plympton,  Oct.  19,  1779,  signed  by  George  Ham- 
mond, Captain,  4th  Plympton  co.,  certifying  that  said  Lyon  and  others  belonging 
to  his  company  had  enlisted  sometime  in  Feb.  or  March,  1777,  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years  and  had  received  bounty.  [See  Zebulon 
Lyon.] 

Lyon,  Zebina,  Stoughtonham  (also  given  Stoughton).  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Pay- 
son's  CO.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's  (20th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted 
May  8,  1775  ;  service,  3  mos.  1  day  ;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ; 
also,  return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Morse's  co.. 


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Lyox,  Zebina,  continued. 

Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt. ;  residence,  Stoughtonham  (also  given  Stoughton) ; 
enlisted  for  town  of  Stoughtonham  (also  given  Stoughton) ;  joined  Capt.  Pat- 
rick's CO.,  Col.  Alden's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by 
Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  April  13,  1777; 
Capt.  Patrick's  co.,  Col.  Alden's  regt.;  also,  Fifer,  Major's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's 
regt. ;  Continental  Arm}^  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  16,  1777,  to  March 
16, 1780 ;  also,  Capt.  Partrick's  co.,  Col.  Alden's  regt. ;  return  dated  Albany,  Jan. 
12, 1778;  mustered  by  Col.  Barber;  also,  (late)  Capt.  AVilliara  Patrick's  co,  (late) 
Col.  Ichabod  Alden's  (6th)  regt. ;  return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  before  Aug. 
15,  1777,  and  who  had  not  been  absent  subsequentl}'  except  on  furlough,  etc.,  cer- 
tified at  Cherry  Valley,  Feb.  24,  1779;  also,  Maj.  Daniel  Whiting's  co.,  (late) 
Col.  Alden's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Cherr.y  Valley; 
enlisted  March  16, 1777 ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Conti- 
nental Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  re- 
turned as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at 
Springfield,  July  10,  1780;  age,  21  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  ruddy; 
engaged  for  town  of  Stoughtonham ;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  9, 1780 ;  marched 
to  camp  July  10, 1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Daniel  Shays ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6 
months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Stoughtonham  for  service  in  the  Continental 
Army  during  1780;  marched  July  4,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  21,  1780;  service,  5 
mos.  28  daj'S,  including  travel  (220  miles)  home. 

Lyox,  Zebulox,  Plympton  (also  given  Plymouth).  Private,  Capt.  John  Bridgham's 
CO.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Marshfield  and  then  returned 
by  order  of  Col.  Cotton  ;  service,  12  days ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army ;  also, 
Capt.  John  Bridgham's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3, 1775;  service,  3  mos.  6  days;  also,  company  return 
dated  Oct.  7,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated 
Roxbury  Camp,  Nov.  11,  1775;  also,  list  of  men  mixstered  by  Nathaniel  Barber, 
Muster  Master  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  April  27,  1777 ;  Col.  Crane's  regt. ; 
also.  Corporal,  Capt.  Cook's  co..  Col.  John  Crane's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  March  13,  1777,  to  Sept.  11,  1777;  residence,  Plymouth; 
reported  killed  Sept.  11, 1777 ;  also,  Capt.  Jotham  Drury's  co..  Col.  Crane's  (Artil- 
lery) regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1777 ;  enlistment,  3  years.     [See  Zebedee  Lyon.] 

Lyons,  Francis,  Marblehead.  Private,  Capt.  Nicholson  Broughton's  co..  Col.  John 
Glover's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  18,  1775;  service,  2 
mos.  19  days;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Col. 
Jonathan  Glover's  (5th  Essex  Co.)  regt.,  as  returned  agreeable  to  order  of  Coun- 
cil of  Nov.  7,  1777;  residence,  Marblehead;  engaged  for  town  of  Marblehead; 
term,  3  years. 

Lyons,  James,  Marblehead.  Private,  Capt.  John  Glover's  co.,  Col.  John  Glover's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  31,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  5 
days. 

Lyons,  John.  Private,  Capt.  William  Lithgow's  co. ;  marched  March  21, 1770;  service 
to  Aug.  31,  1776,  5  mos.  11  days;  company  stationed  at  Falmouth,  Cumberland 
Co.,  for  defence  of  seacoast;  also,  Capt.  William  Lithgow,  Jr.'s  co.,Col.  Mitchel's 
regt. ;  service  from  Aug.  31, 1776,  to  Nov.  23,  1776,  2  mos.  23  days ;  company  sta- 
tioned at  Falmouth,  Cumberland  Co.,  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Lyons,  John.  Capt.  Webb's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  (4th)  regt. ;  entered  service  July 
25,  1779;  discharged  April  25,  1780;  term,  9  months. 

Lyons,  Lemuel,  Middleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Fuller's  co..  Col.  John  Jacobs's 
regt.;  enlisted  April  3,  1778;  service,  8  mos.  29  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  enlist- 
ment to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779. 


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Lyons,  Michael,  Falmouth.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  (-ith  Suffolk  Co.)  regt.  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Fal- 
mouth; engaged  for  town  of  Medfield;  joined  Capt.  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Alden's 
regt. ;  term,  during  war. 

Lyons,  Michael.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Weston  for  ser- 
vice in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  Sept.  5,  1780;  discharged 
March  15,  1781 ;  service,  6  mos.  10  days ;  travel  ('200  miles)  allowed. 

Lyons,  Patrick,  Sturbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Adam  Martin's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer 
Learned's  I'egt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  8  days.     [See  Parker  Loyns.] 

Lyons,  Pelatiah.  Descriptive  list  of  deserters,  dated  West  Point,  Aug.  18, 1782 ;  Light 
Infantry  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  age,  30  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
7  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  deserted  March  8,  1781,  from  "Head  of 
Elk." 

Lyons,  Samuel.  Capt.  Merrett's  co.,  Col.  Glover's  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay, 
signed  by  said  Lyons  and  others,  dated  Cambridge,  June  27,  1775. 

Lyro,  Samuel.  Seaman,  brigautine  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Jonathan 
Harraden ;  engaged  March  9,  1777  ;  discharged  Aug.  29,  1777.  Roll  sworn  to  in 
Suffolk  Co. 

Lysat,  Patrick,  Casco  Bay.  Matross,  Capt.  Thomas  Melvill's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt.;  abstract  for  advance  paj',  mileage,  etc.;  Capt.  Mel- 
vill's receipt  for  amount  of  abstract,  dated  Boston,  June  20,  1776;  also,  same  co. 
and  regt. ;  enlisted  June  6,  1776;  service  to  Nov.  1,  1776,  5  mos.;  also,  same  co. 
and  regt. ;  service  between  Nov.  1,  1776,  and  Feb.  1,  1777,  1  mo. ;  reported  dis- 
charged; roll  sworn  to  at  Boston. 

Lyscom,  Ebenezer,  Hardwick.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Edmund  Hodges's  co..  Col.  Job 
Cushing's  regt. ;  engaged  July  27, 1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  29, 1777 ;  service,  1  mo. 
7  days,  at  the  Northward,  including  4  days  (85  miles)  travel  home. 

Lyscom,  John.  Private,  Capt.  John  Banister's  co..  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.;  enlisted 
Sept.  7,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  27  days,  with  Northern 
army,  including  5  days  (100  miles)  travel  home.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Worcester  Co. 

Lyscomb,  Samuel.  Receipt  given  to  Benjamin  Heywood,  Paymaster,  4th  regt.,  for 
wages  for  Sept.,  1776,  signed  by  said  Lyscomb  and  others  belonging  to  Capt. 
Thompson's  co. ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Thompson's  (1st)  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Thomas  Nixon's  (4th)  regt. ;  regimental  return  dated  North  Castle,  Nov.  9, 1776 ; 
reported  discharged  Oct.  25,  1776. 

Ltskem,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Barnes's  (5th)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Thomas 
Nixon's  (4th)  regt.;  regimental  return  dated  North  Castle,  Nov.  9,  1776;  also, 
company  receipts  for  wages  for  Oct.-Dec,  1776. 

Lyster,  John.  List  of  men  on  board  the  ship  "Jason,"  Simon  Forrester,  Master, 
dated  June  15,  1780. 

Lyston,  Robey  (also  given  Robert),  Kittery.  Private,  Capt.  Jedediah  Goodwin's  co.. 
Col.  Edward  Wiggelsworth's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  and  mileage 
home;  280  miles  travel  allowed  said  Lyston;  company  discharged  at  Albany, 
Nov.  30,  1776. 

Lysuer,  Simeon.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Penniman's  co..  Col.  Wood's  regt. ;  service 
from  April  18,  1777,  to  May  7,  1777,  21  days ;  company  marched  for  defence  of 
Rhode  Island. 

Lytton,  .     [This  name  appears  under  the  form  of  Leadan,  Letton,  Litton.] 


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MAAFiELD,  Robert.    Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  loth  Mass.  regt. ;  entered  service  July  19, 
1779 ;  discharged  April  19,  1780 ;  term,  9  months.     [See  Robert  Maxfield.] 

Mabart,  William,  Northbridge.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army, 
as  returned  by  Capt.  Josiah  Wood,  dated  Northbridge,  Feb.  13,  1778 ;  a-esidence, 
Northbridge;  engaged  for  town  of  Northbridge;  joined  Capt.  Knap's  co..  Col. 
Shepard's  regt. ;  term,  3  years,  to  expire  Jan.  -,  1780. 

Maberrt,  Richard,  Windham.  Capt.  Richard  Mayberry's  co..  Col.  Francis's  regt.; 
pay  abstract  for  mileage  from  home  to  Dorchester  Heights,  sworn  to  Aug.  20, 1776 ; 
mileage  (150  miles)  allowed  said  Maberry. 

Maberrt,  Richard.  Captain  of  a  company  raised  in  Windham,  New  Gloucester,  and 
New  Boston;  return  dated  Falmouth,  Dec.  9,  1776,  signed  by  Col.  Jonathan 
Mitchell  and  Col.  Timothy  Pike,  field  officers  in  Cuml)erland  Co.,  of  officers 
appointed  to  command  various  companies  drafted  from  the  militia  in  accordance 
with  an  order  of  the  General  Court  to  serve  under  Col.  Reuben  Fogg. 

Maberrt,  William,  Northbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Knap's  co..  Col.  William 
Sheppard's  (3d)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 
1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  return  dated  Jan.  30, 1778;  residence,  Northbridge; 
enlisted  for  town  of  Northbridge;  mustered  by  State  and  Continental  Muster 
,  Masters ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1778,  March  and  April,  1779,  dated 
Providence;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1777;  enlistment,  3  years  (also  given  during  war) ; 
repoi-ted  on  command  at  Western  shores  in  March  and  April,  1779. 

Mabert,  Francis,  Sharon.  Private,  Capt.  John  McKinstry's  co..  Col.  Patterson's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  9,  1775;  service,  3  mos. 

Mabert,  John,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Pattin's  co..  Gen.  Knox's  (Artillery)  artifi- 
cers; Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Aug.  31,  1780,  to  Dec.  31, 
1780;  company  stationed  at  Springfield  (also  given  West  Point);  also,  return 
made  by  Jeduthan  Baldwin,  Colonel  of  Engineers  and  Commandant  of  Artificers, 
of  officers  and  men  belonging  to  Massachusetts  in  the  regiment  of  artificers; 
engaged  Aug.  31,  1780;  term,,  during  war. 

Marert,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Parsons's  co.,  Col.  Prime's  regt. ;  enlisted  May 
2,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  17,  1780;  service,  7  mos.  16  days,  under  Brig.  Gen. 
Wadsworth  at  the  Eastward.  Roll  sworn  to  at  North  Yarmouth  and  certified  at 
Thomaston. 

Mabert,    Richard,   Salem.     Descriptive  list  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  25,  1781 ;  Col. 
John  Greaton's  (3d)  regt.;  age,  36  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  dark; 
hair,  sandy;  eyes,  light  blue;  residence,  Salem;  enlisted  Feb.  15,  1780,  by  Sergt. 
'   Ware ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

Mabert,  Richard,  Windham.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Col.  Timothy  Pike's  (4th  Cumberland  Co.)  regt.  made  up  on  a  settlement 
authorized  by  resolve  of  April  29,  1778 ;  residence,  Windham ;  engaged  for  town 
of  Windham;  joined  Col.  Francis's  regt.;  term,  3  years;  reported  a  Captain. 

Mabert,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  William  Harris's  detachment  from  Col.  Pike's 
(Cumberland  Co.)  regt. ;  service  between  Sept.  27,  1779,  and  Oct.  23,  1779,  15 
days,  under  direction  of  Committee  of  Falmouth  ;  detachment  detailed  for  defence 
of  Falmouth,  agreeable  to  order  of  Gener.al  Court  of  Sept.  3,  1779;  also,  Capt. 
Isaac  Parsons's  co..  Col.  Prime's  regt. ;  enlisted  May  2,  1780 ;  discharged  Dec.  23, 
1780;  service,  7  mos.  22  days,  under  Brig.  Gen.  Wadsworth  at  the  Eastward; 
roll  sworn  to  at  North  Yarmouth  and  certified  at  Thomaston. 

Mabert,  William,  Taunton.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Banister's  co..  Col.  William  Shep- 
ard's (4th)  regt.;  Continental  Armj'  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780, 
to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  return  for  gratuity,  dated  Highlands,  Feb.  24,  1780;  also, 


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Mabert,  William,  co7itinued. 

return  made  up  for  the  year  1780,  dated  "West  Point;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1777;  en- 
listment, during  war ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  May  and  July, 
1781,  dated  Phillipsborough ;  reported  on  duty  at  Stony  Point;  also,  muster  roll 
for  Aug.,  1781,  dated  Camp  at  Peekskill;  reported  on  command  at  Stony  Point; 
also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781,  dated  Continental  Village ;  also,  muster  rolls  for 
Oct.,  1781-Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts ;  reported  on  command  at  Verplanck's 
Point  in  Jan.,  1782. 

Mabert,  William,  Windham.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Col.  Timothy  Pike's  (4th  Cumberland  Co.)  regt.  made  up  on  settlement 
authorized  by  resolve  of  April  29,  1778 ;  residence,  Windham ;  engaged  for  town 
of  Windham;  joined  Capt.  Mayberry's  co..  Col.  Francis's  regt.;  term,  3  years. 

Mabert,  William.  Sergeant,  Capt.  William  Harris's  detachment  from  Col.  Pike's 
(Cumberland  Co.)  regt.;  engaged  Sept.  27,  1779;  discharged  Oct.  23,  1779;  ser- 
vice, 26  days,  under  direction  of  Committee  of  Falmouth ;  detachment  detailed  for 
defence  of  Falmouth,  agreeable  to  order  of  General  Court  of  Sept.  3,  1779. 

Maborough,  David,  Windham.  List  of  men  raised  in  Cumberland  Co.  for  the  term 
of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Flshkill,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April 
20, 1778,  returned  as  received  of  Maj.  James  Johnson,  by  Jonathan  AVarner,  Com- 
missioner, at  Fishkill,  June  25,  1778;  residence,  Windham;  engaged  for  town  of 
Windham ;  arrived  at  Fishkill  June  16,  1778. 

Mabra,  William,  Northbridge.  Private,  Capt.  David  Batchelor's  co..  Col.  Joseph 
Read's  (20th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  April  27,  1775 ;  ser- 
vice, 3  mos.  12  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

Mabre,  Francis.  Capt.  John  McKinstry's  co.,  Col.  John  Paterson's  regt. ;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Nobletown,  March  23,  1776. 

Mabret,  Richard.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Blake's  co..  Col.  Mitchel's  regt.  com- 
manded by  Lieut.  Col.  James  Williams,  Brig.  Gen.  Godfrey's  (Bristol  Co.)  bri- 
gade ;  service,  8  days ;  company  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Aug. 
2,  1780. 

Mabrt,  Francis,  Nobletown.  Capt.  John  McKinstry's  co..  Col.  Paterson's  regt.; 
order  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Mabry  and  others,  dated  Camp  Charles- 
town,  July  25,  1775 ;  also.  Private,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  company  return  [probably 
Oct.,  1775]  ;  reported  deserted  Aug.  10,  1775. 

Mabrt  [Richard]  .  Captain,  Windham  co.,  4th  Cumberland  Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia ; 
return  dated  Brunswick,  Aug.  29,  1776,  made  by  Samuel  Thompson,  of  three 
regiments  of  militia  in  Cumberland  Co.,  showing  numbers  and  equipments. 

Mabrt,  Richard.  Private;  order  on  the  Board  of  War,  payable  to  Lieut.  Ephraim 
Minot,  commanding  officer  of  the  corps  of  invalids  stationed  at  Boston,  endorsed 
"  Boston  Jan'y  1779,"  signed  by  said  Mabry  and  others,  for  clothing  due  them  as 
a  donation  from  the  several  towns  of  the  state. 

Mabrt,  Thomas,  Dighton.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Pitts's  co..  Col.  Timothy  Walker's 
regt. ;  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775. 

Mabrt,  William,  Northbridge.  Capt.  David  Batchelor's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Read's 
regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury,  Nov. 
25,  1775. 

Mabrt,  William.  Receipt  certified  at  Conway,  April  19,  1781,  by  the  Selectmen,  for 
bounties  paid  said  Mabry  and  others  by  the  town  of  Conway  to  serve  in  the  Con- 
tinental Army  for  the  term  of  3  years,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780;  en- 
gaged Feb.  15. 1781. 


104  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND  SAILORS 

Maburt,  David.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Arpiy,  as  returned  by 
Capt.  Thomas  Trott,  dated  Windham ;  term,  9  months ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  in 
Cumberland  Co.,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20, 1778,  as  returned  by  Brig.  Lemuel 
Thompson,  dated  Brunswick;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Cumberland 
Co.  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Array  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of 
their  arrival  at  Fishlvill,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20, 1778,  and  mustered  in  from 
Gen.  Thompson's  brigade,  certified  at  Falmouth,  June  15,  1778,  by  Daniel  Ilsley, 
Muster  Master,  as  mustered  and  delivered  to  Maj.  James  Johnson,  Superintendent 
for  said  county ;  Capt.  Trott's  co..  Col.  Pike's  regt. ;  age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
95  (also  given  5ft.  9)  in.;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for  town  of  Windham. 

Maburt,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Merrill's  co. ;  marched  from  home  July  8, 
1779;  discharged  Sept.  25,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  17  days,  with  Col.  Jonathan 
Mitchell's  detachment ;  company  raised  in  Cumberland  Co.  for  service  on  Penob- 
scot expedition ;  roll  sworn  to  at  North  Yarmouth;  also,  Capt.  Nathan  Merrill's 
CO.,  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchel's  detachment;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  sworn  to  at 
North  Yarmouth,  Nov.  3, 1779 ;  reported  as  having  first  drawn  rations  at  Falmouth 
and  as  discharged  at  Falmouth. 

Maburt,  John,  Andover.  Return  of  men  in  Continental  service,  dated  Jan.  -,  1781 ; 
Capt.  Parker's  co.  of  artificers;  residence,  Andover;  enlisted  Aug.  31,  1780; 
enlistment,  during  war. 

Maburt,  Richard.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Shaw's  co.,  Col.  George  Williams's  regt. ; 
service,  1  mo.  1  day;  company  inarched  from  Raynham,  Taunton,  and  Easton, 
in  Sept.,  1777,  on  a  secret  expedition. 

Maburt,  Thomas,  Windham.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Nathan  Merrill's  co. ;  marched  from 
home  July  8,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  25,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  17  days,  with  Col. 
Jonathan  Mitchell's  detachment;  company  raised  in  Cumberland  Co.  for  service 
on  Penobscot  expedition  ;  roll  sworn  to  at  North  Yarmouth ;  also,  Capt.  Nathan 
Merrill's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchell's  detachment;  pay  abstract  for  mileage, 
sworn  to  at  North  Yarmouth,  Nov.  3, 1779 ;  reported  as  having  first  drawn  rations 
at  Falmouth  and  as  discharged  at  Falmouth. 

Master,  Richard,  Dighton.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Zebedee  Redding's  co..  Col.  Gamaliel 
Bradford's  (12th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  paj'  accounts  for  service  from  March 
4,  1777,  to  Dec.  26,  1778;  reported  deceased;  also,  Private,  same  co.  and  regt.; 
subsistence  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  April  24,  1777,  to  April  30,  1777; 
credited  with  7  days  allowance ;  also.  Sergeant,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  [year 
not  given]  ;  residence,  Dighton ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Dighton ;  mustered  by 
County  and  Continental  Muster  Masters ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  of  men 
who  were  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15, 1777,  and  who  had  not  been  absent  subse- 
quently except  on  furlough,  etc.;  enlisted  March  7,  1777;  joined  May  1,  1777. 

Macan,  Thomas.  Capt.  Thomas  Newcomb's  co..  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt.;  ser- 
vice from  Sept.  28,  1777,  to  Oct.  31,  1777,  1  mo.  5  days;  company  marched  to 
Rhode  Island  on  a  secret  expedition. 

Macano,  Joseph.  Seaman,  ship  "  Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Foster  Wil- 
liams ;  engaged  March  27,  1781 ;  service,  1  mo.  8  days ;  reported  captured  May  5, 
1781. 

Maoasalet,  John.  Capt.  Daniel  Merrill's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt. ;  subsistence 
allowed  from  time  of  enlistment  to  March  17,  1777 ;  no  allowance  credited  to  said 
Macasaley ;  reported  deceased. 

Macassett,  William,  Marblehead.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  from  Col.  Jonathan  Glover's  (5th  Essex  Co.)  regt.,  as  returned  agreeable 
to  order  of  Council  of  Nov.  7,  1777 ;  residence,  Marblehead ;  engaged  for  town  of 
Marblehead;  term,  3  years. 


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Maccanilla,  Johx,  Marlborough.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continen- 
tal Army  [year  not  given] ;  residence,  Marlborough ;  engaged  for  town  of 
Marlborough. 

MacCartht  D[aniel].  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Mnster  Master 
for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  16,  1777;  Capt.  Sumner's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's 

regt. 

Maccartt,  William.  Quarter  Master,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  (15th)  regt. ;  Conti- 
nental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  March  7,  1779;  i"e- 
ported  resigned  March  7,  1779;  also,  list  of  officers  in  the  Continental  Army; 
reported  commissioned  Feb.  -,  1777;  also,  muster  roll  of  field,  staff,  and  com- 
missioned officers  for  Jan.-Aug.,  1777,  dated  Van  Schaick's  Island  and  sworn  to 
at  Camp  near  Half  Moon ;  also,  return  of  officers  for  clothing,  dated  Boston,  May 
25,  1778 ;  also,  pay  abstract  for  Nov.,  1778,  dated  Providence. 

Macclalon,  David.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Dan  Haws's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Holden  Parsons's 
(10th)  regt.;  enlistment  agreement  in  which  said  Macclalon  and  others  engaged 
to  serve  until  Jan.  15,  "  next;  "  reported  enlisted  Dec.  5,  1775,  and  forwarded  to 
camp  by  John  Caldwell,  one  of  enlistment  committee  for  Worcester  Co. 

MacClart,  Morris.  Entries  taken  from  Capt.  Benjamin  Munroe's  papers  of  men 
engaged  to  serve  to  the  credit  of  the  town  of  Stow ;  entrj^  dated  July  -,  1779 ;  said 
MacClary,  with  others,  reported  as  having  been  hired  by  tlie  committee  [probably 
the  town  committee]  to  serve  at  Rhode  Island  and  to  receive  £62  in  money,  10 
bushels  of  rye,  10  bushels  of  Indian  corn,  and  6  pounds  of  sheep's  wool. 

MacCleux,  Brice,  Springfield.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  1st,  2d,  3d  and  8th  cos.,  1st  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Capt. 
Walter  Pynchon  and  Capt.  David  Burt,  sworn  to  in  Hampshire  Co.,  April  6, 1779; 
residence,  Springfield ;  engaged  for  town  of  Springfield ;  joined  Capt.  Charles  Col- 
ton's  CO.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt. ;  term  to  expire  Jan.  -,  1780 ;  reported  as  be- 
longing to  2d  CO. 

Maccloath,  Peter.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Haskins's  co.,  Col.  Abiel  Mitchel's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  27, 1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  31, 1780 ;  service,  3  mos.  6  days ;  regiment 
raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

Maccloath,  Solomox.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Blake's  co..  Col.  Mitchel's  regt.  com- 
manded by  Lieut.  Col.  James  Williams,  Brig.  Gen.  Godfrey's  (Bristol  Co.) 
brigade;  service,  8  days;  company  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of 
Aug.  2,  1780. 

Maccombee,  Johx.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Jacobs's  regt.;  payroll 
for  Nov.,  1778. 

Maccomber,  Southworth.  Descriptive  list  of  men  mustered  in  Bristol  Co.  by  James 
Leonard,  Muster  Master,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of 
9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Springfield,  dated  Oct.  29, 1779 ;  7th  co.. 
Col.  Mitchel's  regt.;  age,  17  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair, 
light;  eyes,  blue;  engaged  for  town  of  Taunton;  reported  delivered  to  Capt. 
L.  Bailey. 

Maccomber,  Williaji,  Middleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Nehemiah  Allen's  co..  Col. 
Theophilus  Cotten's  regt. ;  service,  31  days,  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode 
Island  in  Sept.  and  Oct.,  1777- 

Maccot,  John,  Harvard.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Davis's  co..  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's 
regt. ;  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775. 

Maccumber,  Job.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Cushing's  co. ;  service  from  April  1, 1783,  to 
June  30, 1783,  3  mos.,  at  Castle  Island;  reported  as  among  rejected  troops  sent 
from  Springfield  for  fort  duty.  Roll  returned  by  Capt.  Lieut.  William  Burbeck 
and  sworn  to  at  Boston. 


106  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Maccy,  Levi,  Attleborough.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780. 

Macdaniel,  Edward,  Coventry.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Hart's  co.,  Col.  P.  Dudley 
Sargent's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  Aug.  10,  1775  [service 
not  given] . 

MacDoneld,  James.  Return  of  3  and  6  months  men  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  from 
(late)  Col.  Moseley's  regt.  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Danderson  (Danielson),  dated 
Hampshire  Co.,  Oct.  26,  1780;  engaged  for  town  of  Westfield;  term,  6  months; 
said  MacDoneld  returned  among  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Moseley's,  Capt.  Kelog's 
and  Lieut.  Salt's  [?]  cos. 

Mace,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mase,  Mays.] 

Mace,  Abraham.  Company  receipts  dated  Sept.  16,  and  Gloucester,  Sept.  28,  1775, 
for  advance  pay  for  1  month,  and  4  weeks  billeting,  respectively,  received  of 
Michael  Farley,  Paymaster  and  Muster  Master  of  men  raised  in  Gloucester  for 
defence  of  seacoast  in  Essex  Co.  and  commanded  by  Capt.  Daniel  Warner;  also, 
Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Warner's  (1st)  co. ;  roll  made  up  for  service  from  July  17, 

1775,  to  Nov.  1,  1775 ;  said  Mace  reported  as  having  taken  the  place  of  Peter  Lurvy 
who  was  killed  "  in  the  action  with  Linzey ; "  company  stationed  at  Gloucester  for 
defence  of  seacoast;  also,  same  co. ;  service  from  Nov.  1,  1775,  to  Dec.  31,  1775, 
2  raos.  5  days ;  company  stationed  at  Gloucester  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Mace,  Andrew.  List  of  Mass.  State  pensioners ;  said  Mace  pensioned  Feb.  15,  1806, 
for  life,  pension  to  date  from  May  1,  1804;  amount  of  annual  pension,  $144. 

Mace,  Barzillai.    Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Warner's  (1st)  co. ;  service  from  March  1, 

1776,  to  May  31,  1776,  3  mos. ;  company  stationed  at  Gloucester  for  defence  of 
seacoast. 

Mace,  Benjamin,  Tewksbury.  Private,  in  a  Tewksbury  co.  of  militia  commanded  by 
Lieut.  Thomas  Clark,  Col.  Green's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775 ;  service,  3  days. 

Mace,  Eliphalet.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Fitchburg  for 
service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  10, 1780;  discharged 
Dec.  12,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  12  days,  including  travel  (200  miles)  home. 

Mace,  Jasper.  List  of  prisoners  sent  from  Halifax  to  Boston  in  the  cartel  "Swift" 
Sept.  30, 1778,  as  returned  by  Thomas  Baildon,  Commissary  of  Prisoners ;  reported 
a  Seaman. 

Mace,  Joseph,  Billerica.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Stickney's  co..  Col.  Bridge's  regt. 
of  Minute-inen,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  6  days; 
also,  Capt.  Jonathan  Stickney's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Bridge's  (27th)  regt.;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  25,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  14  days;  also, 
company  return  dated  Sept.  25, 1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent 
in  money  dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  16, 1775;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Solomon  Kid^ler's 
CO.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  company  return  endorsed  "1776"  and  probably  made 
up  at  White  Plains ;  said  Mace  reported  as  having  lost  articles  in  battle  and  as 
having  been  sent  with  the  wounded. 

Mace,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Edmund  Longley's  co..  Col.  Cogswell's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Oct.  1,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  1  day;  company  detached 
to  guard  and  fortify  posts  at  and  about  Boston. 

Mace,  Reuben.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Titcomb's  co..  Col.  Cogswell's  regt.;  enlisted 
Sept.  28,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  6  days;  regiment  de- 
tached to  guard  and  fortify  posts  at  and  about  Boston. 


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Mace,  Thomas.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Fales's  co. ;  enlisted  July  14,  1779;  dis- 
charged Aug.  27,  1779 ;  service,  1  mo.  14  days ;  company  marched  on  expedition 
to  Majorbagaduce  [Penobscot]  by  order  of  Gen.  Lovel;  also,  Capt.  John  Blunt's 
CO.,  Col.  Prime's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  service  at  the  Eastward  in  1780. 

Macentier,  Benjamin.  Capt.  Asa  Prince's  co..  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson's  (19th)  regt. ; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dec.  21,  1775. 

Macentire,  Alexander.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Dinsmor's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Wood- 
bridge's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  17  (also  given  Aug.  26),  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29, 
1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  23  (also  given  3  mos.  14)  days,  with  Northern  army,  includ- 
ing 10  days  (190  miles)  travel  home. 

Macentire,  Eli.  Return  of  3  and  6  months  men  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  from  (late) 
Col.  Moseley's  regt.  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Danderson  (Danielson),  dated  Hamp- 
shire Co.,  Oct.  26, 1780;  Capt.  Leonard's  co. ;  engaged  for  town  of  West  Spring- 
field  ;  term,  6  months. 

Macentire,  Elias.  Private,  Capt.  Zachariah  Fitch's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt.; 
service  from  Aug.  23  [1776],  to  Sept.  30  [1776],  1  mo.  9  days. 

MacEwen,  Peter.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Maynard's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's 
(7th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  July,  1782 ;  balance  of  term  of  enlistment  unexpired, 
18  months  24  days. 

Macfarland,  John,  Pembroke.  Private,  Capt.  John  Turner's  co..  Col.  Theophilus 
Cotton's  regt. ;  marched  Sept.  28, 1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  3  days ;  company  marched 
to  Rhode  Island. 

Macfarland,  Reuben,  Pembroke.  Private,  Capt.  Freedom  Chamheriin's  co.,  Gen. 
John  Thomas's  regt.;  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  6,  1775;  reported 
enlisted  into  the  train  June  14,  1775. 

Macferland,  Reuben,  Pembroke.  Private,  Capt.  Freedom  Chamljerlain's  co..  Col. 
Bailey's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  14  days. 

Macferling,  Elijah.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bradford's  co..  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's 
regt.,  which  marched  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshfield;  service,  12  days;  reported 
enlisted  into  the  army;  company  probably  belonged  to  Halifax  and  Plympton. 

Macgoon,  Nathaniel.  Private,  Capt.  Hayward  Peirce's  co..  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's 
regt.;  drafted  Sept.  25,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  28,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  6  days; 
company  drafted  from  Scituate  and  Hanover  and  ordered  to  march  on  a  secret 
expedition  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

MacGraw,  Johnny.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  March  15,  1778;  Capt.  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Alden's  regt. 

Macguire,  Joseph.  Return  of  men  raised  in  Essex  Co.  for  Continental  service,  agree- 
able to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780;  engaged  for  town  of  Salem;  engaged  July  31, 
1781 ;  term,  3  years. 

Mach,  Warren.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Warner's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  18,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  23,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  13 
days,  travel  (130  miles)  included ;  regiment  raised  for  3  months. 

Machumber,  Anson.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Jenne's  co. ;  enlisted  March  14, 1781 ;  dis- 
charged March  18,  1781 ;  service,  4  days ;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island. 

Macingtine,  Ebenezer,  Danvers.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Adams's  co..  Col.  Titcomb's 
regt. ;  service,  2  mos.,  probably  in  May  and  June,  1777;  7  days  (140  miles)  travel 
also  allowed  to  and  from  place  of  rendezvous.  Roll  endorsed  "  for  2  Months  Ser- 
vice at  R  Island." 

Macingtir,  Perlet.  Private ;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  main  guard  under 
Lieut.  Col.  L.  Baldwin,  dated  June  22,  1775. 


108  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AJ^D  SAILORS 

Macintash,  John,  Needham.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Moses  Whiting's  co.,  36th  regt. ;  com- 
pany return  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge,  Oct.  5,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775. 

Macintash,  Samuel.  Corporal,  Lieut.  Esek  Olney's  (Capt.  Thomas  Olney's)  co.,  5th 
division,  Col.  Jabez  Bowen's  regt. ;  enlisted  May  20, 1777 ;  service  to  June  3, 1777, 
15  days,  under  Capt.  Jonathan  Russell  at  Pawtucket. 

Macintier,  Archelaus.  Capt.  Amos  Upton's  co. ;  return  for  equipments  made  by 
Capt.  Upton,  dated  Reading,  April  21, 1775;  John  Flint  reported  Captain  in  room 
of  said  Upton. 

Macintier,  Ebenezer.  Capt.  Amos  Upton's  co. ;  return  for  equipments  made  by 
Capt.  Upton,  dated  Reading,  April  21, 1775 ;  John  Flint  reported  Captain  in  room 
of  said  Upton. 

Macintier,  Jonathan.  Private ;  list  of  training  soldiers  belonging  to  3d  Woburn  co. 
under  Capt.  Timothy  Winn,  dated  May  13,  1775. 

Macintier,  Phineas.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Walker's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Deanney's 
(Denny's)  regt.;  enlisted  Nov.  2,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  23,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 
3  days,  including  travel  (215  miles)  home ;  regiment  detached  to  join  Continental 
Army  and  ordered  to  march  to  Claverack  to  serve  for  3  months.  Roll  dated 
Woburn. 

Macintir,  Benjamin.  Capt.  Ford's  co. ;  return  of  cartridges  received  from  Nov.  4  to 
Jan.  6  [year  not  given]. 

Macintir,  Daniel.  Capt.  Ford's  co. ;  return  of  cartridges  received  from  Nov.  4  to  Jan. 
6  [year  not  given] . 

Macintire,  Jonathan,  Woburn.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Walker's  co..  Col.  David 
Greene's  (2d  Middlesex  Co.)  regt.,  which  marched  probably  on  the  alarm  of  April 
19,  1775 ;  service,  6  days. 

Macintire,  Nathaniel.  Capt.  Esaias  Preble's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards 
stationed  at  Winter  Hill;  marched  from  home  March  31,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  7 
days,  including  travel  (80  miles)  home;  company  detached  from  militia  to  serve 
from  April  2,  1778,  to  July  3,  1778. 

Macintire,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Hamilton's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  dated  Brooktield,  Feb.  17, 1777 ;  160 
miles  travel  allowed  said  Macintire. 

Macintosh,  Archibald,  Raby.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Gilbert's  co..  Col.  William 
Prescott's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Sept.  28,  1775 ;  reported  died 
Aug.  10,  1775. 

Mack, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mach,  Macke.] 

Mack,  Archibald,  Londonderry.  Private,  Capt.  Hugh  Maxwell's  co..  Col.  William 
Prescott's  (10th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  25,  1775; 
service,  3  mos.  8  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  reported  fur- 
loughed  Aug.  25,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money 
dated  Sewall's  Point,  Dec.  27,  1775. 

Mack,  David.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Porter's  co..  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  10,  1777 ;  discharged  July  25,  1777 ;  service,  15  days ;  com- 
pany called  out  by  order  of  Maj.  Gen.  Schuyler  and  marched  to  "  Manchester  on 
the  Grants  in  the  State  of  Vermount." 

Mack,  Elisha,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Goodrich's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Miles  Powell's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  18,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  22,  1779;  service, 
1  mo.  10  days,  at  New  Haven,  Conn.,  including  5  days  (110  miles)  travel  home. 


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Mack,  James,  Merrimac.  Certificate  dated  Cambridge,  June  18,  1775,  signed  by  Capt. 
Joseph  Moors,  certifying  that  said  Mack  and  others  belonging  to  his  company 
were  in  need  of  cartridge  boxes  for  which  said  Moors  promised  to  be  accountable ; 
also,  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Moors's  co..  Col.  William  Prescott's  regt. ;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  28,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  5  days;  also,  com- 
pany return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in 
money  dated  Cambridge  Camp,  Dec.  29,  1775. 

Mack,  Jasox.  Private,  Capt.  Elihu  Lyman's  co.  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hampshire  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  25, 1779 ;  discharged  Aug.  31, 1779 ;  service,  1  mo.  12  days,  at 
New  London,  Conn.,  including  5  days  (105  miles)  travel  home. 

Mack,  Jeremiah,  Marlow.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Stiles's  co..  Col.  Paul  Dudley  Sar- 
gent'sregt.;  musterroll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  May  15, 1775;  service,  2  mos. 
22  days ;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat 
or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  before  Boston,  Nov.  10, 1775 ;  also,  account 
certified  at  Camp  Cambridge,  Dec.  1,  1775,  rendered  by  said  Mack  and  others  be- 
longing to  Capt.  Jeremiah  Stiles's  co.,  Col.  Paul  Dudley  Sargent's  regt.,  of  losses 
sustained  at  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill  June  17,  1775;  said  Mack  asks  allowance 
for  a  gun ;  amounts  allowed  by  House  of  Representatives  June  24,  1776. 

Mack,  Joel.  Order  dated  New  Windsor,  Dec.  2,  1782,  payable  to  said  Mack,  signed 
by  Ellas  Bolton,  for  wages  due  him  for  service  in  6th  Mass.  regt.  from  Feb.  6, 
1781,  to  Dec.  2,  1782;  certificate  attached,  signed  by  Capt.  M.  Wattles,  certifies 
that  said  Mack  was  entitled  to  all  arrearages  of  pay  due  Elias  Bolton ;  also,  Capt. 
Mason  Wottles's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  .Smith's  regt. ;  return  for  wages  for  the 
year  1782 ;  name  appears  entered  against  account  of  Elias  Bolton  who  is  allowed 
wages  for  May-Dec,  1782,  and  whose  place  was  probably  taken  by  said  Mack. 

Mack,  John,  Holden.  Private,  Maj.  Paul  Raymond's  co.  of  militia,  1st  Worcester  Co. 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service, 
5.i  days. 

Mack,  John,  West  Stockbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Williams's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  John  Paterson's  regt.,  which  marched  April  22, 1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm 
of  April  19, 1775,  from  Stockbridge  and  West  Stockbridge  to  Cambridge;  service, 
13  days ;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Williams's  co.,  Col.  John  Paterson's  (26th)  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  5,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  4  days; 
also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money  dated  Fort  No.  3,  Charlestown,  Oct.  27,  1775. 

Mack,  Stephen.  Private,  Capt.  Elihu  Lyman's  co..  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  25,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  31,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  12 
days,  at  New  London,  Conn.,  including  5  days  (105  miles)  travel  home. 

Mack,  Stephen.  Receipt  dated  Montague,  March  24,  1781,  for  bounty  paid  said  Mack 
by  the  town  of  Montague  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years ; 
also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army,  as  returned  by  Noah  Goodman,  Superintendent;  age,  16  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
4  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  occupation,  farmer;  engaged  for  town  of 
Montague ;  engaged  April  2,  1781 ;  term,  3  years ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  John  Trot- 
ter's CO.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  April,  1781,  dated  West 
Point. 

Mack,  Wakeen.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Raymond's  co..  Col.  Israel  Chapin's  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  25,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1779;  service,  1  mo,  1  day,  at  Clav- 
erack,  including  3  days  (60  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce  Con- 
tinental Army  for  3  months. 

Mack,  Warren.  Private,  Capt.  William  Foord's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt.;  en- 
listed July  21, 1780;  discharged  Oct.  27,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  6  days. 


110  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Mackalvin,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  Raymond  DeGuiscard's  co.,  Col.  Turner's  regt. 
of  5  months  levies  raised  for  defence  of  Rhode  Island ;  enlisted  Aug.  10,  1781 ; 
discharged  Nov.  27,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  20  days.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Boston. 

Mackan,  "William.  Private,  Capt.  Bradbury  Sanders's  (2d)  co. ;  enlisted  March  21, 
1776;  discharged  June  12,  1776;  service,  2  mos.  23  days;  company  stationed  at 
Gloucester  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Mackat,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mackey,  Mackie,  Macky, 

McKey.] 

Mackat,  Alexander,  Boston.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  John  Foord's  (14th)  co..  Col.  John  Cushing's  (2d  Plymouth  Co.) 
regt. ;  residence,  Boston ;  engaged  for  town  of  Pembroke ;  joined  Capt.  David 
Allen's  CO.,  Col.  Crane's  regt.;  term,  3  years;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by 
Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Dec.  7,  1777; 
Col.  Crane's  regt. 

Mackat,  Alexander.  2d  Lieutenant,  ship  "  American  Tartar"  (privateer);  petition 
dated  Boston,  Nov.  28,  1776,  signed  by  John  Dean  and  others,  in  behalf  of  them- 
selves and  others,  of  Boston,  asking  that  John  Grimes  be  commissioned  as  com- 
mander of  said  vessel ;  ordered  in  Council  Nov.  29,  1776,  that  a  commission  be 
issued;  also,  petition  dated  Boston,  Sept.  4,  1779,  signed  by  Mungo  Mackay,  in 
behalf  of  himself  and  others,  of  Boston,  asking  that  said  Alexander  Mackay  be 
commissioned  as  commander  of  the  brigantine  "  George  "  (privateer) ;  ordered  in 
Council  Sept.  7,  1779,  that  a  commission  be  issued ;  also,  petition  dated  Boston, 
Oct.  9,  1781,  signed  by  Daniel  Sargent,  in  behalf  of  himself  and  others,  of  Boston, 
asking  that  said  Mackay  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  schooner 
"Peacock  "  (privateer) ;  advised  in  Council  Oct.  9,  1781,  that  a  commission  1)9 
issued;  also,  petition  endorsed  "Dec'r  13th  1782,"  signed  by  Thomas  Dennie,  of 
Boston,  asking  that  said  Mackay  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  ship 
"Apollo"  (privateer). 

Mackat,  Andrew,  Wareham.  Official  record  of  a  ballot  by  the  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives, dated  Jan.  23,  1776,  for  officers  to  command  the  six  regiments  raised 
to  serve  before  Boston  until  April  1,  1776;  said  Mackay  chosen  Surgeon,  Col. 
Simon  Gary's  regt.  to  be  raised  in  Plymouth  and  Barnstable  counties;  appoint- 
ment concurred  in  by  Council  Jan.  23,  1776. 

Mackat,  George.  Boy,  ship  "Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Foster  Wil- 
liams ;  engaged  March  6, 1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  17, 1780 ;  service,  5  mos.  11  days. 

Mackat  [?],  James.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Hooper's  co. ;  marched  Oct.  16,  1776; 
service  to  Nov.  24,  1776, 1  mo.  8  days ;  company  stationed  at  Falmouth,  Cumber- 
land Co.,  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Mackat,  Jn.,  Boston.  Descriptive  list  of  men  mustered  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army,  as  returned  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated 
Boston,  April  26,  1780;  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  age,  29  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  com- 
plexion, brown;  occupation,  farmer;  residence,  Boston;  mustered  by  Capt. 
Callender ;  term,  during  war. 

Mackat,  John,  Londonderry,  Sergeant,  Capt.  James  Gray's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Mar- 
shall's regt. ;  engaged  May  15,  1776;  service  to  Aug.  1,  1776,  2  mos.  16  days. 

Mackat,  John.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  ship  "  Aurora  "  (privateer), 
commanded  by  Capt.  David  Porter,  dated  Boston,  June  16,  1781;  age,  22  yrs.; 
stature,  6  ft. 

Mackclucus,  John.  Private ;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  main  guard  under 
Lieut.  Col.  L.  Baldwin,  dated  Jul}'  3,  1775. 


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MackDanll,  John.  Receipt  dated  Boston,  April  20, 1782,  for  bounty  paid  said  Mack- 
Danll  by  Alexander  Hodgdon,  on  behalf  of  a  committee  of  the  town  of  Boston, 
to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  during  the  war. 

Macke,  John.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk 
Co.,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  8,  1777;  Maj.  Stevens's  (Artillery)  battalion. 

Mackenset,  James.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  district  of  Carlisle  for 
service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  June  20,  1780  [service  not 
given] . 

Mackentier,  Ebenezer.  Capt.  Asa  Prince's  co..  Col.  Mansfield's  regt. ;  order  for 
advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Mackentier  and  others,  dated  Camln-idge,  June  8, 
1775. 

Mackentier,  Jacob.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Peabody's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's 
(1st)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  16,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  22,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  17 
days,  including  11  days  (220  miles)  travel  home.    Roll  dated  Middleton. 

Mackentine,  Jacob,  Andover.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Middle- 
ton  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of 
their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778 ;  age,  21  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  brown;  eyes,  blue;  residence, 
Andover. 

Mackentire,  Ebenezer.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Bragdon's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Storer's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  14,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777 ;  service,  123  days,  with 
Northern  army,  including  15  days  (300  miles)  travel  home;  company  discharged 
at  Queman's  Heights. 

Mackentire,  Jacob.  Private ;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  main  guard  under 
Maj.  Loammi  Baldwin  at  Cambridge,  dated  May  15,  1775. 

Mackentire,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Procter's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. 
of  guards ;  enlisted  Nov.  13,  1777 ;  service  to  Feb.  3,  1778,  2  mos.  20  days,  at 
Charlestown. 

Mackentire,  Nathaniel,  Danvers.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  from  1st,  2d,  3d,  and  4th  cos.  of  Danvers,  sworn  to  Feb.  14,  1778;  resi- 
dence, Danvers;  engaged  for  town  of  Danvers;  joined  Capt.  Page's  co..  Col. 
Francis's  regt.;  term,  3  years;  reported  as  belonging  to  Capt.  Asa  Prince's  (1st 
Danvers)  co. 

Mackentire,  Tobias,  York.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Catiip  Toto- 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

Mackentire,  William,  Salem.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  ship 
"  Junius  Brutus,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Leach,  dated  Salem,  June  15,  1780; 
age,  14  yrs. ;  stature,  4  ft.  4  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  residence,  Salem. 

Mackenttre,  Perlet,  Salem.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  1st  Essex  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  agreeable  to  order  of  Council  of  Nov.  7, 1777 ; 
residence,  Salem;  engaged  for  town  of  Salem;  joined  Capt.  Fairfield's  co..  Col. 
Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  term,  3  years  or  during  war. 

Mackerill,  .Thaddeus.  Private,  Capt.  David  Wheler's  co..  Col.  Asa  Barnes's  regt. ; 
service,  11  days ;  company  marched  from  Lanesborough  to  Saratoga  Oct.  29, 1781, 
on  an  alarm. 

Mackett,  "Williaji,  Boston.  Mariner,  schooner  "Resolution,"  commanded  b_v  Capt. 
Samuel  Trusk;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co.,  Oct. 
11,  1780;  age,  19  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Boston. 


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Macket,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Ignatius  Loring,  Jr.'s  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Putnam's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  4,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  3,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  12  days, 
including  12  days  (240  miles)  travel  home ;  company  raised  in  Plymouth  Co.  to 
reinforce  armj'  under  Gen.  Washington  for  3  months. 

Mackfarland,  John,  Jr.,  Pembroke.  Private,  Capt.  Freedom  Chamberlin's  co. ;  ser- 
vice, 5  days ;  company  marched  on  the  alarm  of  March  5,  1776,  at  the  time  of 
taking  Dorchester  Heights. 

Mackfarlin,  Elijah.  Return  dated  Plympton,  Oct.  25, 1779,  made  by  Capt.  Thomas 
Samson,  of  bounties  paid  said  Mackfarlin  and  others  belonging  to  1st  Plympton 
CO.  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years ;  said  Mackfarlin  re- 
ported as  having  received  bounty  in  Feb.,  1777. 

Mackfarling,  James.  Company  receipt,  given  to  Capt.  Oliver  Soper,  for  wages  for 
Feb.  and  March,  1776,  dated  New  York ;  also,  receipt  given  to  Capt.  Oliver  Soper, 
dated  Newark,  Oct.  16,  1776,  signed  by  said  Mackfarling  and  others,  for  ration 
allowance  to  the  time  they  left  New  York. 

Mackfarling,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Wood's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's 
regt.;  enlisted  May  6,  1778;  discharged  May  9,  1778;  service,  3  days;  company 
served  on  two  alarms  at  Dartmouth,  one  in  May,  and  one  in  Sept.,  1778.  Roll 
sworn  to  at  Middleborough. 

Mackfarling,  Solomon.  Receipt  dated  Middleborough,  May  9, 1781,  for  bounty  paid 
said  Mackfarling  by  Class  No.  4  of  the  town  of  Middleborough  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780. 

Mackfeild,  William,  Cumberland.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  brig 
"  Julius  Caesar,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Nathaniel  Bently,  sworn  to  at  Falmouth, 
June  21,  1780;  age,  53  yrs.  4  mos. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  dark;  resi- 
dence, Cumberland ;  said  Mackfeild  rated  1  share. 

Mackfiteh,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Coburn's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781 ;  enlisted  March  9,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

Mackfitih,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Coburn's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781 ;  reported  on  command  at  West  Point. 

Mackgoon,  Elisha.  Order  on  Lieut.  John  Potter,  Paymaster,  Col.  Wood's  regt.,  for 
wages,  payable  to  Perez  Rowland,  dated  Plympton,  April  20,  1779,  signed  by 
said  Mackgoon  and  others  belonging  to  Capt.  James  Harlow's  co. 

Mackhoon,  Jonathan.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co..  Col.  Carpenter's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Dec.  15,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  23,  1776;  service,  9  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Bristol, 
R.  I.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Swanzey. 

Mackie,  Andrew.  Capt.  David  Nye's  (14th)  co.,  4th  Plymouth  Co.  regt.;  service, 
3  days ;  company  marched  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  7,  1776,  for  defence  of  Elizabeth 
Islands ;  reported  a  Doctor. 

Mackilharix,  James,  Oakham.  Corporal,  Capt.  Simeon  Hazeltine's  (5th)  co..  Col. 
John  Fellows's  (8th)  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775. 

Mackingtier,  Benjamin.  List  dated  Reading,  2d  Parish,  May  15,  1775,  of  men  who 
enlisted  under  Capt.  Asa  Prince,  of  Danvers,  as  returned  by  Capt.  John  Flint  to 
Col.  David  Green,  at  Reading. 

Mackingtier,  Solomon.  List  dated  Reading,  2d  Parish,  May  15,  1775,  of  men  who 
enlisted  under  Capt.  Asa  Prince,  of  Danvers,  as  returned  by  Capl.  John  Flint  to 
Col.  David  Green,  at  Reading. 

Mackingtier,  William.  List  dated  Reading,  2d  Parish,  May  15,  1775,  of  men  who 
enlisted  under  Capt.  Asa  Prince,  of  Danvers,  as  returned  by  Capt.  John  Flint  to 
Col.  David  Green,  at  Reading. 


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Mackintash,  Rotal,  Needham.  Private,  Capt.  Hopestill  Hall's  co.,  Col.  Lemuel 
Robinson's  regt. ;  enlisted  Jan.  30,  1776;  service  to  time  of  marching,  22  days. 
Roll  dated  Roxbury. 

Mackinter,  Benjamin.  Capt.  Asa  Prince's  co.,  Col.  Mansfield's  regt.;  order  for 
advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Mackinter  and  others,  dated  Cambridge,  June  8, 1775. 

Mackinter,  Ebenezer,  Danvers.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Prince's  co.,  Col.  Mansfield's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  4,  1775;  service,  3  mos. 
4  days. 

Mackintiar,  Elijah.  Capt.  William  Wyman'sco.,  Col.  John  Paterson's  (26th)  regt.; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dec.  16,  1775. 

Mackintier,  Archelaus.  List  dated  Reading,  May  15, 1775,  of  men  belonging  to  3d 
Reading  co.  under  Capt.  John  Flint,  as  certified  by  Timothy  Rusel,  Clerk. 

Mackintier,  Asa.  Capt.  William  Courtis's  (1st)  co..  Col.  John  Glover's  (21st)  regt.; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge  Camp,  Dec. 
21,  1775. 

Mackintier,  Benjamin,  Reading.  List  dated  Reading  May  15, 1775,  of  men  belonging 
to  3d  Reading  co.  under  Capt.  John  Flint,  as  certified  by  Timothy  Rusel,  Clerk  ; 
also,  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Prince's  co..  Col.  Mansfield's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  12,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  25  days;  also,  Capt.  Jesse 
Wyman's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.;  arrived  at  destination  Ma}'  10,  1777; 
discharged  July  10, 1777,  at  Point  Judith ;  service,  2  mos.  9  days,  at  Rhode  Island, 
including  3  days  (60  miles)  travel  to  place  of  destination  and  5  days  travel  from 
place  of  discharge  home ;  company  raised  for  2  months. 

Mackintier,  Daniel,  Reading.  List  dated  Reading,  May  15,  1775,  of  men  belonging 
to  3d  Reading  co.  under  Capt.  John  Flint,  as  certified  by  Timothy  Rusel,  Clerk ; 
also,  Private,  Capt.  Jesse  Wyman's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ;  arrived  at 
destination  May  10,  1777 ;  discharged  July  10,  1777,  at  Point  Judith ;  service,  2 
mos.  9  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  including  3  days  (60  miles)  travel  to  place  of  desti- 
nation and  5  days  travel  from  place  of  discharge  home;  company  raised  for  2 
months. 

Mackintier,  David,  Fitchburg.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Wood's  co.  of  militia.  Col. 
Asa  Whitcomb's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  returned 
May  2,  1775;  service,  13  days. 

Mackintier,  David.  Capt.  Samuel  Noyes's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt. ;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge,  Oct.  22, 
1775. 

Mackintier,  David.  Capt.  William  Wyman's  co..  Col.  John  Paterson's  (26th)  regt. ; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dec.  16,  1775. 

Mackintier,  Ebenezer.  Capt.  Asa  Prince's  co.,  19th  regt.  commanded  by  Col.  Israel 
Hutchinson ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  ;  memorandum  on 
reverse  of  order  states  money  was  paid  to  Capt.  Prince  Dec.  21  [1775] . 

Mackintier,  Ephraim.  Capt.  Amos  Upton's  co. ;  return  for  equipments  made  by 
Capt.  Upton,  dated  Reading,  April  21, 1775 ;  John  Flint  reported  Captain  in  room 
of  said  Upton. 

Mackintier,  Hezekiah.  Capt.  Amos  Upton's  co. ;  return  for  equipments  made  by 
Capt.  Upton,  dated  Reading,  April  21, 1775 ;  John  Flint  reported  Captain  in  room 
of  said  Upton ;  also,  list  dated  Reading,  May  15,  1775,  of  men  belonging  to  3d 
Reading  co.  under  Capt.  John  Flint,  as  certified  by  Timothy  Rusel,  Clerk. 

Mackintier,  John.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  James  Black's  (Chester)  co.  commanded  by 
Lieut.  William  Campbell,  Col.  David  Mooseley's  regt.;  entered  service  June  12, 
1782;  discharged  June  17,  1782;  service,  5  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Northampton. 


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Mackintier,  Perlet,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Ames's  co.,  Col.  James 
Frye's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775. 

Mackintier,  Samuel.  Descriptive  list  of  men  mustered  for  Continental  service  subse- 
quent to  Sept.  16  [year  not  given]  by  James  Leonard,  Muster  Master  for  Bristol 
Co.;  Capt.  Jonathan  Brown's  co..  Col.  Lea's  (Lee's)  regt. ;  age,  24  yrs. ;  stature, 
6  ft.  1  in. ;  engaged  for  town  of  Rehoboth. 

Mackintier,  William,  Reading.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Prince's  co.,  Col.  Mansfield's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  9,  1775;  service,  3  mos.; 
also,  Capt.  Asa  Prince's  co.,  19th  regt.  commanded  by  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money ;  memorandum  on  reverse  of 
order  states  money  was  paid  to  Capt.  Prince  Dec.  21  [1775]. 

Mackintier,  William.  Capt.  Daniel  Gallushee's  co..  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's 
regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Maiden,  Oct.  25, 1775. 

Mackintior,  Benjamin,  Jr.  Capt.  Amos  Upton's  co. ;  return  for  equipments  made  by 
Capt.  Upton,  dated  Reading,  April  21,  1775;  John  Flint  reported  Captain  in 
room  of  said  Upton. 

Mackintior,  Solomon.  Capt.  Amos  Upton's  co. ;  return  for  equipments  made  by 
Capt.  Upton,  dated  Reading,  April  21, 1775;  John  Flint  reported  Captain  in  room 
of  said  Upton. 

Mackintire,  Abel.  Capt.  Samuel  Curtis's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Learned's  regt.;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dec.  26,  1775. 

Mackintire,  A«el.  Private,  Capt.  Zadok  Bufflnton's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  19,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777,  at  Cambridge;  service,  3 
mos.  12  days,  in  Northern  department.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Salem. 

Mackintire,  Angel,  Salem.  Sailor,  brigantine  "  Lucy,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Stephen  Clay ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  sworn  to  Nov.  27,  1780 ;  age, 
22  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Salem. 

Mackintire,  Benjamin.  Private,  Capt.  Cadwallader  Ford's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's 
regt.  of  guards ;  enlisted  Nov.  5,  1777 ;  service  to  April  3, 1778,  4  mos.  29  days,  at 
Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge,  guarding  troops  of  convention. 

Mackintire,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  Cadwallader  Ford's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's 
regt.  of  guards ;  enlisted  Nov.  5,  1777 ;  service  to  April  3,  1778,  4  mos.  29  days,  at 
Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge,  guarding  troops  of  convention ;  also,  muster  roll  dated 
Cambridge,  Jan.  24,  1778;  reported  sick  in  hospital;  also,  company  receipt  for 
wages,  given  to  Capt.  Cadwallader  Ford,  dated  Wilmington,  May  22,  1778. 

Mackintire,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Heath's  co. ;  enlisted  Feb.  13,  1779; 
discharged  May  12,  1779;  service,  3  mos.,  with  guards  under  Maj.  Gen.  Gates,  at 
and  about  Boston. 

Mackintire,  Elias.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Heath's  co. ;  enlisted  Feb.  13,  1779; 
discharged  May  12,  1779;  service,  3  mos.,  with  guards  under  Maj.  Gen.  Gates,  at 
and  about  Boston. 

Mackintire,  Jacob,  Lyndeborough,  N.  H.  Agreement  dated  Wilmington,  Oct.  19, 
1782,  signed  by  Cadwallader  Ford  and  others,  engaging  themselves  to  pay  one 
Spanish  milled  dollar  per  day  to  said  Mackintire  for  every  day  he  should  be 
retained  in  the  service  of  the  United  States  more  than  1  year  from  the  time  of 
his  arrival  at  West  Point  or  White  Plains,  he  having  enlisted  to  serve  for  1 
year,  relieving  one  John  Roach,  who  had  previously  enlisted  to  serve  a  1  year 
term;  occupation,  husbandman;  residence,  Lyndeborough,  N.  H.;  also,  enlist- 
ment agreement,  dated  Oct.  23,  1783,  signed  by  James  Dunlap,  agreeing  to  enlist 
as  a  Continental  soldier  and  serve  for  11  months,  unless  sooner  discharged,  reliev- 
ing said  Mackintire  who,  at  date  of  agreement,  was  serving  in  Capt.  Woodbridge's 
CO.,  3d  Mass.  regt.,  at  West  Point,  and  who  was  to  be  relieved  by  Nov.  3,  1783. 


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Mackixtire,  Job.  Capt.  Samuel  Curtis's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Learned's  regt. ;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dec.  26,  1775. 

Mackintire,  Johx.  List  of  training  soldiers  of  a  company  in  Reading  under  Capt. 
Tliomas  Eaton  [year  not  given,  probably  1775]. 

Mackintire,  Joseph,  Reading.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Drury's  co.,  Col.  Turner's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  6, 1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  30, 1781 ;  service,  2  mos.  29  days,  including 
travel  (80  miles)  home.    Roll  endorsed  "  five  Months  Service  at  Rhode  Island." 

Mackintire,  Joseph  (also  given  Joseph,  Jr.).  Receipt  dated  Salem,  Sept.  25,  1775, 
signed  by  said  Mackintire  and  others  belonging  to  Capt.  Samuel  King's  co.,  for 
advance  pay  for  1  month ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  King's  co. ;  enlisted  July 
11,  1775;  service,  6  mos.  5  days;  company  stationed  at  Salem  and  Lynn  for  de- 
fence of  seacoast. 

Mackintire,  Noah,  Jr.  Capt.  Samuel  Curtis's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Learned's  regt.; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dec.  26,  1775. 

Mackintire,  Noah,  Sr.  Capt.  Samuel  Curtis's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Learned's  regt.; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dec.  26,  1775. 

Mackintire,  William.  List  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Lindsey's  co.  who  took  the 
oath  in  Middlesex  Co.  July  6,  1775,  required  by  Congress  to  be  taken  by  the 
Mass.  army;  also,  Private;  list  dated  Maiden,  Aug.  3,  1775,  of  men  belonging  to 
Capt.  Eleazer  Lindsey's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Gerrish's  regt.,  who  are  credited  with 
having  received  sums  of  money  probably  on  account  of  advance  pay. 

Mackintosh,  Stephen.  Private,  Capt.  John  Robinson's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's 
regt.;  service,  5  days,  in  March,  1776;  company  called  out  to  guard  the  Lines 
near  Dorchester  Heights. 

Mackintre,  Samuel  D.,  Salem.  List  of  men  belonging  to  Salem  reported  prisoners 
with  the  enemy  [year  not  given] . 

Mackintush,  William,  Newton.  Private,  Capt.  Amariah  Fuller's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  headquarters  at  Cambridge ;  service,  1  day. 

Mackintter,  Jos'h,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Ward,  Jr.'s  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  22, 
1776 ;  service,  1  mo.  7  days,  in  defence  of  seacoast ;  company  raised  in  Salem. 

Mackinttre,  Robert.  Private,  Capt.  John  Symonds's  co.  of  matrosses ;  enlisted  July 
16,  1776 ;  service,  2  mos.  15  days ;  company  raised  in  Salem. 

Macklane,  Robert.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Chapin's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  July  6,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1778;  service,  5  mos.  27  days; 
company  detached  from  Hampshire  Co.  militia  to  guard  stores  at  Springfield  and 
Brookfield  for  6  months  from  July  1,  1778. 

Macklewane,  Roger.  Private,  Capt.  John  Carpenter's  co.  of  guards ;  enlisted  March 
20, 1779 ;  discharged  June  20, 1779 ;  company  detached  for  3  months  and  stationed 
at  Springfield. 

Macklim,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Hooker's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Williams's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Dec.  15,  1776 ;  discharged  March  18,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  14  days, 
including  11  days  (220  miles)  travel  home.    Roll  dated  Morristown. 

Mackluer,  Samuel,  Brookfield.  Private,  Capt.  John  Wolcott's  co.  of  rangers,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Brookfield  and  Spencer;  service, 
12  days. 

Macknight,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Porter's  co..  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  10,  1777;  discharged  July  25,  1777;  service,  15  days; 
company  called  out  by  order  of  Maj.  Gen.  Schuyler  and  marched  to  "  Manchester 
on  the  Grants  in  the  State  of  Vermount." 


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jNIackomber,  George.  Private,  Capt.  Manassah  Kempton's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  27,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  29,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  4  days,  at  Rhode 
Island  on  a  secret  expedition. 

Mackomber,  Job,  Middleborough.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Abiel  Pearce's  (2d  Middleborough) 
CO.  of  militia,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshfield;  ser- 
vice, 2  days. 

Mackomber,  Josiah.  Private,  Capt.  Zebedee  Redding's  co.,Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's 
(12th)  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Dec,  1778. 

Mackreth,  Reginald.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Independence,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Simeon  Samson;  engaged  Jan.  1,  1777;  service,  13  days. 

Macksfiealu,  Justin.  Private,  Capt.  "William  Watson's  (6th)  co.,  3d  Mass.  regt. 
commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Millen ;  muster  roll  for  Dec,  1782;  balance  of  term  of 
enlistment  unexpired,  2  years,  2  months,  25  days. 

Macksfield,  William,  Acton.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Hayward's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  Abijah  Pierce's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775;  service, 
28  days. 

Mackt,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Churchill's  co..  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's 
regt. ;  enlisted  March  8,  1781 ;  discharged  March  12,  1781 ;  service,  4  days,  at 
Newport,  R.  I.;  company  raised  by  order  of  His  Excellency  John  Hancock  to 
serve  for  40  days,  unless  sooner  discharged. 

Mackyfield,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  William  Toogood's  (5th)  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Nixon's  (6th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1777, 
to  Dec.  31, 1779;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  on  or 
Ijefore  Aug.  15,  1777,  and  who  had  not  been  absent  subsequently  except  on  fur- 
lough, etc.,  certified  at  Camp  nearPeekskill,  Feb.  16, 1779;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Too- 
good's CO.,  Col.  Nixon's  (5th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Ma.v,  1779,  dated  Highlands; 
reported  transferred  to  the  light  infantry ;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Barns's  (Light 
Infantry)  CO.,  6th  Mass.  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  June  and  July,  1779;  reported  trans- 
ferred to  Capt.  Toogood's  co.  July  1,  1779;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Toogood's  co..  Col. 
Nixon's  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  June-Dec,  1779 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  for 
clothing  for  the  year  1780 ;  receipt  for  said  clothing,  dated  Peekskill,  Dec.  5,  1779. 

MacLeland,  John.  Capt.  John  Berry's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards; 
enlisted  Aug.  22,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  24,  1778;  service,  4  mos.  3  days;  mileage 
(203  miles)  allowed  said  MacLeland.    Roll  dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill. 

Macleroy,  Samuel,  Salem.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Hart's  co.,  Col.  P.  Dudley  Ser- 
geant's regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  4,  1775;  service, 
88  days. 

Maclinbthgh,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Ilsley's  co..  Col.  Cogswell's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  30,  1776;  discharged  Nov.  16,  1776;  service,  2  mos.,  including  13 
days  (260  miles)  travel  home.    Roll  dated  New  Castle. 

Maclinche,  Joseph,  Amherst.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Hart's  co..  Col.  P.  Dudley  Ser- 
geant's regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  July  2,  1775;  service,  29 
days. 

Macluer,  Nicholas,  Brookfield.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Wolcott's  co.  of  rangers,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Brookfield  and  Spencer;  service, 
12  days. 

Macmilian,  William,  Reading.  Drummer,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Bancroft's  co..  Col. 
Ebenezer  Bridge's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Sept.  25,  1775. 

Macmillian,  William.  Capt.  Ebenezer  Bancroft's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Bridge's  (27th) 
regt. ;  order  for  bountv  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Nov.  4,  1775. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  117 

MacMillion,  William.  Capt.  Harnden's  co.,  Col.  Bridge's  regt.;  receipt  for  advance 
pay,  signed  by  said  MacMillion  and  others,  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  June  22, 
1775. 

Macnter,  Alexander.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Child's  co.,  Col.  David  Leonard's 
regt.;  service,  1  mo.  17  days;  company  raised  Feb.  24,  1777,  for  service  at 
Ticonderoga. 

Macntire,  Eli,  West  Springfield.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and 
returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

Macober,  Joseph,  Middleborough.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Abiel  Pearce's  (2d  Middlebor- 
ough)  CO.  of  militia,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshfield ; 
service,  2  days. 

Macollet,  John.  Memorandum  of  fire-locks  received  of  sundry  officers  and  soldiers; 
date  of  delivery,  Feb.  23,  1776. 

Macomb,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Jabez  West's  co. ;  enlisted  July  9,  1777 ;  discharged 
Dec.  6,  1777;  service,  4  mos.  22  days;  company  raised  for  expedition  against 
Nova  Scotia  and  continued  in  service  at  Machias  for  its  defence. 

Macojibe,  Joseph.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Levi  Rounsevell's  co.,  (late)  Col.  David  Brewer's 
regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury, 
Nov.  8,  1775. 

Macomber, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Comber,  Maccombee, 

Maccomber,  Maccumber,  Machumber,  Mackomber,  Macober,  Macombe,  Ma- 
combr,  Maconbr,  Macumber,  Makecumber,  Makember,  Makumber,  Malcombor, 
Maycomber,  McComber,  McCumber,  McKumber,  Mcoraber,  McUmber,  Mecarabr, 
Mocumber.] 

Macomber,  Abiather.  Receipt  dated  Norton,  April  2,  1781,  for  bounties  paid  said 
Norton  and  others  by  committee  and  respective  heads  of  classes  of  the  town  of 
Norton  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years ;  also,  list  of  men 
raised  in  Bristol  Co.  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  as  attested  by  James 
Williams,  Superintendent  for  said  county;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to 
reinforce  the  Continental  Army,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780,  returned 
as  received  by  Sergt.  Edward  Stebbens,  at  Taunton,  April  5,  1781,  to  be  con- 
ducted to  Springfield  and  delivered  to  Col.  William  Shepard;  age,  16  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  dark;  occupation,  laborer  (also  given  farmer) ; 
engaged  for  town  of  Norton;  term,  3  years;  also,  Private,  (late)  Capt.  Asa 
Coburn's  (8th)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Dec, 
1781,  certified  at  York  Hutts;  enlisted  March  19,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years;  also, 
Capt.  Jonathan  Felt's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for 
Jan.  and  Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts. 

Macomber,  Ariel,  Taunton.  Ensign,  Capt.  James  Williams,  Jr.'s  co.  of  Minute- 
men,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to 
Roxbury;  discharged  April  29, 1775;  service,  12  days;  a^so,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt. 
Josiah  King's  7th  (Taunton)  co.,  3d  Bristol  Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia ;  list  of  offi- 
cers chosen  by  the  several  companies  in  said  regiment,  as  returned  by  George 
Williams  and  James  Williams,  Jr.,  field  officers,  dated  April  10,  1776 ;  ordered  in 
Council  April  13, 1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned ;  reported  commissioned 
April  5  [?],  1776;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Robert  Crosman,  Jr.'s  co. ;  list 
dated  Taunton,  Sept.  30,  1776,  of  officers  appointed  by  Brig.  George  Godfrey  to 
command  men  drafted  from  his  brigade,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Sept.  12, 1776, 
and  formed  into  a  regiment  to  be  commanded  by  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter;  also, 
Lieutenant,  Capt.  Josiah  King's  co.,  Col.  George  Williams's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt.; 
service,  25  days,  on  the  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  of  Dec.  8,  1776;  mileage  (54 


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Macomber,  Abiel,  continued. 

miles)  allowed  for  march  to  camp  at  Warren  and  home ;  also,  Lieutenant,  Capt. 
Josiah  King's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt. ;  engaged  Aug.  25,  1778;  discharged 
Sept.  1,  1778  ;  service,  8  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  company  detached  from  militia; 
also,  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Jacob  Haskins's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway 's  regt. ;  engaged 
March  13,  1779;  discharged  April  15,  1779;  returned  home  April  17,  1779;  ser- 
vice, 1  mo.  5  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  also.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Josiah  King's  co., 
Col.  Mitchel's  regt.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  James  Williams,  Brig.  Gen.  God- 
frey's (Bristol  Co.)  brigade;  service,  8  days;  company  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I., 
on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  2,  1780. 

Macomber,  Constant.  Private,  Capt.  William  Hicks's  co.,  Col.  Pope's  regt. ;  marched 
Dec.  7,  1777;  returned  Dec.  21,  1777;  service,  15  days;  company  raised  in  Dart- 
mouth. 

Macomber,  Daniel,  Easton.  Corporal,  Capt.  Josiah  Keith's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's 
regt. ;  service  from  Dec.  8  to  Dec.  31,  1776,  3  weeks  3  days ;  company  marched  to 
Rhode  Island ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Matthew  Randell's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Marshal's 
regt. ;  abstract  for  advance  pay,  mileage,  etc.,  dated  Camp  at  Hull,  June  18,  1776 ; 
also.  Corporal,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  enlisted  June  1,  1776 ;  service  to  Nov.  1,  1776 ; 
also,  Capt.  Edward  Blake's  co. ;  service,  32  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  company 
marched  from  Taunton  Sept.  29, 1777,  under  command  of  Col.  George  Williamson 
a  secret  expedition  and  was  discharged  Oct.  29,  1777,  by  Gen.  Spencer;  also,  Pri- 
vate, Capt.  Samuel  Robinson's  co. ;  enlisted  June  21,  1778;  service,  22  days,  at 
Rhode  Island ;  company  raised  to  serve  in  Col.  Wade's  regt.  for  21  days  from  July 
[June]  21,  1778;  roll  dated  Attleborough ;  also.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Allen's  co.. 
Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  27,  1780;  discharged  July  30,  1780; 
service,  6  days,  at  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm;  regiment  detached  from  Bristol 
Co.  militia  for  6  days  service;  roll  dated  Norton;  also,  Capt.  Josiah  Keith's  co.. 
Col.  Isaac  Dean's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  4, 1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  10, 1780 ;  service, 
6  days;  company  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm. 

Macomber,  David,  Chesterfield.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Fairfield's  co..  Col.  Nathan 
Sparhawk's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  23,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  25  days;  company 
served  at  Dorchester  and  was  discharged  Dec.  12,  1778. 

Macomber,  Ebenezer.  Private,  in  a  company  commanded  by  Lieut.  Stephen  Far- 
ington  ;  enlisted  Aug.  14,  1782;  discharged  Nov.  21, 1782;  service,  3  mos.  7  days; 
company  raised  in  and  for  defence  of  York  and  Cumberland  counties  and  stationed 
at  "  Sudbury-Canada."     Roll  dated  Fryeburg. 

Macomber,  Edmund,  Easton.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Keith's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's 
regt. ;  service  from  Dec.  8  to  Dec.  31,  1776,  3  weeks  3  days ;  company  marched  to 
Rhode  Island;  also.  Corporal,  Capt.  Isaac  Hodges's  co.,  Col.  Carpenter's  regt.; 
service  from  July  27,  1778,  to  Aug.  13,  1778,  18  days,  on  expedition  to  Rhode 
Island;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  White's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  18,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  8,  1778;  service,  22  days,  on  expedition 
to  Rhode  Island;  also,  Capt.  Josiah  Keith's  co..  Col.  Isaac  Dean's  regt.;  enlisted 
Aug.  4,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  10,  1780;  service,  6  days;  company  marched  to 
Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm  ;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Josiah  Keith's  co..  Col.  Isaac 
Dean's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  entered  service  March  4,  1781 ;  discharged  March  16, 
1781 ;  service,  13  days ;  company  raised  for  service  at  Rhode  Island  by  order  of 
His  Excellency  John  Hancock. 

Macomber,  Elijah.  Capt.  Benjamin  Willcox's  co.,  which  marched  from  Dartmouth 
to  Howland's  Ferry,  R.  I.,  Dec.  8,  1776,  on  an  alarm,  to  repel  the  British  forces 
that  arrived  at  Newport  Dec.  7,  1776 ;  service,  8  days. 

Macomber,  Elijah.  Matross,  Capt.  Timothy  Ingraham's  co. ;  service  from  March  1, 
1778,  to  May  1,  1778,  61  days ;  company  stationed  at  the  fort  at  Dartmouth. 


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Macomber,  Elijah.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  "Washburn's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's 
regt. ;  enlisted  May  6, 1778 ;  discharged  May  7, 1778  ;  service,  2  days,  on  an  alarm 
at  Dartmouth  ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Middleborough. 

Macomber,  George,  Taunton.  Corporal,  Capt.  Oliver  Soper's  co.,  Col.  Timothy 
Walker's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  2,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  6  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Nov.  1,  1775;  also,  Ser- 
geant, Capt.  Joshua  Wilbore's  co..  Col.  George  Williams's  regt. ;  service,  25  days, 
on  the  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  of  Dec.  8,  1776,  including  travel  (54  miles)  to 
WaiTcn,  via  Rehoboth,  and  home ;  also,  Capt.  Josiah  King's  co.,  Col.  George  Wil- 
liams's regt. ;  service,  32  days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  company  marched  from  Taunton 
Sept.  29,  1777,  under  command  of  Col.  George  Williams  on  a  secret  expedition 
and  was  discharged  Oct.  29,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Snow's  co.,  Col.  George 
Williams's  regt.;  engaged  June  22,  1778;  service,  23  days;  company  marched 
from  Taunton  and  Raynham  June  22,  1778,  and  served  under  Gen.  Suliven  (Sul- 
livan) in  Col.  Wade's  regt.  at  Providence,  R.  I. ;  also,  Capt.  Josiah  King's  co.. 
Col.  John  Daggit's  regt. ;  entered  service  Aug.  25, 1778 ;  discharged  Sept.  1, 1778; 
service,  8  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  company  detached  from  militia;  also,  Capt. 
Rufus  Barney's  co..  Col.  Carpender's  (Carpenter's)  regt.;  service,  4  days,  on  an 
alarm ;  company  detached  to  march  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  July  28,  1780,  to  serve  for 
6  days;  also,  Capt.  Joshua  Wilbore's  co..  Col.  Mitcbel's  regt.  commanded  by 
Lieut.  Col.  James  Williams,  Brig.  Gen.  Godfrey's  (Bristol  Co.)  brigade;  service, 
8  days;  company  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  2,  1780. 

Macomber,  George.  Private,  Capt.  Ichabod  Leonard's  co..  Col.  Abiel  Mitchel's  regt. 
commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  James  Williams,  Brig.  Gen.  Godfrey's  (Bristol  Co.) 
brigade ;  service,  7  days ;.  company  marched  from  Taunton  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on 
the  alarm  of  Aug.  1,  1780. 

Macomber,  Gideon,  Mansfield.  Private,  Capt.  Abiel  Clap's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
John  Dagget's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service  to 
April  29,  1775,  11  days;  also.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Moses  Knap's  co.,  Col.  Joseph 
Read's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  12  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Sept.  25,  1775;  also,  order 
for  liounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  16,  1775. 

Macomber,  Henry.  Order  dated  Camp  at  Hull,  June  21,  1776,  signed  by  said 
Macomber  and  others  belonging  to  Capt.  Zebedee  Redding's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whit- 
ney's regt.,  for  advance  pay  for  1  month,  etc. 

Macomber,  Humphrey,  Dartmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Kempton's  co..  Col. 
Danielson's  I'egt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  May  10,  1775;  service, 

2  mos.  26  days;  also,  Capt.  Manasseh  Kempton's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt.;  en- 
listed Sept.  27,  1777 ;  service  at  Rhode  Island  on  a  secret  expedition ;  reported 
deserted. 

Macomber,  Ichabod,  Taunton.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Soper's  co..  Col.  Timothy 
Walker's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  2,  1775;  service, 

3  mos.  6  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxburj^  Camp,  Nov.  1,  1775;  also,  com- 
pany receipt,  given  to  Capt.  Oliver  Soper,  for  wages  for  Feb.  and  March,  1776, 
dated  New  York  ;  also,  company  receipt,  given  to  Capt.  Oliver  Soper,  for  ration 
allowance  on  march  from  Dorchester  to  New  York,  dated  New  York,  April  29, 
1776;  also,  company  receipts,  given  to  Capt.  Oliver  Soper,  for  wages  for  May- 
Aug.,  1776,  for  service  in  Continental  Army ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  King's 
CO. ;  service  between  Sept.  29,  1777,  and  Oct.  29,  1777,  24  days,  at  Rhode  Island ; 
company  inarched  from  Taunton  under  command  of  Col.  George  Williams  on  a 
secret  expedition ;  also,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Dean's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt. ;  service,  1  mo.  4  days ;   company  marched  from  Taunton  to  Rehoboth, 


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Macombek,  Ichabod,  co7itinued. 

thence  to  Bristol,  thence  to  Providence,  11.  I.,  and  thence  home;  roll  dated  Nov. 
5,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Josiah  King's  co.,  Col.  Mitchel's  regt.  commanded  by  Lieut. 
Col.  James  Williams,  Brig.  Gen.  Godfrey's  (Bristol  Co.)  brigade;  service,  8  days; 
company  marched  to  Tiverton,  E..  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  2,  1780. 

Macomber,  Jacob,  Easton.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  White's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpen- 
ter's regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  18,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  8,  1778;  service,  22  days,  on 
expedition  to  Rhode  Island.    Roll  dated  Mansfield. 

Macombee,  James,  New  England.  Seaman,  on  board  the  armed  ship  "  Count 
D'Estaing,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Elias  Smith ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and 
crew,  sworn  to  at  Beverly,  Sept.  14,  1780 ;  age,  27  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  com- 
plexion, light;  reported  as  belonging  to  New  England. 

Macomber,  James.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Dean's  3d  (Taunton)  co.,  3d  Bris- 
tol Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  chosen  by  the  several  companies  in 
said  regiment,  as  returned  by  George  AVilliams  and  James  Williams,  Jr.,  field 
officers,  dated  April  10,  1776;  ordered  in  Council  April  13,  1776,  that  said  officers 
be  commissioned ;  reported  commissioned  April  5  [  ?  ] ,  1776 ;  also.  Lieutenant,  3d 
CO.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Noah  Dean,  Col.  George  Williams's  regt.;  service,  24 
days;  company  marched  from  Taunton  to  Warren,  R.  I.,  via  Rehoboth,  on  the 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island  of  Dec.  8,  1776 ;  also,  Captain,  3d  co..  Col.  Mitchel's  (Bris- 
tol Co.)  regt.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  James  Williams,  Brig.  Gen.  Godfrey's 
brigade;  service,  8  days;  company  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  Aug.  2,  1780,  on 
an  alarm ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Taunton. 

Macomber,  Job,  Warwick.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Mas- 
ter for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  June  8, 1777 ;  Capt.  Knapp's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's 
regt.;  also,  descriptive  list  dated  Warwick,  Aug.  4,  1780,  of  men  detached  from 
6th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.  to  serve  for  3  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at 
Claverack,  agreeable  to  order  of  General  Court  of  June  22, 1780,  and  mustered  by 
Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Williams  and  Maj.  Whitmore;  Capt.  Seth  Pierce's  co..  Col. 
Seth  Murray's  regt. ;  rank.  Private;  age,  52  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  8  [?]  in.;  complex- 
ion, dark  ;  residence,  Warwick  ;  mustered  Aug.  4,  1780;  also,  receipt  dated  War- 
wick, March  23, 1781,  for  bounties  paid  said  Macomber  and  others  by  the  town  of 
Warwick  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years ;  also,  receipt 
dated  South  Hadley,  May  4, 1781,  signed  by  Ithamar  Goodman,  in  behalf  of  Noah 
Goodman,  Superintendent  for  Hampshire  Co.,  stating  that  he  had  received  said 
Macomber  of  Class  No.  5  of  the  town  of  Warwick  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  3  years. 

Macomber,  Job.  Order  dated  Camp  at  Hull,  June  21,  1776,  signed  by  said  Macomber 
and  others  belonging  to  Capt.  Zebedee  Redding's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt., 
for  advance  pay  for  1  month,  etc. 

Macomber,  Job.  Order  on  Henry  Gardner,  Treasurer,  payable  to  Capt.  Nathan  Alden, 
dated  Bristol,  March  7,  1777,  signed  by  said  Macomber  and  others,  for  wages  for 
3  mos.  service  at  Bristol,  R.  I.,  in  Capt.  Alden's  co.,  Col.  Jeremiah  Hall's  regt. 

Macomber,  John,  Taunton.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Wilbore's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Francis's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  to  camp  and  home ;  said 
Macomber  credited  with  allowance  for  2  days  (36  miles)  travel;  company  drafted 
from  Taunton,  Raynham,  Easton,  Dartmouth,  Freetown,  Berkley,  and  Dightou; 
warrant  allowed  in  Council  Nov.  29,  1776. 

Macomber,  John,  Middleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Wood's  co..  Col.  Simon 
Gary's  regt.;  service,  7  days;  roll  dated  Roxbury,  April  1,  1776;  also,  Capt. 
Isaac  AVood's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt. ;  service  from  July  20,  1777,  to 
Aug.  27,  1777,  1  mo.  6  days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  company  raised  in  Plymouth  Co. ; 
also,  Capt.  Job  Peirce's  co..  Col.  Theophilus  Cotten's  (Plymouth  Co.)  regt. ;  pay 
roll  for  Oct.,  1777,  dated  Middleborough  ;  service,  30  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  also. 


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Macomber,  John,  continued. 

Capt.  Amos  AVashburn's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt. ;  enlisted  May  6,  1778; 
discharged  May  7,  1778;  service,  2  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth;  also,  same 
CO.  and  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  5,  1778 ;  discharged  Sept.  10,  1778 ;  service,  6  days, 
on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth. 

Macomber,  John.  Matross,  Capt.  Timothy  Ingraham's  co. ;  service  from  March  1, 
1778,  to  May  1,  1778,  61  days ;  company  stationed  at  the  fort  at  Dartmouth. 

Macomber,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Barnabas  Doty's  co.,  4th  Plymouth  Co.  regt.  com- 
manded by  Lieut.  Col.  White;  enlisted  July  30  (also  given  July  31),  1780;  dis- 
charged Aug.  8, 1780 ;  service,  9  days,  at  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm.  Roll  certiffed 
at  Rochester. 

Macomber,  Jonathan,  Taunton.  Private,  Capt.  James  Williams,  Jr.'s  co.  of  Minute- 
men,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to 
Roxbury;  discharged  April  29,  1775;  service,  12  days;  also,  Corporal,  Capt. 
Samuel  Fales's  (Taunton)  co.  of  matrosses.  Col.  G.  Williams's  regt.,  [Gen.]  G. 
Godfrey's  brigade ;  service,  15  days,  on  the  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  of  Dec.  8, 1776 ; 
mileage  to  Slade's  Ferry  in  Swanzey  and  home  (32  miles)  allowed. 

Macomber,  Jonathan.  Capt.  Bliss's  co..  Col.  Timothy  Walker's  (22d)  regt.;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Oct.  26,  1775. 

Macomber,  Jos.  Matross,  Capt.  Timothy  Ingraham's  co.;  service  from  March  1, 1778, 
to  May  1,  1778,  61  days ;  company  stationed  at  the  fort  at  Dartmouth. 

Macomber,  Joseph,  Middleborough.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Levi  Rounsevel's  co.,  Col. 
David  Brewer's  (9th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May  5,  1775 ; 
service,  3  mos.  4  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  7,  1775. 

Macomber,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Washburn's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's 
regt. ;  enlisted  May  6, 1778 ;  discharged  May  7, 1778 ;  service,  2  da.ys,  on  an  alarm 
at  Dartmouth  ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Middleborough  ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  5,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  10,1778;  service,  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Dart- 
mouth ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Middleborough. 

Macomber,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Washburn's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  White's 
regt.;  marched  Aug.  1, 1780;  discharged  Aug.  9, 1780;  service,  9  days;  company 
marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Middleborough. 

Macomber,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Peirce's  co..  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt. ; 
enlisted  March  8,  1781;  discharged  March  31,  1781;  service,  26  days,  at  Rhode 
Island ;  company  raised  by  order  of  His  Excellency  John  Hancock  to  serve  for  40 
days,  unless  sooner  discharged. 

Macomber,  Joshua.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received 
of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  10, 
1780;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for  town  of 
Taunton ;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  9,  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July  10,  1780, 
under  command  of  Capt.  Daniel  Shays. 

Macomber,  Josiah,  Berkley.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Tubbs's  co.,  Col.  Timothy 
Walker's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  7  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct  6,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Nov.  20,  1775 ;  also,  list 
of  men  raised  in  Bristol  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival 
at  Fishkill,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20, 1778,  returned  as  received  of  Jonathan 
Warner,  Commissioner,  by  Col.  R.  Putnam,  July  20,  1778;  engaged  for  town  of 
Berkley ;  arrived  at  Fishkill  June  18, 1778 ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Babbit's  co., 
Col.  John  Hathaway 's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780; 
service,  5  days;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm. 


122  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAH^ORS 

Macomber,  Lemuel.  Capt.  John  Pain's  co. ;  list  of  men  stationed  at  Winter  Hill  and 
Dorchester  for  about  2  months  and  dismissed  April  1,  1776. 

Macomber,  Lemuel.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  July  7,  1777;  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  also,  Matross,  Capt. 
Callender's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  March  3, 1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779 ;  credited  to  town  of  Mid- 
dleborough ;  also,  Capt.  William  Perkins's  co..  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for 
Sept. -Dec,  1777  ;  reported  on  command  at  Red  Bank  in  Oct.,  1777,  on  command 
at  Trenton  in  Nov.,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Lieut.  John  Callender's  co..  Col.  Crane's 
regt. ;  return  for  gratuity  allowed  b}'  resolve  of  Feb.  9,  1779 ;  engaged  for  town  of 
Taunton;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec,  1778,  and 
April,  1779,  dated  Providence ;  enlisted  May  3, 1777 ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  reported 
on  command  at  Tiverton  in  April,  1779;  also,  descriptive  list  dated  Jan.  11, 1781; 
Capt.  John  Slueman's  co.,  3d  Artillery  regt. ;  rank,  Matross ;  age,  24  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  fair ;  engaged  for  town  of  Middleborough ;  engaged  March 
3,  1777,  by  Capt.  Cook;  reported  discharged  March  3,  1780. 

Macomber,  Matthew,  Taunton.  Private,  Capt.  John  King's  co.,  Col.  Timothy 
Walker's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  5  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Nov.  27,  1775. 

Macomber,  Matthew,  Taunton.  Sergeant,  Capt.  George  Gould's  co..  Col.  Paul  Dud- 
ley Sargent's  (28th)  regt.;  company  return  [probabl}'  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge  Camp,  Dec.  7,  1775. 

Macomber,  Matthew,  Taunton.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  King's  co.,  Col.  George  Wil- 
liams's (Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  service,  25  days,  on  the  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  of 
Dec.  8,  1776 ;  mileage  (54  miles)  allowed  for  march  to  camp  at  Warren  and  home. 

Macomb KR,  Matthew.  List  of  men  mustered  by  James  Leonard,  Muster  Master  for 
Bristol  Co.,  dated  Sept.  2,  1777;  Capt.  Caleb  Richardson's  co..  Col.  Danforth 
Keys's  regt.;  also,  Capt.  Caleb  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  Danforth  Keyes's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  26,  1777;  service  to  Jan.  1,  1778,  4  mos.  4  days,  at  Rhode  Island; 
also,  Private,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Warren,  Dec.  3,  1777,  and 
sworn  to  at  Headquarters,  Providence,  R.  I. 

Macomber,  Nathan.  Private,  3d  co.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Noah  Dean,  Col.  George 
Williams's  regt. ;  service,  25  days ;  company  marched  from  Taunton  to  Warren, 
R.  I.,  via  Rehoboth,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776;  also,  Capt.  James  Macomber's 
(3d)  CO.,  Col.  Mitchel's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  James  AVil- 
liaras,  Brig.  Gen.  Godfrey's  brigade;  service,  8  daj's;  company  marched  to 
Tiverton,  R.  I.,  Aug.  2,  1780,  on  an  alarm;  roll  sworn  to  at  Taunton. 

Macomber,  Nathaniel,  Middleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Abiel  Pearce's  (2d  Middle- 
borough)  CO.  of  militia,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marsh- 
tield;  service,  2  days. 

Macomber,  Nathaniel,  Middleborough.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Samuel  Tubbs's  co..  Col. 
Timothy  Walker's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775; 
service,  3  mos.  7  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Nov.  20,  1775. 

Macomber,  Nathaniel.  Fifer,  Capt.  Job  Peirce's  co..  Col.  Theophilus  Cotten's 
(Plymouth  Co.)  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Oct.,  1777,  dated  Middleborough ;  service,  30 
days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

Macomber,  Nathaniel.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Henry  Peirce's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  White's 
regt.;  marched  Aug.  1,1780;  discharged  Aug.  9, 1780 ;  service,  9  days;  company 
marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Middleborough. 


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Macomber,  Nehemiah.  Private,  Capt.  Abner  Crane's  co. ;  enlisted  Feb.  6,  1779 ;  ser- 
vice to  May  4,  1779,  2  raos.  28  days,  with  guards  at  Boston. 

Macomber,  Nehemiah.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Haskins's  co..  Col.  Isaac  Dean's  regt. ; 
enlisted  March  6,  1781 ;  discharged  March  14,  1781 ;  service,  10  days,  at  Rhode 
Island ;  company  raised  to  serve  for  40  days,  unless  sooner  discharged. 

Macomber,  REfBEN.  Company  receipt,  given  to  Capt.  Oliver  Soper,  for  wages  for 
Feb.  and  March,  1776,  dated  New  York ;  also,  pay  abstract  for  billeting  a  number 
of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Oliver  Soper's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Read's  regt.,  dated  New 
York,  April  21, 1776;  said  Macomber  credited  with  15  days  allowance ;  also,  com- 
pany receipt,  given  to  Capt.  Oliver  Soper,  for  ration  allowance  on  march  from 
Dorchester  to  New  York,  dated  New  York,  April  29, 1776 ;  also,  company  receipt, 
given  to  Capt.  Oliver  Soper,  dated  New  York,  April  29,  1776,  for  billeting  and 
mileage  from  time  of  enlistment  to  time  of  joining  regiment;  also,  company  re- 
ceipts, given  to  Capt.  Oliver  Soper,  for  wages  for  May-Aug.,  1776,  for  service  in 
Continental  Army. 

Macomber,  Rufus,  Taunton.  Private,  Capt.  Ichabod  Leonard's  co..  Col.  Thomas 
Carpenter's  regt. ;  service,  1  mo.  15  days;  company  marched  from  Bristol  Co.  to 
Rhode  Island  in  July,  1778,  to  serve  for  6  weeks. 

Macomber,  Samuel,  Middleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Abiel  Pearce's  (2d  Middlebor- 
ough)  CO.  of  militia,  which  marched  on  the  alai'm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Marshfield ; 
service,  2  days;  also,  Capt.  Isaac  Wood's  co..  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May  8, 1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  1  day ;  also, 
company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent 
in  money  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Nov.  17,  1775;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Wash- 
burn's CO.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  5,  1778;  discharged  Sept. 
10,  1778;  service,  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth;  also,  Capt.  Amos  Wash- 
burn's CO.,  Col.  Ebenezer  AVhite's  regt.;  marched  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug. 
9,  1780;  service,  9  days;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm. 

Macomber,  Seth,  Middleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Haskell's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Hawes's  regt. ;  service  between  July  29,  1778,  and  Sept.  11,  1778,  1  mo.  11  days, 
at  Rhode  Island ;  company  raised  in  Plymouth  Co. 

Macomber,  Seth,  Pittsfield.  Private,  Capt.  David  Noble's  co..  Col.  John  Paterson's 
(26th)  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or 
its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Fort  No.  3,  Charlestown,  Oct.  26,  1775. 

Macomber,  Seth,  Taunton.  Private,  Capt.  James  Cooper's  co..  Col.  Gamaliel  Brad- 
ford's regt. ;  Continental  Army  paj'  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to 
Jan.  22,  1780;  residence,  Taunton;  term,  3  years. 

Macomber,  Seth.  Private,  Capt.  James  Perry's  co.,  16th  regt.;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776 
[service  not  given].    Roll  endorsed  "  3  mo  from  1  Jany  to  6  apl  '76." 

Macomber,  Stephen,  Taunton.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Wilbore's  co..  Col.  John 
Hathaway's  regt.;  service,  23  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  company  drafted  from 
Taunton,  Raynham,  and  Easton,  in  April,  1777. 

Macomber,  Stephen,  Taunton.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Jacob  Haskins's  co..  Col.  John 
Jacobs's  regt.;  engaged  June  1,  1778;  service,  11  days;  company  detached  to 
guard  shore  at  Freetown  for  10  days  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  George  Godfrey. 

Macomber,  Stephen.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Fales's  co.,  Col.  J.  Daggett's  regt. ;  ser- 
vice between  Jan.  6,  1778,  and  April  1,  1778,  2  mos.  23  days,  at  Rhode  Island; 
company  drafted  to  serve  with  Gen.  Spencer  for  3  months  froiii  Jan.  1,  1778. 

Macomber,  Stephen.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Shaw's  co..  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt. ; 
service  from  Aug.  22, 1778,  to  Sept.  1, 1778,  12  days,  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll  sworn 
to  at  Taunton. 


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Macomber,  Stephen.  Private,  Capt.  Rufus  Barney's  co.,  Col.  Carpender's  (Carpen- 
ter's) regt. ;  service,  4  days,  on  an  alarm  ;  company  detached  to  march  to  Tiver- 
ton, R.  I.,  July  28,  1780,  for  6  days  service. 

Macomber,  Stephen,  Jr.,  Taunton.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Wilbore's  co.,  Col.  George 
Williams's  regt. ;  service,  25  days,  on  the  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  of  Dec.  8,  1776, 
including  travel  (54  miles)  to  Warren,  via  Rehoboth,  and  home;  also,  Capt. 
Joshua  Wilbore's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.;  service,  1  mo.  23  days;  com- 
pany marched  from  Taunton  to  Providence,  R.  I. ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Taunton, 
Sept.  23,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Joshua  Wilbore's  co.,  Col.  Mitchel's  regt.  commanded 
by  Lieut.  Col.  James  Williams,  Brig.  Gen.  Godfrey's  (Bristol  Co.)  brigade;  ser- 
vice, 8  days ;  company  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  2,  1780. 

Macomber,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Willcox's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Free- 
man's regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  29,  1777 ;  service,  30  days,  on  a  secret  expedition  to 
Rhode  Island. 

Macomber,  Zebedee.  Private,  Capt.  Abner  Bourn's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  White's  regt. ; 
marched  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  9  days;  company 
marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  1,  1780.  Roll  sworn  to  at 
Middleborough. 

Macomber,  Zenas,  Plymouth.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Hammatt's  co.,  which  marched 
April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshfield ;  service, 
11  days ;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Mayhew's  co..  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt. ;  mus- 
ter roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  8  days;  also, 
company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in 
money  dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  8,  1775. 

Macomber,  Zenas.  Private,  Lieut.  Col.  William  Washington's  (3d)  regt.  of  light 
dragoons;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec. 
13, 1779;  said  Macomber's  discharge  reported  to  have  been  signed  by  Lieut.  Col. 
Washington  and  dated  Dec.  13,  1779;  also,  Fifer;  account  rendered  against  the 
United  States  for  amounts  paid  by  the  Commonwealth  to  Maj.  Caleb  Gibbs  and 
men  in  Col.  Washington's  guards  and  others,  as  exhibited  by  Committee  on 
Claims  in  behalf  of  Massachusetts  against  the  United  States,  Sept.  21, 1787. 

Macombr,  Elijah,  Berkley.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Batt's  (Burt's)  co..  Col.  Edward 
Pope's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  service,  4  days,  at  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  Dec. 
8,  1776 ;  travel  allowed  to  camp  at  Warren  and  home. 

Macombr,  Josiah.  Descriptive  list  of  men  mustered  by  James  Leonard,  Muster  Master, 
to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their 
arrival  at  Fishkill,  dated  Taunton,  May  19, 1778;  Capt.  James  Nichols's  (8th)  co., 
Col.  Edward  Pope's  (2d  Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  age,  21  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  com- 
plexion, light;  hair,  reddish ;  eyes,  blue;  engaged  for  town  of  Berkley;  arrived 
at  Fishkill  June  18,  1778. 

Macon,  .      [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Macone.] 

Macon,  Josiah.  Clerk,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  list  of  oflScers  to  be 
commissioned,  as  returned  by  Col.  Crafts,  dated  Boston,  Sept.  27,  1776;  ordered 
in  Council  Oct.  10,  1776,  that  said  ofHcers  be  commissioned. 

Maconbb,  Daniel.  Corporal,  Capt.  Matthew  Randall's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's 
regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1776 ;  service,  1  mo.  ^  day. 

Macone,  Jo.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk 
Co.,  dated  Boston,  March  16,  1777;  Capt.  Wiley's  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt. 

Macontash,  Jeremiah,  Dorchester.  Sergeant,  Capt.  George  Gould's  co..  Col.  Paul  D. 
Sargent's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  17,  1775;  service, 
2  mos.  20  davs. 


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Macor,  Seth.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Enoch  Hallet's 
(Barnstable  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  1,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1780;  service, 
2  mos.  4  daj's,  including  4  days  (75  miles)  travel  home ;  regiment  raised  to  rein- 
force Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

Macoy,  Barxabas.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Andover  for  ser- 
vice in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  to  camp  June  26,  1780;  dis- 
charged Dec.  15,  1780;  service,  6  mos.,  including  travel  (220  miles)  home. 

Macot,  John.  Capt.  Joseph  Roby's  co..  Col.  Moses  Little's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dec.  11,  1775.     [See  John  Coy.] 

Macoy,  John.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the 
term  of  9  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  26  [20],  1778,  dated  Andover,  June 
2,  1778;  Capt.  Lovejoy's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  (4th  Essex  Co.)  regt.;  age, 
17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  olive  (also  given  dark);  engaged  for 
town  of  Andover. 

Macoy',  John.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the 
term  of  9  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  26  [20] ,  1778,  dated  Andover,  June 
2,  1778;  Capt.  Holt's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  (4th  Essex  Co.)  regt.;  age,  20 
yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for  town  of  Andover. 

Macson,  Sajiuel.  Private,  Capt.  Abishai  Tinkham's  co..  Col.  White's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  9  days,  oh  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island. 

Macumber,  Abiathar,  Norton.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Coburn's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John 
Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  April  and  May,  1781,  dated  West  Point; 
enlisted  March  19,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  3'ears;  also,  muster  rolls  for  June-Sept., 
1781 ;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Asa  Coburn's  co.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Levi  Parker, 
Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  dated  Yorli 
Hutts;  also,  descriptive  list  dated  Feb.  20,  1782;  Capt.  Jonathan  Fell's  co.,  Lieut. 
Col.  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  age,  16  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  dark; 
hair,  dark;  occupation,  farmer;  residence,  Norton;  enlisted  March  19,  1781; 
enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  list  of  recruits  sent  by  state  of  Massachusetts  as  portion 
of  her  quota  of  the  Continental  Arm)'  subsequent  to  Jan.  1,  1781,  who  were  re- 
ported as  unfit  for  duty  ;  7th  Mass.  regt. ;  age,  17  yrs.  8  mos. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ; 
engaged  for  town  of  Norton ;  reported  subject  to  fits ;  also,  list  of  I'ecruits  be- 
longing to  7th  Mass.  regt.  who  had  been  mustered  out  by  the  Inspector  General, 
dated  West  Point,  May  26,  1782 ;  also,  return  of  men  belonging  to  7th  Mass.  regt. 
who  were  transferred  to  the  regiment  of  invalids  or  assigned  to  other  duties  or  to 
be  discharged,  dated  West  Point,  June  23,  1782;  said  Macumber  reported  "to  be 
discharged;  "  also,  Capt.  Felt's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks  (7th)  regt.;  list  of  men 
who  died  or  were  discharged  subsequent  to  Jan.  1,  1781;  said  Macumber  dis- 
charged Sept.  15,  1782,  by  Gen.  Washington,  on  account  of  having  fits. 

Macumber,  Daniel.  Capt.  Benjamin  Willcox's  co.,  which  marched  from  Dartmouth 
to  Rowland's  Ferry,  R.  I.,  Dec.  8,  1776,  on  an  alarm,  to  repel  the  British  forces 
that  arrived  at  Newport  Dec.  7,  1776;  service,  8  days. 

Macumber,  David.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Bonney's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's 
regt.;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  dated  Chesterfield,  March  13,  1777; 
98  miles  travel  allowed  said  Macumber;  company  marched  to  Ticonderoga  to 
reinforce  Northern  army ;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Bonney's  co..  Col.  Dickerson's 
(Dickinson's)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  22,  1777;  service, 
8  days;  company  marched  to  Bennington  Aug.  17,  1777,  on  an  alarm  to  reinforce 
the  army  at  that  place ;  roll  dated  Chesterfield. 

Macumber,  Ebenezer.  Private,  Capt.  Luke  Bicknell's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Enoch  Put- 
nam's regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  3,  1781;  discharged  Oct.  25,  1781;  service,  2  mos.  5 
days,  including  12  days  (240  miles)  travel  home ;  regiment  raised  in  Plymouth 
Co.  to  reinforce  army  under  Gen.  Washington  for  3  months. 


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Macumber,  Elijah.  List  of  men  who  marched  from  Dartmouth  to  camp  under  com- 
mand of  Capt.  Benjamin  Dillingham  and  arrived  there  Feb.  15,  1776. 

Macumber,  Henry,  Taunton.  Private,  Capt.  Zebedee  Redding's  co..  Col.  Josiah 
Whitney's  regt. ;  service  from  4  days  preceding  march  to  Nov.  1,  1776,  5  mos.  13 
days. 

Macumber,  Humphrey,  Dartmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Kempton's  co.,  Col. 
Timothy  Danielson's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  list  of  men 
who  marched  from  Dartmouth  to  camp  under  command  of  Capt.  Benjamin 
Dillingham  and  arrived  there  Feb.  15,  1776. 

Macumber,  Job,  Taunton.  Private,  Capt.  Zebedee  Redding's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whit- 
ney's regt. ;  service  from  4  days  preceding  march  to  Nov.  1, 1776,  5  mos.  21  days ; 
also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1776. 

Macumber,  Job.  Private,  Capt.  John  Barrows's  co..  Col.  Sprout's  regt. ;  treasury  pay 
roll  made  up  for  service  on  two  alarms  at  Dartmouth  in  1778;  said  Macumber 
reported  an  Ensign,  probably  serving  as  Volunteer. 

Macumber,  Job.  Private,  Capt.  McFarland's  corps  of  invalids;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  May  15,  1780;  reported  transferred 
from  Col.  Shepard's  regt. ;  also  reported  discharged  ;  also,  Capt.  Seth  Pierce's  co., 
Col.  Seth  Murray's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  5, 1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  10, 1780 ;  service, 
2  mos.  15  days,  including  9  days  (172  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  in 
Hampshire  Co.  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months;  roll  dated  Leverett. 

Macumber,  Job.  Private,  Capt.  John  Carpenter's  co.  of  guards;  arrived  at  Springfield 
April  1,  1781 ;  service  to  March  31,  1783,  24  mos.;  company  made  up  of  rejected 
recruits  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Array  for  3  years. 

Macumber,  Joel,  Taunton.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Haskins's  co..  Col.  John  Jacobs's 
regt.;  enlisted  June  1,  1778;  service,  11  days;  company  detached  to  guard  the 
shore  at  Freetown  for  10  days  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  George  Godfrey. 

Macumber,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Washburn's  (Middleborough)  co..  Col.  Eben- 
ezer  Sprout's  regt. ;  service,  11  days,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8, 1776 ;  company  mus- 
tered at  the  time  of  the  capture  of  Newport,  R.  I.,  by  the  enemy. 

Macumber,  John.  Statement  dated  Boston,  Sept.  22,  1777,  signed  by  said  Macumber 
and  others  belonging  to  Col.  Crafts's  regt.,  declaring  their  refusal  to  leave  Boston, 
unless  their  bounty  or  wages,  or  both,  were  made  equivalent  to  those  allowed  the 
soldiers  of  the  Continental  train  of  artillery;  also,  Matross,  Capt.  William  Todd's 
(6th)  CO.,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  service  from  time  of  enlistment 
to  Oct.  1,  1777,  4  mos.  15  days. 

Macumber,  John.  Seaman,  frigate  "  Boston,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel  Tucker; 
engaged  June  26,  1779;  reported  on  board  the  prize  "Flying  Fish."  Roll  made 
up  for  advance  pay  for  1  month. 

Macumber,  Jonathan,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Bliss's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service  to  April  27,  1775,  8  days; 
also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Samuel  Bliss's  co..  Col.  Timoth.y  Walker's  regt. ;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  28,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  11  days;  also,  com- 
pany return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775. 

Macumber,  Jonathan.  Private,  Capt.  Luke  Bicknall's  co..  Col.  Putnam's  regt.  sta- 
tioned at  West  Point;  company  return  endorsed  "1781."  [See  Jonathan 
Mahuran.] 

Macumber,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Sparrow's  co..  Col.  John  Jacobs's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  23, 1780;  discharged  Oct. 27, 1780;  service,  3 mos.  5  days;  regiment 
detached  to  reinforce  Continental  Armj-  for  3  months.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Middle- 
borough. 


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Macumber,  Joshua,  Taunton.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  re- 
turned by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of 
Taunton  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July 
10,  1780;  discharged  Jan.  8,  1781;  service,  6  mos.  8  days,  including  10  days  (200 
miles)  travel  home;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Rufus  Lincoln's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John 
Brool\s's  (7th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  July 
9,  1780;  discharged  Jan.  9,  1781;  enlistment,  6  months. 

Macumber,  Lemuel.  Private,  Lieut.  John  Dryer's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt. ; 
service,  14  days ;  company  marched  from  Rehoboth  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm 
of  Dec.  8,  1776. 

Macumbek,  Matthew,  Taunton.  Private,  Capt.  Macey  Williams's  co..  Col.  Timothy 
Walker's  regt.;  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  reported  enlisted  into  the 
train  June  6,  1775. 

Macumber,  Michael.  Private,  Capt.  James  Webb's  co..  Col.  Henry  Sherburne's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Rhode  Island,  Aug.  21,  1778;  enlisted  Jan.  18, 
1778;  enlistment,  during  war. 

Macumber,  Nathaniel.  Private,  Capt.  Perez  Churchill's  co..  Col.  John  Dogged's 
(Daggett's)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  24,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  2,  1778;  service, 
9  days,  at  Rhode  Island.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Middleborough. 

Macumber,  Sasiuel.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Washburn's  (Middleborough)  co..  Col. 
Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt. ;  service,  6  days,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776 ;  company 
mustered  at  the  time  of  the  capture  of  Newport,  R.  I.,  by  the  enemy. 

Macumber,  Seth.  Capt.  John  Barrows's  co..  Col.  Abijah  Stearns's  regt.  of  guards; 
enlisted  April  14, 1778;  discharged  May  20,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  9  days,  at  and 
about  Boston. 

Macumber,  Thomas,  Taunton.  Private,  Capt.  Zebedee  Redding's  co..  Col.  Josiah 
Whitney's  regt. ;  service  from  4  days  preceding  march  to  Aug.  1,  1776,  2  mos.  21 
days;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  service  fi-om  Aug.  1,  1776,  1  mo.  18  days;  re- 
ported died  Sept.  19,  1776. 

Macusiber,  Williaji.  Capt.  John  Barrows's  co..  Col.  Abijah  Stearns's  regt.  of  guards ; 
enlisted  April  14,  1778;  discharged  July  2,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  21  days,  at  and 
about  Boston. 

Macwire,  Daniel,  Connecticut.  Private,  Capt.  Jatnes  Perry's  co..  Col.  Paul  Dudley 
Sargent's  regt.;  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  reported  as  having  gone  to 
Quebec. 

Madax,  Henry,  Wells.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Leighton's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's 
regt.;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  from  Dorchester  Heights  home; 
said  Madax  credited  with  allowance  for  5  days  (110  miles)  travel ;  warrant  allowed 
in  Council  Nov.  29,  1776. 

Maddagan,  Michael.  Mariner,  brigantine  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Allen  Hallet;  engaged  July  28,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  18,  1778. 

Maddan,  Michael.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Middlesex  Co.,  agreeable  to  re- 
solve of  Dec.  2,  1780,  as  returned  by  Joseph  Hosmer,  Superintendent  for  said 
county;  age,  16  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  dark;  eyes,  blue; 
occupation,  farmer;  engaged  for  town  of  Holliston;  engaged  March  17,  1781; 
term,  3  years. 

Madden, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Maddan,  Maddin,  Madding, 

Maddon,  Maden,  Marden.] 


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Madden,  David,  Milford.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Read's  co..  Col.  John  Rand's 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  14,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  7  days, 
including  10  days  (200  miles)  travel  home;  company  stationed  at  West  Point; 
regiment  raised  in  Worcester  Co.  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months; 
also,  Capt.  Reuben  Davis's  co..  Col.  Luke  Drury's  regt. ;  detached  July  17,  1781 ; 
marched  to  join  regiment  July  25,  1781 ;  arrived  at  West  Point  Aug.  1,  1781 ;  dis- 
charged Nov.  1, 1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  22  days,  including  9  days  (180  miles)  travel 
home ;  residence,  Milford ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Milford ;  regiment  raised  for 
3  months. 

Madden,  Edward,  Boston  (also  given  Attleborough).  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in 
the  Continental  Army  from  1st  Holliston  co.,  as  returned  by  Lieut.  Joseph  Mellen ; 
residence,  Boston ;  engaged  for  town  of  Holliston ;  joined  Capt.  Orringh  Stod- 
dard's CO.,  Col.  John  Patterson's  regt. ;  term,  during  war ;  also,  list  of  men  mus- 
tered by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  March 
16,  1777;  Capt.  Stoddard's  co..  Gen.  Patterson's  regt.;  «/so,  descriptive  list  of 
deserters,  dated  Camp  Highlands,  N.  Y.,  July  13,  1780;  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st) 
regt.;  age,  40  yrs. ;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  occupation,  shoemaker; 
birthplace,  Cork,  Ireland;  residence,  Attleborough. 

Madden,  Edward,  Brookfield.  Private,  Capt.  Simeon  Hazeltine's  co..  Col.  Fellows's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  2,  1775;  service,  3  mos. 
7  days.     [See  Edward  Marden.] 

Madden,  John,  St.  Georges.  Descriptive  list  of  men  in  Continental  service;  Capt. 
John  Burnam's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  (8th)  regt.;  rank, 
Sergeant;  age,  22  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark; 
occupation,  seaman ;  birthplace,  Pemaquid ;  residence,  St.  Georges ;  enlisted  Feb. 
2,  1777,  by  Capt.  Wiley,  at  Providence ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

Madden,  John,  Stoughton  (also  given  Boston).  Private,  Capt.  William  Bent's  co., 
36th  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Oct.  5, 1775 ;  also,  list  of  men  raised 
to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Lyon's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's 
regt. ;  residence,  Stoughton ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Stoughton ;  joined  Capt.  Pat- 
rick's CO.,  Col.  Alden's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  l)y 
Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  March  16,  1777; 
Capt.  Patrick's  CO.,  Col.  Alden's  regt. ;  also,  Capt.  Maynard's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  J. 
Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  list  of  men  tried  by  courts-martial  subsequent  to  Jan.  1, 
1781;  said  Madden  tried  March  19,  1781,  by  court-martial,  Lieut.  Taylor,  Presi- 
dent, on  charge  of  selling  public  clothing;  sentenced  to  receive  50  lashes ;  also, 
Private,  (late)  Capt.  Jonas  Parker's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.; 
muster  rolls  for  Jan.-April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  reported  on  command  at 
Verplanck's  Point  Feb. -April,  1781;  also,  Capt.  Jonathan  Maynard's  co..  Col. 
Brooks's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  May,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  reported  on  com- 
mand at  the  Lines;  also,  muster  rolls  for  June  and  July,  1781;  reported  on 
command  with  Col.  Scammell;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781,  sworn  to  at 
Peekskill ;  reported  on  command  with  Col.  Scammell ;  also,  descriptive  list  dated 
Feb.  20, 1782 ;  Capt.  Jonathan  Maynard's  (also  given  Capt.  Hastings's)  co.,  Lieut. 
Col.  J.  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  age,  39  (also given  38, 40 and 41)  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  4 
(also  given  5  ft.  3J  and  5  ft.  5)  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark  (also  given 
black) ;  occupation,  carpenter;  birthplace,  Cork,  Ireland;  residence,  Stoughton; 
engaged  Dec.  -,  1779  (also  given  Jan.  -,  1777,  by  Lieut.  Trowbridge) ;  term,  during 
war;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Sept.,  1781-Aug.,  1782;  reported  on  command  with 
Maj.  Villefrance  in  Aug.,  1782;  also,  Capt.  Hastings's  CO.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's 
regt.;  list  of  men  who  died  or  were  discharged  subsequent  to  Jan.  1,  1781;  said 
Madden  discharged  June  10,  1783,  by  Gen.  Washington,  term  of  enlistment 
having  expired. 

Madden,  John.  Private,  Cajit.  Ezra  Lunt's  co.,  Col.  David  Henley's  regt.;  pay  rolls 
for  April  and  May,  1778,  sworn  to  at  Providence;  also,  Capt.  Lemuel  Trescott's 


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Madden,  John,  continued. 

CO.,  Col.  Henley's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1778;  also,  Capt.  William  .North's 
(5th)  CO.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  April,  1779,  dated  Pawtuxet; 
reported  on  command  at  Eastown,  Pa. ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  certified 
at  Camp  Providence,  July  13,  1779;  credited  to  town  of  Cambridge;  term,  dur- 
ing war;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  roll  for  July,  1779,  dated  Camp  Provi- 
dence ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Oct.,  1779 ;  also,  Capt.  North's  (1st) 
CO.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  April,  1780;  reported  on  extra  service  in 
Pennsylvania;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  roll  for  May,  1780;  reported  on 
extra  service;  also  reported  deserted  June  1,  1780.  [See  Nathaniel  Madden  and 
Nathaniel  Madding.] 

Madden,  John.  Treasury  pay  rolls  of  Capt.  Thomas  Cushing's  co.  for  service  from 
July  25,  1786,  to  Jan.  25,  1787,  at  the  Castle. 

Madden,  Levi,  Milford.  Private,  Capt.  Philip  Ammidon's  co.,  Col.  Dean's  regt.; 
enlisted  March  4,  1781 ;  discharged  March  18,  1781 ;  service,  U  days,  at  Rhode 
Island  ;  also,  Capt.  Reuben  Davis's  co..  Col.  Luke  Drury's  regt. ;  detached  July 
17,  1781 ;  marched  to  join  regiment  July  25,  1781 ;  arrived  at  West  Point  Aug.  1, 
1781;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1781;  service,  3  mos.  22  days,  including  9  days  (180 
miles)  travel  home;  residence,  Milford ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Milford;  regiment 
raised  for  3  months. 

Madden,  Michael,  Partridgefield  (Peru).  Receipt  dated  Holliston,  May  21,  1781,  for 
bounty  paid  said  Madden  by  Timothy  Rockwood  and  Benjamin  Bridges,  on 
behalf  of  the  town  of  Holliston,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of 
3  years;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Bates's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th) 
regt.;  muster  rolls  for  June  and  July,  1781;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781, 
dated  Camp  Peekskill ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781;  also,  muster  rolls  for 
Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  dated  York  Huts;  enlisted  March  2,  1781;  enlistment,  3 
years;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Dec,  1781-Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts  and  sworn 
to  at  West  Point ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  in  Continental  service ;  Capt.  Joseph 
Bates's  (also  given  Capt.  Hastings's)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.; 
age,  14  (also  given  15)  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  1  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  brown 
(also  given  light);  occupation,  lal)orer;  birthplace,  Medway;  residence,  Part- 
ridgefield ;  engaged  for  town  of  Holliston ;  engaged  March  2,  1781 ;  term,  3 
years ;  also,  Private,  3d  co. ;  entry  dated  Oct.  23,  1783,  of  an  order  for  wages  for 
May-July  [year  not  given] ,  appearing  in  a  register  of  orders  accepted  on  account 
of  wages,  etc. 

Madden,  Michael.  Private,  Capt.  Walter  McFarland's  co..  Col.  Cyprian  Howe's 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  24,  1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780 ;  service,  3  mos.  10  days ; 
regiment  raised  in  Middlesex  Co.  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months  and 
stationed  at  Rhode  Island. 

Madden,  Michael.  Ensiirn,  Capt.  James  Foster's  co. ;  list  of  commissioned  officers 
of  Col.  Jonathan  Smith's  regt.  [year  not  given]. 

Madden,  Nathaniel,  Boston  (also  given  Charlestown).  List  of  men  raised  to  serve 
in  the  Continental  Army  from  South  co.  in  the  West  Parish  of  Wrentham,  Col. 
Benjamin  Haws's  (4th  SufiFolk  Co.)  regt.,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Asa  Fairbanks, 
dated  Wrentham,  Feb.  16,  1778;  residence,  Boston  (also  given  Charlestown); 
engaged  for  town  of  Wrentham  ;  joined  Capt.  Trescott's  co.,  Col.  Henley's  regt. ; 
term,  during  war ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  North's  co..  Col.  H.  Jackson's  regt. ;  Conti- 
nental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1780,  to  June  1, 1780;  reported 
a  transient;  also  reported  deserted  June  1,  1780;  also,  return  certified  at  Camp 
near  Morristown,  April  30,  1780,  of  officers  and  men  belonging  to  Col.  Lee's,  Col. 
Henley's,  and  Col.  Jackson's  regts.,  and  men  belonging  to  Massachusetts  in  Col. 
Henry  Sherburne's  regt.,  who  were  incorporated  into  a  regiment  under  the  com- 
mand of  Col.  Henry  Jackson,  agreeable  to  the  arrangement  of  April  9,1779; 


130  IklASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Madden,  Nathaniel,  continued. 

Capt.  North's  co. ;  rank.  Private ;  residence,  Boston ;  enlisted  Dec.  15, 1777 ;  enlist- 
ment, during  war.     [See  John  Madden.] 

Madders,  James.  Matross ;  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Boston 
for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780  ;  marched  July  1, 1780 ;  discharged 
Dec.  16,  1780 ;  service,  5  mos.  26  days,  including  10  days  (200  miles)  travel  home. 

Maddicks,  Thomas,  Marblehead.  Capt.  Francis  Symonds's  co.,  Col.  Glover's  regt. ; 
receipt  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Maddicks  and  others,  dated  Cambridge, 
June  27,  1775;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Nicholson  Broughton's  (5th)  co.,  Col.  John 
Glover's  (21st)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  June  21,  1775;  ser- 
vice, 1  mo.  13  days;  also,  Drummer,  same  co.  and  regt.;  company  return  [prob- 
ably Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated 
Marblehead,  Jan.  6,  1776. 

Maddik,  Henry.  (Late)  Capt.  James  Hubbard's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle's  (24th) 
regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  Winter  Hill, 
Oct.  30,  1775. 

Maddin,  Edward.  Private,  Capt.  Simeon  Hazeltine's  (5th)  co..  Col.  John  Fellows's 
(8th)  regt.;  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775;  reported  a  transient:  also,  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dorchester,  Nov.  27,  1775. 

Maddin,  Patrick.  Private,  Capt.  Satterlee's  co.,  Col.  Hazen's  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  1,  1778,  to  Dec.  19,  1778;  reported 
deserted  Dec.  19,  1778;  also,  return  certified  at  Camp  t'eekskill,  Nov.  9,  1779,  of 
officers  and  men  belonging  to  Massachusetts  serving  in  CoL  Moses  Hazen's  regt. ; 
Capt.  Satterlee's  co. ;  rank,  Private;  enlisted  April  1,  1778;  enlistment,  during 
war. 

Maddin,  Thomas,  Brookfield.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Newell's  (7th)  co..  Col.  James  Converse's  (4th  Worcester  Co.)  regt., 
sworn  to  Feb.  21,  1778;  residence,  Brookfield;  engaged  for  town  of  Brookfield; 
joined  Col.  Wesson's  regt.;  term,  3  years. 

Madding,  John,  St.  Georges.  Private,  Capt.  John  Wiley's  co..  Col.  Michael  Jackson's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  10,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779;  residence,  St.  Georges;  reported  as  serving  25  mos.  21  days  as  Private, 
9  mos.  as  Corporal;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Peirce's  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  Con- 
tinental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  re- 
ported as  serving  6  mos.  as  Corporal,  6  mos.  as  Sergeant. 

Madding,  John.  Capt.  North's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt. ;  regimental  return 
made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1779,  dated  Camp  at  Providence;  reported  on  command  in 
Pennsylvania.     [See  Nathaniel  Madden.] 

Madding,  Nathaniel,  Boston.  Private,  Capt.  North's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Dec.  15,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779 ;  residence,  Boston ;  also,  Col.  David  Henley's  regt. ;  return  of  recruits  fur 
knapsacks,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  16,  1778;  reported  under  marching  orders.  [See 
John  Madden.] 

Maddish,  Thomas.  List  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  sloop  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded 
by  Capt.  John  Fisk  ;  engaged  June  18,  1776  ;  discharged  July  18,  177G.  Roll  dated 
Salem. 

Maddock,  Samuel.  Receipt  dated  Wells,  March  27,  1781,  for  bounties  paid  said  Mad- 
dock  and  others  by  the  Selectmen  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term 
of  3  years. 

Maddocks,  Henry,  Wells.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Titcomb's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
Tristram  Jordan's  regt.,  which  marched  April  21, 1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of 
April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days. 


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Maddon,  John,  Stoughton.  Private,  Capt.  William  Bent's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  nios.  12 
days;  also,  Private,  Major's  co..  Col.  John  Brooks's  regt.;  Continental  Army- 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  Capt.  Part- 
rick's  CO.,  Col.  Ichabod  Alden's  (6th)  regt.;  return  dated  Albany,  Jan.  12,  1778; 
residence,  Stoughton  ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Stoughton  ;  mustered  by  Col.  Barber, 
County  Muster  Master,  and  by  a  Continental  Muster  Master;  also,  (late)  Capt. 
William  Patrick's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Ichabod  Alden's  (6th)  regt. ;  return  of  men 
who  were  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  17777,  and  who  had  not  been  absent 
subsequently  except  on  furlough,  etc.,  certified  at  Cherrj-  Valley,  Feb.  24,  1779; 
also,  Maj.  Daniel  Whiting's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Alden's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March 
and  April,  1779,  dated  Cherry  Valley. 

Maddox,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Madax,  Maddicks,  Maddik, 

Maddock,  Maddocks,  Madocks,  Madox,  Matteks.] 

Maddox,  Caleb.  Private,  Lieut.  William  Clark's  detachment;  enlisted  Aug.  25, 1780; 
discharged  Sept.  6,  1780;  service,  13  days,  in  Lincoln  Co.  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen. 
Wadsworth. 

Maddox,  Ichabod  Astix,  Wells.  Return  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Wells, 
Muster  Master  for  York  Co.,  certified  in  York  Co.,  June  6,  1780;  said  Maddox 
appears  among  men  mustered  to  serve  for  8  months  in  defence  of  eastern  Massa- 
chusetts, agreeable  to  resolve  of  March  25,  1780;  residence,  Wells. 

Maddox,  Samuel,  Wells.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Cousens's  co.,  (late)  Maj.  Little- 
field's  detachment  of  York  Co.  militia ;  enlisted  July  6, 1779  ;  discharged  Aug.  24, 
1779;  service,  1  mo.  19  days,  on  Penobscot  expedition;  also,  return  of  men  mus- 
tered by  Nathaniel  Wells,  Muster  Master  for  York  Co.,  certified  in  York  Co., 
June  6, 1780;  said  Maddox  appears  among  men  mustered  to  serve  for  8  months 
in  defence  of  eastern  Massachusetts,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  March  25,  1780 ;  resi- 
dence. Wells. 

Madex,  Edward.  Private,  Capt.  Orringh  Stoddard's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  -,  1778;  re- 
ported deserted ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Dec,  1777,  sworn  to  at 
Camp  near  Valley  Forge;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1777;  enlistment,  during  war;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Nov.,  1778,  dated  Providence. 

Madigax, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Maddagan.] 

Madigax,  Michael.  Order  on  Henry  Gardner,  Treasurer,  payable  to  Bartholemew 
Broaders,  dated  Boston,  Dec.  14,  1781,  signed  by  said  Madigan,  for  wages  for 
service  on  board  the  ship  "  Mars,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Simeon  Samson. 

Madocks,  Ichabod  Astix,  Wells.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Daniel  Clark's  co.,  Col.  Joseph 
Prime's  regt.;  joined  May  9,  1780;  discharged  Sept.  26,  1780;  service,  4  mos.  18 
days ;  engagement,  8  months ;  regiment  raised  in  York  Co.  for  defence  of  eastern 
Massachusetts. 

Madocks,  Samuel,  Wells.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Clark's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Prime's 
regt.;  joined  May  9,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  8,  1780;  service.  7  mos.;  enlistment, 
8  months;  regiment  raised  in  York  Co.  for  defence  of  eastern  Massachusetts. 

Madox,  Henry,  Wells.  Private,  Capt.  James  Hubbard's  co..  Col.  Ephraim  Doo- 
little's  regt.;  company  return  dated  Camp  at  AVinter  Hill,  Oct.  10,  1775;  also, 
Capt.  Samuel  Leighton's  co. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage  from  home  to  Dorchester 
Heights  in  Aug.,  1776;  mileage  (110  miles)  allowed  said  Madox;  also,  receipts 
for  wages  for  Aug.-Nov.,  1776,  dated  Dorchester,  signed  by  said  Madox  and 
others  belonging  to  Capt.  Samuel  Leighton's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt. 


132  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Maeck,  Frederick.  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  Stewart's  co. ;  enlisted  July  3  [1775] ; 
credited  with  49  days  billeting  allowance ;  amount  of  billeting  for  company  paid 
on  a  warrant  from  Maj.  Gen.  Schuyler  and  receipted  for  by  Capt.  Stewart  at 
Albany,  Jan.  27,  1776. 

Maffat,  William,  Lunenburg.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Heywood's  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Calvin  Smith's  (6th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781,  sworn  to  at  Camp  Bald 
Hill;  enlisted  Jan.  28,  1781;  reported  joined  from  desertion  Sept.  21,  1781;  also, 
muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  sworn  to  in  Quarters  Highlands;  also, 
descriptive  list  dated  Jan.  1,  1782;  Capt.  Benjamin  Heywood's  co.,  6th  Mass. 
regt.;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  occupa- 
tion, yeoman;  birthplace,  Fitzwilliam ;  residence,  Lunenburg;  enlisted  Jan.  28, 
1781;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Heywood's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin 
Smith's  (6th)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.-March,  1782,  dated  Hutts  New  Boston 
and  sworn  to  in  Quarters  Highlands;  a^so,  muster  rolls  for  April-Aug.,  1782; 
rtZso,  Capt.  Ilej'wood's  CO.,  6th  Mass.  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Nov.,  1782;  also, 
Capt. Benjamin  Heywood's  (4th)  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (6th)  regt.;  muster 
rolls  for  Dec,  1782,  Jan.,  March,  and  April,  1783;  balance  of  term  of  enlistment 
unexpired,  8  months  27  days;  also,  register  of  contingencies  in  Capt.  Heywood's 
CO.,  6th  Mass.  regt. ;  said  Maffat  confined  by  Sergt.  Partridge  March  20  [year  not 
given,  probably  1783],  for  abusing  L.  Smith  and  attempting  to  strike  said  Part- 
ridge; also,  4th  CO.,  6th  Mass.  regt.;  list  of  men  [year  not  given]  ;  reported  as 
belonging  to  Squad  No.  4. 

Maffatt,  John.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Northfield  for  ser- 
vice in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  from  home  July  4, 1780 ;  dis- 
charged Jan.  6,  1781 ;  service,  6  mos.  11  days,  including  travel  (160  miles)  home. 

Maffatt,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Heywood's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin 
Smith's  (6th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Dec,  1781,  dated  New  Boston  and  sworn  to 
in  Quarters  Highlands ;  enlisted  Jan.  28,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

Maffet,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Heywood's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's 
(6th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781,  sworn  to  in  Camp  at  Peekskill ;  enlisted 
Jan.  28,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years;  reported  deserted  Aug.  29,  1781. 

Maffitt,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Gideon  Parker's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's  regt.; 
enlisted  Jan.  16,  1776  [service  not  given]. 

Mafrix  [  ?  ] ,  John,  Mashpee.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  (1st  Barnstable  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Sandwich,  June 
10,  1777;  residence,  Mashpee;  engaged  for  town  of  Wareham ;  term,  3  years  or 
during  war. 

Magarr,  James,  Westford  (also  given  Groton).  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Smith's  co., 
Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  (loth)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  April  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  muster  roll  for  Jan.-Aug.,  1777,  dated 
Van  Schaick's  Island  and  sworn  to  in  Camp  at  Stillwater;  enlisted  April  1,  1777; 
also,  muster  roll  for  Nov.,  1777,  sworn  to  at  Camp  near  the  Gulf;  also,  return 
dated  Feb.  2,  1778;  residence,  Groton;  enlisted  for  town  of  Western;  mustered 
by  Middlesex  Co.  Muster  Master;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Dec,  1777-May,  1778, 
dated  Camp  Valley  Forge;  also,  muster  roll  for  June,  1778,  dated  Camp  Green- 
wich; also,  muster  rolls  for  July,  1778- June,  1779,  dated  Camp  at  Providence; 
reported  on  main  guard  in  July  and  Aug.,  1778,  on  command  at  Greenwich  in 
Dec,  1778;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1779,  dated  Camp  at  Salem;  reported  on 
command  at  Pound  Ridge ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1779,  dated  Bedford ;  also, 
muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1779,  sworn  to  at  Peekskill ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Nov.  and 
Dec,  1779,  dated  Highlands. 

Mageat,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Bates's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781 ;  enlisted  July  23,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 


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Magee,  .    Petition  dated  Boston,  Oct.  23,  1777,  signed  by  certain  persons  who  had 

been  capttired  by  privateers  and  were  confined  in  a  private  house  in  Boston, 
asking  permission  to  "walk  the  Streets"  during  the  term  of  their  residence  in  said 
town  ;  John  Smith  of  the  brig  "  Countess,"  liound  from  Tobago  to  London,  one 
of  the  signers,  reported  as  having  been  taken  by  Capt.  Magee  of  the  sloop 
"Independence." 

Magee,  James,  New  York.  Corporal,  Capt.  Cook's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artil- 
lery) regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to 
March  25,  1778;  residence,  New  York;  reported  deserted  March  25,  1778;  also, 
Capt.  Jotham  Drury's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Sept. -Dec,  1777; 
enlistment,  during  war;  reported  on  command  at  Fort  Mifflin  in  Oct.,  1777,  on 
command  at  Jersey  in  Nov.,  1777. 

Magee,  James.  Petition  dated  Boston,  May  12, 1779,  signed  by  Paschal  Nelson  Smith, 
in  behalf  of  himself  and  Isaac  Sears,  asking  that  said  Magee  be  commissioned  as 
commander  of  the  brig  "  Amsterdam  "  (privateer),  bound  on  voyage  to  Amster- 
dam ;  ordered  in  Council  May  13, 1779,  that  a  commission  be  issued ;  also,  petition 
dated  Boston,  Dec.  3,  1782,  signed  by  Sears  &  Smith,  asking  that  said  Magee 
be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  ship  "Gustavus"  (privateer),  bound  on 
voyage  to  Europe;  advised  in  Council  Dec.  3,  1782,  that  a  commission  be  issued. 

Magee,  Patiuck,  Hartwood  (Becket).  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Williams's  co..  Col. 
John  Paterson's  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775];  also,  Capt.  Asa 
Stower's  co..  Col.  John  Brown's  regt.;  enlisted  June  30,  1777;  discharged  July 
26,  1777 ;  service,  26  days ;  company  marched  to  Saratoga. 

Magee,  Patrick.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army,  as  returned  by  Noah  Goodman,  Superintendent;  age,  22  yrs.; 
stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  occupation,  farmer;  engaged 
for  town  of  Whately ;  engaged  June  29,  1781 ;  term,  3  years. 

Magee,  Peter.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  George  Sytz's  co..  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's  (1st 
New  York)  regt. ;  muster  roll  of  field,  staff,  and  commissioned  officers  for  Jan.- 
March,  1781 ;  appointed  May  29,  1779;  reported  on  command  at  Saratoga;  also, 
muster  roll  of  field,  staff,  and  commissioned  officers  for  April,  1781,  dated  West 
Point;  reported  on  command  at  Saratoga;  also,  returns  of  effectives  between 
March  22,  1781,  and  June  1,  1782,  dated  West  Point;  reported  on  command  at 
Saratoga. 

Magee,  Robert.  Return  of  men  raised  in  Essex  Co.  for  Continental  service,  agree- 
able to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780;  engaged  for  town  of  Rowley;  engaged  Feb.  26, 
1781 ;  term,  3  years. 

Mager,  Richard.  Order  on  Maj.  Dummer  Sewall,  payable  to  Capt.  Caleb  Turner, 
dated  Bristol,  Nov.  18, 1775,  signed  by  said  Mager,  Sergeant,  and  others  belonging 
to  Capt.  Turner's  co.,  for  wages  for  1  mouth. 

Magerr,  James,  Westford.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Wright's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  (6th  Middlesex  Co.)  regt.,  as  returned 
to  Brig.  Gen.  Prescott,  dated  Littleton,  Sept.  17,  1777;  residence,  Westford;  en- 
gaged for  town  of  Westford ;  joined  Capt.  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt. ;  term, 
3  years. 

Magert,  Joseph.  Descriptive  list  of  oflicers  and  crew  of  the  ship  "  Franklin,"  com- 
manded by  Capt.  John  Turner,  dated  Salem,  Dec.  2,  1780;  age,  15  yrs.;  com- 
plexion, light;  birthplace,  Marblehead ;  cruise  reported  to  have  begun  Aug.  8, 
1780. 

Magge,  James.  Petition  dated  Boston,  Dec.  30,  1781,  signed  by  Sears  &  Smith,  in  be- 
half of  Isaac  Sears  and  others,  of  Boston,  asking  that  said  Magge  be  commissioned 
as  commander  of  the  sloop  "  Hermione  "  (privateer)  ;  advised  in  Council  Dec.  30, 
1781,  that  a  commission  be  issued. 


134  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Maggot,  William,  Boston.  Descriptive  list  of  men  in  Continental  service;  Capt. 
Joseph  Bates's  co.,  Lient.  Col.  J.  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  age,  26  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
S.J  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  brown;  occupation,  sailor ;  birthplace,  Britain ; 
.  residence,  Boston;  enlisted  July  23,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  return  of 
recruits  sent  by  Massachusetts  as  portion  of  her  quota  of  the  Continental  Army 
subsequent  to  Jan.  1,  1781,  who  were  reported  as  unfit  for  duty  ;  7th  Mass.  regt.; 
age,  27  yrs.  6  mos. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in. ;  engaged  for  town  of  Boston  ;  also,  return 
of  recruits  belonging  to  7th  Mass.  regt.  who  had  been  mustered  out  by  the  Inspector 
General,  dated  West  Point,  May  26,  1782;  also,  return  of  men  belonging  to  7th 
Mass.  regt.  who  were  transferred  to  the  regiment  of  invalids  or  assigned  to  other 
duties  or  to  be  discharged,  dated  West  Point,  June  23, 1782 ;  said  Maggot  reported 
as  having  been  transferred  to  the  regiment  of  invalids  on  account  of  sickness  and 
inability  to  perform  service. 

Maggott,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mageat,  Maggot,  Magot.] 

Maggott,  William.  Return  of  men  raised  in  Suffolk  Co.  for  Continental  service, 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780;  engaged  for  town  of  Boston  ;  engaged  Julj' 
27,  1781;  also,  return  of  the  sick  belonging  to  1st  brigade  in  hospital  at  New 
Windsor,  dated  Dec.  24,  1781 ;  said  Maggott  reported  as  belonging  to  7th  Mass. 
regt. 

Maggoun,  EnwARD.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Goodale's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th) 
regt.;  muster  roll  for  April,  1781,  dated  Garrison  West  Point;  enlisted  April  1, 
1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

Maggs,  Jabez,  Sandwich.  Sergeant,  Capt.  AVard  Swift's  co.;  bounty  allowed  for  ser- 
vice on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island  in  Oct.,  1777. 

Maggs,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Briggs's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotten's  regt..  Gen. 
Palmor's  brigade;  service,  32  da.ys,  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Tiverton,  11.  I., 
Sept.  29,  1777 ;  also,  order  dated  Rochester,  May  2,  1778,  signed  by  said  Maggs 
and  others,  for  service  in  Capt.  Samuel  Briggs's  co..  Col.  Cotten's  regt.,  at  Rhode 
Island,  payable  to  Lieut.  Solomon  Young. 

Maggs,  Reuben.  Private,  Capt.  Simeon  Fish's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  service,  11 
days,  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth  in  Sept.,  1778. 

Maglathlon,  James,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Johnson's  co.,  Col.  Wiggles- 
worth's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Albany  home,  sworn  to 
March  7,  1777;  210  miles  travel  allowed  said  Maglathlon. 

Magloire,  Louis.  Return  sworn  to  Oct.  31,  1782,  made  by  the  Selectmen  of  Boston, 
of  bounties  paid  said  Magloire  and  others  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army, 
agreealjle  to  resolve  of  June  16,  1781 ;  reported  paid  per  Capt.  Farrington's  certifi- 
cate; also,  Private,  Capt.  Raymond  De  Guiscard's  co. ;  treasury  pay  roll  dated 
April  24,  1782;  reported  deserted. 

Magnas,  Charles.  Seaman,  frigate  "  Boston,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel  Tucker; 
engaged  Feb.  22,  1779.    Roll  made  up  for  advance  pay  for  1  month. 

Magner,  Johx,  Wells.  Private,  Capt.  James  Hubbard's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle's 
regt. ;  company  return  dated  Camp  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  10,  1775;  also,  (late)  Capt. 
James  Hubbard's  co..  Col.  Doolittle's  (24th)  regt.;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  30,  1775. 

Magoon,  Aaron,  Pembroke.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Turner's  co.  of  militia,  Col. 
Anthony  Thomas's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm 
of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  3  days. 

Magoon,  Elisha,  Pembroke.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Turner's  co.  of  militia,  Col. 
Anthony  Thomas's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20, 1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm 
of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  3  days ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce 


IN  THE   WAR  OF  THE   REVOLUTION.  135 

Magoox,  Elisha,  continued. 

the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 
1780,  returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover, 
at  Springfield,  July  17,  1780  ;  age,  24  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  light; 
engaged  for  town  of  Pembroke ;  marched  to  camp  July  17,  1780,  under  command 
of  Capt.  Abner  Howard ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  re- 
turned by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totowaj',  Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of 
Pembroke  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  26, 
1780 ;  discharged  Jan.  16, 1781 ;  service,  6  mos.  2  days,  including  travel  (200  miles) 
home. 

Magoox,  Isaac,  Pembroke.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Turner's  co.  of  militia,  Col. 
Anthony  Thomas's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm 
of  April  19,  1775  ;  service,  3  days. 

Magoon,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Samson's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Lothrop's  regt., 
Brig.  Joseph  Cushing's  brigade;  service,  11  days;  said  Magoon,  with  others,  re- 
ported as  having  left  the  service  before  being  discharged ;  company  marched  to 
Bristol,  E..  I.,  on  an  alarm  in  Dec,  1776.    Roll  dated  Plympton. 

Magoox,  John,  Ware.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Coney's  CO.,  Col.  Sears's  regt. ;  marched 
Aug.  12, 1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  15,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  10  days,  including  travel 
(146  miles)  home;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

Magoox,  Joseph.  Return  of  sentences  by  i,  general  court-martial  of  1st  and  2d  bri- 
gades, Lieut.  Col.  March,  President,  appearing  in  a  general  order  dated  Head- 
quarters, Ticonderoga,  Oct.  13,  1776,  taken  from  Col.  Wheelock's  Orderly  Book; 
said  Magoon,  of  Capt.  Harper's  co..  Col.  Wyman's  regt.,  tried  on  charge  of 
stealing ;  found  guilty  and  sentenced  to  receive  39  lashes  on  the  bare  back  at  the 
head  of  the  brigade  to  which  he  belonged. 

Magoon,  Joshua.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of 
Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Sprin<:cfield,  July  8, 1780 ; 
age,  20  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  engaged  for  town  of  Pem- 
broke; marched  to  camp  July  8, 1780,  under  command  of  Ebenezer  Kent,  Esq. 

Magoon,  Moses.  Memorandum  of  fire-locks  received  of  sundry  officers  and  soldiers ; 
date  of  delivery,  Jan.  6,  1776. 

Magoon,  Nathaniel,  Pembroke.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Turner's  co.  of  militia.  Col. 
Anthony  Thomas's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm 
of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  da3"s. 

Magor,  • .     Major,  Col.  Thompson's  regt.  of  riflemen;   list  of  field  officers  of  the 

Continental  Army  in  1776. 

Magos,  Pomp.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Richardson's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  11,  1778,  3  days  preceding  march  ;  discharged  Jan.  29, 1779;  service, 
7  mos.,  at  North  river,  N.  Y.,  including  12  days  (240  miles)  travel  home;  roll 
dated  Watertown;  also,  sameco.  and  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Sept.,  1778,  dated  West 
Point;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1778,  dated  King's  Ferry; 
also,  list  of  men  raised  in  Middlesex  Co.  for  Continental  service,  agreeable  to 
resolve  of  June  9,  1779,  as  returned  by  Joseph  Hosmer,  Superintendent  for  said 
county,  Nov.  24,  1779;  engaged  for  town  of  Maiden. 

Magot,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Bates's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  dated  York  Huts ;  enlisted  July  23, 
1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years;  reported  sick  at  New  AVindsor;  also,  muster  rolls  for 
Dec,  1781-Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Huts  and  sworn  to  at  West  Point;  reported 
sick  at  New  Windsor. 


136  IHASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Magouji,  Seth,  rembroke.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Turner's  co.  of  militia,  Col.  John 
Baley's  regt. ;  pa.y  abstract  for  mileage,  dated  Jan.  10,  1776;  mileage  (63  miles) 
allowed  said  Magoum;  reported  encamped  with  Gen.  Thomas's  brigade. 

Magoun, .     [This  name  also  appears   under  the  form  of  Macgoon,   Mackgoon, 

Mackhoon,  Maggoun,  Magoon,  Magoum,  McGoon,  McGoune,  McGowne,  Megoon, 
Megoone,  Megoun,  Mergoon,  Murgoon.] 

Magoun,  Aaron,  Pembroke.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Turner's  co.  of  militia.  Col.  John 
Baley's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  dated  Jan.  10,  1776 ;  mileage  (63  miles) 
allowed  said  Magoun;  reported  encamped  with  Gen.  Thomas's  brigade;  also, 
Capt.  Ichabod  Bonney's  co..  Col.  John  Cushing's  regt.;  service,  17  days;  com- 
pany marched  to  Providence,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  9,  1776. 

Magoun,  Elisha,  Pembroke.  Fifer,  Capt.  Freedom  Chamberlin's  co. ;  service,  5 
days;  company  marched  on  the  alarm  of  March  5,  1776,  at  the  time  of  taking 
Dorchester  Heights;  also,  Private,  Capt.  John  Turner's  co..  Col.  Theophilus 
Cotton's  regt. ;  marched  Sept.  28, 1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  3  days ;  company  marched 
to  Rhode  Island ;  also,  Capt.  James  Harlow's  co..  Col.  Ezra  Wood's  regt. ;  enlisted 
June  4,  1778 ;  service,  8  mos.  10  days,  including  travel  (520  miles)  to  and  from 
camp;  regiment  raised  for  8  months  to  guai'd  passes  of  North  river. 

Magoun,  Isaac,  Pembroke.  Private,  Capt.  John  Turner's  co..  Col.  John  Cushing's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  21,  1776 ;  service,  2  mos.,  at  Rhode  Island ;  also,  same  co. 
and  regt.;  marched  Dec.  9,  1776;  service,  17  days;  company  marched  to  Provi- 
dence, R.  I.,  on  an  alarm. 

Magoun,  John,  Pembroke.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Turner's  co.  of  militia,  Col.  John 
Baley's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  dated  Jan.  10,  1776 ;  mileage  (63  miles) 
allowed  said  Magoun;  reported  encamped  with  Gen.  Thomas's  brigade;  also, 
Capt.  John  Turner's  co.,  Col.  John  Cushing's  regt.;  marched  Dec.  9,  1776;  ser- 
vice, 17  days ;  company  marched  to  Providence,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm. 

Magoun,  Nathaniel,  Pembroke.  Private,  Capt.  John  Turner's  co.,  Col.  John  Cush- 
ing's regt. ;  marched  Dec.  9,  1776 ;  service,  17  days ;  company  marched  to  Provi- 
dence, R.  I.,  on  an  alarm;  also,  Capt.  Calvin  Partridge's  co..  Col.  Josiah 
Whitney's  regt.;  marched  July  30,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  13,  1778;  service,  1 
mo.  15  days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  company  raised  in  Plymouth  Co. 

Magoun,  Seth,  Pembroke.  Private,  Capt.  John  Turner's  co..  Col.  Theophilus  Cot- 
ton's regt.;  marched  Sept.  28,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  3  days;  company  marched  to 
Rhode  Island. 

Magoun,  Seth.  Receipt  dated  Point  Shirley,  June  13,  1776,  signed  by  said  Magoun 
and  others  belonging  to  Capt.  Nathaniel  Winslow's  co..  Col.  Whitney's  regt.,  for 
advance  pay  for  1  month,  travel  allowance  from  home  to  Boston,  etc. ;  also,  peti- 
tion dated  Camp  at  Hull,  Sept.  17,  1776,  signed  by  said  Magoun  and  others 
belonging  to  battalion  stationed  at  Hull,  asking  for  increase  and  payment  of 
wages. 

Magoun,  Seth.  Private,  Capt.  Calvin  Partridge's  co.,  Col.  Abijah  Stearns's  regt.; 
marclied  April  6,  1778;  discharged  July  2,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  28  days;  com- 
pany raised  in  Plymouth  Co.  and  stationed  at  Dorchester  Heights ;  also,  Capt. 
Calvin  Partridge's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.;  marched  July  30,  1778;  dis- 
charged Sept.  13,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  15  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  company  raised 
in  Plymouth  Co. 

Magoav,  James,  Groton.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Smith's  co..  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's 
regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  April  1, 
1780;  residence,  Groton;  also,  muster  roll  for  Jan.-June,  1780,  dated  Camp 
Robinson's  Farms;  reported  discharged  April  1,  1780. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  137 

Magrager,  London.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Essex  Co.  for  the  term  of  9 
months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill ;  engaged  for  town  of  Beverly  ; 
arrived  at  Fishkill  July  23,  1778 ;  reported  not  mustered. 

Magragger,  London,  Goffstown.  List  of  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Beverly  for  ser- 
vice in  the  Continental  Army,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778,  as  returned 
by  Capt.  Isaac  Chapman,  dated  Beverly,  Jan.  5,  1779;  age,  23  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
2  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  eyes,  dark;  residence,  Goffstown. 

Magrath,  Roger,  Plymouth.  Sergeant,  Capt.  L.  Bailey's  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Jan.  26, 
1780;  residence,  Plymouth;  term,  3  years. 

Magraav,  John,  Sudbury.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Armj-  [year 
not  given]  ;  residence,  Sudbury;  engaged  for  town  of  Sudbury. 

Magraw,  John.  Private,  brigantine  "  Massachusetts,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Daniel 
Souther;  engaged  Aug.  12,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  21,  1776;  service,  4  mos.  9 
days. 

Magra-w,  Roger,  Plymouth.  List  of  men  mustered  by  James  Hatch,  Muster  Master 
for  Plymouth  Co.;  Col.  Bailey's  regt.;  age,  24  yrs.;  residence,  Plymouth;  en- 
listed by  Capt.  Dunham;  enlistment,  3  years. 

Magraav,  Thomas.  Mariner,  brigantine  "  Speed  "  (privateer) ,  Benjamin  Cox,  Master ; 
descriptive  list  of  oflicers  and  crew,  sworn  to  June  17, 1780;  age,  24  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  light. 

Magridg,  Samuel,  Gloucester.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  "Warner's  co.,  Col.  Moses 
Little's  (17th)  regt. ;  muster  i-oll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  July  18,  1775;  ser- 
vice, 14  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  age,  21  yrs.;  also, 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Nov.  25, 

1775. 

Magrt,  Joseph.  Capt.  William  Hooper's  co. ;  company  receipt  for  advance  pay, 
given  to  Daniel  Hopkins,  dated  Salem,  Sept.  26,  1775. 

Magus,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Magos,  Majus.] 

Magus,  Pomp.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Fuller's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  regt.;  en- 
listed Aug.  20,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  22  days,  at  Still- 
water, including  12  days  (240  miles)  travel  home ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men 
raised  in  Middlesex  Co.  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  9  months, 
returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Capt.  James  Cooper,  at 
Springfield,  July  19,  1779;  Capt.  Waite's  co.,  Col.  Sterns's  regt.;  age,  31  yrs.; 
stature,  5  ft.  6^  in. ;  complexion,  black ;  engaged  for  town  of  Maiden  ;  reported  a 
negro;  also,  Lieut.  Col.  Fernald'sco.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  (8th)  regt. ;  entered 
service  July  15,  1779;  discharged  April  15,  1780;  term,  9  months. 

Magter,  James,  Lanesborough.  Descriptive  list  dated  Lenox,  Aug.  20,  1781,  of  men 
raised  in  Berkshire  Co.,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2, 1780,  and  delivered  to  Wil- 
liam Walker,  Superintendent  for  said  county;  Capt.  Barnes's  co..  Col.  Simonds's 
regt.;  age,  23  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  ruddy ;  hair,  brown ;  occu- 
pation, laborer;  residence,  Lanesborough;  enlisted  for  town  of  Lanesborough; 
enlistment,  3  years ;  reported  receipted  for  by  Capt.  Smith. 

Mahain,  Philip,  Boston.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  as  re- 
turned by  Capt.  George  Gould,  Capt.  Abel  Richards,  and  Capt.  Ebenezer  Battle, 
all  of  Dedham,  dated  Feb.  16,  1778;  residence,  Boston;  engaged  for  town  of 
Dedhain  ;  joined  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  term,  3  years,  to  expire  April  29,  1780  ;  also, 
list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Col.  William  Mcintosh's  • 
(1st  Suffolk  Co.)  regt. 


138  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Mahax,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mahain,  Mahane,  Mahem, 

Mahoii,  Maj-han.] 

Mahan,  Johx,  Worcester.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  McNall's  co.,  in  a  regiment  com- 
manded by  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Peirce;  enlisted  May  17,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  19 
days,  at  Tiverton,  R.  I. ;  also,  order  on  Henry  Gardner,  Treasurer,  pa.vable  to 
Ephraira  Stearns,  dated  Petersham,  April  1,  1782,  signed  by  said  Mahan  and 
others,  for  wages,  etc.,  due  for  service  at  "West  Point  in  Capt.  Stearns's  co..  Col. 
Rand's  regt.,  in  1780;  also,  Private,  Capt.  John  Cutler's  co..  Col.  Luke  Drury's 
regt. ;  marched  from  home  Aug.  20, 1781 ;  joined  regiment  at  West  Point  Aug.  28, 
1781;  discharged  Oct.  16, 1781 ;  service,  2  mos.  4  da3'S,  including  travel  (167  miles) 
home;  residence,  Worcester;  enlisted  for  town  of  Worcester;  roll  sworn  to  at 
Brook  field. 

Mahax,  Patrick.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Tiebout's  co..  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's  (1st 
New  York)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Jan. -April,  1781,  dated  AVest  Point. 

Mahan,  Samuel,  Worcester.  Descriptive  list  of  men  i-aised  to  reinforce  the  Conti- 
nental Army  for  the  terra  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  re- 
turned as  received  of  Justin  Elj^  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at 
Springfield,  July  20,  1780;  age,  20  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  dark; 
engaged  for  town  of  Worcester;  marched  to  camp  Jul}^  20, 1780,  under  command 
of  Capt.  Benjamin  Warren  ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and 
returned  bj-  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Smith's  co..  Col.  Timothy 
Bigelow's  (15th)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Aug.-Oct.,  1780;  enlisted  July  20,  1780; 
enlistment,  6  months  ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Nov.  and  Dec,  1780,  dated  Garrison 
West  Point;  reported  discharged  Dec.  10,  1780. 

Mahax,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Hubbard's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  18,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  25  (also  given  Oct.  31),  1777;  service, 
2  mos.  14  days,  in  Northern  department,  including  6  days  (120  miles)  travel  home. 

Mahaxa,  John.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Worcester  Co.  to  serve  in  the  Conti- 
nental Army,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2, 1780,  as  returned  by  Seth  Washburn, 
Superintendent;  Col.  Hubbard's  (late  Col.  Denny's)  regt.;  age,  16  yrs. ;  stature, 
0  ft.;  complexion,  dark;  occupation,  farmer;  engaged  for  town  of  Holden;  en- 
gaged March  5,  1781 ;  term,  3  years. 

Mahanay,  Patrick,  Marlborough.  Matross,  Capt.  Wells's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Oct.  17,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
residence,  Marlborough ;  reported  deserted. 

Mahane,  Philip,  Boston.  Matross,  Capt.  AVelles's  co..  Col.  Crane's  regt.;  Continen- 
tal Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  7,  1777,  to  April  7,  1778;  reported 
transferred  in  April  [1778]  and  as  having  sul^sequently  died ;  also,  Capt.  David 
Allen's  CO.,  Col.  John  Crane's  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Sept. -Dec,  1777. 

Mahanet,  Patrick.  Corporal,  in  a  company  commanded  by  Lieut.  Andrew  Oilman  ; 
entered  service  Oct.  12,  1776;  discharged  Oct.  19,  1777;  service,  12  mos.  7  days; 
company  stationed  at  Penobscot  river. 

Mahany,  John,  Boston.  Boy,  brigantine  "  General  Wayne"  (privateer),  commanded 
by  Capt.  John  Leech  ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  sworn  to  June  17,  1780 ; 
age,  15  yrs.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Boston. 

Mahany,  Patrick,  Penobscot.  Private,  Capt.  John  Lane's  co. ;  enlisted  July  15, 1775; 
service  to  Nov.  1, 1775,  3  mos.  24  daj's ;  company  probably  stationed  at  Cape  Ann 
for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Mahany,  Thomas,  Kittery.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Leighton's  co.,  Col.  James  Scara- 
mon's  (30th)  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775],  including  abstract  of 
pay  to  last  of  Jul}-,  1775;  enlisted  July  4,  1775. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  139 

Mahaun,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  Wing  Spooner's  co.,  Col.  Cushing's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  23,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  17  days,  witli  Northern 
army,  including  10  days  (200  miles)  travel  home;  enlistment  to  expire  Nov.  30, 
1777. 

Mahem,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelovv's  (loth) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  July,  1780,  dated  Camp  "  Tenack  ;  "  enlisted  July  20,  1780 ; 
enlistment,  6  months. 

Maher,  Edward.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  March  IG,  1777  ;  Capt.  Child's  co..  Col.  Wesson's  regt. 

Mahern,  Carl.  Capt.  John  Worthly's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinny's  regt. ;  billeting 
allowed  from  date  of  enlistment.  May  14,  1775,  to  date  of  marching  to  headquar- 
ters, July  6, 1775;  credited  with  53  days  allowance. 

Mahew,  Elisha.  Light  Infantry  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  J.  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  list  of  men 
who  deserted  subsequent  to  Jan.  1,  1781;  said  Mahew  deserted  Sept.  12,  1782, 
from  Peekskill. 

Mahew,  John,  Framingham  (probably).  Private,  Capt.  Micajah  Gleason's  co.  of 
Minute-men,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  lo  Concord  ;  service, 
9  days. 

Mahew,  Lemuel.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Maynard's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's 
(7th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  May,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  Feb.  19,  1781; 
enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  muster  roll  for  July,  1781. 

Mahew,  Sasiuel.  Mate,  sloop  "  Republic,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Foster  Wil- 
liams; engaged  Oct.  4,  1776;  discharged  Nov.  4,  1776;  service,  1  mo.;  officers 
and  crew  reported  as  discharged  at  Boston. 

Mahew,  Thoheas.  Council  warrant  dated  July  3,  1777,  for  £18,  drawn  in  favor  of  said 
Mahew  and  others  who  were  captured  in  the  brigantine  "  Independence  "  and 
who  made  their  escape  from  Halifax. 

Mahew,  Williaim,  Scituate.  Private,  Capt.  Galen  Clapp's  (2d  Scituate)  co.  of 
militia,  Col.  Anthony  Thomas's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775 ;  service,  4  days. 

Mahews,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Reed's  co..  Col.  Varnum's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Jan.  3,  1776  [service  not  given] . 

Mahnt,  Thomas.  Capt.  Samuel  Leighton's  co.,  Col.  James  Scammon's  (30th)  regt.; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  28,  1775. 

Maho,  Asa.  Capt.  Daniel  Pilsbury's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (6th)  regt. ;  return 
for  wages ;  wages  allowed  said  Maho  from  Jan.  1,  1781,  to  Doc.  31,  1781,  12  mos. ; 
reported  sick  in  Aug.,  1781. 

Mahon, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mahaun,  Mehon.] 

Mahon,  Jeremiah.  Return  of  men  raised  in  Suffolk  Co.  for  Continental  service, 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780 ;  engaged  for  town  of  Boston  ;  engaged  April 
26,  1781. 

Mahox,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Stearns's  co.,  Col.  John  Rand's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  11,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  11,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  11  days,  iucluding  10 
days  (200  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  in  Worcester  Co.  to  serve  for  3 
months. 

Mahon,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Francis  Wilson's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  26,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  23,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  6  days,  at  Claver- 
ack,  including  8  days  (160  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army  at  New  York  for  3  months. 


140  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Mahon,  William,  Worcester.  List  of  men  drafted  from  Worcester  Co.  militia  to 
march  to  Horse  Neck  under  command  of  Col.  Denny  [year  not  given],  but  who 
failed  to  join  regiment;  reported  drafted  from  town  of  Worcester;  drafted  into 
Capt.  Ebenezer  Lovel's  co. 

Mahoney, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mahana,  Mahanay, 

Mahaney,    Mahany,  Mahny,  Mahon,  Mahony,  McHoney,  Mehane,  Mehaney, 
Mehany,  Mehoney,  Mehony,  Mohany,  Mohony.] 

Mahonet,  Jeremiah,  Boston.  Corporal,  4th  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt.;  Con- 
tinental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1777,  to  Dec.31, 1779 ;  reported 
as  serving  10  mos.  as  Corporal,  26  mos.  as  Sergeant;  also,  Capt.  Christopher  Mar- 
shall's CO.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt. ;  subsistence  allowed  from  date  of  enlist- 
ment, Dec.  20, 1776,  to  Feb.  1, 1777 ;  credited  with  44  days  allowance ;  subsistence 
also  allowed  for  11  days  (220  miles)  travel  on  march  from  Boston  to  Bennington ; 
also,  Sergeant,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.,  March,  and  April,  1779, 
dated  West  Point;  appointed  Dec.  20,  1776;  term,  3  years;  also,  descriptive  list 
of  men  belonging  to  4th  co.,  10th  Mass.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Christopher 
Marshall ;  rank.  Sergeant ;  age,  28  (also  given  29)  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  com- 
plexion, dark;  hair,  black;  birthplace,  Bandon,  Cork  Co.,  Ireland;  residence, 
Boston  ;  engaged  Dec.  18,  1779,  by  Capt.  Marshall ;  term,  during  war. 

Mahony,  Jeremiah,  Boston.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster 
Master  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  8,  1777;  Capt.  Christopher  Marshall's 
CO.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt. ;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Marshall's  co..  Col.  Mar- 
shall's (10th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1780, 
to  Dec.  31,  1780;  residence,  Boston;  reported  as  serving  7  mos.  as  Corporal, 
5  mos.  as  Sergeant. 

Mahony,  Patrick,  Penobscot.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army ; 
residence,  Penoljscot;  engaged  for  town  of  Marlborough;  a^so,  list  of  men  mus- 
tered by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Dec.  21, 
1777 ;  Col.  Crane's  regt. 

Mahony,  Philip.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  April  13,  1777;  Col.  Crane's  regt. 

Mahony,  Timothy.    List  of  men  in  Capt.  J.  Sprague's  division  in  service  in  Oct.,  1777. 

Mahoon,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Sullivan's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Foster's  (Lincoln 
Co.)  regt. ;  discharged  July  10,  1777;  service,  8  days;  company  called  out  to  serve 
at  Machias  three  different  times. 

Mahu,  Freeborn.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Clap's  co..  Col.  Israel  Chapin's  (3d)  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  16,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  12  days,  at  Clav- 
erack,  including  5  days  (100  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

Mahue,  Constant,  Williamsburg.  List  of  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Williamsburg 
to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Samuel  Fairfield,  the 
Selectmen  and  Committee  of  Williamsburg,  sworn  to  April  8,  1779;  residence, 
Williamsburg;  joined  Capt.  Goodman's  (Goodale's)  co..  Col.  Putnam's  regt.; 
term,  3  years. 

Mahue,  James,  Marlborough  (also  given  Penol)scot).  Matross,  Capt.  Wells's  co.,  Col. 
John  Crane's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Oct.  17,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  residence,  Marlborough  (also  given  Penobscot); 
credited  to  town  of  Marlborough  ;  also,  same  regt. ;  return  of  recruits  for  knap- 
sacks and  blankets,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  2, 1778;  reported  under  marching  orders ; 
also,  Capt.  Thomas  Jackson's  co.,  3d  Artillery  regt. ;  return  dated  West  Point, 
Jan.  10,  1781;  enlisted  Oct.  1,  1777,  by  Lieut.  Dunnells;  enlistment,  during  war; 
also,  Capt.  Thomas  Jackson's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's  (3d  Artillery)  regt. ;  muster 
roll  for  Feb.  and  March,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  also,  muster  roll  for  April,  1781. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  141 

Mahue,  Lemuel.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Maynard's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's 
(7th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  June,  1781 ;  enlisted  Feb.  19, 1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

Mahurax,  Hezekiah,  Worthington.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Webber's  co.  of  Minute- 
men,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775; 
service,  14  days;  reported  returned  home;  also,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Webber's  co., 
Col.  Ezra  May's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  20,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  14,  1777;  service, 
29  days,  on  expedition  to  Stillwater,  including  travel  (90  miles)  home. 

Mahuran,  Jonathan.  Private,  Capt.  Luke  Bicknell's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Enoch  Putnam's 
regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  3,  1781;  discharged  Dec.  8,  1781;  service,  3  mos.  18  days, 
including  12  days  (240  miles)  travel  home ;  regiment  raised  in  Plymouth  Co.  to 
join  army  under  Gen.  Washington  for  3  months.     [See  Jonathan  Macumber.] 

Mahuren,  Benjamin.  Certificate  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Dec.  15, 1775,  signed  by  Capt. 
James  Allen,  certifying  that  said  Mahuren  belonging  to  his  company,  Col.  Bailey's 
regt.,  had  not  received  a  coat  or  value  thereof  and  asking  that  one  or  the  other 
be  delivered  said  Mahuren. 

Mahuren,  Jonathan,  Bridgewater.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Orr's  co.,  Col.  John  Bai- 
ley's regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  8  days. 

Mahurin, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mahuran,  Mahuren,  Ma- 

hurn,  Malurin,  Mayhuren,  Meherin,  Mehewrin,  Mehuran,  Mehuren,  Mehurin, 
Mehuring,  Mehurn.] 

Mahurin,  Amasa,  Worthington.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
prior  to  May  31,  1777,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Ebenezer  Webber  and  Lieut.  Abner 
Dwellee;  residence,  Worthington  ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Worthington  ;  joined  Capt. 
Bartlett's  co..  Col.  Wesson's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

Mahurin,  Benjamin,  Bridgewater.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  from  Capt.  Abram  Washburn's  co.,  3d  Plymouth  Co.  regt.,  dated  Bridge- 
water,  Feb.  21,  1778;  residence,  Bridgewater;  engaged  for  town  of  Bridgewater; 
joined  Capt.  Porter's  co..  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  term,  3  years. 

Mahurin,  Isaac,  Bridgewater.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Cobb's  co.,  Col.  Titcomb's 
regt. ;  service,  2  mos.  (also  given  2  mos.  4  days) ;  company  marched  from  Bridge- 
water  and  Al)ington  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  April  21,  1777  ;  also,  Capt.  David  Kingman's 
CO.,  Maj.  Eliphalet  Cary's  regt. ;  marched  July  30, 1780  ;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780 ; 
service,  11  days ;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  July  30, 1780. 

Mahurin,  Jonathan,  Bridgewater.  Private,  Capt.  John  Packhard's  co..  Col.  David 
Brewer's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  1,  1775;  service,  2 
mos.  4  days;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Col. 
Edward  Mitchell's  (3d  Plymouth  Co.)  regt.;  residence,  Bridgewater;  engaged 
for  town  of  Bridgewater;  joined  Capt.  J.  Allen's  co..  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  term,  3 
years,  to  expire  in  1780. 

Mahurin,  Jonathan,  Easton.  Private,  Capt.  John  Allen's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpen- 
ter's regt.;  enlisted  July  27,  1780;  discharged  July  30,  1780;  service,  6  days,  at 
Rhode  Island,  on  an  alarm ;  regiment  detached  from  Bristol  Co.  militia  to  serve 
for  6  days.    Roll  dated  Norton. 

Mahurn,  Hezekiah.  Private,  Lieut.  Constant  Webster's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  15  [1777] ; 
discharged  Aug.  23  [1777]  ;  service,  12  days,  including  travel  (90  miles)  home; 
company  marched  from  Worthington  on  expedition  to  Bennington  to  reinforce 
army  under  Gen.  Stark,  and  returned  home,  via  Northampton,  conducting  prison- 
ers from  Bennington. 

Maicelle,  Andrew.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Wood's  co..  Col.  Simon  Cary's  regt. ; 
service,  5  days.    Roll  dated  Roxbury,  April  1,  1776. 


142  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Maiden,  John.  Return  of  men  raised  in  Essex  Co.  for  Continental  service,  agreeable 
to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780 ;  engaged  for  town  of  Lynn ;  engaged  April  23,  1781 ; 
term,  3  years. 

Main, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Maine,  Mains,  Mane,  Meins.] 

Main,  Amos,  York  (also  given  Old  York).  Private,  Capt.  Johnson  Moulton's  (York) 
CO.  of  Minute-men,  which  marched  probably  in  i-esponse  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775;  enlisted  April  21, 1775;  service,  4  days ;  a^so,  Capt.  Samuel  Darby's  co..  Col. 
James  Scammon's  (30th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3, 
1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  6  days ;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775] ,  includ- 
ing abstract  of  pay  to  last  of  July,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equiva- 
lent in  money  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  28,  1775  [name  crossed  out  on  order] . 

Main,  Benjamin.  Order  dated  Gloucester,  Dec.  4,  1775,  signed  by  said  Main,  Private, 
and  others  belonging  to  Capt.  Stephen  Kent's  co.  raised  for  defence  of  seacoast  in 
Essex  Co.,  for  wages  due  to  Nov.  1,  1775,  payable  to  Lieut.  Dudley  Colman; 
also,  order  for  wages,  payable  to  Capt.  Kent,  signed  by  said  Main  and  others 
raised  for  defence  of  seacoast  and  stationed  at  Newbury ;  Capt.  Kent's  order  for 
said  wages,  payable  to  Col.  Joseph  Gerrish,  dated  Watertown,  Dec.  15,  1775; 
also,  Private,  Capt.  John  Noj^es's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  regt.;  enlisted 
Aug.  14,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  24  (also  given  1  mo.  23)  days,  in  Northern  depart- 
ment; reported  killed  Oct.  7,  1777. 

Main,  George.  Corporal,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Cousens's  co.,  (late)  Maj.  Littlefield's  de- 
tachment of  York  Co.  militia;  pay  abstract  for  mileage  on  Penobscot  expedition  ; 
mileage  (20  miles)  allowed  said  Main ;  warrant  allowed  in  Council  Jan.  13,  1779. 

Main,  John,  York.  Private,  Capt.  Tobias  Fernald's  co.,  Col.  James  Scammon's  (30th) 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,1775;  enlisted  May  13,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  23 
days;  also,  company  return  [pi-obably  Oct.,  1775],  including  abstract  of  pay  to 
last  of  July,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated 
Camp  at  Fort  No.  1,  Nov.  28,  1775;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Tol)ias  Fernald's  co.. 
Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  reiit. ;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec. 
8, 1776;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776;  reported  died  Oct.  9,  1776. 

Main,  John.  Cabin-Boy,  brigantine  "  Massachusetts,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Lambert;  engaged  Dec.  22,  1777.  Roll  made  up  for  advance  wages  for  1  month 
and  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. 

Main,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Raymond's  co.,  Col.  Rosseter's  regt..  Brig.  Gen. 
Fellows's  brigade ;  enlisted  Oct.  18,  1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  20,  1780 ;  service,  4 
days ;  company  marched  to  reinforce  army  under  Gen.  Stark  at  Stillwater  on  the 
alarm  of  Oct.  18,  1780. 

Main,  William,  Georgetown.  List  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Arm}', 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778,  as  returned  l)y  Charles  Cushing,  Brigadier 
for  Lincoln  Co.,  dated  Pownalborough,  June  3,  1778;  Col.  McCobb's  (1st  Lincoln 
Co.)  regt.;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Lincoln  Co.  for  the  term  of  9 
months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill;  Capt.  McCobb's  co.,  1st  regt.; 
age,  21  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in. ;  complexion,  dark  ;  engaged  for  town  of  George- 
town. 

Main,  William.  Matross,  Capt.  Edward  Fettyplace's  (Marblehead)  co. ;  enlisted 
Feb.  20,  1776;  service  to  Sept.  1,  1776,  6  mos.  10  days,  in  defence  of  seacoast. 

Main,  William.  Private,  Capt.  William  Hooper's  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  8,  1776;  dis- 
charged Nov.  15,  1776 ;  service,  10  mos.  9  days,  in  defence  of  seacoast.  Roll 
dated  Marlilehead. 

Main,  William.  Petition  dated  Newburyport,  Nov.  21,  1776,  signed  by  said  Main,  in 
behalf  of  Stephen  Hooper  and  John  Coffin  Jones,  of  Newburyport,  asking  that 


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Maix,  "William,  continuect. 

said  Main  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  brigantine  "  Bilboa  Packet" 
(privateer) ;  ordered  in  Council  Nov.  '22,  1776,  that  a  commission  be  issued. 

Main,  William.  Private,  brigantine  "  Massachusetts,"  commanded  b.y  Capt.  Daniel 
Souther;  engaged  Aug.  19, 1776 ;  discharged  Dec.  21, 1776;  service,  4  mos.  2  daj's. 

Main,  William.  Private,  Capt.  John  Devereux's  co..  Col.  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards; 
muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1778,  dated  Winter  Hill;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  enlisted 
Nov.  8,  1777;  service  to  April  3,  1778,  4  mos.  26  days,  at  Charlestown  and  Cam- 
bridge ;  rolls  dated  Winter  Hill. 

Main,  William.  List  of  prisoners  brought  to  Marblehead  in  the  cartel  "Pacific"  to 
be  exchanged  for  British  prisoners,  as  returned  by  Thomas  Stone,  Commissary 
[year  not  given]  ;  said  Main,  1st  Lieutenant,  reported  as  having  been  taken  in  the 
"Yankee  Hero"  (privateer)  by  the  British  ship  "Milford." 

Mainakd,  Bannister.  Private,  Capt.  Haskell's  co..  Col.  Bradford's  (14th)  regt.; 
entered  service  July  10,  1779;  discharged  April  10,  1780;  term,  9  months. 

Mainard,  DAvid.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Hill's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.; 
marched  Aug.  19,  1777 ;  service  to  Aug.  26, 1777, 6  days ;  company  marched  from 
Harvard  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington. 

Mainard,  John,  Framingham.  Account  showing  sums  of  money  to  be  paid  from  the 
public  treasury  to  sundry  persons  for  losses  sustained  at  battles  of  Lexington  and 
Bunker  Hill;  amounts  allowed  in  Council  June  13,  1776. 

Maine,  Benjamin.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Kent's  co. ;  enlisted  July  17,  1775;  dis- 
charged Dec.  9,  1775;  service,  5  mos.  3  days;  company  stationed  at  Newbury  for 
defence  of  seacoast. 

Mainland,  James.  Petition  signed  by  William  Shattuck,  asking  that  Capt.  Thomas 
Haws  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  brigantine  "Charming  Sally" 
(privateer);  said  Mainland  and  William  Gould  to  be  the  under  officers;  ordered 
in  Council  Dec.  31,  1777,  that  a  commission  be  issued. 

Mainohd,  Adam.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Ralph  Earl's  7th  (Paxton)  co..  Col.  Samuel 
Denny's  (1st  Worcester  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  chosen  by  the 
several  companies  in  said  regiment,  dated  Leicester,  March  28,  1776 ;  ordered  in 
Council  April  4,  1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned ;  reported  commissioned 
April  0,  1776. 

Mains,  George.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Simeon  Brown's  co..  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt.; 
engaged  July  1,  1778;  service,  6  mos.  8  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  company  dis- 
charged at  East  Greenwich ;  regiment  raised  in  Essex  and  York  counties;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  rolls  dated  East  Greenwich,  Sept.  17,  Sept.  24,  Oct. 
14,  Nov.  6,  and  Nov.  14,  1778;  engagement  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779. 

Mains,  Thomas.  Matross,  Capt.  Abner  Lowell's  (Matross)  co. ;  marched  July  1, 1776  ; 
service  to  Aug.  31, 1776, 2  mos. ;  company  stationed  at  Falmouth,  Cumberland  Co. 

Mains,  William,  Georgetown.  List  of  men  raised  in  Lincoln  Co.  for  the  term  of 
9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April 
20,  1778,  returned  as  received  of  Jonathan  Warner,  Commissioner,  by  Col.  R. 
Putnam,  July  20, 1778 ;  residence,  Georgetown  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Georgetown  ; 
arrived  at  Fishkill  June  12  (also  given  June  16),  1778. 

Mains,  William.  Private,  Capt.  William  Lithgow's  co. ;  marched  March  19,  1776 ; 
service  to  Aug.  31,  1776,  5  mos.  13  days  ;  company  stationed  at  Falmouth,  Cum- 
berland Co.  for  defence  of  seacoast;  also,  Capt.  William  Litligow.  Jr.'s  co..  Col. 
Mitchel's  regt.;  service  from  Aug.  31,  1776,  to  Nov.  23,  1776,2  mos.  23  days; 
company  stationed  at  Falmouth  for  defence  of  seacoast. 


144  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

Mainter,  Jekemiah.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  (1st)  co. ;  list  of  seacoast 
officers  stationed  at  Elizabeth  Islands  and  Martha's  Vineyard ;  commissioned  Jan. 
6,  1776. 

Maie,  William.  2d  Lieutenant,  brigantine  "Vagrant"  (privateer);  petition  dated 
Boston,  Oct.  14, 1778,  signed  l^y  Thomas  Harris,  in  behalf  of  himself  and  Jonathan 
Harris,  of  Boston,  asking  that  John  Conway  be  commissioned  as  commander  of 
said  vessel ;  ordered  in  Council  Oct.  14,  1778,  that  a  commission  be  issued. 

Mairer,  Loda.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Middlesex  Co.,  agreeable  to  resolve 
of  Dec.  2,  1780,  as  returned  by  Joseph  Hosmer,  Superintendent  for  said  county ; 
age,  36  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  eyes,  dark; 
occupation,  laborer  (also  given  armorer) ;  engaged  for  town  of  Newton ;  engaged 
July  7,  1781 ;  term,  3  years. 

Mairtin,  Abel.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Willmarth's  co.,  Col.  Isaac  Deen's  regt. ; 
marched  July  31,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  10  days,  at  Rhode 
Island  on  the  alarm  of  July  31,  1780.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Attlel)orough. 

Mairtin,  Job.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Willmarth's  CO.,  Col.  Isaac  Deen's  regt. ;  marched 
July  31,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  10  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  on  the 
alarm  of  Julj'  31,  1780.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Attleborough. 

Maisdim  [George].  Order  of  the  day,  dated  Cambridge,  May  29,  1775,  taken  from 
Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  Orderly  Book;  said  Maisdim  reported  as  Adjutant  of 
the  day. 

Maiser,  Lawrance.  Return  of  men  raised  in  Suffolk  Co.  for  Continental  service, 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780 ;  engaged  for  town  of  Boston  ;  engaged  June 
5^1781. 

Maiticemas[  ?],  Patrick.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  [year 
not  given] ;  residence,  Maiden ;  engaged  for  town  of  Maiden. 

Majastram,  .  Private,  Col.  Armand's  Legion  (Independent  corps  taken  into  Con- 
tinental service  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  25,  1778) ;  list  dated  July  -,  1778. 

Major, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mager.] 

Major,  John.  Private,  Capt.  John  Mott's  co.,  Col.  Elias  Dayton's  (3d  New  Jersey) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  June  3,  1777  ;  enlisted  Jan.  17,  1777 ;  reported  died  April 
28,  1777. 

Major,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Bonney's  co..  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hamp- 
shire Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  21,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 
12  days,  at  New  London,  Conn.,  including  5  days  (102  miles)  travel  home;  roll 
dated  Chesterfield;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Clap's  co..  Col.  Israel  Chapin's  (3d)  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  16, 1779;  discharged  Nov.  21, 1779;  service,  1  mo.  12  days,  at  Claver- 
ack,  including  5  days  (100  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

Major,  Joseph,  Georgetown  (also  given  Boston).  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army,  as  returned  by  the  Selectmen  of  Amesbury ;  residence,  George- 
town ;  engaged  for  town  of  Amesbury  (also  given  Ipswich) ;  joined  Col.  Handly's 
(Henley's)  regt. ;  term,3years;  a^^o,  Col.  David  Henley's  regt.;  return  of  recruits 
for  knapsacks,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  16, 1778 ;  reported  under  marching  orders ;  also, 
return  certified  at  Camp  near  Morristown,  April  30,  1780,  of  officers  and  men 
belonging  to  Col.  Lee's,  Col.  Henley's,  and  Col.  Jackson's  regts.,  and  men  belong- 
ing to  Massachusetts  in  Col.  Henry  Sherburne's  regt.,  who  were  incorporated  into 
a  regiment  under  the  command  of  Col.  Henry  Jackson,  agreeable  to  the  arrange- 
ment of  April  9,  1779;  rank.  Private;  residence,  Boston ;  engaged  Feb.  15,  1778; 
term,  during  war;  said  Major  appears  among  men  belonging  to  Col.  David  Hen- 
ley's regt.  who  had  been  discharged  from  the  rolls  prior  to  above  arrangement; 
reported  deserted  April  10,  1778. 


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Majok,  Richard.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Caleb  Turner's  co. ;  engaged  July  13,  1775 ;  service 
to  Dec.  31,  1775,  6  mos.  3  days,  in  defence  of  seacoast;  roll  dated  Bristol;  also, 
1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Boyd's  co.  of  matrosses  stationed  at  Bristol ;  list  of 
officers  of  Lincoln  Co.  militia;  commissioned  Aug.  21,  1777. 

Major,  Simon.  Private,  Capt.  Francis  Felton's  (Marblehead)  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  8, 
1776 ;  service  to  Nov.  15,  1776,  10  mos.  9  days,  in  defence  of  seacoast. 

Majorey,  John.  List  of  prisoners  on  board  the  cartel  "  Hostage  "  to  be  exchanged  for 
British  prisoners,  as  returned  by  Thomas  Stone,  Commissary  [year  not  given] ; 
said  Majorey,  Sergeant  of  Marines,  reported  taken  in  the  sloop  "Retrieve"  (pri- 
vateer), of  Casco  Bay,  by  the  British  ship  "  Milford." 

Majory, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Magery,  Magry,  Majorey, 

Majury.] 

Majort,  John,  Falmouth.  Corporal,  Capt.  Joseph  Noyes's  co. ;  enlisted  July  13, 
1775;  service  to  Dec.  31,  1775,  6  mos.  3  days;  company  stationed  at  Falmouth, 
Cumberland  Co.,  for  defence  of  seacoast;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army  from  Col.  Peter  Noyes's  (1st  Cumberland  Co.)  regt. ;  residence, 
Falmouth ;  engaged  for  town  of  Bradford ;  joined  Capt.  Blasdel's  (Blaisdell's)  co.. 
Col.  AVigglesworth's  regt. ;  term,  3  years;  also.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Smart's  co..  Col. 
Calvin  Smith's  (late  Wigglesworth's)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  June  30,  1778;  residence,  Falmouth;  reported  dis- 
charged ;  also,  Capt.  Nicholas  Blasdel's  co..  Col.  Edward  Wigglesworth's  regt. ; 
return  dated  Camp  Valley  Forge,  Feb.  5,  1778;  mustered  by  Esquire  Cushing, 
County  Muster  Master ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  May,  1778,  dated 
Camp  Valley  Forge ;  reported  on  furlough  ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll 
for  June,  1778,  dated  "  Camp  Greeage ;  "  reported  on  furlough. 

Majory,  John.  Receipt  dated  Southampton,  April  23,  1781,  for  bounties  paid  said 
Majory  and  others  by  the  town  of  Southampton  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  3  years,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780;  also,  descriptive  list 
of  men  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  as  returned  by 
Noah  Goodman,  Superintendent;  age,  17  vrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion, 
light;  hair,  light;  occupation,  farmer;  engaged  for  town  of  Southampton; 
engaged  April  24,  1781 ;  term,  3  years. 

Majory,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  William  Hooper's  co. ;  enlisted  July  17, 1775 ;  service, 
to  Dec.  31,  1775,  5  mos.  28  days,  in  defence  of  seacoast;  rolls  dated  Marblehead; 
also,  same  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  4,  1776;  service  to  Sept.  1,  1776,  7  mos.  28  days,  in 
defence  of  seacoast;  rolls  dated  Marblehead. 

Majury,  John,  Falmouth.  List  of  men  raised  in  Feb.  and  March,  1777,  to  serve  in 
the  Continental  Army,  as  returned  by  Capt.  John  Savory,  dated  Bradford,  Feb. 
13,  1778;  residence,  Falmouth;  engaged  for  East  Parish  in  Bradford;  joined 
Capt.  Nicholas  Blasdel's  (Blaisdell's)  co..  Col.  Edward  Wigglesworth's  regt.; 
term,  3  years. 

Majus,  Silas,  Martha's  Vineyard.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  from  Capt.  Nathan  Snow's  co.  (South  co.  in  Abington),  Col.  Mitchel's  (3d 
Plymouth  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Abington,  May  15,  1777;  residence,  Martha's  Vine- 
yard ;  engaged  for  town  of  Abington ;  joined  Capt.  Turner's  co..  Col.  Bradford's 
regt. ;  term,  3  years. 

Makecumber,  Mattheav,  Taunton.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Jesse  Saunders's  co..  Col.  P.  D. 
Seargeant's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  4,  1775;  service, 
89  days. 

Makember,  James,  Dighton.  Private,  Capt.  James  Briggs's  co. ;  service,  29  days; 
company  marched  from  Dighton  Oct.  2,  1777,  under  command  of  Col.  Freeman 
on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island  and  was  discharged  Oct.  29, 1777,  by  Gen. 
Spencer. 


146  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND  SAILORS 


Makenet,  Abner.  List  of  men  raised  in  Cumberland  Co.  to  serve  as  militia,  agree- 
able to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778,  as  returned  by  Brig.  Lemuel  Thompson,  dated 
Brunswick,  July  1,  1778;  engaged  for  town  of  Scarborough. 

Makentier,  Jacob.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Gage's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  Dec.  21,  1777;  service  to  Feb.  3,  1778,  1  mo.  13  days,  at  Winter 
Hill. 

Makentire,  Jacob.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Johnson's  co..  Col.  Johnson's  regt.;  en- 
listed Aug.  14,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  4  mos.,  with  Northern 
army,  including  13  days  (265  miles)  travel  home.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Andover. 

Makentdsh,  James,  Raby.  Corporal,  Capt.  Reuben  Dow's  co..  Col.  William  Pres- 
cott's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  25,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  14  days. 

Makepace,  Isaac.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Bates's  co..  Col.  Abiel  Mitchel's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  28, 1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  31, 1780 ;  service,  3  mos.  6  days ;  regiment 
raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

Makepace,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Bates's  co.,  Col.  Abiel  Mitchel's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  28, 1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1780 ;  service,  3  mos.  6  days ;  regiment 
raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

Makepeace,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Makepace,  Makepeas, 

Makepeice,  Makpeace,  Makpeas,  Makpece,  Makpee,  Makpees.] 

Makepeace,  Caesar,  Boston.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster 
Master  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  June  22,  1777;  Capt.  Knapp's  co..  Col. 
Shephard's  regt. ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Knap's  co..  Col.  William  Sheppard's 
(3d)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Maj'  1,  1777,  to  Dec. 
31,  1779 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  dated  Jan.  30, 1778 ;  residence,  Boston ; 
enlisted  for  town  of  Norton ;  mustered  by  State  and  Continental  Muster  Masters ; 
also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1778,  March  and  April, 
1779,  dated  Providence;  enlisted  May  14,  1777;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Capt. 
Seth  Banister's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  (4th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Jan.  4,  1780;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  return 
made  up  for  the  year  1780,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  May  1, 1777 ;  reported  dis- 
charged Jan.  4,  1780. 

Makepeace,  Ebenezer.  Surgeon's  Mate,  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th)  regt.;  Conti- 
nental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  June  8, 1778,  to  May  13, 1779 ;  reported 
resigned  May  13,  1779;  also,  Col.  William  Shepard's  (3d)  regt.;  muster  roll  of 
field,  staff,  and  commissioned  officers,  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Provi- 
dence; appointed  June  1,  1778. 

Makepeace,  Elliot,  Western  (Warren).  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Read's  co.  of  Minute- 
men,  Col.  Jonathan  Warner's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Roxbury ;  service,  25  days;  also.  Sergeant,  Capt. 
John  Banister's  co..  Col.  JobCushing's  regt.;  engaged  Sept.  19, 1777;  discharged 
Nov.  29,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  10  days,  with  Northern  army. 

Makepeace  George,  Norton.  Captain  of  a  company  of  matrosses  raised  in  Bristol 
Co.;  list  of  officers;  commissioned  March  27  [?],  1776;  also.  Captain,  2d  co.  of 
matrosses ;  list  of  officers  chosen  by  two  companies  in  Brig.  Gen.  George  God- 
frey's brigade,  dated  Taunton,  Sept.  30,  1776;  ordered  in  Council  Oct.  31,  1776, 
that  said  officers  be  commissioned ;  also.  Captain,  Col.  John  Dagget's  regt. ;  ser- 
vice, 25  days ;  company  marched  Dec.  8,  1776,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

Makepeace,  Gershom  (also  given  Gorham),  Brookfield.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Dan- 
forth's  CO.  of  volunteers.  Col.  Convers's  regt. ;  service,  31  days ;  company  marched 
from  Brookfield  Sept.  23,  1777,  to  join  army  under  Gen.  Gates  at  the  Northward. 


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Makepeace,  Isaac.  Company  receipt,  given  to  Capt.  Hodges,  for  wages  for  Nov., 
1776,  dated  Dorchester;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Trow's  co.,  Col.  Jolin  Hath- 
away's  regt. ;  service,  21  days,  in  April  and  May,  1777,  at  Rhode  Island ;  said 
Makepeace  reported  as  among  those  who  did  not  agree  to  tarry  2  months  and 
2  days  (34  miles)  travel  allowed  him  to  return  home;  company  raised  in  Bristol 
Co. ;  also,  Capt.  Abiel  Clap's  co..  Col.  Carpenter's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  service,  34 
days;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  July  24,  1777. 

Makepeace,  Jason,  Western  (Warren).  Descriptive  list  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  10, 
1781;  Capt.  Killam's  co..  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th)  regt.;  rank.  Corporal;  age, 
23yrs.;  stature, 5 ft.  10 in. ;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  eyes,  gray  ;  residence. 
Western;  enlisted  Jan.  26,  1780,  by  Capt.  Benson;  enlistment,  during  war;  also. 
Corporal,  Capt.  Joseph  Killam's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Jan., 
1781,  sworn  to  in  Garrison  at  West  Point;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  rolls 
for  Feb.-April,  1781,  sworn  to  in  Garrison  at  West  Point ;  reported  sick  in  hospital 
at  Highlands. 

Makepeace,  Seth,  Raynham.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Thayer's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Mar- 
shall's regt. ;  service  from  July  31,  1776,  to  Jan.  1,  1777,  5  mos. 

Makepeace,  Seth,  Taunton.  Private,  Capt.  Ichabod  Leonard's  co..  Col.  John  Hath- 
eway's  regt. ;  service,  20  days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  company  marched  from  Taunton 
to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  in  April,  1777,  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  George  Godfrey;  also, 
Capt.  Ebenezer  Dean's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt. ;  service,  1  mo.  4  days ; 
company  marched  from  Taunton  to  Rehoboth,  thence  to  Bristol,  thence  to  Provi- 
dence, R.  I.,  and  thence  home;  roll  dated  Nov.  5,  1777;  also,  certificate  dated 
Taunton,  Sept.  5,  1781,  signed  by  Benjamin  Lincoln,  2d,  Chairman  of  a  Class  of 
said  town,  certifying  that  he  had  paid  said  Makepeace  bounty  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780,  as  attested  by  James 
Williams,  Superintendent  for  Bristol  Co. ;  engaged  for  town  of  Taunton ;  also, 
descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Bristol  Co.  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army, 
returned  as  received  of  James  AVilliams,  Superintendent  for  said  county,  by 
Joshua  Wilbore,  at  Taunton,  March  21,  1781,  to  be  conducted  to  Springfield  and 
delivered  to  Col.  Shepard;  Capt.  Eddy's  co.,  3d  regt. ;  age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  .5  ft. 
8  in.;  complexion,  dark;  eyes,  gray;  hair,  brown;  occupation,  laborer;  resi- 
dence, Taunton  ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

Makepeace,  Seth.  Private,  Capt.  Simeon  Cobb's  co.,  3d  regt.,  Gen.  Godfrey's  bri- 
gade; enlisted  Aug.  14,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  2  days;  company  detached  from 
militia  to  serve  at  Rhode  Island  for  4  weeks  in  a  regiment  under  Capt.  Samuel 
Fisher. 

Makepeace,  Thomas,  Taunton.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Haskins's  co.,  Col.  John 
Jacobs's  regt. ;  enlisted  June  13, 1778 ;  service,  3  mos.,  at  Rhode  Island ;  reported 
died  Sept.  13,  1778.    Roll  dated  Tiverton. 

Makepeace,  William,  Norton.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Seth  Gilbert's  (2d  Norton)  co.  of 
militia,  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt.,  which  marched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of 
April  19,  1775;  said  Makepeace  marched  April  19,  1775;  service,  5  days. 

Makepeace,  William,  Norton.  Private,  Capt.  George  Makepeace's  co..  Col.  John 
Dagget's  regt. ;  service,  3  days ;  company  marched  Dec.  8,  1776,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island;  also,  pay  roll  of  a  detachment  from  Capt.  George  Makepeace's 
CO.,  Col.  George  Williams's  regt.,  which  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  Oct.  13, 1777, 
by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Godfry ;  service,  7  days. 

Makepeace,  William,  Norton.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Cobb's  co..  Col.  Danforth 
Keyes's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  25,  1777  ;  discharged  Jan.  2,  1778;  service,  4  mos.  8 
days,  at  Rhode  Island  ;  also.  Private,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Dec,  1777, 
sworn  to  at  Providence. 


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Makepeace,  William,  Norton.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Robinson's  co. ;  enlisted  June 
21,  1778;  service,  22  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  company  raised  to  serve  in  Col. 
Wade's  regt.  for  21  days  from  June  21,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Robinson's  co., 
Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  29,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  14  days,  at 
Rhode  Island ;  company  raised  to  serve  for  6  weeks  from  July  29,  1778. 

Makepeace,  William,  Raynham.  Private,  Capt.  James  Perry's  co.,  Col.  Paul  Dud- 
ley Sargent's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  Capt.  Josiah 
Crocker's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt. ;  service,  25  days ;  company  marched 
from  Taunton  to  Rhode  Island,  agreeable  to  order  of  Council  of  July  -,  1778,  to 
serve  for  6  weeks. 

Makepeace,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Hodges's  co..  Col.  Hathaway's  regt.; 
enlisted  March  23,  1779;  discharged  April  17,  1779;  service,  26  days,  at  Rhode 
Island;  roll  sworn  to  at  Taunton;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  company  return 
dated  Little  Compton,  April  10,  1779;  statement  affixed  made  by  Israel  Fisher,  of 
Warwick,  one  of  said  company,  states  that  service  was  for  5  or  6  mos.  at  Rhode 
Island. 

Makepeace,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Robinson's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  13,  1779; 
discharged  Sept.  12,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  2  days;  company  detached  from  militia 
to  serve  at  Rhode  Island  for  4  weeks  in  a  regiment  under  Capt.  Samuel  Fisher, 
Commandant.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Attleborough. 

Makepeace,  William.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Seth  Smith's  co.  of  matrosses;  engaged  June 
3,  1778;  discharged  June  9,  1778;  service,  9  days;  company  marched  from  Nor- 
ton to  Freetown  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Godfry ;  also,  Capt.  Seth  Smith's  co..  Col. 
Isaac  Dean's  (4th  Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7, 
1780;  service,  9  days;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  Aug. 
1,  1780. 

Makepeas,  Jason.  Corporal,  Capt.  Silas  Walker's  co.,  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath's  detach- 
ment; enlisted  Nov.  1,  1779;  discharged  Feb.  1,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  4  days, 
with  guards  at  Boston. 

Makepeas,  William.  List  of  men  mustered  by  James  Leonard,  Muster  Master  for 
Bristol  Co.,  dated  Sept.  2,  1777;  Capt.  Silas  Cobb's  co.,  Col.  Danforth  Keyes's 
regt. 

Makepeice,  jAso>f.  Corporal,  Capt.  Benson's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  regt.;  Conti- 
nental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  26,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  term, 
during  war. 

Makepeice,  Seth,  Raynham.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac, Thayer's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Mar- 
shall's regt.;  enlisted  June  27,  1776;  service  to  Aug.  1,  1776,  1  mo.  4  days. 

Makepeice,  Seth.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Shaw's  co.,  Col.  George  Williams's  regt.; 
service,  1  mo.  1  day;  company  marched  from  Raynham,  Taunton,  and  Easton, 
in  Sept.,  1777,  on  a  secret  expedition. 

Makepeice,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Shaw's  co.,  Col.  George  Williams's 
regt.;  service,  1  mo.  1  day;  company  marched  from  Raynham,  Taunton,  and 
Easton,  in  Sept.,  1777,  on  a  secret  expedition. 

Makepiece  [Uriah],  Boston.  Doctor's  Mate,  on  board  the  armed  ship  "Deane," 
commanded  by  Capt.  Elisha  Hinman  ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated 
Boston,  Nov.  -,  1780;  age,  28  yrs. ;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Boston. 

Maker,  Burton  (also  given  Burden),  Harwich,  also  given  Barnstable  and  Yarmouth. 
Private,  Capt.  John  Russell's  co. ;  marched  July  28,  1776 ;  service  to  Sept.  30, 
1776,  2  mos.  2  days;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for  defence  of 
seacoast;  also,  Capt.  John  Russell's  co. ;  service  from  Sept.  30,  1776,  to  Nov.  22, 
1776,  1  mo.  22  days ;  company  raised  for  defence  of  seacoast  and  stationed  at 


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Maker,  Burton  (also  given  Burden)  ,  continued. 

Martin's  (Martha's)  Vineyard  under  Maj.  Barachiah  Bassett;  also,  list  of  men 
raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  2d  Barnstable  Co.  regt.,  as  returned 
by  Maj.  Zenas  Winslow  and  Capt.  Abijah  Bangs;  residence,  Harwich ;  engaged 
for  town  of  Harwich;  joined  Capt.  G.  Webb's  co.,  Col.  Shephard's  regt. ;  term 
to  expire  in  1780 ;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  Joseph  Otis,  Muster  Master  for 
Barnstable  Co.,  dated  Barnstable,  Feb.  21,  1777;  Capt.  James  Davis's  co..  Col. 
Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt. ;  mustered  Feb.  18,  1777 ;  terra,  3  years ;  also.  Private, 
5th  CO.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  ser- 
vice from  Feb.  15,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  John  Russell's  co..  Col. 
Bradford's  regt. ;  subsistence  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  Feb.  15,  1777,  to 
March  21,  1777 ;  credited  with  46  days  subsistence,  including  allowance  for  11  days 
(220  miles)  travel  on  march  from  Boston  to  Bennington ;  also,  Capt.  John  Lament's 
CO.,  Col.  Bradford's  (12th)  regt. ;  return  [j'ear  not  given]  ;  mustered  bj'  County 
and  Continental  Muster  Masters;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  return  of  men  who 
were  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  and  who  had  not  been  absent  subse- 
quently except  on  furlough,  etc.;  joined  May  1,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Haskell's  co., 
Col.  Bradford's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 
1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780 ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  in  Continental  service ;  Capt. 
Hastings's  (also  given  Capt.  Joseph  Bates's)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th) 
regt. ;  age,  23  (also  given  24)  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  light  (also 
given  freckled) ;  hair,  red  (also  given  sandy  and  light)  ;  occupation,  cooper ; 
birthplace,  Berkley  (also  given  Yarmouth) ;  residence,  Barnstable  (also  given 
Yarmouth) ;  enlisted  Oct.  -,  1779,  by  Capt.  Redding ;  enlistment,  during  war ;  also, 
Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Bates's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  muster 
rolls  for  Jan.-May,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  reported  on  the  guard  boat  in  Jan., 
1781 ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  June  and  July,  1781 ;  reported  on  command  at  West 
Point;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781,  dated  Camp  at  Peekskill;  reported  on 
command  at  West  Point;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781 ;  also,  muster  roll  for 
Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  dated  York  Huts;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Dec,  1781-Feb., 
1782,  dated  York  Huts  and  sworn  to  at  West  Point;  also,  Capt.  Hastings's 
CO.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  list  of  men  who  died  or  were  discharged  subse- 
quent to  Jan.  1, 1781 ;  said  Maker  discharged  June  10, 1783,  by  Gen.  Washington, 
term  of  enlistment  having  expired ;  also,  list  of  men  entitled  to  honorary  badges 
for  long  and  faithful  service;  said  Maker  served  from  Jan.  -,  1777;  entitled  to 
1  and  2  stripes. 

Maker,  Charles.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Ide's  co..  Col.  Carpenter's  regt.;  enlisted 
Aug.  13,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1779;  service,  1  mo.;  travel  allowed  to  and 
from  camp  at  Providence;  company  detached  from  militia  to  serve  at  Rhode 
Island  for  4  weeks  in  a  regiment  under  Capt.  Samuel  Fisher. 

Maker,  James,  Salem  (also  given  Harwich).  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Conti- 
nental Army  from  1st  Essex  Co.  regt. ;  residence,  Salem ;  engaged  for  town  of 
Salem;  joined  Capt.  Page's  co..  Col.  Francis's  regt. ;  term,  3  years;  also,  list  of 
men  mustered  by  Joseph  Otis,  Muster  Master  for  Barnstable  Co.,  dated  Barn- 
stable, Feb.  21,  1777;  Capt.  James  Davis's  co..  Col.  Gamaliel  Bi-adford's  regt.; 
engaged  for  town  of  Harwich;  mustered  Feb.  18,  1777;  term,  3  years;  also.  Pri- 
vate, 5th  CO.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  Feb.  15,  1777,  to  March  10,  1778 ;  reported  deceased ;  also,  Capt. 
Samuel  Page's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt.;  subsistence  allowed  from  date 
of  enlistment,  March  13,  1777,  to  time  of  marching  to  Bennington,  April  8,  1777; 
credited  with  39  days  allowance,  including  allowance  for  travel  (240  miles)  on 
march  to  Bennington;  also,  Capt.  John  Lamont's  co..  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's 
(12th)  regt.;  return  [year  not  given] ;  residence,  Harwich;  enlisted  for  town  of 
Harwich;  mustered  by  County  and  Continental  Muster  Masters ;  also,  same  co. 
and  regt.;  return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777;  joined 
May  1,  1777. 


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Maker,  Jesse.  Private,  Capt.  John  Russell's  co. ;  service  from  Sept.  30, 1776,  to  Nov. 
22,  1776,  1  mo.  22  days ;  company  raised  for  defence  of  seacoast  and  stationed  at 
Martin's  (Martha's)  Vineyard  under  Maj.  Barachiah  Bassett. 

Maker,  John.  Private,  Capt.  John  Russell's  co. ;  marched  July  28,  1776;  service  to 
Sept.  30,  1776,  2  mos.  2  days;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for  de- 
fence of  seacoast. 

Maker,  John.  Private,  Capt.  William  Reed's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  19,  1777;  discharged 
Sept.  28,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  10  days;  company  called  out  from  several  town- 
ships by  order  of  Col.  Jonathan  Buck  for  service  at  Machias. 

Maker,  Jonathan  [?].  Private,  Capt.  William  Reed's  co.  [service  not  given]  ;  com- 
pany called  out  from  several  townships  by  order  of  Col.  Jonathan  Buck  for  ser- 
vice at  Machias. 

Maker,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  William  Reed's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  19, 1777;  discharged 
Sept.  28,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  10  days ;  company  called  out  from  several  town- 
ships by  order  of  Col.  Jonathan  Buck  for  service  at  Machias. 

Maker,  Sajviuel.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Sandisfield  for  ser- 
vice in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  2,  1780;  dis- 
charged Dec.  12,  1780 ;  service,  5  mos.  14  days,  including  travel  (75  miles)  home. 
[See  Samuel  Meeker.] 

Maker,  Seth.  Private,  Capt.  John  Russell's  co. ;  marched  July  28,  1776 ;  service  to 
Sept.  30,  1776,  2  mos.  2  days;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for  de- 
fence of  seacoast;  also,  same  co. ;  service  from  Sept.  30,  1776,  to  Nov.  22,  1776, 
1  mo.  22  days;  company  raised  for  defence  of  seacoast  and  stationed  at  Martin's 
(Martha's)  Vineyard  under  Maj.  Barachiah  Bassett;  also,  Capt.  Abijah  Bangs's 
CO.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Oct.,  1777,  dated  Harwich  ;  ser- 
vice, 31  days,  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island. 

Maker,  Seth.  Private,  Capt.  George  Webb's  co..  Col.  William  Shepard's  (3d)  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1778,  dated  Camp  at  Providence;  enlistment,  8  months; 
reported  discharged  Nov.  1,  1778. 

Maker,  Seth.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Active,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Allen  Hallet; 
engaged  May  25,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  31,  1779;  service,  3  mos.  7  days.  Roll 
sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. 

Maker,  William,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Hicks's  co..  Col.  John  Daggett's 
regt. ;  marched  to  camp  Feb.  5, 1778;  discharged  March  31,  1778;  service,  1  mo. 
27  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Cole's  co..  Col.  John  Jacobs's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  1, 1778 ;  service,  6  mos.  1  day,  at  RJiode  Island ;  enlistment  to  expire 
Jan.  1,  1779. 

Makfarling,  Elijah.  Capt.  John  Bradford's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt. ; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxburj',  Nov.  9,  1775. 

Makfield,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Evans's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  15,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  29  days  (also 
given  4  mos.),  in  Northern  department,  including  14  days  (280  miles)  travel  home. 
Roll  sworn  to  in  Middlesex  Co. 

Makins,  John,  Hatfield.  Private,  Capt.  Perez  Graves's  co.,  which  marched  April  21, 
1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Ware;  service,  2  days. 

Makintier,  William,  Salem.  Private,  Capt.  Eleazer  Lindsea's  co.  commanded  by 
Lieut.  Daniel  Gallushee,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug. 
1,  1775;  enlisted  May  19,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  13  days. 

Makintire,  Asa,  Marblehead.  4th  Corporal,  Capt.  William  Curtis's  (1st)  co..  Col. 
John  Glover's  (21st)  regt.;  com  pan  j' return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 


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Makintire,  Perley.  Capt.  Benjamiu  Ames's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's  regt. ;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  14,  1775. 

Maklem,  Jo'n.  Private,  Capt.  David  Cowden's  co.,  4th  Hampshire  Co.  regt. ;  marched 
Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  20,1777;  service,  6  days,  including  travel  (60 
miles)  home;  company  marched  under  command  of  Lieut.  Col.  Ruggles  Wood- 
bridge  on  the  alarm  at  Bennington  of  Aug.  17,  1777. 

Maklem,  Jo'n,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  David  Cowden's  co.,  4th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.; 
marched  Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  20,  1777;  service,  6  days,  including 
travel  (60  miles)  home ;  company  marched  under  command  of  Lieut.  Col.  Ruggles 
Woodbridge  on  the  alarm  at  Bennington  of  Aug.  17,  1777. 

Maklbm,  Robert,  Pelham.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  L.  Woodbridge's  co..  Col.  Nathan 
Tyler's  regt. ;  enlisted  June  25,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  25,  1779;  service,  6  mos.  7 
days,  at  Rhode  Island;  roll  sworn  to  at  Newport;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay 
roll  for  Dec,  1779,  sworn  to  at  Newport,  allowing  1  mo.  6  days  service  at  Rhode 
Island,  travel  (120  miles)  included. 

Maklother,  LAWRE^fCE.  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's 
(38th)  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Chelsea,  Dec. 
27,  1775.^ 

Makontier,  William,  Salem.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Gallushee's  (10th)  co..  Col.  Ben- 
jamin Ruggles  Woodbridge's  (25th)  regt.;  company  refurn  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

Makpeace,  George,  Norton.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Seth  Gilbert's  (2d  Norton)  co.  of 
militia.  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt.,  which  marched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of 
April  19,  1775;  said  Makpeace  marched  April  19,  1775;  service,  12  days. 

Makpeace,  Seth,  Taunton.  Capt.  Joshua  Wilbore's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ; 
service,  1  mo.  23  days;  company  marched  from  Taunton  to  Providence,  R.  I. 
Roll  sworn  to  at  Taunton,  Sept.  23,  1777. 

Makpeas,  Seth.  List  of  men  mustered  by  James  Leonard,  Muster  Master  for  Bristol 
Co.,  for  6  months  service  at  Rhode  Island,  dated  July  7,  1778;  Col.  George 
Williams's  regt. 

Makpeas,  William,  Raynham.  Private,  Capt.  James  Perry's  co..  Col.  Sargent's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  12,  1775;  enlisted  July  2,  1775;  service,  1  mo.  13 
days. 

Makpece,  Seth,  Dighton.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Fuller's  co..  Col.  John  Jacobs's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  7,  1778;  service,  5  mos.  26  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  enlistment  to 
expire  Jan.  1,  1779. 

Makpee,  Seth.  Petition  dated  Camp  at  Hull,  Sept.  17,  1776,  signed  by  said  Makpee 
and  others  belonging  to  battalion  stationed  at  Hull,  asking  for  increase  and  pay- 
ment of  wages. 

Makpees,  William.  Capt.  James  Perry's  co..  Col.  Paul  D.  Sargent's  regt.;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  before  Boston,  Nov.  14,  1775. 

Makumber,  Abiathar.  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Trow's  co.,  Col.  Isaac  Dean's  (Bristol 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  9  days,  at 
Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  1,  1780.    Roll  dated  Norton. 

Malacht,  Hugh,  Salem.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Hiller's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Titcomb's 
regt. ;  arrived  at  destination  May  6,  1777 ;  discharged  July  6,  1777 ;  service, 
2  mos.  6  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  including  3  days  (60  miles)  travel  home.  Roll 
dated  Camp  at  Providence. 

Malacht,  Hugh.  Private;  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Danvers 
for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  25, 1780; 
discharged  Jan.  9, 1781 ;  service,  5  mos.  27  days,  including  travel  (240  miles)  home. 


152  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Malart,  William,  Conway.  List  of  men  belonging  to  militia  of  Conway  who  were 
mustered  by  Lieut.  Col.  David  Wells  for  3  months  service  at  Claverack,  sworn  to 
in  Hampshire  Co.,  Aug.  3, 1780;  Capt.  Whitney's  co  ;  age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
7  in. ;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Conway. 

Malbone,  Godfrey.  Quartermaster  Sergeant,  Col.  Archibald  Crary's  (Rhode  Island) 
regt.  stationed  at  Bristol,  R.  I. ;  muster  roll  of  field  and  staff  officers,  dated 
Bristol,  May  -,  1778 ;  appointed  March  16, 1778 ;  engagement  to  expire  March  16, 
1779. 

Malbone,  Peter.  Master's  Mate;  copy  of  a  list  dated  Boston  Harbor,  on  board  tlie 
brig  "Reprisal,"  Feb.  10,  1778,  of  officers  and  men  belonging  to  the  crew  of  the 
brig  "  Reprisal,"  commanded  by  Capt.  James  Brown,  taken  by  a  British  frigate 
Feb.  19[?],  1778. 

Malbt,  Jonathan.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Yale's  co.;  enlisted  Oct.  12, 1781 ;  discharged 
Oct.  20,  1781 ;  service,  12  days;  company  marched  from  Lee  and  Lenox  to  Still- 
water by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Rosseter  on  an  alarm. 

Malby,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Charles  Dibbel's  co..  Col.  Rosseter's  (3d  Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  18,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  21,  1780;  service,  4  days,  on 
the  alarm  at  the  Northward  of  Oct.  18,  1780. 

Malcolm,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Malcom,  Malcomb,  Mall- 

com,  Malomb,  Melcom.] 

Malcolm,  Allen.  Private,  Capt.  Archibald  McAllister's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  11,  1779;  service  to  Sept.  24,  1779,  2  mos.  13  days,  on  expe- 
dition against  Majorbagaduce.    Roll  endorsed  "  Regt  at  Penobscot." 

Malcolm,  John,  Marblehead.  Private,  Capt.  John  Merrett's  (7th)  co.,  Col.  John 
Glover's  (21st)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May  20, 1775 ;  ser- 
vice, 2  mos.  18  days;  company  marched  to  Cambridge;  also,  company  return 
[probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

Malcolm,  John  Reed  (also  given  John),  Marblehead  (also  given  Andover).  List  of 
men  enlisted  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  in  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  regt.,  as 
returned  by  Lieut.  John  Noyes,  dated  Chelsea,  Dec.  7,  1775 ;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
Ezra  Badlam's  co.,  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt. ;  abstract  for  advance  pay 
for  Jan.,  1776,  etc. ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  March,  1776,  dated 
New  York ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Col. 
Jonathan  Glover's  (5th  Essex  Co.)  regt. ;  residence,  Marblehead  ;  engaged  for  town 
of  Marblehead;  term,  3  years;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber, 
Muster  Master  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  March  2, 1777  ;  Capt.  Pettingill's  co.. 
Col.  Wesson's  regt. ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Dix's  co.,  Col.  James  Wesson's 
(9th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1777,  to  Dec. 
31,  1780;  residence,  Andover;  credited  to  town  of  Andover;  also,  same  co.  and 
regt. ;  return  made  up  for  the  year  1777 ;  mustered  by  Col.  Barber,  State  Muster 
Master;  also,  descriptive  list  dated  Jan.  11, 1781;  Capt.  N.  Dix's  co..  Col.  Michael 
Jackson's  (8th)  regt. ;  rank,  Private ;  age,  24  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  com- 
plexion, brown;  hair,  black;  occupation,  baker;  birthplace,  Marblehead;  resi- 
dence, Marblehead ;  enlisted  Dec.  26, 1776,  at  Peekskill,  by  Capt.  Dix ;  enlistment, 
during  war. 

Malcolm,  Joseph.  Pilot,  brigantine  "Active,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Allen  Hallet; 
engaged  June  11,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  31,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  21  days.  Roll 
sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. 

Malcolm,  Joseph.  List  of  prisoners  on  board  the  cartel  "  Hostage  "  to  be  exchanged 
for  British  prisoners,  as  returned  by  Thomas  Stone,  Commissary  [year  not  given] ; 
said  Malcolm  reported  taken  in  the  sloop  "  Retrieve  "  (privateer),  of  Casco  Bay, 
by  the  British  ship  "  Milford." 


IX  THE  WAR  OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  153 


Malcolm,  Michael.  List  of  prisoners  sent  from  Newport,  R.  I.,  in  the  prison-ship 
"  Lord  Sandwich"  and  landed  at  Bristol  March  7,  1778. 

Malcom,  Andrew.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Ludwig's  co. ;  enlisted  Oct.  7,  1777;  dis- 
charged Dec.  20, 1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  26  days,  including  10  da}'s  (200  miles)  travel 
home ;  company  raised  for  defence  of  Machias ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Waldoborough ; 
also,  Capt.  Thomas  Starret's  co..  Col.  Mason  Wheaton's  regt. ;  service  from  June 
28,  1779,  to  July  5,  1779,  8  days,  at  Camden,  Eastern  department. 

Malcom,  Caesar,  Stoneham.  Descriptive  list  dated  Feb.  20,  1782;  Capt.  Jonathan 
Maynard's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  age,  22  (also  given  17)  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  8  (also  given  5  ft.  9)  in.;  hair,  black;  occupation,  laborer;  birth- 
place, Stoneham ;  residence,  Stoneham ;  enlisted  June  1  (also  given  July  1),  1781 ; 
enlistment,  1  year  (also  given  3  years) ;  reported  a  negro ;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
Jonathan  Maynard's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for 
Jan. -July,  1782;  enlisted  July  1,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years;  reported  on  com- 
mand at  Stanford  in  Feb.  and  March,  1782;  also  reported  deserted  Aug.  15, 
1782;  also,  descriptive  list  of  deserters,  dated  West  Point,  Aug.  18,  1782;  Lieut. 
Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  age,  18  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion, 
mulatto ;  hair,  black  ;  residence,  Stoneham ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Woburn ;  de- 
serted Aug.  15,  1782,  from  West  Point. 

Malcom,  Daniel.    2d  Lieutenant,  sloop  "Phoenix"  (privateer);  petition  signed  by 

John  Rowe,  of  Boston,  in  behalf  of  himself  and  Carliten ,  of  Virginia,  asking 

that  Joseph  Cunningham  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  said  vessel ;  ordered 
in  Council  Sept.  24,  1776,  that  a  commission  be  issued. 

Malcom,  David.  Capt.  Samuel  Foster's  co..  Col.  John  Greaton's  (2d)  regt.;  return 
[year  not  given] ;  reported  deserted. 

Malcom,  James.  Private,  Lieut.  Col.  Jabez  Hatch's  (Boston)  regt. ;  service  with  de- 
tachment commanded  by  Maj.  Andrew  Symmes  drafted  to  serve  for  5  weeks  in 
guarding  stores  at  and  about  Boston  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath,  agreeable  to  order 
of  Council  of  May  12,  1777. 

Malcom,  James.  Acting  Midshipman,  State  ship  "  Tartar,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Cathcart;  engaged  Oct.  22, 1782;  discharged  Nov.  22, 1782;  service,  1  mo.  Roll 
sworn  to  at  Boston. 

Malcom,  John.  Volunteer,  brigantine  "Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Allen  Hallet;  engaged  July  23,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  18,  1778;  also.  Seaman, 
same  vessel  and  commander;  engaged  Feb.  22, 1779;  discharged  April  30,  1779; 
service,  1  mo.  9  days;  also,  Seaman,  brigantine  "Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by 
Capt.  John  Cathcart;  engaged  May  12,  1779;  discharged  June  23,  1779;  service, 
1  mo.  11  days;  roll  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. 

Malcom,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Lemont's  co..  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's  regt.; 
enlisted  June  26,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  24,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  28  days,  on 
Penobscot  expedition. 

Malcom,  John.  Seaman,  ship  "Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F.  Williams; 
engaged  Nov.  30,  1780;  discharged  Sept.  4,  1781;  service,  9  mos.  4  days.  Roll 
sworn  to  at  Boston. 

Malcom,  John.  Tailor,  frigate  "Deane,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel  Nicholson; 
engaged  Jan.  29,  1782;  service  to  May  31,  1782,  4  mos.  2  days;  engagement, 
12  months. 

Malcom,  John.  Receipt  dated  May  16,  1783,  for  wages  for  service  to  May  10,  1783, 
on  board  the  frigate  "  Hague,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Manley. 


154  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Malcom,  Johx  Reed,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  Badlam's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's 
(26th)  regt. ;  pay  abstracts  for  Feb.-June,  1776,  dated  New  York ;  also,  account 
of  articles  lost  bv  sundry  officers  and  soldiers  belonging  to  the  26th  regt.  at  the 
evacuation  of  New  York  Sept.  14,  1776. 

Malcom,  Joseph.  Sergeant,  Capt.  David  Copp's  co. ;  return  of  men  stationed  at  Pierce's 
Island  Nov.  5,  1775. 

Malcom,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Tobias  Lord's  co. ;  service  from  May  31,  1776,  to 
date  of  discharge,  June  22,  1776,  22  days ;  company  stationed  at  Falmouth  for 
defence  of  seacoast. 

Malcom,  Joseph.  Master,  schooner  "  Hannah,"  bound  on  voyage  from  Boston  to 
Baltimore,  Md. ;  portage  bill  made  up  for  advance  wages  for  1  month,  etc.,  dated 
Boston,  Jan.  1,  1779;  engaged  Dec.  14,  1778. 

Malcom,  Michael.  Seaman,  brig  "  Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Foster  Wil- 
liams; engaged  May  12,  1779;  service  to  Sept.  6,  1779,  3  mos.  26  days;  stature, 
5  ft.  6.;^  in. ;  nationality,  American.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. 

Malcom,  W.  Order  addressed  to  Gen.  Warner,  dated  Fishkill,  June  25,  1778,  signed 
by  said  Malcom,  Adjutant  General,  directing  him  to  order  drafts  at  Fishkill  to 
West  Point  as  also  those  expected. 

Malcom,  William.  Receipt  given  to  Dummer  Sewall,  dated  Georgetown,  Nov.  2, 
1775,  signed  by  said  Malcom  and  others  lielonging  to  Capt.  James  Lamont's  co., 
for  advance  pay  for  1  month ;  also,  C^pt.  John  Berry's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's 
regt.  of  guards ;  enlisted  Aug.  18, 1778 ;  discharged  Dec.  22,  1778 ;  service,  4  mos. 
5  days ;  roll  dated  Camp  Winter  Hill ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Lemont's 
CO.,  Maj.  William  Lithgow's  detachment ;  enlisted  Sept.  15, 1779 ;  discharged  Nov. 

1,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  15  days,  at  Penobscot. 

Malcom,  William.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Read's  co..  Col.  James  Hunter's  corps 
raised  for  defence  of  eastern  Massachusetts ;  engaged  March  20, 1782 ;  discharged 
Nov.  20,  1782;  service,  8  mos.  1  day. 

Malcomb,  Michael.  List  of  deserters  from  24th  regt.  commanded  by  Col.  John  Grea- 
ton;  age,  17yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  brown;  deserted  April  27  [year 
not  given,  probably  1776] . 

Malcombor,  Job,  Warwick.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Knap's  co..  Col.  William  Shep- 
pard's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  15,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779;  credited  to  town  of  Taunton ;  reported  invalided;  also,  same  co. 
and  regt. ;  return  dated  Jan.  30,  1778 ;  residence,  Warwick ;  enlisted  for  town  of 
Warwick ;  mustered  by  State  and  Continental  Muster  Masters ;  also,  same  co.  and 
regt. ;  list  of  men  reported  as  on  furlough  to  whom  gratuities  were  due ;  certificate 
attached,  signed  by  Capt.  Knap,  certifies  that  said  men  were  in  camp  on  or  before 
Aug.  15, 1777 ;  also,  Lieut.  Ephraim  Minot's  corps  of  invalids  stationed  at  Boston ; 
joined  Sept.  5, 1778 ;  service  to  Oct.  1, 1778, 25  days ;  order  for  payment  of  amount 
of  roll,  dated  Headquarters,  Boston,  and  signed  by  Maj.  Gen.  W.  Heath;  also, 
order  on  the  Board  of  War,  payaijle  to  Lieut.  Osgood  Carleton,  dated  Boston, 
May  21, 1779,  signed  by  said  Malcombor  and  others,  for  the  donation  of  clothing 
allowed  by  the  several  towns  of  the  state ;  certificate  attached  to  order,  dated 
Boston,  May  24,  1779,  signed  by  Lieut.  Osgood  Carleton,  certifies  that  said  Mal- 
combor and  others  had  been  transferred  to  the  corps  of  invalids  stationed  at 
Boston  under  his  command  and  had  not  received  the  clothing  which  they  should 
have  had  "the  last  winter;"  also,  Capt.  Moses  McFarland's  co.  of  invalids  sta- 
tioned at  Boston,  Col.  Lewis  Nicola's  regt.;  muster  rolls  dated  Sept.  9,  and  Oct. 

2,  1779 ;  reported  on  furlough  on  roll  dated  Oct.  2, 1779 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1779. 


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Malcoy,  Johx.  Private,  Capt.  James  Mallon's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Putnam's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  IS,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  4,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  28  days,  including  12  da.vs 
(240  miles)  travel  home ;  regiment  raised  in  Essex  and  Plymouth  counties  to  rein- 
force Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

Mali)-\vin,  SAJtuEL.  List  of  prisoners  sent  from  New  York  in  the  cartel  "  Rising 
Empire,"  as  returned  by  Commissary  Godfrey  [year  not  given]  ;  said  Maldwin 
reported  as  belonging  to  Connecticut  and  as  employed  in  the  "Oliver  Cromwell," 
of  Connecticut. 

Male,  William.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Fisk ;  engaged  Dec.  31, 1776 ;  discharged  Feb.  17, 1777.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Boston. 

Malert,  Peter.  Private,  Capt.  Amariah  Babbit's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds'sregt. ; 
service,  5  days ;  company  marched  Oct.  14,  1780,  on  an  alarm  at  the  Northward. 

Malescot,  Nicholas.  Petition  dated  Boston,  July  28, 1779,  signed  by  James  Macduff, 
merchant  in  the  island  of  Guadaloupe,  asking  that  said  Malescot  be  commissioned 
as  commander  of  the  brigantine  "  Vigilant"  (privateer) ;  ordered  in  Council  July 
21,  1779,  that  a  commission  be  issued. 

Malet, -.     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Male,  Malley,  Malj',  Mayley.] 

Haley,  Daniel,  Marblehead.  Capt.  William  Curtis's  (1st)  co..  Col.  John  Glover's 
(21st)  regt.;  receipt  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Maley  and  others,  dated 
Cambridge,  June  27,  1775;  also.  Private,  same  co.  and  regt.;  company  return 
[probat)ly  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated 
Beverly,  Jan.  6,  1776. 

Maley,  Daniel,  Newbury.  1st  Mate,  brig  "  Julius  Caesar,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Nathaniel  Bently ;  descriptive  list  of  otHcers  and  crew,  sworn  to  at  Falmouth, 
June  21,  1780;  age,  22  yrs.  4  mos. ;  stature,  5  ft.  1^  in. ;  complexion,  light;  resi- 
dence, Newbury ;  said  Maley  rated  2^  shares. 

Maley,  Daniel.  List  of  prisoners  at  Halifax,  comprising  Capt.  Edward  Fettyplace, 
Jr.,  and  crew,  to  be  exchanged  for  British  prisoners,  dated  Marblehead,  Dec.  15, 
1777 ;  said  Maley  to  be  exchanged  for  Robert  McClean. 

Maley,  John,  Danvers.  Corporal,  Capt.  James  Gray's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's 
regt. ;  abstract  for  advance  pay,  mileage  to  camp,  etc.,  dated  July  15,  1776;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt.;  enlisted  June  12,  1776;  service  to  Nov.  1,  1776,  4  mos.  19 
days ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1776. 

Malet,  John.  Seaman,  brig  "  Charming  Sally,"  Nicholas  Bartlett,  Jr.,  Master,  bound 
on  voyage  from  Boston  to  France  and  return;  portage  bill  made  up  for  advance 
wages  for  1  month;  shipped  Jan.  7,  1777;  also,  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Penet," 
Nicholas  Bartlett,  Jr.,  Master;  engaged  Jan.  7,  1777;  discharged  July  3,  1777; 
service,  5  mos.  26  days,  on  voyage  from  Boston  to  France  and  return  ;  reported 
as  having  received  advance  wages  in  France. 

Maley,  John.  List  of  prisoners  at  Halifax,  comprising  Capt.  Edward  Fettyplace,  Jr., 
and  crew,  to  be  exchanged  for  British  prisoners,  dated  Marblehead,  Dec.  15, 1777; 
said  Maley  to  be  exchanged  for  James  McCowen. 

Maley,  William.  Boatswain's  Mate,  brigantine  "Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by 
Capt.  Jonathan  Haraden ;  engaged  March  1,  1777;  roll  made  up  for  advance 
wages  for  1  month;  also.  Boatswain,  same  vessel  and  commander;  engaged 
March  15,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  31,  1777;  roll  sworn  to  in  Suffollv  Co.;  also, 
Boatswain,  ship  "Vengeance,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Thomas  Thomas;  engaged 
June  27,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1779;  service,  2  mos.,  on  Penobscot  expedi- 
tion ;  vessel  reported  lost ;  roll  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. 


156  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

Malet,  William.  Petition  dated  Newburj'port,  Aug.  8,  1780,  signed  by  Thomas 
Jones  and  John  Stickney,  of  Newburyport,  stating  that  they  had  the  schooner 
"Rambler"  (privateer),  commanded  by  said  Maley,  victualled  and  manned  for 
a  cruise,  but  that  said  vessel  was  detained  by  the  embargo  at  great  expense,  and 
asking  for  permission  to  proceed  on  the  voyage ;  ordered  in  Council  Aug.  9, 1780, 
that  the  naval  officer  of  the  port  of  Newburyport  be  directed  to  clear  said  schooner. 

Malice,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Sumner's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt. ;  service, 
25  days;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  April  17,  1777.  Roll  dated 
Dorchester. 

Mall,  Uriah.  Private,  Capt.  John  Mott's  co.,  Col.  Elias  Dayton's  (3d  New  Jersey) 
regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Sept.-Dec,  1777;  enlistment,  during  war;  reported  a 
wagoner  in  Sept.  and  Oct.,  1777,  sick  and  absent  in  Nov.  and  Dec,  1777. 

Mallaid,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  Elihu  Lyman's  co..  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hamp- 
shire Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  25,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  31,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 
13  days,  at  New  London,  Conn.,  including  6  days  (12-1  miles)  travel  home. 

Mallabat,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Newton's  co.,  Col.  S.  Murray's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  30,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  2  mos.  20  days,  includ- 
ing 9  days  (172  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  to  rein- 
force Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

Mallard, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mallaid,  Mellerd.] 

Mallard,  James,  Watertown.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Barnard's  co.  of  militia.  Col. 
Thomas  Gardner's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
2  days. 

Mallard,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Brooks's  co..  Col.  Brooks's  regt.  of  guards; 
enlisted  Nov.  15, 1777 ;  service  to  April  3,  1778,  4  mos.  18  days,  at  Cambridge. 

Mallard,  James.  Private,  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath's  co.;  enlisted  May  6,  1779;  dis- 
charged Aug.  5,  1779;  service,  3  mos.,  with  guards  at  and  about  Boston;  com- 
pany raised  for  3  months. 

Mallard,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Procter's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Williams's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  10, 1777;  discharged  Aug.  12, 1777;  service,  1  mo.  9  days,  including 
travel  (120  miles)  home;  company  marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army;  also, 
list  of  men  raised  for  the  term  of  8  months  to  fill  deficiencies  in  quota  of  men 
raised  for  3  years  and  during  the  war ;  engaged  for  town  of  Warwick ;  joined 
Col.  Putnam's  regt. ;  arrived  at  Fishkill  June  15,  1778. 

Mallard,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Newcomb's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Joseph  Webb's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  27,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  5,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  20  days, 
at  Peekskill,  including  11  days  (220  miles)  travel  home. 

Mallard,  Thomas,  Warwick.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  for 
the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill ;  Capt.  Procter's 
CO.,  Col.  AVright's  regt.;  age,  16  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  light; 
hair,  light ;  arrived  at  Fishkill  Jyne  16, 1778 ;  also^  list  of  men  returned  as  received 
of  Jonathan  Warner,  Commissioner,  by  Col.  R.  Putnam  July  20,  1778 ;  engaged 
for  town  of  Warwick ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Conti- 
nental Army  for  the  terra  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780, 
returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Maj.  Peter  Harwood,  of  6th 
Mass.  regt.,  at  Springfield  July  6,  1780;  age,  18  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  com- 
plexion, ruddy ;  engaged  for  town  of  Warwick;  marched  to  camp  July  6,  1780, 
under  command  of  Lieut.  Taylor,  of  2d  Mass.  regt. ;  also.  Private,  Colonel's  co. 
commanded  by  Capt.  Lieut.  Peter  Clayes,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (6th)  regt. ;  pay 
roll  for  July,  1780 ;  enlisted  July  6, 1780 ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months 
service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return 
dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by 


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Mallard,  Thomas,  continued. 

the  town  of  Warwick  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched 
July  2,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  11,  1780,  at  West  Point;  service,  5  mos.  19  days, 
including  travel  (200  miles)  home ;  also,  Colonel's  co.  commanded  by  Capt.  Lieut. 
Benjamin  Pike,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  Aug.-Dec,  1780. 

Mallard,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Shattuck's  co.,  in  a  regiment  commanded  by 
Lieut.  Col.  Barnabas  Sears ;  enlisted  Aug.  12, 1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  8, 1781 ;  ser- 
vice, 3  mos.  2  days,  including  5  days  (100  miles)  travel  home ;  regiment  raised 
from  Hampshire  Co.  militia  to  serve  for  3  months.    Roll  dated  Deerfield. 

Mallart,  Williajm.  Private,  Capt.  James  Tisdale's  co..  Col.  John  Greaton's  (3d) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  June,  1781,  dated  Camp  Phillipsborough ;  enlisted  April  19, 
1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

Mallcom,  John.  Capt.  John  Merrett's  co..  Col.  John  Glover's  (21st)  regt.;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  Dec.  25,  1775. 

Mallebor,  Dublin,  Becket.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Peter  Porter's  co.,  3d  Berkshire  Co.  regt.,  endorsed  "1777;"  resi- 
dence, Becket;  engaged  for  town  of  Becket;  joined  Capt.  Warren's  co..  Col. 
Baley's  regt.  (also  given  Capt.  Ashley's  co..  Col.  Vose's  regt.) ;  term,  3  years. 
[See  Doublin  Kenebec] 

Mallen,  Jeremiah.  Capt.  Aaron  Graves's  co..  Col.  David  Leonard's  regt.;  enlisted 
May  8, 1777;  discharged  July  8, 1777;  service,  70  days,  at  the  Northward,  includ- 
ing 10  days  (206  miles)  travel  from  camp. 

Maller,  Samuel,  Boston.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
5th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Amasa  Sheldon  [year  not  given]  ; 
residence,  Boston ;  engaged  for  town  of  Bernardston ;  joined  Col.  J.  Crane's  regt. ; 
term,  3  years. 

Mallert,  Peter.  Private,  Capt.  Amariah  Babbit's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  14, 1777;  discharged  Aug.  19,  1777;  service, 
6  days ;  company  marched  from  New  Ashford  to  Meloomscuyck  near  Bennington. 

Mallert,  William.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army,  as  returned  by  Noah  Goodman,  Superintendent  for  said 
county;  age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  occupa- 
tion, farmer;  engaged  for  town  of  Conway;  engaged  April  17,  1781;  term,  3 
years. 

Mallet,  Andrew,  Charlestown.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Lock's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Wil- 
liam Bond's  (late  Col.  Gardner's)  37th  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Prospect 
Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  age,  28  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  enlisted  May  4  [1775] . 

Mallet,  William,  Sudbury.  Private,  Capt.  Thaddeus  Russell's  co..  Col.  Jonathan 
Brewer's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted  April  25, 1775 ;  service,  3 
mos.,  1  week,  4  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  Oct.  26, 
1775. 

Mallet,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Nehemiah  Curtis's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchel's 
regt. ;  service  between  July  7,  1779,  and  Sept.  25,  1779,  2  mos.  8  days,  on  Penob- 
scot expedition.  Roll  dated  Harpswell  and  sworn  to  at  North  Yarmouth, 
Cumberland  Co. 

Mallet,  York.  Private,  Capt.  John  Walton's  co..  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt.;  mus- 
ter roll  dated  Cambridge,  Jan.  22,  1778;  reported  not  joined.  [Name  crossed  out 
on  roll.] 

Mallett, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mallet.] 


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Mallett,  Andrew.  Capt.  Benjamin  Lock's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  "William  Bond's  (late  Col. 
Thomas  Gardner's)  37th  regt. ;  company  receipt  for  wages  for  Oct.,  1775,  dated 
Camp  Prospect  Hill ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated 
Prospect  Hill,  Dec.  1,  1775. 

Mallett,  Michael.  Private,  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath's  co. ;  enlisted  Oct.  10,  1779;  dis- 
charged Jan.  9,  1780;  service,  3  mos.,  with  guards  at  and  about  Boston. 

Mallett,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Haynes's  co..  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Dec.  1,  1776;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776; 
reported  on  command  at  the  saw-mill. 

Mallet,  John.  Private,  Capt.  John  Williams's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  Aug.  9,  1780;  discharged 
Feb.  9,  1781 ;  enlistment,  6  months. 

Mallirt,  Esriglolml  [  ?] .  Return  dated  Hingham,  June  28,  1779,  signed  b.y  Joseph 
Thaxter,  Jr.,  of  men  raised  l)y  the  town  of  Hingham  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  for  3  years  at  the  time  the  9  months  levy  was  ordered  in  1778 ;  the  men  in 
question  were  raised  over  and  above  the  one-seventh  part  of  militia  furnished  as 
the  town's  quota  of  the  Continental  Army ;  said  Malliry  enlisted  June  -,  1778,  by 
Lieut.  Dunnell,  of  Col.  Crane's  (Artillery)  regt. 

Mallis,  Henry.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  Badlam's  co..  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (26th) 
regt. ;  abstract  for  advance  pay  for  Jan.,  1776,  etc. 

Mallis,  John.  Fifer,  Capt.  John  Bradley's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.;  engaged 
Aug.  14, 1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  28  days,  including  12  days  (240  miles)  travel  home ; 
company  marched  to  Manchester,  Vt.,  to  join  Northern  army.  Roll  sworn  to  in 
SufiFolk  Co. 

Mallish,  Henry,  Roxbury.  Private,  Capt.  Watson's  co..  Col.  Greaton's  regt. ;  Con- 
tinental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Jan.  21,  1780;  resi- 
dence, Roxbury ;  term,  3  years. 

Mallish,  John.  Fifer,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Clap's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  regt. ;  en- 
listed July  26,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  11,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  17  days,  at  Rhode 
Island. 

Mallish,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Watson's  co..  Col.  John  Greaton's  (3d) 
regt.;  musterrollfor  Jan. -June,  1780;  enlisted  Jan.  21,  1777;  enlistment,  3. years; 
reported  discharged  Jan.  21,  1780.     [See  Henry  Mallish.] 

Mallison,  Joseph,  New  Canaan.  Corporal,  Capt.  Stephen  Pearl's  co..  Col.  Benjamin 
Ruggles  Woodbridge's  (25th)  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Mal- 
lison and  others,  dated  Cambridge,  June  20,  1775;  also,  Sergeant,  same  co.  and 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  engaged  May  10,  1775 ;  service,  2  mos.  26 
days;  also,  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Sept.  28,  1775;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  Oct.  23, 1775. 

Mallon,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mallone,  Malloon,  Malon, 

Melone.] 

Mallon,  James,  Methuen.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Abbot's  co..  Col.  Jonathan 
Cogswell,  Jr.'s  regt. ;  general  return  dated  Ipswich,  Sept.  30, 1776,  made  by  Brig. 
Michael  Farley  to  Maj.  Gen.  James  Warren,  of  officers  of  a  regiment  drafted  from 
said  Farley's  l)rigade  and  ordered  to  march  to  Horse  Neck,  agreeable  to  resolve 
of  Sept.  12,  1776;  company  drafted  from  4th  Essex  Co.  regt.;  also,  Lieutenant, 
Capt.  Samuel  Johnson's  co..  Col.  Titcomb's  regt. ;  arrived  at  place  of  rendezvous 
April  27,  1777 ;  discharged  June  27, 1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  10  days,  including  travel 
(171  miles)  to  place  of  rendezvous  and  from  place  of  discharge  home ;  enlistment, 
2  months,  from  time  of  arrival  at  Providence,  R.  I. ;  roll  dated  Bristol ;  also,  1st 
Lieutenant,  Capt.  Samuel  Johnson's  co..  Col.  Johnson's  regt.;  engaged  Aug.  14, 


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Mallox,  Jaaies,  continued. 

nn ;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777 ;  service,  4  mos.,  with  Northern  army,  including 

13  daj's  (265  miles)  travel  home;  roll  sworn  to  at  Andover;  also,  Capt.  Samuel 
Johnson's  co. ;  return  for  rations  allowed  officers  in  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  regt., 
sworn  to  in  Middlesex  Co.,  June  5,  1778;  rations  allowed  said  Mallon  from  Aug. 

14  [1777]  to  Dec.  12  [1777]  ;  credited  with  120  rations ;  also,  Captain  of  a  company 
raised  in  Essex  Co.;  engaged  Oct.  3,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  10,*  1779;  service, 
1  mo.  10  days,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Hancock,  at  Castle  Island;  also,  Captain,  Lieut. 
Col.  Putnam's  regt. ;  engaged  July  17,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  4,  1781 ;  service, 
4  mos.  29  da3's,  including  12  days  (240  miles)  travel  home ;  regiment  raised  in 
Essex  and  Plymouth  counties  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

Mallon,  James.  Private,  Capt.  James  Mallon's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Putnam's  regt. ;  en- 
listed Aug.  18,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  4,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  28  days,  including 
12  days  (240  miles),  travel  home ;  regiment  raised  in  Essex  and  Plymouth  coun- 
ties to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

Mallon,  James,  Jr.,  Methnen.  Fifer,  Capt.  James  Mallon's  co. ;  engagedOct.  3, 1779; 
discharged  Nov.  10,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  10  days,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Hancock  at 
Castle  Island  ;  company  raised  in  Essex  Co. 

Mallone,  James.  Muster  and  pay  roll  returned  by  said  Mallone,  Captain,  of  certain 
men  belonging  to  Methuen  who  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  but  did 
not  serve  under  anj'  particular  commanding  officer;  service,  4  days. 

Mallonet,  John.  Conductor  of  Military  Stores,  Field  Commissary's  department; 
return  [year  not  given]  ;  appointed  Nov.  15,  1780 ;  reported  stationed  with  2d 
Pennsylvania  brigade  ;  also  reported  a  foreigner. 

Malloon,  Abraham.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  as  returned 
by  the  enlistment  committee  of  Salem,  certified  May  18,  1778;  engaged  for  town 
of  Salem;  joined  Col.  Alden's  regt. ;  term,  3  years  or  during  war. 

Malloon,  James.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  David  Whittier's  15th  (Methuen)  co.,  4th 
Essex  Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  chosen  by  the  several  companies 
in  said  regiment,  as  returned  by  Samuel  Johnson  and  others,  field  officers,  dated 
Andover,  March  26,  1776;  ordered  in  Council  April  3,  1776,  that  said  officers  be 
commissioned;  reported  commissioned  April  3,  1776. 

Malloon,  William,  Newburyport.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  French's  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Enoch  Putnam's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  10, 1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  25, 1781 ;  service, 
3  mos.  28  days,  including  13  days  (260  miles)  travel  home ;  regiment  raised  in 
Essex  and  Plymouth  counties  to  reinforce  Continental  Array  for  3  months. 

Mallort,  ■ .     [This  name  appears  under  the  form  of  Malary,  Malery,  Mallaray, 

Mallary,  Mallery,  Malliry,  Mellery.] 

Mallot,  John.  Matross,  Capt.  John  Doughty's  co.,  Col.  John  Lamb's  (2d  Artillery) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlistment,  during  war. 

Mallot,  Dennis.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Hooper's  co. ;  marched  Oct.  29, 1776;  ser- 
vice to  Nov.  24,  1776,  25  days;  company  stationed  at  Falmouth,  Cumberland 
Co.,  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Malll's,  Daniel,  Boston.  Gunner,  Capt.  Thomas  Wells's  co..  Col.  John  Crane's 
(Artillery)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  1, 1777, 
to  Dec.  31,  1779;  residence,  Boston;  credited  to  town  of  Dedham  ;  also,  same  co. 
and  regt. ;  return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  and  who 
had  not  been  absent  subsequently  except  on  furlough,  etc.;  a/so,  Capt.  David 
Allen's  CO.,  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Sept. -Dec,  1777. 

Mallus,  Henry.  Private;  list  of  men  belonging  to  26th  regt.  who  agreed  to  tarry  6 
weeks  from  the  last  of  Dec,  1776,  as  returned  by  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin,  dated 
Trenton,  Jan.  1,  1777. 


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Malomb,  William.  Private,  Capt.  James  Lemont's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  7,  1775;  ser- 
vice to  Dec.  31, 1775,  5  mos.  7  days ;  company  stationed  at  Georgetown  for  defence 
of  seacoast. 

Malon,  James.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Samuel  Johnson's  co. ;  list  of  officers  appointed 
to  command  men  drafted  from  Brig.  Micliael  Farley's  (Essex  Co.)  brigade, 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  11,  1777,  and  ordered  to  march  to  Rhode  Island  to 
reinforce  troops  under  Gen.  Spencer,  dated  Ipswich,  April  30,  1777;  company 
raised  in  Andover,  Haverhill,  Methuen,  Bradford,  and  Boxford. 

Malon,  Solomon.  Private,  Capt.  James  Lemont's  co. ;  enlisted  July  18,  1775;  service 
to  Dec.  31,  1775,  5  mos.  26  days;  company  stationed  at  Georgetown  for  defence 
of  seacoast. 

Malone,  — — .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Melone,  Meloon.] 

Malone,  Isaac.  Capt.  Charles  Furbush's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Bridge's  regt. ;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  Nov.  21,  1775. 

Malone,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Plumer's  co. ;  service  from  July  6,  1779,  to 
Sept.  24,  1779,  2  mos.  18  days,  at  Penobscot;  company  detached  from  Col.  Wil- 
liam Jones's  regt.  for  service  under  Col.  Samuel  McCobb  on  expedition  against 
Majorbagaduce. 

Malone,  Timothy.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Aug.  17,  1777;  Capt.  Scott's  co..  Col.  Henley's  regt. 

Maloney, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Malloney ,  Malony,  Meloney, 

Melony,  Melooney,  Millon,  MoUoney,  Mollony,  Molony,  Monely.] 

Maloney, .    Account  of  rations  due  John  Cathcart  and  others  from  May  4,  1779,  to 

June  22,  1779,  dated  Boston ;  said  Maloney  credited  with  7  days  rations. 

Maloney,  Patrick.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  as  returned 
by  the  enlistment  committee  of  Salem,  certified  May  18,  1778;  engaged  for  town 
of  Salem ;  joined  Col.  David  Henly's  regt. ;  term,  3  years  or  during  war. 

Maloney-,  William,  Bristol.  Private,  Capt.  Woodbridge's  co..  Col.  Calvin  Smith's 
(late  Wigglesworth's)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Feb.  10,  1777,  to  June  1,  1778;  reported  died  June  1,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Israel 
Davis's  CO.,  Col.  Edward  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  return  [year  not  given]  ;  resi- 
dence, Bristol ;  engaged  for  town  of  Bristol ;  mustered  by  Col.  Sewall ;  also,  same 
CO.  and  regt. ;  enlisted  March  10,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  21  days ;  roll  certified  at 
Boston  and  made  up  for  wages  to  July  1, 1777,  payment  of  which  had  been  refused 
by  Jonathan  Trumbull,  P.  M.  G  ,  at  Albany,  on  account  of  said  Maloney  and 
others  not  having  joined  regiment  before  said  date;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  May,  1778,  dated  Camp  Valley  Forge;  enlistment,  3  years. 

Malony,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Turner's  co. ;  enlisted  July  13,  1775;  service 
to  Dec.  31,  1775,  6  mos.  3  days,  in  defence  of  seacoast.    Roll  dated  Bristol. 

Maloon,  David,  Newbury.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

Maloon,  Josiah,  Newbury.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Newbury 
to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their 
arrival  at  Fishkill,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778;  age,  21  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  10  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  hair,  black  ;  reported  arrived  at  Fishkill  July  20, 
1778;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Eddy's  co..  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  (12th) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  July,  1778,  dated  White  Plains ;  enlisted  June  12,  1778 ;  en- 
listment, 9  months ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780. 


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Maloox,  Samuel,  Haverhill.  Private,  Capt.  Nicholas  Blasdel's  co.,  Col.  Wiggles- 
worth's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  from  Albany  home,  sworn 
to  Jan.  20,  1777 ;  220  miles  travel  allowed  said  Maloon. 

Malot,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mallot.] 

Malot,  Johx.  Matross,  Capt.  John  Doughty's  co.,  Col.  John  Lamb's  (2d  Artillery) 
regt.;  muster  roll  for  Feb.  and  March,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlistment, 
during  war. 

Maltbt,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Malby.] 

Maltbt,  William.  Capt.  Oliver  Belding's  co..  Col.  John  Brown's  regt.;  enlisted 
Sept.  21,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  14,  1777;  service,  24  days,  at  the  Northward. 

Malton,  Moses.  List  of  prisoners  sent  in  the  cartel  "Silver  Eel"  from  Halifax  to 
Boston  Oct.  8,  1778,  to  be  exchanged  for  British  prisoners,  as  returned  by  Bat. 
Fox,  Commissary  of  Prisoners ;  reported  a  Seaman. 

Malunt,  John.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Freedom,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Clouston ; 
list  of  officers  and  crew,  year  not  given.     [See  John  Lunt.] 

MALt'RiN,  Isaac.  Private,  Capt.  David  Kingman's  co..  Col.  Edward  Mitchel's  regt. ; 
service,  16  days,  on  the  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  of  Dec.  8,  1776.  Roll  endorsed 
"  Alarm  Roll  to  Providence  Dec'r  1776." 

Malvein,  Johx,  Falmouth  (also  given  Gorhamtown).  Capt.  Hart  Williams's  co.,  Col. 
Edmund  Phinney's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money 
dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge,  Oct.  26,  1775;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by 
Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  2,  1777; 
Capt.  George  Smith's  co.,  Col.  John  Patterson's  regt.;  also,  descriptive  list  of 
men  mustered  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  as  returned  by  Nathaniel  Bar- 
ber, Muster  Master  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  April  26,  1780;  Capt.  Allen's 
CO.,  Col.  Vose's  (1st)  regt. ;  age,  28  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  brown  ; 
occupation,  farmer;  residence,  Gorhamtown;  engaged  Feb.  22,  1780,  by  Col. 
Vose ;  mustered  by  Ensign  Webb ;  term,  during  war. 

Maly,  Monday.  Receipt  dated  July  4, 1781,  for  bounty  paid  said  Maly  by  Lieut.  Caleb 
Smith,  on  behalf  of  the  town  of  Lanesborough,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  3  years. 

Maly,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Jones's  detachment  of  militia;  marched  June 
29,  1779;  discharged  July  16,  1779;  service,  17  days,  at  Camden,  Lincoln  Co.,  by 
order  of  Col.  William  Jones. 

Malzard,  Nicholas.  Capt.  Curtis's  co..  Col.  Glover's  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay, 
signed  by  said  Malzard  and  others,  dated  Cambridge,  June  27,  1775. 

Majianash,  Joseph,  Hadley.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
4th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Samuel  Cook ;  residence,  Hadley ; 
engaged  for  town  of  Hadley ;  joined  Capt.  Shays's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  regt. ;  term, 
3  years;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Shays's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th)  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  15,  1777,  to  Aug.  31,  1778; 
reported  died  Aug.  31,  1778;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  dated  Albany,  Feb. 
9,  1778;  mustered  by  Col.  Woodbridge. 

Maminash,  Joseph,  Hadley.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Smith's  co.,  4th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Lieut.  Col.  R. 
Woodbridge,  dated  South  Hadley,  May  28, 1777;  residence,  Hadley;  engaged  for 
town  of  Hadley  ;  joined  Capt.  Shays's  co..  Col.  Putnam's  regt. ;   term,  3  years. 

Man,  Abel.  List  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  J.  Sprague's  division  in  service  in  Oct., 
1777. 


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Man,  Abiah,  Easton.  Capt.  Francis  Lnscomb's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Walker's  regt. ; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  Nov. 
6,  1775.     [See  Abiah  Manley.] 

Man,  Amos.  List  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  J.  Sprague's  division  in  service  in  Oct., 
1777. 

Man,  Amos.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Robbins's  co.,  Col.  John  Allan's  regt.;  enlisted 
May  29,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1778;  service,  6  mos.  12  days,  including  8  days 
(160  miles)  travel  home;  company  raised  for  defence  of  Machias. 

Man,  Ariel.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Samuel  Fisher's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Wheelock's  regt.; 
service,  23  days;  company  ordered  to  march  to  Warwick,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of 
Dec.  8,  1776. 

Man,  Asa,  Wrentham.  Private,  Capt.  John  Gay's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt.; 
pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  to  camp  and  home,  etc.,  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co., 
Nov.  29,  1776;  said  Man  credited  with  allowance  for  2  days  (31  miles)  travel; 
company  drafted  from  Roxbury,  Dedham,Needham,  Medfield,  Wrentham,  Wal- 
pole,  Medway,  Bellingham,  Beverly,  Danvers,  Middleton,  and  Manchester. 

Man,  Benjamin,  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  Frederick  Pope's  co..  Col.  Paul  Dudley 
Sergeant's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  27,  1775;  service, 

1  mo.  7  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  Capt.  Eliphalet 
Sawen's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Palmer's  regt. ;  service,  15  days ;  company  assembled 
March  4,  1776;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  service,  4  days;  company  assembled  at 
Braintree  June  14,  1776. 

Man,  Benjamin,  Monson.  Private,  Capt.  Freeborn  Moulton's  (Monson)  co.  of  Minute- 
men,  Col.  Danielson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to 
Cambridge;  left  Cambridge  May  4,  1775;  service,  19  days;  reported  enlisted  into 
the  army. 

Man,  Benjamin,  Walpole.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Smith's  co..  Col.  John  Smith's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  8  days. 

Man,  Benjamin.  Captain,  5th  co.,  Col.  Sargent's  regt. ;  list  of  officers  dated  Cambridge, 
April  24,  1775. 

Man,  Benjamin.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Soper's  co..  Col.  John  Cushing's  (Plymouth 
Co.)  regt.;  service,  15  days;  company  marched  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  Dec.  10,  1776, 
on  an  alarm.    Roll  endorsed  "  on  Alarm  to  Prov'den  Dec'r  8  1776." 

Man,  Bill  (also  given  Billa  and  Bille),  Wrentham.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Fairbanks's 
co.of  militia,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775;  service  to  May  1, 1775, 
12i  days ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army ;  also,  Capt.  John  Boyd's  co..  Col.  John 
Greaton's  regt.;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cam- 
bridge, Dec.  23,  1775;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Fairbanks's  co.,  Maj.  Metcalf's 
regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  8,  1777  [6]  ;  service  to  Dec.  31,  1777  [6],  23  days;  company 
marched  from  Wrentham  to  Providence  and  Warwick,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec. 
8,  1777  [6]  ;  roll  endorsed  "  Col'o  AVheelocks  Reg't;  "  also,  Capt.  Asa  Fairbanks's 
CO.,  Col.  Benjamin  Haws's  regt. ;  service  from  Sept.  30, 1777,  to  Oct.  31, 1777, 1  mo. 

2  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  also.  Corporal,  Lieut.  Hezekiah  Ware's  co..  Col. 
Nathaniel  Wade's  regt.;  enlisted  June  20,  1778;  discharged  July  14,  1778;  ser- 
vice, 25  days;  company  detached  from  4th  Suffolk  Co.  regt.  to  serve  at  Rhode 
Island  for  21  days  from  time  of  arrival  at  headquarters. 

Man,  Christophek.  Private,  Capt.  John  Hayward's  co.,Col.  Webb's  regt.;  enlisted 
Aug.  26,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov,  30,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  14  days,  including  10 
days  (200  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for 

3  months. 


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Man,  Daniel,  "Walpole.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Sabin  Man's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col.  Grea- 
ton's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  12  days; 
company  raised  in  Walpole  and  Medfield. 

Man,  David,  Pembroke.  Private,  Capt.  Freedom  Chamberlain's  co..  Gen.  John 
Thomas's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  6  days;  a^so,  company  return  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Oct.  6,  1775;  also, 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Nov.  9, 
1775. 

Man,  David,  Wrentham.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Haws's  co..  Col.  John  Smith's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  11  days. 

Man,  David  (also  given  David,  Jr.),  Wrentham.  Copy  of  an  enlistment  agreement, 
dated  July  2,  1776,  signed  by  said  Man  and  others,  engaging  themselves  to  serve 
until  Dec.  1,  1776,  unless  sooner  discharged,  to  furnish  themselves  with  blankets, 
firearms,  etc.,  and  to  march  with  despatch  to  join  the  Northern  army;  enlisted 
July  8,  1776;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Lewis  Whiting's  co.,  Col.  Whelock's  regt.; 
copy  of  a  company  return,  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Aug.  27, 1776 ;  age,  19  yrs. 

Man,  David.  Private,  Capt.  Ezekiel  Plimpton's  co..  Col.  Hawes's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept. 
25,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  28,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  7  days,  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll 
dated  Medfield. 

Man,  David.  Private,  Lieut.  Hezekiah  Ware's  co..  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt. ;  en- 
listed June  20,  1778;  discharged  July  13,  1778;  service,  24  days;  company  de- 
tached from  4th  Suffolk  Co.  regt.  to  serve  at  Rhode  Island  for  21  days  from  time 
of  arrival  at  headquarters ;  also,  Lieut.  Hezekiah  Ware's  co..  Col.  Haws's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  22,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  11,  1778;  service,  21  days;  company 
detached  from  4th  Suffolk  Co.  regt.  for  service  on  expedition  to  Rhode  Island. 

Man,  David.  Corporal,  Capt.  Samuel  Fisher's  co.,  4th  Suffolk  Co.  regt.  commanded 
by  Maj.  Seth  Bullard;  marched  July  28,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service, 
13  days ;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm. 

Man,  Dependence,  Lanesborough.  Fifer,  Capt.  Asa  Barns's  (Lanesborough)  co.  of 
Minute-men,  Col.  Patterson's  regt.,  which  marched  April  22,  1775,  in  response  to 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  22  days;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Barns's 
CO.,  Col.  Benjamin  Ruggles  Woodbridge's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775; 
enlisted  May  25,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  8  daj's;  also,  company  return  dated  Sept. 
28, 1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Oct.  23, 1775. 

Man,  Ebenezer,  Hubbardston.  Private,  Capt.  William  Marean's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  Doolittle's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
8  days ;  also,  Capt.  Adam  Wheeler's  co..  Col.  Doolittle's  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance 
pay,  signed  by  said  Man  and  others,  dated  Charlestown  Camp,  July  13,  1775. 

Man,  Ebenezer,  Natick.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Morse's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  6  days. 

Man,  Ebenezer,  Pembroke.  Private,  Capt.  John  Turner's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cot- 
ton's regt.;  marched  Sept.  28,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  3  days;  company  marched  to 
Rhode  Island. 

Man,  Ebenezer.  Capt.  Oliver  Pond's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Read's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dec.  14,  1775. 

Man,  Ebenezer.  Private,  Capt.  William  Weston's  co. ;  enlisted  July  3,  1776;  dis- 
charged July  18,  1776 ;  service,  15  days ;  company  stationed  at  the  Gurnet  for  de- 
fence of  Plymouth  harbor. 

Man,  Ebenezer.  Private,  Capt.  John  Drury's  co..  Col.  Ezra  Wood's  regt.;  enlisted 
June  6,  1778;  discharged  Feb.  10,  1779;  service,  8  mos.  4  days,  at  North  river, 


164  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Man,  Ebenezer,  contmued. 

N.  Y. ;  enlistment,  8  months ;  roll  sworn  to  in  Worcester  Co. ;  also,  same 
CO.  and  resrt. ;  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1778;  reported  sick  in  hospital,  not  joined 
since  muster;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Oct.  and  Dec,  1778; 
reported  not  joined;  also,  order  on  Capt.  John  Potter,  Paymaster,  Col.  Wood's 
regt.,  payable  to  Samuel  Crosby,  Jr.,  dated  Shrewsbury,  April  12,  1779,  signed 
by  said  Man  and  others,  for  wages  for  8  mos.  service  in  Col.  Wood's  regt. 

Man,  Ebenezer,  Jr.,  Pembroke.  Private,  Capt.  Freedom  Chamberlin's  co. ;  service, 
5  da}'s ;  company  marched  on  the  alarm  of  March  5,  1776,  at  the  time  of  taking 
Dorchester  Heights. 

Man,  Elias,  Walpole.  Corporal,  Capt.  Seth  Bullard's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Read's  regt.; 
company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Sept.  26,  1775. 

Man,  Elias,  Wrentham.  Matross,  Capt.  Perez  Cushing's  co. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel 
allowance  from  home  to  camp  at  Boston  where  company  joined  Col.  Thomas 
Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt.,  sworn  to  Dec.  7,  1776. 

Man,  Elias.  Company  receipt,  given  to  Capt.  Oliver  Soper,  for  wages  for  July  and 
Aug.,  1776. 

Man,  Elijah,  Petersham.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
7th  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Asa  How  and  Capt.  Wing  Spooner, 
dated  Petersham,  Dec.  30,  1777;  residence.  Petersham ;  term,  3  years;  reported 
engaged  for  state  af  Connecticut. 

Man,  Elisha,  Wrentham.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Asa  Fairbanks's  co.,  known  as  the  South  co.  in  the  West  Parish  of 
AVrentham,  Col.  Benjamin  Haws's  (4th  Suffolk  Co.)  regt.;  residence,  Wrentham; 
engaged  for  town  of  Wrentham;  joined  Capt.  Baldwin's  co..  Col.  Ogden's  regt. 
(also  given  Capt.  Goodale's  co..  Col.  Putnam's  regt.) ;  term,  3  years. 

Man  [?],  Elisha.  Private,  Capt.  Agrippa  Wells's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt.; 
pay  abstract  for  mileage  and  travel  allowance  from  place  of  discharge  home, 
sworn  to  at  Deerfield,  Dec.  10, 1777  ;  108  miles  travel  allowed  said  Man ;  company 
served  at  Ticonderoga  for  3  months  from  Sept.  1,  1776. 

Man,  Ephraim,  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  Eliphalet  Sawen's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
Benjamin  Linclon's  (Lincoln's)  regt.,  which  assembled  April  19,  1775;  service, 
8  days ;  also,  Capt.  Silas  Wild's  co.,  36th  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Fort  No.  2, 
Oct.  6, 1775;  enlisted  April  28,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Wild's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's 
regt.;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge  Camp, 
Dec.  12,  1775;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Penniman's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  Dec,  1776-Feb.,  1777;  enlisted  Jan.  4, 1777;  regiment  raised  to 
serve  until  March  1,  1777. 

Man,  Ephraim.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Withington's  co.,  which  mustered  April 
19,  1775;  service,  9  days. 

Man,  Ephraim.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Smith's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Symms's  detachment 
of  guards ;  enlisted  Feb.  19, 1778 ;  discharged  May  19, 1778 ;  service,  3  mos.,  under 
Maj.  Gen.  Heath  at  Boston  and  Dorchester. 

Man,  Ephraim.  Private,  in  a  detachment  of  militia  from  Capt.  Lemuel  Clap's  co..  Col. 
Benjamin  Gill's  regt.;  enlisted  Jan.  7,  1779;  discharged  Feb.  6,  1779;  service, 
1  mo.,  at  Dorchester  Heights. 

Man,  Ezra,  Hanover.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Turner's  co..  Gen.  John  Thomas's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  6  days; 
also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxhury  Camp,  Dec.  22,  1775. 


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Man,  George,  "Wrentham.  Capt.  Oliver  Pond's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's  regt. ;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Dec.  27,  1775; 
also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Lewis  Whiting's  co.,  Col.  Whelock's  regt.;  copy  of  a  com- 
pany return  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga.  Aug.  27,  1776 ;  age,  35  yrs. ;  also,  list 
of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Samuel  Cowell's  co.. 
Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  (4th  Suffolk  Co.)  regt.;  residence,  Wrentham;  engaged 
for  town  of  Wrentham ;  joined  Capt.  Goodale's  co..  Col.  Putnam's  regt. ;  term, 
3  years,  to  expire  March  -,  1780;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Conti- 
nental Army,  as  returned  by  Maj.  Metcalf,  of  Col.  Wheelock's  regt. ;  also,  list  of 
men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston, 
June  8,  1777;  Capt.  Goodale's  co..  Col.  Putnam's  regt.;  also.  Sergeant,  Maj. 
Allen's  CO.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (4th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  April  22,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  l779;  also,  Capt.  Nathan  Goodale's 
CO.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  regt. ;  return  dated  Albany,  Feb.  9,  1778;  mustered  by 
Col.  Barber;  also,  Capt.  Nathan  Goodale's  co..  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th)  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781 ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Feb.-April,  1781,  dated  Garrison, 
West  Point. 

Man,  Herbert.  Corporal,  Capt.  Stephen  Richardson's  co. ;  marched  Sept.  25,  1777; 
discharged  Oct.  29,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  6  days;  company  marched  from  Attle- 
borough  under  command  of  Col.  George  Williams  on  a  secret  expedition. 

Man,  Jabez,  Medfield.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Chenery's  (Medfield)  co.,  Col.  John 
Smith's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  11  days. 

Man,  Jabez,  Walpole.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Bullard's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's  regt.; 
company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Sept.  26,  1775. 

Man,  Jacob.  Capt.  Oliver  Pond's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Read's  regt.;  order  for  bounty  coat 
or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Dec.  27,  1775;  also.  Sergeant, 
Capt.  Samuel  Cowell's  co..  Col.  Haws's  regt. ;  service  between  July  26, 1778,  and 
Aug.  26, 1778, 13  days ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Wrentham ;  also,  Lieut.  Hezekiah  Ware's 
CO.,  Col.  Haws's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  22, 1778 ;  discharged  Sept.  11, 1778  ;  service, 
21  days;  company  detached  from  4th  Suffolk  Co.  regt.  for  service  on  expedition 
to  Rhode  Island;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Bacon's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer 
Thayer's  regt.;  engaged  July  16,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1780;  service,  3  mos. 
19  days ;  regiment  raised  in  Suffolk  Co.  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for 
3  months  and  stationed  at  Rhode  Island. 

Man,  James,  Dedham,  4th  Parish.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Battle's  co.  of  4th  Parish 
in  Dedham;  service,  7  days,  probably  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775. 

Man,  James,  Natick.  Captain,  serving  as  volunteer,  Capt.  Joseph  Morse's  co..  Col. 
Samuel  Bullard's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
5  days. 

Man,  James  (a^ia*  James  Marr).  Sergeant,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  regt. ;  statement 
of  Continental  balances,  dated  June  14, 1781 ;  term,  during  war. 

Man,  Jason.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Cowell's  co.,  in  a  regiment  commanded  by  Maj. 
Seth  BuUard;  marched  July  28,  1780;  discharged  July  30,  1780;  service,  5  days; 
company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm. 

Man,  Jeremiah.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Cowell's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  regt.; 
service  from  Sept.  25,  1777,  to  Oct.  30, 1777, 35  days,  on  a  secret  expedition.  Roll 
sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. 

Man,  John  D.  Private,  Capt.  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  18,  1777,  to  July  25,  1777;  reported 
deserted. 


166  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Man,  Jonathan,  Scituate.  Private,  Capt.  Ensign  Otis'sco.,  called  "  Royal  Americans 
of  the  Town  of  Scituate,"  which  marched  probably  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ; 
service,  3  days,  under  direction  of  field  officers  of  2d  Plymouth  Co.  regt. 

Man,  Joseph,  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Belcher's  co..  Col.  Nathaniel  "Wade's 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  2,  1778 ;  company  stationed  at  Rhode  Island  for  6  months 
from  July  1,  1778. 

Man,  Joseph,  Walpole.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Smith's  co..  Col.  John  Smith's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  9  days;  also,  Capt.  Seth 
Bullard's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Read's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Sept.  26, 
1775. 

Man,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Wild's  co.,^Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  service  from  Feb. 
3,  1778,  to  April  3,  1778,  2  mos.,  at  Cambridge  guarding  troops  of  convention. 

Man,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Lieut.  William  Burbeck's  co. ;  service  from  Jan.  1,  1781, 
to  date  of  discharge,  May  23, 1781,  4  mos.  23  days ;  company  raised  for  defence  of 
Castle  and  Governors  Islands  and  commanded  by  His  Excellency  John  Hancock. 

Man,  Joshua,  Hanover.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Turner's  co.,  Gen.  John  Thomas's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  6 
days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or 
its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Dec.  22, 1775 ;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
Joseph  Soper's  co.,  Col.  John  Cushing's  (Plymouth  Co.)  regt.;  service,  15  days; 
company  marched  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  Dec.  10, 1776,  on  an  alarm ;  roll  endorsed  "  on 
Alarm  to  Prov'den  Dec'r  8  1776;"  also,  Capt.  Newcomb's  (Independent)  co. ; 
muster  return  of  four  Independent  cos.  stationed  at  Hull,  dated  March  1,  1777; 
age,  17  yrs. ;  reported  mustered  by  Daniel  Souther,  Muster  Master. 

Man,  Josiah,  Scituate.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Stockbridge's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
Bailey's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  21  days; 
also,  Capt.  Samuel  Stockbridge's  co.,  Gen.  John  Thomas's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May  10, 1775 ;  service,  2  mos.,  3  weeks,  6  days ;  also,  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  rhoney  dated  Roxbury,  Jan.  17,  1776. 

Man,  Josiah  (also  given  Josiah,  Jr.).  Private,  Capt.  Hayward  Peirce's  co..  Col. 
Theophilus  Cotton's  regt. ;  drafted  Sept.  25,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  28,  1777 ;  ser- 
vice, 1  mo.  6  days ;  company  drafted  from  Scituate  and  Hanover  and  ordered  to 
march  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

Man,  Josiah.  Private,  Capt  Ichabod  Bonney's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt.; 
marched  Nov.  18,  1778 ;  service,  26  days,  at  Castle  Island ;  travel  home  (4  days) 
allowed;  company  discharged  Dec.  11,  1778. 

Man,  Leonard.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Fisher's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Wheelock's  regt.; 
service,  4  days;  company  ordered  to  march  to  Warwick,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of 
Dec.  8,  1776;  also,  Capt.  Ezekiel  Plimpton's  co..  Col.  Hawes's  regt.;  enlisted 
Sept.  25,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  28, 1777  ;  service,  1  mo.  7  days,  at  Rhode  Island ; 
roll  dated  Medfield;  also.  Corporal,  Capt.  Samuel  Fisher's  co.,  4th  SufiFolk  Co. 
regt.  commanded  by  Maj.  Seth  Bullard ;  marched  July  28, 1780;  discharged  Aug. 
3,  1780 ;  service,  9  days ;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm. 

Man,  Levi,  Scituate.  Private,  Capt.  Galen  Clapp's  (2d  Scituate)  co.  of  militia.  Col. 
Anthony  Thomas's  regt.,  which  marched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775;  enlisted  April  19,  1775;  service,  5  days. 

Man,  Levi.  Private,  Capt.  Nicols's  co.,  in  a  regiment  of  Artillery  artificers;  Continen- 
tal Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  6,  1777,  to  March  6, 1780;  term,  3 
years;  reported  discharged;  also,  Capt.  Noah  Nichols's  co.  of  Artillery  artificers. 
Gen.  Knox's  (Artillery)  brigade ;  return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  before  Aug.  -, 
1777,  and  who  had  not  been  absent  subsequently  except  on  furlough,  and  who  were 
thereby  entitled  to  gratuities ;  also,  account  rendered  against  the  United  States 


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Man,  Levi,  continued. 

by  the  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts  for  amounts  paid  officers  and  men  belon,<?- 
ing  to  Col.  Jeduthan  Baldwin's  regt.  on  account  of  depreciation  of  their  wages  for 
the  first  3  years  service  in  the  Continental  Army  from  1777  to  1780. 

Man,  Moses,  Natick.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Morse's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  12  days. 

Man,  Moses.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Smith's  (Needham)  co. ;  service,  4  days,  at  the 
time  of  taking  Dorchester  Heights  in  March,  1776 ;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Ebenezer 
Battle's  CO.,  Col.  William  Mcintosh's  regt.;  enlisted  March  23,  1778;  discharged 
April  5,  1778;  service,  15  da3's;  company  marched  to  Roxbury. 

Man,  Moses.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Fisher's  co.,  4th  Suffolk  Co.  regt.  commanded 
by  Maj.  Seth  Bullard;  enlisted  July  28,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  2,  1780;  service, 
8  days ;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm. 

Man,  Nathan,  Dedham.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Fuller's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  1st  Parish  in  Dedham  ;  service,  9  days  ;  also,  Capt. 
Aaron  Guild's  co.,  Col.  Lemuel  Robson's  (Robinson's)  regt.;  enlisted  Jan.  29, 
1776 ;  service  to  time  of  marching  in  [i.  e.  home]  14  days ;  regiment  raised  in  Suf- 
folk and  York  counties ;  roll  dated  Roxbury  and  endorsed  "  service  at  Dorchester 
Heighths  and  vicinity;"  also,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Battle's  co. ;  return  made  up  for 
service  at  Castle  Island,  dated  Castle  Island,  Dec.  26,  1776,  and  endorsed  "  Col'o 
Welds  Reg't;"  also,  Capt.  Abel  Richards's  co..  Col.  Mclntash's  (Mcintosh's) 
regt.;  marched  March  23,  1778;  discharged  April  19,  1778;  service,  28  days,  at 
Roxbury  and  Boston ;  said  Man  with  others  detached  from  Capt.  Richards's  co. 
to  serve  in  Capt.  Danna's  (Dana's)  co.  at  Boston. 

Man,  Nathan.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Clap's  co..  Col.  Israel  Chapin's  (3d)  regt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  18, 1779;  discharged  Nov.  17, 1779 ;  service,  1  mo.  6  days,  at  Claver- 
ack,  including  5  days  (100  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

Man,  Nathaniel.  Private,  Capt.  Hay  ward  Peirce's  co..  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's 
regt.;  drafted  Sept.  25,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  28,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  6  days; 
company  drafted  from  Scituate  and  Hanover  and  ordered  to  march  on  a  secret 
expedition  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

Max,  Okauiah,  Wrentham.  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  Kollock's  co..  Col.  John  Smith's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  8  days. 

Man,  Okadiah,  Wrentham.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  as 
returned  by  Maj.  Metcalf,  of  Col.  Wheelock's  regt.,  dated  June  18,  1777;  resi- 
dence, Wrentham ;  engaged  for  town  of  Wrentham ;  term,  3  years. 

Man,  Oliver,  Easton.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Porter's  co..  Col.  Paul  Dudley  Sargent's 
regt.;  company  return  dated  Camp  before  Boston,  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  20,  1775. 

Man,  Perez.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Ingalsbe's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  12,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  18  days,  in  Northern 
department.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Worcester  Co. 

Man,  Peter.  Receipt  dated  Boston,  May  31,  1782,  for  bounty  paid  said  Man  by  Jacob 
Treadwell,  Chairman  of  Class  No.  6  of  the  town  of  Ipswich,  to  serve  in  the  Conti- 
nental Army  for  the  term  of  3  years. 

Man.  Ralph,  Wrentham.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Boyd's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
Greaton's  regt.,  which  assembled  and  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  ser- 
vice, 8  days  ;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Amos  Ellis's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Haws's  regt. ; 
entered  service  Sept.  25,  1777:  service  to  Oct.  31,  1777,  1  nio.  7  days,  at  Little 
Compton,  R.  I. ;  roll  dated  Bellingham ;  also,  Capt.  Asa  Fairbanks's  co..  Col. 


168  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND  SAILORS 

Man,  Ralph,  continued. 

John  Daggett's  regt. ;  entered  service  Aug.  24,  1778 ;   discharged  Sept.  3,  1778 ; 
service,  11  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

Man,  Robert,  Jr.,  Dedham.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Fuller's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  1st  Parish  in  Dedham ;  service,  2  days. 

Man,  Rufus.  Capt.  Sabin  Mann's  co.  of  Medfield  militia;  list  of  men  raised  from 
Medfield  militia  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  at  Canada,  etc.,  agreeable  to 
resolves  of  June  25, 1776,  and  Julj'  11,  1776;  said  Man  reported  hired  by  James 
Morse;  also  reported  enlisted  to  serve  until  Dec.  1, 1776,  unless  sooner  discharged; 
also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Samuel  Fisher's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Titcomb's  regt.;  ser- 
vice, 2  mos.  3  (also  given  2  mos.  4)  days;  company  drafted  for  service  on  a 
2  months  campaign  and  marched  to  Rhode  Island  May  3,  1777;  also,  Private, 
Capt.  Ezekiel  Plimpton's  co.,  Col.  Hawes's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  25,  1777;  dis- 
charged Oct.  28, 1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  7  days,  at  Rhode  Island  ;  roll  dated  Medfield. 

Man,  Sabin,  Medfield.  Captain  of  a  company  of  Minute-men,  Col.  Greaton's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  12  days;  company  raised 
in  Medfield  and  Walpole;  also,  official  record  of  a  ballot  by  the  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives, dated  Jan.  23,  1776,  for  officers  to  command  six  regiments  to  be  raised 
to  serve  before  Boston  until  April  1, 1776 ;  said  Man  chosen  Adjutant,  Col.  Lemuel 
Robinson's  regt.,  to  be  raised  from  Suffolk  and  York  counties;  appointment  con- 
curred in  by  Council  Jan.  23, 1776 ;  also,  Captain,  1st  co..  Col.  Ephraim  Wheelock's 
(4th  Suffolk  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  chosen  in  said  regiment, 
dated  Wrentham,  April  8,  1776;  ordered  in  Council  April  23,  1776,  that  said  offi- 
cers be  commissioned;  reported  commissioned  April  21  [?],  1776;  also,  Captain; 
account  of  rations  due  officers  in  Maj.  Metcalf's  regt.  for  service  at  Warwick,  R.  I., 
in  Dec,  1776;  said  Man  credited  with  23  days  rations;  also,  Medfield  militia 
records ;  entry  dated  Wrentham,  July  14, 1777,  being  a  copy  of  a  notification  from 
Lieut.  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes  that  said  Man  had  been  appointed  to  take  command 
of  a  company  being  drafted  to  serve  1  mo.  at  or  near  Bristol,  agreeable  to  order 
of  Brig.  Lovell;  also,  2d  Major,  4th  Suffolk  Co.  regt.  commanded  by  Maj.  Seth 
Bullard;  marched  July  27, 1780;  discharged  Aug.  7, 1780 ;  service,  14  days;  regi- 
ment marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm. 

Man,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Fisher's  co..  Col.  Ephraim  Wheelock's  regt.; 
service,  23  days ;  company  ordered  to  march  to  Warwick,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of 
Dec.  8,  1776. 

Man,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Penniman's  co..  Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  muster  roll 
for  Dec,  1776-Feb.,  1777;  enlisted  Jan.  4,  1777;  regiment  raised  to  serve  until 
March  1,  1777. 

Man,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Ezekiel  Plimpton's  co..  Col.  Hawes's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  25,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  28,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  7  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 
Roll  dated  Medfield. 

Man,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Eliphalet  Sawen's  co..  Col.  William  Mcintosh's  regt.; 
enlisted  March  25,  1778;  discharged  April  7,  1778;  service,  13  days,  with  guards 
at  Roxbury. 

Man,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Fisher's  co.,  4th  Suffolk  Co.  regt.  commanded 
by  Maj.  Seth  Bullard;  marched  July  28,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  3,  1780;  service, 
9  days ;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm. 

Man,  Samuel.  Receipt  dated  Braintree,  July  19,  1784,  signed  by  said  Man,  for  money 
for  service  of  himself  and  team  in  the  Continental  Army. 

Man,  Seth,  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Turner's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Lincoln's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  South  Precinct  in 
Braintree ;  service,  4  days. 


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Man,  Seth.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Penniman's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for 
Dec.,  1776-Feb.,  1777 ;  enlisted  Jan.  4,  1777 ;  regiment  raised  to  serve  until  March 
1,  1777. 

Max,  Seth,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Eliphalet  Sawen's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Palmer's  regt. ;  ser- 
vice, 15  days;  company  assembled  March  4,  1776. 

Man,  Silas,  Concord.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Abishai  Brown's  co..  Col.  John  Nixon's  (5th) 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  engaged  April  24,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  15 
days;  also,  Ensign,  same  co.  and  regt.;  company  return  dated  Sept.  30,  1775; 
also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Asahel  Wheeler's  co..  Col.  John  Robinson's  regt.; 
marched  Feb.  4  [year  not  given,  probably  1776] ;  service,  1  mo.  28  days;  also, 
1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Asahel  Wheeler's  (5th)  co..  Col.  John  Robinson's  regt. ;  list 
of  officers  chosen  in  acompanj^  raised  in  Concord,  Sudbury,  Weston,  Acton,  and 
Lincoln,  to  serve  until  April  1,  1776,  as  a  reinforcement  to  the  army;  ordered  in 
Council  Feb.  12,  1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned ;  reported  commissioned 
Feb.  12  (also  given  Feb.  5),  1776;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Col.  John  Buttrick's  co.  of 
volunteers;  engaged  Sept.  28,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  7,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  11 
days,  at  the  time  of  taking  Gen.  Burgoyne ;  Col.  Buttrick  reported  as  serving  as 
Captain. 

Man,  Silas.  Certificate  dated  Concord,  Sept.  17,  1777,  signed  by  Ephraim  Wood, 
Town  Clerk,  by  order  of  the  Selectmen,  certifying  that  said  Man  went  with  others 
from  Concord  to  Boston  on  an  alarm  to  convey  stores  thence  and  returned  with 
empty  teams ;  said  Man  travelled  26  miles  to  Boston. 

Man,  Theodore,  Walpole.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Smith's  co..  Col.  John  Smith's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  2  days. 

Man,  Theodore,  Wrentham.  Private,  Capt.  John  Boyd's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
Greaton's  regt.,  which  assembled  and  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  8  days ;  also,  Capt.  John  Boyd's  co..  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt. ;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  23,  1775. 

Man,  Thomas,  New  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  John  Grainger's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  Jonathan  Warner's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  ser- 
vice, 1  week  4  days. 

Man,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Fairbanks's  co.,  Maj.  Metcalfs  regt. ;  enlisted  Dec. 
8,  1777  [6]  ;  discharged  Dec.  29,  1777  [6]  ;  service,  21  days ;  company  marched 
from  Wrentham  to  Providence  and  Warwick,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8, 
1777  [6]  ;  roll  dated  Wrentham  and  endorsed  "  Col'o  Wheelock's  Reg't;  "  also, 
Capt.  Samuel  Fisher's  co..  Col.  Ephraim  Wheelock's  (Suffolk  Co.)  regt. ;  service, 
20  days ;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  April  21,  1777. 

Man,  Timothy,  Walpole.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Smith's  co..  Col.  John  Smith's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days;  also,  1st 
Lieutenant,  Capt.  Oliver  Clap's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Haws's  regt.;  engaged  Sept. 
25,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  28,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  7  days,  on  a  secret  expedition 
to  Rhode  Island. 

Man,  Timothy.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Bonney's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt. ; 
pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  dated  Chesterfield,  March  13,  1777;  140 
miles  travel  allowed  said  Man ;  company  marched  to  Ticonderoga  to  reinforce 
Northern  army. 

Man,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Smith's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Symms's  detachment 
of  guards;  enlisted  March  2,  1778;  discharged  April  26,  1778;  service,  1  mo. 
24  days,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath  at  Boston  and  Dorchester. 

Man,  William.  Private,  in  a  detachment  of  militia  from  Capt.  Lemuel  Clap's  co.. 
Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt. ;  enlisted  Jan.  7, 1779 ;  discharged  Feb.  6,  1779 ;  service, 
1  mo.,  at  Dorchester  Heights. 


170  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Manahen,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Simon  Larned's  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  dated  York  Hutts;  enlisted  April  9, 
1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  reported  on  fatigue  duty. 

Manard,  Barnabas,  Brookline.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  White's  co.  of  militia,  Col. 
William  Heath's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service  to 
May  12,  1775,  23  days. 

Manard,  Benja^iin  G.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Sibley's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt.;  marched  July  30,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  15  days, 
at  Rhode  Island.    Roll  dated  Sutton. 

Manard,  Calvin.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Siblev's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.; 
marched  July  30,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  15  days,  at 
Rhode  Island.    Roll  dated  Sutton. 

Manard,  John,  Framingham.  Corporal,  Capt.  Aaron  Hajnes's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Brevier's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

Manausett,  Ebenezer,  Stockbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Cleavland's  co..  Col. 
Michael  Jackson's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April 
14,  1777,  to  April  14,  1778;  residence,  Stockbridge;  reported  deserted.  [See 
Ebenezer  Maunausett.] 

Manavel,  Peter.  Private,  Capt.  Andrew  Woodberry's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Enoch  Hallet's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  9,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  29,  1780;  service,  2  mos.  25  days, 
including  5  days  (100  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  detached  to  reinforce  Conti- 
nental Army  for  3  months  and  stationed  at  Rhode  Island.    Roll  dated  Gloucester. 

Manc[?],  Jonathan.  Corporal,  Capt.  Hayward  Peirce's  co.,  Col.  Jeremiah  Hall's 
regt. ;  marched  Dec.  10,  1776 ;  service,  3  mos.  2  days ;  company  raised  in  Scituate 
and  Hanover  to  serve  at  Bristol,  R.  I. 

Manchester,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Manchister.] 

Manchester,  Christopher.  Major,  Col.  Archibald  Crary's  (Rhode  Island)  regt. 
stationed  at  Bristol,  R.  I. ;  muster  roll  of  field  and  staff  officers,  dated  Bristol, 
May  -,  1778;  appointed  March  16,  1778;  engagement  to  expire  March  16,  1779; 
reported  sick  and  absent. 

Manchester,  Gershom.  Private,  Capt.  AVilliam  Harris's  detachment  from  Col.  Pike's 
(Cumberland  Co.)  regt.;  detached  Sept.  27,  1779;  discharged  Oct.  23,  1779;  ser- 
vice, 26  days,  under  direction  of  Committee  of  Falmouth ;  detachment  detailed 
for  defence  of  Falmouth,  agreeable  to  order  of  General  Court  of  Sept.  3,  1779. 

Manchester,  Gideon.  Private,  1st  division,  Capt.  Squire  Millerd's  co..  Col.  Water- 
man's regt. ;  service  from  Jan.  9,  1777,  to  Feb.  3,  1777,  31  days ;  also,  copy  of  a 
comnany  receipt,  given  to  Capt.  Squire  Millerd,  for  wages  for  service  from  Jan. 
9,  1777,  to  Feb.  8,  1777,  dated  Warwick. 

Manchester,  Isaac,  Providence.  Private,  Capt.  Jesse  Saunders's  co..  Col.  PauJ  Dud- 
ley Sergeant's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  June  1, 1775 ;  service, 
61  days;  also,  Capt.  John  Wiley's  co..  Col.  Sargent's  (28th)  regt.;  company  re- 
turn [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money 
dated  Dec.  13,  1775. 

Manchester,  Isaac,  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Car- 
penter's regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  5,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  5  days; 
company  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm  ;  by  order  of  Col.  Slead  all  the 
men  in  Swanzey  were  joined  in  one  company  under  Capt.  Peck,  the  other  officers 
refusing  to  serve.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth. 

Manchester,  Isaac.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Walker's  co..  Col.  John  Hathavvay'sregt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  2, 1778;  discharged  Dec.  12,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  13  days;  company 
detached  from  Gen.  Godfrey's  brigade  and  marched  to  Dorchester  Heights. 


m  THE  WAR  OF  THE   REVOLUTION.  171 

Manchester,  Isaac.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Ide's  co..  Col.  Carpenter's  regt. ;  en- 
listed Aug.  16,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  15,  1779;  service,  1  mo.;  travel  allowed  to 
and  from  camp  at  Providence ;  company  detached  from  militia  to  serve  at  Rhode 
Island  for  4  weeks  in  a  regiment  under  Capt.  Samuel  Fisher. 

Manchester,  Israel.  Private,  1st  division,  Capt.  Squire  Millerd's  co..  Col.  "Water- 
man's regt. ;  service  from  Jan.  9,  1777,  to  Feb.  3,  1777,  31  days ;  also,  copy  of  a 
company  receipt,  given  to  Capt.  Squire  Millerd,  for  wages  for  service  from  Jan.  9, 
1777,  to  Feb.  8,  1777,  dated  Warwick;  also.  Drummer,  1st  division,  Capt.  Squire 
Millerd's  co..  Col.  Waterman's  regt. ;  service  from  April  6  to  April  20,  1777, 
15  days. 

Manchester,  Jajies.  Private,  Capt.  William  Hicks's  co..  Col.  Pope's  regt. ;  marched 
Dec.  7,  1777;  returned  Dec.  16,  1777;  service,  10  days;  company  raised  in  Dart- 
mouth ;  also,  Capt.  William  Hicks's  co..  Col.  John  Hathaway's  (2d  Bristol  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  4,  1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780 ;  service,  5  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  roll  sworn  to  at  Dartmouth. 

Manchester,  Job.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Peleg  Simmons's  co..  Col.  Christopher  Olney's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Newport,  R.  I.,  Oct.  23, 1781 ;  marched  and  joined  Oct.  [  ?  ] 
9,  1781 ;  credited  to  town  of  Tiverton. 

Manchester,  John  (also  given  Jonathan),  Newton.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised 
to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve 
of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen. 
John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  19,  1780;  age,  18  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  com- 
plexion, ruddy ;  engaged  for  town  of  Falmouth ;  marched  to  camp  July  19,  1780, 
under  command  of  Capt.  Clark  ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service 
and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated 
Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  residence,  Newton;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months 
men  raised  by  the  town  of  Falmouth,  Barnstable  Co.,  for  service  in  the  Continen- 
tal Army  during  1780;  marched  July  6,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  12,  1780;  service, 
5  mos.  21  days,  including  travel  (300  miles)  home. 

Manchester,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co. ;  service  from  Sept.  1, 1776,  to 
Nov.  21,  1776,  2  mos.  20  days;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for 
defence  of  seacoast. 

Manchester,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Smith's  co. ;  enlisted  Sept.  15,  1775;  dis- 
charged Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  23  days;  company  stationed  at  Machias 
for  defence  of  seacoast;  also,  Capt.  John  Scott's  detachment;  enlisted  Nov.  28, 
1776;  discharged  Dec.  21,  1776;  service,  24  daj's;  detachment  raised  in  Machias 
to  reinforce  troops  under  Col.  Jonathan  Eddy  engaged  in  operations  against  the 
British  garrison  stationed  at  Fort  Cumberland ;  also,  Capt.  Daniel  Sullivan's  co., 
Col.  Benjamin  Foster's  (Lincoln  Co.)  regt.;  discharged  Sept.  13,  1777;  service, 
13  days ;  company  marched  to  Machias  three  different  times. 

Manchester,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Simmons's  co..  Col.  Christopher  Olney's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Newport,  11. 1.,  Oct.  23, 1781 ;  marched  and  joined  Oct.  [  ?] 
13,  1781 ;  credited  to  town  of  Tiverton. 

Manchester,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Simmons's  co..  Col.  Christopher  Olney's 
regt.;  musterrolldatedNewport,  R.  I.,  Oct.  23, 1781 ;  marched  and  joined  Oct.  [?] 
13,  1781 ;  credited  to  town  of  Tiverton.     [Name  appears  twice  on  roll.] 

Manchester,  Philip.  Private,  Capt.  William  Hicks's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's  (■2d 
Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  4,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service, 
5  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Dartmouth. 

Manchester,  Stephen,  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Car- 
penter's regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  5,  1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780 ;  service,  5  days ; 


172  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND  SAILORS 

Manchester,  Stephen,  continued. 

company  marched  to  Tiverton,  E..  I.,  on  an  alarm  ;  by  order  of  Col.  Slead  all  the 
men  in  Swanzey  were  joined  in  one  company  under  Capt.  Peck,  the  other  officers 
refusing  to  serve.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth. 

Manchester,  Stephen,  Windham.  Private,  Capt.  John  Brackett's  co..  Col.  Edmund 
Phinney's  (31st)  regt. ;  billeting  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment.  May  12,  1775, 
to  date  of  marching  from  Falmouth  to  headquarters,  July  3,  1775;  credited  with 
52  days  allowance ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  compan)'  return  dated  Sept.  29, 1775 ; 
also,  Capt.  James  Johnson's  co..  Col.  Phinney's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or 
its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge,  Oct.  24,  1775. 

Manchester,  Stephen  (also  given  Stephen,  Jr.),  Windham.  List  of  men  raised  to 
serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Thomas  Trott;  also,  list  of 
men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Col.  Timothy  Pike's  (4th 
Cumberland  Co.)  regt.;  residence,  Windham;  engaged  for  town  of  Windham; 
joined  Capt.  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Patterson's  regt.;  term,  3  years;  also,  Private, 
Lieutenant  Colonel's  co..  Col.  Vose's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Jan.  5,  1778;  reported  deceased;  also,  Capt.  George 
Smith's  CO.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Dec,  1777,  sworn  to  at 
Camp  near  Valley  Forge ;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1777 ;  reported  sick  at  Reading. 

Manchester,  Stephen.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Sawyer's  (late  Capt.  Wentworth 
Stuart's)  CO.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort 
George,  Dec.  8,  1776;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776;  reported  discharged  Aug.  20,  1776. 

Manchester,  Stephen.  Corporal,  Capt.  Peleg  Simmons's  co.,  Col.  Christopher  Olney's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Newport,  R.  I.,  Oct.  23, 1781 ;  marched  and  joined  Oct.  [  ?] 
9,  1781 ;  credited  to  town  of  Tiverton. 

Manchester,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  18,  1776; 
service  to  Nov.  21, 1776, 10  mos.  4  days ;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard 
for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Manchester,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  James  Webb's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Sherburne's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Rhode  Island,  Aug.  21,  1778;  enlisted  Nov.  7, 
1777 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

Manchister,  William,  Swanzey.  List  of  men  drafted  from  Bristol  Co.  militia  to 
march  to  Horse  Neck  under  command  of  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter  [year  not  given] , 
but  who  failed  to  join  regiment;  drafted  from  town  of  Swanzey;  drafted  into 
Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co. 

Mancrae,  Charles,  Boston.  Drummer,  Capt.  Abijah  Bangs's  co..  Col.  Dike's  regt. ; 
pay  roll  for  travel  allowance  from  home  and  return,  etc.,  dated  Boston,  Nov.  26, 
1776. 

Mandal,  John,  Henniker.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Fay's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's 
(32d)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  26,  1775;  service,  1 
mo.  15  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  7,  1775;  reported 
enlisted  into  the  train  June  8,  1775. 

Mandall,  Amos,  Hardwick.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Timothy  Paige's  2d  (1st  Hardwick)  co..  Col.  James  Converse's  (4th 
Worcester  Co.)  regt.,  sworn  to  in  Worcester  Co.,  Feb.  25,  1778;  residence,  Hard- 
wick; engaged  for  town  of  Hardwick;  joined  Capt.  Warren's  co..  Col.  Alden's 
regt. ;  term,  3  years. 

Mandavaller,  John,  Hadley.  Capt.  Nathan  Rowle's  co..  Col.  John  Jacobs's  regt.; 
enlisted  June  25,  1778 ;  service,  6  mos.  10  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  including  travel 
(100  miles)  home;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779. 


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Maxdavel,  John.  Private,  Lieut.  Martin  AYate's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's 
regt. ;  service,  4  days  in  Nortiiern  department ;  company  reported  to  have  marched 
to  New  Providence  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington  Aug.  17,  1777.  Roll  sworn  to  in 
Hampshire  Co. 

Mandell, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mandal,  Mandall,  Men- 

dall,  Mundall,  Mundell.] 

Maxdell,  John.  Gunner,  Capt.  Samuel  Gridley's  co.,  Col.  Richard  Gridley's  (Artil- 
lery) regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Mandell  and  others,  dated 
Cambridge,  Aug.  5,  1775  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money 
dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge,  Nov.  6,  1775. 

Mandell,  Moses,  Hardwick.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Dexter's  co.,  Col.  Learnard's 
(Learned's)  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  mileage  from  home  and  return,  dated  Rox- 
bury  Camp,  Jan.  -,  1776;  mileage  (150  miles)  allowed  said  Mandell;  company 
raised  in  Hardwick,  New  Braintree,  and  Oakham. 

Mandelt,  Josiah,  Easton.  Private,  Capt.  Ichabod  Leonard's  co..  Col.  Thomas 
Carpenter's  regt. ;  service,  1  mo.  15  days ;  company  marched  from  Bristol  Co.  to 
Rhode  Island  in  July,  1778,  to  serve  for  6  weeks.    Roll  dated  Taunton. 

Mandeville, .     [This  name  appears  under  the  form  of  Mandavaller,  Mandavel, 

Mandoral,  Mandwell.] 

Mandley,  Reuben.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Shaw's  co.,  Col.  George  Williams's 
regt. ;  service,  1  mo.  1  day ;  company  marched  from  Raynham,  Taunton,  and 
Easton,  in  Sept.,  1777,  on  a  secret  expedition. 

Mandoral,  John,  South  Hadlej'.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Parker's  co..  Col.  Nathaniel 
Wade's  regt. ;  enlisted  June  22,  1778 ;  service  at  Rhode  Island ;  enlistment  to 
expire  Jan.  1,  1779. 

Mandwell,  John,  South  Hadley.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  from  Capt.  Eli  Parker's  co.,  dated  Amherst,  May  15, 1778  ;  residence,  South 
Hadley;  engaged  for  town  of  Amherst;  joined  Capt.  Oliver's  co..  Col.  Graten's 
regt. ;  term,  8  months,  to  expire  Dec.  25,  1778. 

Mane,  "  Dean  Lovis."  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  [year  not 
given] ;  engaged  for  town  of  Ipswich ;  reported  as  belonging  to  France. 

Ma  Neall,  Johx.  Petition  dated  Ips\vich,  Oct.  17,  1782,  signed  by  said  Ma  Neall  and 
others  asking  for  wages  for  3  mos.  service  in  Capt.  Benjamin  Gould's  co..  Col. 
Nathaniel  Wade's  regt.,  in  1780;  petition  endorsed  "Nov'r  4th  1782  Withdraw." 

Manelt,  Ezra,  Sandisfleld.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Soul's  co..  Col.  John  Fellows's 
(8th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted  May  8, 1775 ;  service,  3  mos. 
1  day;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775 ;  reported  enlisted  April  21,  1775; 
also  reported  died  Aug.  24,  1775. 

Manelt,  Luther.  Capt.  Zenas  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashly's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt.;  entered  service  July  21,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  15,  1777;  service,  26  days; 
company  marched  to  Fort  Edward,  N.  Y.,  and  received  pay  at  Albany. 

Manelt,  William,  Sandisfield.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Soul's  co.,  Col.  John  Fellows's 
(8th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted  May  8, 1775  ;  service,  3  mos. 
1  day  ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775;  reported  enlisted  April  21,  1775. 

Maxeng,  John.  Company  receipt,  given  to  Capt.  John  Ford,  for  wages  to  Oct.  1, 1776, 
dated  Ticonderoga;  company  marched  from  Chelmsford  July  25,  1776,  and  was 
discharged  at  Albany  Jan.  1,  1777. 

Manerd,  Benjamin.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Harrington's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Deanney's 
(Denney's)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  18,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  2,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 
15  days ;  regiment  detached  to  join  Continental  Army  for  3  months  and  ordered 
to  march  to  Claverack. 


174  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND  SAILORS 

Manerd,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Harrington's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Deanney's 
(Denney's)  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  18,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  2,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 
15  days;  regiment  detached  to  join  Continental  Army  for  3  months  and  ordered 
to  march  to  Claverack. 

Manerd,  John,  Framingham.  Petition  addressed  to  Col.  Samuel  Bullard,  dated 
Framingham,  June  1,  1776,  signed  by  said  Manerd  and  others  belonging  to  Capt. 
Jesse  Emes's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  (5th  Middlesex  Co.)  regt.,  asking  that 
the  company  be  divided  into  two  companies. 

Manerd,  Solomon.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Isaac  Harrington's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Dean- 
ney's (Denney's)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  18,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  2,  1779;  service, 
1  mo.,  5  days;  regiment  detached  to  join  Continental  Army  for  3  months  and 
ordered  to  march  to  Claverack. 

Manes,  James.    Capt.  James  Johnson's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt. ;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge,  Oct.  24,  1775. 

Manet,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Many.] 

Manet,  John.  Seaman,  ship  "Versailles,"  Joseph  Chapman,  Master;  engaged  Jan. 
13,  1777;  discharged  April  15,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  2  days,  on  voyage  from 
Boston  to  Nantes  and  return. 

Manfeld,  Nathaniel.  Order  on  Paymaster,  26th  regt.,  for  travel  allowance,  etc., 
dated  Trenton,  Jan.  1,  1777,  signed  by  said  Manfeld  and  others  belonging  to 
Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  L.  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt.,  payable  to  Lieut.  Paul 
Dodge. 

Manfield,  Stephen.  Private,  Capt.  James  Tisdale's  co..  Col.  John  Greaton's  (3d) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1780;  enlisted  July  5,  1780;  enlistment,  6  months. 

Manfield,  Theophilcs,  Stockbridge.  Sergeant,  Capt.  William  Goodrich's  co..  Col. 
Paterson's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  engaged  May  5,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  3  days. 

Mangant,  Nicholas,  New  Marlborough.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service 
and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated 
Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

Mangent,  Moses.  Private,  Capt.  Micah  Hamblin's  co. ;  service  from  Nov.  1,  1775,  to 
Dec.  31,  1775,  61  days,  in  defence  of  seacoast. 

Mangin,  Moses.  Private,  Capt.  Micah  Hamblin's  co. ;  enlisted  July  7,  1775;  service 
to  Nov.  1,  1775,  in  defence  of  seacoast. 

Manheie,  Michael.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Jonathan  Haraden;  engaged  Oct.  8,  1777;  reported  deserted  Dec.  1,  1777. 

Maning,  Charles,  Dighton.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Pitts's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Walker's 
regt.;  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  reported  died  Oct.  1,  1775. 

Maning,  David.  List  of  men  mustered  between  Jan.  20,  1777,  and  June  1,  1778,  by 
Truman  Wheler,  Muster  Master  for  Berkshire  Co.;  term,  3  years;  reported  re- 
ceived State  bounty. 

Maning,  Isaac,  Tewksbury.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  as 
returned  by  Capt.  Joshua  Baldwin,  dated  Billerica,  Feb.  16,  1778;  residence, 
Tewksbury ;  engaged  for  town  of  Tewksbury ;  reported  joined  the  life  guards. 

Maning,  Israel,  Lancaster.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Richardson's  co..  Col.  Asa 
Whitcomb's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  26,  1775;  ser- 
vice, 3  mos.  13  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775. 


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Maning,  James,  Boston.  Seaman,  ship  "  Resource,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Israel 
Thorndike;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Beverly,  June  21,  17S0; 
age,  24  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  residence,  Boston. 

Maning,  John,  Ipswich.  Sergeant,  Capt.  David  Low's  co.  of  volunteers,  3d  Essex  Co. 
regt. ;  engaged  Sept.  30,  1777 ;  marched  Oct.  2,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  7,  1777,  at 
Cambridge;  service,  40  days,  in  a  regiment  commanded  by  Maj.  Charles  Smith 
under  Gen.  Gates  in  Northern  department  and  in  guarding  Gen.  Burgoyne's  army 
to  Prospect  Hill. 

Maning,  John,  Lancaster.  Private,  Capt.  John  Prescott's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  13  days. 

Maning,  John.  Private ;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  main  guard  under  Lieut. 
Col.  L.  Baldwin,  dated  June  22,  1775. 

Maning,  John.  Private;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  main  guard  under  Lieut. 
Col.  L.  Baldwin,  dated  June  22,  1775  [name  appears  twice  on  list] . 

Maning,  John.  Company  receipt  for  mileage,  given  to  Capt.  John  Ford,  dated 
Ticonderoga,  Aug.  28,  1776. 

Maning,  Phineas,  Chesterfield.  Private,  4th  co..  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt. 
Ephraim  Burr's  (4th)  co..  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Camp 
near  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  24, 1778 ;  engaged  for  town  of  Chesterfield  ;  also,  descrip- 
tive list  dated  Hutts,  West  Point,  Jan.  25,  1781 ;  Capt.  Hay  ward's  co.,  2d  Mass. 
regt.;  rank,  Fifer;  age,  21  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair, 
brown;  residence,  Chesterfield ;  engaged  for  town  of  Chesterfield;  engaged  Jan. 
-,  1779,  by  Capt.  Hay  ward,  at  West  Point;  term,  during  war. 

Maning,  Samuel,  Oxford.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Town's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Roxbury ;  service,  14|  days. 

Maning,  Samuel,  Tewksbury.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army, 
as  returned  by  Capt.  Joshua  Baldwin,  dated  Billerica,  Feb.  16,  1778;  residence, 
Tewksbury;  engaged  for  town  of  Tewksbury;  joined  Capt.  DoUiver's  co.,  Col. 
Jackson's  regt. ;  term,  3  years. 

Maning,  Samuel.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Bullard's  10th  (2d  New  Salem)  co., 
6th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  chosen  b}'  the  several 
companies  in  said  regiment,  as  returned  by  Phineas  Wright  and  others,  field  offi- 
cers, dated  Northfield,  April  23,  1776 ;  ordered  in  Council  May  7,  1776,  that  said 
officers  be  commissioned ;  reported  commissioned  May  7,  1776. 

Maning,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Wild's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776;  enlisted  June  1,  1776. 

Maning,  Solomon,  Billerica  (probably).  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Stickney's  co.,  Col. 
Bridge's  regt.  of  Minute-men,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  24  days. 

Maning,  Thomas,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Abbot's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  1^  days. 

Maning,  Thomas,  Salem.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Abner  Crauson's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's 
regt. ;  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

Maning,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Blaney's  co..  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt. 
of  guards ;  enlisted  Jan.  12,  1778 ;  service  to  April  3,  1778,  86  days,  at  Cambridge. 

Maning,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Tew's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's  regt.; 
marched  Aug.  2,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780-,  service,  6  days;  company 
marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm. 


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Maning,  William.  List  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Solomon  Pollard's  (Billerica)  co. 
in  camp  at  Cainbridge,  dated  May  1, 1775. 

Maning,  William,  Jr.  List  dated  Cambridge,- July  -,  1776,  of  men  who  served  on 
expedition  to  Canada;  said  Maning  credited  with  1  turn  of  service. 

Maning,  William  Taylor,  Beverly.  Private,  Colonel's  co..  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  2, 1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779;  also,  Capt.  John  Williams's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  (4th)  regt.;  return  dated 
Alban.y,  Fell.  9, 1778  ;  residence,  Beverly  ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Beverly ;  mustered 
by  John  Cushing,  Esq.;  also,  Drummer,  Capt.  Job  Whipple's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's 
(5th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlistment,  during 
war. 

Maniuel,  Antona.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co. ;  enlisted  Oct.  5,  1775;  service 
to  Dec.  1,  1775,  2  mos.  1  day;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for 
defence  of  seacoast. 

Manjant, .  [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mangant,  Mangent,  Man- 
gin,  Manjent.] 

Manjant,  Nicholas.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  New  Marlbor- 
ough for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  2, 
1780;  discharged  Dec.  25,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  28  days,  including  travel  (92 
miles)  home. 

Manjent,  Nicholas,  New  Marlborough.  Return  of  men  raised  for  Continental  ser- 
vice [year  not  given] ;  residence.  New  Marlborough;  engaged  for  town  of  New 
Marlborough  ;  term,  3  years. 

Manley, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mandely,  Mandley,  Maly, 

Manely,  Manly.] 

Manley,  Abiah,  Easton.  Private,  Capt.  Francis  Luscomb's  co..  Col.  Timothy 
Walker's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  5  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Matthew  Ran- 
dell's  CO.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt. ;  abstract  for  advance  pay,  mileage,  etc., 
dated  Camp  at  Hull,  June  18,  1776;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  enlisted  June  1, 
1776;  service  to  Nov.  1,  1776;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1776 ; 
service,  1  mo.  h,  day,  including  travel  home;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  between 
March  22  and  March  27, 1777,  by  James  Hatch,  Muster  Master  for  Plymouth  Co. ; 
Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  age,  19  yrs. ;  residence,  Easton ;  enlisted  by  Capt.  Ephraim 
Burr;  enlistment,  3  years.     [See  Abiah  Man  and  Abijah  Manly.] 

Manley,  Benjamin,  Bridgewater.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Lothrop's  co..  Col.  John 
Bailey's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;   service, 

3  mos.  6  days ;  also,  Capt.  Daniel  Lothrop's  co..  Gen.  John  Thomas's  regt. ;  com- 
pany return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

Manley,  Calvin.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Deming's  co..  Col.  Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt.;  enlisted  April  26,  1777;  discharged  May  20,  1777;  service,  25  days,  at 
Ticonderoga;  company  called  out  by  Maj.  Gen.  Gates  and  ordered  to  Saratoga; 
also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  16,  1777  ;  discharged  Aug.  22,  1777  ;  ser- 
vice, 6  days ;  company  called  out  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Fellows  and  ordered  to 
march  to  Bennington;  also,  Capt.  Peter  Porter's  detachment,  Gen.  Fellows's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  brigade;  enlisted  July  1,  1778;  discharged  Oct  31, 1778;  service, 

4  mos.,  under  Brig.  Gen.  Stark  at  Albany ;  detachment  raised  for  6  months. 

Manley,  Daniel,  Sandisfield.  Private,  Capt.  John  Collar's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  19,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1779;  service, 
1  mo.  9  days;  company  marched  to  Connecticut  under  command  of  Lieut.  Col. 
Powel;  also,  Capt.  Adam  Kasson's  co..  Col.  Israel  Chapen's  (3d)  regt.;  enlisted 
Oct.  18,  1779;   discharged  Nov. '21,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  8  days,  at  Claverack; 


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Manlet,  Daniel,  continued. 

regiment  raised  for  3  months;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service 
and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated 
Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25, 1780;  also,  payroll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town 
of  Sandisfield  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  to  camp 
July  2, 1780;  discharged  Dec.  11,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  13  days,  including  travel 
(75  miles)  home;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Heman  Smith's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Colter's 
regt. ;  service,  11  days;  company  marched  from  Sandisfield  to  Stillwater  Oct.  14, 
1781,  on  an  alarm;  roll  endorsed  "  Col  John  Ashley  Reg." 

Maxlet,  Daniel.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Nathan  Pacl^ard's  co..  Col.  John  Jacobs's  (Light 
Infantry)  regt. ;  entered  service  Sept.  23, 1779;  discharged  Dec.  1  (also  given  Nov. 
26),  1779;  service,  2  mos.  8  (also  given  2  mos.  3)  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

Maxlet,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Packard's  co.,  Maj.  Eliphalet  Cary's  regt.; 
inarched  July  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  11  days;  company 
marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm.     Roll  sworn  to  at  Boston. 

Manlet,  Daniel.  10th  co.,  Plymouth  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  men  who  performed  tours  of 
duty ;  said  Manlej'  credited  with  2  mos.  service  at  Roxbury ;  with  10  days  ser- 
vice on  an  alarm  at  Squantum  ;  with  22  days  service  on  an  alarm  at  Bristol ;  also 
with  two-thirds  of  a  turn  of  service  at  New  York,  rated  equal  to  3  mos.  10  days. 

Manlet,  Daniel,  Jr.  10th  co.,  Plymouth  Co.  regt. ;  list  of  men  who  performed  tours 
of  duty ;  said  Manley  credited  with  3  mos.  service  at  Boston ;  with  having  con- 
tributed £10  for  service  at  Boston  in  1778,  rated  equal  to  1  mo.;  also  with  15  days 
service  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  in  1780. 

Manley,  David,  Easton.  Private,  Samuel  White's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  I'egt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  18,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  8,  1778;  service,  22  days,  on  expedition 
to  Rhode  Island.    Roll  dated  Mansfield. 

Manlet,  James,  Easton.  Private,  Capt.  John  Porter's  co..  Col.  Paul  Dudley  Sar- 
gent's regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  July  7, 1775;  service,  1  rao. 
3  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Camp  before  Boston,  Oct.  6,  1775;  reported 
sick  and  absent. 

Manlet,  Jesse,  Royalston.  Private,  Capt.  Jonas  Allen's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
Doolittle's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775;  service,  12^  days. 

Manlet,  John,  Sandisfield.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way, Oct.  25,  1780. 

Manlet,  John.  Council  warrant  dated  April  26, 1777,  for  £400,  drawn  in  favor  of  said 
Manley,  Commander  of  the  ship  "  Hancock,"  to  enable  him  to  put  his  ship  to  sea ; 
also,  petition  dated  Boston,  Dec.  11,  1778,  signed  by  Stephen  Bruce,  in  behalf  of 
himself  and  others,  of  Boston,  asking  that  said  Manley  be  commissioned  as  com- 
mander of  the  ship  "  Cumberland  "  (privateer) ;  ordered  in  Council  Dec.  14, 1778, 
that  a  commission  be  issued ;  also,  petition  dated  Boston,  June  2,  1779,  signed  by 
Mungo  Mackay,  in  behalf  of  himself  and  others,  of  Boston,  asking  that  said  Man- 
ley  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  ship  "  Jason  "  (privateer) ;  ordered 
in  Council  June  2,  1779,  that  a  commission  be  issued ;  also,  Captain,  frigate 
"  Hague;  "  receipt  dated  Sept.  27,  1783,  for  wages  for  service  to  May  10,  1783, 
on  board  said  vessel. 

Manlet,  Josiah,  Easton.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Dean's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Car- 
penter's regt. ;  service,  1  mo.  4  days  ;  company  marched  from  Taunton  to  Reho- 
both,  thence  to  Bristol,  thence  to  Providence,  R.  I.,  and  thence  home.  Roll  dated 
Nov.  5,  1777;  also.  Corporal,  Capt.  Simeon  Cobb's  co.,  3d  regt..  Gen.  Godfrey's 
brigade;  enlisted  Aug.  13,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  4  days;  company  detached  from 
militia  to  serve  at  Rhode  Island  for  4  weeks  in  a  regiment  under  Capt.  Samuel 


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Manlet,  Josiah,  continued. 

.Fisher ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Pratt's  co.,  Col.  James  Williams's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  2,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  10,  1780;  service,  8  days;  company  marched  to 
Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm. 

Manlet  [  ?],  Levi.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Richardson's  co..  Col.  Abiel  Mitchel's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  28, 1780;  discharged  Oct.  31, 1780;  service,  3  mos.  6  days  ;  regiment 
raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Bristol  Co. 

Manlet,  Luther.  Fifer,  Capt.  Elijah  Deming's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt.;  entered  service  July  8,  1777;  discharged  July  21,  1777;  service,  14  days; 
company  called  out  by  Maj.  Gen.  Schuyler  and  ordered  to  march  to  Fort 
Edward. 

Manlet,  Michael,  Boston.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
[year  not  given] ;  residence,  Boston;  engaged  for  town  of  Framingham. 

Manlet,  Mondat,  Lanesborough.  Descriptive  list  dated  Lenox,  Aug.  20,  1781,  of 
men  raised  in  Berkshire  Co.,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780,  and  delivered  to 
William  Walker,  Superintendent  for  said  county ;  Capt.  Reed's  co.,  Col.  Simonds's 
regt. ;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  occupation,  seaman ;  residence.  Lanes- 
borough;  enlisted  for  town  of  Lanesborough;  enlistment,  3  years;  receipted  for 
by  Col.  Shepard;  reported  a  negro;  also.  Private,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th) 
regt. ;  service  from  July  5,  1781,  5  mos.  27  days ;  also,  same  regt. ;  pay  roll  made 
up  for  the  year  1782  [service  not  given] ;  reported  deceased. 

Manlet,  Nathaniel.  Private,  Sergt.  Jesse  Perkins's  detachment  from  Capt.  Josiah 
Packard's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Mitchell's  (Plymouth  Co.)  regt.;  marched  Dec.  8, 
1776;  service,  2  weeks  2  days;  detachment  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the 
alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776;  also,  10th  co.,  Plymouth  Co.  regt.;  list  of  men  who  per- 
formed tours  of  duty ;  said  Manley  credited  with  service  for  1  mo.  on  a  secret 
expedition  and  with  15  days  service  on  an  alarm  at  Bedford. 

Manlet,  Reuben.  Private,  Capt.  Matthew  Randell's  co..  Col.  George  Williams's 
regt.;  service  from  Dec.  7,  1776,  to  Jan.  1,  1777,  3  weeks  3  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island;  roll  dated  Easton;  also,  Capt.  Seth  Pratt's  co.,  Col.  James  Wil- 
liams's regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  2,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  10,  1780;  service,  8  days; 
company  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm. 

Manlet,  Samuel,  Easton.  Private,  Capt.  Francis  Luscombe's  co.,  Col.  Timothy 
Walker's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  5  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6, 1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat 
or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbnry,  Nov.  27,  1775 ;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt. 
Matthew  Randell's  co.,  Col.  George  Williams's  regt.;  service  between  Dec.  7, 
1776,  and  Jan.  1,  1777,  2  weeks  3  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  ;  also,  Capt. 
Seth  Pratt's  co..  Col.  James  Williams's  regt.;  entered  service  Aug.  2,  1780;  dis- 
charged Aug.  10,  1780;  service,  8  days;  company  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on 
an  alarm. 

Manlet,  Seth,  Easton.  Corporal,  Capt.  Abiel  Mitchell's  co.,  which  marched  probably 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  7  days ;  also,  Capt.  Francis  Luscombe's 
CO.,  Col.  Timothy  Walker's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May 
3,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  5  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  also, 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  27,  1775. 

Manlet,  Seth,  Easton.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by 
Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Easton  for 
service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  17,  1780; 
discharged  Dec.  5,  1780 ;  service,  4  mos.  28  days,  including  10  days  (200  miles) 
travel  home. 


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Manlet,  William.  Capt.  Moses  Soul's  cc,  Col.  John  Fellows's  regt. ;  order  for 
boantj-  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  monej'  dated  Dorchester  Camp,  Nov.  1,  1775; 
also.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Wolcott's  co.,  Col.  Hopkins's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  16, 
1776;  discharged  Aug,  5,  1776;  service,  20  days;  company  marched  to  the  High- 
lands, N.  Y. ;  roll  sworn  to  in  Berkshire  Co. ;  also^  Corporal,  Capt.  Samuel 
Wolcott's  CO.,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt.;  enlisted  June  30,  1777;  discharged  July 
27,  1777;  service,  28  days;  compau)-  ordered  out  hj  Gen.  Fellows  to  reinforce 
Northern  ai-my  ;  roll  sworn  to  in  Berkshire  Co. ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Dem- 
ing's  CO.,  Col.  Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept,  19,  1777;  discharged 
Oct.  18,  1777;  service,  30  days;  company  called  out  by  Maj.  Gen.  Gates  and 
ordered  to  Stillwater;  also,  Capt.  Enoch  Noble's  co. ;  enlisted  Oct.  23,  1780;  dis- 
charged Nov.  7,  1780;  service,  16  days;  company  marched  to  Bennington  on  an 
alarm  to  guard  frontiers ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Sheffield. 

Manly,  Abijah  (also  given  Abiah),  Easton.  Private,  4th  co..  Col.  John  Bailey's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  15,  1777,  to  Oct.  1, 
1777;  reported  discharged  Oct.  1,  1777;  also,  Capt.Ephraim  Burr's  (4th)  co..  Col. 
Bailey's  regt.;  company  return  dated  Camp  near  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  24,  1778; 
residence,  Easton. 

Manly,  Abner.  List  of  men  who  enlisted  to  serve  for  the  term  of  3  months  for  the 
town  of  Sandisfield  in  1780,  certified  as  taken  from  Col.  Ashley's  returns ;  age,  19 
yrs. ;  complexion,  light. 

Manly,  Asa,  Sandisfield  (probably).  Private,  Lieut.  Moses  Soul's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  John  Fellows's  regt.,  which  marched  April  21, 1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm 
of  April  19,  1775;  service  to  May  7,  1775,  17  days. 

Manly,  Benjamin,  Bridgewater.  Matross,  Capt.  Daniel  Lothrop's  (Artillery)  co., 
Col.  John  Bailey's  regt.;  service  from  April  10,  1775,  to  May  2,  1775,  3  weeks  2 
days;  company  raised  agreeable  to  vote  of  Provincial  Congress  as  ordered  by 
Committee  of  Safety. 

Manly,  Calvin.  Private,  Capt.  John  Collar's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt.;  enlisted  July  19,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  9  days; 
company  marched  to  Connecticut  under  command  of  Lieut.  Col.  Powel ;  also,  pay 
roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Sandisfield  for  service  in  the  Conti- 
nental Army  during  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  12,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  13, 
1780;  service,  5  mos.  5  days,  including  travel  (75  miles)  home;  also.  Private, 
Capt.  Jeremiah  Hickok's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Sears's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  6,  1781; 
discharged  Nov.  8,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  7  days,  including  travel  (4  days)  home; 
regiment  raised  in  Berkshire  Co.  to  serve  for  3  months ;  roll  endorsed  '■  Col.  Elisha 
Porter's  Reg't." 

Manly,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Deming's  detachment  from  Col.  Ashley's 
regt.;  enlisted  June  4,  1778;  discharged  July  15,  1778;  service,  41  days;  detach- 
ment ordered  to  Albany  by  Gen.  John  Fellows. 

Manly,  Flavel.  Private,  Capt.  Heman  Smith's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Coller's  regt. ;  service, 
11  days;  company  marched  from  Sandisfield  to  Stillwater  Oct.  14,  1781,  on  an 
alarm.    Roll  endorsed  "  Col  John  Ashley  Reg." 

Manly,  James.  Capt.  John  Porter's  co..  Col.  Paul  D.  Sargent's  regt.;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  20,  1775. 

Manly,  Nathaniel.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joseph  Keith's  co..  Col.  Cotton's  regt.;  service 
from  Sept.  25,  1777,  to  Oct.  30,  1777,  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Tiverton,  B..  I. 
Roll  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. 

Manly,  Seth.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received 
of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  20, 


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Manly,  Seth,  continued. 

1780;  age,  40  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  dark;  engaged  for  town  of 
Easton;  marched  to  camp  July  20,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Benjamin 
Warren. 

Manly,  William,  Sandisfield  (probably).  Private,  Lieut.  Moses  Soul's  co.  of  Minute- 
men,  Col.  John  Fellovvs's  regt.,  which  marched  April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service  to  May  7,  1775,  17  days;  also,  Capt.  Elijah 
Deming's  detachment  from  Col.  Ashley's  regt.;  enlisted  June  4,  1778;  discharged 
July  15,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  11  days;  detachment  ordered  to  Albanj'  by  Gen. 
John  P'ellows. 

Mann,  .    [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Man,  Man,  Munn.] 

Mann,  • ,  Medway.     Lieutenant,  Capt.  Sabin  Mann's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 

regt.;  service  from  July  16,  1777,  to  Aug.  21,  1777,  1  mo.  6  days,  at  Providence 
Plantation  and  Rhode  Island. 

Mann,  Amos.  Private;  pay  roll  certified  at  Boston,  July  23,  1781,  of  men  employed 
by  Col.  Josiah  Brewer  as  scouts  in  Lincoln  Co.,  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  P.  Wads- 
worth  ;  service  from  Aug.  24, 1780,  to  Sept.  29, 1780, 1  mo.  6  days,  at  the  Eastward. 

Mann,  Anthony.  Surgeon's  Mate  in  hospital  department;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  March  1,  1778,  to  July  31,  1780;  also.  Surgeon,  ship 
"  Mars,"  commanded  by  Capt.  James  Nivens ;  engaged  March  25,  1781 ;  dis- 
charged June  12,  1781 ;  service,  2  nios.  18  days ;  roll  dated  Boston. 

Mann,  Arthur.  List  of  men  belonging  to  the  ship  "Thorn,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Richard  Cowell,  sworn  to  at  Marblehead,  Sept.  14, 1780;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in. ;  com- 
plexion, dark. 

Mann,  Benjamin,  Hanover.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Soper's  militia  co.  of  North 
Hanover,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775, 
to  Marshfield,  under  direction  of  field  officers  of  2d  Plymouth  Co.  regt. ;  service, 
3  days. 

Mann,  Bill  (also  given  Billa)  ,  Wrentham  (also  given  Franklin) .  Private,  Capt.  John 
Boyd's  CO.,  36th  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Oct.  5, 1775 ;  reported  enlisted  April 
27, 1775;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of 
Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  9, 1780 ; 
age,  23  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  ruddy ;  engaged  for  town  of  Frank- 
lin; arrived  at  Springfield  July  8,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  9,  1780,  under 
command  of  Lieut.  Jackson,  of  the  artillery;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  be- 
longing to  the  town  of  Franklin  raised  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during 
1780;  marched  July  3,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  23,  1780;  service,  6  mos.  2  days, 
including  travel  (200  miles)  home. 

Mann,  Christopher,  Lexington.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Hovey's  co..  Col.  Nathan 
Tyler's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  13,  1779 ;  discharged  Dec.  25,  1779 ;  service,  4  mos. 
17  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Dec,  1779, 
allowing  1  mo.  4  days  service  at  Rhode  Island,  including  travel  (80  miles)  home. 

Mann,  David,  Pembroke.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Turner's  co.  of  militia,  Col.  Anthony 
Thomas's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April 
19,  1775;  service,  3  days. 

Mann,  David.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Cowell's  co.,  Col.  Haws's  regt. ;  service  between 
July  26,  1778,  and  Aug.  26,  1778,  13  days,  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll  sworn  to  at 
Wrentham. 

Mann,  Ebenezer,  Hubbardston.  Private,  Capt.  Adam  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim 
Doolittle's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775. 


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Manx,  Ebexezek,  Wrentham.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Pond's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's 
(20ih)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1.  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  8  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  25,  1775. 

Mann,  Ebenezer.  Private,  Capt.  Freedom  Chamberlin's  co.,  Col.  Cary's  regt.;  com- 
pany return  dated  "  Cortlands  Manner,"  Nov.  22,  1776. 

Mann,  Ebenezer.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Boynton's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's 
regt. ;  engaged  July  27,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  23,  1777 ;  service,  34  days,  under 
Col.  Job  Cushing  on  expedition  to  Bennington,  including  travel  (113  miles)  home. 

Mann,  Ebenezer.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Rice's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt. ;  marched 
July  27,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  29,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  9  days,  including  6  days 
(130  miles)  travel  home;  company  ordered  to  march  to  Manchester  on  an  alarm 
and  was  discharged  at  Bennington.    Roll  dated  Shrewsbury. 

Mann,  Ebenezer.  Private,  Capt.  Calvin  Partridge's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ; 
marched  July  30,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  13,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  15  days,  at 
Rhode  Island  ;  company  raised  in  Plymouth  Co. 

MiVNN,  Elias,  Walpole.  Private,  Capt.  Sabin  Man's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col.  Grea- 
ton's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  12  days;  re- 
ported enlisted  into  the  army;  company  raised  in  Medfield  and  Walpole;  also, 
Corporal,  Capt.  Seth  Bullard's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Read's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  5,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  4  days. 

Mann,  Elias.  Adjutant,  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt. ;  engaged  Aug.  24, 1778;  discharged 
Aug.  31, 1778 ;  service,  11  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  including  travel  (55  miles)  home. 

Mann,  Elias.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Lealand'sco.,  Col.  Abner  Perry's  regt. ;  marched 
Aug.  2,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  9  days,  including  3  days  (60 
miles)  travel  home;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  July  28, 
1780.    Roll  dated  Sherburne. 

Mann,  Elijah.  Private,  Capt.  Philip  Ammidon's  co..  Col.  Dean's  regt. ;  enlisted 
March  4,  1781 ;  discharged  March  18,  1781 ;  service,  14  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

Mann,  Elisha,  Wrentham.  List  of  men  raised  for  Continental  service,  as  returned 
by  Maj.  Metcalf,  of  Col.  Wheelock's  regt.,  dated  June  18,  1777;  residence, 
Wrentham  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Wrentham ;  term,  3  years. 

Mann,  Ephraim,  Dorchester.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Mayberry's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Francis's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Dorchester  Heights  home ; 
warrant  allowed  in  Council  Nov.  29,  1776. 

Mann,  Ephraim,  Wilbraham.  Private,  Capt.  Phineas  Stebbins's  co..  Col.  Nathan 
SparhowU's  (Sparhawk's)  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  15,  1778;  service  to  Dec.  12,  1778, 
3  mos.  3  days,  including  travel  (91  miles)  home;  company  detached  to  reinforce 
army  under  Gen.  Sullivan  but  ordered  to  Boston  by  resolve  of  Sept.  17,  1778. 

Mann,  Ephraim.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Penniman's  co..  Col.  Dike's  regt.;  muster 
roll  for  Dec,  1776-Feb.,  1777;  enlisted  Dec.  13,  1776;  credited  to  town  of 
Stoughton  ;  regiment  raised  to  serve  until  March  1,  1777. 

Mann,  Ephrai.m.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  White's  co.,  Maj.  Edward  Procter's  de- 
tachment of  guards;  enlisted  Dec.  10,  1777;  discharged  March  1,  1778;  service, 
2  mos.  22  days,  at  Dorchester. 

Mann,  Ephraim.  Private,  Lieut.  Caleb  Crafts's  detachment.  Col.  Macintosh's  regt. ; 
joined  July  5,  1778;  discharged  July  28,  1778;  service,  24  days;  detachment  sta- 
tioned at  Dorchester  Heights. 

Mann,  Ephraim.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Champney's  co. ;  enlisted  Feb.  6,  1779;  dis- 
charged May  5,  1779;  service,  3  mos.,  with  guards  under  Maj.  Gen.  Gates  at  and 
about  Boston. 


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Mann,  Ephraim.  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  Clap's  (1st  Dorchester)  co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Gill's  regt. ;  enlisted  March  4, 1776 ;  discharged  March  8, 1776 ;  service,  5  days,  at 
the  time  of  taking  Dorchester  Heights ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  enlisted  March 
14,  1776;  discharged  March  26,  1776;  service,  12  days;  also,  Capt.  Lemuel  Clap's 
CO. ;  enlisted  May  12, 1779 ;  discharged  Aug.  11,  1779 ;  service,  3  mos. ;  also,  same 
CO.;  enlisted  Aug.  11,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  10  (also  given  Nov.  11),  1779;  ser- 
vice, 3  mos.;  also,  same  co. ;  enlisted  Nov.  18,  1779;  discharged  Jan.  31,  1780; 
service,  2  mos.  14  days;  also,  same  co. ;  enlisted  Feb.  1,  1780;  service  to  May  1, 

1780,  3  mos.;  also,  same  co. ;  enlisted  May  4,  1780;  discharged  July  31,  1780; 
service,  2  mos.  27  days;  also,  same  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Oct. 
31,  1780;  service,  3  mos.;  above  service  from  May  12,  1779,  vcith  detachment  of 
guards  under  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath ;  company  stationed  at  Dorchester  Heights. 

Mann,  Ezra,  Hanover.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Soper's  militia  co.  of  Noi'th  Hanover, 
which  marched  April  20, 1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marsh- 
field,  under  direction  of  field  officers  of  2d  Plymouth  Co.  regt. ;  service,  3  days. 

Mann,  George,  Wrentham  (also  given  Franklin).  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Pond's  co. 
of  Minute-men,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  11  days; 
also,  Capt.  Oliver  Pond's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Read's  (20th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  2,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  7  days;  also,  company  re- 
turn dated  Sept.  25,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Cowell's  co..  Col.  L.  Robinson's 
regt.;  enlisted  Jan.  29,  1776;  service,  2  mos.  4  days;  company  marched  from 
Wrentham  ;  regiment  raised  in  York  and  Suffolk  counties;  roll  dated  Roxbury; 
also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Goodale's  co..  Col.  Putnam's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1780,  to  Dec.  31, 1780 ;  also,  descriptive  listdated 
West  Point,  Jan.  10, 1781 ;  Capt.  Goodale's  co..  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th)  regt.; 
rank.  Sergeant;  age,  39  yrs.  6  mos.;  stature,  5  ft.  10^  in.;  complexion,  dark; 
hair,  gray;  eyes,  dark;  residence,  Wrentham;  engaged  Dec.  -,  1779,  by  Maj. 
Allen ;  term,  during  war;  also,  list  dated  Boston,  Feb.  18, 1804,  returned  by  John 
Avery,  Secretary,  and  J.  Jackson,  Treasurer,  of  men  who  furnished  satisfactory 
evidence  of  their  service  as  soldiers  and  were  entitled  to  gratuities  under  resolves 
of  March  4,  1801,  and  June  19,  1801 ;  5th  Mass.  regt. ;  residence,  Franklin. 

Mann,  George.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Smith's  (7th)  co..  Col.  Michael  Jackson's 
(8th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  April,  1783;  balance  of  term  of  enlistment  unexpired, 
19  months  6  days. 

Mann,  Herbert.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Ide's  co..  Col.  Dagget's  regt. ;  service,  24  days ; 
company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776;  also,  Capt. 
Alexander  Foster's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt. ;  service  from  July  27, 
1778,  to  Aug.  12,  1778,  17  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

Mann,  Jabez,  Medfield.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Bullard's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Read's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  12,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  25  days. 

Mann,  Jacob,  Wrentham.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Pond's  co.  of  Minute-men,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  8  days ;  also,  Capt.  Oliver  Pond's 
CO.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's  (20th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted 
April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  12  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  25, 
1775;  also.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Ezekiel  Plimpton's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  regt.; 
engaged  Sept.  25, 1777;  discharged  Oct.  28, 1777;  service,  1  mo.  7  days;  company 
marched  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island ;  roll  dated  Medfield ;  also,  1st 
Lieutenant,  Capt.  Samuel  Fisher's  (1st)  co.  (North  co.  in  Wrentham),  Col.  Hawes's 
(4th  Suffolk  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers;  commissioned  June  29, 
1779;  also.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Samuel  Fisher's  co. ;  service,  1  mo.  3  days;  com- 
pany detached  from  militia  to  serve  at  Rhode  Island  for  4  weeks  in  a  regiment 
under  Capt.  Samuel  Fisher,  Commandant;  roll  sworn  to  at  Wrentham  and 
endorsed  "Colo  Benja.  Haws  Regiment;  "  also,  return  dated  Medfield,  March  2, 

1781,  of  detachments  made  from  Col.  Seth  Bullard's  regt.  by  order  of  His  Excel- 


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Mann,  Jacob,  continued. 

lency  John  Hancock  of  Feb.  28, 1781,  to  march  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  and  there  serve 
for  a  term  not  exceeding  40  days  under  Capt.  Samuel  Fisher  and  Capt.  Amos 
Ellis ;  said  Mann  reported  as  Lieutenant  of  the  company  made  up  to  serve  under 
Capt.  Samuel  Fisher,  of  Wrentham. 

Mann,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Battle's  co..  Col.  Mcintosh's  regt. ;  service,  6 
days,  at  the  time  of  taking  and  fortifying  Dorchester  Heights  in  March,  1776. 

Mann,  James.  Surgeon,  Col.  Shepard's  (4th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  July  1,  1779,  to  Dec.  31,  1780 ;  also,  same  regt. ;  return  of  officers 
for  clothing,  dated  Salem,  Aug.  28,  1779;  also,  Surgeon,  4th  Mass.  regt..  Gen. 
Glover's  brigade;  return  of  officers,  dated  Boston,  Dec.  14,  1780;  also,  communi- 
cation addressed  to  His  Excellency  John  Hancock,  endorsed  "  Westfield  Jan'ry 
23-1781,"  signed  by  William  Shepard,  Colonel,  4th  Mass.  regt.,  recommending 
the  appointment  of  a  Lieutenant  in  his  regiment,  and  stating  that  said  Mann,  Sur- 
geon, who  had  been  appointed  July  1,  1779,  and  Samuel  Woodward,  Surgeon's 
Mate,  had  never  received  their  warrants  or  commissions,  and  asking  that  same  be 
forwarded  for  all  the  officers  mentioned ;  ordered  in  Council  Feb.  24, 1781,  that  war- 
rants be  issued  to  above  officers  in  order  that  they  might  be  commissioned ;  also, 
Surgeon,  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th)  regt. ;  list  of  officers  promoted  in  the  Conti- 
nental Army  and  for  whom  warrants  were  made  out ;  commissioned  Feb.  24, 1781 ; 
also.  Surgeon,  Col.  Shepard's  regt. ;  muster  rolls  of  field,  staff,  and  commissioned 
officers  for  June-Aug.,  1781 ;  reportedaprisonerof  warin  June,  1781,  and  as  impris- 
oned at  Long  Island  in  July  and  Aug.,  1781 ;  also,  returns  of  effectives,  dated  Sept. 
28,  Oct.  12,  and  Oct.  19, 1781 ;  reported  a  prisoner  of  war  at  Long  Island ;  also,  mus- 
ter rolls  of  field,  staff,  and  commissioned  officers  for  Oct.,  1781-Jan.,  1782,  dated 
York  Hutts ;  reported  on  furlough  by  leave  of  Gen.  McDougall;  also,  return  of 
effectives,  dat^  Cantonment  1st  Brigade,  March  1,  1782;  reported  on  furlough  in 
Massachusetts  from  Dec.  9, 1781,  by  leave  of  Gen.  McDougall ;  also,  list  of  officers 
accompanying  a  recommendation  addressed  to  Gov.  Hancock,  dated  Fair  Forest, 
near  West  Point,  April  20,  1782,  signed  by  N.  Rice,  Major  Commandant,  4th 
Mass.  regt.,  asking  that  the  officers  mentioned  be  commissioned  to  fill  vacancies 
in  said  regiment;  said  Mann,  Surgeon,  4th  Mass.  regt.,  reported  resigned  April 
14,  1782,  and  Daniel  Shute,  Mate  in  general  hospital,  proposed  in  his  room; 
advised  in  Council  May  16,  1782,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned  with  the 
exception  of  Ensign  Edward  Phelon. 

Mann,  Jeremiah  (also  given  Jeremy).  Private,  Capt.  Ezekiel  Plimpton's  co.,  Col. 
Eleazer  Brooks's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Dec.  3,  1777;  enlisted  Nov.  3,  1777; 
company  stationed  at  Cambridge;  also,  Capt.  Moses  Adams's  co..  Col.  Brooks's 
regt.  of  guards  ;  joined  Nov.  3,  1777 ;  service  to  April  3, 1778,  3  mos.  29  days,  at 
Cambridge;  reported  deserted  Dec.  12,  1777,  but  returned  Jan.  9  (also  given  Jan. 
13),  1778;  also,  receipt  dated  Medway,  June  16,  1778,  signed  by  said  Mann  and 
others  belonging  to  Capt.  Moses  Adams's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt.  of  guards,  for 
wages  from  Nov.  3, 1777,  to  April  3, 1778,  5  mos.,  at  Cambridge,  and  travel  allow- 
ance for  said  term. 

Mann,  Jeremy,  Monson.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Thompson's  co.,  Col.  Danielson's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  12,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  25 


Mann,  Job.  Marine,  ship  "  Alfred,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Paul  Jones,  list  of 
men  entitled  to  prize  shares  in  the  ship  "  Mellish  "  and  brig  "  Active  "  [year  not 
given]. 

Mann,  John,  Newbury.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Putnam's  co..  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  28, 1779;  service  to  Dec.  1,  1779, 4  mos.  3  days,  at  Rhode  Island; 
also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Dec,  1779,  allowing  1  mo.  6  days  service  at 
Rhode  Island,  travel  (120  miles)  included ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to 


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Mann,  John,  continued. 

reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of 
June  5, 1780,  returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John 
Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  26,  1780 ;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in. ;  complexion, 
light;  engaged  for  town  of  Newburyport;  marched  to  camp  July  26,  1780,  under 
command  of  Capt.  Fox  ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  re- 
turned by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  2o,  1780 ;  also,  pa)'  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of 
Newburyport  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  June  29, 
1780;  discharged  Jan.  26, 1781;  service,  7  mos.  12  days,  including  travel  (13  days) 
home ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Haffield  White's  co..  Col.  llufus  Putnam's  (5th)  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  July  26,  1780;  discharged 
Jan.  26,  1781;  enlistment,  6  months. 

Mann,  Jonathan,  Scituate.  Private,  Capt.  William  Turner's  co. ;  pay  abstract  for 
mileage  to  and  from  camp;  mileage  (56  miles)  allowed  said  Mann;  company 
joined  Col.  Bailey's  regt.  Dec.  10,  1775;  a^so,  Capt.  Joseph  Stetson's  co..  Col. 
Anthony  Thomas's  regt. ;  service,  5  days ;  company  marched  from  Scituate  to 
Hingham  March  21,  1776,  on  an  alarm  subsequent  to  the  taking  of  Dorchester 
Heights. 

Mann,  Jonathan.  Corporal,  Capt.  Caleb  Champney's  co. ;  enlisted  Feb.  8,  1779;  dis- 
charged May  7,  1779;  service,  3  mos.,  with  guards  under  Maj.  Gen.  Gates  at  and 
about  Boston. 

Mann,  Joseph,  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Penniman's  co..  Col.  Francis's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  camp  home,  etc.,  sworn  to  in 
Suffolk  Co.,  Nov.  29,  1776;  said  Mann  credited  with  allowance  for  1  day  (15 
miles) ;  company  drafted  from  Hingham,  Braintree,  Dorchester,  Stoughtonham, 
Milton,  and  Stoughton. 

Mann,  Joseph,  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Belcher's  co. ;  marched  Aug.  29, 
1779;  discharged  Nov.  27,  1779;  service,  3  mos.  1  day,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Hancock 
at  Castle  Island. 

Mann,  Joseph,  Walpole.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Bullard's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Read's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  8,  1775;  service  3  mos.  1  day. 

Mann,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Penniman's  co..  Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  muster  roll 
for  Dec,  1776-Feb.,  1777;  enlisted  Dec.  13,  1776;  credited  to  town  of  Stoughton; 
regiment  raised  to  serve  until  March  1,  1777. 

Mann,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Wild's  co..  Col.  Brooks's  regt.  of  guards;  joined 
Nov.  4,  1777 ;  service  to  Feb.  3,  1778,  2  mos.  30  days,  at  Cambridge. 

Mann,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  John  Cutler's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt. ;  en- 
listed July  2,  1778;  service,  6  mos.  2  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  same  co.  and 
regt.;  muster  rolls  dated  East  Greenwich,  Sept.  17,  Nov.  6,  Nov.  13,  and  Dec.  1, 
1778;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779. 

Mann,  Joseph.  Corporal,  Capt.  Timothy  Mann's  co.,  4th  Suffolk  Co.  regt.  commanded 
by  Maj.  Seth  Bullard;  marched  July  28,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service, 
13  days;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm. 

Mann,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Combs's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Joseph  Prime's  regt.  j 
enlisted  May  19,  1780;  discharged  Jan.  23,  1781;  service,  8  mos.  5  days,  under 
Brig.  Gen.  P.  Wadsworth  at  the  Eastward.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Brunswick  and 
certified  at  Thomaston. 

Mann,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Lieut.  William  Burbeck's  co. ;  enlisted  Nov.  25,  1779; 
service  to  Dec.  31, 1780, 13  mos.  6  days ;  company  raised  for  defence  of  Castle  and 
Governor's  Islands  and  commanded  by  His  Excellency  John  Hancock ;  also, 


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Mann,  Joseph,  continued. 

treasury  pay  rolls  of  Capt.  Thomas  Cushing's  co.  for  service  from  Jan.  25,  1786, 
to  Jan.  25,  1787,  at  the  Castle. 

Mann,  Joseph,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Penniman's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  muster 
roll  for  Dec,  1776-Feb.,  1777;  enlisted  Dec.  13,  1776;  credited  to  town  of  Brain- 
tree;  regiment  raised  to  serve  until  March  1,  1777. 

Mann,  Josiah,  Scituate.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Stockbridge's  co..  Gen.  John  Thomas's 
regt. ;  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775. 

Mann,  Josiah.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Plymouth  Co.  in  1779  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Armj' ;  age,  30  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  dark  ;  engaged 
for  town  of  Scituate ;  delivered  to  Ensign  E.  White  ;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Turner's 
CO.,  14th  Mass.  regt. ;  entered  service  Aug.  4, 1779 ;  discharged  May  4,  1780 ;  term, 
9  months. 

Mann,  Kitt.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co..  Col.  Jacobs's  regt.;  muster  roll  for 
Nov.,  1778. 

Mann,  Levi,  Hanover.  Capt.  Newcomb's  (Independent)  co.;  muster  return  of  four 
Independent  cos.  stationed  at  Hull,  dated  March  1,  1777 ;  age,  20  yrs. ;  mustered 
by  Daniel  Souther,  Muster  Master. 

Mann,  I^evi,  Scituate.  Private,  Capt.  William  Turner's  co. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage 
to  and  from  camp;  mileage  (56  miles)  allowed  said  Mann;  companj-  joined  Col. 
Bailey's  regt.  Doc.  10,  1775. 

Mann,  Nathan,  Marlboi-ough.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Caleb  Brooks's  co..  Col.  Nicholas 
Dike's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  to  and  from  camp,  dated 
Boston,  Nov.  27,  1776,  and  endorsed  "at  Dochester  Heights;"  60  miles  travel 
allowed  said  Mann. 

Mann,  Nathan.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Richards's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  25,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  28,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  7  days,  on  a 
secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island;  roll  sworn  to  at  Dedham  ;  also,  council  war- 
rant dated  Sept.  11,  1779,  for  £1  12s,  drawn  in  favor  of  Capt.  Ebenezer  Battle,  for 
the  wages  of  said  Mann,  he  having  been  omitted  from  the  muster  roll  made  up 
for  service  at  Castle  Island  in  1776. 

Mann,  Nathaniel.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Turner's  co.,  Col.  John  Cushing's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  23,  1776 ;  service,  1  mo.  28  days ;  company  marched  to  Rhode 
Island;  roll  dated  Newport;  also,  Capt.  Williams  Barker's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus 
Cotten's  regt. ;  detached  March  6,  1781 ;  discharged  March  27,  1781 ;  service,  25 
days,  at  Rhode  Island,  including  travel  (60  miles)  to  place  of  rendezvous. 

Mann,  Obadiah,  Wrentham.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Moses  Wheelock's  co.,  Col.  Jona- 
than Ward's  regt. ;  return  of  ofhcers  to  be  commissioned  in  said  regiment,  dated 
May  24,  1775;  resolved  in  Provincial  Congress  at  Watertown  May  25,  1775,  that 
said  officers  be  commissioned;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  engaged  April  24,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  15  days;  also, 
company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

Mann,  Oliver,  Wrentham.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Porter's  co..  Col.  Sargent's  regt>; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted  July  7,  1775;  service,  1  mo.  3  days. 

Mann,  Oliver.  Surgeon's  Mate,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt..  Gen.  Warner's  brigade; 
engaged  July  28,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  4  mos.  13  days,  in 
Northern  department,  including  10  days  (200  miles)  travel  home;  reported  pro- 
moted to  Surgeon  Nov.  1,  1777;  also,  same  regt. ;  pay  alistracts  dated  Scaresdeal 
Nov.  30,  1777,  and  sworn  to  in  Worcester  Co.  [year  not  given],  respectively,  for 
retained  rations  due  officers  of  said  regiment  in  Continental  service  in  Northern 
department ;  said  Mann  credited  with  rations  from  July  28  [1777] ,  to  Dec.  9  [1777] , 
273  rations. 


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Maxx,  Ralph,  Medway.  Sergeant,  Col.  Ephraira  "Wheelock's  regt. ;  return  of  officers, 
dated  Ticonderoga,  Oct.  11, 1776 ;  also,  list  of  men  returned  by  a  committee  of  the 
town  of  Medway  April  13, 1778,  as  having  rendered  service  at  various  times  subse- 
quent to  April  19, 1775;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Moses  Adams's  co.,  4th  Suffolk  Co. 
regt.  commanded  by  Maj.  Seth  Bullard ;  entered  service  July  28, 1780 ;  discharged 
Aug.  4,  1780;  service,  10  days;  company  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  the 
alarm  of  July  28,  1780. 

Manx,  Richard.  Medfield  militia  records ;  list  of  men  credited  with  turns  of  service 
"  Dune  in  the  Last  Wars  in  the  Days  of  Capt  Morse  the  first  And  Captain  Collidge  " 
made  up  from  the  records  and  attested  by  Capt.  Peter  Collidge  in  Nov.,  1776 ;  said 
Mann  credited  with  1  turn  of  service  and  as  having  paid  £40;  list  attested  by 
Capt.  Sabin  Mann  and  Philip  Blake,  Clerk,  Nov.  17, 1776 ;  also,  list  of  men  belong- 
ing to  Capt.  Sabin  Mann's  co.  of  Medfield  militia  who  were  drafted  to  complete 
quota  for  Continental  Army,  in  accordance  with  a  warrant  issued  by  Lieut.  John 
Baxter  May  8,  1777,  but  who  paid  money  in  lieu  of  service;  reported  paid  £10. 

Mann,  Robert,  Dedham.  Matross,  Capt.  Joseph  Balch's  (3d)  co..  Col.  Thomas 
Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  service  from  Nov.  1, 1776,  to  Feb.  1, 1777,  3  mos. ;  also, 
Capt.  Joseph  Balch's  (2d)  co..  Col.  Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt.;  service  from  Feb. 
1,  1777,  to  May  8,  1777,  3  mos.  7  days. 

Mann,  Robert.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Lewis's  (1st  Dedham)  co.,  Col.  William 
Mclntash's  (Mcintosh's)  regt.;  service,  4  days;  company  marched  to  Dorchester 
on  the  alarm  of  March  4,  1776. 

Mann,  Robert.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Champney's  co.,  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath's  detach- 
ment of  guards;  enlisted  July  13,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  30  (also  given  Oct.  1), 
1779;  service,  2  mos.  20  days;  detachment  raised  to  serve  at  Boston  until  Oct.  1, 
1779. 

Mann,  Robert.  Private,  Capt.  Ralph  Thompson's  co. ;  enlisted  Oct.  16,  1779 ;  dis- 
charged Nov.  10, 1779;  service,  26  (also  given  27)  days,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Han- 
cock at  Castle  Island ;  company  raised  in  Suffolk  Co. 

Mann,  Rufus,  Medfield.  Private,  Capt.  Sabin  Man's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col.  Grea- 
ton's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775;  service,  12  days;  also, 
Capt.  Sabin  Man's  co.  of  Medfield  militia;  return  of  train  band  with  equipments, 
dated  June  10,  1776;  age,  21  yrs. ;  reported  as  in  the  army  July-,  1776;  also. 
Sergeant,  Col.  Ephraim  Wheelock's  regt. ;  return  of  officers,  dated  Ticonderoga, 
Oct.  11,  1776;  also,  list  dated  April  27,  1777,  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Sabin 
Mann's  co.  of  Medfield  militia  drafted  to  serve  at  Rhode  Island  for  2  months,  in 
accordance  with  a  warrant  from  Col.  AVheelock  to  Lieut.  Baxter;  reported 
entered  service;  also,  list  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Mann's  co.,  comprising  one- 
half  the  town  militia,  who  were  ordered  to  march  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm 
of  July  22,  1777,  in  accordance  with  a  warrant  from  Col.  Hawes;  reported 
a  delinquent,  sick  and  unable  to  march;  also,  list  of  men  belonging  to  Capt. 
Mann's  co.  who  marched  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island  the  last  of  Sept., 
1777,  to  serve  for  30  days  from  Oct.  1,  1777,  said  men  having  been  drafted  in 
accordance  with  a  warrant  from  Col.  Hawes,  dated  Sept.  25, 1777;  also.  Sergeant, 
Capt.  Adam  Peters's  co..  Col.  Haws's  regt.;  engaged  Aug.  15,  1778;  service  to 
Sept.  12,  1778,  29  days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  also,  list  of  men  reported  as  engaged  to 
serve  at  Rhode  Island  for  the  town  of  Medfield,  agreeable  to  an  order  of  Col. 
Hawes  of  Aug.  11,  1779;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Fisher's  co. ;  discharged 
Sept.  12,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  2  days;  company  detached  from  militia  to  serve  at 
Rhode  Island  for  the  term  of  4  weeks  under  Capt.  Samuel  Fisher;  roll  sworn  to 
at  Wrentham  and  endorsed  "  Colo  Benj'a  Haws  Regiment;  "  also,  Capt.  Adam 
Peters's  co.,  Maj.  Seth  BuUard's  regt.;  marched  July  28,  1780;  arrived  at  camp 
July  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  6,  1780;  service,  12  days,  at  Rhode  Island  by 
order  of  Maj.  Gen.  Heath  on  an  alarm,  including  travel  (4  days)  to  and  from 
camp. 


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Maxn,  Sabin,  MeJfield.  Medfield  militia  records ;  entry  dated  May  10,  1776,  stating 
that  said  Mann  had  been  commissioned  Captain  of  1st  (Medtield)  co.,  Col.  Ephraim 
Wheelock's  (4th  Suffolk  Co.)  regt.,  Brig.  Palmer's  brigade;  also,  Captain  of  a 
company  of  Medtield  militia ;  return  of  train  band  with  equipments,  dated  June  10, 
1776 ;  age,  29  yrs. ;  also,  list  of  men  belonging  to  said  Mann's  co.  who  marched 
with  him  to  Providence,  R.  I.,  and  thence  to  Warwick  Neck,  in  accordance 
with  orders  given  by  Maj.  James  Metcalf  Dec.  8,  and  Dec.  9,  1776;  service,  16 
days  ;  also.  Captain  of  a  company  which  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm 
of  Dec.  8,  1776 ;  marched  Dec.  8,  1776  ;  discharged  Dec.  23,  1776 ;  service,  16  days, 
under  Maj.  James  Metcalf;  said  Mann  reported  "discharged  for  New  York  ;  " 
also,  list  of  men  drafted  from  said  Mann's  co.  of  Medfield  militia  (both  train  band 
and  alarm  list)  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  at  or  near  New  York,  agreeable 
to  a  warrant  dated  Nov.  21, 1776 ;  said  Mann  reported  under  date  of  Dec.  20, 1776, 
as  having  marched  with  the  men  raised  as  above  and  as  having  served  3  mos.  13 
days;  also,  list  of  men  belonging  to  said  Mann's  co.  who  were  drafted  in  accord- 
ance with  an  order  from  Col.  Ephraim  Wheelock,  dated  Medfield,  April  15, 1777; 
said  Mann  reported  as  having  marched  April  22,  1777,  and  returned  June  [May] 
12,  1777;  service,  20  days;  company  made  up  from  Medfield,  Medway,  Belling- 
ham,  and  Walpole,  and  placed  under  his  command,  ordered  to  Providence,  R.  I., 
to  serve  there  under  Gen.  Spencer  until  discharged;  also.  Captain,  Col.  Wheelock's 
regt. ;  marched  April  22, 1777 ;  discharged  May  10,  1777 ;  service,  20  days,  at  Rhode 
Island;  company  marched  from  Medfield,  Walpole,  Medway,  and  Bellingham; 
also.  Captain,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt. ;  service  from  July  16,  1777,  to  Aug. 
21,  1777,  1  mo.  6  days,  at  Rhode  Island  and  Providence  Plantation ;  also,  return 
of  officers  and  men  belonging  to  Col.  Solomon  Lovell's  regt.  who  marched  to 
reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for  3  months  [year  not  given]  ;  said  Mann  re- 
ported as  Captain  of  a  company  of  37  men  ;  also,  official  record  of  a  ballot  by  the 
House  of  Representatives,  dated  Aug.  9, 1777 ;  said  Mann  chosen  2d  Major,  Col. 
Benjamin  Hawes's  (4th  Suffolk  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  appointment  con- 
curred in  by  Council  Aug.  9,  1777;  also,  Major;  Medfield  militia  records;  list  of 
men  who  marched  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island  the  last  of  Sept.,  1777, 
to  serve  for  30  days  from  Oct.  1, 1777,  said  men  having  been  drafted  in  accordance 
with  a  warrant  from  Col.  Hawes,  dated  Sept.  25,  1777  ;  also,  official  record  of  a 
ballot  by  the  House  of  Representatives,  dated  April  23,  1779;  said  Mann  chosen 
Major,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  (Light  Infantry)  regt.,  to  be  raised  for  defence  of 
New  England ;  appointment  concurred  in  by  Council  April  23, 1779;  also,  Major, 
Col.  John  Jacobs's  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  the  Light  Infantry  regt.  to  be  raised 
for  defence  of  the  New  England  states,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  16,  1779; 
commissioned  May  15,  1779;  also.  Major,  Col.  John  Jacol)s's  (Light  Infantry) 
regt.;  entered  service  April  23,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1779;  service,  7  mos. 
9  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

Mann,  Sabin.  Adjutant,  Col.  Lemuel  Robinson's  regt.;  list  of  officers,  dated 
1776. 

Mann,  Silas.  Commission  dated  May  19,  1775,  appointing  said  Mann  Ensign,  Col. 
John  Nixon's  regt. ;  also.  Ensign,  Capt.  Abishai  Brown's  co. ;  list  of  officers  of 
Col.  John  Nixon's  regt.;  approved  in  Committee  of  Safety  at  Cambridge,  June 
5,  1775,  and  resolved  that  said  officers  be  recommended  to  Congress  for  com- 
missions; ordered  in  Provincial  Congress  June  5,  1775,  that  commissions  be 
delivered  said  officers  ;  also,  commission  dated  Watertown,  Feb.  5, 1776,  appointing 
said  Mann  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Asahel  Wheeler's  co. ,  raised  to  serve  as  a  tem- 
porary reinforcement  to  the  army  until  April  1,  1776. 

Mann,  Theodore,  Medway.  Private,  Capt.  John  Boyd's  co.,  36th  regt.;  company 
return  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Oct.  5,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  also,  list  of  men 
returned  by  a  committee  of  the  town  of  Medway  April  13,  1778,  as  having  ren- 
dered service  at  various  times  subsequent  to  April  19,  1775. 


188  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Mann,  Thomas,  Marblehead.  Private,  Capt.  John  Baker's  co..  Col.  John  Mansfield's 
(19th)  regt.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson  ;  company  return 
[probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  reported  deserted  May  23,  1775. 

Mann,  Thomas,  Marblehead.  Private,  Capt.  William  Blackler's  (6th)  co..  Col.  John 
Glover's  (21st)  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Mann  and  others, 
dated  Cambridge,  June  27, 177-');  also,  Private,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  19,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  18  days;  also,  com- 
pany return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  9,  1775;  aZso,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge  Camp,  Dec.  20,  1775. 

Mann,  Thomas,  New  Braintree.  Gunner,  Capt.  William  Todd's  co..  Col.  Crafts's 
regt. ;  return  for  advance  pa}'  for  1  month,  mileage,  etc.,  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co., 
Dec.  16,  1776;  mileage  (68  miles)  allowed  said  Mann. 

Mann,  Tijiothy,  AValpole.  Sergeant,  Col.  Ephraim  Wheelock's  regt. ;  return  of 
officers,  dated  Ticonderoga,  Oct.  11,  1776;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Oliver 
Clap's  (Walpole)  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  (4th  Suffolk  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass. 
militia;  list  of  officers  chosen  by  the  several  companies  in  said  regiment,  dated 
Wrentham,  Sept.  26,  1777 ;  said  Mann  elected  Sept.  23,  1777 ;  ordered  in  Council 
Sept.  27,  1777,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned;  reported  commissioned  Sept. 
27,  1777;  also,  petition  dated  Walpole,  June  7,  1779,  signed  by  said  Mann  and 
two  others,  officers  of  a  company  of  militia  belonging  to  Col.  Hawes's  regt., 
asking  permission  to  resign  their  respective  commissions  on  account  of  having 
met  with  difficulty  in  executing  their  official  duties,  and  because  of  their  belief  that 
they  could  no  longer  be  serviceable  as  military  officers  in  said  town ;  ordered  in 
Council  June  9, 1779,  that  said  resignations  be  accepted  ;  also.  Captain,  4th  Suffolk 
Co.  regt.  commanded  by  Maj.  Seth  Bullard ;  marched  July  28,  1780;  discharged 
Aug.  7,  1780 ;  service,  13  days ;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm 
in  July,  1780. 

Mann,  Willard,  Barre.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the 
term  of  9  months ;  Capt.  Nye's  co.,  Col.  Sparhawk's  regt. ;  engaged  for  town  of 
Barre ;  mustered  May  19  [year  not  given,  probably  1778]  ;  also,  list  of  men  raised 
in  Worcester  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fish- 
kill,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778,  returned  as  received  of  Jonathan  War- 
ner, Commissioner,  by  Col.  R.  Putnam,  July  20, 1778;  arrived  at  Fishkill  June  7, 
1778 ;  also,  list  of  men  returned  as  mustered  by  Henry  Rutgers,  Jr.,  Deputy  Mus- 
ter Master,  dated  Fishkill,  Aug.  1,  1778. 

Mann,  William,  Leicester.  Private,  Capt.  March  Chase's  co..  Col.  Nathan  Spar- 
hawk's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  22,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  12,  1778;  service,  2  mos. 
24  days,  at  Dorchester. 

Mann,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  White's  co.,  Maj.  Edward  Procter's  detach- 
ment of  guards ;  enlisted  Dec.  10, 1777  ;  discharged  March  1, 1778 ;  service,  2  mos. 
22  days,  at  Dorchester;  also,  Lieut.  Caleb  Crafts's  detachment.  Col.  Macintosh's 
regt. ;  joined  July  5, 1778 ;  discharged  July  28, 1778 ;  service,  24  days,  with  guards 
at  Dorchester  Heights;  also,  Capt.  Caleb  Champney's  co. ;  enlisted  Feb.  6,  1779; 
discharged  May  5,  1779;  service,  3  mos.,  with  guards  under  Maj.  Gen.  Gates  at 
and  about  Boston;  also,  Capt.  Lemuel  Clap's  co. ;  enlisted  May  12,  1779;  dis- 
charged Aug.  11,  1779;  service,  3  mos.;  also,  same  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  13,  1779; 
discharged  Nov.  12  (also  given  Nov.  13)  1779;  service,  3  mos.;  also,  same  co. ; 
enlisted  Nov.  18,  1779;  discharged  Jan.  31,  1780;  service,  2  mos.  14  days;  also, 
same  co. ;  enlisted  Feb.  1,  1780 ;  service  to  May  1,  1780,  3  mos. ;  also,  same  co. ; 
enlisted  May  4,  1780;  discharged  July  31,  1780;  service,  2  mos.  27  daj's;  also, 
same  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  16,  1780;  service,  2  mos.  16 
days;  above  service  from  May  12,  1779,  with  detachment  of  guards  under  Maj. 
Nathaniel  Heath  ;  company  stationed  at  Dorchester  Heights. 


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Mann,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Talbot's  co. ;  service,  2  days,  on  an  alarm  [year 
not  given,  probably  1775]. 

Mann,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Smith's  co.,  Lient.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (6th) 
regt. ;  return  for  wages  for  the  year  1782 ;  wages  allowed  said  Mann  from  Oct.  22, 
1782,  to  Dec.  31,  1782,  2  mos.  10  days. 

Manna,  John,  Colrain.  Corporal,  Capt.  Micajah  Gleason's  co.,  Col.  John  Nixon's 
(5th)  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Sept.  30, 1775. 

Mannavel,  Peter,  Hampstead.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Salem 
to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778;  age,  17 
yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  eyes,  blue;  residence, 
Hampstead. 

Mannee,  John,  Colrain.  Corporal,  Capt.  Micajah  Gleason's  co..  Col.  John  Nixon's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  23,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  16 
days. 

Mannen,  Thomas,  Boston.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  as 
returned  by  Capt.  George  Gould,  Capt.  Abel  Richards,  and  Capt.  Ebenezer  Battle, 
all  of  Dedham,  dated  Feb.  16,  1778;  residence,  Boston;  engaged  for  town  of 
Dedhani ;  joined  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  term,  3  years,  to  expire  April  29,  1780 ;  also, 
list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Col.  William  Mcintosh's 
(1st  Suffolk  Co.)  regt. 

Manner,  Lemuel,  Townsend.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Thomas  Warrin's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's 
regt.;  company  return  dated  Oct.  31,  1776,  and  endorsed  "White  Plains;" 
reported  sick. 

Mannet,  "  Sias."  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Slocum's  co..  Col.  Christopher  Greene's 
(1st  Rhode  Island)  battalion;  muster  roll  for  July,  1779,  dated  East  Greenwich ; 
enlistment,  during  war. 

Mannig,  Eliphalet.  Capt.  Benjamin  Walker's  co.,  Col.  Bridge's  regt. ;  order  for 
advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Mannig  and  others,  dated  Cambridge,  June  6,  1775. 

Mannig,  Robert.  Capt.  Wiley's  co  ,  8th  Mass.  regt.  •  list  of  9  months  men  ;  reported 
taken  prisoner  Feb.  3,  1780. 

Mannin,  Samuel,  Berwick.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Grant's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Tit- 
comb's  regt. ;  service,  2  mos.  14  days,  including  travel  (260  miles)  to  and  from 
camp  at  Rhode  Island;  warrant  for  pay  allowed  in  Council  July  21,  1777. 

Mannin,  Thomas,  Charlestown.  Matross,  Capt.  Joseph  Chadwick's  co..  Col.  Richard 
Gridley's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Fort  No.  3,  Charlestown,  Sept. 
30,  1775;  age,  19  yrs.;  occupation,  chairmaker;  enlisted  May  15,  1775. 

Manning, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Maneng,  Maning,  Mannen, 

Mannig,  Mannin.] 

Manning,  Andrew.  Private,  Capt.  Allen  McLane's  co.,  in  a  regiment  commanded  by 
Lieut.  Col.  John  Parke;  pay  roll  for  Aug.,  1778. 

Manning,  Charles,  Dighton.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Pitts's  co..  Col.  Timothy  Walker's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  2,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  6 
days;  also,  order  dated  Feb.  2,  1776,  signed  by  Thomas  Manning,  for  money  in 
lieu  of  a  bounty  coat  due  his  son,  said  Charles  Manning,  deceased,  for  service  in 
Capt.  Pitts's  CO.,  Col.  Walker's  regt. 

Manning,  Cyrus.  Enlistment  agreement,  signed  by  said  Manning  and  others,  engag- 
ing themselves  to  serve  until  April  1  "  next  "  in  a  company  commanded  by  Capt. 
James  Stedman,  of  Windham,  and  in  a  regiment  raised  by  proclamation  of  the 
Governor,  dated  Jan.  20,  1776 ;  also,  receipt  given  to  Lieut.  Jonah  Palmer,  dated 


190  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 


Manning,  Cteus,  continued. 

June  17, 1776,  signed  by  said  Manning  and  otliers  belonging  to  Capt.  James  Sted- 
man's  co.,CoI.  John  Douglass's  regt.,  for  wages,  etc.,  for  2  mos.  service  in  the 
Continental  Array. 

Manning,  David,  Sharon.  Private,  Maj.  Cogswell's  CO.,  Col.  Vose's  regt. ;  Continen- 
tal Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779 ;  also,  Capt. 
Moses  Ashley's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  regt  ;  muster  roll  dated  July  1,  1777; 
enlisted  Jan.  25,  1777;  enlistment,  3  years;  reported  not  joined;  also,  same  co. 
and  regt. ;  return  of  men  who  enlisted  prior  to  Aug.  16,  1777,  marched  with  regi- 
ment to  Peekslvill,  and  had  not  been  absent  subsequently  except  on  furlough, 
etc. ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Dec,  1777,  sworn  to  at  Camp  near 
Valley  Forge ;  enlisted  Fel).  25,  1777 ;  reported  sick  at  Fishkill ;  also,  same  co. 
and  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Ashley's  co..  Col. 
Vose's  (14th)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.,  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Provi- 
dence; also.  Major's  CO.,  Col.  Vose's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Jan.  25,  1780;  residence,  Sharon. 

Manning,  Edward,  Boston.  Capt.  Edward  Crafts's  co.,  Col.  Richard  Gridley's 
(Artillery)  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Manning,  dated  Cam- 
bridge, May  29,  1-775;  also,  Corporal,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  made  up  to 
Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  13  weeks  1  day;  also,  company  re- 
turn dated  French  Lines,  Oct.  12,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equiv- 
alent in  money  dated  Nov.  6,  1775. 

Manning,  Eliphalet,  Tewksbury.  Private,  Capt.  John  Trull's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  Ebenezer  Bridge's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  ser- 
vice, 9  days;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Walker's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Bridge's  (27th) 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  28,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  11 
days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  company  receipt  dated 
Chelmsford,  April  19,  1776,  for  wages  for  service  from  Feb.  5,  1776,  to  April  1, 
1776,  in  Capt.  John  Ford's  co.,  Col.  Roberson's  (Robinson's)  regt. ;  also,  account 
showing  sums  of  money  to  be  paid  from  the  public  treasury  to  sundry  persons  for 
losses  sustained  at  battles  of  Lexington  and  Bunker  Hill ;  amounts  allowed  in 
Council  June  13,  1776;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
[year  not  given] ;  residence,  Tewksbury  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Tewksbury. 

Manning,  Isaac,  Tewksbur}'.  Fifer,  Capt.  John  Trull's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
Ebenezer  Bridge's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
9  days;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Walker's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Bridge's  (27th)  regt.; 
receipt  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Manning  and  others,  dated  Cambridge, 
June  24,  1775;  also,  Fifer,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775; 
enlisted  April  28,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  11  days;  also,  company  return  [probably 
Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Prospect 
Hill,  Jan.  26,  1776;  also,  Fifer,  Gen.  Washington's  guards  commanded  by  Maj. 
Giljbs;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1780;  residence,  Tewksbury;  credited  to  town  of  Tewksburv;  also,  descriptive 
list  of  deserters  from  the  corps  of  guards,  as  returned  by  C.  Gibbs,  Major  Com- 
mandant, dated  Headquarters,  Morristown,  N.  J.,  May  22,  1780;  rank,  Fifer; 
age,  25  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  dark;  occupation,  shoemaker;  en- 
gaged for  town  of  Andover  or  Tewksbury;  term,  during  war;  reported  deserted 
Nov.  5,  1778. 

Manning,  Israel,  Lancaster.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Sawyer's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  John  Whitcomb's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  ser- 
vice, 7  days ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Manassah  Sawyer's  co.,  2d  Worcester  Co.  regt.;  residence,  Lancaster;  engaged 
for  town  of  Lancaster;  joined  Capt.  Hodgkins's  co..  Col.  Bigelow's  regt.;  term, 
3  years;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  Ijy  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master  for 
Worcester  Co.;  Capt.  Smith's  co..  Col.  Bigelow's  regt.;  mustered  April  7,  1777; 


IN  THE  WAR   OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        191 

Manning,  Israel,  continued. 

terra,  3  years;  rt/Ao,  Corporal,  (late)  Capt.  Joseph  Hodgkins's  co.,  Col.  Timothy 
Bigelow's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  paj'  accounts  for  service  from  April  1,  1777, 
to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Hodgkins's  co..  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Jan. -Aug.,  1777,  dated  Van  Schaick's  Island,  and  sworn  to 
at  camp  near  Half  Moon  ;  enlisted  April  1, 1777  ;  reported  on  command  at  Worces- 
ter; also,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  regt.;  return  of  men  enlisted  by  Capt.  Joseph 
Hodgkins,  dated  Feb.  3,  1778;  mustered  by  Worcester  Co.  Muster  Master;  also, 
Capt.  Hodgkins's  co..  Col.  Bigelow's  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Feb.,  March,  and 
April,  1779,  dated  Providence;  reported  on  furlough  in  March  and  April,  1779; 
also,  Ca.pt.  Houdin's  co..  Col.  Bigelow's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  April  1,  1780. 

Manning,  Jacob.  Private,  Capt.  Solomon  Pollard's  co.  of  militia.  Col.  Green's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  5  da3's. 

Manning,  James.  Receipt  dated  Framingham,  April  16,  1781,  for  bounties  paid  said 
Manning  and  Charles  Winch  by  the  town  of  Framingham  to  serve  in  the  Conti- 
nental Army  during  the  war;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Middlesex 
Co.,  agreealjle  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780,  as  returned  by  Joseph  Hosmer,  Superin- 
tendent for  said  county;  age,  16  yrs. ;  stature,  4  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  light; 
hair,  brown;  eyes,  dark;  occupation,  farmer ;  engaged  for  town  of  Framingham ; 
engaged  Feb.  12,  1781 ;  term,  during  war. 

Manning,  Jesse.  Private,  Capt.  Solomon  Pollard's  co.  of  militia.  Col.  Green's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days. 

Manning,  John,  Dunstable.  Corporal,  Capt.  Leonard  Butterfield's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Bridge's  regt.  of  Minute-men,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to 
Cambridge;  left  rendezvous  April  28,  1775;  service,  10  days. 

Manning,  John,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Burnham's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days. 

Manning,  John,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  John  Robinson's  co..  Col.  William  Turner's 
regt.  of  5  months  levies  raised  in  Essex  Co.  for  service  at  Rhode  Island  ;  enlisted 
July  13,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1781 ;  service,  4  mos.  22  days,  including  5  days 
(100  miles)  travel  home. 

Manning,  John,  Lancaster.  Receipt  dated  Hull,  June  22,  1776,  signed  by  said  Man- 
ning and  others  belonging  to  Capt.  William  Warner's  co.,  for  advance  pay  for 
1  month,  etc.;  also,  Private,  Capt.  William  Warner's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt. ;  service  from  May  30,  1776,  4  days  preceding  march,  to  Nov.  1,  1776  ;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1776,  dated  Boston. 

Manning,  John,  Townsend.  Private,  Capt.  James  Hosley's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
William  Prescott's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cam- 
bridge;  service,  9  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army  April  27,  1775;  also, 
Capt.  Henry  Farwell's  (1st)  co..  Col.  AVilliam  Prescott's  (10th)  regt. ;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  25,  1775;  service,  98  days;  also,  companj^  re- 
turn [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  Capt.  James  Hosley's  co.  of  volunteers.  Col. 
Jonathan  Reed's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  26,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  9,  1777;  service, 
1  mo.  15  days  ;  company  raised  in  Townsend,  Pepperell,  and  Ashby,  and  marched 
to  assist  army  under  Maj.  Gen.  Gates. 

Manning,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Bancroft's  co.,  Col.  Bridge's  regt. ;  receipt  for 
advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Manning  and  others,  dated  Camp  before  Boston, 
July  24,  1775. 

Manning,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Jonas  Richardson's  co..  Col.  James  Frve's  (Ist)  regt. ; 
company  return  [proliably  Oct.,  1775];  enlisted  April  29,  1775;  reported  a  car- 
penter; also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge 
Camp,  Dec.  22,  1775. 


192  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AKD   SAILORS 

Manning,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Allen  McLane's  co.,  in  a  regiment  commanded  by 
Lieut.  Col.  John  Parke;  pay  roll  for  Aug.,  1778. 

Manning,  John.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Nutting's  co..  Col.  William  Mcintosh's  regt., 
Gen.  Lovel's  brigade;  engaged  July  30,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1778;  service, 

1  mo.  17  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  including  4  days  (80  miles)  travel  home. 

Manning,  Peter,  Lancaster.  Private,  Capt.  Andrew  Haskell's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whit- 
comb's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  15,  1775;  service, 

2  mos.  22  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6, 1775 ;  also,  receipt  dated  Hull, 
June  22,  1776,  signed  by  said  Manning  and  others  belonging  to  Capt.  William 
Warner's  co.,  for  advance  pay  for  1  month,  etc.;  also,  petition  dated  Camp  at 
Hull,  Sept.  17,  1776,  signed  by  said  Manning  and  others  belonging  to  battalion 
stationed  at  Hull,  asking  for  increase  and  payment  of  wages;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
William  Warner's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.;  service  from  May  17,  1776, 
4  days  preceding  march,  to  Nov.  1,  1776;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  roll  for 
Nov.,  1776,  dated  Boston ;  also,  Capt.  John  White's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  28,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  8  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington. 

Manning,  Phineas,  Chesterfield  (also  given  Gorham).  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve 
in  the  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  William  White's  (1st  Chesterfield)  co., 
sworn  to  in  Hampshire  Co.,  April  2,  1779;  residence,  Chesterfield;  engaged  for 
town  of  Chesterfield;  engaged  March  -,  1777;  term, 3  years;  also,  descriptive  list 
of  men  belonging  to  Col.  Bailey's  (2d)  regt.,  who  re-enlisted  for  the  war  subse- 
quent to  Sept.  30,  1779,  as  returned  by  Seth  Drew,  Captain  and  Commandant,  2d 
Mass.  regt.;  age,  19  yrs. ;  complexion,  light;  hair,  brown;  residence,  Chester- 
field; «/so,Fifer,  Capt.  Abner  Hay  ward's  co..  Col.  John  Bailey's  (2d)  regt. ;  Con- 
tinental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also, 
list  of  men  entitled  to  $20  or  200  acres  of  land,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  March  5, 
1801 ;  2d  Mass.  regt. ;  residence,  Gorham. 

Manning,  Richard.  Private,  Capt.  Jedediah  Goodwin's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Prime's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  made  up  from  time  of  marching  from  home  to  July  11,  1780, 
including  3  days  march,  dated  Falmouth;    joined  May  19,  1780;    enlistment, 

8  months;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  enlisted  May  17,  1780;  discharged  Nov.  20, 
1780;  service,  6  mos.  4  days,  under  Brig.  Gen.  Wadsworth  at  the  Eastward  ;  roll 
sworn  to  in  York  Co. 

Manning,  Robert,  Charlton.  Capt.  John  Nickols's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's 
regt. ;  service,  30  days ;  company  marched  Sept.  27,  1777,  to  reinforce  army 
under  Gen.  Gates  in  Northern  department;  also,  list  of  9  months  men  mustered 
by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master  for  Worcester  Co. ;  Capt.  Tucker's  co..  Col. 
Davis's  regt.;  engaged  for  town  of  Charlton;  mustered  June  30,  1779;  also, 
descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of 

9  months,  as  returned  by  Seth  Washburn,  Superintendent  for  said  county ;  Capt. 
Tucker's  co.,  Col.  Davis's  regt.;  age,  33  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion, 
light ;  residence.  Charlton  ;  marched  to  Springfield  July  8, 1779 ;  reported  delivered 
to  Capt.  C.  Marshall. 

Manning,  Robert,  Oxford.  Private,  Capt.  John  Town's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Roxbury ;  service,  6  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the 
army;  also.  Corporal,  Capt.  Samuel  Curtis's  co..  Col.  Ehenezer  Learned's  (4th) 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  15,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  21 
days ;  also.  Sergeant,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  7, 
1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury 
Camp,  Oct.  26,  1775. 

Manning,  Samuel,  New  Salem.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Goodale's  co..  Col. 
David  Wells's  regt. ;  roll  made  up  for  service  from  Sept.  24,  1777,  to  Oct.  18, 1777 ; 
company  marched  to  join  Northern  army;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Jeremiah 


m  THE   WAR  OF  THE   REVOLUTION.  193 

Manning,  Samuel,  continued. 

Ballard's  (10th)  co.,  Hampshire  Co.  regt.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Wil- 
liams; regimental  return  dated  Warwick,  Dec.  31,  1778;  residence.  New  Salem; 
commissioned  May  10,  1776. 

Manning,  Samuel,  Tewksbury.  Private,  Capt.  John  Trull's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
Ebenezer  Bridge's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
9  days;  also,  Capt.  John  Harnden's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Bridge's  (27th)  regt.;  re- 
ceipt for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Manning  and  others,  dated  Camp  at  Cam- 
bridge, June  22,  1775 ;  also,  Private,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 
1775;  enlisted  May  29,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  8  days;  also,  company  return  [prob- 
ably Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  oi-der  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated 
Dec.  28,  1775;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  June  22,  1777;  Capt.  Brown's  co..  Col.  Henry  Jack- 
son's regt.;  also,  Sergeant,  Major's  co.,  Col.  Heniy  Jackson's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  June  15,  1777,  to  June  14,  1780;  also,  Capt. 
John  Langdon's  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Feb.,  1778,  dated  Lan- 
caster ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  June-Aug.,  1778,  dated  Providence  ; 
also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Sept.,  1778,  dated  Pawtuxet;  also,  Lieut. 
Thomas  Hollis  Condy's  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1778;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Feb.,  1779,  sworn  to  at  Pawtuxet;  also,  Lieut. 
Thomas  Hollis  Condy's  (2d)  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  March,  1779; 
also,  Maj.  Lemuel  Trescott's  (3d)  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  April, 
1779,  dated  Pawtuxet ;  enlisted  June  15,  1777 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll 
for  July,  1779,  dated  Providence ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Oct., 
1779;  also.  Major's  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  regimental  return  made  up  to  Dec 
31,  1779,  dated  Camp  at  Providence;  also,  return  certified  at  Camp  near  Morris- 
town,  April  30,  1780,  of  officers  and  men  belonging  to  Col.  Lee's,  Col.  Henle^y's, 
and  Col.  Jackson's  regts.,  and  men  belonging  to  Massachusetts  in  Col.  Henry 
Sherburne's  regt.,  who  were  incorporated  into  a  regiment  under  the  command  of 
Col.  Henry  Jackson,  agreeable  to  the  arrangement  of  April  9,  1779;  Major's  co. ; 
rank.  Corporal;  residence,  Tewksbury ;  engaged  for  town  of  Tewksbury ;  engaged 
June  14, 1777 ;  term,  3  years ;  reported  promoted  to  Sergeant  Sept.  15,  1777  ;  also, 
Sergeant,  Maj.  Trescott's  co..  Col.  Jackson's  (16th)  regt.;  pay  rolls  for  April- 
June,  1780;  reported  discharged  June  14,  1780. 

Manning,  Samuel.  List  dated  Cambridge,  July  8,  1776,  of  men  who  served  or  hired 
men  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  in  Northern  department;  said  Manning 
with  Ebenezer  Stedman,  Jr.,  reported  as  having  hired  Andrew  Whitney  ;  also, 
list  dated  Cambridge,  July  -,  1776,  of  men  who  served  on  expedition  to  Canada; 
said  Manning  with  Ebenezer  Stedman,  Jr.,  credited  with  one  turn  of  service. 

Manning,  Samuel.  List  of  men  drafted  from  Col.  John  Frost's  (2d  York  Co.)  regt., 
dated  May 7,  1777,  and  endorsed  "  for  Rhode  Island." 

Manning,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Hodsdon's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  regt. ; 
enlisted  June  11,  1778;  discharged  Feb.  17,  1779;  service,  8  mos.  23  days,  at 
North  river,  including  17  days  (340  miles)  travel  home ;  regiment  raised  for  8 
months ;  roll  dated  Berwick ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  June-Sept., 
1778,  dated  West  Point;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec, 
1778,  and  Feb.,  1779,  dated  King's  Ferry. 

Manning,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  John  Porter's  co.,  Col.  Cyprian  Howe's  regt..  Col. 
John  Jacobs's  brigade;  enlisted  July  25,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780;  service, 
3  mos.  11  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  including  travel  (100  miles)  home;  regiment 
raised  for  3  months. 

Manning,  Thomas,  Boston.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Mas- 
ter for  Sutfolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  April  27, 1777 ;  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  also,  Matross, 
Capt.  Wells's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 


194  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND  SAILORS 

Manning,  Thomas,  continued. 

from  March  20,  1777,  to  June  -,  1778 ;  residence,  Boston ;  reported  killed  at  the 
battle  of  Monmouth  June  -,  1778;  also,  Capt.  David  Allen's  co.,  Col.  John 
Crane's  (Artiller.y)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Sept.-Dec,  1777. 

Manning,  Thomas,  Charlestown.  Matross,  Capt.  Joseph  Chadwick's  co.,  Col.  Richard 
Gridley's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May  15, 1775 ; 
service,  2  mos.  22  days;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money 
dated  Fort  No.  3,  Nov.  21,  1775. 

Manning,  Thomas,  Tewksbury.  Capt.  Jonathan  Brown's  co.  (Southeast  co.  in  Tewks- 
bury),  Col.  David  Green's  (Middlesex  Co.)  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of 
April  19,  1775 ;  service,  2  days. 

Manning,  Thomas.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Abner  Cranson's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  (23d) 
regt. ;  company  receipts  for  wages  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1775,  dated  Camp  at  Pros- 
pect Hill ;  also,  receipt  for  bounty  coat  dated  Camp  at  Prospect  Hill,  Nov.  2,  1775. 

Manning,  Thomas.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Massachusetts,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Foster  Williams;  engaged  Jan.  25,  1777;  discharged  Feb.  17,  1777;  service,  24 
days;  also.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Massachusetts,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Fisk ;  engaged  Feb.  17,  1777;  discharged  July  31,  1777;  service,  5  mos.  14  days; 
roll  dated  Boston  ;  also,  pay  roll  for  same  service,  dated  Salem  ;  also,  same  vessel 
and  commander;  engaged  July  31,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  16,  1777;  roll  dated 
Boston. 

Manning,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Fuller's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  20,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  22  days,  at 
Stillwater,  including  12  days  (240  miles)  travel  home ;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Lieut. 
James  Furnivall's  detachment  drafted  from  Gen.  Warner's  brigade;  engaged 
Sept.  10,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  11,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  2  days,  at  the  North- 
ward ;  roll  made  up  for  difference  in  pay  between  line  and  artillery. 

Manning,  Thomas.  Receipts  dated  Medford,  May  26,  1778,  and  June  5,  1778,  for 
bounty  paid  said  Manning,  on  l)ehalf  of  the  town  of  Medford,  to  serve  in  the  Conti- 
nental Army  for  the  term  of  8  months;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Edward  Richard- 
son's CO.,  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  regt.;  enlisted  June  11,  1778,  3  days  preceding 
march  ;  discharged  Feb.  24,  1779;  service,  8  mos.  25  days,  at  North  River,  N.  Y., 
including  12  days  (240  miles)  travel  home;  roll  dated  Watertown  ;  also,  same  co. 
and  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Sept..  1778,  dated  West  Point;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.; 
pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1778,  dated  King's  Ferry. 

Manning,  Timothy.  Private,  Capt.  Solomon  Pollard's  co.  of  militia,  Col.  Green's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  8  days. 

Manning,  Will,  Cambridge.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Thatcher's  co.  of  militia,  Col. 
Gardner's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775;  service,  3  days. 

Manning,  William,  Townsend.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Haskell's  co.,  Col.  Prescott's 
regt. ;  pa}'  abstract  for  mileage  to  and  from  headquarters,  dated  Camp  at  Cam- 
bridge, Jan.  13,  1776;  mileage  (84  miles)  allowed  said  Manning;  also,  Capt. 
Thomas  Warrin's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  company  return  dated  Oct.  31,  1776, 
and  endorsed  "  White  Plains." 

Manning,  Wtlliasi.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Solomon  Pollard's  co.  of  militia,  Col.  Green's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  10  days. 

Manning,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Phineas  Stearns's  co. ;  service,  5  days;  company 
marched  from  Watertown  by  order  of  Gen.  Washington  to  reinforce  the  armj'  at 
the  time  of  taking  Dorchester  Heights  in  March,  1776. 

Manning,  William.  Private,  Capt.  John  Hartwell's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  muster 
roll  for  Dec,  1776-Feb.,  1777;  enlisted  Dec.  1,  1776;  credited  to  town  of  Town- 
send;  regiment  raised  to  serve  until  March  1,  1777. 


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Manning,  William.  Private,  Capt.  William  Tucker's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  10,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  5  mos.  23  days. 

Manning,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Tompson  J.  Skinner's  co..  Col.  Asa  Banes's 
(Barnes's)  Berkshire  Co.  regt. ;  enlisted  Nov.  1,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  10,  1781 ; 
service,  10  days;  company  marched  to  Western  frontiers  by  order  of  Gen.  Stark 
on  an  alarm. 

Manning,  William,  Jr.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Solomon  Kidder's  (3d)  co.  (West  co. 
in  Billerica),  Col.  Simeon  Spaulding's  (7th  Middlesex  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia; 
list  of  officers  chosen  by  the  several  companies  in  said  regiment;  ordered  in  Coun- 
cil May  31,  1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned;  reported  commissioned  May 
31,  1776. 

Manning,  Williaji,  Jr.  List  dated  Cambridge,  July  8,  1776,  of  men  who  served  or 
hired  men  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  in  Northern  department ;  said  Manning 
reported  as  having  hired  George  Riche. 

Manning,  William  Tatloe,  Beverly.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Arm}'  from  1st,  2d,  and  3d  cos.  in  Beverly,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Larkin  Thorn- 
dike,  Capt.  John  Woodbury,  and  Capt.  Joseph  R[ae],  dated  Feb.  13,  1778;  resi- 
dence, Beverly;  engaged  for  town  of  Beverly;  joined  Capt.  Brown's  co.,  Col. 
Putnam's  regt.;  term,  3  years;  reported  as  belonging  to  1st  Beverly  co. ;  also, 
Drummer,  Lieutenant  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  reported  as  serving 
3  mos.  as  Private,  9  mos.  as  Drummer;  also,  descriptive  list  dated  West  Point, 
Jan.  10,  1781;  Capt.  Whipple's  co..  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th)  regt.;  rank, 
Drummer;  age,  18  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  brown; 
eyes,  dark;  residence,  Beverly;  enlisted  Nov.-,  1779,  by  Maj.  Allen;  enlistment, 
during  war ;  also,  Drummer,  Capt.  Job  Whipple's  co..  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  regt. ; 
muster  rolls  for  Feb. -April,  1781,  dated  West  Point. 

Mannola,  Antona,  Salem.  Sailor,  brigantine  "Murr,"  John  Burchmore,  Master; 
descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  sworn  to  Nov.  18,  1780;  age,  15  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  4  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  residence,  Salem. 

Mannus,  Michael.  List  of  men  mustered  between  Jan.  20,  1777,  and  June  1, 1778,  by 
Truman  Wheler,  Muster  Master  for  Berkshire  Co. ;  Capt.  Ward's  co. ;  term,  3 
years  or  during  war ;  reported  received  State  bounty. 

Manot,  Peter.  Surgeon's  Mate,  ship  "General  Putnam,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Daniel  Waters;  engaged  July  9,  1779;  service  to  Sept.  7,  1779,  1  mo.  28  days,  on 
Penobscot  expedition.    Roll  sworn  to  in  SufTolk  Co. 

Maneo,  Samuel,  Rehoboth.  Corporal,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Carpenter's  co.,  Col.  Josiah 
Whitney's  regt. ;  service  from  May  13, 1777,  to  July  5,  1777, 1  mo.  25  days,  includ- 
ing travel  (3  days)  on  march  home  from  Point  Judith  in  North  (also  given  South) 
Kingston,  R.  I.,  to  Rehoboth. 

Manrow,  Asahel,  Great  Barrington.  List  of  men  raised  in  Berkshire  Co.  to  serve  in 
the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  9  months,  agi'eeable  to  resolve  of  April  20, 
1778,  as  returned  by  Truman  Wheler,  Muster  Master,  dated  Great  Barrington, 
June  5,  1778. 

Maneow,  John,  Milton.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Vose's  co.,  36th  regt. ;  company  return 
dated  Fort  No.  2  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

Maneow,  Samuel,  Dorchester.  Bombardier,  Capt.  Winthrop  Gray's  co.,  Col.  Crafts's 
(Artillery)  regt. ;  abstract  for  advance  pay,  mileage,  etc. ;  order  for  amounts  due, 
dated  Hull,  June  27,  1776,  signed  by  said  Manrow  and  others,  payable  to  Capt. 
Gray,  appears  on  abstract. 

Manrow,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  John  Hall,  Jr.'s  (1st)  co..  Col.  Palmer's  regt. ;  ser- 
vice, 15  days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  company  assembled  March  4,  1776. 


196  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Manrav,  William,  Dorchester.  Gunner,  Capt.  Winthrop  Gray's  co.,  Col.  Crafts's 
(Artillery)  regt. ;  abstract  for  advance  pay,  mileage,  etc. ;  order  for  amounts  due, 
dated  Hull,  June  27,  1776,  signed  by  said  Manrw  and  others,  payable  to  Capt. 
Gray,  appears  on  abstract. 

Mansaik,  Seth.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Middlesex  Co.  to  serve  in  the  Conti- 
nental Army  for  the  term  of  9  months,  returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Com- 
missioner, by  Capt.  James  Cooper,  at  Springfield,  July  19, 1779;  Capt.  Goodwin's 
CO,  Col.  Sterns's  regt.;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  light; 
engaged  for  town  of  Charlestown. 

Mansell,  -.     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Marshall.] 

Mansell,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Andrew  Grant's  detachment  from  Col.  Josiah  Brewer's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  18,  1777;  service  to  Sept.  16,  1777,  30  days;  detachment 
marched  to  assistance  of  Machias.    Roll  dated  Penobscot. 

Mansell,  Joseph.  Sergeant,  in  a  company  commanded  by  Lieut.  Andrew  Gilman ; 
entered  service  Sept.  12, 1776;  discharged  Jan.  22,  1778;  service,  16  mos.  10  days; 
compan\'  stationed  at  Penobscot  river;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Thomas  Rob- 
bins's  CO.,  Col.  John  Allan's  regt.;  engaged  Ma.y  18,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  1, 
1778 ;  service,  6  mos.  21  daj's,  including  8  days  ( 160  miles)  travel  home ;  company 
raised  for  defence  of  Machias. 

Mansell,  William,  Dedham.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Whiting's  co.,  36th  regt.;  com- 
pany return  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge,  Oct.  5,  1775 ;  enlisted  May  5,  1775 ;  re- 
ported as  having  gone  to  Canada. 

Mansek,  Ekenezer.  Drummer,  Capt.  Cadwallader  Ford's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's 
regt.  of  guards ;  enlisted  Nov.  5,  1777 ;  service  to  Feb.  3,  1778,  2  mos.  29  days,  at 
Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge,  guarding  troops  of  convention. 

Mansee,  James,  Dracut.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Russell's  co.  of  militia.  Col.  Green's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  4  days;  also,  Capt. 
Joseph  Bradley  Varnum's  co..  Col.  Simeon  Spaulding's  regt. ;  abstract  for  equip- 
ments of  train  band  and  alarm  list  endorsed  "  1777;"  reported  as  belonging  to 
train  band. 

Manser,  John.  Private,  in  a  company  commanded  by  Capt.  Benjamin  Blaney,  of 
Maiden ;  service,  3  days ;  company  marched  to  Point  Shirley  June  13,  1776,  by 
order  of  Gen.  Lincoln. 

Manser,  Samuel.  Returns,  etc.,  of  2d  Dracut  co. ;  list  of  men  raised  agreeable  to 
resolve  passed  in  1776  to  hold  themselves  in  readiness  to  serve  for  3  months ;  also. 
Sergeant,  Capt.  Reuben  Butterfield's  co. ;  engaged  Dec.  16,  1776;  discharged 
March  16,  1777;  service,  90  days;  travel  home  15  days  (300  miles)  also  allowed; 
also,  returns,  etc.,  of  2d  Dracut  co. ;  list  of  persons  who  hired  men  to  serve  9 
months  in  the  Continental  Army,  agreeable  to  resolves  passed  in  April,  1778 ;  said 
Manser,  with  others,  hired  Jacob  Hibbord,  and  is  reported  as  having  paid  £10 
towards  his  hire. 

Manser,  Seth.  Major's  co. ;  entered  service  July  17, 1779;  discharged  April  17, 1780; 
term,  9  months ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Charles- 
town  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  Aug.  14,  1780; 
discharged  Dec.  19,  1780 ;  service,  4  mos.  16  days,  including  travel  (220  miles) 
home. 

Mansfeild,  Nathaniel.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's 
(26th)  regt. ;  pay  abstracts  for  May  and  June,  1776 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay 
abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  on  return  home  at  close  of  campaign  in  1776, 
sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co.,  May  6,  1777",  390  miles  travel  allowed  said  Mansfeild. 

Mansfeld,  William.  Capt.  Abraham  Dodge's  co..  Col.  Moses  Little's  regt.;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dec.  21,  1775. 


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Mansfield,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Manfeld,  Manfield, 

Mansfeild,  Mansfeld,  Mansfild.] 

Mansfield,  Amos,  Tyringham.  Certificate  dated  Stockbridge,  June  17, 1777,  signed  by 
Col.  Benjamin  Simonds,  certifying  that  said  Mansfield,  of  Tyringham,  belonging 
to  Capt.  George  King's  co.,  Col.  Simonds's  regt.,  while  stationed  at  White  Plains, 
had  been  drafted  into  the  wagon  service,  and  in  Nov.,  1776,  while  in  command, 
had  fallen  from  a  wagon  and  broken  his  right  leg  "  by  reason  of  which  the  same 
was  dessected ;  "  also,  resolve  dated  Feb.  11,  1779,  on  the  representation  of  John 
Lucas,  Commissary  of  Pensioners,  in  behalf  of  said  Mansfield,  late  a  soldier  in 
Capt.  George  King's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  regt.,  who  lost  one  of  his  legs 
at  or  near  White  Plains,  allowing  said  Mansfield  half  pay  to  commence  March  7, 
1777. 

Mansfield,  Amos.  Pilot,  brigantine  "Massachusetts,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Daniel 
Souther ;  engaged  Aug.  12, 1776  ;  discharged  Dec.  21,  1776  ;  service,  4  mos.  9  days ; 
reported  entitled  to  2  shares  of  prize  money. 

Mansfield,  Amos.  Master,  brigantine  "  Ann ;  "  engaged  Dec.  19,  1776 ;  discharged 
March  7, 1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  18  days,  on  voyage  from  Salem  to  Baltimore.  Roll 
dated  Boston. 

Mansfield,  Amos.  1st  Lieutenant,  schooner  "Fox  "  (privateer) ;  petition  dated  Salem, 
Feb.  13,  1778,  signed  by  Samuel  Page,  asking  that  Jonathan  Tukesbury  be  com- 
missioned as  commander  of  said  vessel ;  ordered  in  Council  Feb.  19,  1778,  that  a 
commission  be  issued. 

Mansfield,  Andrew,  Lynn.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Bancroft's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  2  days. 

Mansfield,  Andrew,  Lynn.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as 
received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield, 
July  11,  1780;  age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  dark;  engaged  for 
town  of  Lynn;  marched  to  camp  July  11,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  George 
Webb ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen. 
Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25, 1780; 
also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Lynn  for  service  in  the 
Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  June  27,  1780;  discharged  Nov.  11,1780; 
service,  4  mos.  27  days,  travel  (220  miles)  included. 

Mansfield,  Benjamin,  Lynn.  Private,  Capt.  David  Parker's  (1st  Lynn)  co.,  which 
marched  probably  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Concord;  service,  2  days. 

Mansfield,  Benjajiin  Green.  Petition  dated  Boston,  Jan.  1,  1782[3],  signed  by 
Miles  Ward,  in  behalf  of  Nathan  Goodale  and  others,  of  Salem,  asking  that  said 
Mansfield  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  schooner  "  Cato  "  (privateer) ; 
advised  in  Council  Jan.  1,  1783,  that  a  commission  be  issued. 

Mansfield,  Daniel,  Lynn.  Private;  copy  of  a  list  of  men  belonging  to  Lynn,  now 
called  Lynn,  Lynnfield,  and  Saugus,  who  served  at  Concord  battle  and  elsewhere 
[year  not  given] . 

Mansfield,  Daniel.  Receipt  dated  Fort  Washington,  Aug.  17,  1776,  signed  by  said 
Mansfield  and  others  belonging  to  Capt.  Addison  Richardson's  co.,  for  wages  for 
Nov.  and  Dec,  1775. 

Mansfield,  David.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Ward,  Jr.'s  co. ;  company  receipt  given 
to  Daniel  Hopkins,  dated  Salem,  Sept.  25,  1775,  for  advance  pay  for  1  month; 
also,  same  co. ;  enlisted  July  11, 1775;  service,  6  mos.  5  days;  company  stationed 
at  Salem  for  defence  of  seacoast;  also,  same  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  22,  1776;  service, 
7  mos.  7  days ;  company  stationed  at  Salem  for  defence  of  seacoast. 


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Mansfield,  David.  Certificate  dated  Boston,  Aug.  3,  1780,  signed  bj'  said  Mansfield 
and  others,  returned  prisoners,  certifying  that  they  had  been  kindly  treated  by 
the  residents  of  Cape  Fourchu,  Nova  Scotia,  and  particulai-ly  by  Waitstill  Lewis, 
who  had  conveyed  them  to  Massachusetts  without  charge,  and  requesting  that 
this  service  be  properly  recognized. 

Mansfield,  Ebenezer,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Dodge's  co..  Col.  Moses 
Little's  (12th)  regt. ;  enlisted  Nov.  29,  1775  [service  not  given] ;  also,  list  of  men 
raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Col.  Jonathan  Cogswell's  (3d  Essex 
Co.)  regt.,  as  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Farley;  residence,  Ipswich;  engaged  for 
town  of  Ipswich;  joined  Capt.  Burnara's  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  term,  3  years; 
also,  Private,  Capt.  Burnam's  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  1, 1777,  to  June  1, 1778 ;  reported  discharged." 

Mansfield,  Ebenezek,  Lynn.  Corporal,  Capt.  Ezra  Newhall's  (Lynn)  co.  of  Minute- 
men,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 177.5 ;  service,  14  days ;  also,  Capt. 
Ezra  Newhall's  co..  Col.  Mansfield's  regt. ;  order  for  advance  paj^  signed  by  said 
Mansfield  and  others,  dated  Cambridge,  June  8,  1775 ;  also.  Corporal,  same  co. 
and  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service,  3  mos. 
5  days;  also,  Capt.  Newhall's  co..  Col.  John  Mansfield's  (I9th)  regt.  commanded 
by  Lieut.  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson ;  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  order 
for  money  due  in  lieu  of  a  bounty  coat  dated  Camp  AVinter  Hill,  Nov.  4, 1775 ;  also. 
Sergeant,  Capt.  Newhall's  (1st)  co. ;  list  of  officers  belonging  to  the  27th  regt. 
[year  not  given,  probably  1776] . 

Mansfield,  Epes.  Capt.  Miles  Greenwood's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards; 
enlisted  Nov.  11,  1777  ;  service  to  April  3, 1778,  4  mos.  23  days;  rolls  dated  Camp 
at  Winter  Hill;  also,  Capt.  Simeon  Brown's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards;  service  from  April  2,  1778,  to  July  12,  1778,  3  mos.  12  days;  rolls  dated 
Camp  at  Winter  Hill. 

Mansfield,  Isaac,  Marblehead.  Chaplain,  Gen.  John  Thomas's  regt.;  list  of  field 
and  staff"  officers  appearing  on  a  return  of  Capt.  Josiah  Hayden's  co.,  dated 
Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  list  dated  Topsfield,  Jan.  27,  1776,  returned  by  the  Selectmen, 
of  men  residing  in  Topsfield  but  who  were  inhabitants  of  other  towns;  said 
Mansfield  reported  as  belonging  to  Marblehead ;  also.  Col.  Asa  Whltcomb's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  of  field,  staff",  and  commissioned  officers,  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga, 
Nov.  27,  1776;  appointed  Jan.  15,  1776;  discharged  Sept.  1,  1776;  the  prefix 
"  Rev'd"  appears  be.fore  name  of  said  Mansfield  on  roll. 

Mansfield,  James,  Newbury.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army, 
as  i-eturned  by  Moses  Noyes,  Chairman  of  Selectmen  and  Committee  of  Newbury; 
residence,  Newbury;  engaged  for  town  of  Newbury;  joined  Capt.  Gray's  co. ; 
term,  3  years ;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
Suff"olk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  March  30,  1777;  Capt.  Walcott's  co..  Col.  Marshall's 
regt.;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Wallcut's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  (10th)  regt.; 
subsistence  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  Dec.  26,  1776,  to  March  25,  1777; 
credited  with  90  days  allowance ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  abstract  for  clothing 
for  the  year  1777 ;  reported  deserted. 

INIansfield,  Job,  Hingham.  Petition  dated  Camp  at  Hull,  Sept.  17,  1776,  signed  by 
said  Mansfield  and  others  belonging  to  battalion  stationed  at  Hull,  asking  for  in- 
crease and  payment  of  wages;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Stowers's  co. ;  service 
from  Nov.  30,  1776,  to  Dec.  31,  1776,  1  mo.,  at  Hull;  also,  Capt.  Stowers's  (Inde- 
pendent) CO. ;  muster  return  of  four  Independent  cos.  stationed  at  Hull,  dated 
March  1,  1777;  residence,  Hingham;  age,  30  yrs. ;  reported  mustered  by  Daniel 
Souther,  Muster  Master. 

Mansfield,  John,  Boston.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Josiah  Packard's  co.,  3d  Plymouth  Co.  regt.;  residence,  Boston;  en- 
gaged for  town  of  Bridgewater;  joined  Capt.  Drown's  (also  given  Brown's)  co., 


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Mansfield,  Johx,  continued. 

Col.  Lee's  regt. ;  term,  3  years;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber, 
Muster  Master,  dated  Boston,  June  22,  1777 ;  Capt.  Brown's  co..  Col.  Lee's  regt. ; 
also,  Private,  Col.  Henr}'  Jackson's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  June  20,  1777,  to  June  28,  1778;  credited  to  town  of  Hingham;  also, 
return  certified  at  Camp  near  Morristown,  April  30,  1780,  of  officers  and  men 
belonging  to  Col.  Lee's,  Col.  Henley's,  and  Col.  Jackson's  regts.,  and  men  be- 
longing to  Massachusetts  in  Col.  Henry  Sherburne's  regt.,  who  were  incorporated 
into  a  regiment  under  the  command  of  Col.  Henry  Jackson,  agreeable  to  the 
arrangement  of  April  9,  1779;  rank,  Private;  enlisted  June  20,  1777;  enlistment, 
3  years;  said  Mansfield  appears  among  men  belonging  to  Col.  William  R.  Lee's 
regt.  who  had  been  discharged  from  the  rolls  prior  to  above  arrangement;  re- 
ported died  June  28,  1778. 

Mansfielij,  John,  Lynn.  Sergeant,  Capt.  AVilliam  Farrington's  (2d  Lynn)  co.  of 
militia,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  towards  Concord;  service, 
5  days. 

Mansfield,  John,  Lynn.  Lieutenant  Colonel,  in  command  of  1st  Essex  Co.  regt.; 
service,  6  days,  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  also,  copy  of  a  letter  from  Timothy 
Pickering,  Jr.,  to  the  Committee  of  Safety,  dated  Salem,  May  1,  1775,  recom- 
mending said  Mansfield,  Lieutenant  Colonel,  of  Lynn,  and  Capt.  Israel  Hutchinson, 
of  Danvers,  for  Colonel  and  Lieutenant  Colonel,  respectively,  of  a  regiment  to  be 
raised  in  Salem  and  vicinity ;  also,  Colonel,  19th  regt. ;  engaged  May  3,  1775 ; 
service,  3  mos.  5  days ;  also,  orders  of  the  day,  dated  Cambridge,  May  25,  June  3, 
July  3,  and  July  7,  1775,  taken  from  Lieut.  Col.  Loamnii  Baldwin's  Orderly  Book ; 
said  Mansfield,  Colonel,  reported  as  officer  of  the  day  for  May  26,  June  3,  June  4, 
July  -4,  and  July  8 ;  also,  general  order  dated  Headquarters,  Cambridge,  July  22, 
1775,  making  disposition  of  the  forces  about  Boston  and  dividing  the  army  into 
3  grand  divisions  to  consist  of  2  brigades  each ;  said  Mansfield,  Colonel  of  a  regi- 
ment assigned  to  a  brigade  to  be  commanded  by  Brig.  Gen.  Sullivan  which  was 
to  form  part  of  left  wing,  or  2d  division,  of  the  army  under  Maj.  Gen.  Lee,  and  to 
be  stationed  at  Winter  Hill ;  also.  Colonel,  19th  regt. ;  list  of  field  and  staff  officers 
appearing  on  a  return  of  Capt.  Ezra  Newhall's  co.,  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  reported 
cashiered  Sept.  -,  1775;  also,  Colonel;  copy  of  a  list  of  men  belonging  to  Lynn, 
now  called  Lynn,  Lynnfield,  and  Saugus,  who  served  at  Concord  battle  and  else- 
where [year  not  given] . 

Mansfield,  John,  Salisbury  (also  given  Amesbury).  Private,  Capt.  John  Peabody's 
CO.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  to  and  from 
camp,  etc.,  sworn  to  Nov.  29,  1776;  said  Mansfield  credited  with  allowance  for  3 
days  (55  miles)  travel;  company  drafted  from  Salisbury,  Newburyport,  Bradford, 
Haverhill,  ISIethuen,  Boxford,  and  Andover;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in 
the  Continental  Army,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Benjamin  Evans ;  residence,  Salis- 
bury;  engaged  for  town  of  Salisbury  ;  joined  Capt.  Farnum's  co..  Col.  M.  Jack- 
son's regt. ;  term,  3  j-ears  ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  James  Varnum's  co.,  Col.  Michael 
Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  2,  1777, 
to  March  2,  1780 ;  residence,  Amesbury. 

Mansfield,  John.  Seaman,  ship  "General  Mifflin,"  commanded  by  Capt.  George 
Wait  Babcock ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  sworn  to  at  Boston,  Sept.  9, 
1780;  age,  22  yrs. ;  complexion,  light;  reported  as  belonging  to  Massachusetts. 

Mansfield,  Jonathan,  Douglas.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Read,  Jr.'s  co.,  Col.  Josiah 
Whitney's  regt. ;  marched  Dec.  -,  1776;  returned  March  -,  1777;  service,  3  mos. 
13  days,  at  the  Jerseys;  roll  dated  Uxbridge;  also,  Capt.  Isaac  Martin's  co..  Col. 
Joseph  [Josiah]  AVhitney's  regt. ;  service  between  May  4,  1777,  and  July  4,  1777, 
19  days,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Spencer  at  Rhode  Island,  including  travel  (60  miles)  to 
place  of  destination  and  from  place  of  discharge  home;   also,  Capt.  Benjamin 


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Mansfield,  Jonathan,  continued. 

Farrar's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Haws's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  27,  1777;  discharged 
Oct.  29, 1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  5  days,  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island  ;  also, 
list  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Martin's  co.  and  other  companies  in  Col.  Wood's 
regt.  mustered  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  9  months,  by 
Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master  for  Worcester  Co. ;  engaged  for  town  of  Doug- 
las ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  in  Worcester  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the 
time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20, 1778 ;  Col.  Wood's 
regt.;  age,  30  j'rs.;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Douglas; 
arrived  at  Fishkill  June  7, 1778 ;  also,  list  of  men  returned  as  received  of  Jonathan 
Warner,  Commissioner,  bj-  Col.  R.  Putnam,  July  20,  1778;  also,  list  of  men 
returned  as  mustered  by  Henry  Rutgers,  Jr.,  Deputy  Muster  Master,  dated  Fish- 
kill, Aug.  1,  1778. 

Mansfield,  Joseph,  Stockbridge.  Return  of  men  raised  for  Continental  service 
probably  from  Capt.  Goodrich's  co. ;  engaged  for  town  of  Great  Barrington; 
joined  Capt.  Chadwick's  co..  Col.  Brewer's  regt. ;  term,  3  years ;  also,  list  of  men 
mustered  between  Jan.  20,  1777,  and  June  1,  1778,  by  Truman  Wheler,  Muster 
Master  for  Berkshire  Co.;  Capt.  Chadwick's  co..  Col.  Brewer's  regt.;  reported 
received  State  bounty;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Means's  co..  Col.  Sprout's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Sept.  1,  1778; 
reported  discharged,  as  per  certificate  signed  by  Gen.  Patterson ;  also,  Capt.  John 
Chadwick's  CO.,  Col.  Brewer's  regt. ;  return  dated  Jan.  22, 1778;  residence,  Stock- 
bridge;  engaged  for  town  of  Stockbridge;  mustered  by  M.  Wheeler;  reported  on 
command  at  Albany ;  also,  Capt.  John  King's  co..  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  June 27, 1780;  discharged  July  4, 1780;  service,  8  days;  com- 
pany marched  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Fellows  on  the  alarm  of  June  27,  1780,  to 
sustain  fort  at  West  Point. 

Mansfield,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Cushing's  (3d  Hingham)  co.,  Col.  Solomon 
Lovel's  regt. ;  service,  2  days ;  company  assembled  at  Hingham  March  15,  1776, 
to  guard  the  shore ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  service,  2  days ;  companj'  assembled 
at  Hull  June  14, 1776 ;  also,  Capt.  Peter  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  David  Cushing's  regt. ; 
service,  6  days,  under  Maj.  Thomas  Lothrop;  company  assembled  at  Hull  Feb. 
27,  1778;  roll  sworn  to  at  Hingham;  also,  Capt.  Theophilus  Wilder's  co.,  Col. 
David  Cushing's  regt. ;  enlisted  March  4, 1778 ;  discharged  April  4, 1778;  service, 
32  days,  under  Maj.  Thomas  Lathrop  at  Hull. 

Mansfield,  Josiah.  Private,  Capt.  John  Spoor's  co..  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Jul}'  18,  1780;  discharged  Sept.  28,  1780;  service,  2  mos.  15 
days,  including  4  days  (80  miles)  travel  home ;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce  the 
Continental  Army  for  3  months ;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  IngersoU's  co..  Col.  Ashley's 
(1st  Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  service,  12  daj's,  at  Stillwater  in  Oct.,  1781,  by  order 
of  Brig.  Gen.  John  Fellows  on  an  alarm. 

Mansfield,  Nathaniel,  Ipswich.  Capt.  Charles  Smith's  co. ;  receipts  dated  Ipswich 
Sept.  15,  and  Sept.  30,  1775,  signed  bj^  said  Mansfield  and  others,  for  advance  pay 
for  1  month,  and  4  weeks  billeting,  respectively,  given  to  Michael  Farley,  Muster 
Master  and  Paymaster  of  men  raised  in  Ipswich  for  defence  of  seacoast  in  Essex 
Co.;  aZso,  Private,  Capt.  Charles  Smith's  co. ;  enlisted  July  18,  1775;  service  to 
Jan.  1,  1776,  5  mos.  28  days;  company  raised  in  Ipswich  for  defence  of  seacoast 
in  Essex  Co. ;  also,  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (26th) 
regt.;  abstract  for  advance  pay  for  Jan.,  1776,  etc.;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.; 
pay  abstracts  for  Feb. -April,  1776. 

Mansfield,  Nathaniel,  Salem.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Hiller's  co..  Col.  Jonathan 
Titcomb's  regt. ;  arrived  at  destination  May  6, 1777;  discharged  July  6,  1777;  ser^- 
vice,  2  mos.  6  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  including  3  days  (65  miles)  travel  home. 
Roll  dated  Camp  at  Providence. 


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Mansfield,  Richard,  Lynn.  Private,  Capt.  Rufns  Mansfield's  (4th  Lynn)  co.  of 
militia,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Concord ;  service,  2  days. 

Mansfield,  Robert  (also  given  Robert,  Jr.),  Lynn.  Private,  Capt.  William  Far- 
rington's  (2d  Lynn)  co.  of  militia,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775, 
towards  Concord  ;  service,  2  daj's ;  also,  copy  of  a  list  of  men  belonging  to  Lynn, 
now  called  Lynn,  Lynnfield,  and  Saugus,  who  served  at  Concord  battle  and  else- 
where [j'car  not  given] . 

Mansfield,  Robert,  Penobscot  (also  given  Marlborough).  List  of  men  mustered  by 
Nathaniel  Barlier,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Nov.  23,  1777; 
Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  also,  Matross,  Capt.  Wells's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  (Artillery) 
re^t. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Oct.  17,  1777,  to  June  -, 
1779;  residence,  Penobscot  (also  given  Marlborough) ;  credited  to  town  of  Marl- 
borough; reported  deserted  in  June,  1779;  also.  Col.  John  Crane's  regt.;  return 
of  recruits  for  knapsacks  and  blankets,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  2,  1778;  reported 
under  marching  orders. 

Mansfield,  Robert.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Titcomb's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  4, 1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  20  days, 
including  13  days  (260  miles)  travel  home;  company  raised  in  Newburyport, 
Salisl)ury,  and  Amesbury ;  regiment  raised  in  Essex  Co.  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  3  months. 

Mansfield,  Rufus,  Lynn.  Captain,  4th  Lynn  co.  of  militia,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Concord;  service,  2  days;  also.  Captain,  8th  co.,  1st 
Essex  Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  chosen  in  said  regiment,  as  re- 
turned by  Lieut.  Col.  Flagg  and  2d  Major  David  Parker,  dated  Lynn,  April  24, 
177G ;  ordered  in  Council  April  26,  1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned;  re- 
ported commissiotied  April  26,  1776. 

Mansfield,  Samuel,  Lynn.  Corporal,  Capt.  David  Parker's  (1st  Lynn)  co.,  which 
marched  probably  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Concord  ;  service,  2  days. 

Mansfield,  Samuel,  Lynn.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Bancroft's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  2  days. 

Mansfield,  Samuel,  Lynn.  Private;  copy  of  a  list  of  men  belonging  to  Lynn,  now 
called  Lynn,  Lynnfield,  and  Saugus,  who  served  at  Concord  battle  and  elsewhere 
[year  not  given] . 

Mansfield,  Samuel.  Receipt  dated  Salem,  Sept.  25,  1775,  signed  by  said  Mansfield 
and  others  belonging  to  Capt.  Samuel  King's  co.,  for  advance  pay  for  1  month; 
also.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  King's  co. ;  enlisted  July  14,  1775;  service,  6  mos. 
2  days ;  company  stationed  at  Salem  and  Lynn  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Mansfield,  Stephen,  Hinghani.  Private,  Capt.  James  Lincoln's  (Independent)  co. ; 
enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776;  service,  4  mos.,  3  weeks,  1  day;  company  stationed  at 
Hingham  until  May  22,  1776,  for  defence  of  seacoast;  also,  Capt.  Seth  Stowers's 
CO.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ;  enlisted  May  24,  1776;  service  to  Nov.  30, 1776, 
6  mos.  8  days,  in  defence  of  seacoast;  roll  dated  Camp  at  Hull;  also,  same  co. 
and  regt. ;  service  from  Nov.  30,  1776,  to  Dec.  31 ,  1776,  1  mo.,  at  Hull ;  also,  Capt. 
Stowers's  (Independent)  co. ;  muster  return  of  four  Independent  cos.  stationed  at 
Hull,  dated  March  1,1777;  age,  40  yrs.;  reported  mustered  by  Daniel  Souther, 
Muster  Master. 

Mansfield,  Stephen,  Roxburj'.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Con- 
tinental Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age, 
17  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for  town  of  Roxbury; 
arrived  at  Springfield  July  5,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  5,  1780,  under  com- 
mand of  Capt.  Frothingham,  of  the  artillery;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the 
6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster 


202  JVIASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Mansfield,  Stephen,  contimied. 

in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also.  Private,  Capt.  James  Tis- 
dale's  CO.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (3d)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1780, 
dated  Camp  Orange  Town;  enlisted  July  5,  1780;  enlistment,  6  months;  also, 
pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Roxbury  for  service  in  the  Con- 
tinental Army  during  1780;  marched  to  camp  June  27,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  10, 
1780;  service,  5  mos.  25  days,  including  travel  (220  miles)  home. 

Mansfield,  Stephen.  Enlistment  agreement,  signed  by  said  Mansfield  and  others, 
engaging  themselves  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  1  year 
from  the  last  of  Dec,  1775;  enlisted  June  9,  1776;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Bartholo- 
mew York's  (late  Capt.  John  Rice's)  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  (18th)  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776 ;  enlisted  May  12,  177^ 
(also  given  May  23,  1776,  by  Capt.  York) ;  reported  died  Nov.  14,  1776. 

Mansfield,  Stephen.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Wild's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt.  of  guards; 
joined  Nov.  12,  1777 ;  service  to  April  3,  1778,  4  mos.  22  days,  at  Cambridge, 
guarding  troops  of  convention. 

Mansfield,  Stephen.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Beal's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. 
of  guards;  muster  roll  dated  Boston,  Aug.  14,  1778;  engagement,  6  months,  to 
expire  Jan.  1,  1779;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  engaged  July  20,  1778;  discharged 
Dec.  13,  1778;  service,  4  mos.  18  daj's;  company  drafted  in  July,  1778,  to  guard 
stores  and  troops  of  convention  at  and  about  Boston. 

Mansfield,  Theophilus  (also  given  Theodore),  Stock  bridge.  Sergeant,  in  a  detach- 
ment from  Capt.  Goodrich's  co.  of  Minute-men,  which  marched  April  22,  1775,  in 
response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  14  days ;  said 
Manstield  reported  as  among  men  left  in  camp  in  Col.  Paterson'sregt.  when  Capt. 
Goodrich  went  to  Quebec;  also,  Capt.  John  McKinstry's  co.,  Col.  John  Paterson's 
(26th)  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Fort  No.  3, 
Charlestown,  Oct.  26,  1775;  a^so,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Jesse  Bradley's  (8th)  co., 
2d  (also  given  3d)  Berkshire  Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers;  commis- 
sioned April  -,  1778. 

Mansfield,  Thomas,  Lynn.  Private,  Capt.  David  Parker's  (1st  Lynn)  co.,  which 
marched  probably  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Concord ;  service,  2  days ; 
also,  Capt.  Samuel  Huse's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards ;  enlisted  July 
13,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  14,  1778;  service,  5  mos.  3  days,  at  Cambridge;  also, 
Capt.  Addison  Richardson's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  18,  1779; 
discharged  Nov.  22,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  16  days,  at  Claverack,  including  travel 
(240  miles)  home;  regiment  detached  from  militia  of  Suffolk  and  Essex  counties 
to  reinforce  army  under  Gen.  Washington ;  also,  copy  of  a  list  of  men  belonging 
to  Lynn,  now  called  Lynn,  Lynnfield,  and  Saugus,  who  served  at  Concord  battle 
and  elsewhere  [year  not  given]. 

Mansfield,  Thomas.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Joseph  Raymond's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapin's 
regt.;  engaged  Oct.  18,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 8  days,  at 
Claverack,  including  3  days  (60  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce 
Continental  Arm.y  for  3  months;  also.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Amos  Porter's  co..  Col. 
David  Roseter's  regt.;  entered  service  Oct.  14,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  17,  1780; 
service,  3  days,  on  the  alarm  at  Berkshire  of  Oct.  14,  1780;  also,  same  co.  and 
regt. ;  entered  service  Oct.  18,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  21,  1780;  service,  4  days,  on 
the  alarm  at  Berkshire  of  Oct.  18,  1780. 

Mansfield,  William,  Dedham.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Battle's  co.  of  4th  Parish 
in  Dedham  ;  service,  3  days,  probabh'  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775. 

Mansfield,  William,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Dodge's  co..  Col.  Moses 
Little's  (17th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  ser- 


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Maxsfield,  William,  continued. 

vice,  12  weeks  6  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  9, 1775 ;  age,  50  yrs. ;  also, 
Capt.  Abraham  Dodge's  cc,  Col.  Moses  Little's  (I'itli)  regt. ;  enlisted  Jan.  10, 
1776  [service  not  given] . 

Mansfield,  Willia3I,  Lynn.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Bancroft's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  2  days;  also,  Capt.  Enoch  Putnam's  co., 
Col.  John  Mansfield's  (19th)  regt.;  order  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Mans- 
field and  others,  dated  Cambridge,  June  8, 1775 ;  also.  Private,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  May  16,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  21  days; 
also,  Capt.  Putnam's  co..  Col.  Mansfield's  regt.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Israel 
Hutchinson ;  company  return  dated  Oct.  6, 1775 ;  reported  discharged  ;  also,  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Lynn,  April  22,  1776;  also.  Pri- 
vate; copy  of  a  list  of  men  belonging  to  Lynn,  now  called  Lynn,  Lynnfield,  and 
Saugus,  who  served  at  Concord  battle  and  elsewhere  [year  not  given] . 

Mansfield,  William.  Fifer,  Capt.  Samuel  King's  co. ;  enlisted  July  14,  1775;  ser- 
vice, 6  mos.  2  days ;  company  stationed  at  Salem  and  Lynn  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Mansfield,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Wade's  co. ;  return  of  men  who 
engaged  for  the  year  1776,  dated  Jan.  17,  1776;  enlisted  Nov.  19,  1775;  reported 
died  June  30,  1776 ;  also,  list  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Natlianiel  Wade's  co. 
who  received  Continental  arms,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  1776 ;  also,  Capt.  Nathaniel 
Wade's  co..  Col.  Moses  Little's  (12th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  endorsed  "  1776." 

Mansfield,  William.  Corporal,  Capt.  Addison  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  Wade's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  12, 1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  10, 1780 ;  service,  3  mos.  11  days,  including 
12  days  (240  miles)  travel  home ;  regiment  detached  from  Essex  Co.  militia. 

Mansfield,  William.  Seaman,  State  sloop  "  Winthrop,"  commanded  hj  Capt. 
George  Little;  engaged  May  11,  1782;  discharged  Oct.  6,  1782;  service,  4  mos.  25 
days.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Boston. 

Mansfild,  James.  Receipt  dated  Boston,  May  10,  1782,  for  bounty  paid  said  Mans- 
fild  by  Alexander  Hodgdon,  on  behalf  of  a  committee  of  the  town  of  Boston,  to 
serve  in  the  Continental  Army  during  the  war. 

Mansides,  Simon.  Treasury  pay  roll  of  Maj.  Thomas  Thomas's  (Artillery)  co.  for 
service  on  expedition  to  Rhode  Island  in  1778. 

Mansier,  Ebenezer.  Drummer,  Capt.  Cadwallader  Ford's  co..  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's 
regt.  of  guards ;  service  from  Feb.  2, 1778,  to  April  3,  1778,  2  mos.,  at  Cambridge, 
guarding  troops  of  convention. 

Mansir,  Ebenezer.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Davis's  co..  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  service, 
37  days ;  company  raised  for  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island.  Roll  sworn  to 
in  SufFolk  Co.,  Dec.  4,  1777. 

Mansir,  Ebenezer.  Receipt  for  wages,  dated  Wilmington,  June  30,  1778,  signed  by 
said  Mansir,  Drummer,  and  others  belonging  to  Capt.  Cadwallader  Ford's  co. 

Mansir,  Ebenezer.  Receipts  dated  Medford,  May  25,  1778,  and  June  5,  1778,  signed 
by  said  Mansir,  for  bounty  paid  him  on  behalf  of  the  town  of  Medford  to  serve  in 
the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  8  months;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Edward 
Richardson's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  regt.;  enlisted  June  11,  1778;  discharged 
Feb.  18,  1779;  service,  8  mos.  19  days,  at  North  River,  N.  Y.,  including  12  days 
(240  miles)  travel  home;  roll  dated  Watertown ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay 
roll  for  Sept.,  1778,  dated  West  Point ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Nov., 
1778,  dated  King's  Ferry. 

Mansir,  Ebenezer.  Drummer,  Capt.  Nathan  Sergant's  co.  of  guards;  enlisted  Feb. 
27,  1779;  discharged  May  27,  1779;  service,  3  mos.;  company  raised  for  service 
under  Maj.  Gen.  Gates  at  and  about  Boston. 


204  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

Mansih,  Seth.  List  of  men  raised  in  Middlesex  Co.,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  9, 
1779,  as  returned  by  Joseph  Hosmer,  Superintendent  for  said  county,  dated  Nov. 
24,  1779;  engaged  for  town  of  Charlestown ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to 
reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of 
June  5, 1780,  returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John 
Glover,  at  Springfield,  Aug.  19,  1780;  age,  18  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  com- 
plexion, ruddy ;  engaged  for  town  of  Charlestown ;  arrived  at  Springfield  Aug. 
18,  1780;  marched  to  camp  Aug.  19,  1780,  under  command  of  Ensign  Blasdale. 

Mansis,  Simon.  Petition  dated  Boston,  Dec.  16, 1779,  signed  by  Thomas  Russell,  of 
Boston,  asking  that  said  Mansis  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  brig 
"  Elizabeth  "  (privateer)  ;  ordered  in  Council  Dec.  16,  1779,  that  a  commission  be 
issued;  also,  petition  dated  Boston,  Aug.  15,  1780,  signed  by  Thomas  Russell,  of 
Boston,  asking  that  said  Mansis  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  ship 
"  Friendship  "  (privateer) ;  ordered  in  Council  Aug.  15,  1780,  that  a  commission 
be  issued. 

Mansise,  Cornelius,  Haverhill.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  McFarland's  co..  Col.  John 
Nixon's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  6,  1775;  service, 
1  mo.  3  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill,  Sept.  30,  1775 ; 
reported  deceased.     [See  Cornelius  Monsieus.] 

Manson,  [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mansson,  Marnson,  Monson, 

Monsoun,  Morrison,  Munson.] 

Manson,  Frederick,  Framingham.  Corporal,  Capt.  Simon  Edgell's  co.  of  Minute- 
men,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Concord  and  Cambridge; 
service,  4  days;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Micajah  Gleason's  co.,  Col.  John  Nixon's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  23,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  16 
days;  also,  company  receipt  for  wages  for  Sept.,  1775,  dated  Camp  Winter  Hill; 
also,  order  on  Paymaster  General  to  the  Colony  Troops,  payable  to  Capt.  Henry 
Prentiss,  dated  Noddle's  Island,  July  16, 1776,  signed  by  said  Manson  and  others, 
for  advance  pay  for  1  month,  etc. ;  also.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Henry  Prentiss's  co..  Col. 
Thomas  Marshall's  regt.;  engaged  June  19,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1776;  ser- 
vice, 5  mos.  13  days ;  also,  receipts  given  to  Richard  Deavens,  between  Aug.  7, 1776, 
and  Nov.  26,  1776,  signed  by  said  Manson,  for  rations  due  the  detachment  sta- 
tioned at  Noddle's  Island  and  commanded  by  Capt.  Prentiss  and  Capt.  Gray; 
also,  Sergeant  Major,  Capt.  Joseph  Fuller's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  regt.; 
engaged  Aug.  16, 1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29, 1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  25  days,  at  Still- 
water, including  11  days  (220  miles)  travel  home;  also.  Quarter  Master,  Col. 
Abner  Perry's  regt.;  engaged  July  28,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  14 
days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island;  roll  dated  Holliston. 

Manson,  Job  L.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  Whittelsey's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  David  Rosseter's 
detachment  of  Berkshire  Co.  militia ;  enlisted  Aug.  16,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  18, 
1777 ;  service,  3  days,  at  Bennington. 

Manson,  John,  Boston.  Descriptive  list  dated  Hutts,  three  miles  from  West  Point, 
Jan.  28,  1781 ;  Capt.  Hastings's  co.,  9th  Mass.  regt.  commanded  by  Col.  H.  Jack- 
son ;  age,  26  yrs.;  stature, 5  ft. 9  in. ;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark  ;  occupation, 
farmer;  residence,  Boston;  engaged  Dec.  1,  1777,  by  Ensign  Phelon;  joined 
Capt.  Frances's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  term,  during  war; 
also.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  C.  Allen's  (8th)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's 
(7th)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Dec,  1782-April,  1783;  reported  transferred  from 
9th  Mass.  regt. ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  list  of  men  who  died  or  were  discharged 
subsequent  to  Jan.  1,  1781 ;  said  Manson  discharged  June  9, 1783,  by  Gen.  Wash- 
ington, term  of  enlistment  having  expired. 

Manson,  John,  Scituate.  Private,  Capt.  Ensign  Otis's  co.,  called  "Royal  Americans 
of  the  Town  of  Scituate,"  which  marched  probalily  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ; 
service,  3  days,  under  direction  of  field  officers  of  2d  Plymouth  Co.  regt. ;  also, 


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Manson,  John,  continued. 

Capt.  Samuel  Stockbridjre's  co.,  Gen.  John  Thomas's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  10,  1775;  service,  2  raos.,  3  weeks, 6  days;  also,  com- 
pany return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Hayward  Peirce's  co..  Col.  Jeremiah 
Hall's  regt.;  marched  Dec.  10,  1776;  service,  3  mos.  2  days;  company  raised  in 
Scituate  and  Hanover  to  serve  at  Bristol,  R.  I. 

Maxson,  Johx.  Private,  Capt.  Tobias  Fernald's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776;  enlisted  Feb.  22,  1776; 
reported  on  command  at  Ticonderoga. 

Manson,  John.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Hawke,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Jonathan 
Oakes;  engaged  May  3,  1777;  service,  1  mo.,  with  the  fleet  under  Commodore 
John  Manley.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Middlesex  Co. 

Manson,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Lawrence  Keene's  co.,  in  a  regiment  commanded  by 
Lieut.  Col.  John  Parke;  pay  roll  for  Aug.,  1778. 

Manson,  John.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Allen 
Hallet;  engaged  Feb.  11,  1779;  discharged  April  30,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  20 
days. 

Manson,  John.  Return  certified  at  Camp  near  Morristown,  April  30,  1780,  of  officers 
and  men  belonging  to  Col.  Lee's,  Col.  Henle3''s,  and  Col.  Jaclison's  regts.,  and 
men  belonging  to  Massachusetts  in  Col.  Henry  Sherburne's  regt.,  who  were  incor- 
porated into  a  regiment  under  the  command  of  Col.  Henry  Jackson,  agreeable  to 
the  arrangement  of  April  9,  1779;  rank.  Private;  enlisted  Feb.  27,  1780;  said 
Manson  appears  among  recruits  enlisted  by  Lieut.  Col.  David  Cobb  subsequent 
to  above  arrangement;  reported  deserted  April  7,  1780. 

Manson,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Luther  Bailey's  co..  Col.  Bailey's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Oct.  1,  1780;  reported  trans- 
ferred to  16th  Mass.  regt.  Oct.  1,  1780;  also,  Capt.  Hastings's  co.,  Col.  Henry 
Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Dec.  13, 1780,  to 
Dec.  31,  1780;  enlistment,  daring  war. 

Manson,  Nehemiah,  Scituate.  Private,  Capt.  Hayward  Peirce's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus 
Cotton's  regt. ;  drafted  Sept.  25,  1777  ;  discharged  Oct.  28,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  6 
days ;  company  drafted  from  Scituate  and  Hanover  and  ordered  to  march  on  a 
secret  expedition  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. ;  also,  Capt.  Calvin  Curtis's  co. ;  enlisted  Sept. 
30,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  5  days,  at  Rhode  Island  ;  com- 
pany made  up  from  1st  and  2d  Plymouth  Co.  regts.  to  serve  in  Col.  John  Jacobs's 
regt.  for  2  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  camp;  also,  descriptive 
list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months, 
agreealjle  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commis- 
sioner, by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  22,  1780 ;  age,  19  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  ruddy;  engaged  for  town  of  Scituate;  marched 
to  camp  July  22,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  William  Scott;  also,  list  of  men 
raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having 
passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780 ;  also,  pay  roll  for 
6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Scituate  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army 
during  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  17,  1780;  discharged  Jan.  29,  1781;"  service, 
6  mos.  25  days,  including  travel  (242  miles)  home ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Williams 
Barker's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt. ;  detached  March  6, 1781 ;  discharged 
March  30,  1781 ;  service,  28  days,  travel  included,  at  Rhode  Island ;  also.  Col. 
Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt.;  service  from  Jan.  1,  1782,  12  mos. 

Manson,  William,  Gorhamtown.  Private,  Capt.  Nicholas  Blasdel's  co..  Col.  Wiggles- 
worth's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Albany  home,  etc.,  sworn 
to  Jan.  20,  1777 ;  340  miles  travel  allowed  said  Manson. 


206  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

Mansson,  Frederick,  Framingham.  Private,  Capt.  Micajah  Gleason's  co.,  Col.  John 
Nixon's  (5th)  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Sept.  30,  1775. 

Mansur, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mansair,  Manser,  Mansier, 

Mansir.] 

Mansur,  James.  Returns,  etc.,  of  2d  Dracut  co. ;  list  dated  July  10,  1776,  of  persons 
who  hired  men  to  serve  at  Canada  until  Dec.  1,  1776;  said  Mansur,  with  Robert 
Ford,  hired  William  Clough. 

Mansur,  John,  Jr.,  Methuen.  Sergeant,  in  a  company  commanded  by  Maj.  Samuel 
Bodwell,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  3^  days. 

Mansur,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Bradley  Varnum's  co.,  Col.  Simeon  Spauld- 
ing's  regt. ;  abstract  for  equipments  for  train  band  and  alarm  list,  endorsed 
"  1777  ;  "  reported  as  belonging  to  train  band. 

Mansur,  Seth.  Private,  in  a  detachment  from  Capt.  David  Goodwin's  co.,  Col.  Samuel 
Thatcher's  regt.;  enlisted  Jan.  4,  1779;  discharged  Jan.  26,  1779;  service,  23 
days,  guarding  troops  of  convention  at  Bunker  Hill.    Roll  dated  Charlestown. 

Mantek, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mainter,  Mantor.] 

Manter,  Alden.  List  of  men  mustered  by  James  Hatch,  Muster  Master  for  Plymouth 
Co.,  dated  Oct.  7,  1777;  Capt.  Sparrow's  co.,  Col.  Cyes's  (Keyes's)  regt.;  also, 
Private,  Capt.  Edward  Sparrow's  co.,  Col.  Danforth  Keys's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept. 
7,  1777;  service  to  Dec.  31,  1777,  3  mos.  24  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  roll  dated 
Providence;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  rolls  dated  North  Kingston,  Dec. 
4,  and  Providence,  Dec.  22,  1777;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1778;  also,  same 
CO.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Dec,  1777,  dated  Headquarters  at  Providence,  allowing 
1  mo.  2  days  service  at  Rhode  Island,  including  travel  home ;  also,  2d  co.  com- 
manded by  Lieut.  John  Doty,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt. ;  enlisted  May  6, 1778 ; 
discharged  May  7,  1778 ;  service,  2  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth  ;  also,  Capt. 
Charles  Church's  co.,  4th  Plymouth  Co.  regt.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  White; 
enlisted  July  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  9  days,  at  Rhode  Island 
on  an  alarm;  roll  certified  at  Rochester;  also,  Capt.  Ignatius  Loring,  Jr.'s  co., 
Lieut.  Col.  Putnam's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  4,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  3,  1781 ;  ser- 
vice, 3  mos.  12  days,  including  12  days  (240  miles)  travel  home;  companj"  raised 
in  Plymouth  Co.  to  reinforce  army  under  Gen.  Washington  for  3  months. 

Manter,  David.  Private,  Capt.  Ignatius  Loring,  Jr.'s  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Putnam's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  4,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  3, 1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  12  days,  including 
12  days  (240  miles)  travel  home;  company  raised  in  Plymouth  Co.  to  reinforce 
army  under  Gen.  Washington  for  3  months. 

Manter,  Francis.  Receipt  dated  Springfield,  Sept.  24,  1782,  for  bounty  paid  said 
Manter  by  Asa  Powers,  Chairman  of  Class  No.  3  of  the  town  of  Shutesbury,  to 
serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years. 

Manter,  Gard,  Nantucket.  Petition  signed  by  Paul  Hussey,  of  Nantucket,  asking 
that  measures  be  taken  for  the  exchange  of  said  Manter  and  other  prisoners  con- 
fined on  board  prison-ships  at  New  York  ;  ordered  in  Council  Aug.  12,  1777,  that 
the  petition  be  granted,  and  that  a  cartel  be  sent  to  New  York ;  also,  list  of  prison- 
ers landed  at  Falmouth  Sept.  2,  1777,  returned  as  received  of  Capt.  Josiah  God- 
frey by  Nathaniel  Shiverick,  Chairman  of  committee  of  Falmouth. 

Manter,  Jeremiah.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co. ;  engaged  Oct.  5,  1775; 
service  to  Dec.  1,  1775,  2  mos.  1  day;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard 
for  defence  of  seacoast;  also.  Lieutenant,  in  command  of  a  detachment  stationed 
at  Martha's  Vineyard;  service  from  Nov.  20,  1776,  to  Dec.  31,  1776,  1  mo.  10 
davs. 


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Manter,  Jonathan.  Private,  Lieut.  Jeremiah  Manter's  detachment;  service  from 
Nov.  20,  1776,  to  Dec.  31,  1776,  1  mo.  10  days;  detachment  stationed  at  Martha's 
Vineyard. 

Manter,  "  Orial."  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Newton's  co..  Col.  S.  Murray's  regt. ;  en- 
listed July  30,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  2  mos.  20  days,  including 
9  days  (172  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

Manter,  Robert.  Captain,  11th  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Wells's  (5th  Hampshire  Co.)  regt.  of 
Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers;  commissioned  June  19,  1780. 

Mantohkamun,  Benjajviin,  Stockbridge.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Conti- 
nental Array  from  Capt.  Isaac  Marsh's  (1st  Stockbridge)  co.  [year  not  given]  ; 
residence,  Stockbridge ;  engaged  for  town  of  Stockbridge ;  joined  Capt.  Cleave- 
land's  CO.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  term,  3  years  or  during  war.  [See  Mantos- 
karmun,  Mattuckman,  and  Metacamen.] 

Mantor,  Alden.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Parker's  CO.,  Col.  John  Cushing's  regt.;  en- 
listed Sept.  20,  1776  ;  service,  2  mos. ;  company  stationed  at  Rhode  Island ;  also, 
2d  CO.  commanded  by  Lieut.  John  Doty,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  0,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  11,  1778;  service,  6  da.vs,  on  an  alarm  at  Dart- 
mouth ;  roll  sworn  to  in  Plymouth  Co. 

Mantor,  Jeremiah.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co. ;  engaged  Jan.  15, 1776 ; 
service  to  Nov.  21,  1776,  10  mos.  7  days;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vine- 
yard for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Mantor,  Jonathan.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co. ;  service  from  Sept.  1, 1776,  to 
Nov.  21,  1776,  2  mos.  20  days;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for  de- 
fence of  seacoast. 

Mantoskarjiun,  Benjajiin,  Stockbridge.  List  of  men  returned  by  a  committee  for 
settling  disputes  between  towns  as  to  soldiers  credited  to  them  [year  not  given]  ; 
said  Mantoskarraun  claimed  by  Stockbridge  and  Chesterfield  ;  allowed  to  Chester- 
field.    [See  Mantohkamun,  Mattuckman,  and  Metacaman.] 

Manual,  Peter.  List  of  men  raised  in  Essex  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the 
time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  returned  as  received  of  Jonathan  Warner,  Com- 
missioner, b}'  Col.  R.  Putnam,  July  20, 1778 ;  engaged  for  town  of  Salem ;  arrived 
at  Fishkill  June  23,  1778. 

Manual,  Sajiuel.  List  of  men  raised  in  Essex  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the 
time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  returned  as  received  of  Jonathan  Warner,  Com- 
missioner, by  Col.  R.  Putnam,  July  20,  1778;  engaged  for  town  of  Danvers; 
arrived  at  Fishkill  June  23,  1778. 

Manuel,  .  [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Manavel,  Maniuel,  Man- 
navel,  Manual,  Manuell,  Manuwell,  Manwell,  Manwill.] 

Manuel,  Anthony,  Boston.  List  of  men  raised  for  Continental  service,  as  returned 
by  Col.  Benjamin  Gill ;  also,  return  dated  Boxford,  made  by  a  committee  appointed 
to  raise  one-seventh  part  of  the  male  inhabitants  of  the  town  of  Boxford  to  serve 
in  the  Continental  Army;  residence,  Boston;  engaged  for  town  of  Boxford; 
joined  Col.  John  Crane's  regt. ;  term  to  expire  Jan.  1, 1780 ;  also,  list  of  men  mus- 
tered by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  April  27, 
1777;  Col.  Crane's  regt.;  also,  Gunner,  Capt.  Burbeck's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's 
(Artillery)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  1,  1777, 
to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  David  Briant's  co..  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for 
Jan. -July,  1777;  wages  allowed  said  Manuel  from  April  16,  1777;  also,  same  co. 
and  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1777 ;  enlistment,  during  war ;  reported 
wounded  Sept.  11,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Henry  Burbeck's  co..  Col.  Crane's  regt.; 
muster  rolls  for  Oct.-Dec,  1777;  enlisted  April  1, 1777  ;  also.  Corporal,  same  co. 


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Manuel,  Anthony,  continued. 

and  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Oct. 
26,  1780;  reported  deserted  Oct.  26,  1780. 

Manuel,  Anthony.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Whiting's  co..  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  27,  1776;  enlisted  Dec.  1,  1775;  re- 
ported discharged  Aug.  17,  1776. 

Manuell,  Anthony,  Boston.  Descriptive  list  dated  New  Windsor,  Jan.  11,  1781; 
Capt.  Henry  Burbeck's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  (3d  Artillery)  regt.;  ranlv,  Corporal, 
age,  25  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  residence,  Boston ;  engaged 
April  1,  1777,  by  Lieut.  Crowley;  term,  during  war;  reported  received  State  and 
Continental  bounties;  also  reported  deserted  Oct.  26,  1780. 

Manuwell,  Joseph,  Westfield.  Private,  Capt.  Learned's  co.,  Col.  Sheppard's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
residence,  Westfield;  also,  Capt.  Job  Alvord's  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's  (3d) 
regt.;  return  dated  Jan.  31,  1778;  mustered  by  State  and  Continental  Muster 
Masters ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1778,  dated 
Providence;  also,  Capt.  Simon  Larned's  co..  Col.  Shepard's  regt.;  muster  roll  for 
March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence;  enlisted  May  1,  1777;  enlistment, 
3  .years. 

Manwaring,  John,  Loudon.  Receipt  dated  Becket,  March  30,  1781,  for  bounty  paid 
said  Manwaring  by  Nathaniel  Kingsley,  on  behalf  of  a  class  of  the  town  of  Becket, 
to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years;  also,  descriptive  list 
dated  Lenox,  Aug.  20,  1781,  of  men  raised  in  Berkshire  Co.,  agreeable  to  resolve 
of  Dec.  2,  1780,  and  delivered  to  William  M'alker,  Superintendent  for  said  county ; 
Capt.  Child's  co..  Col.  Roseter's  regt. ;  age,  47  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  com- 
plexion, ruddy;  hair,  brown;  occupation,  laborer;  residence,  Loudon;  engaged 
for  town  of  Becket;  term,  3  years ;  reported  receipted  for  by  Capt.  Smith. 

Manwell,  Peter,  Salem.  List  of  men  raised  in  Essex  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months 
from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  returned  as  mustered  by  Henr^'  Rut- 
gers, Jr.,  Deputy  Muster  Master,  dated  Fishkill,  Aug.  1,  1778;  engaged  for  town 
of  Salem ;  arrived  at  Fishkill  June  23,  1778. 

Manwei.l,  Samuel,  Danvers.  List  of  men  raised  in  Essex  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months 
from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  returned  as  mustered  by  Henry  Rut- 
gers, Jr.,  Deputy  Muster  Master,  dated  Fishkill,  Aug.  1,  1778;  engaged  for  town 
of  Danvers ;  arrived  at  Fishkill  June  23,  1778. 

Manwill,  Samuel,  Bow.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Danvers  to 
serve  in  the  Continental  Arm.y,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20, 1778 ;  age,  21  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  4  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  hair,  dark ;  eyes,  dark  ;  residence.  Bow. 

Many,  John.  Private ;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  main  guard  under  Lieut. 
Col.  L.  Baldwin,  dated  July  3,  1775;  also,  order  on  Col.  Bridg,  Paymaster,  for 
advance  pay,  dated  Cambridge,  June  10, 1775,  signed  by  said  Many  and  others, 
payable  to  Capt.  Micajah  Gleason ;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Micajah  Gleason's  co.. 
Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  company  receipt  for  wages  for  Oct.,  1776  [5],  dated  Camp 
Winter  Hill ;  also,  receipt  given  to  Benjamin  Heywood,  Paymaster,  4th  regt., 
signed  by  James  Kimball,  Lieutenant,  for  wages  for  Sept.,  1776,  due  said  Many 
and  others,  deceased,  of  Capt.  Gleason's  co. 

Mapes,  Phineas.  Private,  Capt.  James  Gregg's  co.,  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's  (1st 
New  York)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Jan  .-April,  1781,  dated  West  Point ;  enlistment, 
during  war;  reported  on  garrison  duty  in  April,  1781. 

Mapham,  John.  Capt.  Abner  Cranson's  co..  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt. ;  company 
receipts  for  wages  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1775,  dated  Camp  at  Prospect  Hill ;  also. 
Private,  Capt.  Abner  Cranston's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt.;  muster  roll 
dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  27,  1776;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776. 


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Maphen,  Johx,  Salem.  Private,  Capt.  Abner  Cranson's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's 
regt. ;  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

Mafia,  Johx,  Mashpee.  List  of  men  probably  raised  for  Continental  service  [year  not 
given]  ;  residence,  Mashpee;  credited  to  town  of  Barnstable.  [Name  crossed  out 
on  list.] 

Maple,  Robert.  Receipt  dated  Deerfield,  Feb.  9,  1781,  for  bounty  paid  said  Maple 
by  the  town  of  Colrain  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years ; 
also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army,  as  returned  by  Noah  Goodman,  Superintendent ;  age,  23  _yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
11  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  occupation,  farmer ;  engaged  for  town  of 
Colrain;  engaged  Feb.  9,  1781;  term,  3  years. 

Marable,  Joseph.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  April  27,  1777;  Capt.  Alden's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt. 

Marageddes,  "  Pere."  Seaman,  ship  "  Protector,"  commanded  hy  Capt.  John  Foster 
Williams;  engaged  Nov.  10,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  25  days;  reported  captured 
May  5,  1781. 

Maratok,  Dennis.  Marine,  sloop  "Providence,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Peck 
Rathburn  ;  list  of  officers  and  men  entitled  to  prize  shares  in  the  "  Loyalty  "  and 
"  Wreck  "  [year  not  given] . 

Marbel,  Aaron.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master  for 
Worcester  Co.,  endorsed  "July  1777;"  Capt.  Blanchard's  co.,  Col.  Wesson's 
regt. ;  term,  3  years. 

Marbel,  Benjamin,  Bolton.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Hastings's  co..  Col.  John 
Whitcomb's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge; 
service,  15  days. 

Marbel,  Daniel.  Matross,  Capt.  Abner  Lowell's  co.  of  matrosses  stationed  at 
Falmouth,  Cumberland  Co.;  copy  of  a  return  dated  Falmouth,  July  31,  1777; 
company  reported  Aug.  11,  1777,  as  mustered  by  Col.  Noyes,  agreeable  to  sea- 
coast  establishment. 

Marbel,  Henry.  Corporal ;  list  of  men  appearing  on  reverse  of  enlistment  agree- 
ment, dated  July  2,  1776,  signed  b.y  men  wlio  engaged  themselves  to  serve  until 
Dec.  1,  1776,  and  to  march  with  the  utmost  despatch  to  New  York. 

Marbel,  John.  Capt.  Asa  Prince's  co..  Col.  Mansfield's  regt. ;  order  for  advance  pay, 
signed  \)j  said  Marbel  and  others,  dated  Cambridge,  June  8,  1775;  also,  Capt. 
Asa  Prince's  co.,  19th  regt.  commanded  by  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  ;  memorandum  on  reverse  of  order  states 
money  was  paid  to  Capt.  Prince  Dec.  21  [1775] . 

Marbel,  Jonathan,  Brookfield.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Barns's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  Jonathan  Warner's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  ser- 
vice, 9  days ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army;  also,  Capt.  Peter  Harwood's  co., 
Col.  Ebenezer  Learned's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27, 
1775;  service,  3  mos.,  1  week,  5  days. 

Marbel,  Jonathan,  Brookline.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  White's  co.  of  militia.  Col. 
William  Heath's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  6 
days. 

Marbel,  Jonathan.  Private,  Capt.  Wing  Spooner's  co..  Col.  Cushing's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  23,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  17  days,  with  Northern 
army,  including  10  days  (200  miles)  travel  home ;  enlistment  to  expire  Nov.  30, 
1777 ;  order  for  payment  of  amount  of  roll  dated  at  Petersham  and  signed  by 
Capt.  Spooner. 


210  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Marbel,  Joseph,  Petersham  or  Templeton.  Capt.  Joel  Fletcher's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim 
Doolittle's  regt  ;  receipt  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Marbel  and  others, 
dated  Charlestown  Camp,  June  26, 1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equiva- 
lent in  money,  dated  Winter  Hill,  Dec.  25,  1775. 

Marbel,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Flint's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  25,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  19  days,  with 
Northern  army,  including  travel  (260  miles)  home ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay 
abstract  for  mileage  from  Scarsdale,  N.  Y.,home;  mileage  (260  miles)  allowed 
said  Marbel ;  warrant  allowed  in  Council  July  27,  1778. 

Marbel,  Martix,  Sheffield.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Bartlet's  co.,  Col.  James  Wesson's 
regt. ;  company  return  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Sheffield ;  term,  8  months ; 
reported  discharged. 

Marbel,  Samson,  Paxton.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Paxton  to 
serve  in  tlie  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their 
arrival  at  Fishkill,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Adam  Maynard,  dated  Paxton,  May  26, 
1778 ;  Capt.  Maynard's  CO.,  Col.  Denny's  regt. ;  age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ; 
complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  residence,  Paxton;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for 
Continental  service,  as  returned  by  Seth  Washburn,  Superintendent  for  Worces- 
ter Co.  [year  not  given] . 

Marbel,  Stephen.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Bullock's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt. ;  service,  4  days ;  company  marched  from  Rehoboth  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  on  the 
alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776. 

Marble, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Marable,  Marbel,  Marvel, 

Marvell.J 

Marble,  Aaron,  Athol.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  as 
returned  ])y  Capt.  John  Oliver;  residence,  Athol;  engaged  for  town  of  Athol; 
joined  Capt.  Blanshard's  co.,  Col.  Wesson's  regt. ;  term,  3  years,  to  expire  Jan. 
10,  1780;  also.  Private,  Capt.  John  Blanchard's  co..  Col.  James  Wesson's  (9th) 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  14,  1777,  to  May  14, 
1780;  reported  discharged. 

Marble,  Aaron,  Sutton.  List  of  men  mustered ;  said  Marble  appears  among  men 
raised  from  Cot.  Holman's  regt.  for  service  at  Rhode  Island;  Capt.  Chase's  co. ; 
engaged  for  town  of  Sutton  ;  mustered  June  29  [year  not  given,  probably  1778]  ; 
also,  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Hamant's  co..  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt.;  enlisted 
June  18, 1778 ;  service  at  Rhode  Island ;  roll  dated  Middleton  ;  also,  Capt.  Samuel 
Lamb's  co.,  Col.  Wade's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  East  Greenwich,  Sept.  17,  1778; 
enlisted  June  18,  1778;  service  at  Rhode  Island;  reported  sick  and  absent;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  rolls  dated  East  Greenwich,  Sept.  22,  and  Nov.  13, 
1778;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779;  reported  deserted  Sept.  17,  1778. 

Marble,  Aaron,  Sutton.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Luke  Drury's  regt. ; 
detached  July  17,  1781 ;  marched  to  join  regiment  July  25,  1781 ;  joined  regiment 
at  West  Point  Aug.  1,  1781;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1781;  service,  3  mos.  21  days, 
including  8  days  (160  miles)  travel  home;  residence,  Sutton;  engaged  for  town 
of  Sutton  ;  regiment  raised  for  3  months. 

Marble,  Aaron.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Allton's  co.,  Col.  John  Rand's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  9,  1780,  3  days  preceding  march;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service, 
3  mos.  12  days,  at  West  Point,  including  travel  (190  miles)  home;  regiment  raised 
for  3  montlis ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Charlton ;  also,  order  on  Henry  Gardner,  Treas- 
urer, payable  to  John  Harbach,  Jr.,  dated  Sutton,  March  4,  1782,  signed  by  said 
Marble  and  others,  for  wages,  etc.,  for  service  at  West  Point  in  Capt.  Alton's  co., 
Col.  Rand's  regt.,  in  1780. 


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Marble,  Alpheus.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Batcheller's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's 
resit.;  service,  21  days;  companj'  marched  to  Providence,  11.  I.,  on  an  alarm  in 
Dec,  1776;  roll  sworn  to  in  Worcester  Co.;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  March  Chase's 
CO.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's  regt. ;  marched  Sept.  26,  1777;  service  to  Oct.  26, 
1777,  30  da3'S,  including  travel  (285  miles)  to  and  from  camp ;  company  marched 
from  Sutton  to  Saratoga  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

Marble,  Calvin,  Hardwick.  Receipt  dated  Hull,  June  22,  1776,  signed  by  said  Mar- 
ble and  others  belonging  to  Capt.  William  Warner's  co.,  for  advance  pay  for  1 
month,  etc. ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  William  Warner's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt.;  service  from  May  15,  1776,  4  days  preceding  march,  to  Nov.  1,  1776;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1776,  certified  at  Boston. 

Marble,  Coker,  Stratton.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  brig  "  Julius 
Caesar,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Nathaniel  Bently,  sworn  to  at  Falmouth,  June  21, 
1780;  age,  14  yrs.  8  mos.;  stature,  4  ft.  11  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence, 
Stratton. 

Marble,  Coker.  List  of  prisoners  sent  in  the  cartel  "  Swift  "  from  Halifax  to  Boston 
Sept.  30, 1778,  as  returned  by  Thomas  Baildon,  Commissary  of  Prisoners ;  reported 
a  Seaman. 

Marble,  CrRts,  Andover.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Thomas  Poor's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
James Frye's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  7  days ; 
reported  enlisted  Jan.  31, 1775 ;  also,  Ensign,  Capt.  Thomas  Poor's  co..  Col.  James 
Frye's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  camp  at  Cambridge,  dated  May  17,  1775;  also,  2d 
Lieutenant,  Capt.  Benjamin  Farnum's  co..  Col.  James  Frye's  regt. ;  company  re- 
turn dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  6, 1775;  a^so,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Peabody's  (1st 
Andover)  co.,  4th  Essex  Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia ;  list  of  officers  chosen  by  the 
several  companies  in  said  regiment,  as  returned  by  Samuel  Johnson  and  others, 
field  officers,  dated  Andover,  March  26,  1776 ;  ordered  in  Council  April  3,  1776, 
that  said  officers  be  commissioned;  reported  commissioned  April  3,  1776;  also, 
account  showing  sums  of  money  to  be  paid  from  the  public  treasury  to  sundry 
persons  for  losses  sustained  at  battles  of  Lexington  and  Bunker  Hill ;  amounts 
allowed  in  Council  June  13,  1776;  also,  order  on  Henry  Gardner,  Treasurer,  pay- 
able to  Samuel  Phillips,  Jr.,  signed  by  said  Marble,  for  amount  allowed  him 
for  losses  sustained  at  battle  of  Bunker  Hill ;  also,  petition  addressed  to  the  Coun- 
cil, signed  by  Samuel  Johnson,  Colonel,  4th  Essex  Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia, 
stating  that  officers  for  two  companies  in  his  regiment  had  been  chosen,  and  re- 
questing that  they  be  commissioned ;  said  IMarble  chosen  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt. 
Samuel  Johnson,  Jr.'s  (late  Capt.  John  Peabody's),  1st  Andover  co. ;  ordered  in 
Council  Aug.  7,  1777,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned  ;  reported  commissioned 
Aug.  7, 1777 ;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Abbot's  co..  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's 
regt. ;  appointed  June  29,  1780 ;  entered  service  July  10,  1780,  3  days  preceding 
march;  discharged  Oct.  11, 1780;  service,  3  mos.  12  days,  at  West  Point,  including 
travel  (220  miles)  home;  regiment  raised  for  3  months. 

Marble,  Daniel,  Falmouth.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Nicholas  Blasdel's  co..  Col.  Wiggles- 
worth's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Albany  home,  etc.,  sworn 
to  Jan.  20,  1777;  340  miles  travel  allowed  said  Marble. 

Marble,  Daniel,  Sutton.  Private,  Capt.  Arthur  Dagget's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Learned's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  20,  1775;  service,  2  mos., 
2  weeks,  3  days ;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Dagget's  co.,  Col.  Learned's  regt.;  company 
return  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Abraham  Batcheller's  co., 
Col.  Jonathan  Holman's  regt. ;  service,  43  days ;  company  marched  to  Provi- 
dence, R.  I.,  on  an  alarm  in  Dec,  1776;  also,  Capt.  Bartholomew  Woodbury's 
CO.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  13,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777 ; 
service,  3  mos.  27  days,  in  Northern  department,  including  10  days  (200  miles) 
travel  home ;  company  marched  from  Worcester  Co.  Aug.  16,  1777. 


212  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AXD   SAILORS 


Makble,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Noyes's  co. ;  enlisted  July  17, 1775;  service 
to  Dec.  31,  1775,  5  mos.,  3  weeks,  6  days ;  company  stationed  at  Falmouth,  Cum- 
berland Co.,  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Maeble,  David,  Bradford.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Whitney's  regt. ; 
abstract  for  advance  pay  for  1  month,  etc.,  dated  Camp  at  Hull,  July  13,  1776 ; 
also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  enlisted  June  16, 1776, 4  days  preceding  march ;  service 
to  Aug.  1,  1776,  1  mo.  14  days;  company  raised  for  defence  of  town  and  harbor 
of  Boston ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  service  from  Aug.  1,  1776,  to  Nov.  1,  1776, 
3  mos. ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1776;  service,  1  mo.  3  days, 
including  travel  (60  miles)  home;  also,  Capt.  John  Bodwell's  co.,  Col.  Jacob 
Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards ;  service  between  April  2,  1778,  and  July  2,  1778,  2  mos. 
16  days,  at  Cambridge. 

Marble,  Ebexezer.  Receipts  dated  Sept.  16,  1775,  and  Gloucester,  Sept.  28,  1775,  for 
advance  pay  for  1  month,  and  4  weeks  billeting,  respectively,  received  of  Michael 
Farley,  Paymaster  and  Muster  Master  of  men  raised  in  Gloucester  for  defence  of 
seacoast  in  Essex  Co.,  and  commanded  by  Capt.  Daniel  Warner;  also.  Private, 
Capt.  Daniel  Warner's  (1st)  co. ;  enlisted  July  19,  1775;  service  to  Dec.  31,  1775, 
5  mos.  26  days;  company  stationed  at  Gloucester  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Marble,  Ebenezer.  Seaman,  ship  "  Versailles,"  Joseph  Chapman,  Master;  engaged 
Jan.  15,  1777;  discharged  June  16,  1777;  service,  5  mos.  1  day,  on  voyage  from 
Boston  to  Nantes  and  I'eturn. 

Marble,  Ebexezer.  List  of  prisoners  brought  to  Marblehead  in  the  cartel  "  Pacific  " 
to  be  exchanged  for  British  prisoners,  as  returned  by  Thomas  Stone,  Commissary 
[year  not  given] . 

Marble,  Enoch,  Sutton.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Samuel  Sibley's  co.,  which  marched 
April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to-Braintree ;  service, 
7  days. 

Marble,  Enoch.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Batcheller's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's 
regt.;  service,  10  days;  company  marched  to  Providence,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm  in 
Dec,  1776.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Worcester  Co. 

Marble,  Henry,  Westborough.  Private,  Capt.  Edmund  Brigham's  co.  of  Minute- 
men,  Gen.  Ward's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775;  service, 
5  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army;  also,  Capt.  Moses  Wheelock's  co.,  Col. 
Jonathan  Ward's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  24,  1775;, 
service,  3  mos.  15  days;  also,  companj^  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also.  Cor- 
poral, Capt.  Jonathan  Houghton's  co..  Col.  Smith's  regt. ;  list  of  men  [year  not 
given]  ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  6th  Worces- 
ter Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Nathan  Fisher;  residence,  Westborough;  en- 
gaged for  town  of  Westborough ;  joined  Capt.  Barns's  co..  Col.  Bigelow's  regt.; 
term,  3  years ;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  Thomas  Newhall ,  Muster  INIaster  for 
Worcester  Co. ;  Capt.  Barns's  co..  Col.  Bigelow's  regt.;  mustered  May  7,  1777; 
rtJso,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Daniel  Barns's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  regt.;  Conti- 
nental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  28,  1777,  to  March  31,  1779;  re- 
ported promoted ;  also.  Sergeant,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Jan. -Aug., 
1777,  dated  Van  Scliaick's  Island  and  sworn  to  at  Camp  near  Stillwater ;  appointed 
April  28,  1777 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  dated  Feb.  2,  1778 ;  mustered  by 
County  and  Continental  Muster  Masters;  a/so.  Sergeant  Major,  Col.  Bigelow's 
regt;  payroll  for  Dec  ,  1778,  dated  Providence;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Barns's  co.. 
Col.  Bigelow's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence; 
reported  promoted  to  Ensign  March  31,  1779;  also.  Lieutenant,  Col.  Bigelow's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  31,  1779,  to  Dec. 
31,  1779;  also,  Ensign  (late)  Capt.  Barns's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's  (15th)  regt.;  mus- 
ter roll  of  field,  staff,  and  commissioned  officers  for  Aug.,  1779,  dated  Lower 
Salem ;  also.  Lieutenant,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 


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Maeble,  Henry,  continued. 

for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Roberts's  cc, 
Col.  Bigelow's  regt. ;  muster  roll  of  field,  statf,  and  commissioned  officers  for 
Jan.-June,  1780,  dated  Robinson's  Farms;  appointed  June  28,  1779;  also,  Capt. 
Abner  Dow's  co..  Col.  Bigelow's  regt.;  muster  roll  of  field,  staff,  and  com- 
missioned officers  for  Nov.  and  Dec,  1780,  dated  Garrison  West  Point ;  also,  Capt. 
Phineas  Bowman's  co..  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Jan., 
1781,  dated  West  Point;  also,  returns  of  effectives  dated  Garrison  West  Point, 
Jan.  19,  and  Jan.  26,  1781 ;  reported  on  command  at  the  Lines;  also,  Adjutant, 
Col.  Putnam's  regt.;  muster  rolls  of  field,  staff,  and  commissioned  officers  for 
Feb.-April,  1781,  dated  Garrison  AVest  Point;  also.  Lieutenant,  returns  of  effec- 
tives between  March  2,  1781,  and  June  15,  1781,  dated  Garrison  West  Point; 
reported  acting  as  Adjutant. 

Marble,  Isaac,  Newburyport.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Nowell's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  4  days. 

Marble,  Jabez,  Stow.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Brooks's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  muster 
roll  for  Dec,  1776-Feb.,  1777;  enlisted  Dec.  1,  1776;  service  guarding  stores  at 
Boston;  regiment  raised  to  serve  until  March  1,  1777;  also,  list  of  men  belong- 
ing to  Capt.  John  Gleason's  co.,  endorsed  "North  Kingston  June  26,  1777;" 
deposition  made  by  Mieah  Balcom,  Jul}'  26, 1844,  states  that  he  engaged  the  first 
part  of  May,  1777,  in  Capt.  Gleason's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.,  and  ren- 
dered 2  mos.  8  days  service  at  Rhode  Island ;  said  company  was  made  up  of  men 
from  Marlborough,  Stow,  Sudbury,  Framingham,  Natick,  Sherburne,  HoUiston, 
and  Hopkinton  ;  also,  orders,  returns,  etc.,  taken  from  Capt.  Benjamin  Munroe's 
papers ;  entry  dated  Stow,  May  22,  1779,  reporting  said  Marble  as  having  been 
hired,  probably  by  Capt.  Benjamin  Munroe,  to  go  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  to  serve  until 
July  "next;"  also,  return  dated  Marlborough,  May  23,  1779,  made  by  Col. 
Cyprian  How  to  Capt.  Moses  Barns,  of  men  raised  in  his  regiment  to  serve  at 
Tiverton,  R.  I.,  until  July  1,  1779;  residence.  Stow;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Moses 
Barns's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Peirce's  regt.;  enlisted  May  24,  1779;  service  to  July  1, 
1779,  1  mo.  7  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  company  raised  for  2  months;  also.  Pri- 
vate, Capt.  Thomas  Brintnal's  co.,  Col.  Cyprian  Howe's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  28, 
1780;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  8  days;  regiment  raised  in  Mid- 
dlesex Co.  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  at  Rhode  Island  for  3  months. 

Marble,  James,  Lynn.  Private,  Capt.  David  Parker's  (1st  Lynn)  co.,  which  marched 
probably  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Concord;  service,  2  days. 

Marble,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Stowers's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.;  ser- 
vice from  July  31,  1776,  to  Nov.  30,  1776,  4  mos. 

Marble,  James.  Private,  Capt.  John  Joslin's  co..  Col.  Job  Cushing's  (Worcester  Co.) 
regt. ;  service,  1  mo.  7  days  ;  company  marched  from  Leominster  to  Bennington 
the  last  of  July,  1777,  to  join  forces  under  Col.  Seth  Warner. 

Marble,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Zadok  Bufflnton's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  15,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777,  at  Cambridge;  service,  3  mos. 
16  days,  in  Northern  department.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Salem. 

Marble,  Joel,  Sutton.  Private,  Capt.  James  Greenwood's  co.  of  militia.  Col.  Learned's 
regt.,  which  marched  April  20, 1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to 
Roxbury ;  service,  2  days ;  also,  Capt.  Isaac  Bolster's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Learned's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  6 
days;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury 
Camp,  Dec.  26,  1775. 

Marble,  Joel.  Surgeon's  Mate;  pay  roll  of  2d  co..  Col.  Gideon  Burt's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt.;  entered  service  June  12,  1782;  service,  4  days;  company  marched  to 
retake  Samuel  Ely  who  was  rescued  from  Springfield  jail  June  12,  1782,  and  to 
oppose  the  rioters  who  assembled  at  Northampton  June  16,  1782. 


214  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

Marble,  Johx,  Brookfield.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Walker's  co.,  Col.  Timothy 
Danielson's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service, 

3  mos.,  1  week,  1  day;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

Marble,  John,  Middletown.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Prince's  co.,  Col.  John  Mansfield's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  4,  1775;  service,  3  mos. 

4  days;  also,  Capt.  Prince's  co..  Col.  Mansfield's  (19th)  regt.  commanded  by 
Lieut.  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson  ;  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775. 

Marble,  John,  Sutton.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Bolster's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Learned's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  12 
days. 

Marble,  John.  List  of  prisoners  sent  in  the  cartel  "  Swift  "  from  Halifax  to  Boston 
Sept.  30, 1778,  as  returned  by  Thomas  Baildon,  Commissary  of  Prisoners ;  reported 
a  Seaman. 

Marble,  John.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of 
Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Maj.  Peter  Harwood,  of  6th  Mass.  regt.,  at  Spring- 
field, July  2, 1780;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  dark;  engaged 
for  town  of  Bradford;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  1,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July 
2,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Phineas  Parker.  [See  John  Martin  and  John 
Mardon.] 

Marble,  Jonathan,  Brookfield.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Harwood's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer 
Learned's  regt.;  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat 
or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Brookfield,  Nov.  21,  1775;  also,  Corporal,  Capt. 
Jonathan  Danforth's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcorab's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at 
Ticonderoga,  Nov.  27,  1776;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776;  also,  Capt.  Daniel  Gilbert's 
CO.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ;  service  from  Aug.  2,  1778,  to  Sept.  13,  1778,  1 
mo.  16  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  including  travel  (96  miles)  home. 

Marble,  Jonathan.  Private,  Col.  Benjamin  Tapper's  (10th)  regt. ;  service  from  Sept. 
9,  1782,  3  mos.  22  days. 

Marble,  Joseph,  Beverly  (also  given  Charlestown).  Capt.  Ebenezer  Francis's  co.. 
Col.  John  Mansfield's  regt. ;  order  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Marble  and 
others,  dated  Cambridge,  June  8,  1775 ;  also.  Private,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service, 3  mos.  6  days;  also,  Capt. 
Francis's  co.,  Col.  Mansfield's  (19th)  regt.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Israel 
Hutchinson ;  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or 
its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  26,  1775. 

Marble,  Joseph,  Brookfield.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  John  Banister's  (1st)  co.  of  matrosses.  Col.  Converse's  (4th  Worcester 
Co.)  regt..  Brig.  Warner's  brigade;  residence,  Brookfield;  engaged  for  town  of 
Brookfield;  joined  Capt.  Barnes's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt. ;  term,  3  j'ears;  also, 
list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  6th  Worcester  Co.  regt., 
as  returned  by  Capt.  Nathan  Fisher;  residence,  Brookfield  ;  engaged  for  town  of 
Westborough ;  also,  list  of  men  returned  by  a  committee  for  settling  disputes  be- 
tween towns  as  to  soldiers  credited  to  them ;  said  Marble  claimed  by  Westborough 
and  Brookfield ;  allowed  to  Brookfield ;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  Thomas 
Newhall,  Muster  Master  for  Worcester  Co.;  Capt.  Barns's  co..  Col.  Bigelow's 
regt. ;  mustered  May  27,  1777 ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Barns's  co..  Col. 
Timothy  Bigelow's  regt. ;  Continental  Armj'  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May 
18,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Jan. -Aug., 
1777,  dated  Van  Schaick's  Island  and  sworn  to  at  Camp  near  Stillwater;  enlisted 
May  18,  1777;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  dated  Feb.  2,  1778;  mustered  by 
County  and  Continental  Muster  Masters;   also,  (late)  Capt.  Barns's  co..  Col. 


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Marble,  Joseph,  continued. 

Bigelow's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence;  also, 
Capt.  Dow's  CO.,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  May  18,  1780. 

Marble,  Joseph  (also  given  Joshua  and  Thomas),  Cohasset  (also  given  Hingham). 
List  of  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Cohasset  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  as 
returned  by  Capt.  Obadiah  Beal;  residence,  Cohasset;  joined  Col.  Bailey's  regt.; 
term,  3  years;  also,  Private,  7th  co..  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt.;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  17,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Judah 
Alden's  (7th)  co..  Col.  Bailey's  regt.;  company  return  dated  Camp  Valley  Forge, 
Jan.  24,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  [Robert]  Bradford's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  April  17,  1780; 
residence,  Hingham. 

Marble,  Joseph,  Templeton.  Private,  Capt.  Joel  Fletcher's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Doo- 
little's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  28,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  11  days;  also,  company  return  dated  "Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

Marble,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Stowers's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.; 
service  from  July  31, 1776,  to  Dec.  31,  1776,  5  mos.,  at  Hull. 

Marble,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Flint's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  25,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  19  days,  at  the 
Northward,  including  13  days  (200  miles)  travel  home. 

Marble,  Joseph.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Worcester  Co.  to  serve  in  the  Con- 
tinental Army,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2, 1780,  as  returned  by  Seth  Washburn, 
Superintendent;  Capt.  White's  co..  Col.  Washl)urn's  regt.;  age,  21  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  dark  ;  occupation,  farmer;  engaged  for  town  of  Spencer; 
engaged  March  17,  1781 ;  term,  3  years. 

Marble,  Josias,  Andover.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Gage's  co.,  Col.  Timothy 
Pickering,  Jr.'s  regt.;  return  made  to  Maj.  Gen.  James  Warren  of  officers  of  a 
regiment  raised  by  Brig.  Michael  Farley  from  his  brigade  and  ordered  to  march 
to  Danbury,  Conn.,  via  Providence,  dated  Ipswich,  Dec.  24,  1776;  company 
raised  in  Andover,  Bradford,  and  Boxford. 

Marble,  Loammi,  AVestborough.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  6th  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Nathan  Fisher ;  residence, 
Westborough  ;  engaged  for  town  of  AVestborough ;  joined  Capt.  Barns's  co..  Col. 
Bigelow's  regt.;  term,  3  years;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  Thomas  Newhall, 
Muster  Master  for  Worcester  Co. ;  Capt.  Barnes's  co..  Col.  Bigelow's  regt. ;  mus- 
tered May  16,  1777 ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Barns's  co..  Col.  Timothy  Bige- 
low's regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  10,  1777,  to 
Sept.  3,  1777 ;  residence,  Westborough ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll 
for  Jan. -Aug.,  1777,  dated  Van  Schaick's  Island  and  sworn  to  at  Camp  near 
Stillwater;  enlisted  May  10,  1777;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  dated  Feb.  2, 
1778 ;  mustered  by  County  and  Continental  Muster  Masters ;  reported  died  Sept. 
3,  1777. 

Marble,  Luke,  Petersham.  Private,  Capt.  Ezekiel  Knoulton's  co..  Col.  Dike's  regt. ; 
pay  abstract  for  mileage  from  home  to  Dorchester  Heights ;  also,  same  co.  and 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Dorchester  home,  dated  Dorchester, 
Nov.  20, 1776 ;  74  miles  travel  allowed  said  Marble ;  also,  Capt.  Peter  Woodbury's 
CO.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.;  enlisted  July  28,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  29,  1777; 
5  days  (95  miles)  travel  home  allowed ;  company  marched  to  Bennington  July  28, 
1777,  to  reinforce  army  under  Gen.  Stark. 

Marble,  Luther,  Leominster.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Worcester  Co.  in 
1779  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army ;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  com- 
plexion, dark;   engaged  for  town  of  Leominster;   reported  delivered  to  Lieut. 


216  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS   AND'SAH.ORS 

Marble,  Luther,  continued. 

Benjamin;  also,  Private,  Capt.  J.  Fray's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt. ;  Con- 
tinental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also, 
descriptive  list  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  1, 1781 ;  Capt.  John  Fray's  Co.,  Col.  Joseph 
Vose's  (1st)  regt.;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair, 
dark;  occupation,  husbandman ;  birthplace,  Leominster;  residence,  Leominster; 
enlisted  April  20, 1780,  bj'  Lieut.  Lemuel  Miller,  at  Xewburgh ;  enlistment,  during 
war;  also.  Private,  Capt.  John  Fray's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt. ;  muster 
roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Feb. -April,  1781; 
also,  muster  roll  for  May,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  also,  muster  rolls  for  June 
and  July,  1781,  dated  Fhillipsborough ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Aug.  and  Sept., 
1781 ;  reported  on  command  with  Col.  Scammell  in  Sept.,  1781 ;  also,  muster  roll 
for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  dated  York  Hutts;  reported  on  command  with  light 
Infantry;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Jan.  and  Feb.,  1782,  dated  Huts  1st  Brigade  and 
sworn  to  at  West  Point;  reported  sick  and  absent  in  Feb.,  1782. 

Marble,  Martin,  Sheffield.  List  of  men  raised  for  Continental  service,  probably  from 
Capt.  Downing's  co..  Col.  Ashley's  regt.  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Sheffield; 
engaged  for  town  of  Sheffield;  term,  9  months;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Roswell 
Downing's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley,  Jr.'s  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  15, 
1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  17,  1780 ;  service,  4  days ;  company  marched  to  the  North- 
ward by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Fellows  on  an  alarm  at  the  time  Forts  George 
and  Ann  were  taken  by  the  enemy;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Noble's  co.; 
enlisted  Oct.  23,  1780;  discharged  Nov.  7,  1780;  service,  16  days;  company 
marched  to  Bennington  to  guard  frontiers  on  an  alarm  ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Sheffield ; 
also,  Capt  Jeremiah  Hickok's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Sears's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  6,  1781 ; 
discharged  Nov.  8,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  7  days,  including  travel  (4  days)  home ; 
regiment  raised  in  Berkshire  Co.  to  serve  for  3  months ;  roll  endorsed  "  Col.  Elisha 
Porter's  Reg't." 

Marble,  "  Martis."  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Deming's  detachment  from  Col.  Ashley's 
regt.;  enlisted  June  4,  1778;  discharged  July  15,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  11  days; 
detachment  ordered  to  Albany  by  Gen.  John  Fellows. 

Marble,  Moses.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Lord's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  21,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  26,  1777;  service,  10  days,  including  5 
days  (96  miles)  travel  home;  company  marched  from  Athol  to  Bennington. 

Marble,  Oliver,  Stow.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Brooks's  co..  Col.  Nicholas  Dike's  regt. ; 
pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  to  and  from  camp,  etc.,  dated  Boston,  Nov.  27, 
1776,  and  endorsed  "at  Dorchester  Heights;"  60  miles  travel  allowed  said 
Marble. 

Marble,  Robert.  Private,  Capt.  John  Stutson's  co.,  Maj.  Edward  Procter's  detach- 
ment of  militia;  detached  Dec.  10,  1777;  discharged  March  1,  1778;  service,  2 
mos.  22  days,  with  guards  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath  at  Boston. 

Marble,  Sajwson.  Private,  Capt.  William  Marean's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  (1st) 
regt.  of  guards;  muster  rolls  dated  May  9,  and  Cambridge,  June  1, 1778;  enlisted 
March  28,  1778;  enlistment,  3  months  from  April  1,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Marean's 
CO.,  Col.  Stairns's  (Stearns's)  regt.  of  guards ;  service  from  March  27,  1778,  to 
July  2,  1778,  3  mos.  6  days,  at  Cambridge  guarding  troops  of  convention. 

Marble,  Samson.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term 
of  9  months;  Capt.  Maynard's  co.,  Col.  Denny's  regt. ;  engaged  for  town  of  Pax- 
ton  ;  mustered  May  19  [year  not  given] . 

Marble,  Saaiuel,  Danvers.  Private,  Capt.  John  Putnam's  (Danvers)  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  2  days. 

Marble,  Samuel.  Receipt  given  to  Benjamin  Hcywood,  Paymaster,  4th  regt.,  dated 
Camp  Mt.  Washington,  Sept.  29,  1776,  signed  by  said  Marble  and  others,  belong- 
ing to  Capt.  McFarland's  co.,  for  wages,  etc.,  due  prior  to  Jan.  1,  1776;  also, 


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Marble,  Samuel,  continued. 

Private,  Capt.  Moses  McFarland's  (7th)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (4th) 
regt. ;  regimental  return  dated  North  Castle,  Nov.  9, 1776 ;  also,  company  receipts^ 
for  wage's  for  Sept. -Dec,  1776;  also,  Private,  Lieut.  Col.  Nixon's  (-ith)  regt.; 
return  of  men  who  engaged  to  serve  the  month  of  Jan.,  1777,  dated  Springfield, 
Jan.  25,  1777 ;  also,  list  of  men  who  returned  arms,  etc.,  drawn  in  the  year  1776, 
dated  Chatham,  Feb.  2,  1778. 

Marble,  Silas.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Samuel  King's  co. ;  list  of  ofHcers  granted  beat- 
ing orders  by  Provincial  Congress  April  11,  1776,  for  enlisting  men  to  serve  in  a 
regiment  to  be  raised  to  fortify  town  and  harbor  of  Boston  ;  said  Marble  granted 
orders  for  Essex  Co. 

Marble,  Silas.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Lord's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  21,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  26,  1777;  service,  10  days,  including  5 
days  (96  miles)  travel  home;  company  marched  from  Athol  to  Bennington. 

Marble,  Solomon.  Private,  Capt.  Andrew  Elliot's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's 
regt. ;  service,  30  days,  including  travel  (290  miles)  from  home  and  return  ;  com- 
pany marched  Sept.  26,  1777,  to  reinforce  Northern  army  for  30  days  at  the  time 
of  taking  Gen.  Burgoyne;  also,  Capt.  Abijah  Burbank's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Davis's 
regt.;  marched  to  camp  July  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  12  days, 
on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island,  including  3^  days  (75  miles)  travel  home. 

Marble,  Stephen,  Sutton.  Private,  Capt.  Andrew  Eliofs  co..  Col.  Learnard's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,1775;  service,  10  days;  also,  Capt. 
Bartholomew  Woodbury's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's  regt.;  service,  21  days; 
company  marched  from  Sutton  to  Providence,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  10, 1776 ; 
also,  Capt.  John  Howard's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's  regt. ;  service,  7  days, 
with  Northern  army  at  the  time  of  the  reduction  of  Gen.  Burgoyne;  warrant  for 
pay  allowed  in  Council  May  4,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Jonathan  Woodbury's  co..  Col. 
Jacob  Davis's  regt. ;  marched  July  30, 1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780 ;  service,  12 
days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island,  including  4  days  (72  miles)  travel  home. 

Marble,  Thaddel's.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Sibley's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ; 
marched  July  31,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  14  days,  at 
Rhode  Island;  roll  dated  Sutton;  also,  Capt.  Reuben  Sibley's  co..  Col.  Jacob 
Davis's  regt. ;  marched  July  30, 1780  ;  discharged  Aug.  8, 1780 ;  service,  13.^  days, 
on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island,  including  4  days  (72  miles)  travel  home ;  roll  dated 
Sutton. 

Marble,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Stowers's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.; 
service  from  July  31,  1776,  to  Dec.  31,  1776,  5  mos.,  at  Hull. 

Marborough,  David.  List  of  men  raised  in  Cumberland  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months 
from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778, 
returned  as  received  of  Jonathan  AVarner,  Commissioner,  by  Col.  R.  Putnam, 
July  20,  1778 ;  engaged  for  town  of  Windham ;  arrived  at  Fishkill  June  16,  1778. 

Marcet,  Gardner.  List  of  9  months  men ;  entered  service  Sept.  18, 1779 ;  discharged 
June  18,  1780. 

March,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Marsh,  Mash,  Murch.] 

March,  Amariah.  List  of  men  raised  in  Suffolk  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from 
the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  agreeal)le  to  resolve  of  April  20, 1778,  returned 
as  received  of  Jonathan  Warner,  Commissioner,  by  Col.  R.  Putnam,  July  20, 1778 ; 
engaged  for  town  of  Wrentham. 

March,  Benjamin,  Scarborough.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Tyler's  co..  Col.  Edmund 
Phinney's  (31st)  regt: ;  billeting  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  June  1,  1775, 
to  date  of  marching  to  headquarters,  July  6,  1775 ;  credited  with  35  days  allow- 
ance; also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  29,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or 
its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  26,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Abram 


218  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND  SAILORS 

March,  Benjamin,  continued. 

Tyler's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  rejit. ;  roll  dated  Scarborough,  showing  men 
entitled  to  allowance  for  travel  to  headquarters  at  Cambridge  and  billeting  before 
marching  in  Dec,  1775,  and  subsequent  to  Jan.  1,  1776;  said  March  credited 
with  120  miles  travel  and  10  days  billeting;  also.  Private,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776;  enlisted  April  5,  1776; 
reported  discharged  Aug.  1,  1776. 

March,  Benjamin.  Private,  Capt.  Bartholomew  York's  (late  Capt.  John  Rice's)  co., 
Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  (18th)  reirt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George, 
Dec.  8,  1776;  enlisted  April  10,  1776  (also  given  June  5,  1776,  by  Lieut.  Auldin) ; 
reported  deserted  Aug.  8,  1776. 

March,  Caleb.  Corporal,  Capt.  Benjamin  Beal's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Garish's  (Gerrish's) 
rcift. ;  engaged  Sept.  10,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  13,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  4  days; 
company  drafted  in  July,  1778,  to  guard  stores  and  troops  of  convention  at  and 
about  Boston. 

March,  Ebenezer.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Moody's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  6  days. 

March,  Ebenezer.  Official  record  of  a  ballot  by  the  House  of  Representatives,  dated 
Nov.  27,  1780;  said  March  chosen  Muster  Master  for  Essex  Co.;  appointment 
concurred  in  by  Senate  Nov.  29,  1780. 

March,  Elisha.  Account  showing  sums  of  money  to  be  paid  from  the  public  treasury 
to  sundry  persons  for  losses  sustained  at  battles  of  Lexington  and  Bunker  Hill; 
amounts  allowed  in  Council  June  13,  1776. 

March,  Enos,  Chesterfield.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780. 

March,  Hartshorn,  Hutchinson  (Barre).  Private,  Capt.  John  Black's  co..  Col.  Jona- 
than Brewer's  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

March,  Ichabod,  Amesbury.  Capt.  William  Hudson  Ballard's  co..  Col.  James  Frye's 
regt. ;  also,  return  of  men  in  camp  at  Cambridge,  dated  May  17, 1775 ;  also,  receipt 
for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  March  and  others,  dated  June  8,  1775;  also. 
Musician,  same  co.  and  regt.;  company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  6,  1775; 
reported  killed  in  battle  at  Charlestown  June  17,  1775 ;  also,  certificate  dated  Feb. 
21,  1776,  signed  by  William  Hudson  Ballard,  certifying  that  said  March  and 
Samuel  Blasdell  were  soldiers  in  his  companj'.  Col.  Frye's  regt.,  in  "the  late 
Campaign  "  and  had  not  received  bounty  coats  or  their  equivalent  in  money. 

March,  Jacob,  Sutton.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Bucknam,  Jr.'s  detachment  belonging 
to  the  artillery,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  4  days. 

March,  Jacob.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Jenkins's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.;  en- 
listed Oct.  14,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  22,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  20  days,  at  Clav- 
erack,  including  travel  (240  miles)  home;  regiment  detached  from  militia  of 
Suffolk  and  Essex  counties  to  reinforce  army  under  Gen.  Washington ;  also, 
Capt.  Thomas  Mighill's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  5,  1780; 
discharged  Oct.  10, 1780;  service,  3  mos.  18  days,  including  12  days  (240  miles) 
travel  home ;  company  raised  in  Newbury,  Rowley,  and  Ipswich ;  regiment  raised 
in  Essex  Co.  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

March,  James.  Fifer,  Capt.  Jedediah  Goodwin's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Prime's  regt. ;  mus- 
ter roll  dated  Falmouth,  July  11, 1780,  made  up  from  time  of  marching  from  home 
to  July  1,  1780,  including  1  day's  march;  joined  May  15,  1780;  engagement, 
8  months;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  enlisted  May  15,  1780;  discharged  Nov.  20, 
1780;  service,  6  mos.  6  days,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Wadsworth  at  the  Eastward;  roll 
sworn  to  in  York  Co. 


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March,  Johx,  Gorham.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Alexander  McLellan's  co.,  Col.  Reuben  Fogg's  (3d  Cumberland  Co.)  regt., 
as  returned  to  Capt.  Briant  Morton,  one  of  State  committee,  sworn  to  in  Cum- 
berland Co.,  Felj.  23,  1778;  residence,  Gorham;  enlisted  for  town  of  Gorham; 
joined  Capt.  Burbank's  co..  Col.  Bruer's  (Brewer's)  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years,  to 
expire  Dec.  -,  1779. 

March,  John,  Newbury.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Noyes's  co.,  which  marched  April  20, 
1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service,  4  days. 

March,  John,  Salisbury.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Putnam's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  28,  1779;  service  to  Dec.  1,  1779,4  mos.  3  days,  at  Rhode 
Island  ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Dec,  1779,  allowing  1  mo.  6  days 
service  at  Rhode  Island,  travel  (125  miles)  included. 

March,  John,  Scarborough.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Benjamin  Larrabe's  co.,  Col.  Reuben  Fogg's  (3d  Cumberland  Co.) 
regt.  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Scarborough ;  engaged  for  town  of  Scar- 
borough; joined  Capt.  John  Sliillins's  co..  Col.  Fransis's  (Francis's)  regt.;  term, 
3  years ;  reported  a  Lieutenant. 

March,  John.  Lieutenant,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Oct.  3,  1777;  reported  died  Oct.  3,  1777;  also, 
Capt.  George  Smith's  co..  Col.  Vose's  regt. ;  return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  on 
or  before  Aug.  15,  1777. 

March,  John.  Private,  Capt.  John  Ford's  co.  of  volunteers.  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's 
regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  28  (also  given  Sept.  27),  1777;  discharged  Nov.  8,  1777; 
service,  40  days ;  company  raised  in  Dracut,  Chelmsford,  and  Dunstable,  and 
marched  Sept.  30,  1777,  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

March,  John.  Capt.  Samuel  Huse's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards ;  enlisted 
March  12,  1778;  service  to  April  4,  1778,  24  days,  at  Winter  Hill. 

March,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Combs's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Joseph  Prime's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Dec.  28,  1780;  discharged  Jan.  26,  1781 ;  service,  1  mo.,  under  Bri?.  Gen. 
P.  Wadsworth  at  the  Eastward.  Roll  certified  at  Thomaston  and  sworn  to  at 
Brunswiclv. 

March,  Joseph.  Acting  Midshipman,  State  ship  "  Tartar,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Cathcart;  engatred  July  28,  1782;  discharged  Nov.  11,  1782;  service,  3  mos.  14 
days.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Boston. 

March,  Matthias.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  2,  1777;  Capt.  Josiah  Jenkins's  co..  Col.  Samuel 
Brewer's  regt. 

March,  Moses,  Newburyport.  Private,  Lieut.  John  Brickett's  troop  of  horse,  which 
marched  April  20, 1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  from  Newbury 
to  headquarters  at  Cambridge ;  service,  4  days. 

March,  Nathaniel,  Ipswich.  Drummer,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Waide's  co.  of  volunteers, 
Col.  John  Baker's  (3d  Essex  Co.)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  April  17,  1775;  also, 
Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Wade's  co.  of  Minute-men,  which  marched  on  the  alarm 
of  April  19, 1775,  to  Mystic,  on  April  20th  were  ordered  to  Salem,  on  the  21st  to 
Ipswich,  thence  to  headquarters  at  Cambridge ;  service  to  May  10,  1775,  21  days ; 
also,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Wade's  co. ;  company  return  dated  June  5,  1775;  company 
marched  to  Cambridge;  also,  Capt.  AVade's  co..  Col.  Moses  Little's  (17th)  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  10,  1775;  service,  11  weeks  5  days; 
also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  age,  26  yrs. ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dec.  21,  1775;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen 
Perkins's  co..  Col.  Cogswell's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  22,  1776;  discharged  Nov.  16, 
1776;  service,  2  mos.  7  days,  including  12  days  (250  miles)  travel  home;  roll 
dated  North  Castle. 


220  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

Maech,  Paul.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  SuflFolk 
Co.,  dated  Boston,  June  22,  1777 ;  Col.  Crane's  regt. 

March,  Samuel,  Ashby.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Jones's  co.  of  militia.  Col.  James 
Prescott's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April 
19,  1775;  service,  7  days;  also,  copy  of  a  list  of  men  who  enlisted  Jan.  29,  1776, 
for  the  term  of  2  months  or  who  procured  others  to  serve  in  their  stead ;  also, 
Sergeant,  Capt.  Job  Shattuck's  co.,  Col.  John  Robinson's  regt.;  service,  6  days; 
roll  made  up  from  time  of  enlistment  to  time  of  marching  to  camp,  dated  Cam- 
bridge, March  -,  1776;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  James  Bennett's  9th  (Ashby) 
CO.,  6th  Middlesex  Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  chosen  by  the  several 
companies  in  said  regiment,  as  returned  by  Jonathan  Reed  and  others,  field  offi- 
cers; ordered  in  Council  April  24,  1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned;  re- 
ported commissioned  April  24,  1776. 

March,  Samuel,  Portsmouth,  N.  H.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Watkins's  co.,  Col. 
Samuel  Brewer's  regt. ;  return  made  agreeable  to  order  of  Council  of  Dec.  26, 
1777;  residence,  Portsmouth;  enlisted  for  town  of  Portsmouth;  mustered  by 
State  Muster  Master;  reported  deserted. 

March,  Samuel,  Scarborough.  Lieutenant  Colonel,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  (31st) 
regt. ;  engaged  April  24,  1775 ;  service  to  Aug.  1,  1775, 3  mos.  15  days,  travel  (124 
miles)  included ;  also,  list  of  field  and  staff" officers  appearing  on  a  return  of  Capt. 
John  Brackett's  co.,  dated  Sept.  29,  1775  ;  also,  regimental  return  with  accompany- 
ing petition  to  the  Council,  dated  Oct.  4, 1775,  signed  by  Col.  Edmund  Phiney,  stat- 
ing that  he  had  commanded  a  regiment  in  the  army  at  Cambridge  during  "the 
present  Campaign  "  but  had  never  been  commissioned,  and  asking  that  he,  with 
the  officers  in  his  regiment,  be  recommended  to  Gen.  Washington  for  commissions ; 
ordered  in  Council  Oct.  6,  1775,  that  said  officers  be  recommended  for  commis- 
sions in  the  Continental  Army ;  also.  Lieutenant  Colonel,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's 
regt.;  muster  roll  of  field,  staff",  and  commissioned  officers,  dated  Garrison  at 
Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776;  appointed  Jan.  1,  1776;  also,  Lieutenant  Colonel,  Col. 
Phinney's  regt.,  Maj.  Gen.  Heath's  division ;  list  of  field  officers  of  the  Continen- 
tal Army  in  1776. 

March,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Bartholomew  York's  (late  Capt.  John  Rice's)  co.. 
Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  (ISth)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George, 
Dec.  8,  1776;  enlisted  Feb.  1,  1776,  by  Lieut.  Alden. 

March,  Samuel.  Fifer,  Capt.  Roger Libby's  co. ;  joined  Oct.  1, 1779;  dischai-ged  Oct. 
23,  1779;  service  at  the  Eastward  with  detachment  of  Cumberland  Co.  militia 
under  command  of  Nathaniel  Jordan,  Esq. 

Marchal,  John.  Private.  Capt.  Benjamin  Gill's  co. ;  service,  7  days;  company 
marched  from  Milton,  Stoughtou,  and  Stoughtonham,  to  Castle  Island  Dec.  19, 
1776,  under  command  of  Capt.  Roljert  Swan,  of  Stoughton. 

Marchall,  Benjamin.  Capt.  Towne's  co..  Col.  Bridge's  regt.;  receipt  for  advance 
pay,  signed  bj'  said  Marchall  and  others,  dated  Cambridge,  July  6,  1775. 

Marchall,  Francis,  Newton.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Fuller's  co..  Col.  Brooks's 
regt.;  company  return  endorsed  "  Octo  1776;"  said  Marchall  reported  as  sick 
and  as  having  lost  articles  in  battle. 

Marchant,  Cornelius.  Drummer,  Capt.  Benjamin  Smith's  co. ;  service  from  Jan. 
19,  1776,  to  May  1,  1776,  4  mos.  13  days;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vine- 
yard for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Marchant,  Cornelius.  Corporal,  Capt.  Andrew  Woodberry's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Enoch 
Hallet's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  29,  1780;  service,  3  mos. 
4  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  including  5  days  (100  miles)  travel  home;  regiment 
detached  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months.    Roll  dated  Gloucester. 


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Makchant,  Gamaliel.  Corporal,  Capt.  Benjamin  Smith's  co. ;  service  from  Jan.  19, 
1776,  to  May  31,  1776,  4  mos.  13  days;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard 
for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Marchant,  Guedon,  Reading.  Capt.  James  Horton's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  regt.  of 
artificers;  copy  of  a  company  return  dated  July  20,  1780;  residence,  Reading; 
engaged  March  10,  1778;  term,  3  years;  company  reported  as  belonging  to 
Connecticut. 

Marchant,  Jabez.  Capt.  Barnabas  Dodge's  co. ;  list  of  recruits  for  the  new  establish- 
ment in  Col.  Baldwin's  regt.,  approved  by  Brig.  Gen.  W.  Heath  at  Camp  at  Cam- 
bridge, Dec.  30,  1775;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Barnal)as  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Loammi 
Baldwin's  ('26th)  regt.;  pay  abstracts  for  Feb.  and  March,  1776;  also,  (late)  Capt. 
Dodge's  CO.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Joseph  Cheever,  Col.  Baldwin's  regt. ;  pay 
abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  for  the  year  1776;  360  miles  travel  allowed  said 
Marchant. 

Marchant,  John,  Boston.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master 
for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  19,  1777;  Capt.  Isaiah  Stetson's  co..  Col. 
Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt. 

Marchant,  John  (also  given  John,  Jr.).  Seaman,  brig  "  Hazard,"  commanded  by 
Capt.  John  Foster  Williams;  engaged  Dec.  4,  1778;  discharged  April  20,1779; 
service,  4  mos.  16  days.    Roll  dated  Boston. 

Marchant,  John,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Smith's  co. ;  service  from  Jan.  18, 
1776,  to  Sept.  1,  1776,  7  mos.  14  days;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard 
for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Marchant,  Joseph,  Sunderland.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Taylor's  co..  Col.  Nicholas 
Dike's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  dated  Roxbury,  Sept.  17,  1776;  mileage 
(105  miles)  allowed  said  Marchant;  also,  Capt.  Moses  Harvey's  co..  Col.  David 
Wells's  regt.;  enlisted  May  10,  1777;  discharged  July  10,  1777;  service,  2  mos. 
10  days,  in  Northern  department,  including  9  days  (180  miles)  travel  home;  roll 
dated  Montague;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as 
received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield, 
July  7,  1780;  age,  20  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for 
town  of  Sunderland ;  marched  to  camp  July  7,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt. 
Dix;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Sunderland  for  ser- 
vice in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780  ;  marched  July  5, 1780 ;  discharged  Jan. 
7, 1781 ;  service,  6  mos.  10  days,  including  travel  (140  miles)  home  ;  said  Marchant 
reported  as  having  been  detached  from  Capt.  Montague's  co..  Col.  Williams's  regt., 
and  as  having  joined  Capt.  Woodbridge's  co..  Col.  Greaton's  regt. 

Marchant,  Peter.  Private,  Capt.  Lot  Crowell'sco.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  regt.; 
service,  13  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth  in  Sept.,  1778. 

Marchant,  Philip,  Brookline  (also  given  Boston).  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Corey's 
(7th)  CO.,  Lieut.  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (late  Col.  Samuel  Gerrish's)  38th  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  6,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  27  days; 
also,  company  return  dated  Sewall's  Point,  Sept.  27,  1775;  also,  Drummer,  Capt. 
Thomas  Mighill's  co..  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt.;  pay  abstract  for 
wages  for  Jan.,  1776,  advance  pay  and  blanket  money  due  to  April  1,  1776 ;  also, 
Private,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  March,  1776 ;  also.  Drummer,  same 
CO.  and  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  April,  1776 ;  also.  Private,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay 
abstract  for  May,  1776 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  June,  1776, 
dated  New  York ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance, 
etc.,  on  march  homeward  at  close  of  the  campaign  in  1776,  sworn  to  at  Rowley, 
April  9,  1777 ;  reported  as  having  joined  the  enemy  when  [New]  York  was 
evacuated. 


222  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AXD   SAILORS 

Marchant,  Reuben,  Yarmouth.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  from  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  (1st  Barnstable  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Sand- 
wich, June  10,  1777 ;  residence,  Yarmouth ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Yarmouth ; 
joined  Capt.  Russell's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during 
war. 

Marchant,  Silas.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Smith's  co. ;  service  from  Sept.  1,  1776, 
to  Nov.  21,  1776,  2  mos.  21  days;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for 
defence  of  seacoast. 

Marchant,  Sprowell.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Smith's  co. ;  service  from  June  1, 
1776,  to  Sept.  1,  1776,  3  mos.;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for 
defence  of  seacoast. 

Marchant,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Flower's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (2d) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Jan. -Aug.,  1777,  dated  Van  Schaick's  Island  and  sworn  to 
in  Camp  at  or  near  Stillwater;  enlisted  Feb.  20,  1777;  enlistment,  during  war; 
reported  discharged  by  order  of  Col.  Greaton. 

Marchants,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Petty's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Williams's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Jan.  8, 1777 ;  discharged  March  19,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  23  days, 
including  12  days  (240  miles)  travel  home. 

Marchel,  David,  Temple.  Capt.  Ezra  Town's  co..  Col.  James  Read's  regt. ;  descrip- 
tive list  endorsed  "  August  4.  1775 ;  "  rank.  Private ;  age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8 
in.;  complexion,  brown;  eyes,  gray;  occupation,  farmer;  birthplace,  Holliston ; 
residence.  Temple;  enlisted  April  23,  1775;  mustered  July  11,  1775. 

Marchel,  David.  Private,  Capt.  John  Ford's  co.  of  volunteers.  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's 
regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  28,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  8,  1777;  service,  40  days;  com- 
pany probably  raised  in  Dracut,  Chelmsford,  and  Dunstable,  and  marched  Sept. 
30,  1777,  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

Marchent,  Jabez,  Gloucester.  List  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Barnabas  Dodge's  co. 
who  took  the  oath  in  Middlesex  Co.  June  10,  1775,  required  by  Congress  to  be 
taken  by  the  Mass.  army  ;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Barnabas  Dodge's  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Loammi  Baldwin's  (late  Col.  Samuel  Gerrish's)  3Sth  regt.;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  30,  1775;  service,  13  weeks;  also,  company  return 
dated  Camp  at  Chelsea,  Oct.  2,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent 
in  money  dated  Chelsea,  Dec.  27,  1775 ;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Barnabas  Dodge's 
CO.,  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  regt. ;  return  of  men  who  engaged  to  serve  for  1  year 
from  the  last  day  of  Dec,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Dodge's  co..  Col.  Baldwin's  (26th) 
regt. ;  abstract  for  advance  pay  for  Jan.,  1776,  etc. ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay 
abstract  for  April,  1776 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  abstracts  for  May  and  June, 
1776,  dated  Camp  at  New  York. 

Marchent,  Philip.  Drummer,  Capt.  Thomas  Mighill's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  (26th) 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  Feb.,  1776. 

Marchent,  Samuel,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  Gideon  Parker's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775  [service  not  given]. 

Marchent,  Sprowell.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Smith's  co. ;  enlisted  Oct.  9,  1775; 
service  to  Dec.  1,  1775,  1  mo.  25  days;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard 
for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Marckham,  Daniel,  Tyringham.  Fifer,  Capt.  Peter  Ingersoll's  co..  Col.  David 
Brewer's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  7,  1775;  service,  1 
mo.,  3  weeks,  5  days. 

Marckle, .  Captain,  Col.  Armand's  (Independent)  corps ;  return  of  officers  enti- 
tled to  clothing,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Aug.  23,  1779. 


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Marcom,  Ambrose,  Sandisfield.  Return  of  men  raised  for  Continental  service  [year 
not  given]  ;  residence,  Sandisfield  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Sandisfield;  joined  Capt. 
AUin's  CO.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  term,  3  rears. 

Marcom,  Asa.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  Whittelsey's  co..  Col.  John  Brown's  detachment 
of  Berkshire  Co.  militia;  enlisted  Sept.  9, 1777 ;  discharged  Sept.  30, 1777 ;  service, 
24  days,  at  the  Northward. 

Marcom,  Daniel,  Township  No.  1.  Fifer,  Capt.  Peter  IngersoU's  co.,  Col.  David 
Brewer's  (9th)  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

Marcom,  Stephen.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Warner's  co..  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berk- 
shire Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  18,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  23,  1780;  service,  3  mos. 
13  days,  travel  (130  miles)  included;  regiment  raised  for  3  months. 

Marcum,  Asa.  Private,  Capt.  David  Pixley's  (Stockbridge)  co..  Col.  John  Brown's 
regt. ;  enlisted  June  30,  1777 ;  service,  22  days,  in  Northern  department. 

Marcum,  Israel.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bacon's  co..  Col.  Caleb  Hyde's  regt.,  Gen. 
Rosseter's  brigade ;  enlisted  Oct.  20,  1781 ;  discharged  Oct.  28,  1781 ;  service,  9 
days,  at  Stillwater  on  an  alarm. 

Marct, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Marcey,  Marsey,  Massey, 

Mercey,  Mercy,  Mircj-.] 

Marct,  Chester.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Charles's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Robinson's 
detachment  of  Hampshire  Co.  militia  ;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Ticonderoga, 
Feb.  24,  1777;  enlisted  Dec.  25,  1776;  enlistment  to  expire  March  25,  1777. 

Marct,  Elijah,  Sturbridge.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780 ;  age,  18  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  4  in.;  complexion,  fresh;  engaged  for  town  of  Sturbridge;  arrived 
at  Springfield  July,  5,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  5,  1780,  under  command  of 
Capt.  Frothingham,  of  the  artillery  ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  ser- 
vice and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return 
dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Smith's  co., 
Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  (15th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1780;  also,  pay  roll 
for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Sturbridge  for  service  in  the  Continental 
Army  during  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  4,  1780;  discharged  Jan.  5,  1781 ;  ser- 
vice, 6  mos.  8  days,  including  travel  (140  miles)  home ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Sylva- 
nus Smith's  CO.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781, 
dated  West  Point;  enlisted  July  5,  1780;  discharged  Jan.  5,  1781 ;  enlistment,  6 
months. 

Marct,  Gardner.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  9  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  9,  1779, 
as  returned  bj'Noah  Goodman,  Superintendent;  Capt.  AVhite's  co..  Col.  Chapin's 
regt. ;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in. ;  complexion,  dark  ;  hair,  black ;  engaged 
for  town  of  Whately ;  reported  delivered  to  Lieut.  J.  Grace. 

Marct,  Jedediah.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Healy's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's 
regt. ;  service,  43  days ;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm  in  Dec, 
1776,  and  was  stationed  at  Providence  Jan.  21,  1777;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.; 
service,  30  days ;  company  stationed  at  Fort  Edward  Oct.  17,  1777. 

Marct,  Joseph,  Dudley.  Corporal,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Healy's  (Dudley)  co.  of  Minute- 
men,  Col.  Ebenezer  Larned's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  8  days ;  also.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Healey's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer 
Learned's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury 
Camp,  Nov.  2,  1775. 


224  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AXD   SAILORS 


Marcy,  Moses.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Allton's  co.,  Col.  John  Rand's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  9,  1780,  3  da.ys  preceding  march;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos. 
11  days,  including  travel  (180  miles)  home ;  regiment  raised  for  3  months  service 
at  West  Point.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Charlton. 

Maect,  Theodore,  Sturbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Parker's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  Warner's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  6 
days;  also,  Capt.  Abel  Mason's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's  regt. ;  enlisted  Dec. 
10,  177G;  discharged  Jan.  20,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  14  days;  company  stationed  at 
Providence,  R.  I. 

Mard,  Benjamin,  Lynn.  List  of  men  raised  in  Essex  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months 
from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  returned  as  received  of  Jonathan  Warner, 
Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  J.  Glover,  at  Fort  Arnold,  July  8,  1778;  residence, 
Lynn  ;  arrived  at  Fishkill  July  4,  1778  ;  also,  list  of  men  returned  as  mnstered  by 
Henry  Rutgers,  Jr.,  Deputy  Muster  Master,  dated  Fishkill,  Aug.  1, 1778 ;  engaged 
for  town  of  Ljnin. 

Mardele,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mardell.] 

Mardele,  Francis.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Raymond  DeGuiscard's  co..  Col.  Turner's  regt. 
of  5  months  levies  raised  for  defence  of  Pthode  Island ;  engaged  July  4, 1781 ;  dis- 
charged Dec.  4,  1781 ;  service,  5  mos.  3  days.     Roll  sworn  to  at  Boston. 

Mardell,  Francis.  Return  sworn  to  Oct.  31,  1782,  made  by  the  Selectmen  of  Boston, 
of  bounties  paid  said  Mardell  and  others  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army, 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  16,  1781. 

Marden,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Madden,  Mardin,  Marding, 

Mardon.] 

Marden,  David,  Bradford.  Private,  Capt.  John  Savory's  (2d  Bradford)  co..  Col. 
Samuel  Johnson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cam- 
bridge; left  place  of  rendezvous  April  23,  1775;  service,  b\  days. 

Marden,  Edward,  Brookfield.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Barns's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  Jonathan  Warner's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ; 
service,  9  days ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army. 

Marden,  Lemuel,  Bradford.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Gage's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
James  Frye's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service.  7  days ; 
also,  Capt.  John  Savory's  detachment  from  2d  Bradford  co. ;  marched  Nov.  30, 
1775 ;  returned  Dec.  4,  1775 ;  service,  5  days ;  detachment  marched  for  defence 
of  Cape  Ann ;  roll  dated  Bradford  and  sworn  to  at  Andover. 

Marden,  William,  Bradford.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Cogswell's  (2d)  co..  Col.  Samuel 
Gerrish's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  24,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  9  days;  also,  Capt.  Cogswell's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (late 
Col.  Gerrish's)  38tli  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Camp  at  Sewall's  Point,  Sept. 
27,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  at 
Sewall's  Point,  Nov.  9,  1775. 

Marden,  William.  Capt.  John  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Cogswell's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  25,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  9  days;  company 
detached  to  guard  and  fortify  posts  at  and  about  Boston. 

Marder,  James.  Return  of  sentences  by  a  court  martial  of  the  3d  brigade,  Lieut.  Col. 
Duffee,  President,  appearing  in  a  general  order  dated  Headquarters  Ticonderoga, 
Sept.  4,  1776,  taken  from  Col.  Wheelock's  Orderly  Book;  Capt.  William  Harper, 
of  Col.  Whyman's  (Wyman's)  regt.,  tried  on  charge  of  having  enlisted  said  Mar- 
der knowing  him  to  be  a  deserter  from  Col.  Poor's  regt.  and  of  having  detained 
him  at  No.  4  that  he  might  escape  punishment ;  found  guilty  of  having  behaved 
in  a  manner  unbecoming  an  officer  and  gentleman,  and  thereby  to  have  incurred 


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Harder,  James,  continued. 

the  penalty  of  the  50th  article  of  war,  and  sentenced  to  be  dismissed  from  the  ser- 
vice; sentence  approved  by  the  General,  and  same  ordered  to  take  effect  imme- 
diately. 

Mardin,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Bates's  co.,  14th  Mass.  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Aug. 
and  Sept.,  1780. 

Mardin,  Williaji.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Gage's  co.,  Maj.  Gage's  regt.;  enlisted 
Sept.  30,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  6,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  9  days,  with  Northern 
army.    Roll  dated  Bradford. 

Marding,  Lemuel.  Capt.  Nathaniel  Gage's  co..  Col.  James  Frye's  regt. ;  return  of 
men  in  camp  at  Cambridge,  dated  May  17,  1775. 

Mardock,  Swansy,  Plympton.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Benson's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Put- 
nam's (4th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  20, 
1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  return  dated  Albany,  Feb.  -,  1778;  residence, 
Plympton ;  credited  to  town  of  Plympton  ;  mustered  bj^  Capt.  Hatch. 

Mardon,  John.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Bradford  for  service 
in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  June  25,  1780;  discharged  Dec. 
3, 1780,  at  West  Point ;  service,  5  mos.  20  days,  including  travel  (240  miles)  home. 
[See  John  Marble  and  John  Martin.] 

Maream,  Israel.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bacon's  co..  Col.  Caleb  Hyde's  regt..  Gen. 
Rosseter's  brigade;  enlisted  Oct.  20,  1781;  discharged  Oct.  28,  1781;  service,  9 
days,  at  Stillwater  on  an  alarm. 

Marean, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Marrain,  Mearen,  Merean, 

Mereen,  Mereon,  Merion,  Mirian,  Morean.] 

Marean,  John,  Newton.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Wiswall's  co..  Col.  Hatch's  regt.; 
service,  5  days ;  companj^  marched  at  request  of  Gen.  Washington  at  the  time  of 
taking  Dorchester  Heights  March  4,  1776;  also,  Capt.  Edward  Fuller's  co..  Col. 
Brooks's  regt.;  company  return  endorsed  "  Octo  1776;"  reported  sick  and  as 
having  lost  articles  in  battle;  also,  Capt.  Abraham  Peirce's  co..  Col.  Eleazer 
Brooks's  regt.  of  guards;  service  from  Feb.  3,  1778,  to  April  3,  1778,  2  mos.,  at 
Cambridge. 

Marean,  John,  Newton.  Captain  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Phineas  Cook's  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  headquarters  at  Cambridge  under 
command  of  said  Marean;  service,  16  days;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Joseph 
Fuller's  7th  (2d  Newton)  co..  Col.  Samuel  Thatcher's  (1st  Middlesex  Co.)  regt.  of 
Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  chosen  by  the  several  companies  in  said  regiment, 
dated  Watertown,  April  26,  1776;  ordered  in  Council  April  29,  1776,  that  said 
officers  be  commissioned ;  reported  commissioned  April  29, 1776 ;  also.  Lieutenant ; 
list  of  men  detached  from  militia  of  Newton  to  serve  as  guards,  as  returned  by 
Capt.  Edward  Fuller  [year  not  given]  ;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Stephen  Dana's 
CO.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ;  arrived  at  destination  May  9,  1777 ;  service, 
2  mos.  7  days,  including  travel  6  days  to  camp  and  from  place  of  discharge 
home ;  company  raised  to  serve  at  Rhode  Island  for  2  months ;  roll  dated 
South  Kingston ;  also.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Joseph  Fuller's  (2d  Newton)  co..  Col, 
Thatcher's  regt.;  entered  camp  Sept.  2,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  3,  1778;  service, 
2  days ;  company  marched  to  Cambridge  to  guard  British  troops. 

Marean,  Samuel,  Brookline.  Capt.  Timothy  Corey's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Gerrish's  regt. ; 
receipt  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Marean  and  others,  dated  June  12,  1775; 
also,  Capt.  Timothy  Corey's  (7th)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (late  Col. 
Gerrish's)  38th  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Sewall's  Point,  Sept.  27,  1775. 


226  IVIASSACIIUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND  SAILORS 

Marean,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Fuller's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  rest.; 
enlisted  Aug.  20, 1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29, 1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  22  days,  at  Still- 
water, including  12  days  (240  miles)  travel  home. 

Marean,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Rathbun's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  David  Roseter's 
detachment  of  militia ;  enlisted  Aug.  15,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  21, 1777;  service, 
7  days ;  company  marched  to  join  Northern  army.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Berkshire  Co. 

Marean,  William,  Hubbardston.  Captain  of  a  companj'  of  Minute-men,  Col.  Ephraim 
Doolittle's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  17  days; 
also,  Captain,  7lh  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  (7th  Worcester  Co.)  regt.;  list  of 
officers  chosen  by  the  several  companies  in  said  regiment,  dated  Petersham,  March 
24,  1776;  ordered  in  Council  April  6, 1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned;  re- 
ported commissioned  April  5  [?],  1776;  also.  Captain;  list  of  officers  appointed 
to  command  men  enlisted  or  di'afted  from  [Worcester  Co.]  brigade,  as  returned  to 
Maj.  Gen.  Wan-en  [year  not  given]  ;  company  drafted  from  Col.  Nathan  Spar- 
hawk's  regt.  to  join  Col.  Josiah  Whitnej''s  or  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt. ;  also, 
Captain,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  (1st)  regt.  of  guards ;  muster  rolls  dated  May  9, 
and  Cambridge,  June  1,  1778;  appointed  April  2,  1778;  engagement,  3  months 
from  April  2,  1778;  also.  Captain,  Col.  Stairns's  (Stearns's)  regt.  of  guards;  pay 
roll  made  up  for  service  of  said  Marean's  co.  from  March  27, 1778,  to  July  2,  1778, 
at  Cambridge,  guarding  troops  of  convention. 

Marean,  William.  Ensign,  Capt.  John  Bowker's  co..  Col.  Whitney's  regt.;  list  of 
officers  chosen  by  a  company  of  militia  raised  in  Rutland,  Hutchinson,  Petersham, 
Athol,  Templeton,  and  Hubbardston,  to  reinforce  the  army,  as  returned  by  John 
Fessendon,  dated  Rutland,  Feb.  2,  1776 ;  ordered  in  Council  Feb.  5, 1776,  that  said 
officers  be  commissioned ;  reported  commissioned  Feb.  5,  1776. 

Mareaux,  Etienne.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Freedom,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Clouston ;  engaged  May  16,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  4,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  18 
days. 

Marehew,  Richard.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Willcox's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Free- 
man's regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  29,  1777 ;  service,  30  days,  on  a  secret  expedition  to 
Rhode  Island. 

Marel,  Abner.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Warner's  co..  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  18,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  23,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  13 
days,  travel  (130  miles)  included;  regiment  raised  for  3  months. 

Marener,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Strout's  co.,  Col.  Enoch  Freeman's  regt. ; 
service,  2  days ;  company  called  out  by  Col.  Freeman  in  Nov.,  1775,  to  assist  in 
building  a  fort  at  Falmouth  Neck  under  command  of  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchel. 
Roll  sworn  to  at  Cape  Elizabeth. 

Marener,  Stephen.  Capt.  James  Johnson's  co..  Col.  Edmund Phinny's  regt.;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Fort  No.  2  Cambridge,  Oct.  24, 
1775. 

Marener,  William.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Daniel  Strout's  co.,  Col.  Enoch  Freeman's  regt. ; 
service,  2  days;  company  called  out  by  Col.  Freeman  in  Nov.,  1775,  to  assist  in 
building  a  fort  at  Falmouth  Neck  under  command  of  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchel. 
Roll  sworn  to  at  Cape  Elizabeth. 

Mares,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Matthew  Randell's  co..  Col.  George  Williams's  regt. ; 
service  from  Dec.  7,  1776,  to  Jan.  1,  1777,  3  weeks  3  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island.    Roll  dated  Easton. 

Marescho,  Guiacomo  Battissa.  List  dated  Boston,  Feb.  11,  1779,  of  men  detached 
from  Col.  Jabez  Hatch's  (Boston)  regt.  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Lovel  to  serve  at 
Providence,  11.  I.,  and  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suf- 
folk Co. 


m  THE   WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  227 

Makesqcelle,  Lewis.  Official  record  of  the  doings  of  the  Executive  Council,  under 
date  of  Aug.  31,  1778,  appointing  said  Maresquelle  an  Engineer  to  oversee  and 
direct  the  erection  of  such  worlds  as  Vice  Admiral  Count  D'Estaing  should  think 
necessary  to  have  thrown  up  in  order  to  secure  his  ships  lying  in  Nantasket 
Roads,  Boston  harbor,  against  the  enemies  fleet  supposed  to  be  in  the  bay;  said 
Lewis  de  Maresquelle  reported  as  Colonel  of  Artillery  and  Inspector  General  of 
Foundries ;  also,  account  dated  June  10, 1783,  rendered  by  said  Maresquelle  against 
the  Commonwealth,  for  wages  as  Colonel  from  Aug.  5, 1782,  to  Feb.  5, 1783,  6  mos. 

Maeet,  Nathaniel,  Framingham.  Capt.  Thomas  Drury's  co.,  Col.  John  Nixon's 
regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  Winter  Hill, 
Dec.  22,  1775. 

Makett,  Philip.  Captain  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Thomas  Melvill's  (2d)  co..  Col.  Crafts's 
(Artillery)  regt. ;  engaged  May  9,  1776  ;  service  to  Nov.  1,  1776,  5  mos.  24  days; 
roll  sworn  to  at  Boston ;  also,  Captain,  7th  co. ;  list  endorsed  "  Colo  Crafts  return 
Dec  1.  1776  to  Jan'y  1  1777  of  Officers  to  be  Com'd ; "  ordered  in  Council  March  3, 
1777,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned;  said  Marett's  commission  to  date  from 
Dec.  1,  1776;  also,  Captain,  1st  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt.;  ser- 
vice from  Dec.  1,  1776,  to  May  8,  1777,  5  mos.  7  days  ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Boston  ; 
also.  Captain,  5th  co..  Col.  Crafts's  regt.;  service  from  May  7,  1777,  to  Oct  1, 
1777,  4  mos.  24  days ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Boston ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  service 
from  Nov.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1778;  also,  petition  addressed  to  the  Council,  dated 
Boston,  Jan.  29, 1779,  signed  by  said  Marett,  stating  that  he  had  served  as  Captain, 
Col.  Thomas  Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt.,  from  May,  1776,  that  he  was  no  longer  able 
to  maintain  himself  in  that  capacity,  that  an  opportunity  to  serve  his  country  in 
a  more  advantageous  manner  had  presented  itself,  and  asking  that  he  be  allowed 
to  retire  from  said  regiment;  ordered  in  Council  Jan.  29,  1779,  that  Col.  Crafts  be 
directed  to  discharge  said  Marett  from  his  regiment;  also,  petition  dated  Boston, 
Jan.  30,  1779,  signed  by  said  Marett,  in  behalf  of  Robert  Hooper  and  others,  of 
Newburyport,  asking  that  he  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  brigantine 
"Gates"  (privateer);  ordered  in  Council  Jan.  30,  1779,  that  a  commission  be 
issued. 

Maret,  Soviss.  Pay  roll  of  a  number  of  Indians  under  Lieut.  Andrew  Oilman,  sworn 
to  at  Boston;  service  from  July  15, 1779,  to  Aug.  21, 1779,  on  Penobscot  expedition. 

Maegerrt,  Jonathan.  Capt.  Towne's  co.,  Col.  Bridges's  regt.;  receipt  for  advance 
pay,  signed  by  said  Margerry  and  others,  dated  Cambridge,  July  6,  1775. 

Margery,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Margerry,  Margory.] 

Margery,  Jonathan,  Deering.  Private,  Capt.  Archelaus  Towne's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer 
Bridge's  (27th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  9,  1775;  ser- 
vice, 3  mos. ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Nov. 
20,  1775. 

Margeson,  John.  1st  Master's  Mate,  sloop  "Providence,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
John  Paul  Jones;  list  of  officers  and  men  entitled  to  prize  shares  in  the  ship 
"  Alexander  "  captured  Sept.  20, 1776 ;  also,  1st  Mate,  ship  "  Alfred,"  commanded 
by  Capt.  John  Paul  Jones ;  list  of  officers  and  men  entitled  to  prize  shares  in  the 
ship  "  Mellish  "  and  brig  "  Active  "  [year  not  given,  probably  1776]  ;  also,  petition 
dated  Boston,  Dec.  22,  1777,  signed  by  Phi.  Moore,  asking  that  said  Margeson  be 
commissioned  as  commander  of  the  schooner  "General  Lincoln"  (privateer); 
ordered  in  Council  Dec.  22,  1777,  that  a  commission  be  issued. 

Margory,  Joseph.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Freedom,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Clouston;  engaged  Feb.  4,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  4,  1777;  service,  6  mos. 

Maegret,  John,  Newton.  Private,  Capt.  Amariah  Fuller's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  headquarters  at  Cambridge;  service,  2  days;  reported 
as  belonging  to  alarm  list. 


228  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

Mariam,  Abraham.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Walker's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Deanney's 
(Denny's)  regt. ;  enlisted  Nov.  2,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  23,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 
2  days,  including  travel  (200  miles)  home ;  regiment  detached  to  join  Continental 
Army  and  ordered  to  march  to  Claverack  to  serve  for  3  months.  E-oll  dated 
Woburn. 

Mariam,  Amos.  Private,  Capt.  Jotham  Houghton's  co. ;  service  from  Nov.  3  to  Nov. 
19,  1778,  17  days;  company  detached  from  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk"s  (7th)  regt., 
Gen.  Warner's  brigade,  to  reinforce  guards  at  the  barracks  in  Rutland  under 
Col.  Jacob  Garrish  (Gerrish)  and  to  escort  troops  of  Saratoga  convention  to 
Enfield,  Conn.    Roll  dated  Petersham. 

Mariam,  Jonathan.  Captain,  8th  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  (2d  Worcester  Co.)  regt. 
of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers ;  commissioned  June  17,  1779. 

Mariam,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Jackson's  co.;  travel  out  and  home  200  miles; 
service  at  20  miles  per  day,  10  days,  probably  in  Aug.,  1777;  company  marched 
from  Westminster  to  East  Hoosuck  under  command  of  Maj.  Ebenezer  Bridge  on 
an  alarm  at  Bennington  and  was  there  dismissed. 

Mariam,  Silas.  Private,  Capt.  Adams  Bailey's  co..  Col.  John  Bailey's  (2d)  regt.  com- 
manded by  Lieut.  Col.  Sprout  subsequent  to  Jan.  1,  1781;  muster  roll  made  up 
from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Jan.  1,  1782;  enlisted  March  23,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years. 

Marick,  Bezaleel.  Private,  Capt.  Jotham  Houghton's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt.;  service  from  July  31,  1778,  to  date  of  discharge  Sept.  14,  1778,  1  mo.  15 
days ;  company  raised  for  6  weeks  service  at  Rhode  Island.    Roll  dated  Petersham. 

Marifield,  Francis.  Corporal,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Waide's  co.  of  volunteers.  Col.  John 
Baker's  (3d  Essex  Co.)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  April  17,  1775. 

Marifield,  John,  Holliston.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Gardner's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ; 
company  return  endorsed  "  1776 ; "  reported  sick  in  the  country. 

Marifield,  Jonathan,  Milton.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Pettengill's  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Loammi  Baldwin's  (late  Col.  Gerrish's)  38th  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Camp 
at  Sewall's  Point,  Sept.  27,  1775. 

Marifield,  Robert.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Vose's  (Milton)  co. ;  service  from  April 
13  to  April  26,  1776,  12  days,  in  defence  of  seacoast. 

Marifield,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Pettengill's  co..  Col.  Baldwin's  (26th) 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  April,  1776. 

Mariner,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Marener,  Marriner.] 

Mariner,  Benjamin.  Capt.  Joseph  Butler's  co..  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance 
pay,  signed  by  said  Mariner  and  others,  dated  Cambridge,  June  10,  1775. 

Mariner,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Briant  Morton's  co. ;  enlisted  Feb.  5,  1776;  service  to 
Feb.  29,  1776,  24  days:  company  stationed  on  seacoast  at  Cape  Elizabeth  and 
Scarborough;  also,  same  co. ;  service  from  June  1,  1776,  to  Sept.  1,  1776,  3  mos. ; 
company  stationed  on  seacoast  at  Cape  Elizabeth  and  Scarljorough ;  also,  Capt. 
Morton's  co..  Col.  Mitchel's  regt. ;  service  from  Sept.  1,  1776,  to  date  of  discharge, 
Nov.  25,  1776,  2  mos.  25  days;  company  stationed  on  seacoast  at  Cape  Elizabeth 
and  Scarborough. 

Mariner,  John.  Private,  Capt.  George  Rogers's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Jordan's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  23,  1779;  discharged  Oct.  23,  1779;  service,  1  mo.,  at  Falmouth. 

Mariner,  Stephen,  Falmouth.  Private,  Capt.  John  Brackett's  co. ;  billeting  allowed 
from  date  of  enlistment.  May  10,  1775,  to  July  3,  1775 ;  credited  with  54  days 
allowance;  also,  Capt.  Brackett's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinny's  (31st)  regt.;  com- 
pany return  dated  Sept.  29,  1775. 


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Marion,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Hereon,  Meriam,  Merian, 

Merion,  Merriam,  Merrion.] 

Marion,  Ebenezer,  Woburn.  Capt.  John  Wood's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Gerrish's  regt. ; 
order  for  advance  pay,  signed  hy  said  Marion  and  others,  dated  Cambridge, 
June  1,  177o;  also,  Private,  Capt.  John  Wood's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Loarami  Bald- 
win's (late  Col.  Gerrish's)  38th  (also  given  37th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 
1775;  enlisted  May  5,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  28  days;  also,  Capt.  Wood's  (5th) 
CO.,  Lieut.  Col.  Baldwin's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  Sept.,  1775,  dated  Chelsea ;  also, 
company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  receipt  for  bounty  coat  dated  Med- 
ford,  Dec.  28,  1775 ;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Mas- 
ter for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  April  27,  1777;  Capt.  Dix's  co.,  Col.  Wesson's 
regt. 

Marion,  Edward,  Newton.  Capt.  Timothy  Corey's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Gerrish's  regt.; 
receipt  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Marion  and  others,  dated  June  12,  1775; 
also.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Corey's  (1st)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (late 
Col.  Gerrish's)  38th  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  6,  1775; 
service,  2  mos.  27  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Sewall's  Point,  Sept.  27, 
1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  at 
Sewall's  Point,  Dec.  30,  1775. 

Marion,  Isaac.  Receipt  given  to  Capt.  Cadwallader  Ford,  dated  Wilmington,  May 
22, 1778,  signed  by  said  Marion  and  others  belonging  to  Capt.  Ford's  co.,  for 
wages  and  sauce  monej-. 

Maripine,  Joseph.  List  of  9  months  men  mustered  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster 
Master  for  Worcester  Co.;  Capt.  Lynard's  co.,  Col.  Rice's  regt.;  engaged  for 
town  of  Hardwick  ;  mustered  July  7,  1779. 

Mark,  ,  Andover.    List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  1st 

Andover  co.,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Samuel  Johnson,  dated  Feb.  17,  1778;  resi- 
dence, Andover ;  joined  Capt.  Belam's  co.,  Col.  Poor's  regt.;  reported  engaged 
for  New  Hampshire ;  also  reported  a  negro. 

Mark, •,  Sandwich.    Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Palmer's  co..  Col.  John  Cushing's  regt. ; 

marched  Sept.  27,  1776;  service,  56  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  roll  dated  Newport 
and  sworn  to  at  Falmouth,  Barnstable  Co. ;  also,  return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in 
the  Continental  Army  from  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  (1st  Barnstable  Co.)  regt.; 
residence,  Sandwich ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Sandwich ;  joined  Capt.  Chadwick's 
CO.,  Col.  Brewer's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  bv  Joseph 
Otis,  Muster  Master  for  Barnstable  Co.,  dated  Barnstable,  Feb.  26,  1777;  Capt. 
John  Chadwick's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt.;  mustered  Feb.  22,  1777; 
reported  received  State  and  Continental  bounties ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Means's 
CO.,  Col.  Sprout's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  16, 
1777,  to  April  1,  1779;  reported  discharged  April  1,  1779;  also,  Capt.  John  Chad- 
wick's CO.,  Col.  Brewer's  regt. ;  return  dated  Jan.  22,  1778;  mustered  by  Joseph 
Otis;  reported  on  command  at  Albany;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to 
reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of 
June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen. 
John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  19,  1780 ;  age,  48  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  3  in. ; 
engaged  for  town  of  Sandwich ;  marched  to  camp  July  19,  1780,  under  command 
of  Capt.  Clark  ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Sandwich 
for  service  in  the  Continental  Arm}^  during  1780;  marched  July  11,  1780;  dis- 
charged July  26,  1780 ;  service,  29  days,  including  travel  (240  miles)  from  place 
of  discharge  home ;  reported  a  negro. 

Mark,  Thatcher.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  ship  "  Lion,"  com- 
manded by  Capt.  Wingate  Newman,  sworn  to  at  Boston,  July  12,  1781 ;  age,  20 
yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  dark. 


230  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Markham, .     [Thi8  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Marckham,  Marcoin, 

Marcuin,  Markom,  Markum,  Marlohum.] 

Markham,  Abijah,  Tyringham.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  William  King's  co.  of  Minute- 
men,  Col.  John  Fellows's  regt.,  which  Biarched  April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  1  mo.  3  days;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Noah  Lank- 
ton's  CO.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (1st  Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  19,  1777; 
discharged  Oct.  18, 1777;  service,  30  days,  on  expedition  to  Stillwater  by  order  of 
Brig.  Gen.  John  Fellows. 

Markham,  Ambrose,  Enfield.  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Chapin's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  John 
Fellows's  (8th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  18,  1775; 
service,  2  mos.  19  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  8,  1775;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dorchester,  Dec.  18,  1775. 

Markham,  Ambrose,  Sandisfield.  Corporal,  Capt.  Noah  Allen's  (late  Capt.  Moses  ' 
Soul's)  CO.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga, 
Nov.  27,  1776;  enlisted  Nov.  25,  1775;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  between  Jan. 
20,  1777,  and  June  1,  1778,  by  Truman  Wheler,  Muster  Master  for  Berkshire 
Co.;  Capt.  Allen's  co..  Col.  Wiggles  worth's  regt.;  term,  during  war;  reported 
received  State  bounty;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Noah  Allen's  co..  Col.  Calvin  Smith's 
(late  Wigglesworth's)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Noah  Allen's  co..  Col.  Edward 
Wiggelsworth's  regt. ;  return  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Sandisfield ;  engaged 
for  town  of  Sandisfield;  mustered  by  Capt.  Wheeler;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.; 
muster  rolls  for  March  and  May,  1778,  dated  Valley  Forge;  also,  Capt.  Allen's 
CO.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  (4th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  June,  1778,  dated  Camp 
Greenwich;  also,  Capt.  Allen's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.  commanded 
by  Maj.  Porter ;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence ;  enlisted 
Jan.  1,  1777;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Allen's  co..  Col.  Smith's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  reported  as 
serving  6  mos.  as  Private,  6  mos.  as  Sergeant;  also,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Smith's  co., 
Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (6th)  regt.;  returns  for  wages;  wages  allowed  said 
Markham  for  Jan.,  1781-Dec.,  1782,  24  mos. ;  also,  return  [year  not  given,  prob- 
ably 1783]  of  men  entitled  to  .$80  gratuity,  agreeable  to  act  of  Congress  of  May 
15,  1778,  for  serving  during  the  war;  3d  co.,  6th  Mass.  regt.;  also,  list  of  men 
belonging  to  "the  old  Light  Co."  and  the  amounts  due  them,  returned  as  having 
been  sent  to  Maj.  Sumner  Feb.  16,  1784;  said  list  appears  in  a  register  of  orders 
accepted  on  account  of  wages,  etc. 

Markham,  Asa,  Stockbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Raymond's  co..  Col.  Israel 
Chapin's  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  18,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  8 
days,  at  Claverack,  including  3  days  (60  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  to 
reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months 
service  and  retui-ned  b}'  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return 
dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by 
the  town  of  Stockbridge  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched 
from  home  July  1,  1780;  discharged  Jan.  8,  1781;  service,  6  mos.  12  days,  at 
West  Point,  including  travel  (90  miles)  home;  also.  Private,  Capt.  S3ivanus 
Smith's  CO.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated 
West  Point ;  enlisted  July  1, 1780 ;  discharged  Jan.  9, 1781 ;  enlistment,  6  months. 

Markham,  Daniel,  Tyringham.  Capt.  Peter  Ingersoll's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's 
(9th)  regt.;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury 
Camp,  Nov.  13,  1775;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Noah  Lankton's  CO.,  Col.  Ashley's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  April  26,  1777;  discharged  May  20,  1777;  service, 
25  da.ys,  at  Saratoga  by  order  of  Gen.  Gates;  also,  Capt.  Ezekiel  Hearick's  co.. 
Col.  Brown's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  June  29,  1777;  discharged  July  21, 
1777;  service,  23  days,  in  Northern  department,  including  5  days  (112  miles) 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  231 


Markham,  Daniel,  continued. 

travel  home;  also,  Capt.  Noah  Lankton's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (1st  Berkshire 
Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  22,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  14,  1777;  service,  24  days; 
company  marched  to  Kingsbury  ])y  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Fellows. 

Markham,  Ebenezer.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Barns's  (1st)  co..  Col.  Israel  Chapeu's  (3d) 
regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  17,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  9  days,  at 
Claverack ;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

Markham,  Jehiel.  Capt.  Shadrach  Terry's  division  of  nailmakers ;  enlisted  April  15, 
1777;  discharged  April  30,  1777  ;  service,  16  days.    Roll  certified  at  Boston. 

Markham,  Stephen.  Private,  Capt.  John  King's  co. ;  treasury  pay  roll  dated  June 
27,  1780.     [See  Stephen  Marlohum.] 

Markham,  William.  Private,  Lieut.  Solomon  Jackson's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  13,  1781;  discharged  Oct.  26,  1781;  service, 
18  days,  including  4  days  (84  miles)  travel  home;  company  marched  to  the 
Northward  under  command  of  Lieut.  Col.  John  Collar  by  order  of  Col.  John 
Ashley,  Jr.,  on  an  alarm.    Roll  dated  Tyringham. 

Markom,  Israel.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Yale's  co. ;  enlisted  Oct.  12,  1781 ;  discharged 
Oct.  20,  1781 ;  service,  12  days ;  company  marched  from  Lee  and  Lenox  to  Still- 
water by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Rosseter  on  an  alarm. 

Marks, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mark.] 

Marks,  Jesse,  Williamstown.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and 
returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  b.y  the  town  of 
Adams  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  2,  1780; 
discharged  Sept.  8,  1780;  service,  2  mos.  13  days,  including  travel  (140  miles) 
home. 

Marks,  John,  Draper,  York  Grants.  Order  on  Maj.  Barber  for  cartridge  boxes,  dated 
Cambridge,  June  24, 1775 ;  said  boxes  later  receipted  for  by  Capt.  Moses  Harvey ; 
also,  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Harvey's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Brewer's  regt.;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  16,  1775;  service,  2  mos.,  2  weeks,  6  days; 
also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge  Camp,  Oct.  26,  1775. 

Marks,  John.  Private,  Col.  Armand's  legion  (Independent  corps  taken  into  Conti- 
nental service,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  25,  1778) ;  list  dated  July  -,  1778. 

Marks,  Samuel,  Chesterfield.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Webster's  (8th)  co.,  Col.  John 
Fellows's  (8th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  July  1,  1775;  ser- 
vice, 1  mo.  3  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  8,  1775;  also, 
Capt.  Josiah  Smith's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.;  enlisted  May  25,  1776,  4 
days  preceding  march;  service  to  Aug.  1,  1776,  2  mos.  6  days;  company  raised 
for  defence  of  town  and  harbor  of  Boston  ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  service  from 
Aug.  1,  1776,  to  Nov.  1, 1776,  3  mos. ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Nov., 
1776;  service,  1  mo.  7  days,  including  travel  (145  miles)  home;  also,  Capt.  Jona- 
than Wales's  CO.,  in  a  regiment  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Williams ; 
enlisted  Dec.  20,  1776;  discharged  March  20,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  13  days, 
including  10  days  (200  miles)  travel  home;  roll  dated  Morristown;  also,  Capt. 
Benjamin  Bonney's  co.,  Col.  Dickinson's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  17, 1777 ;  discharged 
Aug.  22,  1777;  service,  8  days;  company  marched  to  Bennington  on  an  alarm  to 
reinforce  army  near  that  place;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Hampshire 
Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  agreeable  to 
resolve  of  April  20,  1778;  Capt.  Bonney's  co..  Col.  Chapin's  regt. ;  age,  20  yrs.; 
stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  brown;  residence,  Chesterfield;  arrived  at  Fish- 
kill  June  16,  1778 ;  also,  list  of  men  returned  as  received  of  Jonathan  Warner, 


232  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Marks,  Samuel,  continued. 

Commissioner,  by  Col.  R.  Putnam,  July  20,  1778;  ensaged  for  town  of  Chester- 
field; a^so,  return  of  men  raised  for  Continental  service;  reported  hired  Jan.  10 
[year  not  given] . 

Maekum,  Ambrose,  Sandisfield.  Descriptive  list  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  29,  1781 ; 
Capt.  Ebenezer  Smith's  co.,  6th  Mass.  regt.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Smith; 
rank.  Sergeant;  age,  35  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light ; 
eyes,  light;  residence,  Sandisfield;  engaged  Nov.  -,  1779,  by  Capt.  Allen;  term, 
during  war. 

Markvm,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  John  Collar's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  19,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 
9  days ;  company  marched  to  Connecticut  under  command  of  Lieut.  Col.  Powel. 

Marlohum,  Stephen.  Private,  Capt.  John  King's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashlej-'s  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  June  27, 1780 ;  discharged  July  4, 1780 ;  service,  8  days ;  com- 
pany marched  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Fellows  on  the  alarm  of  June  27,  1780,  to 
sustain  fort  at  West  Point.     [See  Stephen  Markham.] 

Marlom,  Darius.  Private,  Capt.  John  King's  co..  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  June  27,  1780 ;  discharged  July  4,  1780 ;  service,  8  days ;  company 
marched  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Fellows  on  the  alarm  of  June  27,  1780,  to  sustain 
fort  at  West  Point. 

Marnber,  Job.  List  of  men  mustered  between  Jan.  20,  1777,  and  June  1,  1778,  by 
Truman  Wheler,  Muster  Master  for  Berkshire  Co. ;  Capt.  Chadwick's  co..  Col. 
Brewer's  regt.;  term,  3  years  or  during  war;  reported  received  State  bounty'. 
[See  Job  Merrender.] 

Marnson,  John,  Machias.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
Col.  John  Cushing's  (2d  Plymouth  Co.)  regt.,  as  returned  agreeable  to  order  of 
Council  of  Nov.  7, 1777 ;  residence,  Machias ;  engaged  for  town  of  Scituate ;  joined 
Capt.  Allen's  co..  Col.  Alden's  regt. ;  terra,  3  years. 

Maronet,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  Marony,  Morone,  Morony.] 

Maroney,  [John].  Captain,  schooner  "Buckram;"  Council  order  dated  April  26, 
1777,  permitting  officers  and  men  of  certain  armed  vessels  to  do  necessary  work 
upon  Sunday  April  27,  1777,  in  order  to  fit  said  vessels  for  sea. 

Marony,  Florence.  Sergeant,  Capt.  James  Gregg's  co..  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's 
(1st  New  York)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Jan. -March,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  en- 
listment, during  war;  reported  transfei'red  to  Capt.  Aorson's  co.  Jan.  1,  1781. 

Marony,  John.  Petition  dated  Boston,  April  23,  1777,  signed  by  Thomas  Adams  and 
Daniel  Martin,  asking  that  said  Marony  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the 
schooner  "  Buckram  "  (privateer),  fitted  out  to  sail  with  the  fleet  "the  last  of  this 
Month  ;  "  ordered  in  Council  April  24,  1777,  that  a  commission  be  issued. 

Maro-\v,  John,  North  Yarmouth.  Private,  Capt.  John  Worthley's  co..  Col.  Phinney's 
(31st)  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Fort  No.  2  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ; 
enlisted  May  12, 1775 ;  reported  as  having  gone  to  Quebec. 

Marow,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  Clap's  (1st  Dorchester)  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's 
regt. ;  enlisted  March  4,  1776 ;  discharged  March  8,  1776 ;  service,  5  days,  at  the 
time  of  taking  Dorchester  Heights. 

Marow,  William.  Corporal,  Capt.  Thomas  White's  co.,  Maj.  Edward  Procter's 
detachment  of  guards;  service  from  Dec.  10,  1777,  to  March  1,  1778,  2  mos.  22 
days,  at  Dorchester. 

Maepentier,  .    Musician,  Col.  Armand's  Legion  (Independent  corps  taken  into 

Continental  service,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  25, 1778) ;  list  dated  July  -,  1778. 


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Marphat,  "  Judeth."  Capt.  Smart's  co.,  Col.  Smith's  (13th)  regt. ;  entered  service 
Sept.  1,  1779;  discharged  June  1,  1780;  term,  9  months.     [See  Judah  Motfatt.] 

Marquand,  Joseph.  Return  dated  Boston,  July  -,  1779,  of  armed  vessels  employed 
by  the  Board  of  War  on  Penobscot  expedition ;  said  Marquand  reported  as  the 
owner  of  the  ship  "  Monmouth,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Alexander  Ross. 

Marquet,  "  Elieve."  List  of  French  prisoners  sent  from  Halifax  to  Boston  Oct.  8, 1778, 
to  be  exchanged ;  reported  a  Seaman  ;  letter  from  Bat.  Fox,  Commissary  of  Pris- 
oners, to  the  Commissary  of  Prisoners  at  Boston,  dated  on  board  the  "  Rainbow  " 
at  Halifax,  Oct.  8,  1778,  accompanying  list,  requests  that  said  men  be  exchanged 
for  British  prisoners. 

Mark,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mar,  Mars,  Mors.] 

Mark,  James,  Groton.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Smith's  co..  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's 
(loth)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to 
Dec.  31,  1780 ;  residence,  Groton ;  credited  to  town  of  Groton ;  also,  Private,  same 
CO.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Jan.-June,  1780,  dated  Camp  Robinson's  Farms; 
enlisted  June  7,  1779 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  July,  1780,  dated 
Camp  "Tenack;"  enlistment,  during  war;  reported  promoted  to  Sergeant  July 
1,  1780;  also.  Sergeant,  same  co.  and  regt.;  payrolls  for  Aug. -Oct.,  1780;  also, 
Private,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Nov.  and  Dec,  1780,  dated  Garrison 
West  Point;  reported  sick  at  Fishkill;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Smith's  co.,  (late) 
15th  Mass.  regt.;  return  made  up  for  the  year  1780,  dated  West  Point;  also, 
descriptive  list  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  10,  1781;  Capt.  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Rnfus 
Putnam's  (5th)  regt.;  rank.  Private;  age,  24  yrs.  1  mo.;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.; 
complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  eyes,  gray;  residence,  Groton;  enlisted  June  19, 
1779,  by  Capt.  Smith  ;  enlistment,  during  war;  company  joined  from  15th  Mass. 
regt.;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  reported  deserted  ;  also,  muster  roll 
for  May,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1781;  reported  as  having  been 
confined  for  desertion  Feb.  18,  1781,  and  as  having  subsequently  joined;  also, 
muster  rolls  for  Jun^  and  July,  1781,  dated  Camp  near  Dobbs's  Ferry;  reported 
promoted  to  Sergeant  Julj'  28,  1781 ;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Smith's  co..  Col.  Put- 
nam's regt.;  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781,  dated  Camp  Peekskill;  also,  muster 
rolls  for  Sept.,  1781-Feb.,  1782,  dated  Garrison  West  Point;  also,  Capt.  Smith's 
(1st)  CO.,  Col.  Putnam's  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  March-Dec,  1782. 

Marr,  James.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk 
Co.,  dated  Boston,  June  8,  1777 ;  Capt.  Corey's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  regt. 

Makr,  John.  Seaman,  ship  "  Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Foster  Williams ; 
engaged  March  27,  1781 ;  service,  1  mo.  8  days;  reported  captured  May  5,  1781. 

Marr,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Clap's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Wheelock's  regt.  com- 
manded by  Maj.  James  Metealf;  service,  17  days;  company  marched  to  War- 
wick, R.  I.,  Dec.  8,  1776,  on  an  alarm.    Roll  dated  Walpole. 

Marr,  Michael.  List  of  prisoners  sent  in  the  cartel  "Silver  Eel"  from  Halifax  to 
Boston  Oct.  8,  1778,  to  be  exchanged  for  British  prisoners,  as  returned  by  Bat. 
Fox,  Commissary  of  Prisoners ;  reported  a  Seaman ;  also,  list  of  prisoners  on 
board  the  cartel  "  Hostage  "  to  be  exchanged  for  British  prisoners,  as  returned 
by  Thomas  Stone,  Commissary  [year  not  given]  ;  said  Marr,  Seaman,  reported 
as  having  been  taken  in  the  sloop  "  Rover  "  by  the  British  ship  "  Milford." 

Marr,  William,  Western  (Warren),  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Putnam's  co.  of  militia. 
Col.  Jedediah  Foster's  regt.,  which  marched  April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Roxbury ;  service,  8  days  ;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Cutlor's 
CO. ;  service,  32  days,  in  Northern  department;  company  marched  from  Western 
and  Oakham  Sept.  24, 1777,  to  join  army  under  Gen.  Gates.     [See  William  Mors.] 


234  IiIASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AOT)  SAILORS 

Marrain,  John,  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Turner's  (Independent)  co. ;  enlisted 
May  8,  1775 ;  service,  8  mos.,  1  week,  6  days ;  enlistment,  8  months. 

Marre  [  ?] ,  John.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Worcester  Co.  to  serve  in  the  Con- 
tinental Army,  agreealtle  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780,  as  returned  by  Seth  Wash- 
burn, Superintendent;  Capt.  Lane's  co..  Col.  Rand's  regt. ;  age,  20yrs.;  stature, 
5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  light;  occupation,  smith  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Ashburn- 
ham;  engaged  April  18,  1781 ;  term,  3  years. 

Marrex,  John.  Private,  Capt.  John  Hall,  Jr.'s  (1st)  co..  Col.  Palmer's  regt.;  service 
15  days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  company  assembled  March  4,  1770. 

Market,  Nathaniel,  Draper.  Capt.  Thomas  Drury's  co..  Col.  John  Nixon's  (5th) 
regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Marret  and  others,  dated  Cam- 
bridge, June  20, 1775 ;  also.  Private,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 
1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  8  days;  also,  company  return  dated 
Winter  Hill,  Sept.  30,  1775. 

Market,  Nathaniel,  Framingham.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  from  5th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  endorsed  "Colo  David  Field's  Return;" 
engaged  for  town  of  Greenfield  ;  joined  Capt.  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Marshall's  regt.; 
term,  3  years ;  also,  Sergeant,  2d  co..  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  (10th)  regt. ;  Conti- 
nental Array  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  24,  1779;  resi- 
dence, Framingham  ;  reported  discharged  Dec.  24  (also  given  Dec.  20) ,  1779 ;  also, 
Capt.  Josiah  Smith's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  Marshall's  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.  and 
April,  1779,  dated  West  Point;  engaged  Dec.  24,  1776. 

Market,  Philip.  Captain, Col.  Thomas  Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  list  of  officers,  dated 
Boston,  April  18,  1777,  submitted  by  Col.  Crafts  to  the  Council  for  approval; 
said  officers  approved  in  Council  April  18,  1777. 

Makkett, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Maret,  Marett,  Marret, 

Merret,  Moret,  Mrrit.] 

Marrett,  Amos.  Private,  in  a  detachment  from  Lexington  militia  co.  commanded  by 
John  Bridge;  service,  5  days;  detachment  reported  on  command  at  Cambridge 
from  May  11  to  May  15,  1775,  by  order  of  Committee  of  Safety ;  also,  Capt.  John 
Bridge's  co..  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt. ;  service  between  March  4  and  March  8, 

1776,  3  days ;  company  reported  on  command  at  Roxbury. 

Marrett,  Philip.  Captain  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Thomas  Melville's  (2d)  co..  Col.  Thomas 
Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  list  of  officers  to  be  commissioned,  as  returned  by  Col. 
Crafts,  dated  Boston,  Sept.  27,  1776 ;  ordered  in  Council  Oct.  9,  1776,  that  said 
officers  be  commissioned ;  also.  Captain  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Thomas  Melvill's  co.. 
Col.  Thomas  Crafts's  (Artilleiy)  regt.;  service  between  Nov.  1,  1776,  and  Feb.  1, 

1777,  1  mo.;  also,  Captain,  Col.  Crafts's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Jan.  30,  1779. 

Marrett,  Richard.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Champney's  co.,  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath's 
detachment  of  guards;  enlisted  June  9,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  1,  1780;  service, 
1  mo.  23  days;  company  detached  from  militia  for  service  at  and  about  Boston. 

Marrifield,  Asaph,  Sherburne.  Sergeant,  Col.  Ephraim  Wheelock's  regt. ;  return 
of  officers,  dated  Ticonderoga,  Oct.  11,  1776. 

Marrifield,  Francis.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Farley's  (2d)  co.,  3d  Essex  Co. 
regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  chosen  by  the  several  companies  in  said 
regiment,  as  returned  by  Jonathan  Cogswell,  Jr.,  and  others,  field  officers,  dated 
Ipswich,  May  6,  1776 ;  ordered  in  Council  May  7, 1776,  that  said  officers  be  com- 
missioned ;  reported  commissioned  May  7,  1776. 


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Marril,  Thomas,  Rowley.  Corporal,  Capt.  Eliphalet  Spafford's  co.,  in  a  detachment 
from  Col.  Samuel  Gerrish's  rest.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775, 
from  West  Parish  in  Rowley  to  Cambridge;  returned  home  April  23,  1775;  ser- 
vice, 6  days. 

Marril,  William,  Conway.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Pettengill's  (10th)  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Loammi  Baldwin's  (late  Col.  Samuel  Gerrish's)  38th  regt. ;  compan.y  return  dated 
Camp  at  Sewall's  Point,  Sept.  27,  1775;  also,  return  dated  Camp  at  Sewall's 
Point,  Dec.  24,  1775,  made  by  Capt.  Joseph  Pettingill,  of  men  who  agreed  to  tarry 
the  month  of  Jan.  [1776]  although  not  enlisted. 

Marrill,  David.  Capt.  Timothy  Barnard's  co..  Col.  Moses  Little's  regt.;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dec.  11,  1775. 

Marrill,  John,  Fryeburg.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Pettengill's  (10th)  co  ,  Lieut.  Col. 
Loammi  Baldwin's  (late  Col.  Samuel  Gerrish's)  38th  regt. ;  company  return  dated 
Camp  at  Sewall's  Point,  Sept.  27,  1775. 

Marrill,  Nathaniel.  Capt.  Agrippa  Wells's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt.;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  at  Prospect  Hill,  Nov.  16, 
1775.     [Name  crossed  out  on  roll.] 

Marriner,  Benjamin,  Newburyport.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Butler's  (1st)  co.,  Col. 
John  Nixon's  (5th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  April  28, 1775 ; 
service,  3  mos.  10  days;  also,  companj'  return  dated  W^inter  Hill,  Sept.  30,  1775; 
reported  an  armorer ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  mone.v  dated 
Camp  Winter  Hill,  Dec.  20,  1775. 

Markiner,  John,  Norfolk.  List  of  prisoners  returned  from  New  York  in  the  schooner 
"  Speedwell "  Aug.  3,  1777  ;  reported  a  Seaman. 

Marriner,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Briant  Morton's  co. ;  service  from  March  1,  1776,  to 
May  31,  1776,  3  mos.;  company  stationed  on  seacoast  at  Cape  Elizabeth  and 
Scarborough. 

Marriner,  John.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joseph  Pride's  co. ;  joined  Oct.  1, 1779;  discharged 
Oct.  23,  1779 ;  service  at  the  Eastward  with  detachment  of  Cumberland  Co.  militia 
commanded  by  Nathaniel  Jordan,  Esq. 

Marritt,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Pettengill's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt. ; 
pay  abstract  for  April,  1776;  service,  24  days. 

Marron,  John.  Seaman,  State  brig  "  Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Foster 
Williams;  engaged  July  4, 1778 ;  discharged  Oct.  14, 1778;  service  3  mos.  12 days. 

Marrow,  Daniel,  Medway.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Partridge's  (1st  Medway)  co.  of 
militia,  Col.  John  Smith's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  9  days ;  also,  list  of  men  returned  by  a  committee  of  the  town  of  Medway 
April  13.  1778,  as  having  rendered  service  at  various  times  subsequent  to  April 
19,  1775. 

Marrow,  John,  North  Yarmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Wade's  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  April  20, 
1780;  residence,  North  Yarmouth;  term,  3  years. 

Marrow,  John.  Receipt  dated  Springfield,  July  1, 1782,  for  bounty  paid  said  Marrow 
by  Lieut.  Seth  Nelson,  on  behalf  of  the  town  of  Milford,  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  3  years. 

Marrpin  [?],  Joseph.  Receipt  dated  Hardwick,  May  8,  1781,  for  bounty  paid  said 
Marrpin  by  the  town  of  Hardwick  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term 
of  6  months  in  1780. 

Marrs,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mars.] 


236  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SxULORS 

Marks,  Dennis.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Haynes's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Dec.  1,  1776;  enlisted  March  5, 1776;  re- 
ported died  April  12,  177G. 

Marks,  James,  Scarborough.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Tyler's  co..  Col.  Phinney's 
(31st)  regt. ;  billeting  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  May  9,  1775,  to  date  of 
marching  to  headquarters,  July  6,  1775;  credited  with  57  days  allowance;  also, 
company  return  dated  Sept.  29, 1775 ;  also,  Capt.  Abram  Tyler's  co..  Col.  Edmund 
Phinney's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8, 1776 ;  enlisted 
Jan.  1,  1776;  reported  on  command  by  order  of  Col.  Phinney. 

Makkt,  Francis.  Descriptive  list  of  deserters  from  Col.  John  Paterson's  (loth)  regt. ; 
age,  20  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  dark;  reported  deserted  June  15 
[year  not  given,  probably  1776]. 

Marry,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Pettengill's  co..  Col.  L.  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt. ; 
pay  abstract  for  April  1776 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  abstracts  for  May  and 
June,  1776,  dated  Camp  at  New  York. 

Mars,  Dennis,  Scarborough.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Larrabee's  co. ;  marched  Nov. 
13, 1775 ;  discharged  Nov.  18, 1775 ;  service,  6  days,  under  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchel ; 
company  ordered  out  by  Col.  Freeman  to  fortify  Falmouth. 

Mars,  Dennison,  Rutland.  Private,  Capt.  John  Packard's  co..  Col.  David  Brewer's 
(9th)  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  7,  1775 ;  reported  not  joined. 

Mars,  James,  Scarborough.  Capt.  Abraham  Tyler's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's 
regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camljridge,  Oct.  26, 
1775;  also,  return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Benjamin  Larrabee's  co.,  Col.  Reuben  Fogg's  (3d  Cumberland  Co.)  regt.;  resi- 
dence, Scarljorough ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Scarborough ;  joined  Capt.  Daniel  Lain's 
CO. ;  enlistment,  3  j'ears ;  also.  Private,  Colonel's  co..  Col.  Henr}'  Jackson's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  paj'  accounts  for  service  from  March  1,  1778,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
also.  Corporal,  Capt.  D.  Van  Home's  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt.  commanded  by 
Lieut.  Col.  William  S.  Smith;  pay  rolls  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1778;  also,  Colonel's 
(1st)  CO.  commanded  by  Capt.  Lieut.  John  Hobby,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  muster 
roll  for  April,  1779,  dated  Pawtuxet;  engaged  July  19,  1777;  also.  Private,  same 
CO.  and  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Oct.,  1779;  also,  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.; 
regimental  return  made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1779,  dated  Camp  at  Providence;  also. 
Colonel's  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  return  certified  at  Camp  near  Morris- 
town,  April  30,  1780,  of  officers  and  men  belonging  to  Col.  Lee's,  Col.  Henley's, 
and  Col.  Jackson's  regts.,  and  men  belonging  to  Massachusetts  in  Col.  Henry 
Sherburne's  regt.,  who  were  incorporated  into  a  regiment  under  the  command  of 
Col.  Henry  Jackson,  agreeable  to  the  arrangement  of  April  9, 1779 ;  Colonel's  co. ; 
rank,  Corporal;  residence,  Scarborough;  engaged  for  town  of  Marblehead; 
engaged  March  1,  1778;  term,  3  years;  reported  deserted  June  30,  1779,  returned 
or  retaken  Sept.  7,  1779,  reduced  to  Private  Sept.  7,  1779;  also.  Private,  Colonel's 
CO.  commanded  by  Capt.  Lieut.  John  Hobby,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for 
April-July,  1780. 

Maks,  James.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Smith's  (1st)  co.,  5th  Mass.  regt.  commanded 
by  Lieut.  Col.  David  Cobb;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.  and  Feb.,  1783;  enlistment, 
during  war;  said  Mars  reported  as  having  been  succeeded  by  Paul  Davis. 

Mars,  John.  Treasury  pay  roll  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  armed  brigantine  "  Pallas," 
commanded  by  Capt.  James  Johnson,  for  service  from  July  3,  1779,  to  Aug.  20, 
1779,  on  Penobscot  expedition. 

Mars,  Pelatiah.  Private,  Capt.  John  Reed's  co..  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  6,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1781 ;  service,  2  mos.  26  days,  in  defence  of  sea- 


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Mahs,  Pf.latiah,  continued. 

coast;  enlistment  to  expire  Dec.  1,  1781;  regiment  raised  for  defence  of  eastern 
Massachusetts  ;  also,  company  receipt  for  equipments  given  to  Capt.  John  Reed, 
dated  Falmouth,  Dec.  1,  1781. 

Maes,  Williaji,  Scarborough.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Hodsdon's  co..  Col.  Thomas 
Poor's  regt. ;  enlisted  June  9,  1778;  discharged  Feb.  17,  1779;  service,  8  mos.  25 
days,  at  North  river,  including  17  days  (340  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised 
for  8  months;  roll  dated  Berwick;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  June- 
Sept.,  1778,  dated  West  Point;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  Nov.  and 
Dec,  1778,  and  Feb.,  1779,  dated  King's  Ferry;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Larrabe's 
CO.,  Col.  Mitchel's  regt. ;  marched  July  9, 1779;  discharged  Sept.  12, 1779;  service, 
2  mos.  3  days,  on  Penobscot  expedition;  also,  Capt.  Jedediah  Goodwin's  co.. 
Col.  Joseph  Prime's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Falmouth,  July  11,  1780,  made  up 
from  time  of  marching  from  home  to  July  1,  1780,  including  3  days  march; 
joined  May  5,  1780;  engagement,  8  months;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  enlisted 
May  3,  1780;  discharged  Nov.  20, 1780;  service,  6  mos.  18  days,  under  Brig.  Gen. 
Wads  worth  at  the  Eastward. 

Marsden,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the   form  of  Maisdim,   Marsdin, 

Marston,  Masden,  Masdon,  Mastin.] 

Marsden,  Daxiel,  Falmouth.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Smart's  co..  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (late 
Wigglesworth's)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  16, 
1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  residence,  Falmouth;  credited  to  town  of  Bradford;  also, 
Capt.  Nicholas  Blasdel's  co..  Col.  Edward  Wigglesworth's  regt.;  return  dated 
Camp' Valley  Forge,  Feb.  5,  1778;  mustered  by  Maj.  Inslow%  County  Muster 
Master;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  May,  1778,  dated  Camp  Valley 
Forge ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  June,  1778,  dated  Camp  Greeage ; 
also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  payroll  for  Oct.,  1778,  sworn  to  at  Providence;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence; 
enlisted  Jan.  16,  1777 ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  reported  on  command  at  Boston 
Neck ;  also,  Capt.  Smart's  co..  Col.  Smith's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Jan.  16,  1780. 

Marsden,  George,  Londonderry.  Order  of  the  day,  dated  Cambridge,  May  31,  1775, 
taken  from  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  Orderly  Book ;  said  Marsden  reported  as 
Adjutant  of  the  day ;  also,  order  of  the  day,  dated  June  8,  1775,  taken  from  Col. 
Loammi  Baldwin's  Orderly  Book;  said  Marsden  reported  as  Adjutant  of  the 
day;  also.  Adjutant,  Col.  James  Scammon's  regt.;  engaged  April  29,  1775;  ser- 
vice to  Aug.  1,  1775,  3  mos.  10  days. 

Marsden,  Humphrey.  Private,  Capt.  James  Gregg's  co..  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's 
(1st  New  York)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan. -April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  en- 
listment, during  war. 

Marsdix,  George,  Londonderry.  Adjutant;  return  of  officers  of  Col.  James  Scam- 
mon's regt.;  ordered  in  Provincial  Congress  at  Watertown,  June  2,  1775,  that 
commissions  be  delivered  said  officers  excepting  those  captains  who  had  already 
received  them;  also.  Adjutant,  Col.  James  Scammon's  (30th)  regt.;  list  of  field 
and  staff  officers  appearing  on  a  return  of  Capt.  Philip  Hubbard's  co.  [probably 
Oct.,  1775] ,  including  abstract  of  pay  to  last  of  July,  1775 ;  engaged  April  19, 1775. 

Marset,  Bartholomew.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Walker's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Deanney's 
(Denny's)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  22,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  23,  1779;  service.  1  mo. 
13  days,  including  travel  (215  miles)  home;  regiment  detached  to  join  Continen- 
tal Army  and  ordered  to  march  to  Claverack  to  serve  for  3  months.  Roll  dated 
Woburn. 

Marsfield,  Ithamar,  Sturbridse.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  re- 
turned by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 


238  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Marsh,  .      [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  March,  Marss,  Mash.] 

Marsh,   .    Private,  Capt.  John  Morgan's  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  8,  1778;  discharged 

July  1,  1778;  service,  5  mos,  23  days;  company  detached  from  militia  of  Hamp- 
shire and  Worcester  counties  to  guard  stores  and  magazines  at  Springfield  and 
Brookfield. 

Marsh,  Aaron,  Sturbridge.  Capt.  Jonathan  Carriel's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ; 
company  receipt  for  advance  pay,  etc.,  dated  Point  Shirley,  June  13,  1776;  also, 
Private,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  service  from  May  26,  1776,  4  days  preceding  march, 
to  Aug.  1,  1776,  2  mos.  6  days;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  service  from  Aug.  1, 
1776,  to  Nov.  1,  1776,  3  mos. ;  roll  dated  Camp  at  Hull ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
pa.r  roll  for  Nov.,  1776;  service,  1  mo.  5  days,  including  travel  (95  miles)  home; 
also,  Capt.  Abel  Mason's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  10, 
1776;  discharged  Jan.  20,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  14  days;  company  stationed  at 
Providence,  E.I. ;  a/so,  Corporal,  Capt.  Joseph  Sibley's  co..  Col.  Danforth  Keyes's 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  8,  1777 ;  enlistment,  6  months  from  July  1,  1777  ;  roll  dated 
Providence  ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  North  Kingston,  Dec.  3, 
1777 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  of  men  stationed  at  North  Kingston  Dec. 
8,  1777,  dated  Sturbridge;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  service  from  Dec.  1,  1777, 
to  Jan.  3,  1778,  1  mo.  3  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  roll  dated  Providence;  also.  Pri- 
vate, Capt.  Samuel  Hamant's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  (2d)  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct. 
22,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  23,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  10  days,  at  Claverack,  in- 
cluding 8  days  (160  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  3  months;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Conti- 
nental Army  for  the  terra  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780; 
age,  21  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for  town  of  Stur- 
bridge ;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  5,  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July  5,  1780,  under 
command  of  Capt.  Frothingham,  of  the  artillery ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the 
6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster 
in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men 
raised  by  the  town  of  Sturbridge  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ; 
marched  to  camp  July  4,  1780 ;  discharged  Dec.  13,  1780 ;  service,  5  mos.  16  days, 
including  travel  (140  miles)  home;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Smith's  co.. 
Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  (15th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  July,  1780,  dated  Camp 
"Tenack;"  enlisted  July  5,  1780;  enlistment,  6  months;  a/so,  same  co.  and  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1780;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  for 
Nov.  and  Dec,  1780,  dated  Garrison  West  Point;  reported  discharged  Dec.  13, 
1780. 

Marsh,  Amariah,  Wrentham.  Copy  of  an  enlistment  agreement,  dated  July  2,  1776, 
signed  by  said  Marsh  and  others,  engaging  themselves  to  serve  until  Dec.  1, 1776, 
unless  sooner  discharged,  each  to  furnish  his  own  blanket,  fire-arm,  etc.,  and  to 
march  with  despatch  to  join  the  Northern  army ;  enlisted  July  16, 1776 ;  also,  Pri- 
vate, Capt.  Lewis  Whiting's  co..  Col.  Wheelock's  regt. ;  copj'  of  a  company  return 
dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Aug.  27,  1776 ;  age,  29  yrs. ;  also,  descriptive  list  of 
men  raised  in  Suffolk  Co.  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army,  agreeable  to  resolve 
of  April  20,  1778,  as  returned  by  Maj.  Stephen  Badlam,  Superintendent  for  said 
count}^  dated  Dorchester;  Capt.  Fisher's  co..  Col.  Hawes's  regt.;  age,  31  yrs.; 
stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  hair,  black;  eyes,  light;  occupation,  cooper;  nationality, 
American ;  residence,  Wrentham ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Wrentham ;  arrived  at 
Fishkill  June  14, 1778 ;  also,  list  of  men  returned  as  received  of  Maj.  Stephen  Bad- 
lam by  Capt.  Robert  Davis,  at  Roxbury,  June  4,  1778,  to  be  delivered  to  Brig. 
Gen.  Jonathan  Warner  at  Fishkill;  also,  list  of  men  returned  as  mustered  by 
Henry  Rutgers,  Jr.,  Deputy  Muster  Master,  dated  Fishkill,  Aug.  1,  1778. 

Marsh,  Amos.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Whiting's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  30,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  15  days,  on 
expedition  to  Rhode  Island. 


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Marsh,  Anthony.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Wild's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776;  enlisted  Jan.  15,  1776; 
reported  died  Sept.  7,  1776. 

Maksh,  Asa.  3d  Sergeant,  Capt.  Enoch  Chapin's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards;  engaged  July  10,  1778;  discbarged  Dec.  31,  1778;  service,  5  mos.  23 
days ;  company  detached  from  Hampshire  Co.  militia  to  guard  stores  at  Spring- 
field and  Brookfield  for  6  months  from  July  1,  1778;  roll  dated  Springtield. 

Marsh,  Benjajuin.  Private,  Capt.  John  Howard's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt.; 
pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  from  Saratoga  home;  188  miles  travel 
allowed  said  Marsh;  warrant  for  pay  allowed  in  Council  March  12,  1777. 

Marsh,  Benjamin.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Alvord's  co..  Col.  S.  Murray's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  13,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  6  days,  including  7  days 
(140  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  to  reinforce  Conti- 
nental Army  for  3  months. 

Marsh,  Benjamin,  3d.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Woodbury's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Davis's 
regt.;  marched  July  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  12  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island,  including  travel  (72  miles)  home.    Roll  dated  Sutton. 

Maksh,  Caleb.  Private,  in  a  company  commanded  by  1st  Lieut.  Henian  Lincoln,  Col. 
Solomon  Lovil's  regt. ;  service,  2  days;  company  marched  to  Hull  June  14,  1776; 
also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  service,  2  days ;  company  marched  to  Hull  June  23, 
1776;  also,  Capt.  Silas  Wild's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt.  of  guards;  enlisted  Nov. 
12,  1777 ;  service  to  April  3,  1778,  4  mos.  22  days,  at  Cambridge  guarding  troops 
of  convention. 

Marsh,  Caleb.  Private,  Capt.  Bartholomew  Woodbury's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Hol- 
man's  regt. ;  service,  1  mo.  13  days ;  company  marched  from  Sutton  to  Providence, 
R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  10,  1776;  also,  Capt.  John  Howard's  co.,  Col.  Jona- 
than Holman's  regt. ;  service,  30  days,  with  Northern  army  at  the  time  of  the 
reduction  of  Gen.  Burgoyne;  mileage  (295  miles)  allowed  said  Marsh;  warrant 
for  pay  allowed  in  Council  May  4,  1778. 

Marsh,  Calvin,  Sturbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Richardson's  co..  Col.  Nicholas 
Dike's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage  from  home  to  Dorchester  Heights,  dated 
Sept.  4,  1776;  mileage  (72  miles)  allowed  said  Marsh. 

Marsh,  Charles.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Whipple's  co.  of  guards;  enlisted  April  20, 
1780;  discharged  Dec.  20,  1780;  service,  8  mos.  1  day,  at  Rutland. 

Marsh,  Daniel,  Hadley.  Capt.  Oliver  Lyman's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt.;  return  for 
mileage;  warrant  for  pay  allowed  in  Council  Sept.  12,  1776;  also,  Private,  same 
CO.  and  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  dated  Dorchester,  Nov.  27, 
1776;  100  miles  travel  allowed  said  Marsh;  also,  Capt.  Oliver  Smith's  co..  Col. 
Elisha  Porter's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  marched  Aug.  17, 1777 ;  discharged  Aug. 
19,  1777;  service,  4  days,  including  2  days  (50  miles)  travel  home;  company 
marched  for  relief  of  Bennington;  also,  Capt.  Elijah  Dwight's  co.,  Col.  Elisha 
Porter's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  20, 1779;  discharged  Aug.  25, 1779; 
service,  1  mo.  10  days,  at  New  London,  Conn.,  including  4  days  (87  miles)  travel 
home;  roll  dated  Belchertown. 

Marsh,  Daniel.  List  of  9  months  men  mustered  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master 
for  Worcester  Co.;  Capt.  Reed's  co..  Col.  Tyler's  regt.;  engaged  for  town  of 
Mendon  ;  mustered  Aug.  4,  1779;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  for  Conti- 
nental service,  as  returned  by  Seth  Washburn,  Superintendent  for  Worcester  Co.; 
Capt.  Read's  co.,  Col.  Tyler's  regt. ;  age,  16  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in. ;  complexion, 
light;  engaged  for  town  of  Mendon;  marched  Aug.  4,  1779;  reported  delivered 
to  Ensign  White;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Bradford's  co..  Col.  Bailey's  (2d)  regt.; 
entered  service  Aug.  6,  1779;  discharged  May  6,  1780;  term,  9  months;  also. 


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Maksh,  Daxiel,  continued. 

descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Worcester  Co.  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army, 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780,  as  returned  by  Seth  Washburn,  Superin- 
tendent; Capt.  Read's  co.,  Col.  Tyler's  regt. ;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  3  in.; 
complexion,  dark;  occupation,  farmer;  engaged  for  town  of  Mendon;  engaged 
Feb.  8,  1781;  term,  3  years;  a^so.  Private,  Capt.  John  Mills's  co.,  Col.  Joseph 
Vose's  (1st)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  April,  1781,  dated  Garrison,  West  Point;  re- 
ported on  command  at  Ringwood;  also,  muster  roll  for  May,  1781 ;  also,  muster 
roll  for  June,  1781,  dated  Camp  Phillipsborough ;  enlistment,  during  war ;  reported 
promoted  to  Drummer  June  25,  1781;  also.  Drummer,  Capt.  Mills's  co.,  Col. 
Vose's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  July,  1781,  dated  Camp  near  Dobbs's  Ferr}';  also, 
muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781,  dated  Camp  at  Peekskill;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept., 
1781 ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  dated  Huts;  also,  muster  rolls  for 
Jan.  and  Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Huts  and  sworn  to  in  Camp  at  West  Point. 

Marsh,  Daniel,  Jr.,  Danvers.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Epes's  co.,  Col.  Pickering's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  2  days. 

Marsh,  David,  Ipswich.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
Col.  Jonathan  Cogswell's  (3d  Essex  Co.)  regt.,  as  returned  to  Brig.  Gen.  Farley, 
dated  Ipswich,  Feb.  17,  1778;  residence,  Ipswich;  engaged  for  town  of  Ipswich; 
term,  3  years. 

Marsh,  Douglas,  Mendon.  Private,  Capt.  John  Albee's  (1st  Mendon)  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Roxbury ;  service,  5  days ;  also,  list 
of  men  mustered  May  22  [year  not  given]  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master; 
engaged  for  town  of  Mendon  ;  term,  8  months ;  also,  list  of  men  drafted  Aug.  15 
[year  not  given]  to  serve  to  the  credit  of  the  town  of  Mendon. 

Marsh,  Dudley,  Exeter.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Sherman's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Gerrish's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  July  1, 1775 ;  service,  1  mo.  1  day ; 
also,  Capt.  Sherman's  (4th)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Baldwin's  (38th)  regt.;  pay  abstract 
for  Sept.,  1775,  dated  Sewall's  Point ;  also,  Capt.  Isaac  Sherman's  co..  Col.  Loammi 
Baldwin's  (26th)  regt. ;  return  for  advance  pay  for  Jan.,  1776 ;  also,  same  co.  and 
regt. ;  pa.v  abstract  for  March,  1776  ;  also,  account  of  articles  lost  by  officers  and 
soldiers  belonging  to  the  26th  regt.  at  the  evacuation  of  New  York  Sept.  14,  1776; 
also,  list  of  men  belonging  to  26th  regt.  who  agreed  to  tarry  6  weeks  from  the  last 
of  Dec,  1776,  as  returned  by  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin,  dated  Trenton,  Jan.  1,  1777. 

Marsh,  Duty,  Sturbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Parker's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
Warner's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  6  days; 
also,  Capt.  Adam  Martin's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Learned's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  12  days;  also,  Capt.  (also 
given  Lieut.)  Benjamin  Freeman's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's  regt.;  enlisted 
Sept.  26,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777;  service,  1  mo.,  in  Northern  department, 
including  8  days  (160  miles)  travel  home;  company  raised  for  30  days  service 
and  marched  from  Sturbridge  Sept.*"27,  1777,  to  reinforce  Northern  army  under 
Gen.  Gates;  also.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Benjamin  Allton's  co..  Col.  John  Rand's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  9,  1780,  3  days  preceding  march;  dischai-ged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service, 
3  mos.  11  days,  including  travel  (180  miles)  home;  regiment  raised  for  3  months 
service  at  West  Point;  roll  sworn  to  at  Charlton;  also,  order  on  Henry  Gardner, 
Treasurer,  dated  Sturbridge,  March  28,  1782,  signed  by  said  Marsh  and  others, 
for  wages  for  3  mos.  service  in  Capt.  Alton's  co.,  Col.  J.  Rand's  regt.,  in  1780. 

Marsh,  Ebenezer,  Brookfield.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Conti- 
nental Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  re- 
turned as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Maj.  Peter  Harwood,  of  6th 
Mass.  regt.,  at  Springfield,  July  1,  1780;  age,  24  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  1  in.;  com- 
plexion, dark  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Brookfield;  marched  to  camp  July  1,  1780, 
under  command  of  Ensign  Joseph  Miller ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months 


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Marsh,  Ebexezer,  continued. 

service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return 
dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by 
the  town  of  Brookfield  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched 
June  30,  1780;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1781;  service,  6  mos.  8  days,  including  travel 
(150  miles)  from  place  of  discharge  home. 

Marsh,  Ebexezer,  Douglas.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Benjamin  Wallis's  (Douglas)  co.  of 
Minute-men,  Col.  Arnold's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  14  days. 

Marsh,  Ebexezer,  Douglas.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Edward  Seagrave's  co..  Col.  Joseph 
Read's  (20th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  Maj'  1,  1775;  ser- 
vice, 3  mos.  8  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  25,  1775;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Dec.  29,  1775. 

Marsh,  Ebexezer,  Douglas.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Jonathan  Carrell's  co..  Col.  Josiah 
Whitney's  regt. ;  list  of  officers  to  be  commissioned;  regiment  raised  for  defence 
of  Boston;  ordered  in  Council  Sept.  7, 1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned; 
also,  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Jonathan  Carriel's  cc,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.;  ser- 
vice from  April  11, 1776,  4  days  preceding  march,  to  Nov.  1, 1776, 6  mos.  20  days ; 
roll  dated  Camp  at  Hull;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1776;  ser- 
vice, 1  mo.  4  days,  including  travel  (75  miles)  home;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt. 
Levi  Aldrick's  co.,  Col.  AVhitney's  regt.;  list  of  officers,  dated  1776. 

Marsh,  Ebexezer,  Douglas.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  March  Chase's  co..  Col.  Nathan  Spar- 
hawk's  regt.;  engaged  Oct.  1,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  12,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  15 
days.  At  Dorchester. 

Marsh,  Ebexezer,  Douglas.  1st  Lieutenant ;  list  of  officers  of  Worcester  Co.  militia 
appointed  to  command  men  raised  for  various  purposes  ;  said  Marsh  detached  for 
service  at  Providence;  commissioned  Aug.  22,  1778;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt. 
Samuel  Hamant's  co..  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt.;  engaged  June  22,  1778;  ser- 
vice at  Rhode  Island  ;  engagement  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779 ;  roll  dated  Middleton ; 
also,  account  dated  Douglas,  Oct.  15,  1778,  for  wages  and  subsistence  due  said 
Marsh,  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Hamont's  co..  Col.  Waid's  regt.,  from  June  21,  1778,  to 
Oct.  13,  1778,  3  mos.  21  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

Marsh,  Ebexezer  (also  given  Eleazer),  Montague.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Oliver's 
CO.  of  Minute  men.  Col.  Samuel  Williams's  regt.,  which  marched  April  22,  1775, 
in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  11  days;  also,  Capt.  Robert 
Oliver's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle's  (24th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 
1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775  [service  not  given]  ;  also,  company  return  dated  AVin- 
ter  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775;  reported  discharged  June  22,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Montague,  Jan.  20,  1776 ;  also.  Private, 
Capt.  Samuel  Taylor's  co.,  Col.  Nicholas  Dike's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage, 
dated  Roxbury,  Sept.  17,  1776 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pa}'  abstract  for  travel 
allowance  from  place  of  discharge  home,  etc.,  dated  Dorchester  Heights,  Nov.  28, 
1776 ;  said  Marsh  credited  with  allowance  for  5  days  (105  miles)  travel. 

Marsh,  Ebexezer.  Private,  Capt.  Ezekiel  Knowlton's  co..  Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  muster 
roll  for  Dec,  1776 -Feb.,  1777 ;  enlisted  Dee.  15, 1776 ;  credited  to  town  of  Weston ; 
regiment  raised  to  serve  until  March  1,  1777. 

Marsh,  Ebexezer.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Dwight's  co..  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hamp- 
shire Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  20,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  25, 1779;  service,  1  mo. 
10  days,  at  New  London,  Conn.,  including  4  days  (87  miles)  travel  home.  Roll 
dated  Belchertown. 

Marsh,  Ebexezer.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Worcester  Co.  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780,  as  returned  by  Seth  Wash- 


242  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Marsh,  Ebenezer,  continued. 

burn,  Superintendent;  Capt.  Whitney's  co.,  Col.  Washburn's  regt. ;  age,  25  vrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  1  in. ;  complexion,  dark  ;  occupation,  farmer;  engaged  for  town  of 
Worcester;  engaged  March  10,  1781;  term,  3  years. 

Marsh,  Elias.  Private,  Capt.  Dan.  Haws's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Holden  Parsons's  (10th) 
regt.;  enlistment  agreement  in  which  said  Marsh  and  others  engaged  to  serve 
until  Jan.  15,  "next;  -'  reported  enlisted  Dec.  5,  1775,  and  forwarded  to  camp  by 
John  Caldwell,  one  of  enlistment  committee  for  Worcester  Co.;  also,  Corporal, 
Capt.  John  Oliver's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt. ;  service,  104  days,  travel 
included;  company  served  in  the  Jerseys;  warrant  for  pay  allowed  in  Council 
Aug.  12,  1777. 

Marsh,  Elijah  (also  given  Elisha),  Holliston.  Corporal,  Capt.  Jacob  Miller's  co., 
Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April 
25,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  16  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Camp  Winter  Hill, 
Oct.  6,  1775. 

Marsh,  Elisha,  Sturbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Mason's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Davis's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  13  days,  includ- 
ing travel  (80  miles)  home;  company  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm; 
also,  Capt.  Reuben  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Luke  Drury's  regt. ;  detached  July  17, 1781 ; 
marched  to  join  regiment  July  25,  1781 ;  arrived  at  West  Point  Aug.  1, 1781 ;  dis- 
charged Nov.  1,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  20  days,  including  7  days  (140  miles)  travel 
home;  residence,  Sturbridge;  enlisted  for  town  of  Sturbridge;  regiment  raised 
for  3  months. 

Marsh,  Ends  (also  given  Enos,  2d).  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Harvey's  co.,  Col.  Wood- 
liridge's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  22,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos. 
12  (also  given  3  mos.  14)  days,  at  Saratoga,  including  4  days  (80  miles)  travel 
home;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce  Northern  army  until  the  last  of  Nov.,  1777; 
also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term 
of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of  Justin 
Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  10,  1780; 
age,  20  yrs. ;  statui-e,  6  ft.  1  in. ;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for  town  of  Mon- 
tague ;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  9, 1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July  10,  1780,  under 
command  of  Capt.  Daniel  Shays;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the 
town  of  Montague  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched 
July  9,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  12,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  10  days,  including  travel 
(140  miles)  home. 

Marsh,  Ephraim,  Hingham.  Private,  Capt.  James  Lincoln's  (Independent)  co. ;  en- 
listed July  12,  1775;  service,  5  mos.,  2  weeks,  4  days;  said  Marsh  reported  as 
having  enlisted  in  the  room  of  Joseph  Andrews;  company  stationed  at  Hingham 
until  Jan.  1,  1776,  for  defence  of  seacoast;  also.  Corporal,  same  co. ;  enlisted  Jan. 
1,  1776;  service,  4  mos.,  1  week,  4  days;  reported  promoted  to  Sergeant  Jan.  23, 
1776 ;  company  stationed  at  Hingham  until  May  22,  1776,  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Marsh,  Ephraim.  Private,  Capt.  John  H.  Wendell's  co.,  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's 
(1st  New  York)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Jan. -March,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  en- 
listment, during  war;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Wendell's  co.,  Col.  Van  Schaick's  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  April,  1781,  dated  West  Point. 

Marsh,  Ezekiel,  Danvers.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Low's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775  [service  not  given]. 

Marsh,  Ezekiel,  Jr.,  Danvers.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Caleb  Low's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775  [service  not  given]. 

Marsh,  Hartshorn,  Barre.  Order  on  Maj.  Barber,  dated  Cambridge,  June  23,  1775, 
signed  by  Capt.  John  Black,  for  cartouch  boxes  for  the  use  of  certain  men  be- 
longing to  his  company  to  be  delivered  to  Aaron  Holdin ;  receipt  for  said  boxes, 


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Maksh,  HAKTSHOR>f,  continued. 

signed  by  Sergt.  Aaron  Holdin,  appears  on  reverse  of  order;  also,  Capt.  John 
Black's  CO.,  Col.  Jonathan  Brewer's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent 
in  money  dated  Camp  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  26,  1775;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Nathan 
Hamilton's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt.;  service  from  Aug.  3,  1776,  to  Sept. 
30, 1776, 1  mo.  29  (also  given  1  mo.  28)  days  ;  also,  Capt.  Hamilton's  co. ;  company 
receipt  for  wages  for  Oct.,  1776,  dated  Ticonderoga  Mills ;  also,  Capt.  Hamilton's 
CO.,  Col.  Brewer's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  dated  Brookfield, 
Feb.  17,  1777;  150  miles  travel  allowed  said  Marsh;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Nye's 
CO.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  21,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  25, 
1777;  service,  10  days,  including  travel  (96  miles)  home;  company  marched  to 
reinforce  army  under  Gen.  Stark  at  Bennington. 

Marsh,  Isaac,  Stockbridge.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Thomas  Williams's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  John  Paterson's  regt.,  which  marched  April  22,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm 
of  April  19,  1775,  from  Stockbridge  and  West  Stockbridge  to  Cambridge  ;  service, 
25  days;  «Zso, Lieutenant,  Capt.  Erastus  Sergeant's  1st  (1st  Stockbridge)  co.,  Col. 
Benjamin  Simonds's  (2d  Berkshire  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers 
chosen  by  the  several  companies  in  said  regiment ;  ordered  in  Council  Ma.y  4, 
1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned;  reported  commissioned  Maj'  3,  1776; 
commissions  reported  dated  June  1,  1776;  also,  Captain,  1st  Stockbridge  co.,  Col. 
Rosseter's  (3d  Berkshire  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia ;  list  of  officers ;  commissioned 
April  23,  1778;  also.  Captain  of  a  company,  Col.  Sears's  regt. ;  mustered  July  13, 
1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  2,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  20  days,  under  Brig.  Gen.  Stark ; 
company  raised  in  Berkshire  Co.  and  stationed  at  Fort  Plains,  Tryon  Co. ;  order 
for  payment  of  amount  of  roll,  dated  at  Stockbridge  and  signed  by  Capt.  Marsh. 

Marsh,  Jacob,  Newbur3-port.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  French's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Enoch 
Putnam's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  10, 1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  25, 1781 ;  service,  3  mos. 
28  days,  including  13  days  (260  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  in  Essex 
and  Plymouth  counties  to  reinforce  Northern  army  for  3  months. 

Marsh,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Simon  Hunt's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Nov.  3,  1777;  discharged  March  6,  1778;  service,  4  mos.  3  days,  at  Cambridge; 
company  detached  from  militia. 

Marsh,  Jasper,  Sturbridge.  Private,  Capt.  (also  given  Lieut.)  Benjamin  Freeman's 
CO.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  26,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  18, 
1777  ;  service,  1  mo.,  in  Northern  department,  including  8  days  (160  miles)  travel 
home;  company  raised  for  30  days  service  and  marched  from  Sturbridge  Sept. 
27,  1777,  to  reinforce  Northern  army  under  Gen.  Gates;  a/^so,  list  of  men  mus- 
tered to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  9  months ;  said  Marsh 
appears  among  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Clark's  co.  and  other  companies  in  Col. 
Sparhawk's  regt. ;  mustered  Maj'  15  [3'ear  not  given,  probably  1778]  ;  also, 
descriptive  list  of  men  drafted  from  the  town  of  Sturbridge  to  serve  in  the  Conti- 
nental Army  for  the  term  of  9  months,  agreeable  to  order  of  General  Court  of 
April  20,  1778,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Abel  Mason,  Capt.  Samuel  Hamant,  and 
Capt.  Henry  Clark,  to  Maj.  AVashburn,  Superintendent  for  AVorcester  Co.,  dated 
Sturbridge,  May  26,  1778;  Capt.  Hamant's  (also  given  Capt.  Mason's)  co..  Col. 
Holman's  regt. ;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6.J  (also  given  5  ft.  6)  in. ;  complexion, 
dark  ;  residence,  Sturbridge ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  in  Worcester  Co.  for  the  term 
of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill  returned  as  received  of 
Jonathan  Warner,  Commissioner,  by  Col.  11.  Putnam,  July  20,  1778;  engaged  for 
town  of  Sturbridge  ;  arrived  at  Fishkill  June  7, 1778  ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  William 
Warner's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1779,  dated 
West  Point;  enlisted  June  7,  1778;  enlistment,  9  months. 

Marsh,  Jedediah.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Low's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  (Berk- 
shire Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  June  30,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  14,  1777 ;  service,  46 


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Marsh,  Jedediah,  continued. 

days,  at  "St.  Coyx"  (Croix) ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  13,  1780; 
discharsjed  Oct.  21,  1780;  service,  9  days,  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  John  Fellows 
on  an  alarm  at  the  Northward. 

Marsh,  Jedediah.  Return  of  the  sick  l)elonging  to  1st  brigade  in  hospital  at  New 
Windsor,  dated  Dec.  24,  1781 ;  4th  Mass.  regt. ;  reported  died  Dec.  5,  1781. 

Marsh,  Jesse.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Marshall  Baker's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denney's 
regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  23,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  23,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  11  days, 
including  tifavel  (10  days)  home;  regiment  raised  for  3  months  and  ordered  to 
march  to  Claverack ;  roll  dated  Upton;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Read's  co..  Col. 
John  Rand's  regt.;  enlisted  July  14,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3 
mos.  7  days,  at  West  Point,  including  10  days  (200  miles)  travel  home;  regiment 
raised  in  Worcester  Co.  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

Marsh,  Job,  Hadley.  Surgeon's  Mate,  Col.  Israel  Chapen's  (3d)  regt. ;  engaged  Oct. 
14,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  14  days,  at  Claverack,  includ- 
ing 5  days  (100  miles)  travel  home ;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  3  months;  also,  Surgeon,  Col.  Seth  Murray's  (2d  Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  en- 
gaged July  4,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  14  days,  including 
7  days  (140  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  for  3  months;  also.  Surgeon, 
Lieut.  Col.  Barnabas  Sears's  regt.;  marched  Aug.  1,  1781;  discharged  Nov.  15, 
1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  21  days,  including  travel  (120  miles)  home ;  regiment  raised 
for  3  months. 

Marsh,  Joel.  Private,  Capt.  William  Brakenridge's  co..  Col.  Porter's  (Hampshire  Co.) 
regt.;  enlisted  July  9,  1777;  discharged  July  29,  1777;  service,  26  days,  under 
Col.  Seth  Warner  at  Manchester,  including  6  days  (120  miles)  travel  home. 

Marsh,  John,  Danvers.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Low's  co.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm 
of  April  19,  1775  [service  not  given]. 

Marsh,  John,  Dunstable.  Private,  Capt.  Leonard  Butterfield's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Bridge's  regt.  of  Minute-men,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to 
Cambridge;  left  place  of  rendezvous  April  23,  1775;  service,  5  days;  also,  Capt. 
John  Minot's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ;  arrived  at  destination  May  10, 
1777;  discharged  July  9,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  9  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  includ- 
ing 8  days  travel  to  and  from  place  of  destination  ;  roll  dated  Warwick  Neck. 

Marsh,  John,  Hardwick.  Private,  Capt.  Edmund  Hodges's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt.;  enlisted  May  5,  1777;  discharged  Jul.y  5,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  9  days,  at 
Rhode  Island,  including  travel  home;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  rein- 
force the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of 
June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen. 
John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  Aug.  5,  1780;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  com- 
plexion, light;  engaged  for  town  of  Hardwick;  arrived  at  Springfield  Aug.  3, 
1780;  marched  to  camp  Aug.  5,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Samuel  Carr; 
also,  pa}'  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Hardwick  for  service  in  the 
Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  29,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  26,  1780; 
service,  3  mos.  8  days,  in  the  state  of  New  York,  including  12  days  (240  miles) 
travel  home. 

Marsh,  John,  Salem.  Prize-master,  ship  "Pilgrim,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Joseph 
Robinson;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Aug.  2,  1780;  age,  30  yrs.; 
stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  dark  ;  residence,  Salem. 

Marsh,  John.  Receipt  given  to  Daniel  Hopkins,  dated  Salem,  Sept.  25, 1775,  signed 
by  said  Marsh  and  others  belonging  to  Capt.  Benjamin  Ward,  Jr.'s  co.,  for  advance 
pay  for  1  month;  also.  Corporal,  Capt.  Benjamin  Ward,  Jr.'s  co. ;  enlisted  Jan. 
22,  1776;  service,  7  mos.  7  days;  I'eported  promoted  from  Private  June  27,  1776; 
company  stationed  at  Salem  for  defence  of  seacoast. 


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Marsh,  John.  Receipt  dated  Chelmsford,  April  19,  1776,  signed  by  said  Marsh  and 
others,  for  wages  for  service  from  Feb.  6,  1776,  to  April  1,  1776,  in  Capt.  John 
Ford's  CO.,  Col.  Roberson's  (Robinson's)  regt. ;  also,  company  receipt,  given  to 
Capt.  John  Ford,  for  mileage,  dated  Ticonderoga,  Aug.  28,  1776  ;  also,  company 
receipt,  given  to  Capt.  John  Ford,  for  wages  to  Oct.  1,  1776,  dated  Ticonderoga; 
company  marched  from  Chelmsford  July  25,  1776,  and  was  discharged  at  Albany 
Jan.  1,  1777. 

Marsh,  Johx.  Corporal,  Capt.  Abel  Mason's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's  regt.; 
enlisted  Dec.  10, 1776 ;  discharged  Jan.  18, 1777  ;  service,  1  mo.  12  days ;  company 
stationed  at  Providence,  R.  I. 

Marsh,  John.  2d  Mate,  brigantine  "  T3'rannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Jonathan 
Haraden ;  engaged  Feb.  24,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  29,  1777.  Roll  sworn  to  in 
Suffolk  Co. 

Marsh,  John.  1st  Lieutenant,  schooner"  Scorpion  "  (privateer) ;  petition  dated  Salem, 
Feb.  25,  1778,  signed  by  Elias  Haslcet  Derby,  asliing  that  John  Brooks  be  com- 
missioned as  commander  of  said  vessel,  fitted  out  for  a  3  months  cruise  ;  ordered 
in  Council  Feb.  27,  1778,  that  a  commission  be  issued. 

Marsh,  John.  Petition  dated  Boston,  Aug.  29,  1778,  signed  by  Benjamin  Lovett,  in 
behalf  of  himself  and  Andrew  Cabot,  of  Beverly,  asking  that  said  Marsh  be  com- 
missioned as  commander  of  the  sloop  "Fly"  (privateer);  ordered  in  Conncil 
Aug.  29,  1778,  that  a  commission  be  issued. 

Maksh,  John.  Private,  Capt.  John  Blunt's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's  regt.;  service 
between  June  28,  1779,  and  Sept.  28, 1779,  1  mo.  9  days,  on  Penobscot  expedition. 

Marsh,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Solomon  Walker's  co.  of  volunteers,  Lieut.  Col.  Joseph 
Prime's  regt.;  enlisted  July  28,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  26,  1780;  service,  4  mos. 
29  days,  under  Brig.  Gen.  Wadsworth  at  the  Eastward. 

Marsh,  John.  Private,  Lieut.  Jeremiah  Colburn's  co..  Brig.  Gen.  Wadsworth's  depart- 
ment; enlisted  Jan.  27,  1781;  discharged  Feb.  12,  1781;  service,  15  days;  com- 
pany detached  at  Camden. 

Marsh,  John.  Ensign,  Capt.  Charles  Parson's  co.,  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's  (1st 
New  York)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Jan. -April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  engaged 
Sept.  29,  1780;  also,  same  regt. ;  return  of  effectives,  dated  West  Point,  May  24, 
1781 ;  reported  acting  as  Quarter  Master. 

Marsh,  John,  Jr.,  Hingham.  Private,  Capt.  James  Lincoln's  (Independent)  co. ; 
enlisted  May  5,  1775;  service,  5  mos.,  12  weeks,  4  days;  company  stationed  at 
Hingham  until  Jan.  1,  1776,  for  defence  of  seacoast;  also,  same  co.  [service  not 
given]  ;  company  stationed  at  Hingham  until  May  22,  1776,  for  defence  of  sea- 
coast. 

Marsh,  Jonas.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Pomroy's  detachment  from  Gen.  Danielson's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  brigade;  enlisted  July  1,  1778;  service  to  Oct.  31,  1778,  under 
Gen.  Stark  in  Northern  department. 

Marsh,  Jonathan,  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  John  Hall,  Jr.'s  co.  of  North  Parish  in 
Braintree,  Col.  Benjamin  Lincoln's  regt.,  which  assembled  April  19,  1775,  and 
also  April  29,  1775;  service,  7  days;  also,  Capt.  John  Hall,  Jr.'s  (1st)  co.,  Col. 
Palmer's  regt. ;  service,  15  days,  at  Rhode  Island  ;  company  assemijled  March  4, 
1776;  also,  Capt.  Edmund  Billings's  co.  of  North  Precinct  in  Braintree,  Col. 
Jonathan  Bass's  regt.;  service,  3  days;  company  assembled  June  13,  1776,  to 
drive  British  ships  from  Boston  harbor. 

Marsh,  Jonathan,  Douglas.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Whiting's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Roxbury ;  service,  10  days ;  also,  return  of  men 
raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Isaac  Martin's  co..  Col.  Ezra 
Wood's  regt. ;  residence,  Douglas ;  engaged  for  town  of  Douglas ;  joined  Capt. 


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Marsh,  Joxathax,  cotitinued. 

Danford's  (Danforth's)  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  term  to  expire  in  1780;  also,  list 
of  men  mustered  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master  for  Worcester  Co. ;  Capt. 
Foster's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  mustered  May  21, 1777;  terra,  during  war;  also, 
list  of  men  returned  by  a  committee  for  settling  disputes  between  towns  as  to 
soldiers  credited  to  them,  dated  Barre,  June  25,  1778;  said  Marsh  claimed  by 
Douglas  and  Oxford;  allowed  to  Oxford;  also,  Private,  7th  co.,  Col.  Nixon's 
regt. ;  Continental  Arm}-  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  19,  1777,  to  Feb.  9, 
1779;  reported  discharged  Feb.  9  (also  given  March  -),  1779. 

Marsh,  Jonathan,  Montague.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Taylor's  co..  Col.  Nicholas 
Dike's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  dated  Roxburj-,  Sept.  16,  1776;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  place  of  discharge 
home,  dated  Dorchester  Heights,  Nov.  28,  177G;  said  Marsh  credited  with  allow- 
ance for  5  days  (105  miles)  travel;  also,  Capt.  Moses  Harvey's  co..  Col.  David 
Wells's  regt. ;  enlisted  May  10,  1777 ;  discharged  July  10,  1777 ;  service,  2  nios. 
10  days,  in  Northern  department,  including  9  days  (180  miles)  travel  home. 

Maksh,  Jonathan,  Oxford.  Private,  Capt.  William  Campbell's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer 
Learned's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  2,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  1  day;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Oct.  7,  1775;  also, 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Oct.  26, 
1775. 

Marsh,  Jonathan,  Ware.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Foster's  co..  Col.  Ruggles  Wood- 
bridge's  regt.,  which  marched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  said 
Marsh  marched  April  20,  1775;  left  place  of  rendezvous  May  15,  1775. 

Marsh,  Jonathan.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Baldwin's  co..  Col.  Dike's  regt.;  muster 
roll  for  Dec,  1776-Feb.,  1777;  enlisted  Dec.  14,  1776;  credited  to  town  of  Gage- 
borough  ;  regiment  raised  to  serve  until  March  1,  1777. 

Marsh,  Jonathan.  Corpoi-al,  Capt.  Samuel  Low's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  entered  service  June  30,  1777;  discharged  July  29,  1777; 
service,  30  days,  at  "  St.  Coyx"  (Croix). 

Marsh,  Jonathan.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Merriman's  (2d)  co..  Col.  Israel  Chapen's 
(3d)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  15,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  1-t 
days,  at  Claverack,  including  6  days  (120  miles)  travel  home.  Roll  dated  Mid- 
dleton. 

Marsh,  Jonathan.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Shattuck's  co.,  in  a  regiment  commanded 
by  Lieut.  Col.  Barnabas  Sears;  enlisted  Aug.  12,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  8,  1781 ; 
service,  3  mos.  2  days,  including  5  days  (100  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised 
from  Hampshire  Co.  militia  to  serve  for  3  months.    Roll  dated  Deerfield. 

Marsh  [Jonathan]  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Edmund  Billings's  co.  of  North  Precinct  in 
Braintree,  Col.  Jonathan  Bass's  regt. ;  service,  5  days;  company  assembled  June 
13,  1776,  to  drive  British  ships  out  of  Boston  harbor. 

Marsh,  Joseph,  Hadley.  Private,  Capt.  Eliakim  Smith's  co.,  which  marched  April 
20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  returned  May  2, 1775 ;  service, 
17  days ;  also,  Capt.  Moses  Kellogg's  co..  Col.  E.  Porter's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ; 
marched  July  10,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  16,  1777 ;  service,  39  days,  including 
5  days  (100  miles)  travel  home;  company  marched  to  Moses  Creek  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army  under  Maj.  Gen.  Schuyler;  also,  Capt.  Moses  Kellogg's  co.. 
Col.  Porter's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  marched  Sept.  23,  1777;  discharged  Oct. 
18,  1777;  service,  32  days,  including  6  days  (114  miles)  travel  home;  company 
marched  on  an  alarm  to  reinforce  Northern  army  under  Maj.  Gen.  Gates. 

Marsh,  Joseph,  Sturbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  Nicholas 
Dike's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage  from  home  to  Dorchester  Heights,  dated 


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Marsh,  Joseph,  continued. 

Sept.  4,  1776 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from 
Dorchester  Heights  home,  dated  Nov.  28,  1776;  said  Marsh  credited  with  allow- 
ance for  4  days  (72  miles)  travel;  also,  Capt.  Abel  Mason's  co..  Col.  Jonathan 
Holman's  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  10,  1776;  discharged  Jan.  20,  1777;  service,  1  mo. 
14  days ;  company  stationed  at  Providence,  R.  I. ;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  to 
serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  9  months;  said  Marsh  appears 
among  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Clark's  co.  and  other  companies  in  Col.  Spar- 
hawk's  regt. ;  mustered  May  15  [year  not  given,  proljably  1778]  ;  also,  descriptive 
list  of  men  drafted  from  the  town  of  Sturbridge  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Array 
for  the  term  of  9  months,  agreeable  to  order  of  the  General  Court  of  April  20, 
1778,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Abel  Mason,  Capt.  Samuel  Haniant,  and  Capt.  Henry 
Clark,  to  Maj.  Washburn,  Superintendent  for  Worcester  Co.,  dated  Sturbridge, 
May  26,  1778;  Capt.  Clark's  co..  Col.  Holman's  regt.;  age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
8  (also  given  5  ft.  3)  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Sturbridge;  arrived  at 
Fishkill  June  7,  1778;  also,  list  of  men  returned  as  received  of  Jonathan  War- 
ner, Commissioner,  by  Col.  R.  Putnam,  July  20,  1778;  engaged  for  town  of 
Sturbridge ;  also,  list  of  men  returned  as  mustered  by  Henry  Rutgers,  Jr.,  Deputy 
Muster  Master,  dated  Fishkill,  Aug.  1,  1778. 

Maksh,  Joseph,  Ware.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  William  Brakeidge's  (Brakenridge's)  co.,  4th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  as 
returned  by  Lieut.  Col.  R.  Woodbridge,  dated  South  Hadley,  May  28,  1777;  resi- 
dence, Ware;  engaged  for  town  of  Ware ;  term,  3  years;  a/so.  Private,  Capt.  John 
Spurr's  (1st)  co..  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (6th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  March  19,  1777,  to  March  19,  1780;  reported  discharged 
March  19,  1780;  also,  Capt.  Spurr's  co..  Col.  Nixon's  (5th)  regt.;  return  of  men 
who  were  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  and  who  had  not  been  absent 
subsequently  except  on  furlough,  certified  at  Camp  near  Peekskill,  Feb.  16, 1779; 
also,  muster  roll  for  May,  1779,  dated  Highlands ;  also,  Capt.  Spurr's  co.,  6th 
Mass.  regt. ;  return  for  clothing  for  the  year  1780 ;  receipt  for  said  clothing  dated 
Peekskill,  Dec.  -,  1779. 

Marsh,  Joseph.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Tyler's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Read's  regt. ;  company 
return  endorsed  "Dec.  10,  1775;"  company  raised  in  Mendon.  Uxbridge,  and 
Upton. 

Marsh,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Bonney's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt. ; 
pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  dated  Chesterfield,  March  13,  1777;  96 
miles  travel  allowed  said  Marsh  ;  company  marched  to  Ticonderoga  to  reinforce 
Northern  army. 

Marsh,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Dinsmore's  co..  Col.  David  Field's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  19.  1777;  service,  4  days;  company  marched  to 
the  Northward  at  request  of  Gen.  Horatio  Gates  and  was  dismissed  by  order  of 
Gen.  Lincoln. 

Marsh,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Warner's  co..  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  17  (also  given  Aug.  18),  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777; 
service,  3  mos.  21  days,  on  expedition  to  Northern  department,  including  travel 
(180  miles)  home. 

Marsh,  Joseph.  Corporal,  Capt.  Joseph  Clap's  co..  Col.  Israel  Chapin's  (3d)  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  16,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  12  days,  at 
Claverack,  including  5  days  (100  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

Marsh,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  B.  Read's  co.  commanded  by  Lieut.  John  Benson, 
Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  (Worcester  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  30,  1780;  discharged 
Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  13  (also  given  15)  days,  at  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm. 


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Marsh,  Joshua,  Charlton.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Curtis's  South  co.  of  Minute-men  in 
Charlton,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  12  days. 

Marsh,  Joshua.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Woodbury's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Davis's  resrt. ; 
marched  July  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  12  days,  on  an  alarm 
at  Rhode  Island,  including  4  days  (72  miles)  travel  home;  roll  dated  Sutton; 
also,  Capt.  Reuben  Davis's  co..  Col.  Luke  Drury's  regt. ;  detached  July  17,  1781; 
marched  to  join  regiment  July  19,  1781;  arrived  at  West  Point  Aug.  1,  1781; 
discharged  Nov.  1,  1781;  service,  3  mos.  21  days,  including  8  days  (160  miles) 
travel  home ;  residence,  Sutton ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Sutton ;  regiment  raised  for 
3  months. 

Marsh,  Jcdah,  Ware.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Foster's  co..  Col.  RugglesWoodbridge's 
regt.,  which  marched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  said  Marsh 
marched  April  20,  1775;  left  place  of  rendezvous  May  15,  1775;  also,  Corporal, 
Capt.  Elijah  Dwight's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hampshire  Co  )  regt.;  engaged 
July  21,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  25,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  9  days,  at  New  London, 
Conn.,  including  4  daj's  (73  miles)  travel  home ;  roll  dated  Belchertown. 

Marsh,  Lot,  Hingham.  Private,  Capt.  Jotham  Loring's  co.,  commanded  by  Capt. 
Charles  Cushing  subsequent  to  June  22,  1775,  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt. ;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  April  27, 1775;  service,  3  mos.  12  days;  reported 
as  serving  in  room  of  John  Jones;  also,  Capt.  Charles  Cushing's  co.,  36th  regt.; 
company  return  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Oct.  5,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Cushing's  co..  Col. 
John  Greaton's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated 
Cambridge  Camp,  Dec.  18,  1775. 

Marsh,  Lot.  Private,  Capt,  Bartholomew  Woodbury's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's 
regt.;  service,  16  days;  company  marched  from  Sutton  to  Providence,  R.  I.,  on 
the  alarm  of  Dec.  10,  1776. 

Marsh,  Moses.  Private,  Capt.  Bartholomew  Woodbury's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's 
regt.;  service,  21  days;  company  marched  from  Sutton  to  Providence,  R.  L,  on 
the  alarm  of  Dec.  10,  1776;  also,  Capt.  Bartholomew  Woodbury's  co.,  Col.  Job 
Cushing's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  13, 1777;  discharged  Nov.  29, 1777;  service,  3  mos. 
27  days,  including  10  days  (200  miles)  travel  home;  company  marched  from 
Worcester  Co.  Aug,  16,  1777,  to  reinforce  Northern  army ;  also,  Corporal,  Capt. 
Samuel  Hamant's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  (2d)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  22,  1779; 
discharged  Nov.  23,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  11  days,  at  Claverack,  including  9  days 
(180  miles)  travel  home ;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for 
3  months;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Woodbury's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Davis's 
regt.;  marched  July  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  12  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island,  including  4  days  (72  miles)  travel  home;  roll  dated 
Sutton. 

Marsh,  Nathan,  Medfield.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Chenery's  (Medfield)  co.,  Col. 
John  Smith's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  11 
days ;  also,  Cajit.  Sabin  Mann's  co.  of  Medfield  militia;  return  of  train  band  with 
equipments,  dated  June  10,  1776 ;  age,  18  yvs. ;  reported  as  in  the  army  July  -, 
1776 ;  also,  same  co. ;  list  of  men  raised  from  Medfield  militia  to  reinforce  the 
Continental  Army  at  Canada,  etc.,  agreeable  to  resolves  of  June  25, 1776,  and  July 
11, 1776;  reported  enlisted  to  serve  until  Dec.  1,  1776,  unless  sooner  discharged; 
also,  list  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Mann's  co.,  comprising  one-half  the  town 
militia,  who  were  ordered  to  march  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  July  22, 
1777,  in  accordance  with  a  warrant  from  Col.  Hawes ;  reported  as  having  marched ; 
also,  list  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Mann's  co.,  who  marched  on  a  secret  expe- 
dition to  Rhode  Island  the  last  of  Sept.,  1777,  to  serve  for  30  da.vs  from  Oct.  1, 
1777,  said  men  having  been  drafted  in  accordance  with  a  warrant  from  Col. 
Hawes,  dated  Sept.  25,  1777;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Ezekiel  Plimpton's  co..  Col, 
Benjamin  Hawes's  regt.;  engaged  Sept.  25,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  28,  1777;  ser- 


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Maesh,  Nathax,  continued. 

vice,  1  mo.  7  days,  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island;  also,  descriptive  list 
of  men  raised  in  Suffolk  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their 
arrival  at  Fishkill,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778,  as  returned  by  Maj. 
Stephen  Badlam,  Superintendent  for  said  count_v,  dated  Dorchester;  Capt.  Plimp- 
ton's CO.,  Col.  Hawes's  regt. ;  age,  20  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion, 
dark;  hair,  black;  eyes,  gray;  nationality,  American  ;  occupation,  husbandman  ; 
residence,  Medfield ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Medfield;  reported  arrived  at  Fishkill 
June  13,  177S;  also,  list  of  men  returned  as  received  of  Maj.  Stephen  Badlam,  by 
Capt.  Robert  Davis,  at  Roxbury,  June  4,  1778,  to  be  delivered  to  Brig.  Gen.  Jona- 
than Warner  at  Fishkill ;  also,  list  of  men  returned  as  received  of  Jonathan 
Warner,  Commissioner,  by  Col.  R.  Putnam,  Jul)-  20,  1778 ;  also,  list  of  men  re- 
turned as  mustered  by  Henry  Rutgers,  Jr.,  Deputy  Muster  Master,  dated  Fish- 
kill, Aug.  1,  1778. 

Marsh,  Nathan,  Monson.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as 
received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield, 
July  25, 1780 ;  age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  ruddy  ;  engaged  for 
town  of  Monson  ;  marched  to  camp  July  25, 1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Park  ; 
also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Pat- 
erson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780; 
also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  bj'  the  town  of  Monson  for  service  in  the 
Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  24,  1780;  discharged  Nov.  6,  1780; 
service,  3  mos.  20  days,  including  7  days  (140  miles)  travel  home. 

Marsh,  Nathaniel,  Haverhill.  Private,  Lieut.  Israel  Bartlet's  detachment  from  Cadet 
CO.  of  Haverhill,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7  days. 

Marsh,  Nathaniel,  Haverhill.  Captain,  2d  (Haverhill)  co.,  4th  Essex  Co.  regt.  of 
Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  chosen  by  the  several  companies  in  said  regiment, 
as  returned  by  Samuel  Johnson  and  others,  field  officers,  dated  Andover,  March 
26,  1776;  ordered  in  Council  April  3,  1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned; 
reported  commissioned  April  3,  1776  ;  also.  Captain,  Col.  Timothy  Pickering,  Jr.'s 
regt.;  return  made  to  Maj.  Gen.  James  Warren  of  officers  of  a  regiment  raised 
by  Brig.  Michael  Farley  from  his  brigade  and  ordered  to  march  to  Danbury,  Conn., 
via  Providence,  dated  Ipswich,  Dec.  24,  1776;  company  raised  in  Haverhill  and 
Methuen;  also.  Captain,  Maj.  Gage's  regt.;  pay  roll  of  said  Marsh's  co.  for  ser- 
vice from  Oct.  2,  1777,  to  Nov.  6,  1777;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Northern 
army. 

Marsh,  Nathaniel.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Lamb's  co.,  Col.  Cushing's  regt.;  enlisted 
Aug.  15,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  21,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  16  days,  with  Northern 
army,  including  9  days  (180  miles)  travel  home.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Bristol  Co. 

Marsh,  Obed  (also  given  Obadiah).  Receipt  dated  Springfield,  May  17,  1782,  for 
bounty  paid  said  Marsh  by  Richard  Bishop,  Chairman  of  a  class  of  the  town  of 
Monson,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years ;  also.  Private, 
Capt.  Peter  Clayes's  fLight  Infantry)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  regt. ;  return 
for  wages  for  the  year  1782 ;  wages  allowed  said  Marsh  from  May  2, 1782,  to  Dec. 
31,  1782,  8  mos. 

Marsh,  Perlet,  Sutton.  P'rivate,  Capt.  Reuben  Davis's  co..  Col.  Luke  Drury's  regt. ; 
detached  July  17,  1781 ;  marched  to  join  regiment  July  19,  1781 ;  arrived  at  West 
Point  Aug.  1,  1781;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1781;  service,  3  mos.  21  days,  including 
8  days  (160  miles)  travel  home;  residence,  Sutton;  enlisted  for  town  of  Sutton; 
regiment  raised  for  3  months. 

Marsh,  Peter.  Private,  Capt.  Bartholomew  Woodbury's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's 
regt. ;  service,  1  mo.  13  days ;  company  marched  from  Sutton  to  Providence,  R.  I., 
on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  10, 1776;  also,  Capt.  John  Howard's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Hoi- 


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Marsh,  Peter,  co7itinued. 

man's  regt. ;  service,  30  days,  with  Northern  army  at  the  time  of  the  reduction  of 
Gen.  Burgoyne;  mileage  (295  miles)  allowed  said  Marsh;  warrant  for  pay 
allowed  in  Council  May  4, 1778;  also,  Capt.  Jonathan  Woodbury's  eo..  Col.  Jacob 
Davis's  regt.;  marched  Jul}^  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  13  days, 
on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island,  including  4  days  (72  miles)  travel  home ;  roll  dated 
Sutton. 

Marsh,    Reuben,  Holliston.     Capt.  Lealand's  co.,  Col.  Doolittle's  regt.;  receipt  for 
advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Marsh  and  others,  dated  Cambridge,  June  24,  1775 
also.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Miller's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle's  (24th)  regt. 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  25,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  16  days 
also,  company  return  dated  Camp  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  31,  1775 ;  also.  Ser- 
geant, Capt.  William  Treadwell's  co..  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artillery)  regt.;  Conti- 
nental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  10,  1777,  to  April  10,  1780;  resi- 
dence, Holliston  ;  credited  to  town  of  Holliston  ;  term,  3  years. 

Marsh,  Reuben,  Sturbridge.  Receipt  given  to  Capt.  Jonathan  Carriel,  dated  Point 
Shirley,  June  13,  1776,  signed  by  said  Marsh  and  others,  for  advance  pay  for  1 
month,  etc.;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Carriel's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt. ;  service  from  May  14, 1776, 4  days  preceding  march,  to  Aug.  1,  1776,  2  mos. 
18  days;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  service  from  Aug.  1,  1776,  to  Nov.  1,  1776,  3 
mos. ;  roll  dated  Camp  at  Hull ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1776; 
service,  1  mo.  5  days,  including  travel  (95  miles  home) ;  also,  Capt.  Abel  Mason's 
CO.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  10,  1776;  discharged  Jan.  20, 
1777  ;  service,  1  mo.  14  days ;  company  stationed  at  Providence,  R.  I. ;  also,  Capt. 
(also  given  Lieut.)  Benjamin  Freeman's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's  regt. ;  en- 
listed Sept.  26,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777;  service,  30  days,  in  Northern 
department,  including  8  days  (160  miles)  travel  home;  company  raised  for  30 
days  service  and  marched  from  Sturbridge  Sept.  27, 1777,  to  reinforce  army  under 
Gen.  Gates. 

Marsh,  Reuben.  Private,  Capt.  Staples  Chamberlain's  co..  Col.  Abner  Perry's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  28,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  14  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island,  including  3  days  (60  miles)  travel  home. 

Marsh,  Reuben.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Yale's  co. ;  enlisted  Oct.  12,  1781 ;  discharged 
Oct.  20,  1781 ;  service,  12  days,  travel  included  ;  company  marched  from  Lee  and 
Lenox  to  Stillwater  on  an  alarm  ;  also,  Capt.  John  Bacon's  co.,  Col.  Caleb  Hyde's 
regt..  Gen.  Rosseter's  brigade;  enlisted  Oct.  20,  1781;  discharged  Oct.  28,  1781; 
service,  9  days,  at  Stillwater  on  an  alarm. 

Marsh,  Rufus.  Private,  Capt.  Christopher  Banister's  co.,  Col.  David  Eels's  (Wells's) 
regt. ;  enlisted  May  8,  1777 ;  discharged  July  8,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  7  days,  on 
expedition  to  Ticonderoga,  including  travel  (140  miles)  home;  a^so,  Capt.  Ebenezer 
Webber's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  May's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  20,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  14, 
1777;  service,  29  days,  on  expedition  to  Stillwater,  including  travel  (90  miles) 
home. 

Marsh,  Samuel,  Brookfield.  Drummer,  Capt.  Ithamar  Wright's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  8  days;  reported  enlisted 
into  the  army  April  27,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Peter  Harwood's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer 
Learned's  regt.;  receipt  for  bounty  coat  dated  Brookfield,  Nov.  21,  1775;  also, 
receipt  for  ammunition,  given  to  Capt.  Barnabas  Sears,  dated  Dorchester  Camp, 
Feb.  15,  1776,  signed  by  said  Marsh,  Drummer,  and  others. 

Marsh,  Samuel,  Sturbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Parker's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  Warner's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
6  days;  also,  Capt.  Adam  Martin's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Learned's  regt.;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  12  days. 


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Maush,  Samvel.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Benjamin  Bonney's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt. ; 
pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  dated  Chestertield,  March  13,  1777;  118 
miles  travel  allowed  said  Marsh ;  company  marched  to  Ticonderoga  to  reinforce 
Northern  army. 

Marsh,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Mason's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.;  engaged 
Aug.  16, 1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  30, 1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  23  days,  including  9  days 
(17i  miles)  travel  home;  companj-  drafted  Aug.  13,  1777,  to  serve  with  Northern 
army  until  Nov.  30,  1777.    Roll  dated  Sturbridge. 

Maesh,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  John  Putnam's  co. ;  return  dated  June  22,  1778,  of 
men  detached  from  Col.  John  Holman's  regt.  to  serve  for  21  days  at  Providence, 
E,.  I. ;  also,  Capt.  John  Putnam's  co.,  Col.  Wade's  regt.;  enlisted  June  21,  1778; 
service,  26  days;  company  marched  from  Worcester  Co.  June  20,  1778,  to  join 
army  under  Gen.  Sullivan  at  Providence  for  21  days  service ;  roll  dated  Sutton. 

Marsh,  Samuel.    Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Danforth's  co..  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt. 
muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  27,  1776;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776 
reported  promoted  to  Corporal  April  25, 1776,  promoted  to  Sergeant  Nov.  11, 1776 
also  reported  re-engaged  Nov.  14,  1776,  as  Ensign  in  Capt.  Danforth's  co.,  Col 
Wigglesworth's  regt.,  but  to  remain  in  Col.  Whitcomb's  regt.  until  Dec.  31,  1776 
also,  Ensign,  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (late  Col.  Wigglesworth's)  13th  regt. ;  Conti- 
nental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1777,  to  Dec.  26, 1777 ;  reported 
resigned  Dec.  26,  1777;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Israel  Davis's  co..  Col.  Edward  Wig- 
glesworth's regt.;  muster  roll  for  May,  1778,  dated  Camp  at  Valley  Forge; 
appointed  Jan.  1, 1777 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  i-oll  for  June,  1778,  dated 
Camp  Greenwich;  reported  absent;  also.  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.;  returns  of 
officers  for  clothing,  dated  Boston,  May  20,  1778,  and  Oct.  5,  1778;  also,  (late) 
Capt.  Davis's  co..  Col.  Wigglesworth's  (-Ith)  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Oct.,  1778,  sworn 
to  at  Providence;  reported  discharged  Oct.  16,  1778. 

Marsh,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Woodbury's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  July  11,  1778  ;  discharged  Nov.  9, 1778;  service, 4  mos.,  at  Cam- 
bridge; roll  certified  at  Lancaster;  also,  Capt.  Peter  Woodbury's  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Nathan  Tyler's  detachment  of  guards ;  list  of  men  [year  not  given] ;  during  the 
campaign  Capt.  Woodburj'  was  succeeded  by  Lieut.  Jewett;  also,  Capt.  David 
Jewett's  CO.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards;  enlisted  Nov.  10,  1778;  dis- 
charged Dec.  12,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  7  days,  guarding  troops  of  convention, 
travel  (71  miles)  included;  roll  certified  at  Lancaster. 

Marsh,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Allton's  co..  Col.  John  Rand's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Juh'  9,  1780,  3  days  preceding  march;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos. 
11  days,  including  travel  (180  miles)  home;  regiment  raised  for  3  months  service 
at  West  Point.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Charlton. 

Marsh,  Sajiuel.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Alvord's  co..  Col.  S.  Murray's  regt. ;  enlisted  July 
13,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  12,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  6  days,  including  7  days  (140 
miles)  travel  home ;  regiment  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  3  months. 

Marsh,  Silas,  Sturbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Parker's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
Warner's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  14  days; 
a^so,  Fifer,  Capt.  (also  given  Lieut.)  Benjamin  Freeman's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Hol- 
man's regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  26,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777;  service,  30  days, 
in  Northern  department,  including  8  days  (160  miles)  travel  home;  company 
raised  for  30  days  service  and  marched  from  Sturbridge  Sept.  27, 1777,  to  reinforce 
Northern  army  under  Gen.  Gates;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Abel  Mason's  co..  Col. 
Jacob  Davis's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  3,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  9 
days,  including  travel  home ;  company  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm. 


252  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

Marsh,  Silas,  Ware.  List  of  men  drafted  from  Hampshire  Co.  militia  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fish- 
Ivill ;  Capt.  Brakenridge's  cc,  Col.  Porter's  regt. ;  age,  16  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  3  in. ; 
residence.  Ware ;  arrived  at  Fishkill  June  9,  1778. 

Marsh,  Stephen.  Private,  Capt.  Bartholomew  Woodbury's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Hol- 
man's  regt.;  service,  21  days;  company  marched  from  Sutton  to  Pi'ovidence, 
11. 1.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  10, 1776 ;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Hamant's  co..  Col.  Samuel 
Denny's  (2d)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  22,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  23,  1779;  service, 
1  mo.  11  days,  at  Claverack,  including  9  days  (ISO  miles)  travel  home;  regiment 
raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

Marsh,  Thomas,  Brookfield.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Walker's  co..  Col.  Timothy 
Danielson's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  10,  1775;  ser- 
vice, 2  mos.,  3  weeks,  6  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also, 
Capt.  Asa  Danforth's  co.  of  volunteers.  Col.  Convers's  regt.;  service,  13  days; 
company  marched  from  Brookfield  Sept.  23,  1777,  to  join  army  under  Gen.  Gates 
at  the  Northward. 

Marsh,  Thomas,  Hingham.  Private,  Capt.  James  Lincoln's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Lin- 
coln's regt.,  which  assembled  April  19, 1775;  service,  13  days;  also,  Capt.  Jotham 
Loring's  co.,  commanded  by  Capt.  Charles  Cashing  subsequent  to  June  22,  1775, 
Col.  John  Greaton'sregt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  April  27, 1775; 
service,  3  mos.  12  days;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Charles  Cushing's  co.,  36th  regt.; 
company  return  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Oct.  5,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Cushing's  co.,  Col. 
John  Greaton'  s  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cam- 
bridge Camp,  Dec.  18,  1775. 

Marsh,  Thomas,  Hingham.  Private,  Capt.  James  Lincoln's  (Independent)  co. ;  en- 
listed Jan.  1,  1776;  service,  2  mos.;  company  stationed  at  Hingham  until  May 
22,  1776,  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Marsh,  Thomas.  Company  receipt  for  ammunition,  given  to  Capt.  Barnabas  Sears, 
dated  Dorchester  Camp,  Feb.  15,  1776. 

Marsh,  Thomas.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Job  Cushing's  co..  Col.  Solomon  Lovell's  regt.; 
engaged  Dec.  18,  1776 ;  discharged  March  17,  1777 ;  service,  3^  mos.,  including 
travel  (15 days)  home;  also,  petition  dated  April  10,  1777,  signed  by  said  Marsh, 
3d  Sergeant,  and  others  belonging  to  Capt.  Job  Cushing's  co.,  asking  for  unpaid 
portion  of  allowance  for  travel  to  Danbury,  Conn.,  subsequent  to  engagement 
in  Dec,  1776;  engagement,  3  months;  companj-  marched  from  Hingham  and 
Cohasset. 

Marsh,  Thomas.  Sergeant,  Capt.  William  Brakenridge's  co..  Col.  Porter's  (Hamp- 
shire Co.)  regt. ;  entered  service  July  9,  1777  ;  discharged  July  29,  1777 ;  service, 
26  days,  under  Col.  Seth  Warner  at  Manchester,  including  6  days  (120  miles) 
travel  home. 

Marsh,  Thomas.  Order  dated  Cambridge,  May  7,  1778,  signed  by  Capt.  John  Walton, 
directing  Sergt.  Samuel  Butterfield  to  notify  said  Marsh  and  John  Foxcroft,  be- 
longing to  Capt.  Walton's  co.,  that  they  were  drafted  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  9  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Api'il  20,  1778. 

Marsh,  Thomas,  Jr.,  Hingham.  Corporal,  Capt.  James  Lincoln's  co..  Col.  Benjamin 
Lincoln's  regt.,  which  assembled  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  13  days ;  also.  Corporal, 
Capt.  Thomas  Hearsey's  co..  Col.  Lovil's  regt. ;  service,  4  days ;  company  marched 
to  Dorchester  March  4,  1776 ;  also,  pay  roll  of  a  company  commanded  by  1st 
Lieut.  Heman  Lincoln,  Col.  Lovil's  regt.;  service,  2  days;  company  marched  to 
Hull  June  14, 1776;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  service,  2  days;  company  marched 
to  Hull  June  23,  1776. 


IN  THE  AVAR  OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  253 

Marsh,  Timothy,  Amherst  (probably).  Private,  Lieut.  James  Hcndriclv's  detach- 
ment from  Capt.  Thomas  W.  Foster's  co.  of  matrosses.  Col.  Haggles  Wood- 
bridge's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  18  days ;  reported  returned  home. 

Maksh,  Timothy,  Hadley.  Sergeant,  Capt.  James  Hendrick's  co. ;  pay  abstract  for 
mileage  to  and  from  headquarters,  dated  Charlestown,  Camp  No.  3,  Jan.  13, 1776 ; 
mileage  (100  miles)  allowed  said  Marsh. 

Marsh,  Timothy.  Ensign,  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  April  27,  1778;  reported  resigned  April  27,  1778; 
a/«o,  Ensign,  Capt.  Samuel  Flower's  co..  Col.  Greaton's  (2d)  regt.;  muster  roll 
for  Jan. -Aug.,  1777,  dated  Van  Sehaick's  Island  and  sworn  to  in  Camp  at  or  near 
Stillwater ;  appointed  Jan.  1, 1777  ;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Albany,  Nov.  10, 1777 ; 
reported  sick  at  "New  Sitte}-;"  also,  muster  roll  dated  Albany,  Jan.  2,  1778; 
reported  furloughed  Nov.  6,  1777,  for  6  months  by  Dr.  Treat;  also,  muster  rolls 
dated  Albany,  Feb.  4,  March  9,  April  16,  and  May  13,  1778 ;  reported  discharged 
April  27,  1778. 

Marsh,  Tyler.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Allton's  co..  Col.  John  Hand's  regt.;  en- 
listed July  9,  1780,  3  days  preceding  march;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service, 
3  mos.  12  days,  including  travel  (190  miles)  home  ;  regiment  raised  for  3  months 
service  at  West  Point;  roll  sworn  to  at  Charlton ;  also,  order  on  Henry  Gardner, 
Treasurer,  payable  to  John  Harbach,  Jr.,  dated  Sutton,  March  4,  1782,  signed  by 
said  Marsh  and  others  for  wages,  etc.,  for  service  at  West  Point  in  Capt.  Benja- 
min Alton's  CO.,  Col.  John  Rand's  regt.,  in  1780. 

Marsh,  William,  Hadley.  List  of  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Hadley  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Oliver  Smith ;  residence,  Hadley ;  en- 
gaged for  town  of  Hadley;  joined  Capt.  Benson's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  regt. ;  term, 
3  years ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  4th  Hamp- 
shire Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Samuel  Cook,  agreeable  to  order  of  Council 
of  Nov.  7,  1777 ;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master 
for  Worcester  Co.;  Capt.  Benson's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  regt.;  mustered  July  26, 
1777 ;  also.  Private,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  July  6,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Joshua  Benson's  co.. 
Col.  Putnam's  regt. ;  return  dated  Albany,  Feb.  -,  1778 ;  mustered  by  Col.  Wood- 
bridge;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  descriptive  list  dated  West  Point,  Jan. 
10,  1781;  Capt.  White's  co..  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th)  regt.;  rank,  Private; 
age,  26  yrs.  5  mos.;  stature,  5  ft.  3  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  brown;  eyes, 
blue;  residence,  Hadley;  enlisted  Jan.  10,  1780,  by  Lieut.  Col.  Newhall;  enlist- 
ment, during  war;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Haffleld  White's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's 
regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Jan. -April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  reported  on  command 
at  the  Lines  in  Jan.,  1781. 

Marsh,  William.  Matross,  Capt.  William  Ellery's  (1st  Artillery)  co. ;  enlisted 
July  23,  1776;  service  to  Dec.  31,  1776,  5  mos.  9  days;  company  stationed  at 
Gloucester  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Marsh,  William,  Jr.,  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  John  Hall,  Jr.'s  co.  of  North  Parish 
in  Braintree,  Col.  Benjamin  Lincoln's  regt.,  which  assembled  April  19,  1775,  and 
also  April  29,  1775;  service,  7  days;  also.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Hall,  Jr.'s  (1st) 
CO.,  Col.  Palmer's  regt. ;  service,  15  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  company  assembled 
March  4,  1776. 

Marsh,  Zebadiah,  Adams.  Private,  Capt.  Shubael  Willmark's  (Willmarth's)  co.. 
Col.  Benjamin  Symonds's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  April  26;  discharged 
May  19  [year  not  given,  probably  1778]  ;  service,  24  days;  company  called  out 
by  order  of  Maj.  Gen.  Gates  to  march  to  Saratoga;  a/«o,  receipt  dated  Adams, 
April  18,  1781,  for  bounty  paid  said  Marsh  by  Jonathan  Richardson  and  Jona- 


254  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Maksh,  Zebadiah,  continued. 

than  Richardson,  Jr.,  of  Class  No.  9  of  the  town  of  Adams,  to  serve  in  the  Conti- 
nental Army  for  the  term  of  3  years ;  also,  descriptive  list  dated  Lenox,  Aug.  20, 
1781,  of  men  raised  in  Berkshire  Co.,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780,  and 
delivered  to  William  Walker,  Superintendent  for  said  county;  Capt.  Low's  co.. 
Col.  Simonds's  regt. ;  age,  21  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair, 
brown;  occupation,  blacksmith;  residence,  Adams;  enlisted  for  town  of  Adams; 
enlistment,  3  years ;  reported  receipted  for  by  Capt.  Smith. 

Marshal,  Amasa.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master  for 
Worcester  Co.;  Capt.  Coburn's  co..  Col.  Alden's  regt.;  mustered  May  21,  1777; 
term,  8  months. 

Marshal,  Benjamin,  Nottingham.  Capt.  Archelaus  Towne's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer 
Bridge's  (27th)  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Nov. 
20,  1775. 

Marshal,  Benjamin.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Lealand,  Jr.'s  8th  (Holliston)  co., 
5th  Middlesex  Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  chosen  by  the  several 
companies  in  said  regiment,  dated  Sherburne,  March  25, 1776;  ordered  in  Council 
March  28,  1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned  except  those  of  the  8th  co.; 
also,  Captain,  8th  (Holliston)  co..  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  (5th  Middlesex  Co.) 
regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  chosen  by  said  company,  dated  Sherburne, 
July  22,  1777 ;  said  Marshal  reported  died  of  smallpox  before  commission  was 
delivered  and  Samuel  Burbank  chosen  in  his  place. 

Marshal,  Benjamin,  Jr.  Capt.  Archelaus  Towne's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Bridge's  (27th) 
regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Nov.  20,  1775. 

Marshal,  Christopher.  Adjutant,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt.;  list  of  officers  to 
be  commissioned,  as  returned  by  Col.  Marshall ;  ordered  in  Council  Sept.  7, 1776, 
that  said  officers  be  commissioned. 

Marshal,  Clement,  Leverett.  Capt.  Reuben  Dickinson's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Ruggles 
Woodbridge's  (25th)  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pa.v,  signed  by  said  Marshal  and 
others,  dated  Cambridge,  June  22,  1775;  also,  Private,  same  co.  and  regt.;  com- 
pany return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Sept.  28,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  near  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  26,  1775. 

Marshal,  David.  Private,  Capt.  William  Hudson  Ballard's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  27,  1776;  enlisted  Jan.  1, 
1776;  reported  discharged  Oct.  1,  1776. 

Marshal,  Ezra,  Mendon.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Penniman's  co..  Col.  Wood's  regt.; 
service  from  April  18,  1777,  to  May  7,  1777,  21  days ;  company  marched  for 
defence  of  Rhode  Island. 

Marshal,  Isaac,  Chelmsford.  Private,  Capt.  Zaccheus  Wright's  co..  Col.  Brooks's 
I'egt. ;  company  return  dated  Camp  at  White  Plains,  Oct.  31,  1776;  reported  sent 
with  the  wounded ;  also,  Capt.  Stephen  Russell's  CO.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  15,1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  28  days,  with 
Gen.  Warner's  brigade  in  Northern  department,  including  12  days  (240  miles) 
travel  home ;  roll  dated  Dracut. 

Marshal,  Isaac,  Leverett.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Reuben  Dickinson's  co..  Col.  Benjamin 
Ruggles  Woodbridge's  (25th)  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Camp  Prospect  Hill, 
Sept.  28,  1775. 

Marshal,  Isaac.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Coolc's  co..  Col.  Woodbridge's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  5,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  I  day,  with  Northern 
army,  including  8  days  (160  miles)  travel  home ;  company  raised  to  serve  until 
last  of  Nov.,  1777. 


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Marshal,  Isaac.  Capt.  Reuben  Dickinson's  co.,  Col.  Portor's  regt. ;  return  for  equip- 
ments, dated  Nov.  9,  1778. 

Mahshal,  Jacob,  Andover.  Corporal,  Capt.  Samuel  Johnson's  co.,  Col.  Wiggles- 
worth's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Albany  home,  sworn  to 
March  7,  1777;  210  miles  travel  allowed  said  Marshal. 

Marshal,  Jacob,  Natick.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Morse's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's 
regt.,  which  marched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  said  Marshal 
marched  April  28,  1775;  service,  2  days. 

Marshal,  Jacob.  Certificate  dated  Feb.  20,  1776,  signed  by  Samuel  H.  Parsons, 
Colonel,  10th  regt.,  certifying  that  Capt.  Solomon  Kidder,  1st  Lieut.  Ebenezer 
Kitteridge,  and  said  Marshal,  2d  Lieutenant,  served  in  a  company  of  militia  raised 
by  the  Province  of  Massachusetts  Bay  and  which  was  joined  to  said  Parsons's 
regt.  from  Dec.  6,  1775,  to  Dec.  16,  1776  [5]  ;  ordered  in  Council  Feb.  21,  177G, 
that  said  officers  be  commissioned  ;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Solomon  Kidder's 
CO.,  Col.  Sargent's  regt.;  list  of  officers;  commissioned  Feb.  21,  1776. 

Marshal,  Jacoh.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Farmer's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Garish's  (Gerrish's) 
regt.  of  guards;  enlisted  Feb.  20, 1778;  service  to  May  20,  1778,  3  mos.,  at  Bun- 
ker Hill.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Middlesex  Co. 

M.iRSHAL,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Farmer's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Garish's  (Gerrish's) 
regt.  of  guards ;  enlisted  Feb.  20, 1778 ;  service  to  May  20, 1778, 3  mos.,  at  Bunker 
Hill.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Middlesex  Co. 

Marshal,  Jeremiah,  Petersham.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  7th  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Asa  How  and  Capt.  Wing 
Spooner,  dated  Dec.  30,  1777 ;  residence.  Petersham  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Peters- 
ham; joined  Capt.  Benjamin  Gates's  co..  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  regt.;  term, 
3  years. 

Marshal,  Jesse.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Farmer's  co..  Col.  Jacolj  Garish's  (Gerrish's) 
regt.  of  guards;  enlisted  Feb.  20,  1778;  service  to  May  20,  1778,  3  mos.,  at  Bun- 
ker Hill.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Middlesex  Co. 

Marshal,  Job,  Cape  Ann.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Roby's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's 
(17th)  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  enlisted  June  1,  1775;  age, 
20  yrs. 

Marshal,  Johx,  Derry.  Capt.  Archelaus  Towne's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Bridge's  (27th) 
regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Nov.  20,  1773. 

Marshal,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Voce's  (Milton)  co..  Col.  Robertson's  (Rob- 
inson's) regt.;  service,  15  days,  probably  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  com- 
pany marched  to  Roxbury  after  the  fight  at  Concord  and  there  served  before 
completion  of  standing  army. 

Marshal,  Johx.  Private,  2d  co.  commanded  by  Lieut.  John  Doty,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Sprout's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  5,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  11,  1778;  service,  6  days, 
on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth.     Roll  sworn  to  in  Plymouth  Co. 

Marshal,  Joshua.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Russell's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  regt., 
Gen.  Warner's  brigade;  enlisted  Aug.  15,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  ser- 
vice, 3  mos.  28  days,  in  Northern  department,  including  12  days  (240  miles)  travel 
home.    Roll  dated  Dracut. 

Marshal,  Josiah,  Dorchester.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Voce's  (Milton)  co..  Col.  Robert- 
son's (Robinson's)  regt.;  service,  10  days,  probably  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775;  company  marched  to  Roxbury  after  the  fight  at  Concord  and  there  served 
before  completion  of  standing  army ;  also,  Capt.  George  Gould's  co.,  Col.  Paul 
Dudley  Sargent's  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 


256  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

Marshal,  Moses.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  age,  19  j'rs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  11  in. ;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for  town  of  Ipswich  ;  arrived  at 
Springfield  July  5,  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July  5,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt. 
Frothingham,  of  the  artillery. 

Marshal,  Nathaniel.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Johnson's  co.,  Col.  Johnson's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  14,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  4  raos.,  with  Northern 
army,  including  13  days  (265  miles)  travel  home.     Roll  sworn  to  at  Andover. 

Marshal,  Samuel,  Chelmsford.  Private,  Col.  Moses  Parker's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  9  days.  Roll  endorsed  "L't  Benj  Walkers 
Roll." 

Marshal,  Samuel,  Tewksbury.  Private,  in  a  Tewksbury  co.  of  militia  commanded 
by  Lieut.  Thomas  Clark,  Col.  Green's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April 
19,  1775;  service,  2  days. 

Marshal,  Samuel.  Corporal,  Capt.  William  Hudson  Ballard's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whit- 
comb's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  27,  1776;  enlisted 
Jan.  1,  1776;  reported  discharged  Sept.  30,  1776. 

Marshal,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  John  Abbot's  co.,  Maj.  Gage's  regt.;  enlisted 
Sept.  30,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  6,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  8  days,  with  Northern 
army. 

Marshal,  Thomas,  Chelmsford.  Corporal,  Capt.  Benjamin  Walker's  co..  Col.  Eben- 
ezer  Bridge's  (27th)  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

Marshal,  Thomas.  Capt.  Reuben  Dickinson's  co.,  Col.  Portor's  regt. ;  return  for 
equipments,  dated  Nov.  9,  1778 ;  also,  list  of  men  appearing  on  a  credit  bill  of 
Capt.  Reuben  Dickinson's  co.  [year  not  given]  ;  said  Marshal  credited  with  ser- 
vice for  5  mos.  1  week. 

Marshal,  Timothy,  Holden.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  Nicholas 
Dike's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage  from  home  to  Dorchester  Heights,  dated 
Sept.  4,  1776;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from 
Dorchester  Heights  home,  dated  Nov.  28,  1776  ;  said  Marshal  credited  with  allow- 
ance for  3  days  (51  miles)  travel;  also,  Capt.  Francis  Willson's  co..  Col.  Danforth 
Keyes's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage  from  place  of  discharge  home,  dated 
Providence,  Dec.  29,  1777 ;  mileage  (53  miles)  allowed  said  Marshal. 

Marshal,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Clap's  co.  (North  co.  in  Walpole),  Col. 
Ephraim  Wheelock's  regt.  commanded  by  Maj.  Metcalf ;  service,  5  days,  on  the 
alarm  at  Warwick,  R.  I.,  of  Dec.  8,  1776. 

Marshall,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mansell,  Marchal,  Mar- 

chall,  Marchel,  Marshal,  Marshel,  Marshell,  Marshil,  Marshol,  Mashara,  Mashel, 
Maskal,  Mershell,  Meshall,  Morshal,  Morshul.] 

Marshall,  ,  Cape  Ann.    Matross,  Capt.  Edward  Crafts's  co..  Col.  Henry  Knox's 

(Artillery)  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Fishkill  home,  dated 
Fishkill,  Jan.  10,  1777;  said  Marshall  credited  with  allowance  for  13  days  (260 
miles)  travel ;  order  for  payment  of  amount  of  abstract  dated  at  Feekskill  and 
signed  by  Maj.  Gen.  W.  Heath. 

Marshall, .    General  order  dated  Headquarters,  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  11, 1776,  taken 

from  Col.  Wheelock's  Orderly  Book  ;  said  Marshall,  Ensign,  2d  Penn.  regt.,  pro- 
moted to  2d  Lieutenant,  vice  Lieut.  Efple,  advanced. 

Marshall,  Allen.  Private,  Capt.  David  Kingman's  co..  Col.  Edward  Mitchel's  regt. ; 
service,  10  days,  on  the  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  of  Dec.  8,  1776.  Roll  endorsed 
"Alarm  Roll  to  Providence  Dec'r  1776." 


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Marshall,  Amasa,  Dudley.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Healy's  (Dudley)  co.  of  Minute- 
men,  Col.  Ebenezer  Larned's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ; 
service,  8  days ;  also,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Healej''s  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Learned's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  177o;  service,  3  mos.,  1 
week,  4  days;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equiA'alent  in  money  dated  Rox- 
bury  Camp,  Nov.  2,  1775. 

Marshall,  Amos.  Conductor  of  Military  Stores  under  Gen.  Knox  ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  July  20,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also.  Conductor  of 
Military  Stores,  Field  Commissary's  department;  appointed  July  20,  1780; 
reported  as  belonging  to  Massachusetts;  also  reported  as  stationed  at  Fishkill. 

Marshall,  Antipas,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  David  Low's  co.  of  volunteers,  3d 
Essex  Co.  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  30,  1777;  marched  Oct.  2,  1777;  discharged  Nov. 
7,  1777,  at  Cambridge ;  service,  40  days,  in  a  regiment  commanded  by  Maj. 
Charles  Smith  in  Northern  department  and  in  guarding  Gen.  Burgoyne's  army 
to  Prospect  Hill;  also,  Capt.  David  Low's  (3d)  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Cogswell's  (3d 
Essex  Co.)  regt.;  return  of  train  band  and  alarm  list  dated  April  30,  1778; 
reported  as  belonging  to  train  band ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for 
equipments,  dated  Aug.  21,  1778. 

Marshall,  Axtipas.  List  of  prisoners  delivered  Col.  Gabriel  Johonnot  by  Charles 
Waller,  Commissary  of  Prisoners  at  Rhode  Island,  March  17,  1778;  reported  a 
Seaman. 

Marshall,  Asa,  Billerica.  Capt.  John  Minot's  co..  Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for 
mileage  to  and  from  Dorchester  Heights  and  travel  allowance  home;  mileage  (52 
miles)  and  travel  for  1  day  allowed  said  Marshall ;  warrant  allowed  in  Council 
Nov.  30,  1776;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Farmer's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's 
regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  29,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  8,1777;  service,  41  days;  com- 
pany marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army;  also,  Capt.  John  Moore's  co..  Col. 
Jonathan  Reed's  (1st)  regt.  of  guards ;  muster  rolls  dated  Cambridge,  May  9,  and 
June  1, 1778 ;  enlisted  April  1, 1778 ;  service  guarding  troops  of  convention ;  enlist- 
ment, 3  months  from  April  2,  1778 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  joined  April  2,  1778 ; 
service  to  July  3,  1778,  3  mos.  2  days,  at  Cambridge. 

Marshall,  Benjamin,  Danvers.  Sailor,  brigantine  "Venus,"  Peter  Silver,  Master; 
descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  sworn  to  Aug.  15, 1780 ;  age,  23  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Danvers. 

Marshall,  Benjamin,  Holliston.  Sergeant  Major,  Capt.  John  Stone's  (Holliston)  co. 
of  militia,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Roxbury ;  service, 
14  days;  also.  Captain,  8th  (Holliston)  co..  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  (5th  Middle- 
sex Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  chosen  in  said  company,  dated 
Sherburne,  June  12,  1777;  ordered  in  Council  June  12,  1777,  that  said  officers  be 
commissioned;  reported  commissioned  June  12,  1777. 

Marshall,  Benjamin,  Lynn.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  ship 
"Thomas,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel  Ingersoll,  dated  Salem,  Aug.  7,  1780; 
age,  24  yrs. ;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Lynn. 

Marshall,  Benjamin,  Nottingham.  Private,  Capt.  Archelaus  Towne's  co.,  Col. 
Bridge's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  8,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  1  day. 

Marshall,  Benjamin,  Stoughtonham.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Bridge  Savel's  (1st 
Stoughtonham)  co.  of  militia.  Col.  Robinson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm 
of  April  19,  1775;  service,  6  days. 

Marshall,  Benjamin.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Ames's  co..  Col.  Wade's  regt. ;  engaged 
June  26,  1778;  discharged  Juh'  20,  1778;  service,  24  days;  company  marched  to 
Rhode  Island  June  26,  1778,  and  joined  Col.  Wade's  regt.  June  27,  1778,  for  21 
days  service. 


258  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Marshall,  Benjamin,  Jr.,  Nottingham.  Capt.  Archelaus  Towne's  co..  Col  Bridge's 
regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Marshall  and  others,  dated  Cam- 
bridge, July  6, 1775 ;  also,  Private,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 
1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  8  days. 

Marshall,  Christopher,  Boston.  Adjutant,  Col.  Marshal's  regt. ;  list  of  officers ; 
commissioned  July  5,  1776  ;  regiment  raised  for  defence  of  Boston  ;  also,  account 
of  ordnance  stores  delivered  said  Marshall  and  others  for  the  troops  at  Hull ; 
date  of  delivery,  Jul}'  6,  1776;  also,  Col.  Marshall's  regt.;  engaged  May  8,  1776; 
service  to  Dec.  1, 1776, 6  mos.  22  days;  also.  Captain,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt. ; 
list  of  officers  of  the  Continental  Army ;  ordered  in  Council  Jan.  30,  1777,  that  said 
officers  be  commissioned;  reported  commissioned  Jan.  30,  1777;  also.  Captain, 
same  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1777,  to  Dec. 
31,  1780;  also,  same  regt. ;  subsistence  allowed  from  date  of  engagement,  Dec.  3, 
1776,  to  March  25,  1777;  credited  with  112  days  allowance;  subsistence  also 
allowed  for  11  days  (220  miles)  travel  on  march  from  Boston  to  Bennington; 
also,  return  of  officers  for  clothing,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  20,  1779;  also.  Captain, 
7th  CO.,  Col.  Marshall's  (10th)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.  and  March,  1779,  dated 
West  Point;  appointed  Nov.  6,  1776;  reported  furloughed  Nov.  10,  also  given 
Nov.  4  [year  not  given] ,  b.y  Gen.  Gates  for  3  months ;  also.  Col.  Marshall's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  April,  1779,  dated  West  Point ;  also,  same  regt. ;  return  of  officers, 
dated  West  Point,  Aug.  21,  1779;  also.  Captain,  10th  Mass.  regt.;  list  of  settle- 
ments of  rank  of  Continental  officers,  dated  West  Point,  made  by  a  Board  held 
for  the  purpose  and  confirmed  by  Congress  Sept.  6,  1779;  commissioned  Jan.  1, 
1777;  also.  Captain,  4th  co..  Col.  Marshall's  regt. ;  muster  roll  of  field,  staff,  and 
commissioned  officers  for  Oct. -Dec,  1780,  dated  Huts  near  West  Point;  also, 
Captain,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt.,  commanded  by  Col.  Thomas  Mar- 
shal prior  to  Jan.  1,  1781 ;  wages  and  subsistence  allowed  from  Aug.  1,  178'i,  to 
Jan.  1,  1782;  also.  Col.  Tupper's  regt. ;  service  from  Jan.  1,  1782,  12  mos. ;  also. 
Captain,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  1st  Mass.  brigade  [year 
not  given,  probably  1783],  showing  dates  of  appointments;  commissioned  Jan.  1, 
1777;  also,  same  regt.;  returns  of  effectives  between  Jan.  25,  1783,  and  April  11, 
1783,  dated  Cantonment  New  Windsor,  Cantonment  New  Sparta,  and  Winter 
Quarters,  New  Windsor ;  reported  absent  (also  given  on  furlough  in  Massachusetts) 
by  leave  of  Gen.  Gates ;  also,  return  of  effectives,  dated  Philadelphia,  Aug.  8, 1783 ; 
reported  attending  general  court  martial  in  camp ;  also,  returns  of  effectives,  dated 
Aug.  15,  1783,  and  Philadelphia,  Aug.  22,  1783;  reported  sick  in  camp. 

Marshall,  Clement.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezet  Goodale's  co..  Col.  David  Wells's 
regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  3,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777;  service,  23  days,  including 
travel  (120  miles)  home ;  company  marched  to  join  Northern  army. 

Marshall,  Daniel,  Scarborough  (also  given  Salisbury,  Dunston,  and  York).  Capt. 
John  Rice's  co. ;  billeting  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment.  May  15,  1775,  to  date 
of  marching  from  Scarborough  to  headquarters  Julj'  4, 1775 ;  credited  with  50  days 
allowance ;.  aZso,  Private,  Capt.  John  Rice's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinny's  (31st) 
regt. ;  company  return  dated  Sept.  29, 1775 ;  also,  Capt.  Nathan  AVatkins's  co..  Col. 
Edmund  Phinney'sregt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776 ; 
enlisted  Jan.  1, 1776;  reported  discharged  March  10, 1776;  also,  list  of  men  raised 
to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Benjamin  Evans ;  residence, 
Scarborough  (also  given  Salisbury) ;  engaged  for  town  of  Salisbury  ;  joined  Capt. 
Burbank's  co..  Col.  Brewer's  regt. ;  term,  3  years ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve 
in  the  Continental  Army  from  Col.  Jonathan  Cogswell's  (3d  Essex  Co.)  regt.; 
residence,  Scarborough;  engaged  for  town  of  Topsfield;  joined  Capt.  Fairfield's 
CO.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Page's  co..  Col.  Calvin 
Smith's  (late  Wigglesworth's)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Feb.  1, 1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  McNall's  co..  Col.  Wiggles- 
worth's regt. ;  return  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Dunston  ;  enlisted  for  town  of 
Dunston;  mustered  by  Esquire  Gushing;  also,  (late)   Capt.  Matthew  Fairfield's 


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Marshall,  Daniel,  continued. 

CO.,  Col.  Edward  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  actual  service  Aug.  15, 
1777 ;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  McNall's  co..  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for 
May,  1778,  dated  Camp  at  Valley  Forge;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  same  co. 
and  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Oct.,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Peter  Page's  co.,  Col.  Wiggles- 
worth's regt.;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence;  also, 
Capt.  Fowle's  co.,  Col.  Smith's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Feb.  1,  1780;  residence,  York. 

Marshall,  David,  Chelmsford.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Barron's  co.  of  militia.  Col. 
David  Green's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5 
days. 

Marshall,  David,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Cogsvv'ell,  Jr.'s  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  3  days ;  also,  Capt.  David  Low's 
(3d)  CO.,  Col.  Jonathan  Cogswell's  (3d  Essex  Co.)  regt. ;  return  of  train  band  and 
alarm  list,  dated  April  30,  1778;  reported  as  belonging  to  train  band;  also,  pay 
abstract  for  equipments,  dated  Aug.  21,  1778. 

Marshall,  Enoch.  Private,  Capt.  David  Low's  (3d)  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Cogswell's 
(3d  Essex  Co.)  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  equipments,  dated  Aug.  21,  1778.  [See 
Enoch  Haskol.] 

Marshall,  Ethan.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Lyman's  co. ;  service,  7  days;  company 
probably  made  up  of  three  [?]  companies  and  marched  from  Northampton  to 
East  Hoosuck  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  17,  1777. 

Marshall,  Ezra,  Mendon.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Knap's  co..  Col.  William  Sheppard's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  14,  1777,  to  May  22, 
1778;  reported  deceased;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  return  dated  Jan.  30,  1778; 
residence,  Mendon ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Mendon ;  mustered  by  State  and  Conti- 
nental Muster  Masters;  term,  3  years;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  of  men 
who  were  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777 ;  reported  died  May  -,  1778. 

Marshall,  George.  Private,  Capt.  Jesse  Roe's  co.  of  artificers  attached  to  corps  of 
artillery  under  Brig.  Gen.  Henry  Knox;  muster  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec,  1777; 
also,  Capt.  Christopher  Beackley's  co.  of  Artillery  artificers,  detached  from  Col. 
Benjamin  Flower's  corps  of  artificers  and  attached  to  artillery  in  the  field  com- 
manded by  Brig.  Gen.  Henry  Knox;  muster  roll  for  April,  1778. 

Marshall,  Gilhert.  Corporal,  Capt.  David  Brewer's  (10th)  co..  Col.  Abner  Perry's 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  28, 1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  7, 1780 ;  service,  14  days,  including 
3  days  (70  miles)  travel  home;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm. 
Roll  dated  Framingham. 

Marshall,  Henry.  Marine,  sloop  "Winthrop;"  crew  liet  endorsed  "1783;"  en- 
gaged March  24  [year  not  given] . 

Marshall,  Isaac,  Chelmsford.  Private,  Col.  Moses  Parker's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  12  days;  roll  endorsed  "  L't  Beuj  Walkers 
Roll;"  a/io,  Capt.  John  Minot's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.;  arrived  at 
destination  May  10,  1777 ;  discharged  July  9,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  9  days,  at 
Rhode  Island,  including  travel  (8  days)  to  and  from  place  of  destination ;  roll 
dated  Warwick  Neck. 

Marshall,  Isaac,  Leverett.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Reuben  Dickenson's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  R.  Woodbridge's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service, 
11  days;  also.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Dickenson's  co..  Col.  Woodbridge's  regt. ;  receipt 
for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Marshall  and  others,  dated  Charlestown,  July 
27,  1775. 

Marshall,  Isaac.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  James  Lewis's  (2d)  co.,  7th  Middlesex  Co. 
regt.  of  Mass.  militia  ;  list  of  officers  ;  commissioned  June  29,  1780. 


260  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Marshall,  Jacob,  Billerica  (probably).  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Stickney's  co..  Col. 
Bridge's  regt.  of  Minute-men,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  ser- 
vice, 11  days. 

Marshall,  Jacob,  Chelmsford.  List  of  6  months  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of 
June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of  Maj.  Joseph  Hosmer,  Superintendent  for 
Middlesex  Co.,  b}'  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised 
to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve 
of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Maj.  Peter 
Harwood,  of  6th  Mass.  regt.,  at  Springfield  July  2,  1780;  age,  20  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for  town  of  Chelmsford ;  marched  to  camp 
July  2,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Phineas  Parker;  also,  list  of  men  raised 
for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed 
muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25, 1780 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months 
men  raised  by  the  town  of  Chelmsford  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  at 
North  river  during  1780;  marched  from  home  June  30,  1780;  discharged  Jan.  2, 
1781 ;  service,  6  mos.  14  days,  including  10  days  (200  miles)  travel  home. 

Marshall,  Jacob  (also  given  Isaac).  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Boynton's  co..  Col. 
Nathaniel  Wade's  regt.;  enlisted  July  1,  1778;  service  to  Jan.  1,  1779,  6  mos.  6 
days,  at  Rhode  Island,  including  travel  (100  miles)  home;  a^so,  same  co.  and 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  North  Kingston,  Nov.  6,  1778 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
muster  rolls  dated  East  Greenwich,  Sept.  17,  Sept.  28,  Nov.  13,  and  Dec.  23, 1778; 
enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779. 

Marshall,  James,  Chelmsford.  List  of  6  months  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of 
June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of  Maj.  Joseph  Hosmer,  Superintendent  for 
Middlesex  Co.,  by  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised 
to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve 
of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Maj.  Peter 
Harwood,  of  6th  Mass.  regt.,  at  Springfield,  July  2,  1780;  age,  20  yrs.;  stature, 
5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for  town  of  Chelmsford;  marched  to  camp 
July  2,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Phineas  Parker;  also,  list  of  men  raised 
for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  bj'  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed 
muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25, 1780 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months 
men  raised  b.y  the  town  of  Chelmsford  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  at  North 
river  during  1780 ;  marched  from  home  June  30,  1780;  discharged  Jan.  2,  1781; 
service,  6  mos.  14  days,  including  10  days  (200  miles)  travel  home. 

Marshall,  James,  Peterborough  (also  given  Bridgewater).  Private,  Capt.  William 
Scott's  CO.  of  Minute-men,  Col.  Paul  Dudley  Sargent's  regt.,  which  marched  April 
20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service  to  April  23,  1775, 
3  days;  also,  Capt.  William  Scott's  CO.,  Col.  Paul  Dudley  Sargent's  (28th)  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  23,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  16  days; 
also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equiv- 
alent in  money  dated  Camp  before  Boston,  Nov.  14,  1775;  also,  certificate  dated 
Milton,  Aug.  28,  1776,  signed  by  the  Selectmen,  certifying  that  said  Marshall, 
deceased,  had  been  a  soldier  in  Capt.  Scot's  co..  Col.  Sargent's  regt.,  had  left  no 
estate,  and  that  the  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  due  him  should  be 
paid  to  Josiah  Marshall. 

Marshall,  James.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Jacob  Lovell's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt.;  service, 
9  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Bedford,  Dartmouth,  and  Falmouth,  in  Sept.,  1778. 

Marshall,  James.  Seaman,  brig  "Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Foster  Wil- 
liams; engaged  March  7, 1779;  discharged  April  20,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  13  days. 
Roll  dated  Boston. 

Marshall,  James.  Seaman,  on  board  the  armed  ship  "  Count  D'Estaing,"  com- 
manded by  Capt.  Elias  Smith ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  sworn  to  at 


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Marshall,  James,  continued. 

Beverly,  Sept.  14,  1780;  age,  23  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in.;  complexion,  light;  re- 
ported as  belonging  to  New  England. 

Marshall,  Jeremiah,  Petersham.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Mus- 
ter Master  for  Worcester  Co. ;  Capt.  Gates's  co..  Col.  Putnam's  regt. ;  mustered 
May  5,  1777 ;  term,  3  years ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Gardner's  co..  Col.  Rufus  Put- 
nam's (5th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  18, 1777, 
to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Gates's  co..  Col.  Putnam's  regt.;  return 
dated  Albany,  Feb.  9, 1778 ;  residence,  Petersham ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Petersham ; 
mustered  by  Capt.  Newhall;  reported  deserted;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Gates's  co.,  Col. 
Putnam's  (4th)  regt.;  return  for  State  gratuity  approved  April  22,  1779;  also, 
Colonel's  co..  Col.  Putnam's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  April  18,  1780. 

Marshall,  Jesse.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Russell's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  regt., 
Gen.  Warner's  brigade ;  enlisted  Aug.  15, 1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  30, 1777 ;  service, 
3  mos.  28  days,  in  Northern  department,  including  12  days  (240  miles)  travel 
home.    Roll  dated  Dracut. 

Marshall,  Job,  Gloucester.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Roby's  co..  Col.  Moses  Little's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  1,  1775;  service,  2  mos. 
5  days ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dec.  11, 1775. 

Marshall,  Joel,  Tewksbury.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Brown's  co.  (Southeast  co.  in 
Tewksbury),  Col.  David  Green's  (Middlesex  Co.)  regt.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  6  days. 

Marshall,  John,  Derry.  Capt.  Archelaus  Towne's  co..  Col.  Bridge's  regt.;  receipt 
for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Marshall  and  others,  dated  Cambridge,  July  6, 
1775;  also.  Private,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted 
May  5,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  4  days. 

Marshall,  John,  Gloucester.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Roby's  co..  Col.  Moses  Little's 
(17th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  June  1, 1775;  service,  2  mos. 
5  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  age, 23  yrs.;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dec.  11,  1775;  also,  Matross,  Capt. 
William  Ellery's  (1st  Artillery)  co. ;  enlisted  July  18,  1776;  service  to  Dec.  31, 
1776,  5  mos.  14  days ;  company  stationed  at  Gloucester  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Marshall,  John,  Gloucester.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  armed  ship 
"  America,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Somes,  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co.,  June  8, 
1780;  age,  24  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in. ;  complexion,  dark;  occupation,  mariner; 
residence,  Gloucester. 

Marshall,  John,  Tewksbury.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Drury's  co..  Col.  Turner's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  24,  1781;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1781;  service,  3  mos.  12  days,  in- 
cluding travel  (100  miles)  home,  at  Rhode  Island. 

Marshall,  John.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  19,  1777;  Capt.  Abram  Hunt's  co..  Col.  John 
Paterson's  regt. 

Marshall,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Stetson's  co..  Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  muster  roll 
for  Dec,  1776-Feb.,  1777;  enlisted  Dec.  10,  1776;  credited  to  town  of  Plymouth; 
reported  discharged  Jan.  8,  1777;  regiment  raised  to  serve  until  March  1,  1777. 

Marshall,  John.  Private,  Lieut.  Martin  Wate's  co..  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's 
regt.;  service,  4  days,  in  Northern  department;  company  reported  to  have 
marched  to  New  Providence  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington  Aug.  17,  1777.  Roll 
sworn  to  in  Hampshire  Co. 


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Marshall,  John.  Private,  2d  co.  commanded  by  Lieut.  John  Doty,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Sprout's  regt. ;  enlisted  May  6,  1778 ;  discharged  May  7,  1778 ;  service,  2  days,  on 
an  alarm  at  Dartmouth.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Plymouth  Co. 

Marshall,  John.  Private,  Capt.  BarnaVms  Doty's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  13,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  17,  1778;  service,  5  days,  on  an  alarm 
at  Falmouth,  Barnstable  Co. 

Marshall,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Heath's  detachment;  engaged  Aug.  5, 
1778;  discharged  Dec.  16,  1778;  service,  4  mos.  11  days;  detachment  drafted  to 
serve  for  6  months  with  guards  under  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish  at  Boston  and  Cam- 
bridge.   Roll  sworn  to  at  Boston. 

Marshall,  John,  Jr.,  Plymouth.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  from  Capt.  Xathaniel  Goodwin's  co.,  1st  Plymouth  Co.  regt.,  dated  Feb. 
21  [1778]  ;  residence,  Plymouth ;  engaged  for  town  of  Plymouth ;  term,  3  years. 

Marshall,  John,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bradley's  (Milton)  co..  Col.  Benjamin 
Gill's  regt. ;  service,  5  days ;  company  marched  to  Dorchester  Neck  March  4,  1776, 
when  the  forts  were  erected  on  the  Heights ;  also,  Capt.  Josiah  Vose's  (Milton) 
CO. ;  service  from  April  13  to  April  26,  1776,  12  da3's,  in  defence  of  seacoast. 

Marshall,  Jonas.  Enlistment  agreement  dated  Jan.  29,  1776,  signed  by  said  Mar- 
shall and  others,  engaging  themselves  to  serve  until  April  1,  1776. 

Marshall,  Jonathan.  Private,  Capt.  David  Low's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Cogswell's 
regt. ;  return  of  train  band  and  alarm  list,  dated  April  30,  1778 ;  reported  as 
belonging  to  alarm  list. 

Marshall,  Joseph,  Braintree.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Col.  Ebenezer  Thayer,  Jr.'s  (5th  Suffolk  Co.)  regt.;  residence,  Braintree; 
engaged  for  town  of  Braintree;  joined  Capt.  Perkins's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt.; 
term,  3  years ;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  June  22, 1777 ;  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  also,  Matross,  Capt. 
Callender's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  June  10,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  William 
Perkins's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Sept.-Dec,  1777;  also,  Capt. 
Lieut.  John  Callender's  co..  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec, 
1778,  dated  Providence;  reported  on  furlough  in  Nov.,  1778,  sick  in  barracks  in 
Dec,  1778;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  for  April,  1779,  dated  Provi- 
dence ;  enlisted  June  18,  1777 ;  reported  on  command  at  Tiverton ;  also,  Capt. 
John  Slewman's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  ser- 
vice from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  June  13,  1780;  also,  descriptive  list  dated  Jan.  11,  1781; 
Capt.  John  Slueman's  co.,  3d  Artillery  regt.;  rank,  Matross;  age,  23  yrs. ;  stat- 
ure, 5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  fair;  enlisted  June  13, 1777,  by  Lieut.  Hall ;  reported 
discharged  Jan.  18,  1780. 

Marshall,  Joseph,  Chelmsford.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Barron's  co.  of  militia,  Col. 
David  Green's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5 
days. 

Marshall,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Barnabas  Dodge's  (6th)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Loammi 
Baldwin's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  Aug.,  1775,  dated  Chelsea  Camp ;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Chelsea,  Dec  27,  1775. 

Marshall,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  David  Low's  (3d)  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Cogswell's 
regt. ;  return  of  train  band  and  alarm  list,  dated  April  30,  1778 ;  reported  as 
belonging  to  alarm  list. 

Marshall,  Jos'h.  Sergeant,  Lieut.  Andrew  Gilman's  co.  (including  Indians)  stationed 
at  Penobscot  river;  roll  made  up  for  15^  days  additional  service  rendered  by  a 
portion  of  above  company  subsequent  to  date  of  regular  discharge,  Jan.  22,  1778, 
news  of  such  discharge  not  having  reached  them  until  Feb.  7,  1778. 


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Marshall,  Joshca.  Private,  in  a  company  commanded  by  Lieut.  Andrew  Oilman; 
enlisted  Oct.  l-t,  1777  ;  discharged  Jan.  22,  1778 ;  service,  3  mos.  9  days  ;  company 
stationed  at  Penobscot;  also,  Lieut.  Andrew  Oilman's  co.  (including  Indians) 
stationed  at  Penobscot  river;  roll  made  up  for  15^  days  additional  service  ren- 
dered by  a  portion  of  above  company  subsequent  to  date  of  regular  discharge, 
Jan.  22,  1778,  news  of  such  discharge  not  having  reached  them  until  Feb.  7, 1778; 
also,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Fales's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  3, 1779 ;  discharged  Aug.  15,  1779 ; 
service,  13  days,  at  Penobscot ;  company  marched  on  expedition  to  Majorbagaduce 
by  order  of  Gen.  Lovel. 

Marshall,  Josiah,  Milton.  Private,  Capt.  George  Gould's  co.,  Col.  Paul  D.  Sergent's 
(28th)  I'egt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  25,  1775;  service,  2 
mos.  12  days;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cam- 
bridge, Dec.  16,  1775 ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Badlam's  co..  Col.  Knox's 
(Artillery)  regt.  stationed  near  Boston;  service  probably  rendered  between  Jan. 
1, 1776,  and  April  -,  1776,  as  per  certificate  dated  Dec.  14, 1839;  also,  Capt.  Josiah 
Vose's  (Milton)  co. ;  service  from  April  13,  1776,  to  April  26,  1776,  12  days,  in 
defence  of  seacoast. 

Marshall,  Moses,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  David  Low's  (3d)  co..  Col.  Jonathan 
Cogswell's  (3d  Essex  Co.)  regt.;  return  of  train  band  and  alarm  list,  dated  April 
30,  1778;  reported  as  belonging  to  train  l)and;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay 
abstract  for  equipments,  dated  Aug.  21,  1778;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the 
6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in 
a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men 
raised  by  the  town  of  Ipswich  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780; 
marched  June  17, 1780 ;  discharged  Dec.  4, 1780 ;  service,  5  mos.  29  days,  including 
travel  (240  miles)  home. 

Marshall,  Nathaniel,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Foster's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel 
Wade's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  1, 1778;  company  stationed  at  Middletown,  R.  I.,  for 
6  months  from  July  1,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Jonathan  Evans's  co..  Col.  Nathaniel 
Wade's  regt.;  enlisted  July  1,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  6  mos.  7 
days,  at  North  Kingston,  R.  I.,  including  6  days  (115  miles)  travel  home;  roll 
sworn  to  at  Newburyport;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  North 
Kingston,  Nov.  6,  1778;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  rolls  sworn  to  at  East 
Greenwich  Sept.  17,  Sept.  22,  Oct.  14,  and  Nov.  13,  1778;  enlistment  to  expire 
Jan.  1,  1779. 

Marshall,  Peter,  Leverett.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Haynes's  co..  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  27,  1776;  enlisted  April  1, 
1776;  enlistment,  during  war;  reported  re-engaged  Nov.  15,  1776,  in  Capt. 
Haynes's  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.,  but  to  remain  in  Col.  Whitcomb's  regt. 
until  Dec.  31,  1776;  also.  Private,  Capt.  John  K.  Smith's  co..  Col.  Calvin  Smith's 
(late  Wigglesworth's)  13th  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Nov.  5,  1778;  reported  discharged  Nov.  5,  1778;  also,  Cajit. 
Aai'on  Haynes's  co..  Col.  Edward  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  return  [year  not  given]  ; 
residence,  Leverett;  engaged  for  town  of  Leverett;  mustered  by  Muster  Master 
Barrett  at  Concord. 

Marshall,  Robert,  Newburyport.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  Lunt's  co..  Col.  Moses  Little's 
(17th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  2,  1775;  service,  13 
weeks  ;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  age,  20  yrs. ;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Feb.  19,  1776. 

Marshall,  Robert,  Rowley.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Peabody's  co.,  Col.  Edwaid 
Wigglesworth's  regt.;  pay  alistract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  from  Ticonderoga 
home  in  1776;  230  miles  travel  allowed  said  Marshall. 


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Marshall,  Robert.  Drummer,  sloop  "  Machias  Liberty,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Jere- 
miah Obrien;  engaged  March  13,  1776;  discharged  July  25,  1776;  service,  4  mos. 
12  days. 

Marshall,  Robert.  Corporal,  Capt.  Stephen  Jenkins's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Poor's 
regt. ;  engaged  May  27,  1778;  discharged  Feb.  11,  1779;  service,  8  mos.  29  days, 
at  North  river,  including  13  days  (260  miles)  travel  home;  a/so,  same  co.  and 
regt.;  pay  roll  for  Sept.,  1778,  dated  Fort  Clinton;  engagement,  8  months  from 
time  of  arrival  at  Peekskill ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec, 
1778,  dated  King's  Ferry. 

Marshall,  Samuel,  Chelmsford.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Barron's  co.  of  militia.  Col. 
David  Green's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
9  days. 

Marshall,  Samuel,  Chelmsford.  Private,  Capt.  John  Ford's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer 
Bridge's  (27th)  regt. ;  musterroll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  April  29,  1775;  ser- 
vice, 3  mos.  10  days. 

Marshall,  Samuel,  Chelmsford.  Capt.  Benjamin  Walker's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer 
Bridge's  (27th)  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Marshall  and  others, 
dated  Cambridge,  June  24,  1775;  also,  Private,  same  co.  and  regt.;  company  re- 
turn [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

Marshall,  Samuel,  Chelmsford.  Private,  Capt.  John  Minot's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whit- 
ney's regt. ;  arrived  at  destination  May  10, 1777 ;  discharged  July  9, 1777 ;  service, 
2  mos.  9  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  including  travel  (8  days)  to  and  from  place  of 
destination.    Roll  dated  Warwick  Neck. 

Marshall,  Samuel,  Gloucester.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Warner's  co.,  Col.  Moses 
Little's  (17th)  regt.;  musterroll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  4,  1775;  ser- 
vice, 3  mos.  5  daj's;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  age,  17  yrs. ; 
also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Pi-ospect  Hill,  Nov. 
25,  1775. 

Marshall,  Samuel,  Gloucester.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  armed 
ship  "America,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Somes,  sworn  to  in  Suflfolk  Co., 
June  8,  1780;  age,  45  yrs.;  stature,  6  ft.;  residence,  Gloucester. 

Marshall,  Samuel,  Nantucket.  Seaman,  hrigantine  "  Lucy,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Stephen  Clay;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  sworn  to  Ma\'  31,  1780;  age, 
24  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Nantucket. 

Marshall,  Samuel.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Trull's  (Uth)  co.  (West  co.  in 
Tewksbury),  Col.  Simeon  Spaulding's  (7th  Middlesex  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia; 
list  of  officers  chosen  by  the  several  companies  in  said  regiment;  ordered  in  Coun- 
cil May  31,  1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned ;  reported  commissioned  May 
31,  1776. 

Marshall,  Samuel.  Pi'ivate,  Capt.  Stephen  Russell's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's 
regt.,  Gen.  Warner's  brigade;  enlisted  Aug.  15,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777; 
service,  3  mos.  28  days,  in  Northern  department,  including  12  days  (240  miles) 
travel  home.    Roll  dated  Dracut. 

Marshall,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Heath's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's 
detachment;  engaged  April  2,  1778;  discharged  July  2,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  2 
days;  detachment  drafted  to  serve  with  guards  at  Cambridge;  also,  same  co.  and 
detachment;  musterroll  dated  Boston,  May  14,  1778;  enlisted  April  2,  1778;  en- 
listment, 3  months  from  April  2,  1778. 

Marshall,  Samuel.  Seaman,  brig  "  Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Foster 
Williams;  engaged  March  7,  1779;  discharged  April  20,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  13 
days.    Roll  dated  Boston. 


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Marshall,  Sasiuel.  Private,  Capt.  Philip  M.  Ulmer's  co..  Col.  McCobb's  regt. ;  ser- 
vice from  July  8,  1779,  to  Sept.  24, 1779,  2  mos.  16  days,  on  Penobscot  expedition. 

Marshall,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Archibald  McAllster's  co..  Col.  Prime's  regt.; 
enlisted  April  12,  1780;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1780;  service,  7  mos.  19  days,  under 
Brig.  Gen.  Wadsworth  at  the  Eastward.  Roll  certified  at  Headquarters  at 
Thomaston. 

Marshall,  Thomas,  Chelmsford.  Corporal,  Capt.  Benjamin  Walker's  co..  Col. 
Ebenezer  Bridge's  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Marshall  and 
others,  dated  Cambridge,  June  21,  177o;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775; 
enlisted  April  28.  1775;  service,  3  mos.  11  days. 

Marshall,  Thomas,  Dartmouth.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Daniel  Egery's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
which  marched  April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775;  service, 

5  days;  also,  Capt.  Daniel  Egery's  co..  Col.  Timothy  Danielson's  regt.;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  4,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  4  days;  also,  com- 
pany return  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat 
or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Dec.  24,  1775. 

Marshall,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Diclcinson's  co..  Col.  Porter's  regt.; 
return  for  equipments,  dated  Nov.  9,  1778. 

Marshall,  Thomas.  Official  record  of  a  ballot  by  the  House  of  Representatives,  dated 
April  30,  1776;  said  Marshall  chosen  Colonel  of  Boston  regt.  of  Mass.  militia; 
appointment  concurred  in  by  Council  April  30, 1776 ;  reported  commissioned  April 
30,  1776;  also,  official  record  of  a  ballot  by  the  House  of  Representatives,  dated 
May  8,  1776;  said  Marshall  chosen  Colonel  of  a  regiment  raised  for  defence  of 
Boston;  appointment  concurred  in  by  Council  May  8,  1776;  reported  commis- 
sioned May  8,  1776 ;  also.  Colonel ;  engaged  May  8,  1776 ;  service  to  Dec.  1,  1776, 

6  mos.  23  days ;  also,  official  record  of  a  ballot  by  the  House  of  Representatives, 
dated  Nov.  19,  1776;  said  Marshall  chosen  Colonel;  appointment  concurred  in 
by  Council  Nov.  19,  1776;  reported  commissioned  Nov.  19,  1776;  also.  Colonel, 
10th  Mass.  regt. ;  Continental  Arm}'  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  petition  addressed  to  the  General  Court,  dated  Camp  above 
Stillwater,  Sept.  15,  1777,  signed  by  officers  of  said  Marshall's  regt.  and  Col. 
Samuel  Brewer's  regt.,  requesting  that  clothing  be  furnished  them  from  the  store 
of  cloths  found  on  board  the  prize  captured  by  Capt.  Lee  as  their  clothing  and 
baggage  had  been  lost  on  the  late  retreat  from  Ticonderoga ;  also,  return  of  offi- 
cers for  clothing,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  20, 1779;  also,  muster  roll  of  field,  staff,  and 
commissioned  officers  for  Jan.,  1779,  dated  West  Point;  commissioned  Nov.  6, 
1776;  reported  on  command  at  Boston  ;  also.  Colonel  and  Captain,  1st  co. ;  mus- 
ter roll  of  field,  staff,  and  commissioned  officers  for  March,  1779,  dated  West  Point ; 
reported  on  command  at  Boston ;  also,  return  of  field,  staff,  and  commissioned 
officers,  dated  West  Point,  Aug.  21,  1779;  also.  Colonel,  10th  Mass.  regt. ;  list  of 
settlements  of  rank  of  Continental  officers  dated  West  Point,  made  by  a  board 
held  for  that  purpose  and  confirmed  by  Congress  Sept.  6, 1779 ;  commissioned  Jan. 
1,  1777;  also.  Colonel  and  Captain;  muster  roll  of  field,  staff,  and  commissioned 
officers  for  Oct.-Dec,  1780,  dated  Hntts  near  West  Point;  reported  retired  on  the 
new  establishment  as  a  supernumerary  officer. 

Marshall,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  John  H.  Wendell's  co..  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's 
(1st  New  York)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.-March,  1781,  dated  West  Point; 
enlisted  Feb.  21,  1781;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Wendell's  co., 
Col.  Van  Schaick's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  April,  1781,  dated  West  Point. 

Marshall,  Thomas,  Jr.,  Chelmsford.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Barron's  co.  of  militia, 
Col.  David  Green's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
9  days. 


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Marshall,  Timothy,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Cogswell,  Jr.'s  co.,  which 
inarched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days;  also,  receipts  dated  Ips- 
wich, Sept.  15,  and  Sept.  30,  1775,  signed  by  said  Marshall  and  others,  belonging 
to  Capt.  Charles  Smith's  co.,  for  advance  pay  for  1  month,  and  4  weeks  billeting, 
respectively,  given  to  Michael  Farley,  Muster  Master  and  Paymaster  of  men 
raised  in  Ipswich  for  defence  of  seacoast  in  Essex  Co. ;  also,  Corporal,  Capt. 
Charles  Smith's  co. ;  enlisted  July  17,  1775;  service  to  Jan.  1,  1776,  5  mos.  29 
days ;  company  i-aised  in  Ipswich  for  defence  of  seacoast  in  Essex  Co. ;  also.  Pri- 
vate, Capt.  David  Low's  (3d)  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Cogswell's  regt. ;  return  of  train 
band  and  alarm  list,  dated  April  30,  1778;  reported  as  belonging  to  train  band. 

Marshall,  Timothy.  Private,  Capt.  Francis  Willson's  co.,  Col.  Danforth  Keyes's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  2,  1777;  discharged  Jan.  3,  1778;  service,  6  mos.  1  day,  at 
Rhode  Island.    Roll  dated  Providence. 

Marshall,  William,  Tewksbury.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Brown's  co.  (Southeast 
CO.  in  Tewksbury),  Col.  David  Green's  (Middlesex  Co.)  regt.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775.;  service,  3  days. 

Marshall,  William,  Walpole.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Draper's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Wil- 
liam Bond's  (late  Col.  Gardner's)  37th  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Camp  at 
Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money 
dated  Camp  at  Prospect  Hill,  Dec.  30,  1775. 

Marshall,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Heath's  detachment;  engaged  Aug. 
5,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  16,  1778;  service,  4  mos.  11  days;  detachment  drafted 
to  serve  for  6  months  with  guards  under  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish  at  Boston  and  Cam- 
bridge.   Roll  sworn  to  at  Boston. 

Marshall,  AVilliam.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Battelle's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel 
Pierce's  regt.;  enlisted  June  2,  1779;  discharged  July  1,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 
2  days,  at  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  including  travel  (60  miles)  home. 

Marshall,  Zaohariah.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Robbins's  co. ;  enlisted  May  20, 1778 ; 
discharged  Dec.  1, 1778 ;  service,  6  mos.  20  days,  under  Col.  John  Allan,  including 
8  days  (160  miles)  travel  home ;  company  raised  for  defence  of  Machias. 

Marshant,  Joseph,  Sunderland.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  re- 
turned by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

Marshel,  Abel.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Middlesex  Co.,  agreeable  to  resolve 
of  Dec  2,  1780,  as  returned  b.y  Joseph  Hosmer,  Superintendent  for  said  count}- ; 
age,  16yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion, light;  hair, light;  eyes,  blue;  occu- 
pation, farmer;  engaged  for  town  of  Chelmsford;  engaged  July  31,  1781;  term, 
6  months. 

Marshel,  Benjamin.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Bridge  Savell's  (Stoughtonham)  co.. 
Col.  Gill's  regt.;  service,  5  days;  company  marched  to  Dorchester  Heights 
March  4,  1776,  on  an  alarm. 

Marshel,  Clement,  Amherst.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Dickinson's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  R.  Woodbridge's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  ser- 
vice, 11  days;  also,  Capt.  Reuben  Dickinson's  co..  Col.  Woodbridge's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  8  days. 

Marshel,  Daniel.  List  of  men  returned  by  a  committee  for  settling  disputes  between 
towns  as  to  soldiers  credited  to  them  [year  not  given]  ;  said  Marshall  claimed  by 
Scarborough  and  Salisbury ;  allowed  to  Salisbury. 

Marshel,  Ezra.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Martin's  co..  Col.  Joseph  (Josiah)  Whitney's 
regt.;  service  between  May  4,  1777,  and  July  4,  1777,  14  days,  under  Maj.  Gen. 
Spencer  at  Rhode  Island,  including  travel  (54  miles)  from  home  to  place  of  desti- 
nation and  from  place  of  discharge  home. 


IN  THE   WAR  OF  THE   REVOLUTION.  267 

Mahshel,  Isaac,  Leverett.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Reuben  Dickinson's  co..  Col.  Wood- 
bridge's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  engaged  May  1,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  8  days. 

Marshel,  Joseph,  Gloucester.  Private,  Capt.  Barnabas  Dodge's  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Loammi  Baldwin's  (late  Col.  Gerrish's)  38th  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 
1775 ;  enlisted  Ma.y  2,  1775 ;  service,  13  weeks ;  also,  company  return  dated  Camp 
at  Chelsea,  Oct.  2,  1775. 

Marshel,  Peter,  Leverett.  List  of  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Leverett  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army,  as  returned  by  the  Selectmen  and  Committee  of  Safety,  sworn 
to  April  5,  1779;  residence,  Leverett;  joined  Capt.  Aaron  Hayns's  co.,  Col.  Wig- 
glesworth's  regt. ;  term,  3  years. 

Marshel,  Samuel,  Chelmsford.  Descriptive  list  dated  June  15,  1775;  Capt.  John 
Ford's  CO.,  Col.  Bridge's  regt. ;  age,  23  yrs. ;  stature,  6  ft. ;  complexion,  dark ; 
occupation,  farmer ;  residence,  Chelmsford ;  enlisted  April  29, 1775 ;  «^so.  Private, 
Capt.  Ford's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Bridge's  (27th)  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Sept. 
25,  1775. 

Marshel,  Thomas.  Corporal,  Capt.  Reuben  Dickinson's  co..  Col.  Elisha  Porter's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  engaged  Sept.  23, 1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  18, 1777;  service, 
26  days ;  company  marched  to  Stillwater  Sept.  23,  1777,  on  an  alarm. 

Marshell,  Amasa,  Dudley.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Healy's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer 
Learned's  (4th)  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

Marshell,  Ezra,  Mendon.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Gershom  Nelson's  (2d  Mendon)  co.,  as  returned  to  Col.  Moses  Wheelock, 
dated  Mendon,  Feb.  13,  1778;  residence,  Mendon;  engaged  for  town  of  Mendon; 
joined  Capt.  Knap's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt. ;  term  to  expire  May  -,  1780. 

Marshell,  Joel,  Tewksbury.  Private,  Capt.  Solomon  Kidder's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's 
regt. ;  company  return  endorsed  "  1776  "  and  probably  made  up  at  White  Plains; 
said  Marshell  reported  as  having  lost  articles  in  battle  and  as  having  been  sent 
with  the  wounded. 

IMarshfield,  -.     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Maxfield.] 

Marshfield,  Robert.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Evans's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  8,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  6  mos.,  at  North 
Kingston,  R.  I.,  including  6  days  (115  miles)  travel  home;  roll  sworn  to  at  New- 
buryport;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  North  Kingston,  Nov.  6, 
1778;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  rolls  dated  East  Greenwich,  Sept.  17, 
Sept.  22,  Oct.  14,  and  Nov.  13,  1778;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779. 

Marshil,  Francis,  Newton.  Private,  Capt.  Amariah  Fuller's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  headquarters  at  Cambridge ;  service,  1  da.v. 

Marshol,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Mann's  co.,  4th  Suffolk  Co.  regt.  com- 
manded by  Maj.  Seth  BuUard;  inarched  July  28,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  1,  1780; 
service,  4  days;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm. 

Marshol,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Mann's  co.,  4th  Suffolk  Co.  regt.  com- 
manded by  Maj.  Seth  Bullard;  marched  July  28,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  1, 1780; 
service,  4  days ;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm. 

Mauson,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Morson.] 

Marson,  George,  Pownalborough.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  from  Capt.  Joseph  North's  (2d  Lincoln  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Gardnerstown, 
Feb.  2,  1778;  i-esidence,  Pownalborough;  engaged  for  town  of  Pownalborough; 
joined  Capt.  Baly's  co. ;  term,  3  years. 


208  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

Marsox,  Jared.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Barns's  co. ;  service,  15  days ;  company  marched 
to  Manchiester  July  13,  1777,  on  an  alarm. 

Marson,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Jotin  Blunt's  co..  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's  regt. ; 
service  between  June  28,  1779,  and  Sept.  28,  1779,  2  mos.  16  days,  on  Penobscot 
expedition. 

Marson,  Thaddeus.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Barns's  co. ;  service,  15  days;  company 
marched  to  Manchester  July  13,  1777,  on  an  alarm. 

Marson,  William.  Landsman,  brig  "Adventure,"  commanded  by  Capt.  James 
Morris ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  sworn  to  in  Suifolk  Co.,  Sept.  26, 
1780;  age,  18  yrs.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  black;  reported  as  belonging  to 
Massachusetts. 

Marss,  Isaac.  Receipt  dated  Berwiclc,  May  1,  1781,  for  bounty  paid  said  Marss  by 
Joshua  Emery,  Chairman  of  a  class  of  the  town  of  Berwick,  to  serve  in  the  Con- 
tinental Army  for  the  term  of  3  j^ears. 

Marsser,  John,  Dracut.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Hovey's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  6,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  18,  1779;  service,  5  mos.  18  days, 
at  Rhode  Island ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Dec,  1779,  allowing  1  mo. 
5  days  service  at  Rhode  Island,  including  travel  (100  miles)  home. 

Marstex,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  John  Mills's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  dated  Huts ;  enlistment,  during  war ;  reported 
sick  and  absent. 

Marsten,  Zach.,  Salem.  Cook,  brigantine  "Cutter"  (privateer),  commanded  by 
Capt.  Samuel  Croell ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Salem,  Aug.  -, 
1780;  age,  24  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Salem. 

Marsters,  Andrew,  Manchester.  Captain  of  a  company,  which  marched  on  the  alarm 
of  April  19,  1775,  to  Medford;  service,  3  days. 

Marsters,  Edward.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Hunt's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st) 
regt. ;  Continental  Armj'  pay  accounts  for  service  from  P'eb.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779;  also,  muster  roll  for  Dec,  1777,  sworn  to  at  Camp  near  Valley  Forge;  en- 
listed Feb.  1,  1777;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Nov.,  1778,  and 
March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence. 

Marsters,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  John  Mills's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  June,  1781,  dated  Camp  Phillipsborough  ;  enlistment,  during  war; 
also,  muster  roll  for  July,  1781,  dated  Camp  near  Dobbs's  Ferry. 

Marstin,  Daniel,  Falmouth.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Col.  Peter  Noyes's  (1st  Cumberland  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Nov.  20,  1778;  resi- 
dence, Falmouth ;  engaged  for  town  of  Falmouth  (also  given  Bradford) ;  joined 
Capt.  Blaisdel's  co..  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  term,  3  years. 

Marstin,  Mark.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  William  Cunningham's  (Ward  No.  4)  co..  Col. 
Henry  Bromtield's  (Boston)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  chosen  by  the 
several  companies  in  said  regiment,  dated  Boston,  Nov.  25,  1776 ;  ordered  in 
Council  Nov.  25,  1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned.  [Name  crossed  out  on 
list  and  David  Bell  probably  commissioned  in  his  stead.] 

Marstin,  Simon.  Matross,  Capt.  Abner  Lowell's  co.  of  matrosses  stationed  at  Fal- 
mouth, Cumberland  Co.;  copy  of  a  compan.y  return  dated  Falmouth,  July  31, 
1777 ;  company  reported  Aug.  11,  1777,  as  mustered  by  Col.  Peter  Noyes,  agreea- 
ble to  seacoast  establishment. 

Marstox, .  [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Marsden,  Marsten,  Mars- 
ters, Marstin,  Marstons,  Mastain,  Masten,  Master,  Masters,  Mastin,  Mastings, 
Maston,  Mastone.] 


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Maeston, .    Keturn  of  sentences  by  a  coart  martial  of  the  1st  Brigade  held  at  Mt. 

Independence,  Lieut.  Col.  Sreve,  President,  appearing  in  a  general  order  dated 
Headquarters,  Ticonderoga,  Oct.  2,  1776,  taken  from  Col.  Wheelock's  Orderly 
Book;  said  Marston,  Captain,  Col.  Wingate's  regt.,  tried  on  charge  of  Laving 
drawn  pay  for  more  men  than  he  had  in  his  company ;  found  not  guilty  and 
acquitted  with  honor. 

Marston,  Benjamin  (also  given  Benjamin,  Jr.).  Capt.  AVilliara  Blackler's  (6th)  co., 
Col.  John  Glover's  (21st)  regt.;  receipt  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Marston 
and  others,  dated  Cambridge,  June  27,  1775;  also.  Private,  same  co.  and  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  19,  1775;  service,  2  raos.  18  daj's; 
also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  30, 
1775. 

Marston,  Daniel,  Falmouth.  Capt.  David  Bradish's  co. ;  billeting  allowed  from  date 
of  enlistment.  May  16,  1775,  to  July  8,  1775;  credited  with  7  weeks  4  days  allow- 
ance; also,  Private,  Capt.  David  Bradish's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinnj^'s  (31st) 
regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  reported  on  board  the  floating 
battery  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge 
Camp,  Dec.  15,  1775;  also,  Private,  Capt.  William  Crocker's  co. ;  service  from 
March  1, 1776,  to  Aug.  31,  1776,  6  mos. ;  company  stationed  at  Falmouth,  Cumber- 
land Co.,  for  defence  of  seacoast;  also,  Capt.  William  Crocker's  co..  Col.  Mitchel's 
regt. ;  service  from  Aug.  31,  1776,  to  date  of  discharge,  Nov.  23,  1776,  2  mos.  23 
days;  company  stationed  at  Falmouth,  Cumberland  Co.,  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Marston,  David,  Marblehead.  Capt.  John  Merrett's  (7th)  co..  Col.  John  Glover's  (21st) 
regt.;  receipt  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Marston  and  others,  dated  Cam- 
bridge, June  27,  1775;  also.  Private,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  company  return  [proba- 
bly Oct.,  1775]  ;  reported  drafted. 

Marston,  David,  Marblehead.  Private,  Capt.  William  Courtis's  (1st)  co..  Col.  John 
Glover's  (21st)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  May  20,  1775;  ser- 
vice, 2  mos.  17  days ;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge  Camp,  Dec.  21,  1775. 

Marston,  David.  Private,  Capt.  Christopher  Marshall's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's 
regt.;  muster  roll  for  March,  1779,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  June  12,  1778; 
discharged  March  12,  1779;  enlistment,  9  months. 

Marston,  David.  Private,  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath's  co. ;  enlisted  Sept.  1,  1779;  dis- 
charged Sept.  31  (also  given  Sept.  30),  1779;  service,  1  mo.,  with  guards  at  and 
about  Boston ;  company  raised  for  3  months. 

Marston,  James,  Boston.  Capt.  Edward  Crafts's  co..  Col.  Richard  Gridley's  regt.; 
receipt  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Marston,  dated  Cambridge,  Ma.v29, 1775; 
also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Nov.  6, 1775;  also, 
Gunner,  Capt.  Thomas  Melvill's  (2d)  co..  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt. ; 
enlisted  May  28,  1776;  service  to  Nov.  1,  1776,  5  mos.  9  days;  also.  Bombardier, 
same  co.  and  regt. ;  service  from  Nov.  1,  1776,  to  date  of  discharge.  May  8,  1777, 
6  mos.  7  days. 

Marston,  Jasper.  List  of  men  raised  from  militia  of  North  Yarmouth  to  reinforce  the 
Continental  Army,  as  returned  to  Samuel  Thompson,  Brigadier  for  Cumberland 
Co.,  dated  North  Yarmouth,  Dec.  3,  1776. 

Marston,  John.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Perez  Cushing's  (9th)  co..  Col.  Crafts's  (Artil- 
lery) regt.;  service  from  Sept.  9,  1776,  to  Feb.  1,  1777,  4  mos.  21  days;  reported 
as  serving  2  mos.  21  days  in  Colony  service,  2  mos.  in  Continental  service  ;  also, 
2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Cushing's  co. ;  list  of  officers,  endorsed  "  Col'o  Crafts  return 
Dec  1,  76  to  Jan'y  1  1777  of  Officer  to  be  Com'd  ; "  ordered  in  Council  March  3, 
1777,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Col.  Crafts's  regt.; 
list  of  officers,  dated  Boston,  April  18,  1777,  submitted  by  Col.  Crafts  to  the 


270  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Marstox,  John,  continued. 

Council  for  approval;  said  officers  approved  in  Council  April  18,  1777;  also,  1st 
Lieutenant,  Capt.  Cushing's  (7th)  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  regt. ;  service  from  time  of 
engagement  to  Sept.  30,  1777,  4  mos.  24  days;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  service 
from  Nov.  1,  1777,  to  July  31,  1778;  also.  Lieutenant  and  Captain  Lieutenant, 
Col.  Thomas  Crafts's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan. 

1,  1777,  to  Feb.  26, 1779 ;  reported  as  serving  19  mos.  as  Lieutenant,  6  mos.  26  days 
as  Captain  Lieutenant;  also,  petition  dated  Boston,  Feb.  26,  1779,  signed  by  said 
Marston,  1st  Lieutenant,  and  others,  officers  of  Col.  Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt., 
asking  that  their  resignations  be  accepted  as  the  Legislature  had  failed  to  redress 
their  grievances;  resignations  accepted  in  Council  Feb.  26,  1779. 

Marstox,  John  (also  given  John,  Jr.).  Secretarj'  to  Brig.  Gen.  Solomon  Lovell;  list 
of  officers  commissioned  for  service  on  Penobscot  expedition ;  commissioned  July 

2,  1779 ;  reported  a  Captain ;  also,  pay  roll  for  service  of  the  General  and  the  staff 
officers  engaged  in  the  Penobscot  expedition ;  service  from  July  2, 1779,  to  Oct.  8, 
1779,  3  mos.  7  days. 

Marston,  Levi.  Private,  Capt.  John  Gray's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchell's  regt. ;  en- 
listed July  7,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  6  days,  on  Penob- 
scot expedition.    Roll  dated  North  Yarmouth  and  sworn  to  in  Cumberland  Co. 

Marston,  Manasseh.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Levi  Jennings's  (9th)  co.,  Boston  regt.  of 
Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  [year  not  given]  ;  also.  Lieutenant,  Maj.  Nathaniel 
Heath's  co. ;  engaged  Sept.  1,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  30,  1779;  service,  1  mo., 
with  guards  at  and  about  Boston;  company  raised  for  3  months;  also,  Captain, 
Boston  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers;  commissioned  June  7,  1780. 

Marstox,  Peter,  Andover.  Private,  1st  Lieut.  Peter  Poor's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service,  3^  days;  also,  Capt.  Samuel 
Johnson's  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from 
Albany  home,  sworn  to  March  7,  1777 ;  210  miles  travel  allowed  said  Marston ; 
also.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Stephen  Webster's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.;  engaged 
Oct.  14,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  22,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  19  days,  at  Claverack, 
including  travel  (220  miles)  home ;  regiment  raised  in  Suffolk  and  Essex  counties 
to  reinforce  army  under  Gen.  Washington. 

Marston,  Simon.  Private,  Capt.  William  Crocker's  co. ;  marched  May  31,  1776;  ser- 
vice to  Aug.  31,  1776,  3  mos. ;  company  stationed  at  Falmouth,  Cumberland  Co., 
for  defence  of  seacoast;  also,  Capt.  William  Crocker's  co.,  Col.  Mitchel's  regt.; 
service  from  Aug.  31,  1776,  to  date  of  discharge,  Nov.  23,  1776,  2  mos.  23  days; 
company  stationed  at  Falmouth,  Cumberland  Co.,  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Marstox,  Simon.  Drummer,  Capt.  Roger  Libby's  co.;  joined  Oct.  1, 1779;  discharged 
Oct.  23,  1779 ;  service  at  the  Eastward  with  detachment  of  Cumberland  Co.  militia 
under  Nathaniel  Jordan,  Esq. 

Marston,  William,  Salem.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Daniel  Ward's  co. ;  list  of  seacoast 
officers;  commissioned  Jan.  16  [?],1776;  company  stationed  at  Salem ;  a^so,  1st 
Lieutenant,  Capt.  Benjamin  Ward,  Jr.'s  co.;  engaged  Jan.  16,  1776;  service,  7 
mos.  13  days;  reported  promoted  to  1st  Lieutenant  June  27,  1776;  company  sta- 
tioned at  Salem  for  defence  of  seacoast;  also,  official  record  of  a  ballot  by  the 
House  of  Representatives,  dated  June  27,  1776;  said  Marston  chosen  1st  Lieu- 
tenant of  a  company  stationed  at  Salem  in  the  room  of  Jonathan  Haraden  who  had 
engaged  on  board  the  sloop  "  Tyrannicide ;  "  appointment  concurred  in  by  Coun- 
cil June  27,  1776;  reported  commissioned  June  27,  1776;  also,  1st  Lieutenant, 
Capt.  Benjamin  Ward,  Jr.'s  co. ;  engaged  June  27,  1776;  discharged  Nov.  18, 
1776 ;  service,  4  mos.  23  days ;  company  stationed  at  Salem  for  defence  of  sea- 
coast; also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Benjamin  Ward,  Jr.'s  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Pick- 
ering, Jr.'s  regt. ;  return  made  to  Maj.  Gen.  James  Warren  of  officers  of  a  regi- 


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Maksto.v,  William,  continued. 

merit  raised  by  Brig.  Michael  Farley  from  his  brigade  and  ordered  to  march  to 
Danbury,  Conn.,  via  Providence,  dated  Ipswich,  Dec.  24,  1776;  company  raised 
in  Salem. 

Maeston,  Zachaeiah.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Ward,  Jr.'s  co. ;  enlisted  July  IS, 
1776;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1776;  service,  4  mos.  1  day;  company  stationed  at 
Salem  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Marstons,  Jajies,  Boston.  Drummer,  Capt.  Edward  Crafts's  co..  Col.  Richard  Grid- 
lej-'s  (Artillery)  regt. ;  muster  roll  made  up  to  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May  6, 1775 ; 
service,  12  weeks  3  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  French  Lines,  Oct.  12,  1775. 

Mautaix,  Aakon,  Paxton.  Private,  Capt.  Adam  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Doo- 
little's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

Martain,  Asa.  Private,  Capt.  James  Hills's  co..  Col.  Williams's  regt.;  service  from 
Sept.  29,  1777,  to  Oct.  30,  1777,  at  Tiverton,  R.  I.     Roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth. 

Martain,  Caleb,  Lanesborough.  Drummer,  Capt.  Asa  Barns's  co..  Col.  Patterson's 
regt.  of  Minute-men,  which  marched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
entered  service  April  22, 1775;  service,  25  days;  also,  Capt.  Barns's  co.,  Col.  R. 
Woodbridge's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cam- 
bridge, Nov.  13,  1775. 

Martain,  Christopher,  Wilton.  Private,  Capt.  John  Wood's  co..  Col.  Paul  Dudle}' 
Sargent's  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  reported  sick  in  hospital. 

Martain,  Ekenezer.  Private,  Capt.  John  Cutter's  co..  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt. ; 
enlisted  April  10,  1778;  service,  2  mos.,  at  Rhode  Island. 

M.^RTAiN,  Ephraim.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joseph  Bellows's  co. ;  engaged  Oct.  1, 1777;  ser- 
vice to  Oct.  19,  1777,  25  days,  at  Saratoga,  including  7  days  (140  miles)  travel 
home. 

Martain,  Ephraoi.  Private,  Capt.  John  Fuller's  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts ;  enlisted  Feb.  20, 1781 ;  enlist- 
ment, 3  years;  also,  muster  roll  for  Feb.,  1782,  sworn  to  in  Garrison  at  West 
Point. 

Martain,  George.  Corporal,  Capt.  Thomas  Hodsdon's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  regt. ; 
engaged  May  14, 1778 ;  discharged  Fel>.  4, 1779 ;  service,  9  mos.  10  days,  at  North 
river,  including  19  days  (380  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  for  8  months; 
roll  dated  Berwick  ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  June-Sept.,  1778,  dated 
West  Point;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec,  1778,  and 
Feb.,  1779,  dated  King's  Ferry. 

Martain,  Jacob.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Read,  Jr.'s  co.,  Col.  Josiah  AVhitney's  regt.; 
marched  Dec.  -,  1776 ;  returned  March  -,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  13  days,  at  the 
Jerseys.    Roll  dated  Uxbridge. 

Martain,  James,  Grafton.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
6th  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Ephraim  Lyon,  dated  Dec.  12,  1777; 
residence,  Grafton;  engaged  for  town  of  Grafton;  joined  Capt.  Barns's  co..  Col. 
Biglow's  regt. ;  term,  3  years. 

Martain,  James,  Newbury.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Adams's  co..  Col.  Titcomb's  regt.; 
service,  20  days,  probably  in  May  and  June,  1777;  10  days  (200  miles)  travel  also 
allowed  to  and  from  place  of  rendezvous.  Roll  endorsed  "  for  2  Months  Service 
at  R  Island." 

Martain,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Fox's  (3d)  co..  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  (16th) 
regt. ;  pay  roll  for  June  and  July,  1780 ;  said  Martain  allowed  service  from  July 
7,  1780,  24  days. 


272  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

Martain,  John,  Scarborough.  Capt.  Abraham  Tyler's  cc,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's 
regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge,  Oct. 
26,  1775;  also.  Drummer,  Capt.  Benjamin  Larrabe's  co.,  Col.  Mitchel's  regt.; 
marched  July  9, 1779 ;  discharged  Sept.  12, 1779 ;  service,  2  mos.  3  days,  on  Penob- 
scot expedition. 

Martain,  John.     Private,  Col.  Wesson's  (9th)  regt. ;  pay  abstract  [year  not  given]. 

Martain,  John  Mo.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  McNall's  co.,  in  a  regiment  commanded 
by  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Peirce;  entered  service  May  12,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  24 
days,  at  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

Martain,  Michael.  Seaman,  ship  "  Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Foster 
Williams;  engaged  Feb.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  17,  1780;  service,  6  mos.  16 
days;  also,  same  vessel  and  commander;  engaged  Nov.  2,  1780;  service,  6  mos. 
3  days;  reported  captured  May  5,  1781. 

Martain,  Nathaniel,  Rowley.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Adams's  co..  Col.  Titcomb's 
regt. ;  service,  2  mos.,  proliably  in  May  and  June,  1777 ;  9  days  (180  miles)  travel 
also  allowed  to  and  from  place  of  rendezvous.  Roll  endorsed  "  for  2  Months  Ser- 
vice at  R  Island." 

Martain,  Peter,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Holt's  (4th  Andover)  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  1^  days;  also,  re- 
turn of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Benjamin  Ames's  co.  who  sustained  losses  in  battle 
at  Charlestown,  dated  Cambridge,  June  19,  1775;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin 
Ames's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's  regt.;  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  also, 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  14, 1775 ; 
also,  receipt  dated  Andover,  March  21, 1781,  for  bounty  paid  said  Martain  by  Class 
No.  11  of  the  town  of  Andover  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of 
3  years. 

Martain,  Peter,  Boston.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
1st  CO.,  5th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Thomas  Dickinson,  dated 
Deertield,  Sept.  4,  1777;  engaged  for  town  of  Deerfiekl ;  joined  Capt.  Sumner's 
CO.,  Col.  Greaton'sregt. ;  term,  during  war;  also.  Private,  Major's  co.,  Col.  James 
Wesson's  (9th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  paj'  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 
1780,  to  Sept.  27,  1780;  residence,  Boston;  reported  deserted  Sept.  27, 1780;  also, 
Maj.  Pettingill's  CO.,  Col.  Wesson's  regt. ;  return  for  clothing  for  the  year  1780; 
also,  list  of  deserters  from  9th  Mass.  regt.  subsequent  to  Jan.  1,  1780,  dated  West 
Point  Dec.  24,  1780 [no  particulars  given]. 

Martain,  Richard,  Newbury.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Adams's  co..  Col.  Titcomb's  regt. ; 
service,  20  days,  probably  in  May  and  June,  1777;  10  days  (200  miles)  travel 
also  allowed  to  and  from  place  of  rendezvous.  Roll  endorsed  "  for  2  Months  Ser- 
vice at  R  Island." 

Martain,  Samuel,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Ames's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  James  Frye's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
7  days ;  also,  return  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Benjamin  Ames's  co.  who  sustained 
losses  in  battle  at  Charlestown,  dated  Cambridge,  June  19,  1775;  a/so,  Private, 
Capt.  Benjamin  Ames's  co.,  Col.  James  Frj-e's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Oct. 
6,  1775. 

Martain,  Samuel,  Sheffield  (also  given  Egremont).  Private,  Lieut.  Col.  Milieu's  co.. 
Col.  James  Wesson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan. 
1,  1777,  to  June  12,  1779;  residence,  Sheffield;  reported  deserted,  but  certified  as 
having  returned  to  service  July  -,  1780;  n/so,  Capt.  Samuel  Bartlett's  co..  Col. 
Wesson's  regt. ;  company  return  [year  not  given] ;  residence,  Egremont ;  also, 
(late)  Capt.  Samuel  Bartlett's  co..  Col.  Wesson's  regt. ;  return  of  men  who  were 
in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  and  who  had  not  been  absent  subsequently 
except  on  furlough,  etc.;  also,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co..  Col.  Wesson's  regt.;  Conti- 


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Mahtaix,  SjV3irEL,  continued. 

nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Sept.  4,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also, 
Lieut.  Col.  Mellen's  co.,  Col.  James  Wesson's  (9th)  regt. ;  return  for  clothing  for 
the  year  1780. 

Martain,  Samuel.  Private;  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Middleton 
for  service  m  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  June  27, 1780 ; 
discharged  Jan.  5,  1781;  service,  6  mos.  22  days,  including  12  days  (240  miles) 
travel  home. 

Martain,  Soieon.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simons's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  14,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  20,  1777;  service, 

7  daj's,  in  Northern  department.    Roll  dated  Hancock. 

Martain,  William,  Salem.  Private,  Capt.  AbnerCranson'sco.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's 
regt.;  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775;  reported  on  command 
by  order  of  the  General. 

Martain,  William.  Capt.  Luke  Drury's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's  regt.;  order  for 
advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Martain  and  others,  dated  June  10,  1775. 

M.-iRTAiN,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Livermore's  co. ;  muster  roll  dated  Rut- 
land, Aug.  2, 1779 ;  enlistment,  3  months,  to  expire  Sept.  30, 1779 ;  also,  same  co. ; 
enlisted  July  3,  1779;  discharged  Oct.  4,  1779;  service,  3  mos.  2  days;  company 
served  as  guards  at  Rutland  Barracks ;  roll  dated  Spencer. 

Martaindale,  Stephen.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Josiah  Yale's  co. ;  entered  service  Oct.  12, 
1781 ;  discharged  Oct.  20,  1781 ;  service,  12  days ;  company  marched  from  Lee 
and  Lenox  to  Stillwater  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Rosseter  on  an  alarm. 

Martaindale,  William.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Josiah  Yale's  co. ;  entered  service  Oct.  12, 
1781 ;  discharged  Oct.  20,  1781 ;  service,  12  days ;  company  marched  from  Lee 
and  Lenox  to  Stillwater  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Rosseter  on  an  alarm. 

Martangale,  Ebenezer.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Child's  co.,  Col.  David  Leonard's 
regt. ;  service,  1  mo.  17  days  ;  company  raised  Feb.  24,  1777,  for  service  at  Ticon- 
deroga;  also,  Capt.  Timothy  Child's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  regt. ;  service,  2  mos. 

8  days,  including  travel  home ;  company  raised  May  10,  1777,  for  service  at  Ticon- 
deroga  and  was  discharged  July  8, 1777  ;  also,  Capt.  Timothy  Child's  (Greenfield) 
CO.,  Col.  David  Field's  regt. ;  service,  4  days,  on  the  alarm  at  Bennington  of  Aug. 
14,  1777. 

Martangale,  Uriah.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Child's  (Greenfield)  co.,  Col.  David 
Field's  regt. ;  service,  4  days,  on  the  alarm  at  Bennington  of  Aug.  14,  1777. 

Marten,  Alexander.  General  order  dated  Headquarters,  Ticonderoga,  Sept.  13, 1776, 
taken  from  Col.  Wheelock's  Orderl}'  Book;  said  ISIarten,  Sergeant,  appointed 
Ensign,  Col.  Waymen's  (Wyman's)  battalion,  in  room  of  Ensign  Yarner,  ad- 
vanced. 

Marten,  Ajios.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Isaac  Hodges's  co..  Col.  John  Daggit's  (Daggett's) 
regt. ;  service,  25  days,  including  travel  (34  miles  each  way)  from  Norton  to 
Tiverton,  R.  I.,  and  return;  company  served  in  Dec,  1776,  and  Jan.,  1777,  on  an 
alarm. 

Marten,  Comfort.  Capt.  Caleb  Richardson's  co..  Col.  Timoth}'  Walker's  regt. ;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Nov.  20,  1775  ; 
also,  Capt.  Stephen  Richardson's  4th  (2d  Attleborough,  also  given  Attleborough 
No.  12)  CO.,  Col.  Dagget's  regt. ;  list  of  men  who  served  in  the  8  months  service 
at  Roxbury  in  1775;  said  service  known  as  the  1st  campaign. 

Marten,  Daniel,  Swanzey.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Peleg  Shearman's  co.,  Col.  John  Hatha- 
way's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  service,  23  days  ;  company  raised  to  support  the  Lines 
near  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm  and  stationed  at  Slade's  Ferry  from  April  20, 1777, 
to  May  13,  1777. 


274  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS   AXD   SAILORS 

Marten,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  Alexander  Foster's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt.; 
service,  25  days;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8, 
1777  [6]. 

Marten,  David,  Gorham.  Capt.  Samuel  Whitmore's  co..  Col.  Reuben  Fogg's  regt.; 
copy  of  a  pay  abstract  for  mileage  [year  not  given]  ;  mileage  (392  miles)  allowed 
said  Marten. 

Marten,  David.  Private,  Capt.  William  Wells's  detachment  of  militia,  3d  Berkshire 
Co.  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  30, 1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  7, 1781 ;  service,  8  days,  on  the 
alarm  at  Saratoga  of  Oct.  29,  1781. 

Marten-,  Domingo.  Receipt  dated  Boston,  June  21,  1782,  signed  by  John  Popkin, 
Muster  Master,  stating  that  he  had  received  said  Marten  of  Joseph  Hart  and  Freder- 
ick Breed,  Constables  of  Lynn,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of 
3  years  "  for  the  people  called  Quakers." 

Marten,  Ebenezer.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Remick's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781 ;  enlisted  March  23,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

Marten,  Eleazer.  Capt.  Capron's  co.,  Col.  Doolittle's  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay, 
signed  by  said  Marten  and  others,  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  June  24,  1775. 

Marten,  Isaac,  Berwick.  Private,  Capt.  William  Mills's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's 
(7th)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  July  and  August,  1781 ;  enlisted  April  2, 1781 ;  enlist- 
ment, 3  years;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Dec,  1781-Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts; 
also,  descriptive  list  dated  Feb.  20,  1782;  Capt.  William  Mills's  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
J.  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  age,  16  (also  given  17)  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  4^  (also  given 
5  ft.  5)  in.;  complexion,  black;  hair,  black  (also  given  wool);  occupation, 
laborer  (also  given  farmer);  birthplace,  Berwick;  residence,  Berwick;  enlisted 
for  town  of  Berwick;  enlisted  March  2  (also  given  April  2),  1781;  enlistment,  3 
years ;  reported  a  negro ;  also,  Capt.  Mills's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  list  of 
men  who  died  or  were  discharged  subsequent  to  Jan.  1,  1781 ;  said  Marten  died 
Dec.  24,  1782,  at  Windsor,  of  fever. 

Marten,  Isaac.  Major,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regt. ;  entered  service  July  27,  1780;  dis- 
charged Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  16  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island,  including 
travel  (90  miles)  to  camp;  additional  travel  allowed  for  returning  to  camp  a 
second  time  after  having  been  discharged. 

Marten,  James,  Swanzey.  Corporal,  Capt.  Peleg  Shearman's  co.,  Col.  John  Hatha- 
way's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  service,  23  days;  company  raised  to  support  the  Lines 
near  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm  and  stationed  at  Slade's  Ferry  from  April  20, 1777, 
to  May  13,  1777. 

Marten,  James.  List  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Richardson's  co.  who  were  in  service 
during  June,  1775,  as  shown  in  an  armorer's  account. 

Marten,  Jesse,  Lynn.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Wilkins's  co..  Col.  Wigglesworth's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  from  Albany  home,  sworn  to  June 
lo,  1777 ;  210  miles  travel  allowed  said  Marten. 

Marten,  Joel.  List  of  men  mustered  by  James  Leonard,  Muster  Master  for  Bristol 
Co.,  dated  Sept.  2,  1777;  Capt.  Silas  Cobb's  co..  Col.  Danforth  Keyes's  regt. 

Marten,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Alexander  Foster's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt.; 
service,  25  days ;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8, 
1777 [6]  ;  «i?«o,  Capt.  Alexander  Foster's  co..  Col.  Isaac  Dean's  regt.;  marched 
July  31,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  10  days;  company  marched  to 
Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  July  31,  1780;  roll  sworn  to  at  Attleborough. 

Marten,  John.  Descriptive  return  dated  Boston,  Jan.  9,  1781,  made  by  Edward 
Procter,  Colonel  of  Boston  regt.,  of  men  who  had  enlisted  to  serve  in  the  Conti- 
nental Army  for  the  term  of  6  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  place  of 


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Marten,  John,  conthiued. 

rendezvous,  tinless  sooner  discharged,  and  who  had  received  bounty  and  milea,?e 
due  them  of  said  Col.  Procter;  Capt.  Hodgdon's  co. ;  age,  29  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
5  in. ;  complexion,  brown. 

Marten,  John  Baptist.  Receipt  dated  Boston,  May  21,  1782,  for  bounty  paid  said 
Marten  by  Alexander  Hodgdon,  on  behalf  of  a  committee  of  the  town  of  Boston, 
to  serve  in  the  Continental  Arm.y  during  the  war. 

Marten,  John  M.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Lyon's  co. ;  enlisted  June  20,  1778 ;  dis- 
charged July  13,  1778;  service,  26  days;  company  joined  Col.  Wade's  regt.  June 
22,  1778,  for  21  days  service  at  Rhode  Island.    Roll  dated  Grafton. 

Marten,  Oliver.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Essex  Co.  in  1779  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army;  age,  16  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  light;  engaged 
for  town  of  Newbury ;  delivered  to  Lieut.  William  Storey. 

Marten,  Peter.  Col.  Glover's  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Marten 
and  others,  dated  Cambridge,  June  27,  1775 ;  receipt  endorsed  "  Capt.  Will'm 
Lee;"  also,  Capt.  John  Glover,  Jr.'s  co..  Col.  John  Glover's  regt.;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge  Camp,  Dec.  20,  1775. 

Marten,  Stephen.  Pay  roll  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  brigantine  "  Rising  Empire," 
commanded  by  Capt.  Richard  AVhellen,  sworn  to  in  Bristol  Co.;  engaged  May 
16,  1776;  discharged  Sept.  3,  1776;  service,  3  mos.  19  days. 

Marten,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Walker's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  7,  1778;  discliarged  Dec.  12,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  8  days;  company 
detached  from  Gen.  Godfrey's  brigade  and  marched  to  Dorchester  Heights. 

Marten,  Thomas.  Fifer,  Capt.  Benjamin  Heywood's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's 
(6th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  May,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlistment,  during 
war;  also,  muster  rolls  for  June  and  July,  1781. 

Marten,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Bates's  co.,  Col.  Abiel  Mitchel's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  28, 1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  31, 1780 ;  service,  3  mos.  6  days ;  regiment 
raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

Martendale,  Gershom,  Lenox.  Private,  Capt.  Charles  Dibbell's  co..  Col.  Patterson's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  24,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  13 
days. 

Martendale,  Stephen,  Lenox.  Private,  Capt.  Charles  Dibbell's  co..  Col.  Patterson's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  July  13,  1775;  service,  19  days. 

Martendale,  Stephen.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Rowley's  co.,  Maj.  Rosseter's  detach- 
ment of  Berkshire  Co.  militia ;  enlisted  Feb.  23,  1777 ;  discharged  April  7,  1777 ; 
service,  43  daj's,  at  Ticonderoga. 

Martendale,  Stephen.  Private,  Capt.  David  Pixley's  (Stockbridge)  co..  Col.  John 
Brown's  regt. ;  enlisted  June  30,  1777 ;  service,  27  days ;  company  served  until 
July  26,  1777,  in  Northern  department. 

Martendale,  Uriah.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Chapin's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. 
of  guards;  enlisted  July  22,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1778;  service,  5  mos.  12 
days;  company  detached  from  Hampshire  Co.  militia  to  guard  stores  at  Spring- 
field and  Brookfield  for  6  months  from  July  1,  1778.    Roll  dated  Springfield. 

Martendale,  William,  Lenox.  Corporal,  Capt.  Charles  Dibbell's  co..  Col.  Patter- 
son's regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  Mayo,  1775;  service,  3  mos. 
4  days. 

Martendel,  Stephen.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Cook's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berk- 
shire Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  20,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  14,  1777;  service,  24 
days,  at  the  Northward. 


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Martendill,  John,  Watertown.  Descriptive  list  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  25,  1781 ; 
Gol.  John  Greaton's  (3d)  regt. ;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5.^  in. ;  complexion, 
light;  hair,  dark ;  eyes,  black  ;  residence,  Watertown  ;  enlisted  June  30,  1779,  by 
Maj.  Porter;  enlistment,  during  war. 

Martendle,  Stephen,  Stockbridge.  List  of  men  raised  in  Berkshire  Co.  to  serve  in 
the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  9  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20, 
1778,  as  returned  by  Truman  Wheler,  Muster  Master,  dated  Great  Barrington, 
June  5,  1778 ;  residence,  Stockbridge. 

Marteno,  Matthew.  Seaman,  ship  "Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Foster 
Williams;  engaged  Jan.  17,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  17,  1780;  service,  7  mos.  3 
days. 

Mahterein,  John,  Boston.  Descriptive  return  dated  Boston,  Jan.  9,  1781,  made  by 
Edward  Procter,  Colonel  of  Boston  regt.,  of  men  who  had  enlisted  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  place 
of  rendezvous,  unless  sooner  discharged,  and  who  had  received  bounty  and  mile- 
age due  them  of  said  Col.  Procter ;  Capt.  Kneeland's  co. ;  age,  45  yrs. ;  stature,  5 
ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  brown;  residence,  Boston. 

Marterman,  James,  Barnstable.  Private,  Capt.  George  Webb's  co.,  Col.  William 
Sheppard's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  2, 1777, 
to  April  22,  1777 ;  reported  deserted ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  [year  not 
given];  residence,  Barnstable;  enlisted  for  town  of  Barnstable;  mustered  by 
Joseph  Otis,  State  Muster  Master. 

Marther,  Abner.  Account  current  showing  money  received  on  account  between  Jan. 
24  and  March  30  [year  not  given,  probably  1776]  ;  enlisted  Jan.  24;  service  prob- 
ably in  Capt.  Selah  Heart's  co. 

Marther,  Elisha.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Lyman's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  May's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  20,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  14,  1777 ;  service,  30  days,  on  an  expedition  to 
Stillwater  and  Saratoga,  including  travel  (111  miles)  home. 

Marther,  Reuben.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Coe's  co.,  Col.  John  Mosley's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  21, 1776 ;  returned  Nov.  17, 1776 ;  service,  28  days ;  com- 
pany marched  under  command  of  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Robinson  to  reinforce 
Northern  army.    Roll  dated  Granville. 

Marther,  Timothy.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Wailes's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  May's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  22,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  15,  1777;  service,  28  days,  on  an  expe- 
dition to  Stillwater  and  Saratoga,  including  travel  (121  miles)  home.  Roll  sworn 
to  in  Hampshire  Co. 

Martian,  Ephraim.  Private,  Capt.  John  Fuller's  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th) 
regt.;  muster  roll  for  Dec,  1781,  dated  York  Hutts;  enlisted  Feb.  20,  1781;  en- 
listment, 3  years. 

Martin,  .  [This  name  appears  under  the  form  of  Mairtin,  Martain,  Marten,  Mar- 
tian, Martiile,  Marling,  Martini,  Marton,  Martyn,  Martyne,  Mertin,  Morton.] 

Martin,  ,  Ipswich.    Sergeant,  Capt.  Daniel  Rogers's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 

alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  4  days. 

Martin,  .    Private,  Capt.  Cushing's  co.,  1st  Mass.  regt.;  return  for  liquor  due 

[year  not  given] . 

Martin,  .  4th  co.,  6th  Mass.  regt. ;  list  of  men  [year  not  given]  ;  reported  as  be- 
longing to  Squad  No.  1. 

Martin,  Aaron,  Paxton  (also  given  Dana  and  Dighton).  Private,  Capt.  Phineas 
Moore's  (Paxton)  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle's  regt.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service,  8  days;  also, 


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Martin,  Aaron,  continued. 

list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  main  guard  under  Maj.  Loammi  Baldwin  at 
Cambridge,  dated  May  15, 1775 ;  also,  Capt.  Adam  Wheeler's  Co.,  Col.  Doollttle's 
regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pav,  signed  by  said  Martin  and  others,  dated  Charles- 
town  Camp,  July  13,  1775;  also,  Vist  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Ralph  Earll  and  Lieut.  Adam  Maynard;  residence, 
Paxton ;  engaged  for  town  of  Paxton  ;  joined  Capt.  Ilaynes's  co.,  Col.  Wiggles- 
worth's  regt. ;  term,  during  war;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  Thomas  Newhall, 
Muster  Master  for  Worcester  Co. ;  Capt.  Haynes's  co..  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt. ; 
mustered  Feb.  28,  1777;  also.  Private,  Capt.  John  K.  Smith's  co..  Col.  Calvin 
Smith's  (late  Wigglesworth's)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Feb.  IS,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779  ;  also,  Capt.  Aaron  Haynes's  co.,  Col.  Edward 
Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  return  [year  not  given]  ;  mustered  by  Capt.  Newell,  at 
Leicester;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  for  May,  1778,  dated  Valley 
Forge ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  June,  1778,  dated  Camp  "  Greene- 
age ;  "  reported  on  command  with  the  armorers  in  May  and  June,  1778;  also, 
same  co  and  regt  ;  pay  roll  for  Oct.,  1778;  also,  Capt.  John  K.  Smith's  co..  Col. 
Wigglesworth's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence; 
enlisted  Feb.  18,  1777 ;  reported  on  command  with  the  artificers ;  also,  same  co. 
and  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec. 
31,  1780;  also,  descriptive  list  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  25,  1781 ;  Col.  John  Grea- 
ton's  (3d)  regt. ;  age, 26  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  light; 
eyes,  dark;  residence,  Paxton;  enlisted  Jan.  18,  1777,  by  Lieut.  Winchester; 
enlistment,  during  war;  also,  list  of  men  entitled  to  $20  or  200  acres  of  land, 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  the  General  Court  of  March  5,  1801 ;  6th  Mass.  regt. ;  resi- 
dence, Dighton ;  also,  list  dated  Boston,  Jan.  28,  1803,  returned  by  John  Avery, 
Secretary,  and  J.  Jackson,  Treasurer,  of  men  who  had  enlisted  into  the  Continen- 
tal Army  and  actually  served  3  years,  and  were  accordingly  entitled  to  gratuities 
under  resolves  of  March  4,  1801,  and  June  19,  1801;  residence,  Dana. 

Martin,  Aaron,  Sturbridge.  Corporal,  Capt.  Timothy  Parker's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  Warner's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  14 
days;  also.  Sergeant,  Capt.  (also  given  Lieut.)  Benjamin  Freeman's  co..  Col. 
Jonathan  Holman's  regt. ;  engaged  Sept.  26,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777;  ser- 
vice, 1  rao.,  in  Northern  department,  including  8  days  (160  miles)  travel  home; 
company  raised  for  30  daj's  service  and  marched  from  Sturbridge  Sept.  27,  1777, 
to  reinforce  Northern  army  under  Gen.  Gates. 

Martin,  Aaron,  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt.;  entered  service  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  9  days; 
company  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm ;  by  order  of  Col.  Slead  all 
the  men  in  Swanzey  were  joined  in  one  company  under  Capt.  Peck,  the  other 
officers  refusing  to  serve  ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth  ;  also,  Capt.  Jabez  Barney's 
CO.,  Col.  Mitchel's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  26, 1780;  discharged  Nov.  1, 1780;  service, 
2  mos.  8  daj's,  at  Rhode  Island ;  regiment  detached  from  militia  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army  for  3  months;  roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth. 

Martin,  Aaron.  Private,  Capt.  James  Hills's  co..  Col.  John  Dagget's  regt. ;  copy  of 
a  list  of  men  who  served  at  Bristol  for  3  months  from  Dec.  28,  1776. 

Martin,  Aaron.  Capt.  Esek  Eddy's  co.  of  artificers  acting  as  boatmen  ;  entered  ser- 
vice Aug.  11, 1778;  service,  16^  days,  on  expedition  to  Rhode  Island.  Roll  dated 
Providence. 

Martin,  Aaron.  Sergeant,  Capt.  David  Batcheller's  co..  Col.  Ezra  Wood's  regt.; 
arrived  at  camp  June  5, 1778;  discharged  Jan.  29,  1779;  service,  8  mos.  13  days, 
at  North  River,  including  3  days  to  prepare  for  camp  and  16  days  (320  miles) 
travel  out  and  home  ;  regiment  raised  for  8  months. 


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Mabtix,  Aaron.  Seaman,  sloop  "Providence,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Hoysteed 
Hacker;  list  of  officers  and  men  entitled  to  prize  shares  in  the  "Mellish"  and 
"  Active  "  [year  not  given] . 

Martix,  Abel,  Attleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Willmarth's  (9th)  co.,  Col.  John 
Dagget's  (4th  Bristol  Co.)  regt.,  which  marched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April 
19,  1775;  service,  11  days;  also,  copy  of  an  order  on  Ephraim  Newell,  Town 
Treasurer  of  Attleborough,  dated  July  5,  1776,  for  wages  due  said  Martin  and 
others  for  service  on  the  alarm  caused  by  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill;  also,  Pri- 
vate, Capt.  Elisha  May's  co. ;  enlisted  Sept.  -,  1776;  discharged  Nov.  -,  1776; 
service,  2  mos.;  company  served  on  a  2  months  campaign  at  New  York;  also, 
Capt.  Moses  Willmarth's  co..  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt. ;  service,  2  mos.  25  days, 
at  Rhode  Island;  company  raised  to  serve  for  3  months  from  Jan.  1,  1778;  roll 
sworn  to  at  Taunton. 

Martix,  Adam,  Sturbridge.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Timothy  Parker's  co.  of  Minute- 
men,  Col.  Warner's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775;  service, 

3  days;  also,  Captain;  list  of  officers  of  Col.  Ebenezer  Learned's  regt.;  resolved 
in  Provincial  Congress  May  23,  1775,  that  commissions  be  delivered  said  officers ; 
receipt  for  above  commissions  signed  by  Col.  Learned  ;  also.  Captain,  Col.  Eben- 
ezer Learned's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  engaged  April  24,  1775; 
service,  3  mos.  15  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775;  also.  Captain, 
Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Jan.  1,  1777,  to  June  28,  1779;  reported  resigned  June  28,  1779;  also.  Col.  Bige- 
low's (15th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  of  field,  staff,  and  commissioned  officers  for  Jan.- 
Aug.,  1777,  dated  Van  Schaick's  Island  and  sworn  to  at  Camp  near  Half  Moon; 
appointed  Jan.  1,  1777;  also,  muster  roll  sworn  to  at  Camp  near  the  "  Gulph," 
Dec.  18,  1777;  also,  return  of  officers  for  clothing,  dated  Boston,  May  25,  1778; 
also,  pay  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec,  1778,  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence; 
also,  communication  addressed  to  the  Council,  dated  Camp  at  Providence,  Aug. 
4,  1779,  signed  by  Col.  Nathan  Tyler,  requesting  that  said  Martin  and  Capt.  Fish 
be  appointed  to  fill  vacancies  in  his  regiment;  also.  Captain,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's 
regt. ;  list  of  oflicers  of  a  regiment  ordered  to  be  detached  to  serve  at  Rhode  Island 
until  Jan.  1,  1780,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  8,  1779;  commissioned  Aug.  4, 
1779;  also.  Captain,  Col.  Nathan  Tj'ler's  regt.;  return  of  effectives,  dated  Camp 
Providence,  Oct.  2,  1779;  reported  absent,  acting  as  Paymaster  in  camp;  also, 
same  regt.;  engaged  July  20,  1779;  service  to  Dec.  1,  1779,  4  mos.  11  days,  at 
Rhode  Island  ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Dec,  1779,  allowing  1  mo. 

4  days  service  at  Rhode  Island,  travel  (80  miles)  included. 

Martin,  Alborough.  Private,  Capt.  James  Webb's  co..  Col.  Henry  Sherburne's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Rhode  Island,  Aug.  21,  1778;  enlisted  Nov.  4, 
1777 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

Martin,  Alexander,  Boston.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Joseph  Balch's  (3d)  co..  Col. 
Thomas  Crafts's  (Artillery)  legt. ;  engaged  May  9,  1776,  4  days  preceding  march ; 
discharged  Sept.  14,  1776;  service,  4  mos.  7  days;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt. 
Henshaw's  co. ;  list  of  officers,  endorsed  "  Col'o  Crafts  return  Dec  1.  76  to  Jan'y 

1  1777  of  Officers  to  be  Com'd ;  "  ordered  in  Council  March  3,  1777,  that  said 
officers  be  commissioned ;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's  (Artillery) 
regt.;  list  of  officers,  dated  Boston,  April  18,  1777,  submitted  by  Col.  Crafts  to 
the  Council  for  approval;  said  officers  approved  in  Council  April  18,  1777;  also, 
1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  David  Henshaw's  (10th)  co..  Col.  Crafts's  regt.;  joined 
regiment  Sept.  9, 1776 ;  service  to  Feb.  1, 1777,  4  mos.  21  days ;  reported  as  serving 

2  mos.  in  Continental  service,  2  mos.  21  days  in  Colony  service;  also,  same  co. 
and  regt.;  service  from  Feb.  1,  1777,  to  date  of  discharge.  May  8,  1777,  3  mos., 
7  days;  also.  Captain  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Winthrop  Gra}''s  (3d)  co..  Col.  Crafts's 
regt.;  service  from  time  of  engagement  to  Aug.  1,  1777,  85  days;  also,  same 
regt. ;  list  of  officers  entitled  to  clothing,  certified  at  Boston,  Dec.  31,  1779. 


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Martin,  Alexander.  2d  Lieutenant,  schooner  "Viper"  (privateer);  petition  dated 
Watertown,  Sept.  9,  1776,  signed  by  William  Spooner  and  others,  in  behalf  of 
themselves  and  others,  all  of  Boston,  asking  that  Benjamin  Wormell  be  commis- 
sioned as  commander  of  said  vessel ;  ordered  in  Council  Sept.  9, 1776,  that  a  com- 
mission be  issued. 

Martin,  Amos,  Norton.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Morey's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  10  days  ;  also,  Capt. 
Silas  Cobb's  co..  Col.  Timothy  Walker's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775; 
enlisted  May  2,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  7  days;  also,  order  dated  Camp  at  Hull, 
June  21,  1776,  signed  by  said  Martin  and  others  belonging  to  Capt.  Zebedee  Red- 
ding's  CO.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.,  for  advance  pay  for  1  month,  etc.;  also, 
petition  dated  Camp  at  Hull,  Sept.  17,  1776,  signed  by  said  Martin  and  others 
belonging  to  battalion  stationed  at  Hull,  asking  for  increase  and  payment  of 
wages;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Redding's  co..  Col.  Whitney's  regt.;  service  from 
4  days  preceding  march  to  Nov.  1, 1776,  5  mos.  21  days ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1776;  service,  1  mo. ;  also.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Israel  Trow's  co.. 
Col.  John  Hathaway's  regt.;  service  in  April  and  May,  1777,  20  days,  at  Rhode 
Island;  said  Martin  reported  as  among  those  who  agreed  to  tarry  for  2  mouths; 
also,  Capt.  Israel  Trow's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ;  service  from  May  14, 
1777,  to  July  6,  1777,  54  days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  also,  Capt.  Silas  Coblj's  co.,  Col. 
Danforth  Keyes's  regt. ;  engaged  Aug.  12,  1777 ;  service  to  Jan.  2,  1778,  4  mos. 
21  days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Dec,  1777,  sworn 
to  at  Providence. 

Martin,  Amos,  Taunton.  Private,  Capt.  Ichabod  Leonard's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpen- 
ter's regt.;  service,  1  mo.  11  days;  company  marched  from  Bristol  Co.  to  Rhode 
Island  in  July,  1778,  to  serve  for  6  weeks. 

Martin,  Amos.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Robinson's  co.;  enlisted  Aug.  13,  1779;  dis- 
charged Sept.  12,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  1  day  (also  given  1  mo.  2  days) ;  company 
detached  from  militia  to  serve  at  Rhode  Island  for  4  weeks  in  a  regiment  under 
Capt.  Samuel  Fisher,  Commandant.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Attleborough. 

Martin,  Amos.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  9  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  9,  1779,  returned  as  received 
of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Capt.  James  Tisdale,  at  Springfield,  Aug.  23, 
1779;  Col.  Hutchinson's  regt.;  age,  17  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in.;  complexion, 
dark  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Salem ;  also,  company  receipt  for  equipments,  given 
to  Capt.  James  Tisdale,  dated  Springfield,  Aug.  22,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Leonard's 
CO.,  Col.  Shepard's  (4th)  regt.;  engaged  Sept.  26, 1779;  discharged  May  26, 1780; 
term,  9  months. 

Martin,  Amos.  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Trow's  co..  Col.  Isaac  Dean's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt.; 
entered  service  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  9  days,  at  Rhode 
Island  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  1,  1780.    Roll  dated  Norton. 

Martin,  Arnold.  Quarter  Gunner,  Capt.  Edward  Eettyplace's  (Marblehead)  co. ; 
enlisted  Feb.  21,  1776;  service  to  Sept.  1,  1776,  6  mos.  9  days,  in  defence  of  sea- 
coast. 

Martin,  Asa,  Salisbury.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Morrill's  co..  Col.  Caleb  Cushing's 
regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  5  days. 

Martin,  Asa.  Copy  of  a  list  dated  Boston  Harbor,  on  board  the  brig  "  Reprisal,"  Feb. 
10,  1778,  of  men  belonging  to  the  crew  of  the  brig  "Reprisal,"  commanded  by 
Capt.  James  Brown,  taken  by  a  British  frigate  Feb.  19  [  ?],  1778. 

Martin,  Barnard.  Private,  Capt.  Simeon  Cole's  co..  Col.  Dean's  regt. ;  service  from 
March  6, 1781, 4  days ;  company  raised  to  serve  on  a  40  days  expedition  to  Rhode 
Island  but  discharged  March  15,  1781,  by  order  of  Maj.  Gen.  Lincoln. 


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Martin,  Benjamin,  Rehoboth  (probably).  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Franklin's  co.,  Col. 
Thomas  Carpenter's  regt. ;  service,  8  days  ;  company  marched  from  Ilehoboth  to 
Bristol,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776 ;  also,  list  dated  Sept.  23,  1777,  of  men 
drafted  to  serve  until  Oct.  30,  1777,  on  a  secret  expedition. 

Martin,  Benjamin,  Swanzey.  Private,  Ca])t.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Car- 
penter's regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  13,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  20,  1776;  service,  8  days, 
on  an  alarm  at  Bristol,  R.  I.;  also,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Car- 
l)enter's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  27,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  10,  1778; 
service,  1  mo.  15  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  Capt.  Peck's  co..  Col.  Carpenter's 
regt. ;  entered  service  Aug.  2,  1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780 ;  service,  8  days ; 
company  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm ;  by  order  of  Col.  Slead  all  the 
men  in  Swanzey  were  joined  in  one  company  under  Capt.  Peck,  the  other  officers 
refusing  to  serve ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth. 

Martin,  Benjamin,  Jr.,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  Phanuel  Bishop's  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  8  days. 

Martin,  Benjamin,  Jr.  (also  given  Benjamin,  2d),  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg 
Peck's  CO.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt.;  entered  service  Aug.  1,  1780;  dis- 
charged Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  9  days;  company  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on 
an  alarm ;  by  order  of  Col.  Slead  all  the  men  in  Swanzey  were  joined  in  one  com- 
pany under  Capt.  Peck,  the  other  officers  refusing  to  serve.  Roll  sworn  to  at 
Rehoboth. 

Martin,  Briant.  Private,  Lieut.  Samuel  Knowles's  co.,  Maj.  Zenas  Winslow's  regt. ; 
service  from  Sept.  6  to  Sept.  13, 1778,  6  days,  on  alarms  at  Falmouth  and  Bedford. 

Martin,  Caleb,  Lanesborough.  Drummer,  Capt.  Asa  Barnes's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Ruggles  Woodbridge's  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Martin  and 
others,  dated  Cambridge,  June  30,  1775;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;^ 
enlisted  May  17,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  16  days;  also.  Drum  Major,  same  co.  and 
regt. ;  company  return  dated  Sept.  28,  1775. 

Martin,  Comfort,  Attleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Richardson's  (Attleborough) 
CO.  of  Minute-men,  which  marched  probably  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  ser- 
vice, 9  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army  May  1,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Caleb 
Richardson's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Walker's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775; 
enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  8  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6, 
1775. 

Martin,  Constant,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  Phanuel  Bishop's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  8  days. 

Martin,  Ctkus.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Willmarth's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt.;  marched  July  28,  1780;  discharged  July  31,  1780;  service,  5  days;  com- 
pany detached  for  6  days  service  and  marched  from  Rehoboth  to  Tiverton,  R.  1., 
and  there  served  under  Gen.  Heath;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  marched  Aug.  1, 
1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  9  days;  company  marched  from  Reho- 
both to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  1,  1780,  and  there  served  under 
Gen.  Heath. 

Martin,  Daniel.  Capt.  Draper's  co. ;  list  of  men  belonging  to  Col.  Wheelock  s  regt. 
who  were  discharged ;  said  Martin  discharged  Nov.  3,  1776. 

Martin,  Daniel.  Copy  of  an  order  on  Ephraim  Newell,  Town  Treasurer  of  Attlebor- 
ough, dated  July  5,  1776,  for  wages  due  said  Martin  and  others  for  service  on  the 
alarm  caused  by  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Abiel  Clap's  co.. 
Col.  Carpenter's  regt. ;  service,  34  days ;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  July 
24,  1777. 

Martin,  Daniel  (also  given  Daniel,  Jr.).  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  (4th) 
CO.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  (1st  Bristol  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  ofli- 


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Martin,  Daniel  (also  given  Daniel,  Jr.),  continued. 

cers  chosen  by  the  several  companies  in  said  regiment;  ordered  in  Council  March 
28, 1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned ;  reported  commissioned  March  27  [  ?  ] , 
1776;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co..  Col.  Carpenter's  regt. ;  en- 
gaged Dec.  11,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  23,  1776;  service,  13  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Bristol,  R.  I.;  roll  sworn  to  at  Swanzey;  also,  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's 
CO.,  Col.  John  Dagget's  regt.;  return  dated  Taunton,  Jan.  6,  1778,  of  officers  of 
a  regiment  raised  from  Brig.  Gen.  George  Godfrey's  brigade  to  serve  for  3  months 
under  Gen.  Spencer,  agreeable  to  order  of  Council  of  Dec.  22,  1777;  also,  Capt. 
Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt.;  engaged  Dec.  30,  1777;  discharged 
April  1,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  2  days;  company  stationed  at  Warwick,  R.  I.; 
roll  sworn  to  at  Swanzey ;  also,  petition  dated  Rehoboth,  June  26,  1778,  signed 
by  said  Martin,  Lieutenant,  and  other  officers  of  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  (1st 
Bristol  Co.)  regt.,  asking  for  a  new  choice  of  officers. 

Martin,  David,  Pepperellborough.  Return  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Wells,. 
Muster  Master  for  York  Co.,  dated  Wells;  said  Martin  and  others  mustered 
July  3,  1779,  to  serve  until  Jan.  1,  1780;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Adam  Martin's 
CO.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regt.;  enlisted  July  2,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  25,  1779; 
service,  6  mos.  3  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for 
Dec,  1779,  allowing  1  mo.  9  days  service  at  Rhode  Island,  travel  (180  miles)  in- 
cluded ;  also,  receipt  dated  Pepperellborough,  April  9,  1781,  for  bounty  paid  said 
Martin  by  James  Coffin  and  others,  on  behalf  of  a  class  of  the  town  of  Pepperell- 
borough, to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years;  also.  Private, 
Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt.;  service  from  March  18,  1781,  21  mos.  14 
days. 

Martin,  David.  Capt.  Esek  Eddy's  co.  of  artificers  acting  as  boatmen ;  entered  ser- 
vice Aug.  8,  1778;  service,  3  days,  on  expedition  to  Rhode  Island.  Roll  dated 
Providence. 

Martin,  David.  Corporal,  Capt.  Joseph  Raymond's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapin's  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  18,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  8  days,  at  Clav- 
erack,  including  3  days  (60  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce  Con- 
tinental Army  for  3  months. 

Martin,  David.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  ship  "  Thorn,"  commanded 
by  Capt.  Richard  Cowell,  sworn  to  at  Marblehead,  Sept.  14,  1780 ;  stature,  6  ft. 
3  in. ;  complexion,  light. 

Martin,  David.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Andrews's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Prime's  regt. ; 
enlisted  May  8,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1780;  service,  7  mos.  24  days,  under 
Brig.  Gen.  P.  Wadsworth  at  the  Eastward.  Roll  sworn  to  in  York  Co.  and  certi- 
fied at  Thomaston. 

Martin,  Ebenezer,  Richmond.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Raj^mond's  co..  Col.  David 
Rosseter's  regt..  Brig.  Gen.  Fellows's  brigade;  enlisted  Oct.  14,  1780;  discharged 
Oct.  17,  1780;  service,  5  days;  company  marched  to  reinforce  army  under  Gen. 
Stark  at  Stillwater  on  the  alarm  of  Oct.  14,  1780 ;  also,  receipt  dated  Richmond, 
March  20,  1781,  for  bounty  paid  said  Martin  by  Lieut.  Jabez  Colt,  on  behalf  of 
the  town  of  Richmond,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years ; 
also,  descriptive  list  dated  Lenox,  of  men  raised  in  Berkshire  Co.,  agreeable 
to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780,  and  delivered  to  William  Walker,  Superintendent 
for  said  county;  Capt.  Raymond's  co..  Col.  Rossiter's  regt.;  age,  19  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  11  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  occupation,  laborer;  resi- 
dence, Richmond;  enlisted  for  town  of  Richmond;  enlistment,  3  years;  reported 
receipted  for  by  Capt.  Smith;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Remick's  co..  Col. 
Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  July,  1781,  dated  Phillipsborough ; 
enlisted  March  23,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years;  reported  foraging;  also,  same  co. 
and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781,  dated  Peekskill;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.; 
muster  rolls  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  Jan.  and  Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts. 


282  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Martin,  Ebenezer,  Springfield  (also  given  Marblehead).  Private,  Capt.  Gideon 
Burt's  CO.,  Col.  Timothy  Danielson's  regt. ;  master  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775; 
enlisted  April  28,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  11  days ;  also,  company  return  dated 
Roxbury  Camp,  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also^  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in 
money  dated  Dec.  22,  1775. 

Martin,  Ebenezer.  Quarter  Gunner,  Capt.  Edward  Fettyplace's  (Marblehead)  co. ; 
enlisted  Feb.  20,  1776;  service  to  Jan.  1,  1777,  10  mos.  10  days,  in  defence  of  sea- 
coast;  a^so, Capt.  Edward  Fettyplace's  co.  of  coast  guards;  memorandum  of  beef 
delivered;  date  of  delivery,  Feb.  18,  1777. 

Martin,  Ebenezer.  Private,  Capt.  Enos  Parker's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  9,  1777;  discharged  July  31,  1777;  service,  23  days;  regiment 
detached  from  Berkshire  Co.  militia  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  at  Ticonderoga. 

Martin,  Ebenezer.  List  of  men,  dated  Brookfield,  June  30,  1778,  showing  service 
credited  to  them  respectively,  as  returned  by  the  committee  chosen  to  make  an 
average  of  the  service  rendered  to  the  credit  of  the  3d  Precinct  of  Brookfield ;  total 
amount  of  service  rendered  made  to  average  5j^  months  for  each  single  poll  in 
said  precinct;  no  service  credited  to  said  Martin. 

Martin,  Ebenezer.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master,  to 
serve  in  Col.  Waid's  regt.  at  Rhode  Island  [year  not  given]  ;  Capt.  Cutler's  co. ; 
also,  Private,  Capt.  John  Cutler's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt. ;  enlisted  July 
15,  1778 ;  service,  5  mos.  21  days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
muster  rolls  dated  East  Greenwich,  Sept.  17,  Nov.  6,  Nov.  13,  and  Dec.  1,  1778; 
enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779. 

Martin,  Edmund.  Private,  Capt.  Manasseh  Sawyer's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt. ;  service  from  July  30, 1778,  to  Sept.  13, 1778, 1  mo.  15  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 
Roll  sworn  to  at  Lancaster. 

Martin,  Edward,  Ipswich.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
Col.  Jonathan  Cogswell's  regt.,  as  returned  to  Michael  Farley,  dated  Ipswich, 
May  14,  1778;  residence,  Ipswich;  engaged  for  town  of  Ipswich;  joined  Capt. 
AVilllam  Rowell's  co.,  Col.  Hendley's  (Henlej^'s)  regt. ;  term,  3  years. 

Martin,  Edward,  Westfield.  Return  of  men  drafted  from  Hampshire  Co.  militia  to 
march  to  Horse  Neck  under  command  of  Col.  John  Mosley  [year  not  given],  but 
who  failed  to  join  regiment;  drafted  from  town  of  Westfield ;  drafted  into  Capt. 
Kellegg's  CO. 

Martin,  Edward.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Bullock's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt. ;  service  to  Dec.  15,  1776,  7  days ;  company  marched  from  Rehoboth  to 
Bristol,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776. 

Martin,  Edavard.  Private,  Capt.  Ilezekiah  Whitney's  co..  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.; 
service,  36  days;  company  marched  on  the  alarm  at  Bennington  of  July  30,  1777. 

Martin,  Edward.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  3d  Lin- 
coln Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Stephen  Hodsden,  agreeable  to  order  of 
Council  of  Nov.  7,  1777. 

Martin,  Edward.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Joseph  Willmarth's  (3d)  co..  Col.  Thomas 
Carpenter's  (1st  Bristol  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers ;  commissioned 
Jan.  11,  1779;  also.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Joseph  Willmarth's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Car- 
penter's regt. ;  marched  July  28, 1780;  discharged  July  31,  1780;  service,  5  days; 
company  detached  for  6  days  service  and  marched  from  Rehoboth  to  Tiverton, 
R.  I.,  and  there  served  under  Gen.  Heath;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  marched 
Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  9  days;  company  marched  from 
Rehoboth  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  1, 1780,  and  there  served  under 
Gen.  Heath. 


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Martix,  Edward,  Jr.  Corporal,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Martin's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Car- 
penter's regt. ;  service,  16  days;  company  marched  from  Rehoboth  to  Bristol, 
R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776. 

Martin,  Eleazer,  Richmond.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Capron's  co..  Col.  Ephraim 
Doolittle's  (24th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  16,  1775; 
service,  2  mos.  21  days ;  also,  company  return  [proljably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order 
for  Ijounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Richmond,  Nov.  26,  1775. 

Martin,  Eliphalet,  Amesbury.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Con- 
tinental Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  re- 
turned as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Maj.  Peter  Harwood,  of  fith 
Mass.  regt.,  at  Springfield,  July  6,  1780;  age,  16  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  com- 
plexion, light;  engaged  for  town  of  Salisbury;  marched  to  camp  July  6,  1780, 
under  command  of  Lieut.  Taylor,  of  2d  Mass.  regt.;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for 
the  G  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster 
in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  residence,  Amesbury;  also,  pay 
roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Salisbury  for  service  in  the  Continen- 
tal Army  during  1780;  marched  to  camp  June  28,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  7,  1780; 
service,  5  mos.  22  days,  including  travel  (240  miles)  home. 

Martin,  Enoch.  Mariner,  ship  "Vengeance,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Thomas  Thomas ; 
engaged  June  27,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1779;  service,  2  mos.,  on  Penobscot 
expedition ;  vessel  reported  lost.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. 

Martin,  Ephraim,  Lunenburg.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Fuller's  co..  Col.  Asa  Whit- 
comb's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  25,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  ^  day;  also,  company'  receipts  for  wages  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1775,  dated 
Camp  at  Prospect  Hill ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775. 

Martin,  Ephraim,  Rehoboth.  Drummer,  Capt.  Isaac  Hodges's  co. ;  service  from 
Aug.  12,  1776,  to  Oct.  1,  1776;  also,  Capt.  Isaac  Hodges's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer 
Francis's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  camp  home,  etc.,  sworn 
to  Nov.  29, 1776 ;  said  Martin  credited  with  allowance  for  2  days  (48  miles)  travel ; 
company  drafted  from  Rehoboth,  Attleborough,  Norton,  Mansfield,  and  Easton ; 
also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  company  receipts  for  wages,  etc.,  for  Oct.  and  Nov., 
1776,  dated  Dorchester ;  also.  Drummer,  Capt.  Stephen  Bullock's  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Carpenter's  regt. ;  service  to  Dec.  23,  1776,  16  days ;  company  marched  from 
Rehoboth  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8, 1776 ;  also,  Capt.  James  Hills's 
CO.,  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt. ;  copv  of  a  list  of  men  who  served  at  Bristol,  R.  I., 
for  3  months  from  Dec.  28,  1776;  also.  Drummer,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Martin's  co.. 
Col.  Williams's  regt.;  service  from  Sept.  29,  1777,  to  Oct.  30,  1777,  at  Tiverton, 
R.  I. ;  also,  Lieut.  James  Horton's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt  ;  enlisted 
Aug.  6,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  3  days;  company  marched  to 
Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm. 

Martin,  Ephraim.  Marine,  sloop  "Enterprise,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Prout 
Sloan;  engaged  May  8,  1775;  discharged  June  15,  1775;  service,  1  mo.  10  days. 
Roll  sworn  to  at  New  Haven. 

Martin,  Ephraim.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Israel  Hicks's  co..  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt.; 
marched  to  camp  Jan.  2,  1778;  discharged  March  31,  1778;  service,  3  mos.,  at 
Rhode  Island.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth. 

Martin,  Ephraim.  Receipt  dated  April  30,  1781,  for  bounties  paid  said  Martin  and 
others  by  the  town  of  Lunenburg  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term 
of  3  years,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2, 1780 ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised 
in  Worcester  Co.  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec. 
2,  1780,  as  returned  by  Seth  Washburn,  Superintendent;  Capt.  Goodrich's  co., 
Col.  Rand's  regt. ;  age,  34  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  occupation, 
farmer;  engaged  for  town  of  Lunenburg;  engaged  Feb.  20,  1781;  term,  3  years; 


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Martin,  Ephraim,  continued. 

also,  Private.  Capt.  John  Fuller's  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th)  regt. ;  muster 
rolls  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1781;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  dated 
York  Hutts. 

Martin,  George.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Hill's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776 ;  enlisted  Nov.  27,  1775. 

Martin,  George.  Private,  Capt.  William  Watkins's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's 
detachment  of  Berkshire  Co.  militia ;  muster  roll  dated  Ticonderoga,  Feb.  25, 1777 ; 
enlistment  to  expire  March  15,  1777. 

Martin,  Gideon  (also  given  Gideon,  Jr.),  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  William  North's 
CO.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt.;  Continental  Array  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Feb.  14,  1777,  to  Aug.  5,  1779;  residence,  Rehoboth;  reported  deserted; 
also,  ration  roll  for  part  of  Capt.  Jonathan  Drovvn's  co..  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford'* 
regt.,  made  up  from  the  time  of  their  several  enlistments,  to  June  16,  1777;  en- 
listed Feb.  20,  1777;  credited  with  116  rations;  also,  Capt.  Jonathan  Brown's  co.. 
Col.  Lee's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  Sept.,  1777;  enlisted  Feb.  20,  1777;  also,  Capt. 
North's  (5th)  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  April,  1779,  dated 
Pawtuxet;  enlisted  Feb.  14,  1777;  enlistment,  3  years;  reported  on  command  at 
Warwick;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  roll  for  July,  1779,  dated  Camp  Provi- 
dence; also,  return  certified  at  Camp  near  Morristown,  April  30,  1780,  of  officers 
and  men  belonging  to  Col.  Lee's,  Col.  Henley's,  and  Col.  Jackson's  regts.,  and 
men  belonging  to  Massachusetts  in  Col.  Henry  Sherburne's  regt.,  who  were 
incorporated  into  a  regiment  under  the  command  of  Col.  Henry  Jackson,  agree- 
able to  the  arrangement  of  April  9,  1779 ;  Capt.  North's  co. ;  rank.  Private ;  resi- 
dence, Rehoboth;  enlisted  Feb.  14,  1777;  enlistment,  3  years;  reported  deserted 
Aug.  5,  1779. 

Martin,  Gideon.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Hawke,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Jonathan 
Oakes;  engaged  May  3,  1777;  service,  1  mo.,  with  the  fleet  under  Commodore 
John  Manley.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Middlesex  Co. 

Martin,  Gideon.     Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Rowley's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  detachment 

of  Berkshire  Co.  militia;  enlisted  July  22, 1777;  discharged  Aug.  13, 1777 ;  service, 

»        23  days,  at  Stillwater;  also,  Capt.  Andrew  Lusk's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt.; 

enlisted  Oct.  4,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  13,  1777 ;  service,  10  days,  with  Northern 

army ;  roll  sworn  to  in  Berkshire  Co. 

Martin,  Hezekiah.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Stephen  Bullock's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt.;  service  to  Dec.  23,  1776,  16  days;  company  marched  from  Rehoboth  to 
Bristol,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776;  also,  Lieut.  James  Horton's  co..  Col. 
Thomas  Carpenter's  regt. ;  entered  service  Aug.  3,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8, 1780  j 
service,  6  days ;  company  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm. 

Martin,  Isaac,  Douglas.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Wallis's  (Douglas)  co.  of  Minute- 
men,  Col.  Arnold's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
12  days. 

Martin,  Isaac,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Danforth's  co..  Col. David  Brewer's 
(9th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  7,  1775;  service,  3  mos. 
2  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Danforth's  co..  Col. 
Rufus  Putnam's  (late  Brewer's)  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in 
money  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  Nov.  14,  1775;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Stephen 
Bullock's  CO.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  27,  1778 ; 
discharged  Sept.  10,  1778 ;  service,  1  mo.  16  days,  on  expedition  to  Rhode  Island. 

Martin,  Isaac.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  (Berk- 
shire Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  4,  1777;  discharged  Sept.  30,  1777;  service,  27 
days,  in  Northern  department.     Roll  dated  Hancock. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  285 

Mautin,  Isaac.  Captain,  4th  co.,  Col.  Ezra  Wood's  (3d  Worcester  Co.)  rest,  of  Mass. 
militia;  list  of  otflcers  chosen  by  the  several  companies  in  said  regiment,  dated 
July  9,  1776;  reported  commissioned  July  9,  1776;  also.  Captain  of  a  company, 
Col.  Ezra  Wood's  regt. ;  service,  1  mo.  15  days;  company  marched  to  Rhode 
Island  under  command  of  Lieut.  Col.  Nathan  Tyler  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776; 
also,  Captain  of  a  compan}'.  Col.  Wood's  regt. ;  service,  23  days,  under  Maj.  Gen. 
Spencer  at  Rhode  Island;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  April  17,  1777,  and 
served  until  May  7,  1777;  also,  Captain,  Col.  Joseph  [Josiah]  Whitney's  regt.; 
service  from  May  4,  1777,  to  July  4, 1777,  2  mos.  6  days,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Spencer 
at  Rhode  Island,  including  travel  (76  miles)  from  home  to  place  of  destination 
and  from  place  of  discharge  home;  also,  2d  Major,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  (3d 
Worcester  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers;  commissioned  June  17, 
1779. 

Martin,  Isaac.  Private,  Capt.  William  Mills's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th) 
regt.;  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781;  enlisted  April  2,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years; 
reported  on  command  at  West  Point;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781, 
dated  York  Hutts ;  reported  on  extra  service  at  New  Windsor. 

Martin,  Jacob,  Ipswich.  Petition  signed  by  said  Martin,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
others,  all  of  Ipswich,  asking  that  he  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the 
schooner  "  Fair  Lady  "  (privateer) ;  ordered  in  Council  Aug.  23, 1776,  that  a  com- 
mission be  issued. 

Martin,  Jacob.  Master-at-arms,  ship  "Vengeance,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Thomas 
Thomas;  engaged  June  27,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1779;  service,  2  mos.,  on 
Penobscot  expedition ;  vessel  reported  lost.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. 

Martin,  Jacob.  List  of  9  months  men  mustered  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master 
for  \Vorcester  Co. ;  Capt.  Whiting's  co..  Col.  Tyler's  regt. ;  engaged  for  town  of 
Douglas;  mustered  July  14,  1779;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  for  Conti- 
nental service,  as  returned  by  Seth  Washburn,  Superintendent  for  Worcester  Co. ; 
Capt.  Whiting's  co..  Col.  Tyler's  regt.;  age,  32  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  com- 
plexion, light;  marched  July  21,  1779;  reported  delivered  to  Ensign  Hubble; 
also,  Capt.  Webb's  co..  Col.  Shepard's  (4th)  regt.;  enlisted  July  22,  1779;  dis- 
charged April  22,  1780;  term,  9  months;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Benjamin  Read's 
CO.,  Col.  John  Rand's  regt.;  enlisted  July  25,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780; 
service,  2  mos.  26  days,  including  10  days  (200  miles)  travel  home;  company 
stationed  at  West  Point ;  regiment  raised  in  Worcester  Co.  to  reinforce  Continen- 
tal Army  for  3  months. 

Martin,  Jacob,  Jr.  Private,  ship  "Vengeance,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Thomas 
Thomas;  engaged  June  27,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1779;  service,  2  mos.,  on 
Penobscot  expedition ;  vessel  reported  lost.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. 

Martin,  James,  Grafton.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master 
for  Worcester  Co. ;  Capt.  Barnes's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt.;  mustered  May  23, 
1777;  term,  3  years ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Barnes's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bige- 
low's regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  24,  1777,  to 
June  6,  1778;  reported  died  June  6,  1778;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll 
for  Jan.-Aug.,  1777,  dated  Van  Schaick's  Island  and  sworn  to  at  Camp  near  Still- 
water ;  enlisted  May  24,  1777  ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  dated  Feb.  2, 1778 ; 
residence,  Grafton ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Grafton ;  mustered  by  County  and  Con- 
tinental Muster  Masters. 

Martin,  James,  Newbury.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  as 
returned  by  Moses  Noyes,  Chairman  of  Selectmen  and  Committee  of  Newbury, 
sworn  to  Aug.  23,  1777;  residence,  Newbury;  engaged  for  town  of  Newbury; 
joined  Capt.  Jones's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  term,  3  years  ;  also,  Corporal,  Capt. 
Thomas  Hunt's  co..  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  May  24,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Cartwright's 


286  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Martin,  James,  continued. 

CO.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt. ;  payroll  for  Feb.,  1778,  dated  "  Gulph  Mills,"  Pa.; 
also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  June,  1778  ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay 
rolls  for  July,  Aug.,  Sept.,  and  Nov.,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Hunt's  (8th)  co., 
Col.  Jackson's  (16th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  April,  1779,  dated  Pawtuxet ;  enlisted 
May  24,  1777;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  return  dated  Providence,  July  9,  1779; 
also,  Capt.  Thomas  Hunt's  (4th)  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Oct., 
1779,  dated  Camp  near  Providence ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  regimental  return 
made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1779,  dated  Camp  at  Providence;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  May  24,  1780; 
reported  discharged  May  24,  1780 ;  also,  return  certified  at  Camp  near  Morris- 
town,  April  30,  1780,  of  officers  and  men  belonging  to  Col.  Lee's,  Col.  Henley's, 
and  Col.  Jackson's  regts.,  and  men  belonging  to  Massachusetts  in  Col.  Henry 
Sherburne's  regt.,  who  were  incorporated  into  a  regiment  under  the  command  of 
Col.  Henry  Jackson,  agreeable  to  the  arrangement  of  April  9, 1779;  Capt,  Hunt's 
CO. ;  rank.  Private ;  residence,  Newbury ;  engaged  for  town  of  Newljury ;  engaged 
May  24,  1777 ;  term ,  3  years ;  reported  promoted  to  Corporal  Nov.  1, 1777 ;  family 
of  said  Martin  reported  as  at  Newbury ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to 
reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of 
June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen. 
John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  8,  1780;  age,  37  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  com- 
plexion, dark;  engaged  for  town  of  Newbury;  marched  to  camp  July  8,  1780, 
under  command  of  Ebenezer  Kent,  Esq. ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months 
service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return 
dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also.  Sergeant;  pay  roll  for  6  months  men 
detached  from  militia  of  the  town  of  Newbury  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army 
during  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  3,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  11,  1780;  service, 
5  mos.  20  days,  including  travel  (240  miles)  home. 

Martin,  James.  List  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  picket  guard  under  Maj.  Baldwin, 
dated  May  23,  1775;  reported  detailed  under  Capt.  Reuben  Dickinson. 

Martin,  James.  Capt.  Timothy  Barnard's  co..  Col.  Moses  Little's  regt.;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Nov.  21,  1775. 

Mautin,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co..  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Jan.  1, 1778;  discharged  April  1, 1778;  service,  3  mos.  1  day;  company  stationed 
at  Warwick,  R.  I.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Swanzey. 

Martin,  James.  Private,  Lieut.  Ephraim  Bowman's  detachment  from  Capt.  Andrew 
Lusk's  CO.,  Col.  Asa  Barns's  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  14,  1781;  discharged  Oct.  22, 
1781 ;  service,  8  days ;  detachment  marched  to  join  armj'  at  Saratoga  by  order  of 
Gen.  Fellows  on  the  alarm  at  the  Northward  of  Oct.  14,  1781. 

Martin,  James.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Pearson's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Putnam's  regt. ;  en- 
gaged Sept.  7,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  8,  17S1 ;  service,  3  mos.  13  days,  including 
12  days  (240  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  in  Essex  and  Plymouth  coun- 
ties to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

Martin,  James.  Private,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt.;  service  from  Sept.  16, 
1782,  3  mos.  15  days. 

Martin,  Jean.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Col.  John 
Cushing's  (2d  Plymouth  Co.)  regt.,  as  returned  agreeable  to  order  of  Council  of 
Nov.  7,  1777  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Marshfield;  joined  Capt.  Langdon's  co..  Col. 
Jackson's  regt. ;  term,  duiing  war;  reported  as  belonging  to  France. 

Martin,  Jeremiah.  Capt.  Gideon  Parker's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's  regt. ;  order  for 
bount.y  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Nov.  28,  1775;  also, 
Private,  Capt.  Gideon  Parker's  co..  Col.  Moses  Little's  regt.;  enlisted  Jan.  1, 
1776  [service  not  given] . 


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Martin,  Jesse,  Deerin?.  Private,  Capt.  Hugh  Maxwell's  co.,  Col.  William  Prescott's 
(10th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  25,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  8  days  ;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Sewall's  Point,  Dec.  27,  1775. 

Martin,  Jireh  (also  given  Jared),  Wilmington.  Enlistment  agreement,  dated  May 
13,  1778,  signed  by  said  Martin  and  others,  engaging  themselves  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army  to  the  credit  of  the  town  of  Wilmington  for  the  terra  of  8  months 
from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Peekskill,  unless  sooner  discharged;  also,  Pri- 
vate, Capt.  Edward  Richardson's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  11, 
1778,  3  days  preceding  march;  discharged  Jan.  29,  1779;  service,  7  mos.  8  days, 
at  North  river,  N.  Y.,  including  12  days  (240  miles)  travel  home;  roll  dated 
Watertown ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Sept.,  1778,  dated  West  Point; 
also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1778,  dated  King's  Ferry ;  also,  Capt. 
Thomas  Hovey's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regt.;  enlisted  July  20,  1779;  dis- 
charged Dec.  18,  1779;  service,  5  mos.  4  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  same 
eo.  and  regt.;  payroll  for  Dec,  1779,  allowing  1  mo.  5  days  service  at  Rhode 
Island,  including  travel  (100  miles)  home;  also,  list  of  6  months  men  raised 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of  Maj.  Joseph  Hosmer, 
Superintendent  for  Middlesex  Co.,  by  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner;  a^so,  descrip- 
tive list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months, 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Com- 
missioner, by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  14,  1780;  age,  18 
yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for  town  of  Wilmington; 
marched  to  camp  July  14,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Hancock ;  also,  list  of 
men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  hav- 
ing passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totowaj',  Oct.  25,  1780 ;  also,  pay  roll 
for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Wilmington  for  service  in  the  Continental 
Army  during  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  10,  1780;  discharged  Jan.  15,  1781; 
service,  6  mos.  16  days,  including  travel  (220  miles)  home ;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
John  Mills's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated 
Garrison  at  West  Point;  enlisted  July  14,  1780;  discharged  Jan.  14,  1781;  enlist- 
ment, 6  months. 

Martin,  Job.  Copy  of  an  order  on  Ephraim  Newell,  Town  Treasurer  of  Attleborough, 
dated  July  5,  1776,  for  wages  due  said  Martin  and  others  for  service  on  the  alarm 
caused  by  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Richardson's 
CO.;  marched  Sept.  25,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  29,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  6  days; 
company  marched  from  Attleborough  under  command  of  Col.  George  Williams 
on  a  secret  expedition ;  also,  Capt.  Moses  Willmarth's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpen- 
ter's regt. ;  service  from  Aug.  17,  1778,  to  Sept.  9,  1778,  24  days,  on  expedition  to 
Rhode  Island. 

Martin,  Job.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Clark's  co.,  in  a  detachment  from  Col.  Barnabas 
Sears's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  18,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  2,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  21 
days,  "up  the  Mohawk  River,"  including  5  days  (100  miles)  travel  home;  regi- 
ment raised  for  3  months.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Berkshire  Co. 

Martin,  Joel,  Norton.  Order  dated  Camp  at  Hull,  June  21,  1776,  signed  by  said 
Martin  and  others  belonging  to  Capt.  Zebedee  Redding's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whit- 
ney's regt.,  for  advance  pay  fori  month,  etc.;  also,  petition  dated  Camp  at  Hull, 
Sept.  17,  1776,  signed  by  said  Martin  and  others  belonging  to  battalion  stationed 
at  Hull,  asking  for  increase  and  payment  of  wages;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Zebedee 
Redding's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ;  service  from  4  da.ys  preceding  march 
to  Nov.  1,  1776,  5  mos.  23  days;  also,  Capt.  Israel  Trow's  co..  Col.  John  Hath- 
away's  regt.;  service  in  April  and  May,  1777,  20  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  said 
Martin  reported  as  among  those  who  agreed  to  tarrj'  for  2  months;  also,  Capt. 
Israel  Trow's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ;  service  from  May  14,  1777,  to  July 
6,  1777,  54  days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  also,  Capt.  Abiel  Clap's  co.,  Col.  Carpenter's 


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Maktix,  Joel,  continued. 

(Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  service,  34  days  ;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  July  24, 
1777  ;  also,  Capt.  Silas  Cobb's  co..  Col.  Danforth  Keyes's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  24, 
1777;  discharged  Jan.  2,  1778;  service,  4  mos.  9  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Dec,  1777,  sworn  to  at  Providence. 

Martix,  John,  Bradford.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by 
Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  i-eturn  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780.     [See  John  Marble  and  John  Mardon.] 

Martix,  John,  Easton.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Robinson's  co. ;  enlisted  June  21,  1778 ; 
service,  22  days,  at  Rhode  Island  ;  company  raised  to  serve  in  Col.  Wade's  regt. 
for  21  days  from  June  21,  1778. 

Martin,  John,  Marblehead.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
Col.  Jonathan  Glover's  (5th  Essex  Co.)  regt.;  residence,  Marblehead;  engaged 
for  town  of  Marljlehead;  term,  3  years;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel 
Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  April  13, 1777 ;  Capt.  'Lane's 
CO.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  also.  Private,  8th  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  regt.;  Con- 
tinental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  5,  1777,  to  Oct.  1,  1777;  re- 
ported deceased;  also,  Capt.  Jabez  Lane's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  return  of  men 
wlio  were  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15, 1777,  certified  at  Camp  at  Peekskill,  Feb. 
16,  1779 ;  reported  died  Oct.  17,  1777. 

Martin,  John,  Norton.  Corporal,  Capt.  Samuel  White's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Car- 
penter's regt.;  entered  service  Aug.  18,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  8,  1778;  service, 
22  days,  on  an  expedition  to  Rhode  Island;  roll  dated  Mansfield;  also,  list  of 
men  belonging  to  Capt.  Jabez  Barney's  co.,  as  returned  to  Lieut.  Col.  Commandant 
Luke  Drury  at  West  Point;  marched  Aug.  15,  1781;  joined  regiment  at  West 
Point  Aug.  28,  1781 ;  residence,  Norton ;  engaged  for  town  of  Norton ;  reported 
on  command  with  Col.  Jackson;  a/so.  Private,  Capt.  Jabez  Barney's  co..  Col. 
Luke  Drury's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  23,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  8,  1781 ;  service,  3 
mos.  27  days,  at  West  Point,  by  order  of  His  Excellency  John  Hancock,  includ- 
ing 10  days  (240  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  detached  from  militia  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

Martin,  John,  Salem.  Private,  Capt.  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  Hutchinson's  (Mass. 
Line)  regt.  of  12  months  men  ;  list  of  deserters  in  177G. 

Martin,  John,  Scarborough.  Drummer,  Capt.  Abraham  Tyler's  co.,  Col.  Edmund 
Phinney's  (31st)  regt.;  billeting  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  May  9  (also 
given  May  8),  1775,  to  date  of  marching  to  headquarters,  July  6,  1775;  credited 
with  57  days  allowance ;  also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  29,  1775. 

Martin,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Bradbury  Sanders's  (2d)  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  28,  1776; 
discharged  June  21, 1776 ;  service,  4  mos.  24  days ;  company  stationed  at  Glouces- 
ter for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Martin,  John.  Gunner,  schooner  "  Viper  "  (privateer) ;  petition  dated  Watertown, 
Sept.  9,  1776,  signed  by  William  Spooner  and  others,  in  behalf  of  themselves  and 
others,  all  of  Boston,  asking  that  Benjamin  Wormell  be  commissioned  as  com- 
mander of  said  vessel ;  ordered  in  Council  Sept.  9,  1776,  that  a  commission  be 
issued. 

Martin,  John.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Jonathan  W.  Edes's  (4th)  co..  Col.  Thomas 
Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt.;  engaged  May  9,  1776;  service,  128  days;  reported  as 
having  left  the  service  Sept.  14,  1776. 

Martin,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Zebedee  Redding's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.; 
abstract  for  advance  pay  for  1  month,  etc.,  sworn  to  at  Boston,  Nov.  14,  1776; 
enlisted  July  1,  1776;  also,  petition  dated  Camp  at  Hull,  Sept.  17,  1776,  signed  by 
said   Martin  and  others  belonging  to  battalion  stationed  at  Hull,  asking  for 


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Maktix,  John,  continued. 

increase  and  payment  of  wages;  also,  Capt.  Redding's  co.,  Col.  Whitney's  regt. ; 
service  from  Aug.  1,  1776,  to  Nov.  1,  1776,  3  mos. 

Martin,  John.  Copy  of  an  order  on  Ephraim  Newell,  Town  Treasurer  of  Attleborough, 
dated  July  5,  1776,  for  wages  due  said  Martin  and  others  for  service  on  the  alarm 
caused  by  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill;  also,  Capt.  Stephen  Richardson's  4th  {'2d 
Attleborough,  also  given  Attleborough  No.  12)  co..  Col.  Dagget's  regt.;  list  of 
men  who  served  in  the  8th  (also  given  9th)  campaign;  said  service  known  as  the 
2  months  campaign  at  [New]  York  in  1776 ;  said  Martin  credited  with  one-half 
a  turn. 

Maktix,  John.  Pay  roll  of  otHcers  and  crew  of  the  sloop  [brigantine]  "Tyrannicide," 
commanded  by  Capt.  John  Fisk,  dated  Salem  ;  engaged  June  21, 1776 ;  discharged 
Sept.  30,  1776;  also.  Seaman,  same  vessel  and  commander;  engaged  Sept.  30, 
1776;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1777;  roll  sworn  to  at  Boston;  also,  same  vessel  and 
commander;  engaged  Jan.  1,  1777;  discharged  Feb.  17,  1777;  roll  sworn  to  at 
Boston. 

Martin,  John.  Petition  dated  Boston,  Oct.  24,  1777,  signed  by  Henry  Newhall, 
asking  that  said  Martin  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  schooner  "  Con- 
gress "  (privateer) ;  ordered  in  Council  Oct.  24, 1777,  that  a  commission  be  Issued. 

Martin,  John.  Capt.  Isaac  Hodges's  co..  Col.  George  Williams's  regt.;  service  from 
Sept.  25,  1777,  to  Oct.  31,  1777,  1  mo.  6  days,  on  a  secret  expedition.  Roll  sworn 
to  at  Norton. 

Martin,  John.  Capt.  Esek  Edd3''s  co.  of  artificers  acting  as  boatmen;  entered  service 
Aug.  8,  1778;  service,  12  days,  on  expedition  to  Rhode  Island.  Roll  dated 
Providence. 

Martin,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Champney's  detachment  of  guards.  Col.  Gerrish's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Boston,  Aug.  14,  1778;  engaged  July  29,  1778;  reported 
deserted  Aug.  13,  1778;  detachment  drafted  to  serve  for  6  weeks  from  July  29, 
1778;  also,  Capt.  Caleb  Champney's  co.,  Maj.  Goodwin's  detachment  from  Col. 
Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards ;  entered  service  Aug.  [12] ,  1778 ;  service  to  Sept.  -,  1778, 
29  days,  at  Boston. 

Martin,  John.  List  of  prisoners  sent  in  the  cartel  "Silver  Eel"  from  Halifax  to 
Boston  Oct.  8,  1778,  to  be  exchanged  for  British  prisoners,  as  returned  bj'  Bat. 
Fox,  Commissary  of  Prisoners ;  reported  a  Captain  of  militia. 

Martin,  John.  Seaman,  frigate  "Boston,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel  Tucker; 
engaged  March  12,  1779.    Roll  made  up  for  advance  pay  for  1  month. 

Martin,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Champney's  co.  of  guards ;  enlisted  Feb.  9, 1781 ; 
discharged  April  13,  1781 ;  service,  2  mos.  5  days ;  company  raised  in  accordance 
with  request  of  Gen.  Heath  for  service  at  and  about  Boston  guarding  Continental 
stores. 

Martin,  John.    Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of 
Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Capt.  Lieut.  John  Callender,  of  3d  Artillery  bat- 
talion, at  Springfield,  July  6,  1780;  age,  28  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in. ;  complexion, 
light ;  engaged  for  town  of  Dorchester ;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  5,  1780 ;  also, 
Matross,  Col.  Crane's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of 
Boston  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  1,  1780; 
discharged  Dec.  24,  1780;   service,  6  mos.  4  days,  including  travel  (10  days) 
home;  also,  return  of  men  raised  in  Suffolk  Co.  for  Continental  service,  agreeable 
to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780 ;  engaged  for  town  of  Boston  ;  engaged  April  12,  1781 
also,  Matross,  Capt.  John  Doughty's  co..  Col.  John  Lamb's  (2d  Artillery)  regt. 
muster  rolls  for  Feb.-April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;   enlistment,  during  war 
reported  absent  by  leave  of  Maj.  Bauman  in  April,  1781. 


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Martin,  John.  List  of  prisoners  to  be  returned  in  exchange  for  British  prisoners  sent 
to  New  York  in  the  cartel  "  Favorite,"  as  returned  by  Robert  Pierpont,  Commis- 
sary of  Prisoners  [year  not  given] ;  said  Martin,  Seaman,  to  be  exchanged  for 
David  Edwards,  Seaman. 

Martin,  John  M.  (also  given  Mokris),  Northborough.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised 
to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve 
of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Maj.  Peter 
Harwood,  of  6th  Mass.  regt.,  at  Springfield,  July  6,  1780;  age,  19  .yrs. ;  stature,  5 
ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for  town  of  Northborough;  marched  to 
camp  July  6,  1780,  under  command  of  Lieut.  Taylor,  of  2d  Mass.  regt. ;  also,  list 
of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as 
having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

Martin,  Jonathan,  Newbury.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army, 
as  returned  by  Moses  Noyes,  Chairman  of  Selectmen  and  Committee  of  Newbury, 
sworn  to  Aug.  23,  1777;  residence,  Newbury;  engaged  for  town  of  Newbury; 
joined  Capt.  Pilsbury's  Co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.;  term,  3  years;  also,  Pri- 
vate, Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (late  Wigglesworth's)  regt.;  Conti- 
nental Arni}^  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  2,  1777,  to  April  2,  1780;  also, 
Capt.  Daniel  Pillsbury's  co..  Col.  Edward  Wigglesworth's  (4th)  regt. ;  return  [year 
not  given]  ;  mustered  by  County  Muster  Master;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  mus- 
ter roll  for  May,  1778,  dated  Valley  Forge;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll 
for  June,  1778,  dated  "Greenage;"  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Oct., 
1778,  sworn  to  at  Providence;  also,  (late)  Lieut.  Col.  Dudley  Coleman's  co..  Col. 
Wigglesworth's  regt.  commanded  by  Maj.  Porter;  muster  roll  for  March  and 
April,  1779,  dated  Providence ;  enlisted  April  2,  1777. 

Martin,  Jonathan,  Newbury.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Conti- 
nental Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780, 
returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at 
Springfield,  Jul}'  8,  1780;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  dark; 
engaged  for  town  of  Newbury  ;  marched  to  camp  July  8, 1780,  under  command  of 
Ebenezer  Kent,  Esq. ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  William  Scott's  (Light  Infantry)  co.. 
Col.  Henry  Jackson's  (16th)  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Jul}',  1780;  reported  joined  July 
8,  1780;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig. 
Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25, 
1780 ;  also,  Private ;  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  detached  from  the  militia  of  the 
town  of  Newbuiy  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  to 
camp  July  3,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  4,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  13  days,  including 
travel  (240  miles)  home. 

Martin,  Jonathan,  Wenham.  Seaman,  ship  "  Pilgrim,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Joseph 
Robinson;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Aug.  2,  1780;  age,  14  yrs.; 
stature,  5  ft.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Wenham. 

Martin,  Jonathan.  General  order  dated  Headquarters,  Ticonderoga,  Sept.  12,  1776, 
taken  from  Col.  Wheelock's  Orderly  Book;  said  Martin,  2d  Lieutenant,  Col. 
Patterson's  regt.,  appointed  1st  Lieutenant  in  room  of  Lieut.  Patterson,  promoted. 

Martin,  Joseph,  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt.;  entered  service  Aug.  3,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  7  days; 
company  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm ;  by  order  of  Col.  Slead  all  the 
men  in  Swanzey  were  joined  in  one  company  under  Capt.  Peck,  the  other  officers 
refusing  to  serve.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth. 

Martin,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Bumstead's  co. ;  list  of  men  drafted  from 
Lieut.  Col.  Jabez  Hatch's  (Boston)  regt.,  agreeable  to  order  of  Coupcil  of  May  7, 
1777,  to  guard  stores,  etc.,  at  and  about  Boston  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath  for  the 
term  of  5  weeks;  also,  Capt.  Perez  Cushing's  co..  Col.  Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt.; 


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Martin,  Joseph,  continued. 

service,  42  days;  company  reported  as  Boston  militia  and  stationed  at  Hull  from 
July  26,  1777,  to  Sept.  11,  1777 ;  roll  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co.  and  endorsed  "  Men 
drafted  from  Boston  Reg't." 

Martin,  Joseph.  Capt.  Esek  Eddy's  co.  of  artificers  actinj?  as  boatmen  ;  entered  ser- 
vice Au.?.  8, 1778 ;  service,  26  days,  on  an  expedition  to  Rhode  Island.  Roll  dated 
Providence. 

Martin,  Joshua  (also given  Joshua,  Jr.),  Lunenburg.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Josiah  Stearns's 
CO.,  Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted  July 
19,  1773;  service,  12  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775; 
also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  David  Carlisle's  (Lunenburg)  co..  Col.  Abijah  Stearns's 
(8th  Worcester  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  chosen  by  the  several 
companies  in  said  regiment;  ordered  in  Council  July  23,  1777,  that  said  officers 
be  commissioned;  reported  commissioned  July  23,  1777;  also.  Lieutenant,  Capt. 
Joseph  Bellows's  co. ;  marched  Aug.  22,  1777;  travel  out  and  home  180  miles; 
service  at  20  miles  per  day,  9  days,  with  Northern  army  ;  company  marched  from 
Lunenburg  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington,  under  command  of  Maj.  Ebenezer  Bridge, 
at  request  of  Gen.  Stark  and  Col.  Warner,  and  was  discharged  by  Gen.  Lincoln 
after  proceeding  90  miles;  also.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  White's  co..  Col.  Abijah 
Stearns's  regt. ;  service  from  April  1,  1778,  to  July  2,  1778,  at  and  about  Boston; 
roll  dated  Lancaster. 

Martin,  Josiah,  Lynn.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's 
(12th)  tegt. ;  enlisted  March  10, 1776 ;  discharged  April  24, 1776  [service  notgiven]  ; 
also,  copy  of  a  list  of  men  belonging  to  Lynn,  now  called  Lynn,  Lynnfield,  and 
Saugus,  who  served  at  Concord  battle  and  elsewhere  [year  not  given] . 

Martin,  Josiah.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Addison  Richardson's  co..  Col.  Wade's  detach- 
ment of  Essex  Co.  militia;  entered  service  July  1, 1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780; 
service,  3  mos.  22  days,  including  12  days  (240  miles)  travel  home;  regiment 
raised  for  3  months. 

Martin,  Lewis,  Wells.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Stephen  Titcomb's  (3d  Wells)  co.  of  militia, 
Col.  Tristram  Jordan's  regt.,  which  marched  April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the 
alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  3  days. 

Martin,  Mark.  Private,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt.;  service  from  March  7, 
1782,  2  mos.  25  days;  reported  transferred  to  corps  of  invalids  June  1,  1782;  also, 
return  of  recruits  sent  by  state  of  Massachusetts  as  portion  of  her  quota  of  the 
Continental  Army  subsequent  to  Jan.  1, 1781,  who  were  reported  as  unfit  for  duty ; 
10th  Mass.  regt.;  age,  34  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  11  in.;  engaged  for  town  of  Plym- 
outh; term,  3  years. 

Martin,  Matthew,  New  Salem.  Descriptive  list  dated  Warwick,  Aug.  4,  1780,  of 
men  detached  from  6th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.  to  serve  for  the  term  of  3  months 
from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Claverack,  agreeable  to  order  of  General  Court  of 
June  22, 1780,  and  mustered  by  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Williams  and  Maj.  Whitmore ; 
Capt.  Seth  Pierce's  co.,  Col.  Seth  Murray's  regt.;  rank.  Private;  age,  18  yrs.; 
stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  dark  ;  residence.  New  Salem;  mustered  July  17, 
1780;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Pierce's  co..  Col.  Seth  Murray's  regt.;  enlisted 
July  15,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  6  days,  including  9  days 
(172  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  to  reinforce  Conti- 
nental Army  for  3  months;  roll  dated  Leverett. 

Martin,  Matthew,  Shutesbury.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  L.  Woodbridge's  co..  Col. 
Nathan  Tyler's  regt.;  enlisted  June  25,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  25,  1779;  service, 
6  mos.  7  days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Newport ;  also,  same  co.  and 
regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Dec,  1779,  sworn  to  at  Newport,  allowing  1  mo.  6  days  service 
at  Rhode  Island,  travel  (115  miles)  included. 


292  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 


Martin,  Matthew.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Chapin's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards ;  enlisted  July  27, 1778 ;  discharged  Dec.  14, 1778 ;  service,  4  mos.  20  days ; 
company  detached  from  Hampshire  Co.  militia  to  guard  stores  at  Springfield  and 
Brookfield  for  6  months  from  Jul.y  1,  1778;  roll  dated  Springfield. 

Martix,  Matthew.  Private,  Capt.  Nehemiah  Curtis's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchel's 
regt.;  entered  service  July  7,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  25,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  18 
days,  on  Penobscot  expedition.  Roll  dated  Harpswell  and  sworn  to  at  North 
Yarmouth,  Cumberland  Co. 

Martix,  Melatiah,  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpen- 
ter's regt.;  entered  service  Aug.  4, 1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  5  days ; 
company  marched  to  Tiverton,  E..  I.,  on  an  alarm;  by  order  of  Col.  Slead  all  the 
men  in  Swanzey  were  joined  in  one  company  under  Capt.  Peck,  the  other  officers 
refusing  to  serve.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth. 

Martix.  Moses,  Salisbury.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Morrill's  co.,  Col.  Caleb  Cushing's 
regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  4  days. 

Martix,  Moses.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Heald's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's  regt. ; 
entered  service  June  30,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  25,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  27  days, 
on  Penobscot  expedition. 

Martix,  Nathan  (also  given  Nathaniel),  Ipswich.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to 
reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of 
June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen. 
John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  12,  1780;  age,  47  yrs. ;  stature,  6  ft. ;  complex- 
ion, light;  engaged  for  town  of  Ipswich;  marched  to  camp  July  12,  1780,  under 
command  of  Ensign  Gilbert ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and 
returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of 
Ipswich  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  6,  1780; 
discharged  Dec.  18,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  24  days,  including  travel  (240  miles) 
home. 

Martin,  Nathan,  Marblehead.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Conti- 
nental Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780, 
returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow,  at 
Springfield,  Aug.  23,  1780;  age,  17  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  2  in.;  complexion,  dark; 
engaged  for  town  of  Marblehead;  arrived  at  Springfield  Aug.  20,  1780;  marched 
to  camp  Aug.  23, 1780,  under  command  of  Lieut.  Obadiah  Wetherell ;  also,  list  of 
men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  b.v  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  hav- 
ing passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  pay  roll 
for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Marblehead  for  service  in  the  Continental 
Army  during  1780 ;  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  (16th)  regt. ;  service,  3  mos.  20  days. 

Martin,  Nathaniel,  Ipswich  (also  given  Gloucester  and  Wenham).  Private,  Capt. 
Gideon  Parker's  co..  Col.  Moses  Little's  regt.;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776  [service  not 
given]  ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Col.  Jona- 
than Cogswell's  (3d  Essex  Co.)  regt.,  as  returned  to  Brig.  Gen.  Farley;  resi- 
dence, Ipswich  (also  given  Gloucester) ;  engaged  for  town  of  Ipswich  (also 
given  Gloucester) ;  joined  Capt.  Burnham's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  term,  3 
years ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  John  Burnam's  co..  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
also,  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  paj'  accounts  for  ser- 
vice from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  in  Continen- 
tal service;  Capt.  John  Burnam's  co..  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  (8th)  regt.;  rank, 
Private;  age,  18  yrs.;  stature,  6  ft.  1  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  brown;  occu- 
pation. Seaman;  birthplace,  Gloucester;  residence,  Wenham;  enlisted  Dec.  17, 
1779,  b}'  Ensign  Jackson,  at  West  Point;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  list  of 


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Martin,  Nathaniel,  continued, 

men  entitled  to  $20  or  200  acres  of  land,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  March  5,  1801 ; 
8th  Mass.  regt. ;  rank,  Corporal;  reported  as  belonging  to  New  Hampshire. 

Martin,  Nathaniel,  Mile  Brook,  Lincoln  Co.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in 
Worcester  Co.  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2, 
1780,  as  returned  by  Seth  Washburn,  Superintendent  for  said  county;  Capt. 
Lovell's  CO.,  Col.  Flagg's  regt. ;  age,  47  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9^  (also  given  5  ft.  8|) 
in.;  complexion,  dark  (also  given  light);  hair,  gray;  occupation,  farmer;  resi- 
dence, Mile  Brook,  Lincoln  Co.;  engaged  for  town  of  Worcester;  engaged 
March  8,  1781;  joined  Capt.  Thorp's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  J.  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.; 
term,  3  years. 

Martin,  Nathaniel,  Norridgewalk.  Private,  Col.  Sherburne's  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Sept.  11,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  residence, 
Norridgewalk;  credited  to  town  of  Norridgewalk;  also,  Capt.  Joshua  Trafton's 
CO.,  Col.  Henry  Sherburne's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  "  Middel  Town," 
Aug.  21,  1778;  enlisted  Sept.  11,  1777;  also,  return  of  officers  and  men  belonging 
to  Massachusetts  in  Col.  Henry  Sherburne's  regt.,  certified  at  Boston,  June  15, 
1779,  b}'  Capt.  Benjamin  Burton ;  term,  3  years ;  also,  Capt.  William  North's 
(1st)  CO.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  (16th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Sept.  10,  1780;  also,  return  certified  at  Camp  near 
Morristown,  April  30,  1780,  of  officers  and  men  belonging  to  Col.  Lee's,  Col. 
Henley's,  and  Col.  Jackson's  regts.,  and  men  belonging  to  Massachusetts  in  Col. 
Henry  Sherburne's  regt.,  who  were  incorporated  into  a  regiment  under  the  com- 
mand of  Col.  Henry  Jackson,  agreeable  to  the  arrangement  of  April  9, 1779 ;  rank. 
Private;  residence,  Norridgewalk;  engaged  Sept.  11,  1777;  term,  3  years;  said 
Martin  returned  among  men  belonging  to  Col.  Sherburne's  regt.  incorporated 
with  Col.  Jackson's  regt.  by  order  of  Gen.  Washington  May  2,  1780;  repoited 
joined  Capt.  North's  co. 

Martin,  Nathaniel.  Private,  Capt.  James  Berry's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  1, 1778 ;  discharged  Jan.  29,  1779 ;  service,  6  mos.  11  days,  at  North 
river,  including  12  days  (240  miles)  travel  home ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay 
roll  for  Sept.,  1778,  dated  Fort  Clinton ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for 
Nov.  and  Dec,  1778,  dated  King's  Ferry. 

Martin,  Nathaniel.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Jenkins's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  regt. ; 
enlisted  May  27, 1778 ;  discharged  Jan.  29, 1779 ;  service,  8  mos.  17  days,  at  North 
river,  including  13  days  (260  miles)  travel  home;  a/so,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay 
roll  for  Sept.,  1778,  dated  Fort  Clinton ;  engagement,  8  months  from  time  of  arri- 
val at  Peekskill;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec,  1778, 
dated  King's  Ferry. 

Martin,  Nathaniel.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780,  returned  as  received 
of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  Aug.  9, 
1780;  age,  19  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in.;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for  town  of 
Marblehead ;  arrived  at  Springfield  Aug.  7,  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  Aug.  9,  1780, 
under  command  of  Capt.  Daniel  Lunt. 

Martin,  Oliver.  Return  dated  Newbury,  Sept.  20,  1781,  made  by  the  Selectmen,  of 
bounties  paid  said  Martin  and  others  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the 
term  of  3  years  or  during  the  war,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780;  also, 
return  of  men  raised  in  Essex  Co.  for  Continental  service;  engaged  for  town  of 
Newbury;  engaged  June  20,  1781;  term,  3  years;  «/so.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer 
Smith's  CO.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (6th)  regt. ;  returns  for  wages  for  the 
years  1781  and  1782;  wages  allowed  said  Martin  from  June  20,  1781,  to  Dec.  31, 
1782, 18  mos.  11  days ;  also,  order  on  Capt.  Haywod,  payable  to  Ephraim  Emery, 
dated  Newbury,  Feb.  18,  1785,  signed  by  said  Martin,  for  wages,  etc.,  due  him  for 
service  in  6th  Mass.  regt. 


294  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Martix,  Peleg,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Bullock's  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Carpenter's  regt. ;  service,  6  days ;  company  marched  from  Rehoboth  to  Bristol, 
R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776;  also,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Martin's  Co.,  Col.  Wil- 
liams's regt. ;  service  from  Sept.  29, 1777,  to  Oct.  30,  1777,  at  Tiverton,  R.  I. ;  also, 
Capt.  Stephen  Bullock's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  27,  1778 ;  service,  1  mo.  10  days,  on  expedition  to  Rhode  Island ;  reported 
died  Sept.  4,  1778. 

Martin,  Petek,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Abbott's  co..  Col.  Tapper's  regt. ;  Conti- 
nental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  19,  1777,  to  April  1,  1780;  resi- 
dence, Andover ;  credited  to  town  of  Andover ;  said  Martin  reported  as  having 
been  drafted  from  Col.  Tupper's  regt.  into  Gen.  Washington's  guards  in  March, 
1778,  and  as  having  served  in  that  corps  until  April  1,  1780;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin 
Farnum's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt. ;  subsistence  allowed  from  date  of 
enlistment,  Feb.  19,  1777,  to  time  of  arrival  at  Bennington;  credited  with  sub- 
sistence to  March  28,  1777,  49  days,  including  allowance  for  11  days  (220  miles) 
travel;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Farnum's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  regt.;  re- 
turn dated  Jan.  24,  1778;  mustered  b.v  County  and  Continental  Muster  Masters; 
also,  return  dated  Andover,  June  15,  1781,  made  by  the  Selectmen,  of  bounties 
paid  by  the  several  districts  and  classes  of  the  town  of  Andover  to  men  who  en- 
gaged in  the  Continental  Army  as  said  town's  quota,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec. 
2,  1780;  said  Martin  hired  by  North  District,  Class  No.  11 ;  also,  return  of  men 
raised  in  Essex  Co.  for  Continental  service,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780; 
engaged  for  town  of  Andover;  engaged  March  12,  1781 ;  term,  3  years. 

Mahtix,  Peter,  Boston  (also  given  Deerfield).  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Con- 
tinental Army  from  5th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  endorsed  "  Col'o  David  Field's  Re- 
turn ;  "  engaged  for  town  of  Deerfield ;  joined  Capt.  Sumner's  co..  Col.  Greaton's 
regt. ;  term,  during  war;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster 
Master  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  19,  1777 ;  Capt.  Job  Sumner's  co..  Col. 
John  Greaton's  regt. ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Sumner's  co..  Col.  John  Greaton's 
(2d)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  14, 1777,  to  July 
9,  1777;  reported  transferred  to  Capt.  Pettingil's  co..  Col.  Wesson's  regt.;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt.;  return  [year  not  given] ;  residence,  Deerfield;  mustered  by 
County  Muster  Master  Barber;  reported  transferred  by  a  prior  enlistment  to  Col. 
Wesson's  regt. ;  also,  Private,  Major's  co..  Col.  James  Wesson's  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  residence, 
Boston ;  credited  to  town  of  Deerfield ;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Pettingill's  co.,  Col. 
James  Wesson's  regt. ;  return  [year  not  given] . 

Martin,  Peter,  Hoosuck  (also  given  New  Ashford).  Private,  Capt.  Abiathar  Angel's 
CO.,  Col.  David  Brewer's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1, 
1775;  service,  3  mos.  1  week;  also,  Capt.  John  Wright's  co..  Col.  Brewer's  (9th) 
regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  Capt.  Wright's  co..  Col.  Rufus 
Putnam's  (late  Brewer's)  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money 
dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Nov.  2,  1775 ;  also,  return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the 
Contine'ntal  Army  from  Capt.  Gideon  Kint's  (Kent's)  New  Ashford  co.  [j'ear  not 
given]  ;  residence,  [New]  Ashford ;  engaged  for  town  of  New  Ashford. 

Martin,  Peter,  Marblehead.  Matross,  Capt.  Samuel  Trevett's  co.,  Col.  Richard 
Gridley's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  June  21,  1775;  enlisted  May  18,  1775;  service, 
1  rao.  6  days. 

Martin,  Peter,  Marblehead.  Private,  Capt.  John  Glover,  Jr.'s  (10th)  co.,  Col.  John 
Glover's  (21st)  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

Martin,  Peter.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Freedom,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Clous- 
ton  ;  engaged  Feb.  4,  1777 ;  service  to  Aug.  4,  1777,  6  mos. ;  wages  of  said  Martin 
from  May  31,  1777,  to  July  8,  1777,  38  days,  reported  as  having  been  deducted,  he 
having  been  absent  during  that  time. 


IX  THE   WAR  OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  295 

Martin,  Petek.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  SuflFolk 
Co.,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  8,  1777;  Capt.  Nathaniel  Winslow's  co.,  Col.  Marshall's 
regt. ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Wallcut's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt. ; 
subsistence  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  Jan.  9, 1777,  to  Feb.  5,  1777 ;  credited 
with  28  days  allowance;  subsistence  also  allowed  for  11  days  (220  miles)  travel 
on  march  from  Boston  to  Bennington;  also,  Private,  10th  Mass.  regt. ;  list  of  men 
belonging  to  the  Mass.  Line  to  whom  wages  and  depreciation  were  allowed  by  the 
Commonwealth,  notwithstanding  the  claim  made  in  the  army  account  office  that 
said  men  had  either  not  been  mustered  or  had  been  omitted  from  pay  rolls ;  re- 
ported omitted  April,  1778. 

Martin,  Peter.  Return  of  men  raised  in  Essex  Co.  for  Continental  service,  agreeable 
to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780;  engaged  for  town  of  Salem;  engaged  July  20,  1781; 
term,  during  war. 

Martin,  Peter.  Petition  dated  Boston,  July  26,  1781,  signed  by  Nathaniel  Brook- 
house,  in  behalf  of  himself  and  others,  of  Salem,  asking  that  said  Martin  be  com- 
missioned as  commander  of  the  schooner  "  Civil  Usage  "  (privateer)  ;  advised  in 
Council  July  26,  1781,  that  a  commission  be  issued. 

Martin,  Philip,  Frenchman's  Bay.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Sullivan's  co.,  Col.  Benja- 
min Foster's  (Lincoln  Co.)  regt.;  discharged  July  10,  1777;  service,  8  days; 
company  called  out  three  different  times  for  service  at  Machias;  also,  Capt. 
Henry  Dyer's  co.  of  rangers;  enlisted  March  17,  1780;  discharged  May  1, 1780; 
service,  1  mo.  14  days ;  company  raised  for  defence  of  eastern  Massachusetts  by 
order  of  Col.  John  Allan,  Commanding  Officer  at  Machias  and  Superintendent  of 
Eastern  Indian  Department ;  also,  same  co. ;  pay  roll  for  rations,  sworn  to  at 
Boston  ;  said  Martin  credited  with  44  rations  ;  company  raised  in  No.  4,  Goulds- 
borough,  Frenchman's  Bay,  Pleasant  River,  and  Narraguagus. 

Martin,  Pierce.  Capt.  Draper's  co. ;  list  of  men  belonging  to  Col.  Wheelock's  regt. 
who  were  discharged;  said  Martin  discharged  Nov.  3,  1776. 

Martin,  Pierre  (also  given  Peter),  Boston.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Conti- 
nental Army  from  Col.  John  Cushing's  (2d  Plymouth  Co.)  regt. ;  engaged  for 
town  of  Marshfield ;  joined  Capt.  Langdon's  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  term, dur- 
ing war ;  reported  as  belonging  to  France ;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel 
Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Dec.  7,  1777;  Capt.  Lang- 
don's CO.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt.;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Jarvis's 
CO.,  Col.  Henr_y  Jackson's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Feb.,  1778;  also,  return  certified  at 
Camp  near  Morristown,  April  30,  1780,  of  officers  and  men  belonging  to  Col.  Lee's, 
Col.  Henley's,  and  Col.  Jackson's  regts.,  and  men  belonging  to  Massachusetts  in 
Col.  Henry  Sherburne's  regt.,  who  were  incorporated  into  a  regiment  under  the 
command  of  Col.  Henry  Jackson,  agreeable  to  the  arrangement  of  April  9,  1779; 
rank.  Private;  residence,  Boston;  engaged  Nov.  20,  1777;  term,  3  years;  said 
Martin  appears  among  men  belonging  to  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt.  who  had 
been  discharged  from  the  rolls  prior  to  above  arrangement ;  reported  deserted 
April  18,  1778. 

Martin,  Reuben.  Private,  Capt.  Amariah  Babbit's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's 
regt. ;  service,  5  days ;  company  marched  Oct.  14,  1780,  on  an  alarm  at  the 
Northward. 

Martin,  Richard,  Marblehead.  Corporal,  Capt.  Thomas  Selman's  (8th)  co..  Col. 
John  Glover's  (21st)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  25, 
1775 ;  service,  '2\  mos.  5  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge, 
Oct.  9,  1775;  company  marched  to  Cambridge  June  22,  1775;  "time  out"  Dec. 
31,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Marble- 
head,  Jan.  3,  1776. 

Martin,  Richard,  Newbury  (also  given  Newburyport).  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Ger- 
rish's  CO.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  6  days;  also, 


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Martin,  Richard,  continued. 

Capt.  Jacob  Gerrish's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's  (17th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug. 
1,  1775;  enlisted  April  24,  1775;  service,  3  nios.  14  days;  also,  company  return 
[probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  age,  17  yrs. ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent 
in  money  dated  Dec.  27,  1775;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Dodge's  co..  Col.  Elien- 
ezer  Francis's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  to  camp  and  home,  etc., 
sworn  to  Nov.  29, 1776 ;  said  Martin  credited  with  allowance  for  3  days  (55  miles) 
travel ;  company  drafted  from  Amesbury,  Newbury,  Rowley,  Ipswich,  Topsfield, 
Wenham,  and  Lynn;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Armj-, 
as  returned  by  Moses  Noyes,  Chairman  of  Selectmen  and  Committee  of  Newbury; 
residence,  Newbury ;  engaged  for  town  of  Newbury ;  joined  Capt.  Jones's  co.. 
Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  term,  3  years ;  also,  Private,  Light  Infantry  co.,  Col.  Henry 
Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  24, 1777,  to 
Dec.  31, 1779;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Cartwright's  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  pay  roll 
for  Feb.,  1778,  dated  "  Gulph  Mills,"  Pa. ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pa.y  rolls  for 
June-Sept.,  1778;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1778;  also,  Capt. 
William  Scott's  (4th)  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  April,  1779,  dated 
Garrison  at  Pawtuxet;  enlisted  May  24,  1777 ;  also,  4th  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ; 
return  dated  Providence,  July  8, 1779 ;  also,  Capt.  William  Scott's  (Light  Infantry) 
CO.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Oct.,  1779;  also.  Light  Infantry  co.,  Col. 
Jackson's  regt.;  regimental  return  made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1779,  dated  Camp  at 
Providence;  also,  Capt.  William  Scott's  (Light  Infantry)  co..  Col.  Jackson's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  May  24, 
1780;  reported  discharged  May  24,  1780;  also,  return  certified  at  Camp  near 
Morristown,  April  30,  1780,  of  officers  and  men  belonging  to  Col.  Lee's,  Col. 
Henlej''s,  and  Col.  Jackson's  regts.,  and  men  belonging  to  Massachusetts  in  Col. 
Henry  Sherburne's  regt.,  who  were  incorporated  into  a  regiment  under  the  com- 
mand of  Col.  Henry  Jackson,  agreeable  to  the  arrangement  of  April  9,  1779; 
Capt.  Scott's  CO. ;  rank.  Private ;  residence,  Newbury ;  engaged  for  town  of  New- 
bury; engaged  May  24,  1777;  term,  3  years;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised 
to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve 
of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen. 
John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  8,  1780;  age,  22  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  com- 
plexion, dark;  engaged  for  town  of  Newbury;  marched  to  camp  July  8,  1780, 
under  command  of  Ebenezer  Kent,  Esq.;  also.  Private,  Capt.  William  Scott's 
(Light  Infantry)  co..  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  (16th)  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  July,  1780; 
reported  joined  July  8,  1780 ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and 
returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780 ;  also,  paj'  roll  for  6  months  men  detached  from  militia  of 
the  town  of  Newbury  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched 
to  camp  July  3, 1780 ;  discharged  Dec.  11, 1780 ;  service,  5  mos.  20  days,  including 
travel  (240  miles)  home. 

Martin,  Richard.  Quarter  Gunner,  Capt.  Edward  Fettyplace's  (Marblehead)  co. ; 
enlisted  Feb.  21,  1776;  service  to  Jan.  1,  1777,  10  mos.  9  days,  in  defence  of 
seacoast. 

Martin,  Robert,  Pepperellborough.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Hill's  co..  Col.  James 
Scammon's  (30th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775; 
service,  12  weeks  6  days;  aZso,company  return  dated  Sept.  27, 1775;  a/so,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Oct.  26,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Jeremiah 
Hill's  CO.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort 
George,  Dec.  8,  1776;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776;  reported  lame  in  barracks;  also,  list 
of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  1st  Haverhill  co.,  as  returned 
by  Lieut.  Israel  Bartlet,  and  endorsed  "  Cap't  Nath'l  Marsh  ;  "  residence,  Pepper- 
ellborough ;  engaged  for  town  of  Haverhill ;  joined  Capt.  Fairfield's  co..  Col. 
Wigglesworth's  regt.;  term  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1780;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by 
Nathaniel  Wells,  Muster  Master  for  York   Co.,  dated  Wells,  March  12,  1777; 


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Martin,  Robert,  continued. 

Capt.  Jeremiah  Hill's  co.,  Col.  John  Patterson's  regt. ;  term,  3  years;  reported 
received  State  and  Continental  bounties;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Hancock's  co.,  Col. 
Vose's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  1,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Robert  Davis's  co..  Col.  Vose's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for 
Dec,  1777,  sworn  to  at  Camp  near  Valley  Forge;  enlisted  March  1,  1777;  enlist- 
ment, during  war;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1778;  also,  same 
CO.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Dec,  1778,  dated  Providence;  also,  same  co.  and 
regt.;  pay  rolls  for  Jan.  and  Feb.,  1779;  also,  order  for  gratuity,  dated  Provi- 
dence, Feb.  13,  1779;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Robert  Davis's  co..  Col.  Vose's  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence;  also.  Colonel's  co..  Col. 
Vose's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to 
March  1,  1780. 

Martix,  Robert.  Private,  Capt.  William  Knight's  co..  Col.  Mitchel's  regt.;  service 
from  Oct.  18,  1775,  to  Oct.  23,  1775,  5  days,  with  guards  at  Falmouth  Neck. 

Martin,  Robert.  Boj',  brigantine  "Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Jonathan 
Haraden ;  engaged  Oct.  29  (also  given  Oct.  1),  1777;  discharged  May  8,  1778; 
service,  6  mos.  9  days. 

Martin,  Robert.  List  of  prisoners  sent  in  the  cartel  "Silver  Eel "  from  Halifax  to 
Boston  Oct.  8,  1778,  to  be  exchanged  for  British  prisoners,  as  returned  by  Bat. 
Fox,  Commissary  of  Prisoners ;  reported  a  Seaman. 

Martin,  Robert.  Drummer,  Capt.  Stephen  Jenkins's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  regt.; 
engaged  June  3,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  29,  1779;  service,  8  mos.  10  days,  at 
North  river,  including  13  days  (260  miles)  travel  home;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.; 
pay  roll  for  Sept.,  1778,  dated  Fort  Clinton  ;  engagement,  8  months  from  time  of 
arrival  at  Peekskill;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec,  1778, 
dated  King's  Ferry. 

Martin,  Samuel,  Egremont  (also  given  Sheffield).  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in 
the  Continental  Army,  probably  from  Capt.  Spoor's  co..  Col.  Ashley's  regt.  [3'ear 
not  given]  ;  residence,  Sheffield  (also  given  Egremont) ;  engaged  for  town  of 
Sheffield  (also  given  Egremont) ;  joined  Capt.  Bartlett's  co..  Col.  Weston's  (Wes- 
son's) regt. ;  term,  3  years ;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  between  Jan.  20,  1777,  and 
June  1,  1778,  by  Truman  Wheler,  Muster  Master  for  Berkshire  Co. ;  Capt.  Bart- 
lett's CO.,  Col.  Wesson's  regt. ;  reported  received  State  bounty. 

Martin,  Samuel,  Great  Barrington.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  IngersoU's  co..  Col.  David 
Brewer's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  26,  1775;  service, 
2  mos.,  1  week,  3  days;  also,  Capt.  IngersoU's  co..  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (late 
Brewer's)  9th  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Nov. 
18,  1775. 

Martin,  Samuel,  Lanesborough.  Receipt  dated  Lanesborough,  April  23,  1781,  for 
bounty  paid  said  Martin  by  Gideon  Wheler,  on  behalf  of  the  town  of  Lanes- 
borough, to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  terra  of  3  years ;  also,  descrip- 
tive list  dated  Lenox,  Aug.  20,  1781,  of  men  raised  in  Berkshire  Co.,  agreeable  to 
resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780,  and  delivered  to  William  Walker,  Superintendent  for  said 
county;  Capt.  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Simonds's  regt.;  age,  28  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
7in.;  complexion,  freckled ;  hair,  sandy;  occupation,  laborer ;  residence,  Lanes- 
borough ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Lanesborough ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  receipted  for 
by  Capt  Smith. 

Martin,  Samuel,  Middleton.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Wilkins's  co..  Col.  Wiggles- 
worth's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Allmny  home,  etc.,  sworn 
to  Jan.  15,  1777;  220  miles  travel  allowed  said  Martin  ;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Flint's 
CO.,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  25,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30, 
1777;  service,  3  mos.  19  days,  at  the  Northward,  including  13  days  (260  miles) 


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Martin,  Samuei,,  continued. 

travel  home ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as 
received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Maj.  Peter  Harwood,  of  6th  ISIass.  regt., 
at  Springfield,  July  6,  1780 ;  age,  21  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  3  in. ;  complexion,  ruddy ; 
engaged  for  town  of  Middleton  ;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  5,  1780;  marched  to 
camp  Jul}'  6,  1780,  under  command  of  Lieut.  Taylor,  of  2d  Mass.  regt. ;  also,  list 
of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as 
having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also.  Pri- 
vate, Capt.  Job  Whipple's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for 
Jan.,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  July  5,  1780;  discharged  Jan.  5,  1781; 
enlistment,  6  months. 

Martix,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Ames's  co..  Col.  James  Frye's  regt. ;  re- 
turn of  men  in  camp  at  Cambridge,  dated  May  17,  1775. 

Maktix,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Plumer's  co. ;  service  from  July  6,  1779, 
to  Sept.  24,  1779,  2  mos.  18  days,  at  Penobscot;  company  detached  from  Col. 
William  Jones's  regt.  for  service  under  Col.  Samuel  McCobb  on  expedition 
against  Majorbagaduce. 

Martin,  Samuel  P.  Private,  Capt.  Carpenter's  co.,  Col.  Simeon  Gary's  regt..  Gen. 
John  Fellows's  brigade ;  copy  of  a  list  of  men  stationed  at  New  York  and  White 
Plains  for  5  months  and  dismissed  Dec.  1, 1776 ;  also,  Capt.  James  Ilills's  co..  Col. 
John  Dagget's  regt. ;  copy  of  a  list  of  men  stationed  at  Bristol  for  3  months  from 
Dec.  28,  1776. 

Martin,  Simeon.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Smith's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  (Berk- 
shire Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  4,  1777;  discharged  Sept.  30,  1777;  service,  27 
days,  in  Northern  department.    Roll  dated  Hancock. 

Martin,  "Sinen."  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Montague's  co..  Col.  Israel  Chapen's  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  14,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  15  days,  at 
Claverack,  including  0  days  (120  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

Martin,  Solomon,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Lovejo}''s  (Andover)  co.  com- 
manded by  Lieut.  John  Adams,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  regt.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge,  via  Billerica;  service,  3^  days;  also, 
Capt.  John  Adams's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  regt.  commanded  by  Maj.  Gage; 
enlisted  Sept.  29,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  6,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  9 days;  company 
marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

Martin,  Solomon,  Pittsfield.  List  of  men  who  marched  from  Pittsfield  to  Cambridge 
April  22, 1775,  under  command  of  Capt.  David  Noble,  and  served  6  mouths ;  also, 
Corporal,  Capt.  David  Noble's  co..  Col.  John  Paterson's  (26th)  regt. ;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  April  29, 1775 ;  service, 3  mos. 9  days;  aZso,  company 
return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money 
dated  Fort  No.  3,  Charlestown,  Oct.  26,  1775;  also,  Lieutenant;  list  of  men  who 
marched  from  Pittsfield  to  Boston,  thence  to  Canada,  via  New  York,  Dec.  31,  1775, 
under  command  of  Capt.  David  Noble,  and  were  dismissed  Dec.  31, 1776 ;  service, 
1  year;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Oliver  Root's  (2d  Matross)  co.,  2d  Berkshire 
Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers;  commissioned  Jan.  27,  1779. 

Martin',  Stephen,  Dartmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Luen  Pope's  co.  of  militia,  which 
marched  April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Roxbury ; 
service,  5  days;  also,  Capt.  Edward  Hammond's  co..  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  15,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  21 
days  ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  11, 1775 ;  also,  list  of  men  who  marched 
from  Dartmouth  to  camp  under  command  of  Capt.  Benjamin  Dillingham  and 


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Martix,  Stephen,  continued. 

arrived  there  Feb.  15,  1776;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Dillingham's  co. ;  en- 
listed April  15,  1776 ;  service,  3  mos.  10  days ;  company  stationed  at  Dartmouth 
for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Maktin,  Stlvanus.  Captain,  3d  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  (1st  Bristol  Co.)  regt. 
of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  chosen  in  said  regiment;  ordered  in  Council 
March  28,  1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned ;  reported  commissioned 
March  27,  1776;  also,  Captain  of  a  company.  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt.; 
service,  16  days ;  company  marched  from  Rehoboth  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  on  the 
alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776;  also.  Captain  of  a  company,  Col.  Williams's  regt.;  pay 
roll  made  up  for  service  o^  said  Martin's  co.  from  Sept.  29,  1777,  to  Oct.  30,  1777, 
at  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  dated  Rehoboth;  also.  Captain,  Col.  George  Williams's  regt.; 
return  of  officers  of  (late)  Brig.  Gen.  J.  Palmer's  brigade  who  marched  on  a 
"late"  expedition  to  Rhode  Island,  dated  Germantown,  Dec.  11,  1777;  also, 
petition  dated  Rehoboth,  June  26, 1778,  signed  by  said  Martin,  Captain,  and  other 
officers  of  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  (1st  Bristol  Co.)  regt.,  asking  for  a  new 
choice  of  officers. 

Maktix,  Thojias  (also  given  Thomas  N.  and  Thomas  Neweold),  Paxton.  List  of 
men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Armj-,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Ralph  Earll 
and  Lieut.  Adam  Maynard ;  residence,  Paxton ;  engaged  for  town  of  Paxton ; 
joined  Capt.  Haynes's  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.;  term,  during  war;  also, 
list  of  men  mustered  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master  for  Worcester  Co. ; 
Capt.  Hains's  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  John  K. 
Smith's  CO.,  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (late  Wigglesworth's)  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Aaron 
Haynes's  co..  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.;  return  [year  not  given] ;  mustered  by 
Capt.  Newell,  at  Leicester;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  enlisted  May  1,  1777;  ser- 
vice, 2  mos.;  roll  certified  at  Boston  and  made  up  for  wages  to  July  1,  1777, 
payment  of  which  bad  been  refused  by  Jonathan  Trumbull,  P.  M.  G.,  at  Albany, 
on  account  of  said  Martin  and  others  not  having  joined  regiment  before  said 
date;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  for  May,  1778,  dated  Valley  Forge; 
also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  June,  1778,  dated  Camp  "  Greeneage ;  " 
also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Oct.,  1778;  also,  Capt.  John  K.  Smith's 
CO.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779;  enlisted 
May  1,  1777;  reported  on  command  at  "Obdike  Newton;"  also,  Fifer,  Capt. 
J.  K.  Smith's  co..  Col.  Smith's  regt. ;  Continental  Array  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  descriptive  list  dated  West  Point,  Jan. 
29,  1781;  Capt.  Pilsbury's  (also  given  Capt.  Benjamin  Hej'wood's)  co.,  6th 
Mass.  regt.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Smith;  rank,  Fifer;  age,  20  (also  given 
21)  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  (also  given  5  ft.  9)  in. ;  complexion,  sandy  (also  given 
light)  ;  hair,  sandy  (also  given  light) ;  eyes,  black;  occupation,  yeoman;  birth- 
place, Paxton;  residence,  Paxton;  enlisted  Nov.  1,  1779,  by  Capt.  John  K. 
Smith;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  Fifer,  Capt.  Benjamin  Heywood's  co., 
Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (6th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781,  sworn  to  in 
Camp  at  Peekskill ;  reported  sick  in  flying  hospital ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept., 

1781,  sworn  to  in  Camp  Bald  Hill;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781, 
sworn  to  in  Quarters  Highlands ;  also,  return  for  wages  for  the  year  1781 ;  wages 
allowed  said  Martin  from  May  1, 1781,  to  Dec.  31,  1781,  8  months ;  reported  trans- 
ferred from  Capt.  Pillsbury's  co. ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Dec,  17Sl-Feb.,  1782, 
dated  Hutts  New  Boston  and  sworn  to  in  Quarters  Highlands ;  reported  on  duty 
at  the  Lines  in  Feb.,  1782;  also,  muster  roll  for  March,  1782;  reported  on  duty 
at  the  Lines  at  Stanford  Feb.  23,  1782;  also,  muster  rolls  for  April-Oct.,  1782; 
also,  Capt.  Hej'wood's  co.,  6th  Mass.  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Nov.,  1782 ;  also,  Capt. 
Heywood's  (-tth)  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (6th)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Dec, 

1782,  Jan.,  March  and  April,  1783;  also,  register  of  contingencies  in  Capt.  Hey- 
wood's CO.,  6th  Mass.  regt. ;  said  Martin  reported  confined  bj'  Capt.  Daniels,  May 


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Martin,  Thomas  (also  given  Thomas  N.  and  Thomas  Newbold),  continued. 

JO,  1782,  for  stealing  a  firelock;  judgment  of  court-martial,  100  lashes  and  $3 
stopped  from  his  wages ;  punishment  inflicted,  100  lashes ;  also  reported  furloughed 
June  10,  1783,  until  the  declaration  of  peace. 

Martin,  Thomas.  Master's  Mate,  brigantine  "Massachusetts,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Daniel  Souther ;  engaged  June  20, 1776 ;  discharged  Dec.  21, 1776 ;  service,  6  mos. 
1  day ;  reported  entitled  to  \^  shares  of  prize  money. 

Martin,  Thomas.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Freedom,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Clous- 
ton  ;  engaged  Feb.  4,  1777 ;  service  to  Aug.  4,  1777,  6  mos. ;  wages  of  said  Martin 
from  June  1,"  1777,  to  July  8,  1777,  reported  as  having  been  deducted,  he  having 
been  absent  during  that  time. 

Martin,  Thomas.  List  of  prisoners  sent  from  Newport,  R.  I.,  in  the  prison-ship  "  Lord 
Sandwich  "  and  landed  at  Bristol  March  7,  1778. 

Martin,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  George  Williams's  regt. ;  en- 
listed Sept.  29,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  30, 1777;  service,  1  mo.  1  day,  under  Maj. 
Gen.  Spencer  on  a  secret  expedition;  compau}'  stationed  at  Tiverton,  R.  I.;  roll 
sworn  to  at  Swanzey ;  also,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
(Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  27,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  10,  1778;  service, 
1  mo.  15  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

Martin,  Thomas.  List  of  prisoners  sent  in  the  cartel  "  Silver  Eel  "  from  Halifax  to 
Boston  Oct.  8,  1778,  to  be  exchanged  for  British  prisoners,  as  returned  by  Bat. 
Fox,  Commissary  of  Prisoners ;  reported  a  Seaman. 

Martin,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Merry's  co..  Col.  Hyd's  (Hyde's)  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  30, 1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  5, 1781 ;  service,  7  days ;  company  ordered 
to  march  to  the  Westward  under  command  of  Maj.  Oliver  Root;  roll  endorsed 
"  on  the  Alarm  at  the  Northard." 

Martin,  Thomas.  Receipt  dated  Buxton,  May  16,  1781,  for  bounty  paid  said  Martin 
by  the  town  of  Buxton  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years, 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2, 1780 ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  William  Moore's  co..  Col. 
William  Shepard's  (4th)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  June  and  July,  1781,  sworn  to  in 
Camp  at  Phillipsborough ;  enlisted  Mayo,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  mus- 
ter roll  for  Aug.,  1781,  sworn  to  at  Peekskill;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781, 
dated  Camp  Continental  Village;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Oct.,  1781-Feb.,  1782, 
dated  York  Hutts  and  sworn  to  at  West  Point. 

Martin,  Timothy.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Martin's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  (Josiah)  Whitney's 
regt.;  service  from  May  4,  1777,  to  July  4,  1777,  2  mos.  6  days,  under  Maj.  Gen. 
Spencer  at  Rhode  Island,  including  travel  (80  miles)  from  home  to  place  of  desti- 
nation and  from  place  of  discharge  home. 

Martin,  Valentine.  Corporal,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Carpenter's  co..  Col.  John  Hathaway 's 
regt. ;  service  from  April  21, 1777, 23  days ;  company  stationed  at  Tiverton,  R.  I. ; 
aZso,  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Hix's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.;  enlisted  July 
30,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  10,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  13  days,  on  expedition  to 
Rhode  Island  ;  company  raised  in  Bristol  Co.;  also.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joseph  Will- 
marth's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt.;  inarched  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged 
Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  9  days;  company  marched  from  Rehoboth  to  Tiverton, 
R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  1,  1780,  and  there  served  under  Gen.  Heath. 

Martin,  Wait.  Corporal,  Capt.  Peter  Porter's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt. ;  pay 
abstract  for  mileage,  dated  Dec.  1, 1776;  mileage  (70  miles)  allowed  said  Martin ; 
also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Newell's  co..  Col.  Symonds's  regt.;  service,  8 
days;  company  marched  from  Lanesborough  to  Manchester  July  9,  1777,  on  an 
alarm ;  roll  certified  at  Lanesborough ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Newell's  co., 
Col.  Symonds's  regt. ;  service,  6  days;  company  marched  from  Lanesborough  to 
Meloomscuyck  Aug.  14,  1777,  on  an  alarm;  roll  certified  at  Lanesboi-ough. 


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Martin,  William,  Sanford.  Private,  in  a  company  commanded  by  Lieut.  Daniel 
Wheelwright;  pay  abstract  for  billeting;  mileage  (120  miles)  allowed  said  Mar- 
tin ;  warrant  for  pay  allowed  in  Council  Aug.  19,  1776 ;  also,  Capt.  Isaac  Tuclier- 
man's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  home, 
etc.,  dated  Dorchester,  Nov.  28,  1776;  said  Martin  credited  with  allowance  for  &\ 
days  (125  miles)  travel. 

Martin,  William,  Ware.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780. 

Martin,  William.  Private;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  picket  guard  under 
Maj.  Loammi  Baldwin,  dated  May  11,  1775. 

Martin,  William.  Capt.  Abner  Cranson's  co..  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  (23d)  regt.; 
company  receipts  for  wages,  etc.,  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1775,  dated  Camp  at  Pros- 
pect Hill ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Prospect 
Hill,  Nov.  13,  1775. 

Martin,  William.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  James  (also given  William)  Hilton's  7th  (3d 
Bristol)  CO.,  Col.  William  Jones's  (3d  Lincoln  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of 
officers  chosen  by  the  several  companies  in  said  regiment;  ordered  in  Council 
May  8,  1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned;  reported  commissioned  May  8, 
1776. 

Martin,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Robinson's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  13, 1779 ;  dis- 
charged Sept.  12,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  1  (also  given  1  mo.  2)  days;  company  de- 
tached from  militia  to  serve  at  Rhode  Island  for  4  weeks  in  a  regiment  under 
Capt.  Samuel  Fisher,  Commandant.     Roll  sworn  to  at  Attleborough. 

Martindal,  Stephen.  Capt.  Charles  Dibbell's  co..  Col.  John  Patterson's  regt.;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dec.  26,  1775. 

Martindale,  •*.     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Martaindale,  Martan- 

gale,  Martendale,  Martendel,  Martendill,  Martendle,  Martindal,  Martindel,  Mar- 
tindell,  Martindil,  Martindill,  Martingdale,  Mertindal,  Mertindale,  Mortendal.] 

Martindale,  Gersho:«,  Lenox.  Private,  Capt.  Charles  Dibble's  co..  Col.  John  Pater- 
son's  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

Martindale,  Gershom,  Stockbridge.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continen- 
tal Army  from  Capt.  Isaac  Marsh's  (1st  Stockbridge)  co.  [year  not  given]  ;  resi- 
dence, Stockbridge ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Stockbridge ;  joined  Capt.  Stoddard's 
CO.,  Col.  Vose's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

Martindale,  Gershom.  Private,  Capt.  Charles  Dibbel's  co..  Col.  Rosseter's  (3d 
Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  14,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  17,  1780;  service, 
3  days,  on  the  alarm  at  the  Northward  of  Oct.  14,  1780. 

Martindale,  Stephen,  Lenox.  Private,  Capt.  Charles  Dibble's  co..  Col.  John  Pater- 
son's  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

Martindale,  Stephen  (also  given  Shepard),  Stockbridge.  Descriptive  list  of  men 
raised  in  Berkshire  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at 
Fishkill,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778;  Capt.  Marsh's  co.,  Col.  Rossiter's 
regt.;  age,  ISyrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  Sin. ;  complexion,  light ;  residence,  Stockbridge  ; 
arrived  at  Fishkill  May  31,  1778;  also,  list  of  men  returned  as  received  of  Jona- 
than Warner,  Commissioner,  by  Col.  R.  Putnam  July  20, 1778 ;  engaged  for  town 
of  Stockbridge. 

Martindale,  Stephen.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  Whittelsey's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  David  Ros- 
seter's detachment  of  Berkshire  Co.  militia;  enlisted  Aug.  13,  1777;  discharged 
Aug.  18,  1777;  service,  5  days,  at  Bennington. 


302  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Martinhale,  Stephen.  Private,  Capt.  Charles  Dibbel's  co.,  Col.  Rosseter's  (3d  Berk- 
shire Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  14,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  17,1780;  service,  3  days, 
on  the  alarm  at  the  Northward  of  Oct.  14, 1780. 

Maktindale,  William,  Lenox.  Corporal,  Capt.  Charles  Dibble's  co..  Col.  John 
Paterson's  regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dec.  26,  1775. 

Martindale,  William.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Oliver  Belding's  co.,  Maj.  Caleb  Hyde's  de- 
tachment of  militia;  entered  service  July  8,  1777;  discharged  July  26,  1777;  ser- 
vice, 19  days,  in  Northern  department. 

Martindale,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Charles  Dibbel's  co..  Col.  Rosseter's  (3d  Berk- 
shire Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  14,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  17,  1780;  service,  3  days, 
on  the  alarm  at  the  Northward  of  Oct.  14,  1780. 

Martindel,  Gershom.  List  of  men  mustered  between  Jan.  20,  1777,  and  June  1, 1778, 
by  Truman  Wheler,  Muster  Master  for  Berkshire  Co.;  Capt.  Stoddard's  co.; 
term,  3  years  or  during  war;  reported  received  State  bounty. 

Martindell,  John,  Watertown.  Drummer,  Capt.  Fowle's  co..  Col.  Smith's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780; 
residence,  Watertown. 

Martixdil,  Justin.  Capt.  John  Wells's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept, 
22, 1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  23, 1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  2  days, in  Northern  department; 
company  raised  from  Hampshire  Co.  militia.     Roll  dated  Shelburne. 

Martindil,  Uriah.  Capt.  John  Wells's  co..  Col.  David  Wells's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept. 
22,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  23,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  2  days,  in  Northern  depart- 
ment; company  detached  from  Hampshire  Co.  militia.    Roll  dated  Shelburne. 

Martindill,  John.  Drummer,  Capt.  Peter  Page's  co.,  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (late  Wig- 
glesworth's)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  serrice  from  June  27, 
1779,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  credited  to  town  of  Mendon  ;  term,  during  war. 

Martine,  "  MiNisi."  List  of  men  on  board  the  guard  ship  "  Rising  Empire,"  com- 
manded by  Capt.  William  McCluer,  returned  as  willing  to  join  the  Continental 
frigate  "Boston,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Hector  McNeill  [year  not  given]  ;  re- 
ported a  Frenchman. 

Martinett,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mattinet.] 

Martinett,  Matthew.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Allen  Hallet;  engaged  Feb.  24,  1779;  discharged  April  30,  1779;  service,  2  mos. 
7  days. 

Marting,  Adam.  Captain ;  list  of  officers  of  Col.  Ebenezer  Learnard's  regt.  in  camp 
at  Roxbury,  endorsed  "May  19,  1775." 

Marting,  Comfort.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Knap's  co..  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regt.;  en- 
listed July  30, 1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  1, 1780;  service,  4  days ;  company  marched 
to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  July  27,  1780.    Roll  dated  Douglas. 

Marting,  James,  Walpole  (also  given  Grafton).  Capt.  Luke  Drury's  co..  Col.  Jona- 
than Ward's  regt.;  order  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Martin  and  others, 
dated  June  10,  1775;  also,  Private,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 
1775;  enlisted  April  26,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  13  days;  also,  company  return 
[probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  receipt  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money 
dated  Nov.  3,  1775. 

Marting,  Jonathan,  Lunenburg.  Private,  Capt.  David  Wilder's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  John  Whetcomb's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  ser- 
vice, 13  days. 


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Marting,  Samuel,  Egremont.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  IngersoU's  co..  Col.  David  Brewer's 
(9th)  regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]% 

Marting,  Samuel,  Middleton.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Flint's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  John- 
son's regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage  from  Scarsdale,  N.  Y.,  home  ;  mileage  (260 
miles)  allowed  said  Marting;  warrant  for  pay  allowed  in  Council  July  27,  1778. 

Marting,  Solomon,  Pittsfield.  Corporal,  Capt.  David  Noble's  co..  Col.  John  Pati- 
son's  (Paterson's)  regt.,  which  marched  April  22,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm 
of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  7  days  ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army. 

Marting,  William,  Walpole  (also  given  Chelmsford).  Private,  Capt.  Luke  Drury's 
CO.,  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1, 
1775;  service,  3  mos.  7  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  re- 
ported on  command  at  Canada;  also,  certificate  dated  Grafton,  Ma}'  25,  1776, 
signed  by  Capt.  Luke  Drury,  certifying  that  said  Marting  had  been  a  soldier  in 
his  company  and  had  enlisted  in  Sept.,  1775,  into  Capt.  Jonas  Hubbard's  co.  for 
the  expedition  to  Quebec,  and  that  he  had  not  received  a  bounty  coat  for  the  8  mos. 
service  prior  to  said  enlistment. 

Martingdale,  Gehshom.  Private,  Capt.  Charles  Dibbel's  co..  Col.  Rosseter's  (3d 
Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  18,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  21,  1780;  service, 
4  days,  on  the  alarm  at  the  Northward  of  Oct.  18,  1780. 

Martini,  John  Baptista.  Marine,  Continental  frigate  "  Deane,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Samuel  Nicholson  ;  engaged  Dec.  27, 1781 ;  service  to  May  31, 1782, 5  mos.  4  days ; 
engagement,  12  months. 

Martino,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Marteno.] 

Martino,  Matthew.  Cooper's  Mate,  ship  "  Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Foster  Williams ;  engaged  Aug.  18,  1780;  service,  8  mos.  17  days;  reported  cap- 
tured May  5,  1781. 

Martler,  John.  List  dated  His  Majesty's  ship  "  Eagle,"  ofFNew  York,  April  25, 1777, 
of  prisoners  i-eleased  in  exchange  for  British  prisoners,  by  order  of  Lord  Howe,  and 
permitted  to  pass  into  Connecticut  and  the  island  of  Nantucket ;  said  Martler,  a 
Seaman,  exchanged  for  Alexander  Millican,  a  Seaman. 

Marton,  Amos,  Norton.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Cobb's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Walker's 
regt. ;  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775. 

Marton,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  Alexander  Foster's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt.;  service  from  July  27,  1778,  to  Aug.  12,  1778,  17  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

Marton,  Jeremiah.  Capt.  Gideon  Parker's  co..  Col.  Moses  Little's  regt. ;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  1775  [service  not  given]. 

Marton,  Nat.,  2d,  Freetown.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Levi  Rounsewell's  co.  of  Minute- 
men,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days.  Roll  dated 
Roxbury  Camp. 

Martrick,  "  Quark."  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780,  returned  as  received 
of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  10, 
1780;  age,  24  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  engaged  for  town  of  Bridgewater;  arrived 
at  Springfield  July  9,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  10,  1780,  under  command  of 
Capt.  Daniel  Shays  ;  reported  a  negro. 

Marttn,  Amos.  Return  dated  Boxford,  Dec.  8, 1779,  of  men  mustered  by  John  Gushing, 
Muster  Master  for  Essex  Co.,  to  join  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  9 
months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  9,  1779;  engaged  for  town  of  Salem. 

Marttn,  Christopher.  Receipt  for  bounty  coats,  dated  Cambridge  Camp  before  Bos- 
ton, Nov.  11,  1775,  signed  by  said  Martyn  and  others  belonging  to  Capt.  John 
Wood's  CO.,  Col.  Paul  D.  Sargent's  regt. 


304  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Martyx,  John  Morris.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  North- 
borouuh  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  2,  1780; 
discharged  Dec.  5,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  14  days,  including  travel  (200  miles) 
home. 

Martyn,  Oliver.  Return  dated  Boxford,  Dec.  8,  1779,  of  men  mustered  by  John 
Gushing,  Muster  Master  for  Essex  Co.,  to  join  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term 
of  9  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  9,  1779;  engaged  for  town  of  Newbury. 

Martyne,  Edward.  Private,  in  a  company  commanded  by  Lieut.  Amos  Fairbank, 
Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  6,  1777;  marched  Sept.  8, 1777;  service, 
2  mos.  24  days,  under  Brig.  Warner;  reported  furloughed  Nov.  29,  1777;  com- 
pany drafted  from  militia  and  marched  to  join  Continental  Army  at  the  Northward. 

Martyne,  Joseph.  Matross,  Capt.  Jonathan  Stoddard's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's 
(Artillery)  regt. ;  service  from  May  8,  1777,  to  July  8,  1777,  2  mos. 

Marvel, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Madilee,  Marbel,  Marble, 

Marvell,  Marviel,  Marvil,  Marvill,  Mervil,  Morvel.] 

Marvel,  Alpheus,  Sutton.  Private,  Capt.  Arthur  Dagget's  (Sutton)  co.  of  Minute- 
men,  Col.  Larned's  regt.,  Avhich  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
1  week  4  days. 

Marvel,  Benjamin.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co..  Col.  George  Williams's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  29,  1776;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1776;  service,  1  mo.  1  day,  under 
Maj.  Gen.  Spencer  on  a  secret  expedition;  company  stationed  at  Tiverton,  R.  I. 
Roll  sworn  to  at  Swanzey. 

Marvel,  Ebenezer,  Beverly.  Boy,  ship  "Resource,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Israel 
Thorndike;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Beverly,  June  21,  1780; 
age,  14  yrs. ;  stature,  4  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  residence,  Beverly. 

Marvel,  Ebenezer,  Swanzey.  Capt.  Samuel  Fales's  (Taunton)  co.  of  matrosses, 
Col.  G.  Williams's  regt..  Gen.  G.  Godfrey's  brigade;  service,  13  days,  on  the 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island  of  Dec.  8,  1776 ;  mileage  to  Slade's  Ferry  in  Swanzey  and 
home  (8  miles)  allowed;  said  Marvel  and  others,  of  Swanzey,  served  under  Capt. 
Fales  by  order  of  the  Brigadier  of  Bristol  Co.;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Elijah 
Walker's  CO.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's  regt. ;  entered  service  Oct.  2, 1778 ;  discharged 
Dec.  12,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  13  days;  company  detached  from  Gen.  Godfrej^'s 
brigade  and  marched  to  Dorchester  Heights;  also,  Capt.  Henry  Tew's  co..  Col. 
John  Hathawaj''s  regt. ;  marched  Aug.  2, 1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  7, 1780 ;  service, 
6  days ;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm. 

Marvel,  Francis,  Taunton.  Corporal,  4th  co..  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt. ;  Conti- 
nental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  June  9, 1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779 ;  reported 
as  serving  2  mos.  21  days  as  Private,  28  mos.  1  day  as  Corporal ;  also,  Capt.  James 
Cooper's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  (12th)  regt.;  return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  on 
or  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  and  who  had  not  been  absent  sulisequently  except  on 
furlough,  etc.;  joined  July  8,  1777;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  return  dated  Feb. 
1,  1778 ;  residence,  Taunton  ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Taunton ;  mustered  by  County 
and  Continental  Muster  Masters ;  reported  sick  in  hospital  at  Albany ;  also.  Ser- 
geant, Capt.  Joseph  Bates's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  muster  roll 
for  April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Oct.,  1781- Jan  ,  1782, 
dated  York  Hutts;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  in  Continental  service;  Capt. 
Joseph  Bates's  (also  given  Capt.  Hastings's)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  J.  Brooks's  (7th) 
regt.;  rank,  Sergeant;  age,  35  (also  given  34)  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  10  (also  given 
5  ft.  9)  in. ;  complexion,  light;  hair,  dark  (also  given  brown  and  light) ;  occupa- 
tion, cordwainer  (also  given  shoemaker) ;  birthplace,  Middleton  ;  residence,  Taun- 
ton (also  given  Middleton);  engaged  in  1779  by  Capt.  Redding;  term,  during 
war;  also,  Capt.  Hastings's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  list  of  men  who  died 
or  were  discharged  subsequent  to  Jan.  1,  1781 ;  said  Marvel  discharged  June  8, 


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Marvel,  Francis,  continued. 

1783,  by  Gen.  Washington,  term  of  enlistment  having  expired;  also,  list  of  men 
entitled  to  honorary  badges  for  long  and  faithful  service;  said  Marvel  served 
from  June  -,  1777  ;  entitled  to  1  stripe. 

Marvel,  H.  Lieutenant,  15th  Mass.  regt. ;  return  of  officers  in  Gen.  Glover's  brigade, 
dated  Boston,  Dec.  14,  1780.     [See  Henry  Marble.] 

Marvel,  James,  Lynn.  Capt.  Ezra  Newhall's  co..  Col.  Mansfield's  regt.;  order  for 
advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Marvel  and  others,  dated  Cambridge,  June  8,  1775; 
also,  Private,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May 
6,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  2  days;  also,  Capt.  Newhall's  co.,  19th  regt.  commanded 
by  Lieut.  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money 
dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill,  Nov.  4,  1775. 

Marvel,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Stowers's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ;  en- 
listed May  29, 1776;  service  to  Aug.  1,  1776,2  mos.  3  days,  in  defence  of  seacoast. 
Roll  dated  Camp  at  Hull. 

Marvel,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Tew's  co..  Col.  John  Hathaway's  regt.; 
marched  Aug.  2,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  6  days;  company 
marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm. 

Marvel,  Joel,  Sutton.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Bolster's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Learned's 
regt. ;  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  7,  1775. 

Marvel,  John',  Sutton.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Bolster's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Learned's 
regt. ;  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  7,  1775. 

Marvel,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co..  Col.  George  Williams's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  29,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  1  day,  under  Maj.  Gen. 
Spencer  on  a  secret  expedition  ;  company  stationed  at  Tiverton,  R.  I.  Roll  sworn 
to  at  Swanze}'. 

Marvel,  Jonathan.  Private,  Capt.  Wing  Spooner's  co..  Col.  Cushing's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  23,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  17  days,  including  10 
days  (200  miles)  travel  home ;  enlistment  to  expire  Nov.  30,  1777. 

Marvel,  Jonathan.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Mayo's  co..  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt. 
of  guards ;  joined  Nov.  7,  1777 ;  service  to  April  3,  1778,  4  mos.  26  daj's,  at 
Cambridge. 

Marvel,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Stowers's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ;  en- 
listed May  28, 1776 ;  service  to  Aug.  1, 1776,  2  mos.  4  days,  in  defence  of  seacoast. 
Roll  dated  Camp  at  Hull. 

Marvel,  Oliver.  Private,  Capt.  David  Goodwin's  co..  Col.  Cogswell's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  29,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  4  days;  company  de- 
tached to  guard  and  fortify  posts  at  and  about  Boston. 

Marvel,  Saml'el.  Private,  Capt.  William  Reed's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  19,  1777;  dis- 
charged Sept.  28,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  10  days ;  company  called  on  duty  from 
several  townships  for  service  at  Machias  by  order  of  Col.  Jonathan  Buck. 

Marvel,  Stephen,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Bullock's  co..  Col.  Thomas 
Carpenter's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  27,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  10,  1778; 
service,  1  mo.  16  days,  on  expedition  to  Rhode  Island. 

Marvel,  Stephen.  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Hicks's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt.; 
marched  to  camp  Jan.  13,  1778;  discharged  March  31,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  19 
days,  at  Rhode  Island.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth. 

Marvel,  Stephen.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joseph  Willmarth's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt.;  marched  July  28,  1780;  discharged  Julv  31,  1780;  service,  5  da.vs ;  com- 
pany detached  for  6  days  service  and  marched  from  Rehoboth  to  Tiverton,  R.  I., 
on  an  alarm  and  there  served  under  Gen.  Heath. 


306  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AWD   SAILORS 

Marvel,  Stephen.  Private,  Lieut.  James  Morton's  co.,  Col.  Tliomas  Carpenter's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  8  days;  company- 
marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm. 

Marvel,  Thomas,  Swanzey.  Capt.  Samuel  Fales's  (Taunton)  co.  of  matrosses.  Col. 
G.  Williams's  regt..  Gen.  G.  Godfrey's  brigade;  service,  19  days,  on  the  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island  of  Dec.  8,  1776;  mileage  to  Slade's  Ferry  in  Swanzey  and  home  (8 
miles)  allowed ;  said  Marvel  and  others  served  under  Capt.  Fales  by  order  of  the 
Brigadier  of  Bristol  Co. 

Marvel,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Stowers's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.; 
enlisted  May  30,  1776;  service  to  Aug.  1,  1776,  2  mos.  2  days,  in  defence  of  sea- 
coast; -roll  dated  Camp  at  Hull;  also,  Capt.  Moses  French's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Titcomb's  regt.;  service  from  May  15, 1777,  to  July  15, 1777,  2  mos.  2  days,  travel 
included,  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Nash's  co..  Col.  David  Cushing's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Dec.  20, 1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  6  days ;  company  served  until  March 
1,  1778,  with  Maj.  Edward  Procter's  detachment  of  guards  at  Fort  Hill,  Boston. 

Marvell,  Francis.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joseph  Bates's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's 
(7th)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  June  and  July,  1781 ;  enlistment,  during  war;  also, 
muster  roll  for  Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Huts  and  sworn  to  at  West  Point. 

Marvell,  James,  Lynn.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  Newhall's  co..  Col.  John  Mansfield's 
(19th)  regt.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson  ;  company  return  dated 
Oct.  6,  1775. 

Marvell,  Joseph,  Cohasset.  Capt.  Stowers's  (Independent)  co. ;  muster  return  of 
four  Independent  cos.  stationed  at  Hull,  dated  March  1,  1777  ;  age,  16  yrs.;  resi- 
dence, Cohasset;  mustered  by  Daniel  Souther,  Muster  Master. 

Marvell,  Thomas,  Cohasset.  Capt.  Stowers's  (Independent)  co. ;  muster  return  of 
four  Independent  cos.  stationed  at  Hull,  dated  March  1,  1777;  age,  19  yrs. ;  resi- 
dence, Cohasset;  mustered  by  Daniel  Souther,  Muster  Master. 

Marven,  Sampson,  Oxford.  Corporal,  Capt.  Jonathan  Carriel's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whit- 
ney's regt. ;  service  from  Aug.  1,  1776,  to  Nov.  1,  1776,  3  mos. ;  roll  dated  Camp 
at  Hull ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1776 ;  service,  1  mo.  4  days, 
including  travel  (82  miles)  home. 

Marverick,  Samuel.  List  of  prisoners  discharged  from  prison-ship  at  Rhode  Island 
in  exchange  for  British  prisoners  and  sent  to  Boston  in  the  schooner  "  Speed- 
well" Aug.  6,  1777,  by  Capt.  Josiah  Godfrey;  reported  as  belonging  to  South 
Carolina. 

Marviel,  Francis.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joseph  Bates's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's 
(7th)  regt, ;  muster  roll  for  Feb.  and  March,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlistment, 
during  war. 

Marvil,  Francis,  Middleton.  Quartermaster  Sergeant,  Colonel's  co..  Col.  Bradford's 
(14th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to 
Dec.  31, 1780;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct. -Dec,  1780,  dated  Huts  near  West  Point; 
also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joseph  Bates's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.; 
muster  rolls  for  Jan.  and  May,  1781,  dated  AVest  Point;  enlistment,  during  war; 
also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781,  dated  Camp  at  Peekskill;  also,  muster  roll  for 
Sept.,  1781. 

Marvil,  Jonathan,  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Car- 
penter's regt.;  entered  service  Aug.  3,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service, 
7  days ;  company  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm  ;  by  order  of  Col.  Slead 
all  the  men  in  Swanzey  were  joined  in  one  company  under  Capt.  Peck,  the  other 
officers  refusing  to  serve.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth. 

Marvil,  Stephen,  Jr.  Private,  Capt,  James  Hills's  co..  Col.  Williams's  regt. ;  service 
from  Sept.  29,  1777,  to  Oct.  30,  1777,  at  Tiverton.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth. 


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Maevill,  Thomas,  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt. ;  entered  service  Aug.  6,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  4  days; 
companj'  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm  ;  by  order  of  Col.  Slead  all  the 
men  in  Swanzey  were  joined  in  one  company  under  Capt.  Peck,  the  other  officers 
refusing  to  serve.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth. 

Marvin,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Marven.] 

Marvin,  Benjamix.  Private,  Capt.  John  Spoor's  co..  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  15, 1780;  discharged  Oct.  17, 1780;  service,  4  days,  at  the 
Northward,  on  the  alarm  at  the  time  Forts  Ann  and  George  were  taken  by  the 
enemy ;  company  marched  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Fellows. 

Marvix,  Enoch.  List  of  men  who  marched  from  Pittsfield  to  Williamstown  Sept.  13, 
1776,  under  command  of  Capt.  William  Francis,  b\'  order  of  the  General,  and  were 
dismissed  Sept.  21,  1776;  service,  8  days;  also,  list  of  men  who  marched  from 
Pittsfield  to  Ticonderoga  Oct.  17,  1776,  under  command  of  Capt.  William  Fran- 
cis, and  were  dismissed  Nov.  16,  1776;  service,  4  weeks  2  days;  also,  Sergeant, 
Lieut.  James  Hubbard's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  David  Rositer's  detachment  of  militia; 
engaged  July  18,  1777;  discharged  July  27,  1777;  service,  9  days,  at  the  North- 
ward; also,  list  of  men  who  marched  from  Pittsfield  to  Stillwater  Sept.  30,  1777, 
under  command  of  Capt.  William  Francis,  and  were  dismissed  Oct.  10, 1777 ;  ser- 
vice, 1  week  4  days. 

Marvin,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt.;  service,  37 
days,  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island.  Roll  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co., 
Dec.  4,  1777. 

Marvin,  John.  Private,  Capt.  John  Morgan's  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  27,  1778;  discharged 
July  1,  1778;  service,  5  mos.  4  days;  company  detached  from  militia  of  Hamp- 
shire and  Worcester  counties  to  guard  stores  and  magazines  at  Brookfield  and 
Springfield. 

Marvin,  Nathan.  Private,  Capt.  Heman  Smith's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Coller's  regt. ;  ser- 
vice, 11  days;  company  marched  from  Sandisfield  to  Stillwater  Oct.  14,  1781,  on 
an  alarm.     Roll  endorsed  "  Col  John  Ashley  Reg." 

Marvin,  Sampson.  Capt.  Jonathan  Carriel's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ;  com- 
pany receipt  for  advance  pay  for  1  month,  etc.,  dated  Point  Shirley,  June  13, 1776 ; 
also,  Corporal,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  service  from  May  26,  1776,  4  da3's  prior  to 
marching,  to  Aug.  1,  1776,  2  mos.  6  days;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Kings- 
bery's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Holman'S  regt. ;  service,  21  days  ;  roll  dated  Providence, 
Jan.  20,  1777,  sworn  to  in  Worcester  Co.  and  endorsed  "  Alarm  Roll." 

Marvin,  Silas.  Private,  Capt.  John  King's  co..  Col.  Hopkins's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  15,  1776;  discharged  July  31,  1776;  service,  16  days;  mileage  out 
and  home  (190  miles)  allowed  ;  company  marched  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Fellows. 

Marvin,  Silas.  Private,  Col.  John  Ashley,  Jr.'s  regt. ;  service,  14  days,  on  an  alarm 
at  the  Northward;  company  marched  in  Oct.,  1781,  under  command  of  Lieut. 
Moses  Hubbard,  at  request  of  Brig.  Gen.  Stark  and  by  order  of  Brig.  Gfen.  John 
Fellows. 

Marwick,  — — .  [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Maywick,  Merwick, 
Merwish.] 

Marwick,  Hugh,  Royalsborough.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchell's  (2d  Cumberland  Co.)  regt.,  as  returned  hy  Capt. 
Stephen  Hart,  dated  Dec.  6,  1777;  residence,  Royalsborough;  engaged  for  town 
of  [New]  Gloucester  (also  given  Royalston)  ;  joined  Capt.  Reed's  co.,  Col. 
Alden's  regt. ;  term,  3  years  ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  for  3  years  or  during  war  for  the  town  of  [New]  Gloucester,  Cumberland 
Co.,  as  attested  by  Capt.  William  Harris  and  Enoch  Fogg,  Selectmen,  dated  New 


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Marwick,  Hugh,  continued. 

Gloucester ;  residence,  Royalsborough ;  joined  Capt.  Read's  co..  Col.  Vose's  rest. ; 
also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Col.  Timothy 
Pike's  (4th  Cumberland  Co.)  regt. ;  joined  Capt.  Reed's  co.,  Col.  Alden's  regt. 

Mascoll,  John.  Private,  Capt.  John  Symonds's  co.  of  matrosses  raised  in  Salem; 
enlisted  July  18,  1776 ;  service,  2  mos.  13  days. 

Mascoll,  Joseph.  Boatswain's  Mate  (also  given  Doctor's  Mate),  brigantine  "Free- 
dom ;  "  engaged  Aug.  25,  1777;  discharged  Sept.  14,  1777;  service,  19  days. 

Mascoll,  Joseph.  List  of  men  returned  as  sick  at  Mr.  Carter's ;  said  Mascoll  entered 
March  4,  1778;  discharged  March  10,  1778;  also,  list  of  men  returned  as  sick  in 
hospital ;  said  Mascoll  entered  March  16,  1778;  discharged  March  20,  1778. 

Mascoll,  Joseph.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Jona- 
than Haraden ;  engaged  Oct.  1,  1777;  discharged  May  8,  1778;  service,  7  mos. 
8  days. 

Mascoll,  Stephen,  Salem.  Petition  dated  Salem,  Dec.  7,  1775,  signed  by  Thomas 
Adams  and  said  Mascoll,  asking  that  he,  said  Mascoll,  be  commissioned  as  com- 
mander of  the  schooner  "Boston  Revenge"  (privateer);  ordered  in  Council 
Dec.  8,  1775,  that  a  commission  be  issued;  also,  petition  dated  Salem,  Aug.  28, 
1776,  signed  by  said  Mascoll  and  others,  in  behalf  of  themselves  and  others,  all 
of  Salem,  asking  that  he  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  schooner  "  Gen- 
eral Putnam  "  (privateer). 

Mascroft,  John.  Capt.  William  Clark's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  regt. ;  entered 
service  Sept.  5,  1777;  service,  27  days;  company  marched  from  Gageborough  to 
reinforce  army  under  Gen.  Lincoln  at  Pawlet. 

Masden,  George.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Joshua  Trafton's  co..  Col.  Henry  Sherburne's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  "Middel  Town,"  Aug.  21,  1778;  reported  dis- 
charged Aug.  10,  1778. 

Masden,  Nathan.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Huse's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  Nov.  23,  1777;  service  to  Feb.  3,  1778,  at  Winter  Hill. 

Masdon,  Nathan.  Capt.  Samuel  Huse's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards ;  en- 
listed Feb.  3,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  8  days,  at  Winter  Hill. 

Mase,  Eliphalet,  Fitchburg.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  re- 
turned by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

Mase,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  Carpenter's  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  13, 
1776;  discharged  Dec.  23,  1776;  service,  11  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Bristol,  R.  I. 
Roll  sworn  to  at  Swanzey. 

Mase,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  French's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Titcomb's  regt.;  ser- 
vice from  May  15,  1777,  to  July  15,  1777,  2  mos.  5  days,  travel  included,  at  Rhode 
Island. 

Masen,  Abel,  Sturbridge.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Adam  Martin's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer 
Learned's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775. 

Maset,  Benjamin.  Private,  Capt.  Addison  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  Wade's  detachment 
of  Essex  Co.  militia;  enlisted  July  12,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service, 
3  mos.  11  days,  including  12  days  (240  miles)  travel  home. 

Maset,  Tristram.  Descriptive  list  of  men  belonging  to  the  schooner  "Grampus," 
Thomas  Holmes  [Master],  endorsed  "  Nov'br  1780;  "  age,  43  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft. 
3  in.;  complexion,  dark ;  birthplace,  Nantucket. 

Mash,  Aaron.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Smith's  co..  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  (15th) 
regt.;  muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1780;  enlisted  July  5,  1780;  enlistment,  6  months. 


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Mash,  Aeijah.  Private,  Capt.  John  Spoor's  cc,  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  18,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  23,  1780;  service,  3  naos.  10  days, 
including  4  days  (80  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  3  months. 

Mash,  Daniel.  Account  dated  Mendon,  Aug.  2,  1781,  rendered  by  the  Selectmen,  of 
bounties  paid  said  Mash  and  others  in  March,  1781,  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  3  years. 

Mash,  Dudley,  Exeter.  List  of  men  who  took  the  oath  in  Middlesex  Co.  July  11, 
1775,  required  by  Congress  to  be  taken  by  the  Mass.  army ;  also.  Private,  Capt. 
Isaac  Sherman's  (4th)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (late  Col.  Gerrish's) 
38th  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  Aug.,  1775,  dated  Camp  at  Sewall's  Point ;  also,  com- 
pany return  dated  Camp  at  Sewall's  Point,  Sept.  26,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  at  Sewall's  Point,  Dec.  26,  1775; 
also.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Sherman's  co..  Col.  Baldwin's  (26th)  I'Cgt. ;  pay  abstract 
for  Feb.,  1776 ;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Sherman's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  regt. ;  pay 
abstracts  for  April- June,  1776,  dated  Camp  at  New  York;  also,  Capt.  Caleb  Rob- 
inson's CO.,  Col.  L.  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt. ;  pay  roll  made  up  for  the  j^ear  1776, 
dated  Exeter,  Feb.  22,  1777;  amount  due  for  mileage,  etc.,  receipted  for  by 
Nathaniel  Thing;  also,  order  on  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin,  payable  to  Capt.  Caleb 
Robinson,  dated  Exeter,  April  21,  1778,  signed  by  Henry  Mash,  for  wages  due 
his  son,  said  Dudley  Mash,  deceased,  for  service  in  Capt.  Robinson's  co..  Col. 
Baldwin's  regt. 

Mash,  Duty,  Sturbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Adam  Martin's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Learned's 
regt. ;  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775. 

Mash,  Elisha,  Holliston.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Lealand's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
Abijah  Pierce's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cam- 
bridge; service,  6  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army  April  25,  1775. 

Mash,  Enos.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  to  serve  in  the  Conti- 
nental Army  for  the  term  of  9  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  9,  1779,  as 
returned  by  Noah  Goodman,  Superintendent ;  Capt.  Harvey's  co..  Col.  Williams's 
regt.;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  6  ft.  1  in.;  hair,  brown;  complexion,  light ;  engaged 
for  town  of  Montague ;  reported  delivered  to  Lieut.  William  Storey;  also,  list  of 
men  returned  as  received  of  Noah  Goodman,  Superintendent  for  Hampshire  Co., 
by  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  dated  Springfield,  Oct.  19,  1779. 

Mash,  Hartshorn,  Hutchinson  (Barre),  also  given  N.  Rutland.  Private,  Capt.  John 
Black's  CO.,  Col.  Jonathan  Brewer's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted 
May  1,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  2  days;  also,  Capt.  Nathan  Hamilton's  co..  Col. 
Samuel  Brewer's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  from  Fort  Edward 
home,  dated  Brookfield,  Feb.  6,  1777;  said  Mash  credited  with  allowance  for  8^ 
days  (170  miles)  travel. 

Mash,  Jasper.  List  of  men  raised  in  Worcester  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the 
time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  returned  as  mustered  by  Henry  Rutgers,  Jr., 
Deputy  Muster  Master,  dated  Fishkill,  Aug.  1,  1778;  engaged  for  town  of  Stur- 
bridge. 

Mash,  John,  Hard  wick.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by 
Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780. 

Mash,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Ward,  Jr.'s  co. ;  enlisted  July  11, 1775 ;  service, 
6  mos.  5  days;  company  stationed  at  Salem  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Mash,  Jonathan.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Clark's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  (Berk- 
shire Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  26,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  27,  1780;  service,  3  days, 
including  IJ  days  (30  miles)  travel  home;  company  marched  to  the  Northern 
frontiers  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows  on  an  alarm. 


310  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND  SAILORS 

Mash,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Danforth's  co..  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  27,  1776;  enlisted  Nov.  25,  1775. 

Mash,  Lot.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Nash's  co..  Col.  David  Cushing's  regt.;  enlisted 
Dec.  20,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  10  days ;  company  served  until  March  1,  1778,  with 
Maj.  Edward  Procter's  detachment  of  guards  at  Fort  Hill,  Boston. 

Mash,  IIei:bex,  Holliston.  Private,  Capt.  John  Lealand's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
Abijah  Pierce's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Cambridge ; 
service,  6  days ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army  April  25,  1775. 

Mash,  Samuel,  Brookfleld.  Drummer,  Capt.  Peter  Harwood's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer 
Learned's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.,  1  week,  5  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775. 

Mash,  Samuel,  Sturhridge.  Private,  Capt.  Adam  Martin's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Learned's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775. 

Mash,  Samuel.  Order  dated  Sturbridge,  March  28,  1782,  signed  by  said  Mash  and 
others,  for  wages  for  3  mos.  service  in  Capt.  Alton's  co.,  Col.  Rand's  regt.,  in 
1780. 

Mash,  Silas.  List  of  men  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the 
time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778,  returned  as 
received  of  Jonathan  Warner,  Commissioner,  by  Col.  R.  Putnam,  July  20,  1778; 
engaged  for  town  of  Ware ;  arrived  at  Fishkill  June  -,  1778. 

Mash,  Thomas.  Capt.  Sylvanus  Walker's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Danielson's  regt.;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Nov.  6,  1775. 

Mash,  Timothy.  Capt.  Thomas  Waite  Foster's  train  of  artillery ;  list  of  men  belong- 
ing to  Hadley,  Amherst,  and  Belchertown,  in  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's  regt., 
dated  Cambridge,  April  25,  1775. 

Mash,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Lyman's  co..  Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  muster  roll 
for  Dec.  1776 -Feb.,  1777;  enlisted  Dec.  1,  1776;  credited  to  town  of  Hadley ;  regi- 
ment raised  to  serve  until  March  1,  1777. 

Mash,  Zebediah.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Low's  co.,  Col.  Simonds's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt.;  entered  service  Sept.  5,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  1,  1777;  service,  27  days,  at 
Pawlet;  also,  Capt.  David  Holbrook's  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th)  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  May,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  March  21, 1781 ;  enlistment, 
3  years;  also,  muster  rolls  for  June  and  July,  1781;  reported  on  command  with 
the  boats;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781 ;  reported  sick  in  hospital;  also,  mus- 
ter roll  for  Sept.,  1781 ;  reported  sick  in  hospital  "  Robinson's ;  "  also,  muster  rolls 
for  Oct. -Dec,  1781,  dated  York  Hutts;  reported  died  Dec.  5,  1781. 

Masham,  John.  Private,  2d  co.  commanded  by  Lieut.  John  Doty,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Sprout's  regt.;  entered  service  Sept.  5,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  11,  1778;  service, 
6  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Plymouth  Co. 

Mashel,  Daniel,  Scarborough.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Jonathan  Andrews's  co..  Col.  Reuben  Fogg's  (3d  Cumberland  Co.) 
regt.,  sworn  to  at  Scarborough,  Nov.  25,  1778;  residence,  Scarborough;  term, 
3  years. 

Mashel,  John,  South  Hadley.  Private,  Capt.  Noah  Goodman's  (South  Hadley)  co., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days. 

Mashel,  Thomas.  Corporal,  Capt.  Reuben  Dickinson's  co..  Col.  Porter's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt.;  engaged  Sept.  23,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777;  service,  26  days; 
company  marched  to  Stillwater  on  an  alarm  ;  order  for  payment  of  amount  of  roll 
dated  at  Amherst  and  signed  by  Capt.  Dickinson. 


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Mashek,  Jeremiah,  Jr.,  Roxbury.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Whiting's  co..  Col.  John 
Greaton's  regt.  of  Minute-men,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  13  days. 

Masis,  Josiah.  List  of  men  raised  in  Cumberland  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months, 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778,  as  returned  by  Brig.  Lemuel  Thompson, 
dated  Brunswiclc,  July  1,  1778;  engaged  for  town  of  Scarborough. 

Maskal,  Joseph,  Salem.  Private,  Capt.  Richardson's  co..  Col.  Hutchinson's  (Mass. 
line)  regt.  of  12  months  men ;  list  of  deserters  in  1776. 

Mason,  [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Manson,  Masen,  Masson, 

Mayson.] 

Mason,  Aaron,  Medford.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Dana's  co.,  Col.  Mclntush's 
(Mcintosh's)  regt.;  arrived  at  camp  March  19,  1776;  discharged  April  16,  1776; 
service,  29  days,  at  the  Lines  at  Boston. 

Mason,  Aaron,  Woburn.  Drummer,  Capt.  Jonathan  Fox's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Concord  and  Cambridge;  service,  21  days. 

Mason,  Aaron,  Woburn.  Order  on  Deacon  Jeffers,  Paymaster  for  the  Colony  troops, 
payal)le  to  Col.  Ephraim  Jackson,  dated  Camp  at  Hull,  July  10,  1776,  signed  by 
said  Mason  and  others  belonging  to  Capt.  Abishai  Brown's  co..  Col.  Whitney's 
regt.,  for  advance  pay,  travel  allowance,  etc. ;  also,  Drum  Major,  Capt.  Abishai 
Brown's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ;  service  from  May  24,  1776,  4  days  pre- 
ceding march,  to  Aug.  1,  1776,  2  mos.  8  days;  roll  dated  Camp  at  Hull;  also, 
petition  dated  Camp  at  Hull,  Sept.  17,  1776,  signed  by  said  Mason  and  others  be- 
longing to  battalion  stationed  at  Hull,  asking  for  increase  and  payment  of  wages ; 
also,  Drummer,  Capt.  Brown's  CO.,  Col.  Whitney's  regt. ;  service  fi-om  Aug.  1, 
1776,  to  Dec.  1,  1776,  4  mos.  2  days ;  rolls  dated  Camp  at  Hull. 

Mason,  Aaron,  Woburn.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Reed's  co..  Col.  John  Robinson's 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  11,  1777  ;  service,  5  mos.  24  days  ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
muster  rolls  dated  North  Kingston,  Dec.  18,  1777,  and  Jan.  1,  1778;  enlistment 
to  expire  Jan.  1,  1778. 

Mason,  Aaron,  Woburn.  Private,  7th  co..  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  14,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779 ;  residence,  Woburn ;  en- 
gaged for  town  of  Woburn ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Danforth's  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Nixon's  regt. ;  return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  and 
who  had  not  been  absent  subsequently  except  on  furlough,  certified  at  Camp  near 
Peekskill,  Feb.  16,  1779  [name  crossed  out  on  return] ;  also,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin 
Smith's  CO.,  Col.  Nixon's  (5th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  May,  1779,  dated  High- 
lands; enlisted  Feb.  14,  1777;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay 
rolls  for  Aug. -Oct.,  1779;  also,  Lieut.  Col.  Daniel  Whiting's  co..  Col.  Nixon's 
(6th)  regt.;  pay  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec,  1779,  dated  Soldiers'  Fortune;  also, 
Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  6th  Mass.  regt.;  return  for  clothing  for  the  year  1780;  re- 
ceipt for  said  clothing,  dated  Peekskill,  Dec.  5,  1779;  also,  Lieut.  Colonel's  (7th) 
CO.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan. 
1,  1780,  to  Feb.  14,  1780;  also,  Lieut.  Col.  Daniel  Whiting's  co..  Col.  Nixon's 
regt.;  pay  roll  for  Jan.-June,  1780;  reported  discharged  Feb.  14,  1780. 

Mason,  Aaron.  Drummer;  return  dated  April  30,  1775,  of  the  train  band  of  Ist 
Woburn  co.  under  Capt.  Josiah  Johnson,  as  returned  by  Abijah  Thompson,  Clerk ; 
reported  enlisted  into  the  array ;  also,  Capt.  Jonas  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  James 
Frye's  (1st)  regt.;  receipt  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Mason  and  others, 
dated  Cambridge,  June  9,  1775 ;  also,  Drummer,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  company 
return  [proliably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  reported  enlisted  April  29,  1775;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge.  Dec.  22,  1775. 


312  IklASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND  SAILORS 

Mason,  Aaron.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Stetson's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  re?t. ;  pay  roll  for 
gun  and  blanket  money,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  24,  1777;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  Dec,  1776-Feb.,  1777  ;  enlisted  Jan.  2,  1777  ;  credited  to  town  of 
Woburn;  regiment  raised  to  serve  until  March  1,  1777. 

Mason,  Aaron.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Brown's  co. ;  service,  6  days ;  company  marched 
from  Lanesborough  to  Meloomscuyck  Aug.  14,  1777,  on  an  alarm;  certificate  on 
reverse  of  roll  certifies  that  Daniel  Brown  and  company  were  in  service  27  days 
and  were  then  dismissed  by  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds;  also,  same  co.;  service,  27 
days ;  company  marched  from  Lanesborough  to  Pawiet  Sept.  5,  1777,  on  au 
alarm. 

Mason,  Aaron.  Private,  Capt.  John  Homes's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  (1st)  regt. 
of  guards;  muster  rolls  dated  May  9,  and  June  1,  1778;  enlistment,  3  months 
from  April  2,  1778;  reported  deserted  April  22,  1778;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.; 
enlisted  April  1,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  3  days,  at  Cambridge. 

Mason,  Aaron.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Lealand's  co.  of  guards ;  enlisted  Oct.  12, 1779; 
discharged  Nov.  10,  1779 ;  service,  1  mo. ;  company  detached  from  militia  by 
order  of  Gen.  Hancock  to  man  forts  at  and  about  Boston  until  Nov.  10,  1779,  and 
stationed  at  Boston  under  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath. 

Mason,  Aaron,  Jr.,  Woburn.  Return  dated  April  30,  1775,  of  the  train  band  of  1st 
Woburn  co.  under  Capt.  Josiah  Johnson,  as  returned  by  Abijah  Thompson,  Clerk ; 
reported  enlisted  into  the  army  ;  also,  Capt.  Jonas  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  James 
Frye's  (1st)  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay,  signed  by.said  Mason  and  others,  dated 
Cambridge,  June  9,  1775;  also,  Private,  same  co.  and  regt.;  company  return 
[probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  enlisted  April  29,  1775;  reported  sick;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  Dec.  22,  1775. 

Mason,  Abel,  Sturbridge.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Timothy  Parker's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
Warner's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days; 
also.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Adam  Martin's  co. ;  list  of  officers  of  Col.  Ebenezer 
Learned's  regt. ;  resolved  in  Provincial  Congress  May  23,  1775,  that  commissions 
be  delivered  said  officers ;  also.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Adam  Martin's  co..  Col.  Eben- 
ezer Learned's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  April  24, 1775 ;  ser- 
vice, 3  mos.  15  days;  also.  Captain,  5th,  also  given  6th  (1st  Sturbridge)  co.,  5th 
Worcester  Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia ;  list  of  officers  chosen  in  said  regiment,  as 
returned  by  Daniel  Plimpton  and  others,  field  officers,  dated  Sutton,  March  20, 
1776;  ordered  in  Council  April  4,  1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned;  re- 
ported commissioned  April  4,  1776;  also,  Captain,  5th  co. ;  i-eturn  of  ranks  of 
companies  belonging  to  5th  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  signed  by  the  field  officers,  dated 
Oxford,  April  l'>,  1776;  also.  Captain  of  a  company.  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's 
regt.;  engaged  Dec.  10,  1776;  discharged  Jan.  20,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  14  days; 
company  stationed  at  Providence,  R.  I.;  also.  Captain  of  a  company.  Col.  Job 
Cushing's  regt. ;  engaged  Aug.  13, 1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  30  (also  given  Nov.  29), 
1777;  service,  3  mos.  26  days,  including 9  days  (180  miles)  travel  home;  company 
drafted  Aug.  13,  1777,  to  serve  with  Northern  army  until  Nov.  30, 1777 ;  roll  dated 
Sturbridge;  also,  paj'  abstracts  dated  Scaresdeal,  Nov.  30,  1777,  and  sworn  to  in 
Worcester  Co.  [year  not  given] ,  respectively,  for  retained  rations  due  officers  of 
Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.  in  Continental  service  in  Northern  department;  said 
Mason  credited  with  rations  from  Aug.  13  [1777],  to  Dec.  8  [1777],  236  rations; 
also,  Captain,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage  for  service  in 
Northern  department;  mileage  (180  miles)  allowed  said  Mason;  warrant  allowed 
in  Council  June  6,  1778;  also,  Captain,  Col.  Jacob  Davis's  regt.;  engaged  July 
30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  13  days,  including  4  days  (80  miles) 
travel  home ;  company  marched  to  Tiverton  on  an  alarm. 

Mason,  Abijah,  Westford.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Minot's  co.  of  militia.  Col.  James 
Prescott's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  10  days; 


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Mason,  Abijah,  continued. 

also,  Capt.  Joshua  Parker's  co.,  Col.  William  Prescott's  (10th)  regt.;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  April  28  (also given  April  26),  1775;  service, 95  days; 
also,  company  return  endorsed  "  September  the  27th  1775 ;  "  reported  enlisted  into 
the  train  ;  also  reported  died  in  camp  July  30,  1775. 

Mason,  Abner,  Medfleld.  Private,  Capt.  Sabin  Man's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col.  Grea- 
ton'sregt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  12  days;  com- 
pany raised  in  Medfield  and  Walpole;  also,  Capt.  Aaron  Guild's  co.,  Col.  Lemuel 
Robson's  (Robinson's)  regt.;  enlisted  Jan.  29,  1776;  service  to  time  of  marching 
in  [i.  e.  home]  14  days  ;  regiment  raised  in  Suffolk  and  York  counties  ;  roll  dated 
Roxbury  and  endorsed  "service  at  Dorchester  Heighths  and  vicinity;"  also, 
Capt.  Sabin  Mann's  co.  of  Medfield  militia ;  return  of  train  band  with  equipments, 
dated  June  10,  1776;  age,  35  yrs. ;  also,  Medfield  militia  records;  list  of  men 
credited  with  turns  of  service  "  Dune  in  the  Last  Wars  in  the  Days  of  Capt.  Morse 
the  first  And  Captain  Collidge"  made  up  from  the  records  and  attested  ])y  Capt, 
Peter  Collidge  in  Nov.,  1776;  said  Mason  credited  with  1  turn  and  with  having 
paid  £75 ;  list  attested  Nov.  17,  1776,  by  Capt.  Sabin  Mann  and  Philip  Blake, 
Clerk;  also.  Private;  list  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Mann's  co.  who  marched  to 
Providence,  R.  I.,  and  thence  to  Warwick  Neck,  in  accordance  with  orders  given 
by  Maj.  James  Metcalf,  Dec.  8,  and  Dec.  9,  1776;  service,  23  days;  also,  Capt. 
Sabin  Mann's  co. ;  marched  Dec.  8,  1776 ;  discharged  Dec.  30,  1776 ;  service,  23 
days,  under  MaJ.  James  Metcalf;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the 
alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776. 

Mason,  Abner.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Lealand's  co..  Col.  Abner  Perry's  regt.; 
marched  July  28,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  l-i  days;  company 
marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm.    Roll  dated  Sherburne. 

Mason,  Amos,  Medfield.  Corporal,  Capt.  Ephraim  Chenery's  (Medfield)  co..  Col. 
John  Smith's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  11 
days;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Sabin  Mann's  co.  of  Medfield  militia;  return  of  train 
band  with  equipments,  dated  June  10, 1776 ;  reported  detached  May  27, 1776 ;  age, 
40  yrs. ;  also,  Medfield  militia  records ;  list  of  men  credited  with  turns  of  service 
"Dune  in  the  Last  Wars  in  the  Days  of  Capt.  Morse  the  first  And  Captain  Col- 
lidge" made  up  from  the  records  and  attested  by  Capt.  Peter  Collidge  in  Nov., 
1776;  said  Mason  credited  with  ^  turn  and  with  having  paid  £37  10s;  list  attested 
Nov.  17,  1776,  by  Capt.  Sabin  Mann  and  Philip  Blake,  Clerk;  also,  list  of  men 
drafted  from  Capt.  Sabin  Mann's  co.  of  Medfield  militia,  both  train  band  and 
alarm  list,  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army,  agreeable  to  warrant  of  Nov.  21, 
1776;  said  Mason  reported  not  drafted  but  voluntarily  paid  £5;  also,  list  of  men 
belonging  to  the  train  band  of  Capt.  Mann's  co.  drafted  to  march  to  Providence, 
R.  I.,  at  a  minute's  warning  and  there  serve  under  Gen.  Spencer,  the  same  being 
a  draft  of  one-fourth  part  of  the  train  band,  in  accordance  with  an  order  from 
Col.  Ephraim  Wheelock,  dated  Medfield,  April  15,  1777;  said  Mason  hired  Leb- 
beus  Smith  to  serve  in  his  place ;  also,  list  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Mann's  co., 
comprising  one-half  the  town  militia,  who  were  ordered  to  march  to  Rhode  Island 
on  the  alarm  of  July  22,  1777,  in  accordance  with  a  warrant  from  Col.  Hawes; 
said  Mason  reported  as  having  paid  £3  in  lieu  of  service;  also,  list  dated  Sept. 
16,  1777,  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Mann's  co.  drafted  to  complete  the  quota  for 
the  Continental  Army,  but  who  paid  money  in  lieu  of  service ;  reported  paid  £10 ; 
also.  Private,  Capt.  Adam  Peters's  co.,  Maj.  Seth  Bullard's  regt. ;  marched  Aug. 
3,  1780;  arrived  at  camp  Aug.  5,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  7  days, 
at  Rhode  Island  by  order  of  Maj.  Gen.  Heath  on  an  alarm,  including  travel 
(4  days)  to  and  from  camp. 

Mason,  Amos,  Swanstey.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Shearman's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpen- 
ter's (Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  service  from  Oct.  13  to  Oct.  18,  1777,  5  days,  on  a  secret 
expedition  to  Rhode  Island  at  request  of  Gen.  Spencer;  mileage  (12  miles)  al- 


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Masox,  Amos,  continued. 

lowed  from  Swanzev  to  Howland's  Ferry;  also,  Capt.  Peter  Peck's  co.,  Col. 
Thomas  Carpenter's  regt. ;  entered  service  Aug.  2, 1780;  discharged  Aug.  9, 1780 ; 
service,  8  da.ys  ;  company  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm  ;  by  order  of 
Col.  Slead  all  the  men  in  Swanzey  were  joined  in  one  company  under  Capt.  Peck, 
the  other  officers  refusing  to  serve ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth. 

Mason,  Asa,  Dedham.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Battle's  co.  of  4th  Parish  in  Dedham; 
service,  13  days,  probably  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775. 

Mason,  Asa.    Lieutenant,  Capt.  Elienezer  Battle's  co.,  Col.  Mcintosh's  regt.;  service, 

5  days,  at  the  time  of  taking  and  fortifying  Dorchester  Heights  in  March,  1776  ; 
also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Battle's  (8th)  co..  Col.  William  Mcintosh's 
(1st  Suffollv  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia ;  list  of  officers  chosen  by  the  several  com- 
panies in  said  regiment,  dated  May  7, 1776 ;  ordered  in  Council  Maj'  10, 1776,  that 
said  officers  be  commissioned;  reported  commissioned  May  10,  1776;  also.  Lieu- 
tenant, Capt.  Ebenezer  Battle's  co.,  Col.  William  Mcintosh's  regt.;  service  from 
Dec.  11  to  Dec.  30, 1776,  19  days,  under  Lieut.  Col.  Weld  at  Castle  Island. 

Mason,  Asa.  List  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Sabin  Mann's  co.  of  Medfield  militia  who 
marched  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island  the  last  of  Sept.,  1777,  to  serve 
for  30  days  from  Oct.  1,  1777,  said  men  having  been  drafted  in  accordance  with  a 
warrant  from  Col.  Hawes,  dated  Sept.  25,  1777. 

Mason,  Barachias.  Capt.  Sabin  Mann's  co.  of  Medfield  militia;  return  of  alarm  list 
with  equipments,  dated  June  10,  1776;  age,  53  .vrs. ;  also,  same  co. ;  list  of  men 
raised  agreeable  to  resolves  of  June  25,  1776,  and  July  11,  1776,  from  Medfield 
militia  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  at  Canada,  etc. ;  reported  drafted  July  19, 
1776,  to  serve  until  Dec.  1,  1776,  xmless  sooner  discharged,  but  paid  fine  of  £10  in 
lieu  of  service. 

Mason,  Barnard.     Capt.  Daniel  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  regt. ;  service, 

6  days;  company  marched  on  the  alarm  at  Berkshire  of  Oct.  13,  1780;  also.  Pri- 
vate, Capt.  Daniel  Brown's  detachment.  Col.  Simonds's  regt.;  service,  2  days,  on 
the  alarm  at  Berkshire  of  Oct.  27,  1780;  aZso,  Sergeant,  Capt.  David  Wheler's 
CO.,  Col.  Asa  Barnes's  regt.;  service,  11  days;  company  marched  from  Lanes- 
borough  to  Saratoga  Oct.  29,  1781,  on  an  alarm. 

Mason,  "  Barnt,"  Swanzey.  List  of  men  drafted  from  Bristol  Co.  militia  to  march  to 
Horse  Neck  under  command  of  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter  [year  not  given],  but 
who  failed  to  join  regiment;  drafted  from  town  of  Swanzey;  drafted  into  Capt. 
Peleg  Peck's  co. 

Mason,  Bartholomew.  List  of  men  raised  in  Suflfolk  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months 
from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20, 1778,  re- 
turned as  received  of  Jonathan  Warner,  Commissioner,  by  Col.  R.  Putnam,  July 
20,  1778 ;  engaged  for  town  of  Dorchester.     [See  Bartholomew  Nason  ] 

Mason,  Benjamin,  Swanzey.  Corporal,  Capt.  Peleg  Shearman's  co..  Col.  John  Hath- 
away's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  service,  23  days ;  company  raised  to  support  the  Lines 
near  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm  and  stationed  at  Slade's  Ferry  from  April  20, 1777, 
to  May  13,  1777 ;  also,  Capt.  Shearman's  co. ;  service  from  May  14,  1777,  to  June 
5,  1777,  23  days;  company  stationed  as  guards  at  Slade's  Ferry  in  Swanzey  at 
request  of  Maj.  Gen.  Jo.  Spencer  to  hold  that  post  until  he  could  send  relief  from 
the  2  months  men. 

Mason,  Benjamin,  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Fuller's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's 
regt.;  enlisted  June  10,  1778;  service,  6  mos.  14  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  enlist- 
ment to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779. 

Mason,  Benjamin,  Swanzey.  Corporal,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Car- 
penter's regt.;  entered  service  Aug.  2,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  sei'vice, 


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Mason,  Benjajiix,  continued. 

8  days  ;  company  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm  ;  by  order  of  Col.  Slead 
all  the  men  in  Swanzey  were  joined  in  one  company  under  Capt.  Peck,  the  other 
officers  refusing  to  serve.     Roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth. 

Masox,  Benjamin.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co..  Col.  George  Williams's  regt. ;  en- 
listed Sept.  29,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  1  day,  under  Maj. 
Gen.  Spencer  on  a  secret  expedition  ;  company  stationed  at  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

Mason,  Benjamin.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Jan.  1,  177S;  discharged  April  1, 1778;  service,  3  mos.  1  day;  company  stationed 
at  Warwick,  R.  I.,  for  3  months  from  Jan.  1,  1778.     Roll  sworn  to  at  Swanzey. 

M.1S0N,  Benjamin.  Corporal,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Ide's  co..  Col.  Carpenter's  regt.;  en- 
listed Aug.  16,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  15,  1779;  service,  1  mo. ;  travel  allowed  to 
and  from  camp  at  Providence ;  companj-  detached  from  militia  to  serve  at  Rhode 
Island  for  4  weeks  in  a  regiment  under  Capt.  Samuel  Fisher. 

Mason,  Benjamin.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (late 
Wigglesworth's)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Aug. 
25,  1778,  to  Feb.  1,  1780;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Willington's  co..  Col.  Edward 
Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Oct.,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Smith's  co., 
(late)  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated 
Providence;  enlisted  March  1,  1777;  enlistment,  3  years. 

Mason,  Benjamin.  Council  warrant  dated  June  17,  1780,  for  £60,  drawn  in  favor  of 
said  Mason,  who  enlisted  for  the  term  of  9  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  8, 

1779. 

Mason,  Benjamin.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Norton's  (Freetown)  co.,  Col.  John  Hatha- 
way's  regt.;  entered  service  Aug.  2,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  6 
days;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarms  of  July  27,  and  Aug.  2, 
1780. 

Mason,  Benjamin.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Richardson's  co.,  Col:  Abiel  Mitchel's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  14,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1780;  service,  2  mos.  19  days;  regi- 
ment raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Armj^  for  3  months.  Roll  sworn  to  in  Bris- 
tol Co. 

Mason,  Benjamin.  Corporal,  Capt.  Jabez  Barney's  co..  Col.  Mitchel's  regt.;  entered 
service  Aug.  26,  1780;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1780;  service,  2  mos.  8  days,  at  Rhode 
Island ;  regiment  detached  from  militia  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3 
months.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth. 

Mason,  Benjamin.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Brightman's  (Freetown)  co..  Col.  Hatha- 
way's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  4,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  3  days; 
company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm  ;  also,  Capt.  Henrv  Brightman's 
CO.,  Col.  James  Dean's  regt. ;  enlisted  March  8,  1781 ;  discharged  March  14,  1781 ; 
service,  6  days ;  company  detached  from  Freetown,  Berkley,  and  Dighton,  to  serve 
for  40  days,  unless  sooner  discharged. 

Mason,  Benjamin.  Private,  Capt.  Elihu  Gifford's  co..  Col.  Turner's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  17,  1781;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1781;  service  at  Rhode  Island;  regiment 
raised  in  Barnstable  and  Bristol  counties  to  serve  for  5  months. 

Mason,  "  Bkoad't."  Capt.  John  Davis's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Cogswell's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  25, 1778;  discharged  Dec.  31, 1778  ;  service,  3  mos.  9  days;  company  detached 
to  guard  and  fortify  posts  at  and  about  Boston. 

Mason,  Brooks.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Bussey's  co.  of  Berkshire  Co.  militia ;  enlisted 
Sept.  5,  1777;  service,  28  days;  company  known  as  the  "Silver  Graj^s,"  and 
marched  to  Pawlet  on  an  alarm. 


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Mason,  Caleb,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  Phanuel  Bishop's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  8  days ;  also,  Capt.  James  Hills's  co..  Col. 
Williams's  regt. ;  service  from  Sept.  29,  1777,  to  Oct.  30,  1777,  at  Tiverton,  R.  I. ; 
also,  Capt.  Jabez  Bullock's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  1, 
1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  9  days;  company  marched  to  Tiverton, 
R.  I  ,  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  1,  1780,  and  there  served  under  Gen.  Heith  (Heath). 

Mason,  Caleb,  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Shearman's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Car- 
penter's (Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  service  from  Oct.  13  to  Oct.  18,  1777,  5  days,  on  a 
secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island  at  request  of  Gen.  Spencer;  mileage  (12  miles) 
allowed  from  Swanzey  to  Howland's  Ferry. 

Mason,  Caleb,  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt.;  entered  service  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  9  days; 
company  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm  ;  by  order  of  Col.  Slead  all  the 
men  in  Swanzey  were  joined  in  one  company  under  Capt.  Peck,  the  other  oflficers 
refusing  to  serve.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth. 

Mason,  Caleb,  Jr.,  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Shearman's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Car- 
penter's (Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  service,  90  days  ;  company  stationed  at  Slade's  Ferry 
in  Swanzey  as  a  guard  from  Jan.  6, 1777,  to  April  19,  1777,  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen. 
George  Godfrey ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Taunton ;  also,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co..  Col. 
Thomas  Carpenter's  regt. ;  entered  service  Aug.  2, 1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780 ; 
service,  8  days;  company  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm;  by  order  of 
Col.  Slead  all  the  men  in  Swanzey  were  joined  in  one  company  under  Capt.  Peck, 
the  other  officers  refusing  to  serve;  roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth. 

Mason,  Cato.  Seaman,  ship  "  Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Foster  Williams ; 
engaged  March  8,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  17,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  9  days;  re- 
ported a  negro. 

Mason,  Charles,  Charlestown.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
[year  not  given] ;  residence,  Charlestown ;  engaged  for  town  of  Charlestown. 

Mason,  Charles,  Woburn.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Brooks's  co..  Col.  Dike's  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  Dec,  1776-Feb.,  1777;  enlisted  Dec.  14,  177G;  discharged  Feb.  25, 
1777 ;  service  guarding  stores  at  Boston  ;  regiment  raised  to  serve  until  March  1, 
1777;  also.  Private,  7th  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  14,  1777,  to  Dec.  6,  1777 ;  residence,  Woburn ; 
credited  to  town  of  Woburn ;  reported  died  Dec.  6,  1777 ;  also,  Capt.  Elijah  Dan- 
forth's  CO.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  on  or  before 
Aug.  15,  1777,  certified  at  Camp  near  Peekskill,  Feb.  16,  1779. 

Mason,  Christopher,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co..  Col.  Carpenter's  regt.  j 
enlisted  Dec.  13,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  18,  1776;  service,  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Bristol,  R.  I.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Swanzey. 

Mason,  Comer.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co..  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Jan.  14,  1778;  discharged  April  1,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  17  days;  company  sta- 
tioned at  Warwick,  R.  I.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Swanzey. 

Mason,  Comer  (also  given  Coomer).  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Brown's  co.;  service, 
6  days;  company  marched  from  Lanesborough  to  Meloomscuyck  Aug.  14,  1777, 
on  an  alarm  ;  certificate  on  reverse  of  roll  certifies  that  Daniel  Brown  and  company 
were  in  service  27  days  and  were  then  dismissed  by  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds ;  also, 
same  co. ;  service,  27  days ;  company  marched  from  Lanesborough  to  Pawlet 
Sept.  5,  1777,  on  an  alarm  ;  also,  Capt.  Daniel  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Simonds's  regt. ; 
service,  3  days,  on  the  alarm  at  Berkshire  of  Oct.  20,  1780.     [See  James  Mason.] 

Mason,  Daniel,  Barre.  Drummer,  Capt.  Benjamin  Nye's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's 
regt. ;  engaged  Aug.  21, 1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  25, 1777 ;  service,  10  days,  includ- 
ing travel  (96  miles)  home;  company  marched  to  reinforce  army  under  Gen. 
Stark  at  Bennington. 


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3Iason,  Daniel,  Watertown.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Barnard's  co.  of  militia,  Col. 
Thomas  Gardner's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
6  days ;  also,  Capt.  Phineas  Stearns's  co. ;  service,  5  days ;  company  marched 
from  Watertown  by  order  of  Gen.  Washington  to  reinforce  the  army  at  the  time 
of  taking  Dorchester  Heights  in  March,  1776  ;  also,  receipt  dated  Watertown,  July 
17,  1776,  for  bounties  paid  said  Mason  and  others  by  Jonathan  Brown,  Town 
Treasurer,  for  enlisting  "  as  Soldiers  in  the  Defence  of  this  Country." 

Mason,  Daniel,  Wilbraham.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continen- 
tal Army  for  the  terra  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned 
as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Maj.  Peter  Harwood,  of  6th  Mass. 
regt.,  at  Springfield,  Jul}^  3,  1780;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion, 
light;  engaged  for  town  of  Wilbraham;  marched  to  camp  July  3,  1780,  under 
command  of  Lieut.  Daniel  Frye,  of  the  artificers ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the 
6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster 
in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men 
belonging  to  the  town  of  Williraham  raised  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army 
during  1780;  marched  July  3,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  17,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  21 
(also  given  6  mos.  3)  days,  including  travel  (140  miles)  home ;  also.  Private,  Capt. 
Abel  Holden's  (Light  Infantr.y)  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (6th)  regt. ;  pay  rolls 
for  July-Dec,  1780;  enlisted  July  3,  1780;  also,  discharge  dated  in  Quarters  at 
West  Point,  Dec.  17,  1780,  signed  by  Col.  Thomas  Nixon,  given  to  said  Mason 
and  John  Jones  Sykes,  in  consequence  of  a  general  order;  an  order  to  the  Com- 
missaries to  provide  subsistence  for  said  Mason  and  Sykes  to  Wilbraham,  appears 
on  discharge;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Abel  King's  co..  Col.  Sears's  regt.;  engaged 
Aug.  20,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  20,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.,  at  Saratoga. 

Mason,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Brooks's  co..  Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for 
Dec,  1776-Feb.,  1777 ;  credited  to  town  of  Lexington ;  enlisted  Dec.  -,  1776 ;  ser- 
vice guarding  stores  at  Boston;  regiment  raised  to  serve  until  March  1,  1777; 
also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Caleb  Brooks's  co..  Col.  Brooks's  regt.  of  guards;  joined 
Nov.  3,  1777 ;  service  to  April  3,  1778,  5  mos.,  at  Cambridge. 

Mason,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Lord's  co..  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  1, 1777;  discharged  Sept.  22, 1777 ;  service,  27  days,  in  Northern  department 
at  the  time  of  taking  Gen.  Burgoyne,  including  5  days  (100  miles)  travel  home; 
travel  allowed  company  from  Tarrytown,  N.  Y.,  to  Athol. 

Mason,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Jacobs's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for 
Nov.,  1778. 

Mason,  David,  Boston.  Lieutenant  Colonel  of  Artillery  artificers  stationed  at  Spring- 
field; Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1780;  also,  return  dated  Springfield,  Aug.  20,  1779,  of  officers  and  men  belonging 
to  the  state  of  Massachusetts  Bay  in  the  Artillery  artificers,  commanded  by  said 
Mason,  Lieutenant  Colonel  of  Artillery  and  Director  of  Ordnance,  and  stationed 
at  Springfield,  certified  as  engaged  for  3  years  or  during  the  war,  also  as  being 
in  actual  service,  and  as  not  having  been  absent  save  by  leave  of  proper  authority 
subsequent  to  the  time  of  their  enlistment;  residence,  Boston. 

Mason,  David,  Marblehead.  Private,  Capt.  John  Selman's  (8th)  co.,  Col.  John 
Glover's  (21st)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  25,  1775; 
service,  2\  mos.  5  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  Oct.  9, 
1775;  company  marched  to  Cambridge  June  22,  1775;  "  time  out "  Dec.  31,  1775; 
also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Marblehead,  Jan.  3, 
1776;  also.  Private,  Capt.  William  Hooper's  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  8,  1776;  service  to 
Feb.  29,  1776, 1  mo.  24  days,  in  defence  of  seacoast. 

Mason,  David,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Bullock's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpen- 
ter's (Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  27,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  10,  1778;  ser- 
vice,  1  mo.  16  days,  on  expedition  to  Rhode  Island. 


318  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

Mason,  David,  Salisbury.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as 
received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield, 
July  7,  1780;  age,  16  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for 
town  of  Salisbury  ;  marched  to  camp  Jnly  7,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Dix; 
also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen. 
Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25, 1780; 
also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  i-aised  by  the  town  of  Salisbury  for  service  in  the 
Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  to  camp  June  28, 1780;  discharged  Dec. 
14,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  29  days,  including  travel  (240  miles)  home. 

Mason,  David.  Major;  pay  roll  of  field  and  staff  officers  of  engineers  and  artillery  in 
the  Provincial  service  under  Col.  Richard  Gridley,  made  up  to  July  31,  1775; 
entered  service  May  19,  17Z5;  service,  2  mos.  18  days. 

Mason,  David.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Brown's  co. ;  service,  6  days ;  company  marched 
from  Lanesborough  to  Meloomscuyck  Aug.  14,  1777,  on  an  alarm  ;  certificate  on 
reverse  of  roll  certifies  that  Daniel  Brown  and  company  were  in  service  27  days 
and  were  then  dismissed  by  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds;  also,  Capt.  Daniel  Brown's 
CO.,  Col.  Simonds's  regt. ;  service,  3  da.ys,  on  the  alarm  at  Berkshire  of  Oct.  20, 
1780;  also,  Capt.  Daniel  Brown's  detachment,  Col.  Simonds's  regt.;  service,  2 
days,  on  the  alarm  at  Berkshire  of  Oct.  27,  1780;  also,  Capt.  Noah  Hinman's  co.. 
Col.  Asa  Barns's  (Berlishire  Co.)  regt. ;  service,  7  days;  company  marched  from 
Lanesborough  Oct,  15,  1781. 

Mason,  David  (also  given  David,  Jr.).  2d  Lieutenant,  Col.  Crane's  regt.;  Continen- 
tal Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also, 
Capt.  Thomas  Wells's  co..  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artillery)  regt.;  return  of  men 
who  were  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  and  who  had  not  been  absent 
subsequently  except  on  furlough  ;  also,  Capt.  David  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt. ; 
pay  rolls  for  Sept.-Dec,  1777;  reported  sick  at  Bethlehem  in  Oct.,  1777;  also. 
Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  return  of  officers  for  clothing;  receipt  for  said  clothing,  dated 
Boston,  May  26,  1778,  and  signed  by  Col.  Crane;  also,  return  of  officers  for  cloth- 
ing certified  at  Boston,  Sept.  25,  1778;  also.  Lieutenant,  Col.  Crane's  regt.;  Con- 
tinental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also, 
2d  Lieutenant,  same  regt. ;  list  of  officers  who  continued  in  service,  as  returned 
by  Thomas  Vose,  Captain  and  Adjutant,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  19,  1781 ;  also,  2d 
Lieutenant,  Capt.  Thomas  Jackson's  co..  Col.  Crane's  (3d  Artillery)  regt.;  mus- 
ter roll  for  Feb.  and  March,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  reported  on  command  at 
Springfield ;  also,  muster  roll  for  April,  1781 ;  reported  on  command  at  Spring- 
field ;  also,  receipt  given  to  Capt.  Lieut.  Knowles,  signed  by  said  Mason  and 
others,  for  subsistence  money  for  June,  1782. 

Mason,  David.  Private,  Capt.  Francis  Stebbins's  Co.,  Col.  David  Mosley's  regt. ; 
entered  service  June  16,  1782;  discharged  June  20,  1782;  service,  4  days;  horse 
rations  allowed  said  Mason ;  company  raised  for  support  of  the  government  at 
Springfield  and  Northampton  and  part  of  it  probably  mounted.  Roll  sworn  to  at 
West  Springfield. 

Mason,  Ebrnezer,  Spencer.  Captain  of  a  company  of  Minute-men,  Col.  Jonathan 
Warner's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  14  days. 

Mason,  Ebenezer,  Spencer.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as 
received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield, 
July  7,  1780;  age,  19  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for 
town  of  Spencer;  marched  to  camp  July  7,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Dix; 
also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Pat- 
erson as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780; 
also,  paj'  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Spencer  for  service  in  the 


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Masox,  Ebexezee,  co7itinued. 

Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  from  home  July  5,  1780;  discharged 
Dec.  12,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  16  days,  including  travel  (180  miles)  home;  also. 
Private,  Maj.  Harwood's  co.,  6th  Mass.  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  July,  Aug.  and 
Sept.,  1780;  enlisted  July  7,  1780;  also,  (late)  Maj.  Harwood's  co. ;  payroll  for 
Nov.  and  Dec,  1780. 

Mason,  Ebexezer.  Medfield  militia  records ;  list  of  men  credited  with  turns  of  service 
"Dune  in  the  Last  \Yars  iu  the  Days  of  Capt.  Morse  the  tirst  And  Captain  Col- 
lidge  "  made  up  from  the  records  and  attested  by  Capt.  Peter  CoUidge  in  Nov., 
1776;  said  Mason  credited  with  1  turn  and  as  having  paid  £70;  list  attested  Nov. 
17,  1776,  by  Capt.  Sabin  Mann  and  Philip  Blake,  Clerk ;  also,  list  of  men  be- 
longing to  Capt.  Sabin  Mann's  co.  of  Medfield  militia  drafted  to  complete  the 
quota  for  the  Continental  Army  in  accordance  with  a  warrant  issued  by  Lieut. 
John  Baxter  May  8,  1777,  but  who  paid  money  in  lieu  of  service ;  said  Mason  re- 
ported as  having  paid  £10. 

Mason,  Ebexezer.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Parsons's  co.,  Col.  Prime's  regt.;  enlisted 
May  1,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  30,  1780;  service,  8  mos.,  under  Brig.  Gen.  Wads- 
worth  at  the  Eastward.  Roll  sworn  to  at  North  Yarmouth  and  certified  at 
Thomaston. 

Mason,  Ebenezek,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  William  Harris's  detachment  from  Col.  Pike's 
(Cumberland  Co.)  regt.;  detached  Sept.  27,  1779;  discharged  Oct  23,  1779;  ser- 
vice, 26  days,  under  direction  of  Committee  of  Falmouth ;  detachment  detailed 
for  defence  of  Falmouth,  agreeable  to  order  of  General  Court  of  Sept.  3,  1779. 

Mason,  Edward,  Swanze}'.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Shearman's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Car- 
penter's (Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  service  between  July  23,  1777,  and  Aug.  25,  1777,  25 
daj's,  including  2  days  preceding  march  and  2  days  travel  home  from  North  Kings- 
ton ;  mileage  from  Providence  (16  miles)  also  allowed  ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
service  from  Oct.  13  to  Oct.  18,  1777,  5  days,  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode 
Island  at  request  of  Gen.  Spencer;  mileage  (12  miles)  allowed  from  Swanzey  to 
Howland's  Ferry. 

Mason,  Edward,  Swanzey.  Corporal,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Car- 
penter's regt.;  entered  service  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service, 
9  days;  company  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm;  bj'  order  of  Col. 
Slead  all  the  men  in  Swanzey  were  joined  in  one  company  under  Capt.  Peck,  the 
other  officers  refusing  to  serve.     Roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth. 

Mason,  Edward,  2d,  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Car- 
penter's regt.;  entered  service,  Aug.  2,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service, 
8  days ;  company  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm  ;  by  order  of  Col.  Slead 
all  the  men  in  Swanzey  were  joined  in  one  company  under  Capt.  Peck,  the  other 
officers  refusing  to  serve.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth. 

Mason,  Elijah  (also  given  Elisha),  Ashburnham.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to 
reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of 
June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Maj.  Peter 
Harwood,  of  6th  Mass.  regt.,  at  Springfield,  July  2,  1780;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for  town  of  Ashburnham;  arrived  at 
Springfield  July  1,  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July  2,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt. 
Phineas  Parker ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by 
Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25, 1780;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Ashburnham 
for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780  ;  marched  to  camp  June  29, 1780; 
discharged  Dec.  14,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  26  days,  including  travel  (200  miles) 
home. 


320  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND  SAILORS 

Masox,  Elijah,  Lincoln.  Fifer,  Capt.  William  Smith's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col.  Abijah 
Pierce's  reijt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5  claj's; 
also,  Capt.  William  Smith's  co.,  Col.  John  Nixon's  (5th)  regt. ;  order  for  advance 
pay,  signed  by  said  Mason  and  others,  dated  Cambridge,  July  7,  1775  ;  also,  same 
CO.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  24,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  15  daj's ;  also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  30,  1775 ;  also,  Fifer,  Capt. 
Adam  Wheeler's  (2d)  co..  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (-ith)  regt.;  regimental  return 
dated  North  Castle,  Nov.  9, 1776;  also,  receipt  given  to  Benjamin  Heywood,  Pay- 
master, -Ith  regt.,  dated  Nov.  19, 1776,  signed  by  said  Mason  and  others,  for  wages 
for  service  as  Corporals,  Drummers,  and  Fifers,  in  Capt.  Wheeler's  co. ;  also,  re- 
ceipt given  to  Benjamin  Heywood,  Paymaster,  4th  regt.,  signed  by  said  Mason 
and  others,  for  wages  for  Dec,  1776,  as  Drummers  and  Fifers  in  said  regiment; 
also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term 
of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April 
20, 1778 ;  Capt.  Farrar's  co..  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ; 
residence,  Lincoln ;  engaged  for  town  of  Lincoln ;  reported  appointed  as  a  guard 
over  stores  on  the  road ;  arrived  at  Fishkill  June  17, 1778 ;  also,  list  of  men  returned 
as  received  of  Jonathan  Warner,  Commissioner,  by  Capt.  John  Santford,  of  Col. 
Malcom's  I'egt. 

Mason,  Elijah.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Cowdin's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Nov.  1,1779;  discharged  Nov.  23, 1779;  service,  1  mo.  2days,atClaverack, 
including  9  days  (180  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce  Conti- 
nental Army  in  the  state  of  New  York  for  3  months. 

Mason,  Elisha,  Monson.  Matross,  Capt.  Philip  Marett's  co..  Col.  Crafts's  (Artillery) 
regt. ;  service  from  Feb.  1,  1777,  to  date  of  discharge.  May  8, 1777, 3  mos.  7  days. 

Mason,  Elisha,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Danforth's  co..  Col.  David 
Brewer's  (9th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  7,  1775;  ser- 
vice, 3  mos.  2  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Dan- 
forth's CO.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (late  Brewer's)  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or 
its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Nov.  14, 1775 ;  also.  Private,  Capt. 
Stephen  Bullock's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt.;  service,  3  days;  company 
marched  from  Rehoboth  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776. 

Mason,  George,  Pownalborough.  Private,  Capt.  John  Wiley's  co..  Col.  Michael  Jack- 
son's regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  11,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779;  residence,  Pownalborough;  also,  Capt.  John  Bayley's  co.,  Col. 
Jackson's  regt. ;  enlisted  March  10, 1777 ;  service  to  May  26, 1777,  2  mos.  22  days ; 
also,  list  of  officers  and  men  belonging  to  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  Mass.  Line  regt., 
approved  April  9, 1779 ;  Capt.  John  Wiley's  co. ;  term,  3  years ;  also,  Capt.  Peirce's 
CO.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 
1780,  to  March  11,  1780. 

Mason,  George,  Salem.  Mariner,  brigantine  "Cutter"  (privateer),  commanded  by 
Capt.  Samuel  Croel;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  certified  at  Salem,  Aug. 
15,  1780;  age,  24  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Salem. 

Mason,  George.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  ship  "  Thorn,"  commanded 
by  Capt.  Richard  Cowell,  sworn  to  at  Marblehead,  Sept.  14,  1780 ;  stature,  5  ft. ; 
complexion,  light. 

Mason,  Harden.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Brown's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  regt. ; 
service,  6  days;  company  marched  on  the  alarm  at  Berkshire  of  Oct.  13,  1780. 

Mason,  Hezekiah.  Sergeant,  Lieut.  Nathaniel  Morton's  (Freetown)  co.,  Col.  Edward 
Pope's  regt.;  marched  Dec.  8,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  14,  1776;  service,  7  days; 
company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776. 


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Mason,  Hezekiah.  Private,  Capt.  David  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  detach- 
ment of  militia;  enlisted  June  30,  1777;  discharged  July  25,  1777;  service,  26 
days  ;  detachment  stationed  at  Fort  Ann  ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Lanesborough  ;  also, 
Capt.  Daniel  Brown's  co. ;  service,  6 da vs;  company  marched  from  Lanesborough 
to  Meloomscuyck  Aug.  14, 1777,  on  an  alarm ;  certificate  on  reverse  of  roll  certifies 
that  Daniel  Brown  and  company  were  in  service  27  days,  and  were  then  dismissed 
by  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds;  also,  same  co. ;  service,  27  days;  company  marched 
from  Lanesborough  to  Pawlet  Sept.  5,  1777,  on  an  alarm. 

Mason,  Hugh.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Fuller's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  20, 1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29, 1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  10  days,  at  Still- 
water, including  travel  (200  miles)  home. 

Mason,  Isaac,  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Shearman's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpen- 
ter's (Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  service  from  Oct.  13  to  Oct.  18,  1777,  5  days,  on  a  secret 
expedition  to  Rhode  Island  at  request  of  Gen.  Spencer;  mileage  (12  miles) 
allowed  from  Swanzey  to  Howland's  Ferry. 

Mason,  Isaiah.  Private,  Capt.  David  Wheler's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  detach- 
ment of  Berkshire  Co.  militia;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Feb.  25, 
1777;  enlistment  to  expire  March  15, 1777;  also,  Capt.  David  Wheeler's  co..  Col. 
Benjamin  Simonds's  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  16,  1776;  discharged  March  22,  1777; 
service,  96  days,  at  Ticonderoga ;  also,  Capt.  Enos  Parker's  co..  Col.  Benjamin 
Simonds's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  9, 1777;  discharged  July  31, 1777;  service,  23  days ; 
regiment  detached  from  Berkshire  Co.  militia  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  at 
Ticonderoga ;  also,  2d  Corporal,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  14,  1777 ;  dis- 
charged Aug.  19,  1777;  service,  6  days;  regiment  detached  from  Berkshire  Co. 
militia  to  reinforce  army  at  Bennington  ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  Whipple's  co., 
Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  14, 1780 ;  discharged 
.Oct.  19,  1780;  service,  5  days;  company  marched  to  Castleton  by  order  of  Gen. 
Fellows  on  an  alarm. 

Mason,  James,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  John  Lyon's  or  Capt.  Jesse  Perrin's  co., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  7  days  [the  two  Rehoboth 
alarm  companies  commanded  by  Capt.  Lyon  and  Capt.  Perrin  returned  upon  one 
roll]  ;  also,  list  of  men  belonging  to  1st  Rehoboth  co.  who  served  for  5  months  at 
York,  dated  July  -,  1776;  also.  Private,  Capt.  James  Hills's  co..  Col.  Carpenter's 
regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  8,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  23,  1776;  service,  16  days,  on  the 
alarm  at  Bristol,  R.  I.,  of  Dec.  8, 1776 ;  roll  dated  Bristol ;  also,  list  of  men  drafted 
to  guard  the  shores  for  3  months  at  Rhode  Island,  dated  Dec.  29,  1777;  also,  list 
of  men  drafted  to  march  to  Tiverton  for  6  days  service,  dated  July  28, 1780 ;  also, 
Capt.  Jabez  Bullock's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  27,  1780 ; 
discharged  July  31,  1780;  service,  5  days,  at  Tiverton,  R.  1.,  on  an  alarm;  com- 
pany raised  for  6  days  service;  also,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Ide's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Car- 
penter's regt.;  marched  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  9  days; 
company  marched  from  Rehoboth  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  July  31, 
1780,  and  there  served  under  Gen.  Heath. 

Mason,  James.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Allen  Hal- 
let;  engaged  Feb.  24,  1779;  discharged  April  30,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  7  days; 
also.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Active,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Allen  Hallet;  engaged 
July  15,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  31, 1779;  service,  1  mo.  17  days;  roll  sworn  to  in 
Suffolk  Co. 

Mason,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Richardson's  co..  Col.  Abiel  Mitchel's  regt. ;  en- 
listed July  28,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  6  days;  regiment 
raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Bristol  Co. 

Mason,  James.  Boy,  ship  "Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Foster  Williams; 
engaged  Nov.  15,  1780;  returned  May  9,  1781 ;  service,  5  mos.  24  days. 


322  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Mason,  James.  Receipt  dated  Reading,  July  18,  1781,  for  bounty  paid  said  Mason  by 
Caleb  Parker,  of  Class  No.  21  of  the  town  of  Reading,  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  for  3  years ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Middlesex  Co.,  agreeable 
to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780,  as  returned  by  Joseph  Hosmer,  Superintendent  for  said 
county;  age,  23  j'rs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8.^  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  eyes, 
dark;  occupation,  farmer;  engaged  for  town  of  Reading;  engaged  July  2,  1781; 
term,  3  years. 

Masox,  James.  Private,  Capt.  David  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  detachment 
of  militia;  enlisted  June  30,  1777;  discharged  July  25,  1777;  service,  26  days; 
detachment  stationed  at  Fort  Ann ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Lanesborough ;  also,  Capt. 
Daniel  Brown's  co. ;  service,  6  days ;  company  marched  from  Lanesborough  to 
Meloomscuyck  Aug.  14,  1777,  on  an  alarm ;  certificate  on  reverse  of  roll  certifies 
that  Daniel  Brown  and  company  were  in  service  27  days  and  were  then  dismissed 
by  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds;  also,  Capt.  Daniel  Brown's  co..  Col.  Benjamin 
Simonds's  regt. ;  service,  3  days,  on  the  alarm  at  Berkshire  of  Oct.  20,  1780  [see 
Comer  Mason]  ;  also,  Capt.  Amariah  Babbit's  detachment.  Col.  Bariis"s  regt. ; 
service,  8  days,  in  Oct.,  1781,  on  an  alarm. 

Mason,  Jasper.  Return  signed  by  Col.  David  Cushing  and  Selectmen  of  Hingham, 
of  men  raised  b.y  said  town  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  3  years  on  the 
quota  ordered  to  be  raised  for  9  months;  said  Mason  enlisted  June  -,  1778,  into 
Col.  Crane's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  also,  return  dated  Hingham,  June  28,  1779,  signed 
by  Joseph  Thaxter,  Jr.,  of  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Hingham  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Array  for  the  term  of  3  years  at  the  time  the  9  months  levy  was 
ordered  in  1778;  the  men  in  question  were  raised  over  and  above  the  one-seventh 
part  of  militia  furnished  as  the  town's  quota  of  the  Continental  Arraj';  said 
Mason  enlisted  into  Col.  Crane's  regt.  by  Lieut.  McLane. 

Mason,  Jenks,  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt.;  entered  service  Aug.  2,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  8  days; 
company  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm ;  by  order  of  Col.  Slead  all  the 
men  in  Swanzey  were  joined  in  one  company  under  Capt.  Peck,  the  other  officers 
refusing  to  serve.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth. 

Mason,  Jeremiah,  Hubbardston.  List  of  men  mustered  to  serve  at  Rhode  Island 
until  Jan.  1,  1780,  as  returned  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master  for  Worcester 
Co.;  Capt.  Cutler's  co..  Col.  Rice's  regt.;  mustered  July  28,  1779;  engaged  for 
town  of  Western;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Fish's  co..  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  26,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  25,  1779;  service,  5  mos.  5  days,  at 
Rhode  Island;  roll  sworn  to  at  Newport;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  roll  for 
Dec,  1779,  sworn  to  at  Newport,  allowing  1  mo.  5  days  service  at  Rhode  Island, 
travel  (100  miles)  included. 

Mason,  Jeremiah,  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt.;  entered  service  Aug.  4,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  6  days; 
company  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm  ;  by  order  of  Col.  Slead  all  the 
men  in  Swanzey  were  joined  in  one  company  under  Capt.  Peck,  the  other  officers 
refusing  to  serve.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth. 

Mason,  Jesse.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Brown's  co. ;  service,  6  days ;  company  marched 
from  Lanesborough  to  Meloomscuyck  Aug.  14,  1777,  on  an  alarm ;  certificate  on 
reverse  of  roll  certifies  that  Daniel  Brown  and  company  were  in  service  27  days 
and  were  then  dismissed  by  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds;  also,  Capt.  Daniel  Brown's 
CO.,  Col.  Simonds's  regt. ;  service,  3  days,  on  the  alarm  at  Berkshire  of  Oct.  20, 
1780. 

Mason,  Job,  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt.;  entered  service  Aug.  2,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  8  days; 
company  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm ;  by  order  of  Col.  Slead  all  the 


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Masox,  Job,  continued. 

men  in  Swanzey  were  joined  in  one  company  under  Capt.  Peck,  the  other  officers 
refusing  to  serve.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth. 

Mason,  John,  Dedham.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Battle's  co.  of  4th  Parish  in  Dedham ; 
service,  8  days,  probably  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt. 
Ebenezer  Battle's  co.,  Col.  Mcintosh's  regt. ;  service,  5  days,  at  the  time  of  taking 
and  fortifying  Dorchester  Heights  in  March,  1776. 

Mason,  John,  Dudley.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Healy's  (Dudley)  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  Ebenezer  Larned's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  ser- 
vice, 15  days. 

Mason,  John,  North  Yarmouth.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster 
Master  for  Worcester  Co.;  Capt.  Brown's  co..  Col.  Bigelow's  regt.;  mustered 
Nov.  22,  1777;  term,  3  years;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Smith's  co..  Col. 
Timothy  Bigelow's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Nov. 
8,  1777,  to  July  12,  1779;  residence.  North  Yarmouth  ;  reported  deserted  July  12, 
1779;  also,  muster  roll  for  Jan. -Aug.,  1777,  sworn  to  in  Camp  at  Stillwater; 
enlisted  Nov.  8,  1777;  also,  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1778,  sworn  to  in  camp  at  Valley 
Forge ;  reported  on  furlough ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Feb. -May,  1778,  dated  Valley 
Forge;  reported  on  quarter  guard  in  April,  1778;  also,  muster  roll  for  June,  1778, 
dated  Camp  Greenwich ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  July,  1778-June,  1779,  dated  Camp 
at  Providence;  reported  sick  in  general  hospital  in  Oct.,  1778,  and  Feb.,  1779,  on 
command  at  Newtown  in  March  and  April,  1779. 

Mason,  John,  North  Yarmouth.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  1st  North  Yarmouth  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchell's  (2d  Cumberland  Co.) 
regt.,  as  returned  by  Capt.  John  Gray;  residence.  North  Yarmouth;  engaged  for 
town  of  North  Yarmouth ;  joined  Capt.  Jeremiah  Hill's  co..  Col.  Voce's  (Vose's) 
regt. ;  term,  3  years ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Hancock's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  21,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
also,  Capt.  Robert  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Vose's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Dec,  1777,  sworn 
to  at  Camp  Valley  Forge;  enlisted  Feb.  17,  1777;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  mus- 
ter roll  for  Nov.,  1778 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Dec,  1778,  dated 
Providence ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  i-olls  for  Jan.  and  Feb.,  1779 ;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt. ;  order  for  gratuity  dated  Providence,  Feb.  13, 1779 ;  also,  (late) 
Capt.  Robert  Davis's  co..  Col.  Vose's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779, 
dated  Providence ;  also,  Colonel's  co..  Col.  Vose's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Feb.  17,  1780. 

Mason,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Franklin's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt. ; 
service,  4  days;  company  marched  from  Rehoboth  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm 
of  Dec.  8,  1776. 

Mason,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Sabin  Mann's  co.  of  Medfield  militia;  return  of  train 
band  with  equipments,  dated  June  10,  1776;  age,  37  yrs. ;  also,  same  co. ;  list  of 
men  drafted  Sept.  16,  1776,  being  every  fifth  man  from  train  band  and  alarm  list, 
agreeable  to  a  warrant  from  Lieut.  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes,  dated  Sept.  15,  1776, 
issued  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Palmer,  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  at  or  near 
New  York ;  reported  as  having  paid  fine  in  lieu  of  service ;  also,  Medfield  militia 
records ;  list  of  men  credited  with  turns  of  service  "  Dune  in  the  Last  Wars  in  the 
Days  of  Capt.  Morse  the  first  And  Captain  Collidge  "  made  up  from  the  records 
and  attested  by  Capt.  Peter  Collidge  in  Nov.,  1776 ;  said  Mason  credited  with  half 
a  turn  and  as  having  paid  £37  10s  ;  list  attested  Nov.  17,  1776,  by  Capt.  Sabin 
Mann  and  Philip  Blake,  Clerk  ;  also.  Private ;  list  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Sabin 
Mann's  co.  of  Medfield  militia  who  marched  to  Providence,  R.  I.,  and  thence  to 
Warwick  Neck,  in  accordance  with  orders  given  by  Maj.  James  Metcalf,  Dec.  8  and 
Dec.  9,  1776;  service,  23  days;  also,  Capt.  Sabin  Mann's  co. ;  marched  Dec.  8, 
1776;  discharged  Dec.  30,  1776;  service,  23  days,  under  Maj.  James  Metcalf; 
company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776. 


324  IVIASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Mason,  John.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Allen  Hal- 
let;  engaged  Feb.  26,  1779;  discharged  April  30,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  5  days. 

Mason,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Lamb's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Davis's  (Worcester  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  29,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8, 1780;  service,  14  days,  includ- 
ing 4  days  (80  miles)  travel  home;  company  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an 
alarm. 

Mason,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Jabez  Bullock's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt. ;  en- 
listed Aug.  5,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9, 1780;  service,  5  days;  company  marched 
to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  1,  1780,  and  there  served  under  Gen. 
Heith  (Heath). 

Mason,  John.  Private,  Capt.  John  Armstrong's  co.,  Col.  Gill's  regt. ;  service,  27  days ; 
company  marched  on  a  40  days  expedition  to  Rhode  Island  ;  pay  allowed  by  re- 
solve of  May  8,  1781.     [See  John  Nason.] 

Mason,  Jonas,  Lincoln.  Sergeant,  Capt.  William  Smith's  co..  Col.  John  Nixon's  (5th) 
regt. ;  order  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Mason  and  others,  dated  Cambridge, 
July  7,  1775;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  24,  1775;  ser- 
vice, 3  mos.  15 days;  also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  30,  1775;  also,  Capt.  John 
Hartwell's  co..  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt.;  service,  5  days;  company  called  out 
at  the  time  of  fortifying  Dorchester  Heights,  March  4,  1776;  also,  same  co.  and 
regt.;  company  receipt  dated  Lincoln,  Sept.  21,  1776,  for  wages  for  service  in 
March  1776,  at  the  time  of  taking  Dorchester  Heights. 

Mason,  Jonas,  New  Gloucester.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Col.  Timothy  Pike's  (4th  Cumberland  Co.)  regt. ;  residence.  New  Gloucester ; 
engaged  for  town  of  New  Gloucester;  joined  Capt.  Hill's  co..  Col.  Patterson's 
regt. ;  term,  3  years ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Hancock's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  5,  1777,  to  March  13,  1778; 
reported  deceased;  also,  Capt.  Robert  Davis's  co..  Col.  Vose's  regt.;  muster  roll 
for  Dec,  1777,  sworn  to  at  Camp  Valley  Forge;  enlisted  May  1,  1777. 

Mason,  Jonathan  (also  given  Jonathan,  Jr.),  Salem.  Petition  dated  Boston,  June 
16, 1779,  signed  by  Ch.  Stewart,  in  behalf  of  Nathan  Goodale  and  others,  of  Salem, 
owners  of  the  schooner  "  True  Blue  "  (privateer),  asking  that  said  Mason  be  com- 
missioned as  commander  of  said  vessel ;  ordered  in  Council  June  16,  1779,  that  a 
commission  be  issued ;  also,  petition  dated  Boston,  April  6,  1780,  signed  l)y  said 
Mason,  in  behalf  of  himself  and  others,  of  Salem,  asking  that  he  be  commissioned 
as  commander  of  the  sloop  "Pomona"  (privateer)  ;  ordered  in  Council  April  6, 
1780,  that  a  commission  be  issued  ;  also,  petition  dated  Boston,  July  3,  1781,  signed 
by  Joseph  and  Joshua  Grafton,  of  Salem,  asking  that  said  Mason  be  commissioned 
as  commander  of  the  brigantine  "Lion"  (privateer);  advised  in  Council  July 
3,  1781,  that  a  commission  be  issued;  also,  petition  dated  Boston,  June  1,  1782, 
signed  by  Elisha  Sigourney,  in  behalf  of  Nathaniel  Silsbee  and  others,  of  Salem, 
asking  that  said  Mason  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  ship  "  Cyrus  " 
(privateer) ;  advised  in  Council  June  4,  1782,  that  a  commission  be  issued. 

Mason,  Jonathan,  Sturbridge.  Ensign,  Capt.  Benjamin  Richardson's  co. ;  list  of  oflt- 
cers  chosen  to  command  three  companies  drafted  from  [Brig.]  Jonathan  Warner's 
brigade,  as  returned  by  said  Warner  to  Maj.  Gen.  Warren  July  27, 1776,  the  cora- 
jianies  to  serve  at  and  about  Boston  ;  also.  Ensign,  same  co. ;  return  of  company 
officers  belon;,nng  to  Col.  Dike's  regt.,  showing  number  of  men  present  and  also 
those  not  joined,  dated  Dorchester, Sept.  21,  1776,  and  endorsed  "Officers  to  be 
Commissioned ;  "  company  probably  belonged  to  Col.  Holman's  regt..  Brig.  War- 
ner's brigade;  also.  Ensign  ;  return  of  officers  who  marched  to  camp  to  join  Col. 
Dike's  regt.,  dated  Dorchester,  Sept.  27,  1776;  said  Mason,  with  other  oflScers  of 
Capt.  Richardson's  co.,  marched  Aug.  -,  1776;  ordered  in  Council  Sept.  27,  1776, 
that  said  officers  be  commissioned;  also.  Ensign,  Capt.  Benjamin  Richardson's 


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Mason,  Jonathan,  continued. 

CO.,  Col.  Nicholas  Dike's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage  from  home  to  Dorchester 
Heights;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Dor- 
chester Heights  home,  dated  Nov.  28,  1776;  said  Mason  credited  with  allowance 
for  4  days  (72  miles)  travel. 

Mason,  Jonathan,  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Cole's  co..  Col.  John  Jacobs's 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  1, 1778  ;  service,  6  mos.,  atRhode  Island ;  enlistment  to  expire 
Jan.  1, 1779 ;  also,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Ide's  co..  Col.  Carpenter's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug. 
16,  1779 ;  discharged  Sept.  15,  1779 ;  service,  1  mo. ;  travel  allowed  to  and  from 
camp  at  Providence ;  company  detached  from  militia  to  serve  at  Rhode  Island 
for  4  weeks  in  a  regiment  under  Capt.  Samuel  Fisher;  also,  Capt.  Jabez  Bul- 
lock's CO.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  1, 1780 ;  discharged  Aug. 
9,  1780;  service,  9  days;  company  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of 
Aug.  1,  1780,  and  there  served  under  Gen.  Heith  (Heath). 

Mason,  Jonathan.  List  of  men  subscribing  to  regulations  for  formation  of  au  Inde- 
pendent CO.  to  be  raised  in  Boston ;  otflcers  of  said  Boston  Independent  co.  com- 
missioned in  Council  Dec.  7,  1776,  Maj.  Gen.  John  Hancock  to  serve  as  Colonel, 
Henry  Jackson  to  serve  as  Lieutenant  Colonel;  also,  Private,  Gen.  John  Han- 
cock's (Boston  Independent)  co.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Henry  Jackson ; 
arrived  at  camp  April  17,  1777 ;  discharged  Maj'  5,  1777  ;  service,  21;^  days ;  com- 
pany marched  from  Boston  to  Rhode  Island. 

Mason,  Jonathan.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Abel  Mason's  5th,  also  given  6th  (1st  Stur- 
bridge)  co.,  5th  Worcester  Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia ;  list  of  officers  chosen  by  the 
several  companies  in  said  regiment,  as  returned  by  Daniel  Plimpton  and  others, 
field  officers,  dated  Sutton,  March  20,  1776;  ordei'cd  in  Council  April  4,  1776,  that 
said  officers  be  commissioned ;  reported  commissioned  April  4,  1776 ;  also.  Lieu- 
tenant, Capt.  John  Putnam's  co. ;  return  dated  June  22,  1778,  of  men  detached 
from  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's  regt.  to  serve  for  21  daj's  at  Providence,  R.  I. ; 
also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Putnam's  co..  Col.  Wade's  regt. ;  engaged  June 
20,  1778;  service,  26  days;  company  marched  from  Worcester  Co.  June  20,  1778, 
to  join  army  under  Gen.  Sullivan  at  Providence  for  21  days  service ;  roll  dated 
Sutton. 

Mason,  Jonathan,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Edmund  Billings's  co.  of  North  Precinct  in 
Braintree,  Col.  Jonathan  Bass's  regt.;  service,  5  days;  company  assembled  June 
13,  1776,  to  drive  British  ships  from  Boston  harbor. 

Mason,  Joseph,  Biddeford.  Corporal,  Capt.  Samuel  Grant's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Tit- 
comb's  regt.;  service,  2  mos.  11  days  (also  given  54  days),  including  travel  (338 
miles)  to  and  from  camp  at  Rhode  Island ;  company  raised  for  2  months ;  war- 
rant for  pay  allowed  in  Council  July  21,  1777. 

Mason,  Joseph,  Lincoln.  Fifer,  Capt.  William  Smith's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col.  Abijah 
Pierce's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5  days; 
also,  Fifer,  Capt.  William  Smith's  co..  Col.  John  Nixon's  (5th)  regt.;  order  for 
advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Mason  and  others,  dated  Cambridge,  July  7,  1775; 
also,  Private,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April 
24, 1775;  service,  3  mos.  14  days;  reported  promoted  to  Corporal  July  18,  1775; 
also,  Corporal,  same  co.  and  regt.;  company  return  dated  Sept.  30,  1775;  also, 
Capt.  Samuel  Farrar's  co..  Col.  Reed's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  29,  1777 ;  discharged 
Nov.  7,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  10  days ;  company  detached  from  Col.  Eleazer 
Brooks's  regt.  to  reinforce  array  under  Gen.  Gates  at  the  Northward;  also, 
descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Middlesex  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the 
time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778 ;  Capt.  Far- 
rar's CO.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  age,  24  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  3  in. ;  residence,  Lincoln ; 
engaged  for  town  of  Lincoln ;  arrived  at  Fishkill  June  17,  1778 ;  also,  list  of  men 
returned  as  received  of  Jonathan  Warner,  Commissioner,  by  Capt.  John  Santford, 


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Mason,  Joseph,  continued. 

of  Col.  Malcom's  regt. ;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Thomas  Hovey's  eo.,  Col.  Nathan 
Tyler's  regt. ;  entered  service  July  14,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  22,  1779;  service, 
5  mos.  13  days,  at  Rhode  Island  ;  also,  same  eo.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Dec,  1779, 
allowing  1  mo.  4  days  service  at  Rhode  Island,  including  travel  (80  miles)  home. 

Mason,  Joseph,  Marblehead  (also  given  Reading).  Capt.  Thomas  Grant's  (3d)  eo.. 
Col.  John  Glover's  (21st)  regt.;  receipt  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Mason 
and  others,  dated  Cambridge,  June  27,  1775;  also,  Private,  same  co.  and  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  17,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  20  days; 
also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge  Camp,  Dec.  25, 1775 ;  also,  list  of  men  raised 
to  serve  In  the  Continental  Army  from  Col.  Jonathan  Glover's  (5th  Essex  Co.) 
regt.;  residence,  Marblehead ;  engaged  for  town  of  Marblehead;  term,  3  years; 
also,  Private,  Capt.  James  Keith's  co..  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt. 
Storey's  co..  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  in  Conti- 
nental service ;  Capt.  John  Burnam's  (Light  Infantry)  co..  Col.  Michael  Jackson's 
(8th)  regt.;  rank.  Private;  age,  24  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  dark; 
hair,  dark;  occupation,  seaman;  birthplace,  Reading;  residence,  Reading;  en- 
listed Feb.  21,  1777,  by  Ensign  Reading,  at  Marblehead;  enlistment,  during  war. 

Mason,  Joseph,  Swanzey.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt.;  entered  service  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  9  days; 
company  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm ;  by  order  of  Col.  Slead  all  the 
men  in  Swanzey  were  joined  in  one  company  under  Capt.  Peck,  the  other  officers 
refusing  to  serve.     Roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth. 

Mason,  Joseph,  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt.;  entered  service  Aug.  2,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  8  days; 
company  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm ;  by  order  of  Col.  Slead  all  the 
men  in  Swanzey  were  joined  in  one  company  under  Capt.  Peck,  the  other  officers 
refusing  to  serve.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth. 

Mason,  Joseph.  Corporal,  in  a  detachment  from  Lexington  militia  co.  commanded 
by  Capt.  John  Parker;  service,  5  da)'s;  detachment  reported  on  command  at 
Cambridge  from  May  6  to  May  10,  1775,  by  order  of  Committee  of  Safety. 

Mason,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bridges's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt. ;  service 
between  March  4  and  March  8,  1776,  3  days;  company  reported  on  command  at 
Roxbury. 

Mason,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Tobias  Lord's  co. ;  marched  Jan.  22,  1776;  service  to 
Nov.  25,  1776,  10  mos.  5  days ;  company  stationed  at  Falmouth,  Cumberland  Co., 
for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Mason,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co..  Col.  Carpenter's  regt.;  enlisted  Dec. 
13,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  21,  1776;  service,  9  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Bristol,  R.  I. 
Roll  sworn  to  at  Swanzey. 

Mason,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Fuller's  co.,  Col.  William  Mcintosh's  regt.; 
entered  camp  March  19,  1778;  discharged  April  16,  1778;  service,  29  days;  com- 
pany stationed  at  Roxbury.    Roll  dated  Newton. 

Mason,  Joseph.  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt.; 
enlisted  July  27, 1778 ;  discharged  Sept.  10, 1778 ;  service,  1  mo.  15  days,  at  Rhode 
Island. 

Mason,  Joshua,  Sturbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Elliot's  co..  Col.  William  Thomas's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  11,  1781;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1781;  service,  4  mos.  24  days, 
at  Rhode  Island,  including  travel  (72  miles)  home.    Roll  dated  Camp  Battes  Hill. 


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Mason,  Josiah.  List  of  men  attached  to  a  warrant  from  Capt.  John  Walton  to  Sergt. 
Joseph  Bates,  dated  Aug.  4, 1777,  directing  him,  in  consequence  of  orders  received 
from  Col.  Thatcher,  to  warn  the  train  band  of  said  Walton's  co.  to  be  ready  at  a 
moment's  notice  to  march  with  6  days  provisions,  and  to  make  return  of  de- 
ficiencies of  equipments. 

Mason,  Josiah,  Jr.  Order  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  30,  1778,  signed  by  Capt.  John 
Walton,  directing  Sergt.  James  Fillebrown  to  notify  said  Mason  and  others  to 
appear  the  following  day  at  Cambridge  with  3  days  provisions,  armed  and  equipped 
to  march  to  Boston  to  serve  under  Gen.  Heath  until  Nov.  9,  1778,  unless  sooner 
discharged,  in  accordance  with  orders  received  from  Col.  Thatcher. 

Mason,  Lemuel,  Sturbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Luke  Drury's 
regt. ;  detached  July  17,  1781 ;  marched  to  join  regiment  July  25,  1781 ;  arrived 
at  West  Point  Aug.  1,  1781;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1781;  service,  3  mos.  20  days, 
including  7  days  (140  miles)  travel  home;  residence,  Sturbridge;  enlisted  for 
town  of  Sturbridge ;  regiment  raised  for  3  months. 

Mason,  Levi,  New  Providence.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Barns's  co..  Col.  Patterson's  regt. 
of  Minute-men,  which  marched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  entered 
service  April  22,  1775;  service,  25  days. 

Mason,  Levi,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  Phanuel  Bishop's  co  ,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  6  days;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Franklin's  co.,  Col. 
Thomas  Carpenter's  regt.;  service,  16  days;  company  marched  from  Rehoboth 
to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776. 

Mason,  Levi.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Brown's  co. ;  service,  6  days ;  company  marched 
from  Lanesborough  to  Meloomscuyck  Aug.  14,  1777,  on  an  alarm  ;  certificate  on 
reverse  of  roll  certifies  that  Daniel  Brown  and  company  were  in  service  27  days 
and  were  then  dismissed  by  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds ;  also,  Capt.  Daniel  Brown's 
CO.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  regt.;  service,  6  days;  company  marched  on  the 
alarm  at  Berkshire  of  Oct.  13,  1780. 

Mason,  Malachi.  Private,  Capt.  David  Wheeler's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  regt. ; 
service,  8  days ;  company  marched  from  Lanesborough  to  Manchester  Oct.  12, 
1780;  also,  Capt.  David  Wheler's  co..  Col.  Asa  Barnes's  regt.;  service,  11  days; 
company  marched  from  Lanesborough  to  Saratoga  Oct.  29,  1781,  on  an  alarm. 

Mason,  Matthew.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Brown's  co. ;  service,  6  days ;  company 
marched  from  Lanesborough  to  Meloomscuyck  Aug.  14,  1777,  on  an  alarm  ;  cer- 
tificate on  reverse  of  roll  certifies  that  Daniel  Brown  and  company  were  in  service 
27  days  and  were  then  dismissed  by  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds ;  also,  same  co. ;  ser- 
vice, 27  days ;  company  marched  from  Lanesborough  to  Pawlet  Sept.  5,  1777,  on 
an  alarm. 

Mason,  Michael,  New  Providence.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Low's  co..  Col.  Benjamin 
Simonds's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  June  30, 1777;  discharged  Aug.  14, 1777; 
service,  46  days,  at  "  St.  Coyx  "  (St.  Croix) ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  14,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  19,  1777;  service,  6  days,  at  Bennington;  also, 
Capt.  Shubael  Willmark's  (Willmarth's)  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Symonds's  (Berk- 
shire Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  April  26 ;  discharged  May  19  [year  not  given,  probably 
1778]  ;  service,  24  days;  company  called  out  by  order  of  Maj.  Gen.  Gates  to 
march  to  Saratoga ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  in  Berkshire  Co.  to  serve  in  the  Con- 
tinental Army  for  the  terra  of  9  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778,  as 
returned  by  Truman  Wheler,  Muster  Master,  dated  Great  Barrington,  June  5, 
1778 ;  residence,  New  Providence ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  for  the  term 
of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill;  Col.  Ashley's  regt.; 
stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  dark;  arrived  at  Fishkill  June  7,  1778;  also,  list 
of  men  returned  as  received  of  Jonathan  Warner,  Commissioner,  by  Col.  R.  Put- 


328  IMASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Mason,  Michael,  continued. 

nam,  July  20,  1778;  engaged  for  town  of  New  Providence;  also,  list  of  men 
returned  as  mustered  by  Henry  Rutgers,  Jr.,  Deputy  Muster  Master,  dated  Fish- 
kill,  Aug.  1,  1778;  also.  Private,  Capt.  David  Wheeler's  co..  Col.  Benjamin 
Simonds's  regt. ;  service,  8  days ;  company  marched  from  Lanesborough  to 
Manchester  Oct.  12,  1780. 

Mason,  Moses,  Dedham.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Battle's  co.  of  4th  Parish  in  Ded- 
ham  ;  service,  3  days,  probably  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  also,  Capt.  Eben- 
ezer Battle's  CO.,  Col.  William  Mcintosh's  regt.;  service  from  Dec.  11  to  Dec. 
30,  1776,  19  days,  under  Lieut.  Col.  Weld,  at  Castle  Island. 

Mason,  Moses,  Watertown.  List  of  6  months  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of 
June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of  Maj.  Joseph  Hosmer,  Superintendent  for 
Middlesex  Co.,  by  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised 
to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve 
of  June  5,  1780;  age,  16  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  light;  engaged 
for  town  of  Watertown ;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  5,  1780;  marched  to  camp 
July  5,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Frothingham,  of  the  artillery  ;  also,  list  of 
men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  hav- 
ing passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780 ;  also,  pay  roll 
for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Watertown  for  service  in  the  Continental 
Army  during  1780 ;  marched  July  4,  1780 ;  discharged  Dec.  14,  1780 ;  service,  5 
mos.  22  days,  including  travel  (215  miles)  home. 

Mason,  Nathan,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  Carpenter's  regt.; 
enlisted  Dec.  19,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  23,  1776;  service,  5  da3's,  on  an  alarm  at 
Bristol,  R.  I. ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Swanzey ;  also.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Stephen  Bullock's 
CO.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  entered  service  July  27,  1778; 
discharged  Sept.  10,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  16  days, on  expedition  to  Rhode  Island; 
also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Jabez  Bullock's  (10th)  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
(1st  Bristol  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers;  commissioned  April  13, 
1779;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Jabez  Bullock's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt.;  entered  service  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  9  days; 
company  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  1,  1780,  and  there 
served  under  Gen.  Heath;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Simeon  Cole's  co..  Col. 
Dean's  regt. ;  service  from  March  6,  1781,  10  days ;  company  raised  to  serve  on  a 
40  days  expedition  to  Rhode  Island  but  discharged  March  15,  1781,  by  order  of 
Maj.  Gen.  Lincoln. 

Mason,  Nathan.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Low's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  (Berk- 
shire Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  9, 1777 ;  discharged  July  23, 1777 ;  service,  15  days,  at 
"  St.  Coyx  "  (St.  Croix) ;  also,  Capt.  Daniel  Brown's  co. ;  service,  6  days ;  company 
marched  from  Lanesborough  to  Meloomscuyck  Aug.  14,  1777,  on  an  alarm  ;  cer- 
tificate on  reverse  of  roll  certifies  that  Daniel  Brown  and  company  were  in  service 
27  days  and  were  then  dismissed  by  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds ;  also,  Capt.  Daniel 
Brown's  co..  Col.  Simonds's  regt.;  service,  3  days,  on  the  alarm  at  Berkshire  of 
Oct.  20,  1780. 

Mason,  Nathaniel,  Abington.  Private,  Capt.  James  Keith's  co..  Col.  Paul  Dudley 
Sargent's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  16,  1775;  enlisted  July  11,  1775;  service, 
21  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  certificate  dated 
Camp  Cambridge,  Nov.  11,  1775,  signed  by  Capt.  James  Keith,  certifying  that 
said  Mason,  a  soldier  in  his  company.  Col.  Sargent's  regt.,  had  not  received  a 
bounty  coat. 

Mason,  Nathaniel,  Reading.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Drury's  co.,  Col.  Turner's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  6,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1781 ;  service,  2  mos.  29  days,  includ- 
ing travel  (80  miles)  home.  Roll  endorsed  "  five  Months  service  at  Rhode 
Island." 


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Mason,  Nathaniel,  Ringwood.  Matross,  Capt.  Cook's  cc,  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artil- 
lery) regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  13,  1777,  to 
April  10, 1777 ;  residence,  Ringwood ;  reported  transferred  to  the  iron  works  April 
10,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Jotham  Drury's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for 
Sept. -Dec,  1777;  enlistment,  during  war;  reported  on  command  at  the  iron 
works. 

Masox,  Nathaniel.  Private,  Capt.  Enos  Parker's  Co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  9,  1777;  discharged  July  31,  1777;  service,  23  days;  regiment  de- 
tached from  Berkshire  Co.  militia  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  at  Ticonderoga; 
also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  14,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  19,  1777;  ser- 
vice, 6  days ;  regiment  detached  from  Berkshire  Co.  militia  to  reinforce  Continen- 
tal Army  at  Bennington;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  3,  1777;  dis- 
charged Sept.  27,  1777 ;  service,  27  days,  at  the  Northward ;  regiment  detached 
from  Berkshire  Co.  militia  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  at  Bennington ;  also, 
Capt.  Ezra  Whipple's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  en- 
listed Oct.  14,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  19,  1780;  service,  5  days;  company  marched 
to  Castleton  In'  order  of  Gen.  Fellows  on  an  alarm  ;  also.  Private,  in  a  detachment 
from  Capt.  Ezra  Whipple's  co.  commanded  by  Lieut.  William  Peelers,  Col. 
Simonds's  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  27, 1780;  discharged  Oct.  29,  1780;  service, 3  days, 
on  the  alarm  at  the  Northward  of  Oct.  27,  1780 ;  detachment  marched  to  reinforce 
army  under  Gen.  Allen. 

Mason,  Noah,  Uxbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Seagrave's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's 
(20th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  8,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  1  day;  also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  25,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Dec.  29,  1775;  also.  Pri- 
vate, Capt.  Samuel  Baldwin's  co..  Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Dec,  1776- 
Feb.,  1777;  enlisted  Dec.  14,  1776;  regiment  raised  to  serve  until  March  1,  1777; 
also,  Capt.  Job  Knap's  co..  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt. ;  marched  Aug.  17, 1777 ;  joined 
company  Sept.  15,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29, 1777 ;  service,  3  raos.  23  days,  at  the 
Northward,  including  10  days  (200  miles)  travel  home. 

Mason,  Noah.  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  (Bristol  Co)  regt.; 
entered  service  July  27,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  10,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  15  days, 
at  Rhode  Island. 

Mason,  Noble,  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt.;  entered  service  Aug.  3,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  7  days; 
company  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm ;  by  order  of  Col.  Slead  all  the 
men  in  Swanzey  were  joined  in  one  company  under  Capt.  Peck,  the  other  officers 
refusing  to  serve.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth. 

Mason,  Oliver,  Brimfield.  Private,  Capt.  James  Sherman's  co..  Col.  Pyncheon's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  2  days. 

Mason,  Oliver.  Private,  Capt.  John  Sherman's  co..  Col.  Gideon  Burt's  regt. ;  entered 
service  June  16, 1782 ;  service,  4  days ;  mileage  to  and  from  Springfield  (50  miles) 
allowed  said  Mason ;  company  marched  to  Springfield  and  Northampton  in  sup- 
port of  the  government  and  was  allowed  horse  rations. 

Mason,  Pardon.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Newell's  co..  Col.  Symonds's  regt. ;  service, 
21  days;  company  marched  from  Lanesborough  to  Manchester  July  9,  1777,  on 
an  alarm;  also,  Capt.  Daniel  Brown's  co. ;  service,  6  daj's;  company  marched 
from  Lanesborough  to  Meloomscuyck  Aug.  14,  1777,  on  an  alarm;  certificate  on 
reverse  of  roll  certifies  that  Daniel  Brown  and  company  were  in  service  27  days 
and  were  then  dismissed  b}'  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds;  also,  same  co. ;  service,  27 
days ;  company  marched  from  Lanesborough  to  Pawlet  Sept.  5, 1777,  on  an  alarm. 

Mason.  Paul,  Princeton.  (Late)  Capt.  James  Mirick's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's 
regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  IS,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  12,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  27  days; 


330  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Mason,  Pai'l,  continited. 

company  raised  to  serve  at  and  about  Boston  until  Jan.  1, 1779,  unless  sooner  dis- 
charged ;  also,  Capt.  Luke  Wilder's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denney's  (2d)  regt. ;  enlisted 
Oct.  27,  1779;  service  to  Dec.  1,  1779,  1  mo.  5  days,  at  Claverack ;  travel  home 

9  days  (180  miles)  also  allowed  ;  roll  dated  Albany  ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men 
raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to 
resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by 
Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  13, 1780;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  6  ft. ; 
complexion,  light;  engaged  for  town  of  Princeton;  marched  to  camp  July  13, 
1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Thomas  Pritchard ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the 
6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in 
a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men 
raised  by  the  town  of  Princeton  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ; 
marched  July  9,  1780;  discharged  Jan.  10,  1781,  at  West  Point;  service,  6  mos. 

10  days,  including  travel  (180  miles)  home;  also,  Private,  Capt.  John  Pray's 
CO.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West  Point; 
enlisted  July  10,  1780;  discharged  Jan.  10,  1781;  enlistment,  6  months. 

Mason,  Pelatiah,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Carpenter's  and  Capt.  Isaac 
Burr's  co.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  8  days;  also, 
Capt.  Sylvanus  Martin's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt.;  service,  7  days; 
company  marched  from  Rehoboth  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776. 

Mason,  Peleg  (also  given  Peleg,  Jr.),  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Shearman's 
CO.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  service,  104  days;  company 
stationed  at  Blade's  Ferry  in  Swanze}'  as  a  guard  from  Jan.  6,  1777,  to  April  19, 
1777,  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  George  Godfrey ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Taunton ;  also, 
Capt.  Shearman's  CO.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  service,  24  days ; 
company  raised  to  support  the  Lines  near  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm  and  stationed 
at  Slade's  Ferry  from  April  20,  1777,  to  May  13,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Peleg  Shear- 
man's CO.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  service  from  July  23, 
1777,  to  Aug.  25,  1777,  34  da.ys,  including  2  days  preceding  march,  and  2  days 
travel  home  from  North  Kingston;  mileage  (16  miles)  also  allowed  from  Provi- 
dence. 

Mason,  Peleg,  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co..  Col.  George  Williams's 
regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  29,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  1  day, 
under  Maj.  Gen.  Spencer  on  a  secret  expedition ;  company  stationed  at  Tiverton, 
R.  I.;  also,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co..  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt.;  enlisted  Jan.  1, 
1778;  discharged  April  1,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  1  day;  company  stationed  at 
Warwick,  R.  I. ;  also,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  (Bristol 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  27,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  10,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  15 
days,  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt.;  entered  service  Aug.  4,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  6  days; 
company  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm ;  by  order  of  Col.  Slead  all  the 
men  in  Swanzey  were  joined  in  one  company  under  Capt.  Peck,  the  other  officers 
refusing  to  serve ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth. 

Mason,  Philip.  Captain,  12th  (East  Hoosuck)  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  (2d  Berk- 
shire Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia ;  list  of  officers  chosen  by  the  several  companies 
in  said  regiment;  ordered  in  Council  May  4,  1776,  that  said  officers  be  commis- 

^  sioned ;   reported  commissioned  May  3  [  ?  ] ,  1776 ;   commissions  reported  dated 

June  1,  1776. 

Mason,  Phineas,  Wilbraham.  Private,  Capt.  Sizer's  co..  Col.  Jeduthan  Baldwin's 
regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  12,  1778,  to  Nov. 
16,  1779;  residence,  Wilbraham;  reported  deserted  Nov.  16,  1779;  also,  return 
dated  Morristown,  July  26,  1780,  made  by  Jeduthan  Baldwin,  Colonel  of  Engi- 
neers and  Lieutenant  Colonel  Commandant  of  Artificers,  of  officers  and  men  be- 


IN  THE   WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  331 

Mason,  Phineas,  continued. 

longing  to  Massachusetts  in  his  regiment  who  had  engaged  to  serve  for  3  years  or 
during  the  war ;  Capt.  William  Sizar's  co.  of  artificers  ;  engaged  March  12,  1778 ; 
term,  3  years;  reported  deserted  Nov.  16,  1779. 

Masox,  Revken,  Freetown.  Private,  Capt.  Levi  Rounsevel's  co.,  Col.  D.  Brewer's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  5,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  4 
days;  also,  Capt.  Rounsevell's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (late  Brewer's)  regt.; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Nov.  8, 
1775;  also,  Private,  Lieut.  Nathaniel  Morton's  co..  Col.  Edward  Pope's  regt.; 
marched  Dec.  8,  1776 ;  discharged  Dec.  27,  1776 ;  service,  20  days ;  company 
marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776 ;  also,  Capt.  Manasseh 
Kempton's  co..  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  27, 1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  29, 
1777;  service,  1  mo.  4  days,  at  Rhode  Island  on  a  secret  expedition. 

Mason,  Richard,  Freetown.  Private,  Capt.  Amasa  Soper's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Mar- 
shall's regt.;  aljstract  for  advance  pay,  mileage,  etc.,  sworn  to  at  Boston,  June 
19,  1776 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  enlisted  June  11, 1776 ;  service  to  Nov.  1, 1776, 
4  mos.  21  days;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  service  from  Nov.  1,  1776,  to  Dec.  1, 
1776,  1  mo.  2^  days,  travel  (50  miles)  included;  also,  Capt.  Elijah  Walker's  co.. 
Col.  John  Hathawa}''s  regt.;  service,  16  days;  company  marched  from  Dighton 
to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  April  23,  1777;  roll  sworn  to  at  Taunton. 

Mason,  Richard,  New  Freetown.  Private,  Capt.  Philip  Hathway's  co.,  Col.  Josiah 
Whitney's  regt.;  service,  1  mo.  28  (also given  1  mo.  24)  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 
Roll  sworn  to  in  SuflFolk  Co.,  Nov.  28,  1777. 

Mason,  Richard,  Reading.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Eaton's  co..  Col.  Green's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5  days;  also,  Capt.  John 
Bacheller's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Bridges's  regt. ;  order  for  advance  pay,  signed  by 
said  Mason  and  others,  dated  Cambridge,  June  6,  1775 ;  also,  Private,  same  co. 
and  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775  ;  enlisted  April  24, 1775 ;  service,  3  mos. 
14  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Cambridge  Camp,  Sept.  25, 1775  ;  also,  Capt. 
Jesse  Wyman's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Garrish's  (Gerrish's)  regt.  of  guards ;  muster  roll 
dated  Bunker  Hill,  March  6,  1778  ;  companj'  detached  to  guard  Lieut.  Gen.  Bur- 
goyne's  army;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  enlisted  Feb.  18,  1778;  service  to  May 

18,  1778,  3  mos.,  at  Bunker  Hill;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Middlesex 
Co.  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  9  months,  returned  as  re- 
ceived of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Capt.  James  Hooper,  at  Springfield,  July 

19,  1779;  Capt.  Foster's  co.,  Col.  Fox's  regt. ;  age,  25  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in. ; 
engaged  for  town  of  Reading ;  a^so,  list  of  men  raised  in  Middlesex  Co.,  agree- 
able to  resolve  of  June  9,  1779,  as  returned  by  Joseph  Hosmer,  Superintendent  for 
said  county ;  also,  Capt.  Francis's  co.,  10th  Mass.  regt. ;  entered  service  July  17, 
1779;  discharged  April  17,  1780;  terra,  9  months;  also,  list  of  6  months  men 
raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of  Maj.  Joseph 
Hosmer,  Superintendent  for  Middlesex  Co.,  bj^  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner;  also, 
descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Armj'  for  the  term  of 
6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780,  returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely, 
Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  11,  1780;  age, 
27  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in.;  complexion,  dark;  engaged  for  town  of  Reading; 
arrived  at  Springfield  July  10,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  11,  1780,  under  com- 
mand of  Ensign  Bancroft;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and 
returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  payroll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of 
Reading  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July 
5,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  12,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  19  days,  including  travel  (240 
miles)  home. 

Mason,  Richard.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Lawrance's  CO.,  Col.  George  Williams's 
regt.;  service,  1  mo.,  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island  in  1777. 


332  I^I^lSSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 


Masox,  Rohekt,  Marblehead.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Col.  Jonathan  Glover's  (5th  Essex  Co.)  regt. ;  residence,  Marblehead;  en- 
gaged for  town  of  Marblehead  ;  term,  3  years  (also  given  during  war) ;  also,  list 
of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated 
Boston,  March  16,  1777;  Capt.  Wiley's  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  a^so,  Private, 
Capt.  James  Keith's  co..  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  1, 1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Storey's  co., 
Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 
1780,  to  Jan.  28,  1780. 

Mason,  Robert,  Reading.  List  of  6  months  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June 
5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of  Maj.  Joseph  Hosmer,  Superintendent  for  Mid- 
dlesex Co.,  by  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to 
reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve 
of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen. 
John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  17, 1780;  age,  21  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in. ;  com- 
plexion, light;  engaged  for  town  of  Reading;  marched  to  camp  July  17,  1780, 
under  command  of  Capt.  Abner  Howard ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months 
service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return 
dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by 
the  town  of  Reading  for  service  in  the  Continental  Arm}'  during  1780;  marched 
to  camp  July  13,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  8,  1780 ;  service,  5  mos.  7  days,  including 
travel  (240  miles)  home. 

Mason,  Rufus.  Private,  Capt.  Ichabod  Wade's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col.  George 
Williams's  regt. ;  service,  17  days ;  company  stationed  at  Tiverton,  Oct.  7,  1777. 
Roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth. 

Mason,  Rufus.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co..  Col.  George  Williams's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  29,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  12,  1777;  service,  13  days,  under  Maj.  Gen. 
Spencer  on  a  secret  expedition  ;  company  stationed  at  Tiverton,  R.  I. ;  roll  sworn 
to  at  Swanzey ;  also,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Jan.  6,  1778;  discharged  April  1,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  25  days;  company  sta- 
tioned at  Warwick,  R.  I. ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Swanzey. 

Mason,  Rufus.  List  of  men  mustered  subsequent  to  March  17, 1778,  by  James  Leonard, 
Muster  Master  for  Plymouth  Co.,  dated  April  7,  1778;  Col.  William  Lee's  regt. 

Mason,  Rufus.  Private,  Capt.  David  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  detachment  of 
militia;  enlisted  June  30,1777;  discharged  July  25,  1777;  service,  26  days;  de- 
tachment stationed  at  Fort  Ann ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Lanesborough ;  also,  Capt. 
Daniel  Brown's  co. ;  service,  6  days ;  company  marched  from  Lanesborough  to 
Meloomscuyck  Aug.  14,  1777,  on  an  alarm ;  certificate  on  reverse  of  roll  certifies 
that  Daniel  Bi'own  and  company  were  in  service  27  days  and  were  then  dismissed 
by  Qol.  Benjamin  Simonds ;  also,  Capt.  Asa  Barns's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's 
regt. ;  service,  7  days,  at  the  Northward;  company  marched  from  Lanesborough 
Oct.  14,  1780;  also,  Capt.  David  Wheler's  co..  Col.  Asa  Barns's  regt. ;  service,  11 
days;  company  marched  from  Lanesborough  to  Saratoga  Oct.  29,  1781,  on  an 
alarm. 

Mason,  Sampson.  Matross,  Capt.  Jonathan  Stoddard's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's 
(Artillery)  regt. ;  service  from  May  8,  1777,  to  July  8,  1777,  2  mos. 

Mason,  Samson.  Private,  Capt.  Enos  Parker's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  regt.; 
X  enlisted  July  9,  1777;  discharged  July  31,  1777;  service,  23  days;  regiment 
detached  from  Berkshire  Co.  militia  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  at  Ticonderoga ; 
also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  14, 1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  19, 1777 ;  service, 
6  days;  regiment  detached  from  Berkshire  Co.  militia  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  at  Bennington. 

Mason,  Samson.  Fifer,  Capt.  Noah  Hinman's  co..  Col.  Asa  Barns's  regt.;  service,  10 
days;  company  marched  from  Lanesborough  Oct.  15,  1781. 


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Mason,  Samuel,  Ashburnham.  Private,  Capt.  Deliverance  Davis's  co.  of  militia,  Col. 
Asa  Wlietcombe's  regt.,  whicli  marched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ; 
said  Mason  marched  April  20,  1775;  left  place  of  rendezvous  April  27,  1775;  ser- 
vice, 10  days ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  8th 
Worcester  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Jonathan  Gates,  dated  Feb.  19,  1778; 
residence,  Ashburnham  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Ashburnham  ;  joined  Capt.  William 
Warner's  co..  Col.  Marshall's  regt. ;  engaged  prior  to  May  26,  1777 ;  term,  3  years  ; 
also,  Private,  3d  co..  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  March  18,  1777,  to  Sept.  5,  1777  ;  reported  died  Sept.  5, 
1777;  also,  Capt.  William  Warner's  (6th)  co.,  Col.  Marshall's  regt.;  return  of 
men  who  were  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777;  reported  died  Aug.  -,  1777. 

Masox,  Samuel,  Philadelphia.  List  of  prisoners  discharged  from  prison-ship  at  Rhode 
Island  in  exchange  for  British  prisoners  and  sent  to  Boston  in  the  schooner 
"  Speedwell"  Aug.  6,  1777,  by  Capt.  Josiah  Godfrey. 

Masox,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  George  Rogers's  co. ;  service,  5  days;  company 
detached  from  2d  Cumberland  Co.  regt.  by  order  of  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchel  to  work 
on  the  fort  at  Falmouth  in  Nov.,  1775. 

Masox,  Samuel.  Report  signed  and  attested  by  said  Mason,  Clerk,  of  a  meeting  of 
the  1st  CO.  of  militia  in  North  Yarmouth,  of  which  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchell  was 
moderator,  held  for  the  purpose  of  choosing  a  2d  Lieutenant  in  the  room  of  Levi 
Loring  who  had  "  removed  out  of  said  Company  "  June  10,  1776. 

Masox,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Solomon  Stuart's  co..  Col.  Josiali  Whitney's  regt.; 
marched  Aug.  21,  1777;  returned  Aug.  25,  1777;  service,  5  days;  company 
marched  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Lancaster. 

Mason,  Seth,  Medway.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Partridge's  (1st  Med  way)  co.  of 
militia.  Col.  John  Smith's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ; 
service,  4  days. 

Masox,  Seth,  Medway.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Hezekiah  Ballard's  (1st  Medway)  co.  of 
militia.  Col.  John  Smith's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  30,  1775; 
service,  2  days. 

Masox,  Shubael.  Private,  Capt.  David  Wheeler's  co..  Col.  John  Brown's  detachment 
of  militia;  enlisted  June  30,  1777;  discharged  July  25,  1777;  service,  26  days; 
detachment  stationed  at  Fort  Ann ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Lanesborough ;  also,  Capt. 
Daniel  Brown's  co. ;  service,  6  days ;  company  marched  from  Lanesborough  to 
Meloomscuyck  Aug.  14,  1777,  on  an  alarm ;  certificate  on  reverse  of  roll  cei-tifies 
that  Daniel  Brown  and  compan}-  were  in  service  27  days  and  were  then  dismissed 
by  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds ;  also,  Capt.  Daniel  Brown's  co..  Col.  Benjamin 
Simonds's  regt.;  service,  6  days;  company  marched  on  the  alarm  at  Berkshire 
of  Oct.  13,  1780. 

Mason,  Silas,  Medfield.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Chenery's  (Medfield)  co.,  Col. 
John  Smith's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  8  days  ; 
also,  Capt.  Sabin  Mann's  co.  of  Medfield  militia  ;  return  of  train  band  with  equip- 
ments, dated  June  10, 1776;  age,  35  yrs. ;  also,  Medfield  militia  records;  list  of 
men  credited  with  turns  of  service  "  Dune  in  the  Last  Wars  in  the  Days  of  Capt, 
Morse  the  first  And  Captain  Collidge  "  made  up  from  the  records  and  attested  by 
Capt.  Peter  Collidge  in  Nov.,  1776 ;  said  Mason  credited  with  J  of  a  turn  of  serviiiie 
and  as  having  paid  £56  5s  ;  list  attested  Nov.  17,  1776,  by  Capt.  Sabin  Mann  and 
Philip  Blake,  Clerk  ;  also,  list  of  men  drafted  from  Capt.  Sabin  Mann's  co.  of  Med- 
field militia,  both  train  band  and  alarm  list,  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army, 
agreeable  to  warrant  of  Nov.  21,  1776;  said  Mason  reported  drafted,  but  paid 
£2  10s  in  lieu  of  service ;  also,  list  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Mann's  co.  who 
marched  to  Providence,  R.  I.,  and  from  thence  to  Warwick  Neck,  in  accordance 


334  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Mason,  Silas,  continued. 

with  orders  given  by  Maj.  James  Metcalf,  Dec.  8  and  Dec.  9,  1776;  service,  19 
days;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Sabin  Mann's  co. ;  marched  Dec.  8,  1776;  discharged 
Dec.  26,  1776 ;  service,  19  da.vs,  under  Maj.  James  Metcalf;  company  marched  to 
Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776;  also,  list  of  men  belonging  to  Capt. 
Sabin  Mann's  co.  of  Medfield  militia  drafted  to  march  to  Rhode  Island  and  there 
serve  for  one  calendar  month  at  or  near  Bristol,  in  accordance  with  a  warrant 
from  Lieut.  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes,  dated  Wrentham,  July  14,  1777,  and  by  order 
from  Brig.  Lovell ;  time  of  service  under  said  draft  reported  as  36  days;  also, 
receipt  dated  March  20,  1778,  signed  by  Capt.  Sabin  Mann,  for  £3  paid  by  said 
Mason  as  a  fine  for  refusing  to  march  to  Rhode  Island  when  ordered  to  do  so 
July  15,  1777. 

Mason,  Simeon,  Sturbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Parker's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  Warner's  regt.,  which  inarched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  14 
da}'s;  also,  Capt.  (also  given  Lieut.)  Benjamin  Freeman's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Holman's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  26,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  18, 1777 ;  service,  1  mo., 
in  Northern  department,  including  8  days  (160  miles)  travel  home;  company 
inarched  from  Sturbridge  Sept.  27,  1777,  to  reinforce  Northern  army  under  Gen. 
Gates. 

Mason,  Simeon,  Swanzey.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt.;  entered  service  Aug.  3,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  7  days; 
company  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm ;  by  order  of  Col.  Slead  all  the 
men  in  Swanzey  were  joined  in  one  company  under  Capt.  Peck,  the  other  officers 
refusing  to  serve.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth. 

Mason,  Solomon,  Jr.,  Greenwich.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Hampshire  Co. 
to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  months,  agreeable  to  order  of 
General  Court  of  June  22,  1780,  returned  as  mustered  by  Maj.  Josiah  Lyman; 
Capt.  Wilson's  co. ;  age,  21  yrs.;  stature,  6  ft.;  complexion,  dark;  residence, 
Greenwich. 

Mason,  Stephen.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Carpenter's  co. ;  copy  of  a  list  of  men 
stationed  at  Brookline  for  6  weeks  and  dismissed  Jan.  15,  1776. 

Mason,  Stevens,  Plymouth  (also  given  Kingston).  List  of  men  mustered  liy  James 
Hatch,  Muster  Master  for  Plymouth  Co.,  endorsed  "  Mustered  for  Col  Jacobs 
Reg't;"  Capt.  Cammel's  CO. ;  residence,  Kingston ;  mustered  June  3, 1779;  term, 
during  war;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Hawes's  co.  of  harness-makers;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  June  1,  1779,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  credited  to 
town  of  Plymouth;  also,  return  dated  Springfield,  Aug.  20,  1779,  of  oflScers  and 
men  belonging  to  Massachusetts  in  the  Artillery  artificers  commanded  bj'  David 
Mason,  Lieutenant  Colonel  of  Artillery  and  Director  of  Ordnance,  and  stationed 
at  Springfield,  certified  as  engaged  for  3  years  or  during  the  war,  also  as  being  in 
actual  service,  and  as  not  having  been  absent  save  by  leave  of  proper  authority 
subsequent  to  the  time  of  their  enlistment;  rank,  harness-maker;  residence, 
Plymouth;  enlisted  June  1,  1779;  also.  Private,  Capt.  William  Hawes's  corps 
of  artificers;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to 
Dec.  31,  1780. 

Mason,  Thomas,  Princeton.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Boaz  Moore's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Doo- 
little's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  18  days; 
also,  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Hezekiah  Whitney's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt. ;  ser- 
vice, 36  days ;  company  marched  on  the  alarm  at  Bennington  of  July  30,  1777. 

Mason,  Thomas  List  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Sabin  Mann's  co.  of  Medfield  militia 
who  were  drafted  to  complete  quota  for  the  Continental  Army,  in  accordance  with 
a  warrant  issued  by  Lieut.  John  Baxter  May  8,  1777,  but  who  paid  money  in  lieu 
of  service;  said  Mason  reported  as  having  paid  £10. 


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Mason,  Thomas.  List  dated  Cambridge,  May  11,  1776,  of  men  who  served  as  guards 
to  prevent  the  rescue  of  prisoners  ;  also,  receipt  given  to  Capt.  John  Walton,  dated 
Cambridge,  Sept.  28,  1776,  signed  by  said  Mason,  for  bounty  to  go  to  Horse  Neclc ; 
also.  Private,  Capt.  John  Walton's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  27, 
1776;  discharged  Nov.  16,  1776;  service,  2  mos.  I'day,  including  11  days  (223 
miles)  travel  home;  roll  dated  North  Castle;  also,  Capt.  John  Walton's  co. ; 
enlisted  Dec.  9,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  21,  1776;  service,  12  days;  company 
detached  for  service  at  Noddle's  Island ;  also,  company  receipt  given  to  Capt. 
John  Walton,  dated  Cambridge,  May  9,  1777,  for  wages  and  rations  for  service  at 
Noddle's  Island  in  Dec,  1776;  also,  list  of  men  attached  to  a  warrant  from  Capt. 
John  Walton  to  Sergt.  Joseph  Bates,  dated  Aug.  4,  1777,  directing  him,  in  conse- 
quence of  orders  received  from  Col.  Thatcher,  to  warn  the  train  band  of  said  Wal- 
ton's CO.  to  be  ready  at  a  moment's  notice  to  march  with  6  days  provisions,  and 
to  make  return  of  the  deficiencies  of  equipments;  also,  order  dated  Cambridge, 
Sept.  23, 1778,  signed  by  Capt.  John  Walton,  directing  Sergt.  James  Fillebrown  to 
detach  said  Mason  and  others  from  his  company  to  join  Capt.  Frost  the  following 
day  at  Cambridge  and  march  to  Boston  to  serve  there  or  elsewhere  as  directed  by 
the  Council. 

Mason,  Tilly.  Private,  Capt.  Simon  Hunt's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards ; 
enlisted  July  10,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  15,  1778;  service,  5  mos.  6  days.  Roll 
dated  Winter  Hill. 

Mason,  Timothy.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Shubael  Wilmath's  (Willmarth's)  13th  (New 
Providence)  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  (2d  Berkshire  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass. 
militia ;  list  of  officers  chosen  by  the  several  companies  in  said  regiment;  ordered 
in  Council  May  4, 1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned ;  reported  commissioned 
May  3  [?],1776;  commissions  reported  dated  June  1, 1776;  a^so.  Lieutenant  serv- 
ing as  Volunteer,  Col.  Joab  Stafford's  (Independent)  co.  of  volunteers;  service,  6 
days ;  company  raised  from  the  alarm  lists  of  New  Providence,  Lanesborough, 
East  Hoosuck,  and  Gageborough ;  marched  Aug.  14,  1777,  and  fought  in  battle 
near  Bennington  Aug.  16,  1777. 

Mason,  Timothy.  Private,  Capt.  William  Clark's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  9,  1777;  service,  22  days;  company  marched  from  Gageljorough  to 
Manchester  by  order  of  Gen.  Schuyler  on  an  alarm;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  13, 1780;  discharged  Oct.  18, 1780;  service,  6  days;  company  marched 
from  Windsor  to  Shaftesbury  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows  on  an  alarm  at  the  North- 
ward. 

Mason,  William,  Dedham.  Capt.  Aaron  Fuller's  co.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of 
April  19,  1775,  from  1st  Parish  in  Dedham  ;  service,  7  days ;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
Joseph  Guild's  co.,  36th  regt.;  company  return  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Oct.  5,  1775; 
enlisted  May  4,  1775. 

Mason,  William,  Marblehead.  Capt.  William  Bacon's  (2d)  co..  Col.  John  Glover's 
(21st)  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Mason  and  others,  dated 
Cambridge,  June  27,  1775;  also.  Private,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  June  4,  1775 ;  service,  2  mos.  2  days ;  also,  company  return 
[probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated 
Cambridge  Camp  Jan.  1,  1776. 

Mason,  Williasi.  Return  of  men  enlisted  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  in  Col. 
Loammi  Baldwin's  regt.,  as  returned  by  Lieut.  John  Noyes,  dated  Chelsea,  Dec.  7, 
1775. 

Mason,  William.  List  of  men  who  paid  money  to  raise  Continental  soldiers,  dated 
Feb.  18,  1778;  said  Mason  reported  as  having  paid  £10. 

Mason,  Williaji.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  the  sev- 
eral companies  in  Granville,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Aaron  Coe,  Capt.  John  Hamil- 
ton, and  Capt.  William  Cooley;  engaged  for  town  of  Granville;  joined  Capt. 


336  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Mason,  William,  continued. 

Keep's  CO.,  Col.  Shepherd's  regt. ;  term,  during  war;  also,  list  of  men  mustered 
by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  14, 1779; 
Capt.  Knapp's  eo.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt.;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Keep's  co..  Col. 
William  Sheppard's  re'gt. ;  Continental  Armj-  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Jan.  1,  1779,  to  June  11,  1779;  reported  deserted;  also,  Lieut.  Col.  Ebenezer 
Sprout's  CO.,  Col.  Shepard's  (3d)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779, 
dated  Providence ;  enlisted  Jan.  1, 1779;  enlistment,  3  years  ;  reported  transferred 
to  Light  Infantry;  also,  Capt.  John  Wright's  (Light  Infantry)  co..  Col.  Shep- 
ard's regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence ;  also,  Light 
Infantr}^  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th)  regt. ;  descriptive  list  of  deserters  made 
up  from  Jan.  1, 1777,  to  June  1, 1780 ;  age,  20  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in. ;  complexion, 
light;  hair,  dark;  enlistment,  during  war;  deserted  July  10,  1779;  reported  as 
having  left  regiment  at  Norwich,  last  heard  of  at  Salem  ;  also  reported  a  foreigner. 

Mason,  Zachariah.  List  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Sabin  Mann's  co.  of  Medfield 
militia  drafted  to  complete  quota  for  Continental  Army,  in  accordance  with  a 
warrant  issued  by  Lieut.  John  Baxter  May  8,  1777,  but  who  paid  money  in  lieu 
of  service;  said  Mason  reported  as  having  paid  £10. 

Mass,  Dominica.  Seaman,  state  brig  "Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Foster 
Williams;  engaged  July  1,  1778;  discharged  Oct.  14,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  15 
days. 

Mass,  Mingo.  Seaman,  brig  "  Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Foster  Williams; 
engaged  May  10, 1779 ;  service  to  Sept.  6, 1779,  3  mos.  28  days ;  stature,  5  ft.  2  in. ; 
nationality,  Spanish.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. 

Massarou,  Francis.  Account  dated  Marlborough,  Aug.  17,  1781,  rendered  by  the 
Selectmen,  of  bounties  paid  said  Massarou  and  others  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  3  years,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780. 

Massavet,  William.  Blacksmith ;  return  for  rations  allowed  in  Quartermaster 
General's  department,  dated  Fishkill,  Oct.  14,  1781. 

Masser,  William,  Salem.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Arm}'  from 
1st  Essex  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  agreeable  to  order  of  Council  of  Nov.  7,  1777; 
residence,  Salem;  engaged  for  town  of  Salem;  joined  Capt.  Brown's  co..  Col. 
Putnam's  regt. ;  term,  3  years  or  during  war. 

Masser,  AVilliam.  Seaman,  ship  "Mars,"  commanded  by  Capt.  James  Nivens; 
engaged  April  30,  1781 ;  discharged  June  12,  1781 ;  service,  1  mo.  13  days.  Roll 
dated  Boston. 

Massey,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mase,  Masey,  Mercey, 

Mercy,  Mircy.] 

Masset,  Bartholomew,  Dracut.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Russell's  co.  of  militia, 
Col.  Green's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775;  service,  4  days. 

Massey,  Bartholomew,  Haverhill.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the 
Continental  Army  for  the  terra  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780, 
returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow,  at 
Springfield,  Oct.  26,  1780;  age,  33  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  dark; 
engaged  for  town  of  Haverhill;  arrived  at  Springfield  Oct.  4,  1780;  marched  to 
camp  Oct.  26,  1780,  under  command  of  Lieut.  Carey ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months 
men  belonging  to  the  town  of  Haverhill  raised  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army 
during  1780;  marched  Sept.  26,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  29,  1780;  service,  3  mos. 
14  days,  including  travel  (220  miles)  home. 

Massey,  Bartholomew.  Return  of  men  raised  in  Essex  Co.  for  Continental  service, 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780 ;  engaged  for  town  of  Beverly ;  engaged  July 
9,  1781 ;  term,  3  years. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  337 

Massey,  Benjamin,  Lynn.  Private;  copy  of  a  list  of  men  belonging  to  Lynn,  now 
called  Lynn,  Lynnfield  and  Saugus,  who  served  at  Concord  battle  and  elsewhere 
[year  not  given] . 

Masset,  James.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  ship"  Aurora  "  (privateer), 
commanded  by  Capt.  David  Porter,  dated  Boston,  June  16,  1781;  age,  28  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  8  in. 

Masset,  John  (also  given  Jean),  Boston.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Conti- 
nental Army  from  Col.  Ebenezer  Thayer,  Jr.'s  (5th  Suffolk  Co.)  regt. ;  engaged 
for  town  of  Braintree;  joined  Capt.  Langdon's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jaclison's  regt.; 
terra,  3  years;  reported  a  transient;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Bar- 
ber, Muster  Master  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Nov.  23,  1777;  Capt.  Lang- 
don's CO.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Hunt's  co..  Col.  Henry 
Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Nov.  24,  1777, 
to  Dec.  26,  1780;  residence,  Boston;  credited  to  town  of  Braintree;  also,  Capt. 
Gawen  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Feb.,  1778,  dated  "  Gulph 
Mills,"  Pa. ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  June-Aug.,  1778,  sworn  to  at 
Providence;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Sept.,  1778,  dated  Pawtuxet; 
also,  Lieut.  Thomas  Turner's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  pay  rolls  for  Nov.,  1778, 
and  Feb.,  1779,  sworn  to  in  Garrison  at  Pawtuxet;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay 
roll  for  March,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Hunt's  (8th)  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  (16th) 
regt.;  muster  roll  for  April,  1779,  dated  Pawtuxet;  enlisted  Nov.  14,  1777;  re- 
ported on  command  at  Newtown;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  return  dated  Camp 
Providence,  July  9,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Hunt's  (4th)  co.,  Col.  Jackson's 
regt.;  payroll  for  Oct.,  1779,  dated  Camp  near  Providence;  also,  same  co.  and 
regt.;  regimental  return  made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1779,  dated  Camp  at  Providence; 
enlisted  Nov.  24, 1777 ;  also,  return  certified  at  Camp  near  Morristown,  April  30, 
1780,  of  officers  and  men  belonging  to  Col.  Lee's,  Col.  Henley's,  and  Col.  Jack- 
son's regts.,  and  men  belonging  to  Massachusetts  in  Col.  Henry  Sherburne's  regt., 
who  were  incorporated  into  a  regiment  under  the  command  of  Col.  Henr}'  Jack- 
son, agreeable  to  the  arrangement  of  April  9,  1779;  Capt.  Hunt's  co. ;  rank.  Pri- 
vate; residence,  Boston;  engaged  Nov.  14,  1777;  term,  during  war. 

Masset,  John,  Dracut.  Receipt  dated  Dracut,  June  26,  1780,  for  100  bushels  of  corn 
paid  said  Massey  and  others,  respectively,  by  the  committee  of  the  town  of  Dracut 
to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months ;  also,  descriptive  list 
of  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Dracut  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  agreeable 
to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Stephen  Russell  and  Capt.  J.  B. 
Varnum,  dated  Dracut,  June  26, 1780;  Capt.  Russell's  co. ;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  11  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Dracut;  also.  Private;  pay  roll  for  6 
months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Dracut  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army 
during  1780;  marched  from  home  June  2G,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  5,  1780;  service, 
5  mos.  20  days,  including  11  days  (220  miles)  travel  home ;  also,  enlistment  agree- 
ment dated  Dracut,  Feb.  9,  1781,  signed  by  said  Massey  and  others,  engaging 
themselves  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years,  unless  sooner 
discharged;  also,  receipt  dated  Dracut,  March  22,  1781,  for  bounty  paid  said 
Massey  by  the  town  of  Dracut  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3 
years,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in 
Middlesex  Co.,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780,  as  returned  by  Joseph  Hos- 
mer,  Superintendent  for  said  county;  age,  18  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  10;^  in.;  com- 
plexion, dark;  hair,  dark;  e.yes,  blue;  occupation,  farmer;  engaged  for  town  of 
Dracut;  engaged  Feb.  9,  1781 ;  term,  3  years. 

Masset,  John.  List  dated  Sept.  12,  1777,  of  prisoners  sent  on  shore  at  Sheepscot  river 
and  Townsend  from  His  Majesty's  ship  "  Rainbow,"  and  certified  Nov.  10,  1777, 
by  George  Collier,  as  having  been  liberated  by  him  without  receipts  being  given 
for  them  as  there  were  no  Selectmen  to  sign  at  places  above  named. 


838  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AOT)   SAILORS 

Masslet,  James.  Return  of  men  raised  in  Essex  Co.  for  Continental  service,  agree- 
able to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780;  engaged  for  town  of  Ipswich;  engaged  April  23, 
1781 ;  term,  3  years. 

Massox,  Joseph,  Lincoln.  Fifer,  Capt.  Asahel  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  John  Robinson's 
regt. ;  marched  Feb.  4  [year  not  given,  probably  1776]  ;  service,  1  mo.  28  days. 

Masson,  Michael.  Private,  Capt.  David  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's 
regt. ;  service,  8  days ;  company  marched  from  Lanesborough  to  Manchester 
Oct.  12,  1780. 

Masson,  Reubex,  Freetown.  Private,  Capt.  Levi  Rounsevel's  co..  Col.  David  Brewer's 
(9th)  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  7,  1775. 

Masson,  Richard.  List  of  training  soldiers  of  a  company  in  Reading  under  Capt. 
Thomas  Eaton  [year  not  given,  probably  1775]. 

Masson,  Thomas,  Princeton.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  David  Nurse's  co. ;  list  of  officers 
appointed  to  command  men  enlisted  or  drafted  from  [Worcester  Co.]  brigade,  as 
returned  to  Maj.  Gen.  Warren  [year  not  given]  ;  company  drafted  from  Col. 
Abijah  Whitney's  regt.  to  join  Col.  Josiah  AVhitney's  or  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's 

regt. 

Masstick,  William.  List  of  men  mustered ;  said  Masstick  appears  among  men  raised 
for  the  term  of  9  months  from  Col.  Sparhawk's  regt. ;  Capt.  Byenton's  co. ;  en- 
gaged for  town  of  Winchendon. 

Massurt,  Edavard,  Salem.  Mariner,  ship  "Salem  Packet,"  Joseph  Cook,  Master; 
descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  sworn  to  May  13,  1780 ;  age,  20  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  1  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Salem;  said  Massury  rated  1  share. 

Massurt,  Samuel.  Gunner's  Mate,  brigantine  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Jonathan  Haraden ;  engaged  Sept.  5,  1777;  discharged  May  8,  1778;  service,  8 
mos.  5  days. 

Massurt,  William.  Sailor,  ship  "Eagle,"  commanded  by  Capt.  William  Groves; 
descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  sworn  to  June  17,  1780;  stature,  5  ft.  2  in.; 
complexion,  dark. 

Massurt,  William.  Sailor,  ship  "Eagle,"  commanded  by  Capt.  William  Groves; 
descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  sworn  to  June  17,  1780;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.; 
complexion,  dark.     [Name  appears  twice  on  list.] 

Mastain,  Thomas,  Buxton.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Davis's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Prime's 
regt.;  enlisted  May  2,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  8,  1780;  service,  7  mos.  7  days; 
enlistment,  8  months ;  regiment  raised  in  York  Co.  for  defence  of  eastern  Massa- 
chusetts.   Roll  sworn  to  at  Arundel  and  certified  at  Falmouth. 

Mastdorff,  John.  Return  of  men  raised  in  Suffolk  Co.  for  Continental  service,  agree- 
able to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780 ;  engaged  for  town  of  Weymouth ;  engaged  Oct. 
10,  1781. 

Hasten,  Abraham,  Jr.  Descriptive  list  dated  Aug.  6,  1776;  Capt.  Moses  Canteen's 
CO.,  Col.  Levi  Pawling's  (Ulster  Co.,  N.  Y.)  regt..  Gen.  Clinton's  brigade;  age, 
18  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  fair;  hair,  light;  eyes,  blue;  occu- 
pation, cooper;  birthplace,  Kingston;  enlisted  July  29,  1776;  marched  Aug.  3, 
1776;  regiment  reported  as  serving  as  part  of  Continental  Army  and  stationed 
near  King's  Bridge. 

Masten,  Cornelius  C.  Descriptive  list  dated  Aug.  6,  1776;  Capt.  Moses  Canteen's 
CO.,  Col.  Levi  Pawling's  (Ulster  Co.,  N.  Y.)  regt..  Gen.  Clinton's  brigade;  age, 
20  3'rs;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  fair;  hair,  light;  eyes,  brown;  occu- 
pation, tailor;  birthplace,  Kingston;  enlisted  July  29,  1776;  marched  Aug.  3, 
1776 ;  regiment  reported  as  serving  as  part  of  Continental  Army  and  stationed 
near  King's  Bridge. 


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Masten,  Thomas,  Methuen.  Receipt  dated  Methuen,  April  29,  1782,  for  bounty  paid 
said  Masten  by  Nathaniel  Haseltine,  Chairman  of  Class  No.  5  of  the  town  of 
Methuen,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years  ;  also,  Private, 
Capt.  John  Mills's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Feb. -April, 
1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlistment,  during  war;  reported  on  fatigue  duty  in 
Feb.  and  March,  1781 ;  also,  muster  roll  for  May,  1781 ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug., 
1781,  sworn  to  in  Camp  at  Peeksldll;  reported  with  Col.  Scammell ;  also,  muster 
roll  for  Sept.,  1781 ;  reported  on  command  with  Col.  Scammell. 

Master,  Benjamin,  Marblehead.  Private,  Capt.  William  Bladder's  (6th)  co..  Col. 
John  Glover's  (21st)  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Oct.  9,  1775. 

Master,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Tiebout's  co..  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's  (1st 
New  York)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan. -April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  reported 
on  command  at  Newbury  Jan. -March,  1781. 

Masterman, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Marterman.] 

Masterman,  James,  Barnstable.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army, 
as  returned  by  the  Selectmen  and  Committee  of  Barnstable;  residence,  Barn- 
stable; engaged  for  town  of  Barnstable;  joined  Capt.  Webb's  co..  Col.  Shepard's 
regt.;  term  to  expire  Jan.  -,  1780;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  Joseph  Otis, 
Muster  Master  for  Barnstable  Co.,  dated  Barnstable,  March  29,  1777;  Capt. 
George  Webb's  co..  Col.  Sheppard's  regt.;  mustered  March  28,  1777;  term,  3 
years;  also,  Capt.  Webb's  co..  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th)  regt.;  descriptive 
list  of  deserters  made  up  from  Jan.  1, 1777,  to  June  1, 1780 ;  age,  30  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  sandy;  residence,  Barnstable;  enlistment, 
during  war;  deserted  April  22,  1777 ;  reported  as  having  left  regiment  at  Boston, 
last  heard  of  at  Cambridge. 

Masterman,  James.  Capt.  Samuel  Foster's  co..  Col.  John  Greaton's  (2d)  regt. ;  re- 
turn [year  not  given]  ;  reported  deserted. 

Masterman,  James.  Private,  Capt.  John  Minott's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  muster  roll 
for  Dec,  1776-Feb.,  1777;  enlisted  Dec.  15,  1776;  credited  to  town  of  Billerica; 
regiment  raised  to  serve  until  March  1,  1777. 

Masterman,  James.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Freedom,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Clouston ;  engaged  Aug.  26,  1777 ;  discharged  Dec.  18,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  22 
days;  also,  same  vessel  and  commander;  payroll  for  additional  pay  due  men 
previously  made  up  on  roll  to  Dec.  18,  1777,  for  the  time  elapsed  until  their  re- 
turn ;  wages  allowed  to  March  10, 1778 ;  also,  list  of  prisoners  sent  from  NcAvport, 
R.  I.,  in  the  prison-ship  "  Lord  Sandwich  "  and  landed  at  Bristol  March  7,  1778; 
also.  Seaman,  state  brig  "Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Foster  Williams; 
engaged  June  30,  1778;  discharged  Oct.  16,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  16  days;  also, 
same  vessel  and  commander;  engaged  Dec.  1,  1778;  discharged  April  20,  1779; 
service,  4  mos.  19  days;  roll  dated  Boston. 

Masters,  .  [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Marsten,  Marsters,  Mas- 
ten,  Master,  Mastes,  Mastis,  Mestes]. 

Masters,  Daniel,  Northampton.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Cook's  co..  Col.  Elisha  Por- 
ter's (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  20,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1779; 
service,  1  mo.  12  days,  at  New  London,  Conn.,  including  4  days  (87  miles)  travel 
home;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of 
Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Maj.  Peter  Harwood,  of  6th  Mass.  regt.,  at  Spring- 
field, July  1,  1780 ;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  3  in. ;  complexion,  light;  engaged 
for  town  of  Northampton  ;  arrived  at  Springfield  June  26, 1780 ;  marched  to  camp 
July  1,  1780,  under  command  of  Ensign  Joseph  Miller;  also,  list  of  men  raised 
for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed 
muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25, 1780  ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months 


340  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Masters,  Daniel,  continued. 

men  raised  by  the  town  of  Northampton  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  dur- 
ing 17S0;  marched  to  camp  June  26,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  4,  1780;  service,  5 
mos.  15  days,  including  travel  (140  miles)  home;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer 
Strong's  CO.  of  volunteers,  '2d  Hampshire  Co.  regt. ;  service  against  the  insurgents 
at  Northampton  June  15,16,  and  17, 1782, 3  days,  by  order  of  Elisha  Porter,  Sheriff; 
company  marched  for  support  of  the  government  at  Springfield,  Northampton  and 
Hadley. 

Masters,  Edward,  Boston.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
1st  Middlesex  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Lieut.  Stephen  Frost;  residence,  Boston; 
engaged  for  town  of  Cambridge ;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber, 
Muster  Master  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  16,  1777;  Capt.  Hunt's  co., 
Brig.  Gen.  Paterson's  regt.;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Green's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31, 
1780 ;  also,  descriptive  list  dated  Feb.  3, 1781 ;  Capt.  Francis  Green's  co.,  1st  Mass. 
regt.;  age,  24yrs.;  stature,  5 ft. 4  in. ;  complexion,  light;  hair,  dark;  birthplace, 
Boston;  residence,  Boston;  enlisted  Feb.  1,  1777,  by  Capt.  Hunt,  at  Boston; 
enlistment,  during  war;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Francis  Green's  co..  Col.  Joseph 
Vose's  (1st)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.-May,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  reported 
on  command  at  the  Lines  in  May,  1781;  also,  muster  roll  for  June,  1781,  dated 
Camp  Phillipsborough ;  also,  muster  roll  for  July,  1781;  also,  muster  rolls  for 
Aug.  and  Sept.,  1781,  dated  Camp  Peekskill ;  reported  on  command  at  New 
Bridge  in  Aug.,  1781 ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Oct.,  1781 -March,  1782,  dated  Quarters 
York  Hutts ;  reported  on  duty  at  New  Windsor  in  Jan.  and  Feb.,  1782. 

Masters,  Jonathan.  Private,  Capt.  Leonard  Bleeker's  (Light  Infantry)  co..  Col. 
Goose  Van  Schaick's  (1st  New  York)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan. -April,  1781, 
dated  West  Point ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

Masters,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  John  Mills's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt.; 
muster  rolls  for  Jan.  and  Feb.,  1782,  dated  Y'ork  Huts  and  sworn  to  in  Camp  at 
West  Point;  enlistment,  during  war;  reported  sick  and  absent  in  Feb.,  1782. 

Mastes,  Amos,  Chelmsford.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Barron's  co.  of  militia.  Col.  David 
Green's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7  days. 

Mastes,  Benjamin,  Wilmington.  Private,  Capt.  John  Harnden's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer 
Bridge's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  30,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  9  days ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dec. 
28,  1775. 

Masthews,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  John  Mills's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt.; 
muster  i-oll  for  Sept.,  1781 ;  enlistment,  during  war ;  reported  absent  on  duty. 

Mastiak,  William.  Drummer,  Capt.  Haffield  White's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's 
(5th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Feb.  and  March,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted 
July  15,  1778;  enlistment,  3  j'ears. 

Mastic,  Benjamin,  Hopkinton.  Private,  Capt.  James  Mellen's  co..  Col.  Jonathan 
Ward's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  26,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  13  days. 

Mastick, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Masstick,  Mastiak,  Mastic] 

Mastick,  Benjamin,  Hopkinton.  Order  on  Maj.  Barber,  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge, 
June  18,  1775,  signed  by  Maj.  Edward  Barnes,  for  cartridge  boxes  to  be  delivered 
said  Mastick  and  others  belonging  to  Capt.  James  Mellen's  co.,  Col.  Ward's 
regt.;  also,  Private,  Capt.  James  Mellen's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's  regt.;  com- 
pany return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  a/«o,  Capt.  Aaron  Gardner's  co.,Col.  Brooks's 
regt.;  company  return  endorsed  "1776;  "  said  Mastick  reported  as  being  in  the 
country,  as  wounded,  and  as  having  lost  articles  in  battle. 


IN  THE   WAR  OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  3il 

Mastick,  Joseph,  Weston.  Private,  Capt.  Jesse  Wyman's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt. ;  arrived  at  destination  May  10,  1777 ;  discharged  July  10,  1777 ;  service, 
2  mos.  9  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  including  3  days  (50  miles)  travel  to  place  of 
destination  and  5  days  travel  from  place  of  discharge  home ;  company  raised  for 
2  months. 

Mastick,  Joseph,  Weston.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental 
Arm}',  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778;  Weston  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt.; 
age,  27  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  residence,  Weston;  engaged  for  town  of  Weston. 

Mastick,  Joseph.  List  of  men  detached  from  Col.  Brooks's  regt.  to  relieve  guards  at 
Cambridge,  as  returned  to  Lieut.  Col.  Francis  Faulkner  [year  not  given,  probably 
1778J  ;  reported  as  belonging  to  a  company  commanded  by  Maj.  Lamson,  of 
Weston;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Harrington's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  regt. 
of  guards ;  muster  rolls  dated  Cambridge,  May  9,  and  June  1, 1778 ;  enlisted  April 
1, 1778 ;  enlistment,  3  months  from  April  2, 1778 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  joined 
April  2,  1778;  service  to  July  3,  1778,  3  raos.  2  days,  at  Cambridge. 

Mastick,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Jotham  Houghton's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ; 
service  from  July  31,  1778,  to  date  of  discharge,  Sept.  14,  1778,  1  mo.  15  days; 
company  raised  for  6  weeks  service  at  Rhode  Island.     Roll  dated  Petersham. 

Mastick,  William,  Winchendon.  List  of  men  raised  in  Worcester  Co.  for  the  terip 
of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April 
20,  1778;  Capt.  Bowington's  co..  Col.  Sparhawk's  regt.;  age,  16  yrs.;  stature, 
5  ft.  5  in. ;  complexion,  dark  ;  residence,  Winchendon ;  arrived  at  Fishkill  June 
19,  1778;  also,  list  of  men  returned  as  received  of  Jonathan  Warner,  Commis- 
sioner, by  Col.  R.  Putnam,  July  20, 1778 ;  engaged  for  town  of  Winchendon ;  also, 
list  of  men  returned  as  mustered  by  Henry  Rutgers,  Jr.,  Deputy  Muster  Master, 
dated  Fishkill,  Aug.  1,  1778. 

Mastick,  William.  Drummer,  Capt.  Morse's  co..  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th)  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  July  15,  1778,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
also,  Capt.  Gardner's  CO.,  Col.  Putnam's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  Capt.  Haffield  White's  co.. 
Col.  Putnam's  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.  and  April,  1781,  dated  West  Point; 
enlisted  July  15, 1778;  enlistment,  3  years  (also  given  during  war) ;  reported  sick 
in  quarters  in  April,  1781. 

Mastin,  Benjamin,  Methuen.  Private,  in  a  company  commanded  by  Maj.  Samuel 
Bodwell,  which  marched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  i^ 
days. 

Mastin,  Daniel,  Falmouth.  List  of  men  returned  by  a  committee  for  settling  disputes 
between  towns  as  to  soldiers  credited  to  them  [year  not  given]  ;  said  Mastin 
claimed  by  Falmouth  and  Bradford;  allowed  to  Bradford. 

Mastin,  David.  Private,  Capt.  Christopher  Marshall's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's 
regt.;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1779,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  June  12,  1778; 
enlistment,  9  months. 

Mastin,  Thomas,  Buxton.  List  of  men  mustered  bj'  Nathaniel  Wells,  Muster  Master 
for  York  Co.,  certified  in  York  Co.,  June  6, 1780 ;  said  Mastin  appears  among  men 
mustered  to  serve  for  8  months  in  defence  of  eastern  Massachusetts,  agreeable  to 
resolve  of  March  25,  1780;  residence,  Buxton. 

Mastings,  James,  Boston.  Gunner,  Capt.  Thomas  Melvill's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  abstract  for  advance  pay,  mileage,  etc. ;  Capt.  Mel- 
vill's receipt  for  amount  of  abstract,  dated  Boston,  June  20,  1776. 

Mastis,  Benjamin,  Townsend.  Private,  Capt.  John  Harnden's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Bridge's  (27th)  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 


342  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Maston,  David.  List  of  men  raised  in  Essex  Co.  for  ttie  term  of  9  months  from  the 
time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778,  returned  as 
received  of  Jonathan  Warner,  Commissioner,  by  Col.  R.  Putnam,  July  20,  1778; 
also,  list  of  men  returned  as  mustered  by  Henry  Rutgers,  Jr.,  Deputy  Muster 
Master,  dated  Fishkill,  Aug.  1,  1778;  engaged  for  town  of  Newbury;  arrived  at 
Fishkill  June  12,  1778. 

Maston,  Jacob,  Methuen.  Private,  Capt.  Eliphalet  Bodwell's  co..  Col.  Edward  Wig- 
gel  sworth's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  from  Albany  home  in 
Dec,  1776;  210  miles  travel  allowed  said  Maston. 

Maston,  John.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Jonathan  W.  Edes's  (1st)  co..  Col.  Crafts's 
(Artillery)  regi. ;  service  from  Dec.  31,  1778,  to  March  1,  1779,  2  mos.  Roll 
sworn  to  at  Boston. 

Maston,  Johjj.  Seaman,  U.  S.  brig  "General  Gates,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Skimmer;  list  of  men  entitled  to  prize  shares  [year  not  given];  said  Maston 
rated  1:^  shares. 

Maston,  Simon.  Private,  Capt.  William  Crocker's  co.;  service  from  March  1,  1776, 
to  May  31, 1776,  3  mos, ;  company  stationed  at  Falmouth,  Cumberland  Co.,  for 
defence  of  seacoast. 

Mastone,  David,  Newbury.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Essex  Co.  for  the  term 
of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill ;  age,  20  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
6  in. ;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Newbury;  arrived  at  Fishkill  June  12, 1778. 

Masure,  John,  Salem.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Bowne's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  William 
Bond's  (late  Col.  Thomas  Gardner's)  37th  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Camp  at 
Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money 
dated  Prospect  Hill,  Dec.  18,  1775. 

Masurey,  Richard.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Symonds's  co.  of  matrosses  raised 
in  Salem;  engaged  July  2,  1776;  service,  2  inos.  29  days. 

Masury,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Massury,  Masure,  Masurey, 

Measorye,  Measury,  Messury.] 

Masury,  Benjamin.  Private,  Capt.  John  Symonds's  co.  of  matrosses  raised  in  Salem ; 
enlisted  July  13,  1776;  service,  2  mos.  18  days. 

Masury,  David.  Petition  endorsed  "  May  8.  1778,"  signed  by  Marshal  Mansfield, 
asking  that  said  Masury  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  schooner  "  Spark  " 
(privateer) ;  ordered  in  Council  May  8,  1778,  that  a  commission  be  issued. 

Masury,  John,  Salem.  Private,  Capt.  John  Symonds's  co.  of  matrosses  raised  in 
Salem;  enlisted  July  15,  1776;  service,  2  mos.  16  days;  also,  list  of  men  raised 
to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  1st  Essex  Co.  regt.;  residence,  Salem; 
engaged  for  town  of  Salem;  joined  Capt.  Page's  co.,  Col.  Francis's  regt.;  term, 
3  years  or  during  war;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Page's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's 
regt.;  Continental  Army  paj'  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  1,  1777,  to  July  7, 
1777;  reported  died  July  7,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Page's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Francis's  regt. ;  subsistence  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  Feb.  1, 1777,  to  time 
of  arrival  at  Bennington ;  credited  with  52  days  allowance;  the  Captain  and  1st 
Lieutenant  to  march  April  1,  1777,  the  rest  to  march  March  12,  1777. 

Masury,  John.  Private,  Capt.  James  Prentiss's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt.;  pay 
abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc,  home  from  place  of  discharge,  Saratoga,  en- 
dorsed "  travel  from  Fort  Edward ;  "  240  miles  travel  allowed  said  Masury ;  M-ar- 
rant  for  pay  allowed  in  Council  Feb.  3,  1777. 

Masury,  John.  Seaman,  Ijrigantine  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Jonathan 
Haraden ;  engaged  March  9,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  29,  1777.  Roll  sworn  to  in 
Suffolk  Co. 


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Masvkt,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  "Warren's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchell's  regt.; 
detached  July  7,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  25,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  18  days,  on 
Penobscot  expedition.    Roll  dated  Falmouth. 

Masurt,  John.  List  of  prisoners  to  be  received  in  exchange  for  British  prisoners  sent 
to  Halifax  in  the  cartel  "Swift,"  as  attested  by  Robert  Pierpont,  Commissary, 
dated  Oct.  9,  1777;  said  Masury,  Seaman,  to  be  exchanged  for  James  Eastham, 
Mate. 

Masvrt,  Jonathan.  Pay  roll  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  sloop  [brigantine]  "  Tyran- 
nicide," commanded  by  Capt.  John  Fisk, dated  Salem;  engaged  July  1,  1776; 
discharged  Sept.  30,  1776;  also.  Seaman,  same  vessel  and  commander;  engaged 
Sept.  30, 1776 ;  discharged  Jan.  1, 1777 ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Boston  ;  also,  same  vessel 
and  commander;  engaged  Jan.  1,  1777;  discharged  Feb.  17,  1777;  roll  sworn  to 
at  Boston. 

Masurt,  Joseph,  Salem.  Private,  Capt.  Abner  Cranson's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's 
regt. ;  company  receipts  for  wages  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1775,  dated  Camp  at  Pros- 
pect Hill;  also,  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  receipt 
for  bounty  coat  dated  Camp  at  Prospect  Hill,  Nov.  2, 1775 ;  also,  list  of  men  raised 
to  serve  in  the  Continental  Array  from  1st  Essex  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  enlist- 
ment committee  of  Salem,  certified  at  Salem,  May  18,  1778;  residence,  Salem; 
engaged  for  town  of  Salem;  joined  Col.  Putnam's  regt. ;  term,  3  years  or  during 
war. 

Masurt,  Richard.  Petition  dated  Salem,  Dec.  1,  1775,  signed  by  Bartholomew  Put- 
nam and  others,  in  behalf  of  themselves  and  others,  all  of  Salem,  asking  that 
said  Masury,  a  mariner,  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  schooner  "Dol- 
phin" (privateer) ;  ordered  in  Council  Dec.  8,  1775,  that  a  commission  be  issued. 

Masurt,  Richard.  Official  record  of  a  ballot  by  the  House  of  Representatives,  dated 
July  2,  1776 ;  said  Masury  chosen  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Symonds's  co.  of 
matrosses  to  be  stationed  at  Salem ;  appointment  concurred  in  by  Council  July  2, 
1776;  reported  commissioned  July  2,  1776. 

Masurt,  Samuel.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Jonathan 
Haraden;  engaged  March  13,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  31,  1777.  Roll  sworn  to  in 
Suffolk  Co. 

Masurt,  Samuel.  Petition  signed  by  Joshua  Grafton,  asking  that  said  Masury  be 
commissioned  as  commander  of  the  schooner  "  Revenue"  (privateer),  fitted  out 
for  an  8  weeks  cruise;  ordered  in  Council  May  31,  1779,  that  a  commission  be 
issued. 

Masurt,  Samuel.  Petition  dated  Boston,  May  21,  1781,  signed  by  James  Eaton,  in 
behalf  of  himself  and  others,  of  Salem,  asking  that  said  Masury  be  commissioned 
as  commander  of  the  schooner  "  Panther"  (privateer) ;  advised  in  Council  May 
21,  1781,  that  a  commission  be  issued. 

Masurt,  Stephen,  Ipswich  (also  given  Beverly).  Capt.  Ebenezer  Francis's  co.,  Col. 
John  Mansfield's  (19th)  regt. ;  order  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Masury  and 
others,  dated  Cambridge,  June  8,  1775;  also,  Private,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  4,1775;  service,  3  mos.  5  days;  also,  Capt. 
Francis's  co..  Col.  Mansfield's  regt.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson ; 
company  return  dated  Oct.  6, 1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in 
money  dated  Camp  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  26,  1775. 

Masuzan,  Francis.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Rehoboth  for 
service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780  ;  marched  to  West  Point  July  7, 1780 ; 
discharged  Dec.  27,  1780;  service,  6  mos.,  including  10  days  (200  miles)  travel 
home. 


344  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND  SAILORS 

Matagoso, ,  Penobscot.    Private,  Capt.  John  Lane's  co. ;  enlisted  July  17,  1775  j 

service  to  Sept.  15,  1775,  2  mos.  4  days ;  company  probably  stationed  at  Cape 
Ann  for  defence  of  seacoast;  reported  an  Indian. 

Matcalf,  Philemon.  Capt.  John  Boyd's  co..  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt. ;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  23,  1775. 

Matcalf,  Samuel,  Ashburnham.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  belonging  to  the  town 
of  Ashburnham  raised  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched 
to  camp  June  29,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  14,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  26  days,  includ- 
ing travel  (200  miles)  home. 

Match,  John.  Seaman,  frigate  "Boston,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel  Tucker; 
engaged  July  30,  1779.    Roll  made  up  for  advance  pay  for  1  mo. 

Matchet,  John,  Newburyport.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  Lunt's  co..  Col.  Moses  Little's 
(17th)  regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775] ;  age,  20  yrs. ;  enlisted  Mav  2, 
1775. 

Matchett, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Matchet,  Mattchet.] 

Matchett,  John,  Newburyport.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  Lunt's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's 
regt.;  muster  roll  made  up  to  Aug.  1,  1775,  dated  Cambridge;  enlisted  May  2, 
1775;  service,  13  weeks. 

Matclf,  Joseph,  Salem.  Private,  Capt.  Eleazer  Lindsea's  co.  commanded  by  Lieut. 
Daniel  Gallushee,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 
1775;  enlisted  July  27,  1775;  service,  5  days. 

Materson,  Caleb.  Capt.  Stephen  Pearl's  co..  Col.  Wodbridge's  (Woodbridge's)  regt. ; 
receipt  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Materson  and  others,  dated  Cambridge, 
June  26,  1775. 

Mather,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Marther,  Murther.] 

Mather,  Abner.  Receipt  dated  June  26,  1776,  for  wages  for  2  mos.  service  in  the 
winter  of  1775-6,  in  Capt.  Selah  Heart's  co.,  Col.  Erastus  Woolcot's  regt. 

Mather,  Asa.  Private,  Capt.  Adam  Henry's  co.;  enlisted  Jan.  7,  1779;  discharged 
April  1,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  25  days,  with  guards  at  Rutland.  [See  Asahel 
Mathews.] 

Mather,  David.  Private,  Capt.  James  Black's  (Chester)  co.  commanded  by  Lieut. 
William  Campbell,  Col.  David  Moosley's  (Moseley's)  regt.;  enlisted  June  15, 
1782;  discharged  June  17,  1782;  service,  3  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Northampton. 
Roll  sworn  to  at  Chester. 

Mather,  John,  Roxbury.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Whiting's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's 
regt.  of  Minute-men,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  19 
days. 

Mather,  [Sa]muel.  Surgeon,  Col.  David  Mosely's  (3d  Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  entered 
service  June  16,  1782;  discharged  June  17,  1782;  service,  2  days;  horse  rations 
allowed  said  Mather ;  regiment  raised  for  support  of  the  government  at  Northamp- 
ton in  June,  1782.     Roll  sworn  to  at  Westfield. 

Mathers,  Daniel,  New  Braintree  (also  given  Brookfield).  Private,  Capt.  Adam  Mar- 
tin's CO.,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  ser- 
vice from  May  5, 1777,  to  Sept.  23, 1777;  residence.  New  Braintree;  reported  died 
Sept.  23,  1777;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Jan. -Aug.,  1777,  dated 
Van  Schaick's  Island  and  sworn  to  at  Camp  near  Half  Moon ;  enlisted  May  5, 
1777;  reported  on  command  at  Albany;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  return  dated 
Feb.  3, 1778  ;  residence,  Brookfield;  engaged  for  town  of  Brookfield ;  mustered  by 
Worcester  Co.  Muster  Master. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  345 

Mathers,  Johx.  2cl  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Moses  Whitney's  (5th)  co.,  Col.  Mcintosh's 
(1st  Suflfolk  Co.)  regt. ;  list  of  officers;  commissioned  June  16,  1779. 

Mathers,  Joseph.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  as  returned 
by  Capt.  Jesse  Sturtevant,  dated  Halifax,  Feb.  21,  1778;  engaged  for  town  of 
Halifax ;  joined  Capt.  Turner's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt. ;  engaged  in  July,  1777 ; 
term,  3  years ;  reported  a  transient. 

Mathers,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  John  Mills's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  April,  1781,  dated  Garrison,  West  Point;  enlisted  April  5,  1781; 
enlistment,  during  war;  also,  muster  roll  for  May,  1781;  also,  muster  roll  for 
June,  1781,  dated  Camp  Phillipsborough;  also,  muster  roll  for  July,  1781,  dated 
Camp  near  Dobbs's  Ferrj-;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781,  sworn  to  in  Camp  at 
Peekskill;  reported  with  Col.  Putnam. 

Mathes,  Aaron,  Brookfield.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Jonathan  Barns's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  Jonathan  Warner's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  left 
place  of  rendezvous  May  1,  1775;  service,  16  days. 

Mathes,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Lot  Crowell's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  regt. ;  ser- 
vice, 2  days,  guarding  prisoners  belonging  to  the  [British]  ship  "Somerset"  lost 
on  Cape  Cod  Nov.  -,  1778. 

Mathes,  RErBEx.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Palmer's  co..  Col.  John  Cushing's  regt.; 
marched  Oct.  2,  1776;  service,  51  days,  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll  dated  Newport 
and  sworn  to  at  Falmouth. 

Mathes,  Thomas,  Woburn.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Fox's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Concord  and  Cambridge;  service,  3  days. 

Mathes,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Palmer's  co.,  Col.  John  Cushing's  regt.; 
marched  Oct.  2,  1776;  service,  27  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  roll  dated  Newport 
and  sworn  to  at  Falmouth ;  also,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Baker's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ; 
marched  Oct.  4,  1777;  service,  28  days;  company  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on 
a  secret  expedition. 

Matheus,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  John  Spoor's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  15,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  17,  1780;  service,  4  days; 
company  marched  to  the  Northward  by  order  of  Bi'ig.  Gen.  Fellows  on  an  alarm 
at  the  time  Forts  Ann  and  George  were  taken  by  the  enemy. 

Mathew,  James.  Report  of  guard  detail  and  prisoners  under  confinement,  dated 
Ticonderoga,  Sept.  26,  1776,  made  to  Gen.  Gates,  taken  from  Col.  Wheelock's 
Orderly  Book  ;  said  Mathew  confined  Ijy  Maj.  D.  [  ?]  Hark  for  stealing  or  conceal- 
ing a  sword  belonging  to  Lieut.  Morrison ;  also,  return  of  sentences  by  a  court- 
martial,  Maj.  Morris,  President,  appearing  in  a  general  order  dated  Headquarters, 
Ticonderoga,  Oct.  3, 1776,  taken  from  Col.  Wheelock's  Orderly  Book ;  said  Mathew 
charged  with  stealing  and  concealing  a  sword;  found  not  guilty,  but  it  appearing 
that  he  disposed  of  the  hanger  after  it  was  claimed  by  the  owner,  he  was  found 
guilty  of  concealing  that,  and  ordered  to  pay  the  owner,  Lieut.  Morrison,  £7  10s 
as  a  compensation. 

Mathew,  Joseph,  Taunton.  Private,  (late)  Capt.  Thomas  Turner's  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel 
Bradford's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  acccounts  for  service  from  March  13, 
1777,  to  Jan.  1,  1779;  residence,  Taunton;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  return  [year 
not  given] ;  mustered  by  State  and  Continental  Muster  Masters;  term,  3  years; 
reported  sick  at  Albany;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  return  of  men  recruited  by 
Capt.  Thomas  Turner  who  were  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  and  who  had 
not  been  absent  subsequently  except  on  furlough,  etc.;  enlisted  July  1,  1777; 
joined  Aug.  8,  1777;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Jan.  15,  1778; 
reported  sick  in  general  hospital  at  Albany. 


346  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 


Mathew,  Nathan  I  [?].  Private,  Capt.  Levi  Ely's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  9,  1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  22,  1780 ;  service,  2  raos.  21  days,  includ- 
ing 7  days  (140  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  for  3  months. 

Mathew,  Prince.  Private,  Capt.  William  Moore's  co..  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  June,  1781,  sworn  to  in  Camp  at  Phillipsborough ;  enlisted 
April  10,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  reported  on  command  at  West  Point. 

Mathew,  William,  Bristol.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Turner's  co. ;  enlisted  March  26, 
1770;  service  to  June  10,  1776,  2  mos.  15  days,  in  defence  of  seacoast;  roll  dated 
Bristol ;  also,  same  co. ;  service  from  Sept.  10,  1776,  to  Dec.  7,  1776,  2  mos.  27 
days ;  company  stationed  at  Boothbay ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Thomas  Brackett's  co.,  3d  Lincoln  Co.  regt.,  as 
returned  agreeable  to  order  of  Council  of  Nov.  7, 1777 ;  residence,  Bristol ;  engaged 
for  town  of  Bristol;  joined  Capt.  White's  co.,  Col.  Francis's  regt. 

Mathewes,  James.  Capt.  Nathaniel  Winslow's  co..  Col.  Whitney's  regt.;  company 
receipt  for  advance  pay  for  1  month,  travel  allowance  from  home  to  Boston,  etc., 
dated  Point  Shirley,  June  13,  1776;  also,  petition  dated  Camp  at  Hull,  Sept.  17, 
1776,  signed  by  said  Mathewes  and  others  belonging  to  battalion  stationed  at  Hull, 
asking  for  increase  and  payment  of  wages. 

Mathewes,  Johx.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Carter's  co..  Col.  Job  Cushing's  (Worces- 
ter Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  7,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  22,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  24 
days,  at  the  Northward,  including  8  days  (160  miles)  travel  home.  Roll  dated 
Leominster. 

Mathewes,  Thomas,  Boston.  Mate,  brig  "  Prospect,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Joseph 
Vesey ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co.,  June  20, 
1781;  age,  27  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  11  in.;  complexion,  dark;  occupation,  cooper; 
residence,  Boston. 

Mathews,  Abner.  Private,  Capt.  Francis  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Mcintosh's  regt..  Gen. 
Lovell's  brigade;  enlisted  Aug.  1, 1778;  discharged  Sept.  11,  1778;  service,  1  mo. 
14  days,  on  an  expedition  to  Rhode  Island. 

Mathews,  Asahel,  Southborough.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Josiah  Fay's  co.  of  Minute-men 
and  militia,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  13  days ; 
also,  Lieutenant,  serving  as  Volunteer,  Capt.  Seth  Newton's  co..  Col.  Whitney's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  21,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  26  (also  given  Aug.  27),  1777; 
service,  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington ;  company  proceeded  from  South- 
borough  to  Hadley  on  horses,  by  order  of  the  Brigadier,  and  horse  hire  and  mile- 
age (80  miles)  allowed  home. 

Mathews,  Asahel.  Private,  Capt.  Adam  Henry's  co.  of  guai-ds ;  enlisted  Jan.  7, 1779 ; 
discharged  April  4, 1779 ;  service,  3  mos. ;  company  detached  from  militia  to  guard 
troops  of  convention  at  Rutland  for  3  months  from  Jan.  1,1779.     [See  Asa  Mather.] 

Mathews,  Atkins.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army 
for  the  terra  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780,  returned  as  received 
of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  19, 
1780;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  dark;  engaged  for  town  of 
Yarmouth  ;  marched  to  camp  July  19,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Clark. 

Mathews,  Barnabas,  Yarmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Franklin's  co..  Col.  Nathan 
Tyler's  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  18,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1779;  service,  2  mos. 
13  days,  at  Rhode  Island  ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Dec,  1779,  sworn 
to  at  Rehoboth,  allowing  25  days  service  at  Rhode  Island. 

Mathews,  Barnabas.  3d  Corporal,  Capt.  Joshua  Gray's  co. ;  enlisted  July  8,  1775; 
discharged  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  5  mos.  28  days,  in  defence  of  seacoast.  Rolls 
dated  Barnstable. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  347 

Mathews,  Barnabas.  List  of  prisoners  sent  from  port  of  Halifax  by  order  of  Sir 
George  Collier  June  28, 1777,  to  be  exchanged  for  British  prisoners,  as  returned  by 
John  Emerson,  Commissary ;  said  Mathews,  Seaman,  reported  as  having  been 
taken  in  a  trading  vessel. 

Mathews,  Barnabas.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Baker's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ; 
marched  Oct.  4,  1777;  service,  28  days;  company  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on 
a  secret  expedition. 

Mathews,  Barn'y.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Simeon 
Samson;  engaged  Sept.  12,  1777;  discharged  May  20,  1778;  service,  8  mos.  8 
days.    Roll  dated  Boston. 

Mathews,  Daniel,  Marblehead.  Capt.  Gideon  Foster's  co..  Col.  John  Mansfield's 
(19th)  regt.;  receipt  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Mathews  and  others, 
dated  Cambridge,  July  4,  1775;  also,  Private,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  8,  1775;  service,  3  mos.;  also,  Capt.  John 
Baker's  co..  Col.  Mansfield's  regt.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson; 
company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equiv- 
alent in  money  dated  Camp  Winter  Hill,  Dec.  25,  1775. 

Mathews,  Daniel,  New  Braintree.  Matross,  Capt.  William  Todd's  co..  Col.  Crafts's 
regt. ;  return  for  advance  pay  for  1  month,  mileage,  etc.,  sworn  to  in  SufTolk  Co., 
Dec.  16,  1776;  also.  Bombardier,  Capt.  William  Todd's  (8th)  co..  Col.  Thomas 
Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt.;  service  from  Feb.  1  to  date  of  discharge,  May  8  [year 
not  given,  probably  1777],  3  mos.  7  days;  roll  sworn  to  at  Boston. 

Mathews,  Daniel,  New  Braintree.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  fi'om  Capt.  Thomas  Whipple's  and  Capt.  Francis  Stone's  cos.,  of  New 
Braintree,  Col.  James  Converse's  (4th  Worcester  Co.)  regt.,  Gen.  Warner's 
brigade;  residence.  New  Braintree;  engaged  for  town  of  New  Braintree ;  joined 
Capt.  Cushing's  co..  Col.  Bigelow's  regt.;  term,  3  years;  also,  list  of  men  mus- 
tered by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master  for  Worcester  Co. ;  Capt.  Martin's  co., 
Col.  Bigelow's  regt.;  mustered  June  13,  1777. 

Mathews,  Daniel.  Company  receipt  for  ammunition,  given  to  Capt.  Barnabas  Sears, 
dated  Dorchester  Camp,  Feb.  15,  1776. 

Mathews,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Whipple's  co.,  Col.  James  Converse's 
(Worcester  Co.)  regt. ;  service,  3  days ;  company  marched  towards  Providence 
on  an  alarm  in  July,  1777  ;  roll  dated  New  Braintree. 

Mathews,  Daniel.  Fifer,  Capt.  Enoch  Noble's  co..  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  1,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  20,  1777;  service,  20  days; 
company  marched  to  Bennington  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Fellows  and  Committee 
of  Safety  at  request  of  Gen.  Stark.    Roll  certified  at  Sheffield. 

Mathews,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  Francis  Stone's  co..  Col.  James  Converse's  (Worces- 
ter Co.)  regt. ;  service,  3  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington  in  Aug.,  1777. 

Mathews,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Gilbert's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.; 
service  from  Aug.  2,  1778,  to  Sept.  13,  1778,  1  mo.  16  days,  at  Rhode  Island, 
including  travel  (83  miles)  home.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Worcester  Co. 

Mathews,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Noble's  co..  Col.  Ezra  Wood's  regt.;  en- 
listed May  15,  1778;  discharged  Feb.  7, 1779;  service,  8  mos.  24  days,  at  North 
river;  regiment  raised  for  8  months  from  time  of  arrival  at  Fishkill ;  also,  same 
CO.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Sept.,  1778 ;  reported  sick  in  hospital,  not  joined  since 
muster ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Oct.,  1778 ;  reported  not  joined. 

Mathews,  Daniel  (also  given  Daniel,  Jr.).  Private;  pay  roll  for  6  months  men 
raised  by  the  town  of  Sheffield  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780; 
marched  to  West  Point  July  1,  1780 ;  discharged  Dec.  13,  1780 ;  service,  5  mos.  17 
days. 


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Mathews,  Daniel.  Private,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt. ;  service  from  June 
20,  1782,  6  mos.  11  days. 

Mathews,  David,  Leicester.  Matross,  Capt.  William  Todd's  (8th)  co..  Col.  Thomas 
Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt.;  service  from  Feb.  1,  to  date  of  discharge.  May  8  [year 
not  given,  probably  1777],  3  mos.  7  days;  roll  sworn  to  at  Boston. 

Mathews,  David  (also  given  David,  Jr.).  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Gray's  co. ;  enlisted 
July  10,  1775;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  5  mos.  2.5  days,  in  defence  of 
seacoast.    Rolls  dated  Barnstable. 

Mathews,  Edward.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Cogswell's  (2d)  co..  Col.  James  Wesson's 
regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  1,  1777,  to  April  20, 
1778;  reported  deserted  April  20,  1778;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  return  dated 
Jan.  25,  1778 ;  mustered  by  Esquire  Cushing,  State  Muster  Master. 

Mathews,  Elijah.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Grow's  co. ;  service  from  Nov.  1,  1775,  to 
Dec.  31,  1775,  2  mos.  5  days;  reported  enlisted  July  10,  1775;  company  raised  in 
York  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Mathews,  Elisha,  Yarmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Micah  Hamlen's  co..  Col.  Thomas 
Marshal's  regt. ;  return  for  advance  pay  for  1  month,  mileage,  etc.,  dated  Boston, 
June  15,  1776 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1776 ;  also,  list  of  men 
mustered  bj'  Joseph  Otis,  Muster  Master  for  Barnstable  Co.,  dated  May  19,  1777; 
Capt.  Davis's  co..  Col.  Bradford's  regt. ;  mustered  May  15,  1777;  term,  3  years; 
also.  Private,  5th  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  (12th)  regt.;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  16,  1777,  to  June  26,  1778;  reported  deceased; 
also,  Capt.  John  Lemount's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  i"egt. ;  subsistence  allowed  from 
date  of  enlistment.  May  16,  1777,  to  May  27,  1777;  credited  with  11  days  allow- 
ance; also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  return  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Yarmouth; 
engaged  for  town  of  Yarmouth ;  mustered  by  County  and  Continental  Muster 
Masters ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  on  or  before 
Aug.  15,  1777;  joined  June  26,  1777;  reported  died  June  6,  1778. 

Mathews,  Elisha.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Whipple's  co.,  Col.  Abijah  Stearns's  regt. ; 
enlisted  March  30,  1778;  service  to  July  2,  1778,  3  mos.  3  days,  guarding  troops 
of  convention.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Worcester  Co. 

Mathews,  Ephraim,  Boxford.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Gould's  co.  of  militia,  Col.  Samuel 
Johnson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 6  days; 
also,  Capt.  Samuel  Johnson's  co.,  Col.  Titcomb's  regt. ;  arrived  at  place  of  rendez- 
vous April  27,  1777 ;  discharged  June  27,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  10  days,  at  Rhode 
Island,  including  travel  (171  miles)  to  place  of  rendezvous  and  from  place  of  dis- 
charge home ;  enlistment,  2  months  from  time  of  arrival  at  Providence,  R.  I. ; 
roll  dated  Bristol. 

Mathews,  Isaac.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Elisha  Hedge's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt.;  ser- 
vice, 9  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Falmouth  in  Sept.,  1778. 

Mathews,  Jabez.  2d  Major,  Col.  Timothy  Pike's  (4th  Cumberland  Co.)  regt.  of 
Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  [year  not  given].     [See  Samuel  Matthews.] 

Mathews,  James,  Blandford  (also  given  Georgetown  and  Marblehead).  Return  of 
men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  William  Knox's  (Bland- 
ford)  CO.,  Col.  Mosley's  regt. ;  residence,  Blandford  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Bland- 
ford;  joined  Capt.  Keep's  co..  Col.  Shepard's  regt. ;  term  to  expire  May  -,  1780; 
also,  return  of  men  in  Continental  service,  comprising  one-seventh  part  of  the  male 
inhabitants  of  Blandford,  including  the  alarm  list,  who  belonged  to  (late)  Capt. 
William  Knox's  (6th)  co.,  3d  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  as  attested  by  Lieut.  David 
McConoughey,  Jr.;  term  to  expire  June  -,  1780;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by 
Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Aug.  17,  1777 ; 


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Mathews,  James,  continued. 

Capt.  Webb's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt. ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Keep's  co.,  Col. 
William  Sheppard's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  4, 
1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  dated  Jan.  31, 1778;  resi- 
dence, Georgetown ;  engaged  for  town  of  Blandford ;  mustered  by  State  and  Con- 
tinental Muster  Masters;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Keep's  co.  commanded  by  Lieut.  John 
Wright,  Col.  Shepard's  (3d)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  July  and  Aug.,  1778;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1778,  dated  Providence;  re- 
ported sick  in  hospital ;  «^so,  Lieut.  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence ;  enlisted  May  4, 
1777;  reported  sick  in  quarters;  also,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  May  4,  1780; 
also,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  4th  Mass.  regt. ;  return  made  up  for  the  .year  1780,  dated 
West  Point;  residence,  Marblehead ;  term,  3  years;  reported  discharged  May  4, 
1780. 

Mathews,  James,  Marblehead.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Baker's  co.,  Col.  John 
Mansfield's  (19th)  regt.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson;  company 
return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

Mathews,  John,  Falmouth.  Fifer,  Capt.  Nicholas  Blasdel's  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  from  Albany  home,  sworn  to  Jan. 
20,  1777 ;  340  miles  travel  allowed  said  Mathews. 

Mathews,  John,  Peterborough.  Private,  Capt.  William  Scott's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  Paul  Dudley  Sargent's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service  to  April  23,  1775,  3  days ;  also,  Capt.  Scott's 
CO.,  Col.  Paul  D.  Sargent's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April 
23,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  16  days. 

Matheavs,  John,  Richmond.  List  of  men  raised  in  Berkshire  Co.  to  serve  in  the  Con- 
tinental Army  for  the  term  of  9  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778,  as 
returned  by  Truman  Wheler,  Muster  Master,  dated  Great  Barrington,  June  5, 
1778 ;  residence,  Richmond ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  in  Berkshire  Co.  for  the  term 
of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill ;  Capt.  Reaves's  co..  Col. 
Rocester's  (Rossiter's)  regt.;  age,  27  yrs. ;  stature,  6  ft.;  complexion,  dark; 
residence,  Richmond;  arrived  at  Fishkill,  May  31,  1778;  also,  list  of  men  re- 
turned as  mustered  by  Henry  Rutgers,  Jr.,  Deput.y  Muster  Master,  dated  Fish- 
kill, Aug.  1,  1778 ;  engaged  for  town  of  Richmond. 

Mathews,  John,  Scarborough.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Tyler's  co.,  Col.  Phinney's 
(31st)  regt. ;  billeting  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  May  9,  1775,  to  date  of 
marching  to  headquarters,  July  6,  1775;  credited  with  57  days  allowance;  also, 
company  return  dated  Sept.  29, 1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent 
in  money  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  26, 1775 ;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel 
Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  May  24,  1778 ;  Capt.  North's 
CO.,  Col.  Lee's  regt.;  also.  Private,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  15,  1780,  to  Dec.  31, 
1780;  also,  return  certified  at  Camp  near  Morristown,  April  30,  1780,  of  officers 
and  men  belonging  to  Col.  Lee's,  Col.  Henley's,  and  Col.  Jackson's  regts.,  and 
men  belonging  to  Massachusetts  in  Col.  Henry  Sherburne's  regt.,  who  were 
incorporated  into  a  regiment  under  the  command  of  Col.  Henry  Jackson,  agree- 
able to  the  arrangement  of  April  9, 1779;  Colonel's  CO. ;  rank.  Private;  residence, 
Scarborough;  engaged  Dec.  22,  1777;  term,  3  }'ears;  reported  deserted  June  3, 
1779,  returned  or  retaken  Aug.  28,  1779 ;  familj-  of  said  Mathews  reported  as  at 
Scarborough. 

Mathews,  John,  Westminster.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Jackson's  co..  Col.  Asa  Whit- 
comb's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  ser- 
vice, 11^  days. 


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Mathews,  John.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Jonathan  Spear's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Mason 
Wheaton's  (4th  Lincoln  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  chosen  by  the 
several  companies  in  said  regiment,  dated  St.  Georges,  June  3,  1776;  ordered  in 
Council  Jul}'  3,  1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned ;  reported  commissioned 
July  3,  1776. 

Mathe-\vs,  John.  1st  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Russell's  co.;  enlisted  Aug.  1,  1776;  ser- 
vice to  Sept.  30,  1776,  1  mo.  29  days;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard 
for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Mathews,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Sawyer's  (late  Capt.  Wentworth  Stuart's) 
CO.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George, 
Dec.  8,  1776;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776;  reported  sick  in  barracks. 

Mathews,  John.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Worcester  Co.  to  serve  in  the  Conti- 
nental Army,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2, 1780,  as  returned  by  Seth  Washburn, 
Superintendent ;  Capt.  Hunter's  co..  Col.  Keyes's  regt. ;  age,  16  j^rs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
2  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  occupation,  farmer ;  engaged  for  town  of  New  Braintree ; 
engaged  March  10,  1781 ;  term,  3  years. 

Mathews,  Jonathan.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Martin's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt.;  service,  11  daj's;  company  marched  from  Rehoboth  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  on 
the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776. 

Mathews,  Jonathan.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as 
received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield, 
July  19,  1780;  age,  16  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  dark;  engaged  for 
town  of  Yarmouth ;  marched  to  camp  July  19,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt. 
Clark;  also.  Private,  Maj.  Trescott's  co..  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  (16th)  regt.;  pay 
roll  for  July,  1780;  joined  July  19,  1780. 

Mathews,  Jos.,  Boxford.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Gould's  co.  of  militia,  Col.  Samuel 
Johnson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5  days. 

Mathews,  Joseph,  Halifax  (also  given  Taunton).  List  of  men  mustered  between 
June  10,  1777,  and  July  9,  1777,  by  James  Hatch,  Muster  Master  for  Plymouth 
Co. ;  Capt.  Turner's  co. ;  age,  40  yrs. ;  residence,  Halifax  (also  given  Taunton) ; 
enlistment,  3  years. 

Mathews,  Joseph,  Stoneham.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Sprague's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  4  days;  also,  Matross,  Capt.  Lieut.  Wil- 
liam Perkins's  co.,  Col.  Richard  Gridley's  (Artillery)  regt.;  company  return 
[prol)ably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bountj'  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money 
dated  Nov.  6,  1775;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Read's  co. ;  pa}^  abstract  made 
up  to  April  1,  1776  [service  not  given] ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to 
reinforce  the  Continental  Armj'  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of 
June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen. 
John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  14,  1780;  age,  31  yrs.;  stature,  6  ft.;  com- 
plexion, light ;  residence,  Stoneham ;  engaged  for  town  of  Stoneham ;  marched  to 
camp  Jul)'  14, 1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Hancock  ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months 
men  raised  by  the  town  of  Stoneham  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during 
1780;  marched  July  9,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  14,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  16  days; 
also,  receipt  dated  Stoneham,  March  31,  1781,  for  bounty  paid  said  Mathews  by 
the  town  of  Stoneham  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  terra  of  3  years; 
also,  list  of  men  mustered  in  Middlesex  Co.;  engaged  for  town  of  Stoneham; 
mustered  April  10,  1781;  also,  receipt  given  to  the  Selectmen,  dated  Stoneham, 
June  12, 1781,  signed  by  said  Mathews  and  others  who  had  engaged  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years,  for  monej-  for  rations  to  Springfield; 
also,  order  payable  to  Calvin  Smith,  dated  West  Point,  Sept.  16,  1783,  signed  by 
said  Mathews,  for  wages  for  service  in  6th  Mass.  regt.  for  the  year  1782 ;  also, 


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Matheavs,  Joseph,  continued. 

order  on  Capt.  Haywood,  payable  to  David  Gould,  dated  Stoneham,  Oct.  26, 
1784,  signed  by  said  Mathews,  for  wages  for  service  in  Gtli  Mass.  regt. 

Mathews,  Joseph.  List  of  prisoners  sent  from  port  of  Halifax  by  order  of  Sir  George 
Collier,  June  28,  1777,  to  be  exchanged  for  British  prisoners,  as  returned  by  John 
Emerson,  Commissary ;  said  Mathews,  Seaman,  reported  as  having  been  taken 
in  a  trading  vessel. 

Mathews,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Isaac  Dean's  (4th  Bristol 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  9  days,  on 
the  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  of  Aug.  1,  1780.    Roll  dated  Norton. 

Mathews,  Josiah,  Yarmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Hamilton's  co. ;  enlisted  July 
17,  1775;  service  to  Dec.  31,  1775,  6  mos. ;  company  stationed  in  Barnstable  Co. 
for  defence  of  seacoast;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Palmer's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt.;  arrived  at  camp  May  11,  1777;  discharged  July  11,  1777;  service,  2  mos. 
10  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  including  10  days  (192  miles)  travel  to  and  from  camp ; 
company  raised  for  2  months  ;  roll  dated  Camp  at  South  Kingston  ;  also,  Corporal, 
Capt.  Michael  Hamlen's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Hallet's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  6,  1780; 
discharged  Oct.  30,  1780;  service,  2  mos.  28  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  regiment  de- 
tached from  militia  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

Mathews,  Nathan.  Return  of  3  and  6  months  men  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  from 
(late)  Col.  Moseley's  regt.  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Danderson  (Danielson),  dated 
Hampshire  Co.,  Oct.  26,  1780;  Capt.  Black's  co. ;  engaged  for  town  of  Murray- 
field;  term,  3  months. 

Mathews,  Nathaniel.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Gray's  co. ;  enlisted  July  10,  1775; 
discharged  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  5  mos.  25  days,  in  defence  of  seacoast;  rolls 
dated  Barnstable;  also,  Capt.  Elisha  Nye's  co. ;  service  from  June  1,  1776,  to 
Nov.  21, 1776, 5  mos.  21  days ;  company  stationed  at  Elizabeth  Islands  for  defence 
of  seacoast;  roll  sworn  to  in  Barnstable  Co.;  also,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Baker's  co.. 
Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  marched  Oct.  4,  1777 ;  service,  28  days ;  company  marched 
to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  a  secret  expedition;  also,  Capt.  Lot  Crowell's  co..  Col. 
Nathaniel  Freeman's  regt. ;  service,  13  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth  and 
Falmouth  in  Sept.,  1778. 

Mathews,  Oliver,  Southhridge.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Elliot's  co.,  Col.  William 
Thomas's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  22, 1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  14, 1781 ;  service,  2  mos. 
26  days,  at  Rhode  Island.    Roll  dated  Camp  at  Battes  Hill. 

Mathews,  Oliver.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Ruggles's  co. ;  enlisted  Feb.  1, 1781;  dis- 
charged June  1,1781 ;  service,  4  mos. ;  company  stationed  with  guards  at  Rutland. 

Mathews,  Peter.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  March  2,  1777 ;  Capt.  Hunt's  co..  Col.  Patterson's 
regt. 

Mathews,  Prince,  Partridgefield.  Receipt  dated  Berkshire  Co.,  June  6,  1781,  signed 
by  William  Walker,  Superintendent,  stating  that  he  had  received  said  Mathews 
and  others  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years  to  the  credit 
of  the  to-wn  of  Partridgefield  ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Berkshire  Co., 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780,  and  delivered  to  William  Walker,  Superin- 
tendent for  said  county  ;  Capt.  Fletcher's  co..  Col.  Simonds's  regt. ;  age,  16  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  4  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  hair,  light;  occupation,  laborer ;  residence, 
Partridgefield;  enlisted  for  town  of  Partridgefield ;  enlistment,  3  years;  reported 
receipted  for  by  Capt.  Smith ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  William  Moore's  co..  Col. 
William  Shepard's  (4th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  July,  1781,  sworn  to  in  Camp  at 
Phillipsborough ;  enlisted  April  10,  1781;  reported  on  command  at  West  Point; 
also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781,  sworn  to  atPeekskill;  reported  on  command 


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Mathews,  Prince,  continued. 

at  West  Point;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781,  dated  Camp  Continental  Village; 
also,  muster  rolls  for  Oct.,  1781-Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts  and  sworn  to  at 
West  Point;  reported  died  Feb.  25,  1782. 

Mathews,  Richard,  Newbury.  Private,  ship  "America"  (privateer),  commanded 
by  Capt.  William  Coffin ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  sworn  to  in  Suffolk 
Co.,  Oct.  11,  1780 ;  age,  28  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  residence, 
Newbury. 

Mathews,  Richard.  Seaman,  ship  "  Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Foster 
AVilliams;  engaged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  6  mos.  25  days;  reported  captured 
May  5,  1781. 

Mathews,  Robert,  Marblehead.  Gunner,  Capt.  Samuel  Russell  Trevett's  co..  Col. 
Richard  Gridlej^'s  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  June  21,  1775;  enlisted  May  18,  1775; 
service,  1  mo.  6  days ;  also,  Bombardier,  Capt.  Samuel  Gridley's  co.,  Col.  Richard 
Gridley's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  June  24, 1775 ; 
service,  1  mo.  10  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

Mathews,  Robert.  List  of  prisoners  discharged  from  the  British  sloop  "Hunter" 
and  sent  on  board  the  cartel  "  Silver  Eel "  by  order  of  Sir  George  Collier  Oct.  9, 
1778;  said  Mathews  reported  as  one  of  the  crew  belonging  to  the  "  Spring  Bird  " 
(privateer) . 

Mathews,  Thomas.  Capt.  John  Callender's  co.,  Col.  Gridley's  regt.;  receipt  for 
advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Mathews,  dated  "  Rans  Kill,"  June  22,  1775. 

Mathews,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  John  Mills's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt. ; 
muster  rolls  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  Jan.  and  Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Huts; 
enlistment,  during  war;  reported  sick  and  absent  in  Jan.,  1782,  at  Fort  Mont- 
gomery in  Feb  ,  1782. 

Mathews,  Timothy,  Jr.  Order  on  Benjamin  Haywood,  payable  to  David  Gould,  dated 
Stoneham,  May  17,  1784,  signed  by  said  Mathews,  for  wages,  etc.,  for  service  in 
6th  Mass.  regt. 

Mathews,  William,  Marblehead.  Private,  Capt.  William  Blackler's  (Cth)  co.,  Col. 
John  Glover's  (21st)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May  22, 1775 ; 
service,  2  mos.  15  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Cambridge.  Oct.  9,  1775; 
also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge  Camp, 
Dec.  20,  1775. 

Mathews,  William,  Newcastle  (also  given  Bristol).  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Turner's 
CO.;  service  from  June  10,  1776,  to  Sept.  10,  1776,  3  mos.,  in  defence  of  seacoast; 
also.  Private,  Capt.  George  White's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  regt. ;  Continen- 
tal Array  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  18, 1777,  to  Nov.  20, 1777 ;  residence. 
New  Castle;  reported  left  sick  at  Albany  Nov.  20,  1777;  also,  Capt.  George 
White's  CO.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt. ;  subsistence  allowed  from  date  of  en- 
listment, Jan.  18,  1777,  to  time  of  arrival  at  Bennington;  credited  with  65  days 
allowance;  403  miles  travel  allowed  said  Mathews;  also,  Capt.  White's  co..  Col. 
Tupper's  regt. ;  return  dated  Jan.  -,  1778;  residence,  Bristol;  enlisted  for  town 
of  Bristol ;  mustered  by  County  Muster  Master  Ilsrfey  and  Col.  Varrick,  Conti- 
nental Muster  Master ;  reported  sick  at  Albany. 

Mathews,  William.  Sailor,  schooner  "Marblehead,"  Samuel  Dugard,  Master; 
shipped  Jan.  22,  1777;  discharged  May  10,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  18  days,  on 
voyage  from  Boston  to  Bilboa.    Roll  dated  Boston. 

Mathews,  William.  List  of  prisoners  sent  from  Halifax  to  Boston  in  the  cartel 
"Swift,"  Nov.  9,  1777,  as  returned  by  Josiah  Godfrey  and  B.  Fox,  Commis- 
saries; reported  a  Seaman. 


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Mathews,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Lot  Crowell's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's 
regt. ;  service,  8  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth  in  Sept.,  1778. 

Mathewson,  David.  Private,  Lieut.  Esek  Olney's  (Capt.  Thomas  Olney's)  co.,  5th 
division,  Col.  Jabez  Bowen's  regt.;  enlisted  May  23,  1777;  service  to  June  3, 
1777,  12  days,  under  Capt.  Jonathan  Russell  at  Pawtuxet. 

Mathewson,  Jeffrey.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Dinsmor's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  24,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  31,  1779;  ser- 
vice, 1  mo.  14  days,  at  New  London,  Conn.,  including  6  days  (113  miles)  travel 
home. 

Mathevfson,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Lewis's  co..  Col.  Christopher  Greene's 
(1st  Rhode  Island)  battalion;  muster  roll  for  Jan. -Nov.,  1777;  enlisted  May  26, 
1777 ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  same  co.  and  battalion ;  muster  roll  for  April, 

1778. 

Mathewson,  Nathan.  List  of  men  appearing  on  a  fragment  of  a  pay  abstract  showing 
wages  and  service,  latter  probably  at  Rhode  Island  ;  service,  13  days  [dates  and 
other  particulars  lacking]  ;  receipts  for  amounts  due  on  abstract  appear  on  re- 
verse of  fragment,  dated  Pawtuxet,  June  1, 1777,  for  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Emor 
Olney's  and  Capt.  Fenner's  cos. 

Mathewson,  William.  Private,  Lieut.  Esek  Olney's  (Capt.  Thomas  Olney's)  co., 
5th  Division,  Col.  Jabez  Bowen's  regt.;  enlisted  May  24,  1777;  service  to  June  3, 
1777,  11  days,  under  Capt.  Jonathan  Russell  at  Pawtuxet. 

Mathis,  John,  Scarborough.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Roger  Lobby's  co.,  Col.  Reuben  Fogg's  (3d  Cumberland  Co.)  regt., 
sworn  to  Nov.  25,  1778;  residence,  Scarborough;  enlisted  for  town  of  Scar- 
borough ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

Mathl'es,  Thomas.  Capt.  William  Perkins's  co.,  Col.  Richard  Gridley's  (Artillery) 
regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  endorsed  "  Nov  6  1775." 

Mathvis,  Josiah,  Yarmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Hedge's  co..  Col.  Nathaniel  Free- 
man's regt.;  marched  from  home  Sept.  27,  1777;  service,  1  mo.,  on  a  secret 
expedition  to  Rhode  Island ;  said  Mathuis  reported  as  having  gone  home  without 
leave  2  da.vs  before  the  rest  of  the  regiment  was  discharged  because  of  failure  to 
draw  allowance. 

Matiguoso,  .    Pay  roll  of  a  number  of  Indians  under  Lieut.  Andrew  Oilman, 

sworn  to  at  Boston;    service  from  July  15,  1779,  to  Aug.  21,  1779,  on  Penob- 
scot expedition. 

Matoon,  Rufus.  Private,  Lieut.  James  McKnight's  detachment  of  militia,  Col.  David 
Rosselter's  (Rossiter's)  regt.;  entered  service  Nov.  6,  1780;  discharged  Nov.  9, 
1780 ;  service,  3  days,  on  an  alarm  at  the  Northward ;  detachment  ordered  to 
march  to  Stillwater  by  Gen.  Fellows.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Berkshire  Co. 

Matrick,  Quack,  Bridgewater.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  re- 
turned by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Adams  Bailey's  CO.,  Col.  John  Bai- 
ley's (2d)  regt.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Sprout  subsequent  to  Jan.  1,  1781; 
muster  roll  made  up  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Jan.  1,  1782;  enlisted  July  9,  1780; 
discharged  Dec.  18,  1780 ;  enlistment,  6  months. 

Matson,  John,  Northampton.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  as 
returned  by  Capt.  Oliver  Lyman  and  Capt.  Joseph  Cooke,  sworn  to  in  Hampshire 
Co.  April  8,  1779 ;  residence,  Northampton ;  engaged  for  town  of  Northampton ; 
joined  Capt.  Ward's  co.,  Col.  Wesson's  regt. ;  term,  3  years. 


354  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Mattason,  Stlvanus.  Private,  Capt.  John  Blunt's  co.,  Maj.  William  Lithgow's  detach- 
ment of  militia;  service  from  Oct.  10,  1779,  to  Nov.  10,  1779,  1  mo.,  defending 
frontiers  of  Lincoln  Co. 

Mattchet,  John.  Capt.  Ezra  Lunt's  co..  Col.  Moses  Little's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty- 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dec.  11,  1775. 

Matteks,  Ichabod.  Private,  Capt.  Eleazer  Crabtree's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  24,  1775; 
service  to  Dec.  31,  1775,  4  mos.  17  days;  company  stationed  on  the  seacoast  at 
Frenchman's  Bay,  Lincoln  Co. 

Matters,  Joshua.  Private,  Capt.  Eleazer  Crabtree's  co.;  enlisted  Aug.  24,  1775;  ser- 
vice to  Dec.  31,  1775,  4  mos.  17  days;  company  stationed  on  the  seacoast  at 
Frenchman's  Bay,  Lincoln  Co. 

Matters,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Eleazer  Crabtree's  co.;  enlisted  Aug.  24, 1775;  dis- 
charged Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  4  mos.  17  days;  company  stationed  on  the  sea- 
coast at  Frenchman's  Bay,  Lincoln  Co. 

Mattel,  William.  List  of  men  mustered  to  serve  at  Rhode  Island  until  Jan.  1,  1780, 
as  returned  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master  for  Worcester  Co. ;  Capt.  Whit- 
ney's CO.,  Col.  Denny's  regt.;  engaged  for  town  of  Worcester;  mustered  June 
26,  1779. 

Matterhead,  Robert.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  for  Continental  service,  as 
returned  by  Seth  Washburn,  Superintendent  for  Worcester  Co. ;  Capt.  Boutell's 
CO.,  Col.  Rand's  regt.;  age,  24  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  light; 
engaged  for  town  of  Leominster;  marched  July  29,  1779;  reported  delivered  to 
Ensign  White. 

Matterson,  Caleb.  Descriptive  list  of  deserters  from  Col.  John  Paterson's  (1.5th) 
regt.;  Capt.  Noble's  co. ;  age,  30  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  dark; 
credited  to  town  of  Charlestown ;  deserted  May  5  [year  not  given,  probably  1776]. 

Mattersox,  John,  Northampton.  Private,  Capt.  Watson's  co..  Col.  James  Wesson's 
(9th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1777,  to  May 
1,  1778;  residence,  Northampton;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Nahuin  Ward's  co..  Col. 
Wesson's  regt. ;  return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777 ; 
reported  discharged  May  1,  1778. 

Matterson,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Moulton's  co.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Elipha- 
let  Hastings  subsequent  to  Oct.  11,  1778,  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  regt. ;  enlisted  June 
28,  1778;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  21  days,  at  North  river,  includ- 
ing 11  days  (220  miles)  travel  home;  also,  Capt.  Moulton's  co..  Col.  Poor's  regt. ; 
pay  roll  for  Aug.,  1778;  reported  enlisted  into  the  wagon  service  for  1  year. 

Matteson,  Daniel.  Copy  of  a  company  receipt,  dated  Warwick,  given  to  Capt.  Squire 
Millerd,  for  wages  and  billeting  for  service  for  1  day  on  an  alarm  Nov.  21,  1776; 
also.  Private,  Capt.  Squire  Millard's  co.,  Col.  John  Waterman's  regt.;  abstract 
for  wages  and  billeting  allowed  from  Dec.  4,  1776,  to  Jan.  9,  1777 ;  credited  with 
16  days  allowance ;  also,  copy  of  a  company  receipt  dated  Warwick,  given  to  Capt. 
Squire  Millerd,  for  wages  and  billeting  for  service  from  Dec.  4,  1776,  to  Jan.  9, 
1777. 

Matteson,  Moses.  Private,  Capt.  Squire  Millard's  co..  Col.  John  Waterman's  regt.; 
abstract  for  wages  and  billeting  allowed  from  Dec.  4, 1776,  to  Jan.  9, 1777 ;  credited 
with  32  days  allowance;  also,  copy  of  a  company  receipt  dated  Warwick,  given 
to  Capt.  Squire  Millerd,  for  wages  and  billeting  for  service  from  Dec.  4,  1776,  to 
Jan.  9,  1777. 

Matteson,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Squire  Millard's  co..  Col.  John  Waterman's  regt. ; 
abstract  for  wages  and  billeting  allowed  from  Dec.  4,  1776,  to  Jan.  9,  1777 ;  credited 
witli  2  davs  allowance. 


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Mattess,  Benjaiviin.  Ordinary  Seaman,  ship  "  Franklin,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Turner;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Salem,  Dec.  2,  1780;  age,  25 
yrs. ;  birthplace,  Salem ;  reported  a  negro ;  cruise  reported  to  have  begun  Aug.  8, 
1780. 

Mattew,  Michael.  Seaman,  State  brig  "  Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Fos- 
ter Williams ;  engaged  July  3,  1778;  discharged  Oct.  14,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  13 
days. 

Matthaws,  Ephraim.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Ayer's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  14,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  8  days, 
including  12  days  (240  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  in  Essex  Co.  to  rein- 
force Continental  Army  for  3  months.    Roll  dated  Haverhill. 

Matthes,  Abner,  Lincoln.  Private,  Capt.  Simon  Hunt's  co..  Col.  Brooks's  regt.; 
company  return  [year  not  given]  ;  said  Matthes  reported  as  in  camp  at  White 
Plains. 

Mattheus,  EDMtiNU.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Elisha  Hedge's  co..  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ; 
service,  9  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Falmouth  in  Sept.,  1778. 

Matthew,  Barnabas.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Hedge's  co..  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  ser- 
vice, 3  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth  in  Sept.  1778. 

Matthew,  David.  Private,  in  a  company  commanded  by  Capt.  Job  Crocker,  of  East- 
ham,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt.;  enlisted  July  2,  1777;  discharged  Dec.  12, 
1777 ;  service,  5  mos.  18  days,  at  Rhode  Island  and  sundry  places  in  Massachu- 
setts, including  4  days  (84  miles)  travel  home;  company  raised  to  serve  for  6 
months  from  July  1,  1777,  unless  sooner  discharged. 

Matthew,  Gideon.  Corporal,  Capt.  Nathan  Rowley's  co..  Col.  John  Mosley's  (Hamp- 
shire Co.)  regt.;  engaged  July  9,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  12,  1777;  service,  1  mo. 
9  days,  including  travel  (100  miles)  home;  company  marched  to  reinforce 
Northern  army. 

Matthew,  John,  Peterborough.  Private,  Capt.  William  Scott's  co..  Col.  Paul  Dudley 
Sargent's  (28th)  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775. 

Mattheav,  Josiah.  Private,  in  a  company  commanded  by  Capt.  Job  Crocker,  of  East- 
ham,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt.;  enlisted  July  1,  1777;  discharged  Dec.  12, 
1777;  service,  5  mos.  19  days,  at  Rhode  Island  and  sundry  places  in  Massa- 
chusetts, including  4  days  (84  miles)  travel  home;  company  raised  to  serve  for 
6  months  from  July  1,  1777,  unless  sooner  discharged. 

Matthew,  Timothy.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Middlesex  Co.,  agreeable  to 
resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780,  as  returned  by  Joseph  Hosmer,  Superintendent  for  said 
county;  age,  17  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  eyes, 
gray ;  occupation,  farmer ;  engaged  for  town  of  Reading ;  engaged  April  17, 1781 ; 
term,  3  years. 

Matthewes,  David,  Yarmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Winslow's  co.,  Col.  Josiah 
Whitney's  regt.;  service  from  May  1,  1776,  4  days  preceding  march,  to  Aug.  1, 
1776,3  mos.;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  payroll  for  Nov.,  1776;  service,  1  mo. 
4  days,  travel  (77  miles)  included. 

Matthewes,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Winslow's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt. ;  service  from  May  1,  1776,  4  days  preceding  march,  to  Aug.  1,  1776,  3  mos. 

Matthewes,  Josiah.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Winslow's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt. ;  service  from  May  1,  1776,  4  days  preceding  march,  to  Aug.  1,  1776,  3  mos. 

Matthews,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mahews,  Masthews, 

Mathers,  Mathes,  Matheus,  Mathew,  Mathewes,  Mathews,  Mathis,  Mathues, 
Mathuis,  Mattess,  Mattew,  Matthaws,  Matthes,  Mattheus,  Matthew,  Matthewes, 
Matthis,  Matthues,  Matthus,  Matthws,  Mattis,  Methes,  Mothews.] 


356  JklASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS   AXD   SAILORS 

Matthews,  Abneh.  Pi-ivate,  Capt.  Moses  Harrington's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  muster 
roll  for  Dec,  1776-Feb.,  1777;  credited  to  town  of  Lincoln;  regiment  raised  to 
serve  until  March  1,  1777. 

Matthews,  Asahel,  Leicester.  Private,  Capt.  John  Cutler's  co.,  Col.  Luke  Drury's 
regt. ;  marched  from  home  Aug.  20, 1781 ;  joined  regiment  at  West  Point  Aug.  28, 
1781;  discharged  Nov.  28,  1781;  service,  3  mos.  16  days,  including  travel  (161 
miles)  home;   residence,  Leicester;  enlisted  for  town  of  Leicester;  enlistment, 

3  months.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Brookfield. 

Matthews,  Asahel.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Seth  Newton's  8th  (So,uthborough)  co., 
6th  Worcester  Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  chosen  by  the  several 
companies  in  said  regiment,  as  returned  by  John  Goulding  and  others,  field  officers, 
dated  AVestborough,  April  15,  1776;  ordered  in  Council  April  17,  1776,  that  said 
officers  be  commissioned;  reported  commissioned  April  21  [?],  1776. 

Matthews,  Askins  (also  given  Atkins),  Yarmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Hunt's 
(4th)  CO.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  (16th)  regt.;  pay  roll  for  July,  1780;  reported 
joined  July  19,  1780;  enlistment,  6  months;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the 
6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster 
in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

Matthews,  Barxabas,  Yarmouth.  Capt.  Nathaniel  Winslow's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whit- 
ney's regt. ;  company  receiiit  for  advance  pay  for  1  month,  travel  allowance  from 
home  to  Boston,  etc.,  dated  Point  Shirley,  June  13,  1776;  a^so,  petition  dated 
Camp  at  Hull,  Sept.  17,  1776,  signed  by  said  Matthews  and  others  belonging  to 
battalion  stationed  at  Hull,  asking  for  increase  and  payment  of  wages ;  also. 
Sergeant,  Capt.  Winslow's  co.,  Col.  Whitnej''s  regt.;  service  from  May  1,  1776, 

4  days  preceding  march,  to  Nov.  1,  1776,  6  mos. ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay 
roll  for  Nov.,  1776;  service,  1  mo.  4  da3's,  including  travel  home. 

Matthews,  Barxabas,  Yarmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Franklin's  co..  Col.  Nathan 
Tyler's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Dec,  1779,  allowing  1  mo.  4  days  service  at  Rhode 
Island,  including  travel  (80  miles)  home. 

Matthews,  "Bem's,"  Yarmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Gray's  co.,  which  marched 
April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  towards  Marshfield; 
service,  2  days. 

Matthews,  Daniel,  Sheffield.  Receipt  dated  Sheffield,  June  23,  1780,  for  liounty  paid 
said  Matthews  by  Capt.  John  Spoor,  on  behalf  of  the  town  of  Sheffield,  to  serve 
in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for 
the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  mus- 
ter in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

Matthews,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  John  Spoor's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  19,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  19,  1777;  service,  31  days; 
company  marched  to  Stillwater;  roll  certified  at  Sheffield  by  Brig.  Gen.  John 
Fellows. 

Matthews,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Hickok's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Sears's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  6,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  8,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  7  days,  including 
travel  (4  days)  home ;  regiment  raised  in  Berkshire  Co.  to  serve  for  3  months. 
Roll  endorsed  "  Col  Elisha  Porter's  Reg't." 

Matthews,  David.  Capt.  Nathaniel  Winslow's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ; 
company  receipt  for  advance  pay  for  1  month,  travel  allowance  from  home  to 
Boston,  etc.,  dated  Point  Shirley,  June  13,  1776;  also,  petition  dated  Camp  at 
Hull,  Sept.  17,  1776,  signed  by  said  Matthews  and  others  belonging  to  battalion 
stationed  at  Hull,  asking  for  increase  and  payment  of  wages  ;  also.  Private,  Capt. 
Winslow's  CO.,  Col.  Whitney's  regt. ;  service  from  Aug.  1,  1776,  to  Nov.  1,  1776, 
3  mos. ;  also,  Capt.  Elisha  Hedge's  co..  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  service,  3  days,  on 
an  alarm  at  Dartmouth  in  Sept.,  1778. 


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Matthews,  Ebenezer.  Private,  Capl.  Elisha  Hedge's  co..  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  ser- 
vice, 3  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth  in  Sept.,  1778  ;  cdso,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
service,  9  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Falmouth  in  Sept.,  1778. 

Matthews,  Edm'd,  Yarmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Gi-ay's  co.,  which  marched 
April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  towards  Marshfield; 
service,  2  days. 

Matthews,  Edmund.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Elisha  Hedge's  2d  (1st  Yarmouth)  co., 
1st  Barnstable  Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  chosen  in  said  company, 
as  returned  by  Lieut.  Col.  Enoch  Hallet,  dated  Yarmouth,  Sept.  18, 1776 ;  ordered 
in  Council  Sept.  25,  1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned ;  also.  Lieutenant, 
Capt.  Elisha  Hedge's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  service,  3  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Dartmouth  in  Sept.,  1778. 

Matthews,  Elijah.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Grow's  co. ;  enlisted  July  10,  1775;  ser- 
vice to  Nov.  1,  1775,  4  mos.  2  days;  company  raised  in  York  for  defence  of 
seacoast. 

Matthews,  Elisha,  Yarmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Micah  Hamlin's  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Marshall's  regt. ;  entered  service  June  6,  1776;  service  to  Aug.  1,  1776,  1  mo.  26 
days;  roll  dated  Castle  Island;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  service  from  Aug.  1, 
1776,  to  Nov.  1,  1776,  3  mos.;  also,  return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Conti- 
nental Army  from  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  (1st  Barnstable  Co.)  regt.,  dated 
Sandwich,  June  10,  1777 ;  residence,  Yarmouth  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Yarmouth ; 
joined  Capt.  Lamont's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt.;  term,  3  years  or  during  war. 

Matthews,  Elisha.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Richardson's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Denny's 
regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  19, 1779;  discharged  Nov.  23, 1779;  service,  1  mo.  12  days,  at 
Claverack,  including  7  days  (140  miles)  travel  home  ;  regimentraisedfor  3  months. 
Roll  sworn  to  in  Worcester  Co. 

Matthews,  Ephraim,  Boxford.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Peabody's  co..  Col.  Edward 
Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  from  Ticonderoga 
home  in  1776 ;  222  miles  travel  allowed  said  Matthews. 

Matthews,  Isaac  (also  given  Isaac,  Jr.).  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Elisha  Hedge's  2d  (1st 
Yarmouth)  co.,  1st  Barnstable  Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  chosen 
in  said  company,  as  returned  by  Lieut.  Col.  Enoch  Hallet,  dated  Yarmouth,  Sept. 
18,  1776 ;  ordered  in  Council  Sept.  25,  1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned ; 
also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Micah  Hamlin's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  (1st)  regt. 
of  guards;  muster  rolls  dated  Cambridge,  May  9,  and  June  1,  1778;  engaged 
April  3,  1778;  engagement,  3  months  from  April  2,  1778;  regiment  stationed  at 
Cambridge ;  also,  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Elisha  Hedge's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  ser- 
vice, 3  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth  in  Sept.  1778. 

Matthews,  James,  Marblehead.  Ensign,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Francis's  co. ;  list  of  lieu- 
tenants and  ensigns  in  Col.  Mansfield's  regt. ;  ordered  in  Provincial  Congress 
June  7,  1775,  that  commissions  be  delivered  said  officers;  also,  2d  Lieutenant, 
Capt.  Gideon  Foster's  co.,  Col.  John  Mansfield's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 
1775;  engaged  Maj'  6,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  2  days. 

Matthews,  James,  Yarmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Winslow's  co..  Col.  Josiah 
Whitney's  regt.;  service  from  Aug.  1,  1776,  to  Nov.  1,  1776,3  mos.;  reported 
promoted  to  Corporal  Oct.  4,  1776;  also,  Corporal,  same  co.  and  regt.;  payroll 
for  Nov.,  1776;  service,  1  mo.  4  days,  travel  (77  miles)  included. 

Matthews,  James.  Return  of  sentences  by  a  general  court-martial,  Lieut.  Col.  DuflFe, 
President,  appearing  in  a  general  order  dated  Headquarters  Ticonderoga,  Sept.  5, 
1776,  taken  from  Col.  AVheelock's  Orderly  Book ;  said  Matthews,  Lieutenant,  Col. 
Poor's  regt.,  tried  on  charge  of  going  on  parade  while  intoxicated,  selling  liquor 
to  private  soldiers,  etc.;  found  guilty  of  conduct  unbecoming  a  gentleman  and 
officer  and  sentenced  to  be  dismissed  from  the  service. 


858  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Matthews,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Hugh  McClallen's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  22,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  2  days,  with 
Northern  army,  including  6  days  (120  miles)  travel  home.  Roll  sworn  to  in 
Hampshire  Co. 

Matthews,  John,  New  Fairfield.  Sergeant,  Capt.  James  Horton's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's 
regt.  of  artificers ;  copy  of  a  company  return  dated  July  20,  1780 ;  residence,  New 
Fairfield ;  engaged  Oct.  24, 1777 ;  term,  during  war ;  reported  promoted  to  Corporal 
April  1, 1779 ;  promoted  to  Sergeant  April  1, 1780 ;  company  reported  as  belonging 
to  Connecticut. 

Matthews,  John,  Scarborough.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Array,  as  returned  by  enlistment  committee  of  Salem;  engaged  for  town  of 
Salem ;  joined  Col.  W.  R.  Lee's  regt. ;  term,  3  years. 

Matthews,  John,  Yarmouth.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780.     [See  Jonathan  Mathews  and  Jonathan  Matthues.] 

Matthews,  John.  Capt.  William  Knight's  co..  Col.  Mitchel's  regt. ;  service,  -1  days ; 
company  detached  from  1st  Cumberland  Co.  regt.  by  order  of  Lieut.  Col.  Peter 
Noyes  to  work  on  the  forts  at  Falmouth  in  Nov.,  1775. 

Matthews,  John.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Russell's  co. ;  service  from  Sept.  30,  1776,  to 
Nov.  22,  1776,  1  mo.  22  days ;  company  raised  for  defence  of  seacoast  and  sta- 
tioned at  Martin's  (Martha's)  Vineyard  under  Maj.  Barachiah  Bassett. 

Matthews,  John.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suf- 
folk Co.,  dated  Boston,  March  16,  1777;  Capt.  Hunt's  co..  Gen.  Patterson's  regt. 

Matthews,  John.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Freedom,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Clouston;  engaged  Aug.  19,  1777;  discharged  Sept.  14,  1777;  service,  26  days. 

Matthews,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Hugh  McClallen's  co.,  Col.  David  Field's  regt. ;  en- 
listed Aug.  17, 1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  19, 1777 ;  service,  6  days,  including  3  days  (60 
miles)  travel  home;  company  marched  from  Colrain  to  Bennington  on  the  alarm 
of  Aug.  17,  1777;  also,  Capt.  John  Wells's  co..  Col.  David  Wells's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  22,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  23,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  2  days,  in  Northern 
department ;  co.  detached  from  Hampshire  Co.  militia ;  roll  dated  Shelburne. 

Matthews,  John.  List  of  men  raised  in  Berkshire  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from 
the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20, 1778,  returned 
as  received  of  Jonathan  Warner,  Commissioner,  by  Col.  R.  Putnam,  July  20, 
1778 ;  engaged  for  town  of  Richmond. 

Matthews,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Lot  Crowell's  co..  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  regt. ; 
service,  13  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth  in  Sept.,  1778. 

Matthews,  John.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Philip  M.  Ulmer's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's 
regt. ;  service  from  July  8,  1779,  to  Sept.  24,  1779,  2  mos.  16  days,  on  Penobscot 
expedition, 

Matthews,  Jos.,  Marblehead.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Col.  Jonathan  Glover's  (5th  Essex  Co.)  regt.,  as  returned  agreeable  to  order 
of  Council  of  Nov.  7,  1777;  residence,  Marblehead;  engaged  for  town  of  Marble- 
head  ;  term,  3  years. 

Matthews,  Joseph,  Stoneham.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Hall's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  William 
Bond's  (late  Col.  Gardner's)  37th  regt.;  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill; 
reported  transferred  to  the  train  April  26,  1775 ;  also,  Matross,  Capt.  John  Cal- 
lender's  co.  commanded  by  Capt.  Lieut.  William  Perkins,  Col.  Richard  Gridley's 
(Artillery)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  5,  1775;  service, 
2  mos.  1  day;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by 
Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 


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Matthews,  Joseph,  continued. 

Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Middlesex  Co.,  agreeable  to 
resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780,  as  returned  by  Joseph  Hosmer,  Superintendent  for  said 
county;  age,  31  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in. ;  complexion,  dark  ;  hair,  brown  ;  eyes, 
blue;  occupation,  farmer;  engaged  for  town  of  Stoneham;  engaged  April  10, 
1781 ;  term,  3  years ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Japhet  Daniels's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin 
Smith's  (6th)  regt. ;  returns  for  wages ;  wages  allowed  said  Matthews  from  April 
10,  1781,  to  Dec.  31, 1782,  20  mos.  21  days;  reported  sick  in  hospital  in  July,  1781. 

Matthews,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Hedge's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  ser- 
vice, 9  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Falmouth  in  Sept.,  1778. 

Matthews,  Joseph.  Quarter  Master  (also  given  Seaman),  ship  "  General  Putnam," 
commanded  by  Capt.  Daniel  Waters  ;  engaged  July  13  (also  given  July  10),  1779; 
service  to  Sept.  7,  1779,  1  mo.  24  days,  on  Penobscot  expedition.  Roll  sworn  to 
in  Suffolk  Co. 

Matthews,  Josiah.  Capt.  Nathaniel  Winslow's  co..  Col.  Whitney's  regt.;  company 
receipt  for  advance  pay  for  1  month,  travel  allowance  from  home  to  Boston,  etc., 
dated  Point  Shirley,  June  13,  1776;  also,  petition  dated  Camp  at  Hull,  Sept.  17, 
1776,  signed  by  said  Matthews  and  others  belonging  to  battalion  stationed  at  Hull, 
asking  for  increase  and  payment  of  wages ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Wins- 
low's  CO.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ;  service  from  Aug.  1, 1776,  to  Nov.  1, 1776, 
3  mos. ;  also,  Capt.  Micah  Hamlen's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  (1st)  regt.  of 
guards;  muster  rolls  dated  Cambridge,  May  9,  and  June  1,  1778;  enlisted  April 
2,  1778;  enlistment,  3  months  from  April  2,  1778;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.; 
marched  April  2,  1778;  service  to  July  6,  1778,  3  mos.  4  days,  at  Cambridge, 
including  4  days  (80  miles)  travel  home ;  roll  sworn  to  in  Barnstable  Co. 

Matthews,  Robert.  Matross,  Capt.  Samuel  Gridley's  co.,  Col.  Richard  Gridley's 
(Artillery)  regt.;  receipt  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Matthews  and  others, 
dated  Cambridge,  Aug.  5,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in 
money  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge,  Nov.  6,  1775. 

Matthews,  Robert,  Seaman,  brigantine  "Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Jona- 
than Haraden ;  engaged  Feb.  28,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  29,  1777 ;  roll  sworn  to 
in  Suffolk  Co.;  also,  same  vessel  and  commander;  engaged  Oct.  1,  1777;  roll 
made  up  for  advance  pay  for  1  month. 

Matthews,  Robert.  Seaman,  brig  "Penet,"  John  Harris,  Master;  engaged  Oct.  24, 
1777;  discharged  Feb.  9,  1778;    service,  3^  mos.,  on  voyage  from  Boston  to 

Nantes. 

Matthews,  Samuel.  Official  record  of  a  ballot  by  the  House  of  Representatives,  dated 
Feb.  7,  1776;  said  Matthews  chosen  2d  Major,  Col.  Timothy  Pike's  (4th  Cumber- 
land Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  appointment  concurred  in  by  Council  Feb.  8, 
1776 ;  reported  commissioned  Feb.  8,  1776.     [See  Jabez  Mathews.] 

Matthews,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Shepard's  co.,  Col.  Mosley's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  23,  1777;  service,  7  days; 
company  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington. 

Matthews,  Silas.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Eli  Parker's  co..  Col.  Leonard's  regt.;  engaged 
Maj^  8, 1777 ;  discharged  July  16, 1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  8  days ;  company  marched 
from  Hampshire  Co.  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  at  Ticonderoga  for  2  months. 

Matthews,  Thomas,  New  Boston.  Matross,  Capt.  John  Callender's  co.  commanded 
by  Capt.  Lieut.  William  Perkins,  Col.  Richard  Gridley's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted  June  6,  1775  ;  service,  2  mos. ;  also,  Capt.  Lieut. 
William  Perkins's   co.,  Col.  Gridley's  regt.;   company  return   [probably  Oct., 

1775]. 


360  aiASSACtlUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

Matthews,  Thomas.  Return  of  men  raised  in  Suffolk  Co.  for  Continental  service, 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2, 1780 ;  engaged  for  town  of  Boston  ;  engaged  April  5, 
1781. 

Matthews,  Timothy.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Pike's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's 
(6th)  regt. ;  returns  for  wages ;  wages  allowed  said  Matthews  from  April  12,  1781, 
to  Dec.  31,  1782,  20  mos.  19  days. 

Matthews,  William,  New  Canaan.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Pearl's  co..  Col.  Benja- 
min Ruggles  Woodbridge's  (25th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted 
July  15,  1775;  service,  17  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Sept. 
28,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge 
Camp,  Oct.  23,  1775. 

Matthews,  William.  Copy  of  a  company  receipt  dated  Warwick,  given  to  Capt. 
Squire  Millerd  for  wages  and  billeting  for  service  from  Dec.  4, 1776,  to  Jan.  9, 1777. 

Matthews,  William.  Seaman,  schooner  "  Marblehead,"  Samuel  Dugard,  Master; 
portage  bill  dated  Boston,  March  18,  1777;  shipped  Jan.  22,  1777. 

Matthewson, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Materson,  Mathew- 

son,  Matson,  Mattason,  Matterson,  Matteson,  Mattison.] 

Matthewson,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Lewis's  co.,  Col.  Christopher  Greene's 
(1st  Rhode  Island)  battalion;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.-March,  1778;  enlistment,  3 
years;  reported  sick  in  hospital  in  March,  1778. 

Matthis,  William.  List  of  prisoners  to  be  received  in  exchange  for  British  prisoners 
sent  to  Halifax  in  the  cartel "  Swift,"  as  attested  by  Robert  Pierpont,  Commissary, 
dated  Oct.  9,  1777;  said  Matthis,  Seaman,  to  be  exchanged  for  Michael  Rhion, 
Seaman. 

Matthi'es,  Atkins.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Yarmouth  for 
service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  10,  1780; 
discharged  Jan.  18,  1781 ;  service,  6  mos.  22  days,  including  travel  (280  miles) 
home. 

Matthces,  David.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Hedge's  co.;  marched  Sept.  13,  1779;  dis- 
charged Sept.  18,  1779;  service,  5  days;  company  detached  from  militia  for  ser- 
vice at  Falmouth  on  an  alarm.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Barnstable  Co. 

Matthues,  Ebenezer.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Hedge's  co. ;  marched  Sept.  13,  1779; 
discharged  Sept.  18,  1779;  service,  5  days;  company  detached  from  militia  for 
service  at  Falmouth  on  an  alarm.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Barnstable  Co. 

Matthues,  Isaac.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Elisha  Hedge's  co. ;  service,  2  days,  probably  in 
Nov.,  1778,  guarding  prisoners  belonging  to  [British]  ship  "Somerset."  Roll 
sworn  to  at  Yarmouth. 

Matthues,  James,  Yarmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Hedge's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel 
Freeman's  regt. ;  marched  from  home  Sept.  27, 1777  ;  service,  1  mo.  4  days ;  com- 
pany marched  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island. 

Matthtes,  Jonathan.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Yarmouth 
for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  10,  1780; 
discharged  Jan.  18,  1781 ;  service,  6  mos.  22  days,  including  travel  (280  miles) 
home.     [See  John  Matthews.] 

Matthues,  Joseph,  Yarmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Hedge's  co..  Col.  Nathaniel 
Freeman's  regt. ;  marched  from  home  Sept.  27, 1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  4  days ;  com- 
pany marched  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island ;  also,  Capt.  Elisha  Hedge's 
CO. ;  marched  Sept.  13, 1779  ;  discharired  Sept.  18, 1779;  service,  5  days;  company 
detached  from  militia  for  service  at  Falmouth  on  an  alarm. 


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Matthues,  Josiah.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Hedge's  co. ;  marched  Sept.  13,1779;  dis- 
charged Sept.  18,  1779;  service,  5  days;  company  detached  from  militia  for  ser- 
vice at  Falmouth  on  an  alarm.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Barnstable  Co. 

Matthues,  Nathaniel.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Hedge's  co. ;  marched  Sept.  13,  1779; 
discharged  Sept.  18,  1779;  service,  5  days;  company  detached  from  militia  for 
service  at  Falmouth  on  an  alarm.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Barnstable  Co. 

Matthues,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Hedge's  co. ;  service,  2  days  [probably  in 
Nov.,  1778],  guarding  prisoners  lielonging  to  [British]  ship  "Somerset;"  roll 
sworn  to  at  Yarmouth,  Jan.  1, 1779 ;  also,  same  co. ;  marched  Sept.  13, 1779 ;  dis- 
charged Sept.  18, 1779 ;  service,  5  days ;  company  detached  from  militia  for  service 
at  Falmouth  on  an  alarm  ;  roll  sworn  to  in  Barnstable  Co. 

Matthus,  Edmond.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Elisha  Hedge's  co. ;  service,  2  days  [probably 
in  Nov.,  1778],  guarding  prisoners  belonging  to  [British]  ship  "  Somerset."  Roll 
sworn  to  at  Yarmouth,  Jan.  1,  1779. 

Matthus,  Elisha.  Order  on  David  Jeffries,  Paymaster,  payable  to  Lieut.  Matthias 
Tobey,  dated  Boston,  June  16,  1776,  signed  by  said  Matthus  and  others  belonging 
to  Capt.  Michael  Hamlen's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Marshal's  regt.,  for  advance  pay  for 
1  month,  etc. 

Matthus,  Josiah.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Hedge's  co. ;  service,  2  days  [probably  in 
Nov.,  1778],  guarding  prisoners  belonging  to  [British]  ship  "Somerset."  Roll 
sworn  to  at  Yarmouth,  Jan.  1,  1779. 

Matthws,  John.  Private,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt. ;  Conti- 
nental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Nov.  25,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  re- 
ported deserted,  and  absent  from  service  2  mos.  25  days,  for  which  pay  was 
deducted;  a^so,  Lieut.  Mel.  L.  Woolsey's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.  commanded 
by  Lieut.  Col.  William  S.  Smith;  pay  rolls  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1778;  also,  Lieut. 
Col.  David  Cobb's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  April,  1779,  dated 
Pawtuxet;  enlisted  Nov.  25,  1777;  enlistment,  3  years ;  reported  on  command  at 
Newtown  ;  also,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  regimental  return  made 
up  to  Dec.  31,  1779,  dated  Camp  at  Providence. 

Mattinet,  Matthew.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Active,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Allen 
Hallet;  engaged  June  12,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  31,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  20 
days.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. 

Mattis,  John.  Return  of  men  raised  in  Essex  Co.  for  Continental  service,  agreeable 
to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780 ;  engaged  for  town  of  Salem ;  engaged  Jan.  20,  1781 ; 
term,  3  years. 

Mattisox,  Caleb,  New  Canaan.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Pearl's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Ruggles  Woodbridge's  (2.5th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted 
May  28,  1775 ;  service,  2  mos.  26  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Prospect 
Hill,  Sept.  28,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated 
Cambridge  Camp,  Oct.  23,  1775. 

Matton,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Barns'^  co..  Col.  David  Moseley's  (Hamp- 
shire Co.)  regt. ;  service,  2  days ;  company  marched  to  quell  the  mob  at  Northamp- 
ton June  12  and  June  16,  1782. 

Mattoon,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Matoon,  Matton,  Mattoone, 

Mettoon.] 

Mattoox,  Abel,  Hartwood  (Becket).  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Porter's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  Paterson's  regt.,  which  marched  April  23,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of 
April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service,  13  days;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Williams's 
CO.,  Col.  John  Paterson's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  5, 
1775;  service,  3  mos.  4  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775] ;  also, 


362  IklASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Mattoon,  Ahel,  continued. 

order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  No.  3,  Charlestown, 
Dee.  23,  1775;  also,  descriptive  list  of  deserters  from  Col.  John  Paterson's  (15th) 
resjt. ;  aije,  24  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  dark;  credited  to  town  of 
Hartwood ;  deserted  July  20  [year  not  given,  probably  1776] . 

Mattoon,  Abel.  Private,  Lieut.  Jabez  Cornish's  co..  Col.  John  Brown's  res^t. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  14,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  22,  1777;  service,  9  days,  at  Bennington.  Roll 
sworn  to  in  Berkshire  Co. 

Mattoox,  Abel.  Private,  in  a  detachment  of  volunteers,  which  marched  from  Berk- 
shire Co.  under  command  of  Col.  James  Easton  to  assist  army  under  Gen.  Stark 
at  Bennington  at  request  of  Gen.  Lincoln ;  enlisted  Sept.  3, 1777 ;  discharged  Sept. 
27,  1777;  service,  24  days. 

Mattoon,  Abel.  Private,  Capt.  John  Strong's  co..  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  6,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  2,  1777;  service,  26  days,  with 
Northern  army. 

Mattoon,  Abel.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  9  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  9,  1779,  returned  as  received 
of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Capt.  James  Cooper,  at  Springfield,  July  19, 
1779;  Capt.  Sloan's  co.,  Col.  Rossiter's  regt.;  age,  27  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in.; 
hair,  light ;  engaged  for  town  of  Washington. 

Mattoon,  Charles.  Private,  Capt.  Erastus  Sergeant's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's 
detachment  of  Berkshire  Co.  militia ;  muster  roll  dated  Ticonderoga,  Feb.  25, 1777 ; 
enlistment  to  expire  March  15,  1777;  also,  same  co.  and  detachment;  enlisted 
Dec.  16,  1776;  discharged  March  22,  1777;  service,  97  days,  at  Ticonderoga. 

Mattoon,  Ebenezer  (also  given  Erenezer,  Jr.),  Amherst.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Lieut. 
James  Furnivall's  detachment ;  engaged  Sept.  10, 1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29, 1777 ; 
service,  2  mos.  20  days,  at  the  Northward ;  detachment  drafted  from  Gen.  War- 
ner's brigade ;  roll  made  up  for  difference  in  pay  between  line  and  artillery ;  also, 
2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Reuben  Dickinson's  (4th)  co..  Col.  Porter's  (4th  Hampshire 
Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers;  commissioned  July  4,  1778;  also, 
Lieutenant,  Capt.  Reuljen  Dickinson's  co..  Col.  Portor's  regt.;  return  for  equip- 
ments, dated  Nov.  9,  1778;  also,  list  of  men  appearing  on  a  credit  bill  of  Capt. 
Reuben  Dickinson's  co.  [year  not  given]  ;  said  Mattoon  credited  with  10  mos.  2 
weeks  service;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Josliua  Parker's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel 
Wade'sregt.;  service  at  Rhode  Island;  engagementtoexpire  Jan. 1,1779;  a^so, 1st 
Lieutenant,  Capt.  Samuel  Lamb's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  AVade's  regt. ;  engaged  June 
19, 1778;  service  to  Jan.  1, 1779,  6  mos.  17  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  including  travel 
home;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Warwick,  Nov.  7,  1778;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  rolls  dated  East  Greenwich,  Sept.  17,  Sept.  22,  Nov, 
13,  and  Dec.  30,  1778;  engagement  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779;  also,  Lieutenant,  4th 
CO.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (4th  Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  list  of  officers  in  said  regi- 
ment certified  by  Brig.  Gen.  T.  Danielson  April  18,  1780,  as  having  been  previ- 
ously certified  to  the  Council  by  Col.  Porter  for  resignations  on  the  ground  that 
such  a  course  would  be  for  the  good  of  the  service,  and  suggesting  that  action  be 
taken  in  the  matter ;  ordered  in  Council  April  18,  1780,  that  the  resignations  of 
said  officers  be  accepted;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Reuben  Dickenson's  (4th) 
CO.,  Col.  Porter's  (4th  Hampshire  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers; 
commissioned  June  29,  1780. 

Mattoon,  Ebenezer.  Private,  Capt.  John  Thompson's  co.,  Col.  Leonard's  (Hamp- 
shire Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  May  7,  1777;  discharged  July  8,  1777;  service,  2  mos. 
10  days,  including  9  days  (180  miles)  travel  home;  company  marched  to  rein- 
force Northern  army  for  2  months ;  also.  Private,  in  a  company  commanded  by 
Lieut.  Noah   Dickinson,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hampshire   Co.)  regt.;  enlisted 


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Mattoox,  Ebenezer,  continued. 

Aug.  18,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  21,  1777;  service,  4  days;  company  marched  to 
New  Providence  on  an  alarm;  also,  Capt.  Reuben  Dickinson's  co.,  Col.  Portor's 
regt. ;  return  for  equipments,  dated  Nov.  9,  1778. 

Mattoon,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Archibald  McxVlIister's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  11, 1779;  service  to  Sept.  24,  1779,  2  mos.  13  days,  on  expedi- 
tion against  Majorbagaduce. 

Mattoon,  Sylvanus.  Private,  Capt.  William  Watkins's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's 
detachment  of  Berkshire  Co.  militia;  muster  roll  dated  Ticonderoga,  Feb.  25, 
1777;  enlisted  Dec.  16,  1776;  enlistment  to  expire  March  15,  1777;  also,  Capt. 
Peter  Porter's  co..  Col.  Jolin  Brown's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  10, 
1777 ;  discharged  July  25,  1777 ;  service.  15  days ;  company  called  out  by  order  of 
MaJ.  Gen.  Schuyler  and  marched  to  "  Manchester  on  the  Grants  in  the  State  of 
Vermount." 

Mattoone,  Ebenezer.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Samuel  Cook's  co..  Col.  Woodbridge's 
regt. ;  engaged  Aug.  17,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777  ;  service,  3  mos.  21  days, 
with  Northern  army,  including  8  days  (160  miles)  travel  home;  company  raised 
to  serve  until  last  of  Nov.,  1777 ;  also,  Lieutenant,  Col.  Benjamin  Ruggles  Wood- 
bridge's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  rations,  dated  Camp  at  Scarsdale,  Dec.  7,  1777 ; 
rations  allowed  said  Mattoone  from  Aug.  14,  1777,  to  Dec.  7,  1777. 

Matts,  Henrt.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of 
Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Capt.  Lieut.  John  Callender,  of  3d  Artillery  bat- 
talion, at  Springfield,  July  6,  1780 ;  age,  28  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion, 
light ;  engaged  for  town  of  Boston ;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  5,  1780. 

Mattuckman,  Benjamin,  Stockbridge.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Conti- 
nental Army  from  Capt.  William  AVhite's  (1st  Chesterfield)  co.,  sworn  to  in 
Hampshire  Co.,  April  2,  1779;  residence,  Stockbridge;  engaged  for  town  of 
Chesterfield ;  joined  Capt.  Cleveland's  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  engaged  May 
-,  1777;  term,  3  years.     [See  Mantohkamun,  Mantoskarmun,  and  Metacaman.] 

Maucke,  Friedrich.  Private,  Col.  Armand's  Legion  (Independent  Corps  taken  into 
Continental  service,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  25, 1778) ;  list  dated  July  -,  1778. 

Mauir,  John,  Boston.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  as  re- 
turned by  Lieut.  Joseph  Knight,  dated  Middleton,  Feb.  12,  1778;  residence, 
Boston ;  engaged  for  town  of  Middleton ;  joined  Capt.  White's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's 
regt. ;  term,  during  war. 

Maule,    .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mall.] 

Maule,  LTriah.  Private,  Capt.  John  Mott's  co.,  Col.  Elias  Dayton's  (3d  New  Jersey) 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  June  3,  1777;  enlisted  Feb.  2,  1777;  reported  deserted 
April  15,  1777. 

Mauley,  Derrick.  Corporal,  Capt.  Samuel  Wolcott's  co..  Col.  John  Brown's  regt.; 
entered  service  June  30,  1777 ;  discharged  July  27,  1777 ;  service,  28  days ;  com- 
pany ordered  out  l)y  Gen.  Fellows  to  reinforce  Northern  army.  Roll  sworn  to  in 
Berkshire  Co. 

Mauley,  Ezekiel.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Williams's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt. ;  Con- 
tinental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Feb.  10,  1780;  term, 
3  years. 

Mauley,  John,  Groomfield  (Greenfield).  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service 
and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated 
Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 


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Maunauseet,  Ebenezer,  Stockbridge.  Private,  Capt.  "William  Goodrich's  co.  of 
Indians,  Col.  Patterson's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  25, 
1775;  service,  3  mos.  14  days;  also,  return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Conti- 
nental Army  from  Capt.  Isaac  Marsh's  (1st  Stockbridge)  co. ;  residence.  Stock- 
bridge;  enlisted  for  town  of  Stockbridge;  joined  Capt.  Cleaveland's  co..  Col. 
Jackson's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war.     [See  Ebenezer  Manausett.] 

Mave,  Ezra  (also  given  Elkanah).  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Smalley's  co.,  Maj.  Zenas 
Winslow's  regt. ;  service,  4  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Bedford  and  Falmouth  in  Sept., 
1778. 

Mavereck,  Quack.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Bridgewater  to 
reinforce  the  Continental  Army  at  West  Point  in  1780;  marched  July  4,  1780 
[service  not  given] . 

Maverick,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Martrick,  Marverick, 

Matrick,  Mavereck.] 

Maverick,  Giles.  Seaman,  brig  "  Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F.  Williams; 
engaged  May  12,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  9  days;  said  Maverick  reported  as  among 
those  placed  on  board  the  ship  "  Putnam  "  or  who  left  the  brig  ou  her  arrival  at 
Boston.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Suflfolk  Co. 

Mavings,  George.  Conductor,  under  Ezekiel  Cheever,  Commissary  of  Ordnance 
Stores ;  pay  roll  for  July,  1777,  certified  at  Boston ;  service  from  July  24,  1777, 
8  days. 

Mawkrt,  William,  Northbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Wood's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Roxbury ;  service,  7  days ;  reported  enlisted 
into  the  army. 

Mawley,  Derrick.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Heman  Smith's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Coller's  regt.; 
service,  11  days ;  company  marched  from  Sandisfield  to  Stillwater  Oct.  14,  1781, 
on  an  alarm.    Roll  endorsed  "  Col  John  Ashley  Reg." 

Mawlet,  John.  Private,  Capt.  David  Mosely's  co..  Col.  John  Mosel.v's  res-t. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  21,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  17,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  3  days,  on  expedition  to 
Saratoga,  including  travel  (120  miles)  home. 

Mawlet,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Wolcott's  co..  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berk- 
shire Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  19,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  11,  1777;  service,  23 
days,  under  Brig.  Gen.  John  Fellows;  company  ordered  out  by  Gen.  Gates  to 
reinforce  Northern  army. 

Mawney,  John.  Surgeon,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  regt..  Gen.  Warner's  brigade;  en- 
gaged Aug.  14,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  24,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  11  days,  at  the 
capitulation  of  Gen.  Burgoyne,  including  8  days  (160  miles)  travel  home;  also, 
Surgeon,  Col.  Cyprian  How's  (Middlesex  Co.)  regt.;  list  of  officers  appointed  to 
command  men  detached  from  militia  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for 
3  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  22,  1780;  commissioned  July  12,  1780; 
also,  Surgeon,  Col.  Cyprian  How's  (Middlesex  Co.)  regt. ;  appointed  July  12, 
1780;  discharged  Oct.  29,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  21  days ;  regiment  raised  to  rein- 
force Continental  Army  for  3  months  and  stationed  at  Rhode  Island ;  also,  same 
regt.;  pay  abstract  for  horse  rations,  dated  Camp  "Butts  hill"  and  certified  in 
Camp  at  Rhode  Island;  said  Mawney  credited  with  allowance  from  date  of  ap- 
pointment, July  12,  1780,  to  date  of  discharge,  Oct.  31,  1780,  112  days. 

Mawret,  John.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master  for 
Worcester  Co. ;  Capt.  Thomas  Cogswell's  co.,  Col.  Wesson's  regt. ;  mustered 
April  9,  1777 ;  term,  3  years. 

Maws,  Isaac,  Leicester.  Private,  Capt.  Edmund  Hodges's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt. ;  enlisted  May  5,  1777;  discharged  July  6,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  7  days,  at 
Rhode  Island,  travel  home  included. 


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Maxct,  BENJA3IIX,  Attleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Jabez  Ellis's  (Attleborough)  co., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775  ^  service,  9  days;  also,  cop}'  of  an 
order  on  Ephraim  Newell,  Town  Treasurer  of  Attleborough,  dated  July  5,  1776, 
for  wages  due  said  Maxcy  and  others  for  service  on  the  alarm  caused  by  the 
battle  of  Bunker  Hill. 

Maxcy,  Benjamin.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Elisha  May's  co..  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt. ; 
entered  service  Aug.  23, 1778 ;  discharged  Sept.  2, 1778 ;  service,  11  days,  at  Rhode 
Island.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Attleborough. 

Maxel,  Alexander.  Private,  Capt.  Noah  Moulton  Littlefield's  co. ;  abstract  for 
wages  for  1  month  and  4  weeks  billeting;  company  stationed  at  Wells  and 
Arundel  for  defence  of  seacoast;  order  for  payment  of  amount  of  abstract  dated 
Wells,  Sept.  16,  1775,  and  signed  by  Capt.  Littlefield. 

Maxell,  Alexander.  Private,  Capt.  Noah  Moulton  Littlefield's  co. ;  enlisted  July 
10,  1775;  service,  6  mos.  6  da3-s;  company  stationed  at  Wells  and  Arundel  for 
defence  of  seacoast. 

Maxell,  Daniel,  Gorham.     Private,  Capt.  Hart  Williams's  co.,  which  marched  April 

21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  24  days;  reported 
enlisted  into  the  army  May  15, 1775  ;  also,  Capt.  Hart  Williams's  co.,  Col.  Edmund 
Phinney's  regt. ;  billeting  allowed  from  time  of  enlistment  to  date  of  marching  to 
headquarters,  July  5,  1775;  credited  with  75  days  allowance;  also,  company  re- 
turn dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent 
in  money  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Nov.  2,  1775. 

Maxell,  Elijah.  Order  on  Capt.  Ford,  payable  to  Lieut.  Eaton,  dated  Cambridge, 
Jan.  26,  1778,  signed  by  said  Maxell,  for  20s  6d  out  of  his  wages;  also,  company 
receipt  for  wages,  etc.,  given  to  Capt.  Cadwallader  Ford,  dated  Wilmington,  May 

22,  1778. 

Maxey,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Maccy,  Maxcy.] 

Maxey,  Benjamin,  Attleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Robinson's  co..  Col.  Isaac 
Dean's  regt.;  marched  July  31,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  3,  1780;  service,  3  days; 
2  days  travel  also  allowed  on  march  home  from  Tiverton  to  Attleborough;  com- 
pany marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm. 

Maxey,  Benjamin.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Elisha  May's  (6th)  co..  Col.  John  Daggatt's 
(4th  Bristol  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  chosen  in  said  regiment, 
dated  Attleborough,  March  18,  1776;  ordered  in  Council  March  21,  1776,  that  said 
officers  be  commissioned  ;  reported  commissioned  March  21,  1776;  also,  2d  Lieu- 
tenant, Capt.  Abiel  Clap's  co.,  Col.  John  Dagget's  regt. ;  list  dated  Taunton,  Dec. 
20,  1776,  of  officers  appointed  to  command  men  raised  in  Bristol  Co.  from  Brig. 
Gen.  George  Godfrej^'s  brigade  and  returned  Jan.  1,  1777,  as  stationed  at  or  near 
Howland's  Ferry  for  defence  of  Rhode  Island. 

Maxey,  Levi.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for  the 
term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of 
Justin  Elj',  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  12, 
1780  ;  age,  38  }'rs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion,  ruddj' ;  engaged  for  town  of 
Attleborough;  marched  to  camp  July  12,  1780,  under  command  of  Ensign  Gil- 
bert; also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Attleborough  for  ser- 
vice in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  6,  1780;  discharged 
Jan.  8,  1781 ;  service,  6  mos.  2  days,  travel  home  (200  miles)  also  allowed. 

Maxfeild,  Richard.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Amesbury  for 
service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  from  home  June  28,  1780; 
discharired  Dec.  27,  1780;  service,  6  mos.  11  days,  including  travel  (240  miles) 
from  West  Point  to  Amesburv. 


366  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND  SAILORS 

Maxfeld,  John,  Salisbury.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Merrill's  co.,  Col.  Caleb  Cushing's 
regt.,  which  marched  April  20, 1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  3.;^  days  ;  also,  Capt.  Jonathan  Evans's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's  regt. ;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  13,  1775. 

Maxfield,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Maafield,  Mackfeild, 

Macksfieald,  Macksfield,  Mackyfield,  Makfield,  Marshfield,  Maxfeild,  Maxfeld, 
Maxfild,  Maxwell,  Moxfild,  Mxfield.] 

Maxfield,  Abraham.  Private,  Capt.  Avery  Parker's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's 
(2d  Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  3,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  6 
days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

Maxfield,  Daniel,  Framingham.  Private,  Capt.  Burnam's  co..  Col.  Michael  Jack- 
son's regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Oct.  17,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779. 

Maxfield,  Dudley,  Salisbury.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Morrill's  co..  Col.  Caleb  Cush- 
ing's regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775 ;  service,  7  days. 

Maxfield,  Ebbnezer,  Dorchester.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Billings's  and  Lieut.  Lemuel 
Clap's  CO.,  Col.  Lemuel  Robinson's  regt.,  which  assembled  April  19, 1775 ;  service, 
3  days;  also,  Capt.  Lemuel  Clap's  (1st  Dorchester)  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's 
regt. ;  enlisted  March  7,  1776 ;  discharged  March  8,  1776 ;  service,  2  days,  at  the 
time  of  taking  Dorchester  Heights;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  enlisted  March  14, 
1776;  discharged  March  26, 1776;  service,  12  days ;  a^so,  Capt.  Lemuel  Clap's  co., 
Col.  Pierce's  regt.;  marched  March  1,  1778;  discharged  April  3,  1778;  service,  1 
mo.  3  days;  company  ordered  to  march  to  Castle  Island;  also,  Capt.  Lemuel 
Clap's  CO.;  enlisted  May  12,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  11,  1779;  service,  3  mos.; 
also,  same  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  13,  1779;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1779;  service,  2  mos. 
19  days;  also,  same  co. ;  enlisted  Nov.  1, 1779;  discharged  Jan.  31, 1780;  service, 
3  mos.;  also,  same  co. ;  enlisted  Feb.  1,  1780;  service  to  May  1,  1780,3  mos.; 
also,  same  co. ;  enlisted  May  1,  1780;  discharged  July  31,  1780 ;  service,  3  mos. ; 
also,  same  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1780;  above  service 
from  May  12,  1779,  with  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath's  detachment  of  guards  at  Dor- 
chester Heights;  also,  Capt.  Caleb  Champney's  co.  of  guards;  enlisted  Nov.  1, 
1780;  discharged  Jan.  31,  1781;  service,  3  mos.;  comi)any  detached  from  militia 
in  accordance  with  request  of  Gen.  Heath  for  service  at  and  about  Boston  guard- 
ing Continental  stores;  roll  endorsed  "Maj'r  Heath  Detach't;"  also,  same  co. ; 
enlisted  Feb.  1,  1781 ;  discharged  May  6,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  6  days,  at  Boston, 
guarding  Continental  stores  at  request  of  Gen.  Heath. 

Maxfield,  Ekenezer.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Putnam's  co..  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's 
regt.;  detached  Nov.  1,  1778;  service  to  Dec.  31,  1778,  2  mos.  4  days,  at  Rhode 
Island,  including  4  days  (75  miles)  travel  home ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster 
roll  dated  North  Kingston,  Nov.  6,  1778;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779. 

Maxfield,  Ichabod.  Private,  Capt.  John  Spoor's  co..  Col.  John  Ashley,  Jr.'s  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  12,  1781;  discharged  Oct.  23,  1781;  service,  11  days;  company 
ordered  to  march  to  Barnes  Heiths  in  Stillwater  on  an  alarm. 

Maxfield,  John,  Salisbury.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Evans's  co..  Col.  James  Frye's 
regt. ;  list  of  men  in  camp  at  Cambridge,  dated  May  17,  1775 ;  also,  list  of  men 
returned  as  serving  on  main  guard  under  Lieut.  Col.  L.  Baldwin,  dated  June  22, 
1775 ;  also,  Capt.  Jonathan  Evans's  co..  Col.  James  Frye's  regt. ;  company  return 
dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Joshua  Fi'ench's  co..  Col.  Edward 
Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  from  Albany  home ; 
245  miles  travel  allowed  said  Maxfield;  warrant  allowed  in  Council  Jan. 30, 1777; 
also,  Capt.  Samuel  Huse's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards;  enlisted 
Nov.  10,  1777;  service  to  April  4,  1778,  at  Winter  Hill. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE   REVOLUTION.  367 

Maxfield,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  Clap's  co.,  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath's  detach- 
ment of  guards ;  enlisted  May  24, 1779;  discharged  Aug.  12,1779;  service,  2  mos. 
20  days,  at  Dorchester  Heights. 

Maxfield,  Josf.ph,  West  Springfield  (also  given  Springfield).  Receipt  given  to  Ben- 
jamin Heywood,  Paymaster,  4th  regt.,  dated  Camp  Mt.  AVashington,  Sept.  30, 
1776,  signed  by  said  Maxfield  and  others  belonging  to  Capt.  Thompson's  co.,  for 
wages,  etc.,  due  prior  to  Jan.  1,  1776;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Thompson's 
(1st)  CO.,  Lieut.  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (4th)  regt.;  regimental  return  dated  North 
Castle,  Nov.  9,  1776;  also,  company  receipts  for  wages  for  Sept.-Dec,  1776;  also, 
list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Levi 
Ely,  sworn  to  April  14,  1779;  residence.  West  Springfield;  engaged  for  town  of 
West  Springfield;  joined  Capt.  Toogood's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  term,  3  years 
or  during  war;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  belonging  to  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's 
(6th)  regt.  who  enlisted  for  the  war  prior  to  Sept.  30, 1779,  certified  at  Highlands, 
Feb.  23,  1780;  age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  dark;  engaged  for 
town  of  Springfield ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Heywood's  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Nixon's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to 
Dec.  31,  1780;  residence,  Springfield;  also,  Capt.  Heywood's  co.,  6th Mass. regt. ; 
pay  roll  for  Jan. -June,  1780 ;  reported  transferred  to  Light  Infantry  co.  March  29, 
1780;  also,  Capt.  Abel  Holden's  (Light  Infantry)  co..  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (6th) 
regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Jan. -June,  1780 ;  also.  Light  Infantry  co.,  6th  Mass.  regt. ;  re- 
turn of  men  in  need  of  clothing,  dated  Peekskill,  July  31,  1780;  also,  Capt.  Abel 
Holden's  (Light  Infantry)  co..  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  July-Oct.,  1780; 
also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Heywood's  co.,  6th  Mass.  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Nov.  and  Dec, 
1780;  also,  descriptive  list  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  29, 1781 ;  Capt.  Heywood's  co., 
Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (6th)  regt.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Smith  ;  rank,  Private ; 
age,  20  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  brown;  occupation, 
farmer;  residence,  Springfield;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1777,  by  Capt.  Toogood;  enlist- 
ment, during  war;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Holden's  (later  Capt.  Mason 
Wottles's)  CO.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (6th)  regt.;  return  for  wages;  wages 
allowed  said  Maxfield  for  Jan. -Dec,  1781,  12  mos.;  reported  sick  in  hospital  in 
Feb.  and  March,  1781 ;  also,  Capt.  Mason  Wottles's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's 
regt.;  return  for  wages;  wages  allowed  said  Maxfield  for  Jan. -Dec,  1782,  12 
mos.;  reported  furloughed  in  Dec,  1782;  a/fso,  return  [year  not  given,  probably 
1783]  of  men  entitled  to  $80  gratuity,  agreeable  to  act  of  Congress  of  May  15, 
1778,  for  serving  during  the  wa"r;  6th  co.,  6th  Mass.  regt. 

Maxfield,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Huse's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards ;  enlisted  Nov.  11,  1777 ;  service  to  April  4,  1778,  at  Winter  Hill. 

Maxfield,  Jrsxix.  Private,  Capt.  Simon  Jackson's  (8th)  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's 
(3d)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  June-Oct.,  1782;  also,  Capt.  William  Watson's  (6th) 
CO.,  3d  Mass.  regt.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Millen  ;  muster  rolls  for  Jan. -April, 
1783;  also,  order  on  Lieut.  Henry  Nelson,  Paymaster,  3d  Mass.  regt.,  dated 
Cantonment  near  New  Windsor,  May  13, 1783,  signed  by  said  Maxfield  and  others 
belonging  to  Capt.  William  Watson's  co.,  for  wages  for  Feb.  and  March,  1783; 
also,  Capt.  James  Tisdale's  (4th)  co.,  3d  Mass.  regt.  commanded  l)y  Col.  Michael 
Jackson ;  muster  roll  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1783 ;  balance  of  terra  of  enlistment 
unexpired,  18  mos.  13  days. 

Maxfield,  Nathaniel.  Private,  Capt.  Avery  Parker's  (1st)  co..  Col.  John  Hatha- 
way's  (2d  Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  entered  service  Aug.  3,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8, 
1780 ;  service,  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

Maxfield,  Patrick.  Petition  signed  by  Leonard  Jarvis,  of  Boston,  asking  that  said 
Maxfield  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  brig  "Maria"  (privateer); 
advised  in  Council  Jan.  11, 1781,  that  a  commission  be  issued  ;  also,  petition  signed 
by  Leonard  Jarvis,  of  Boston,  asking  that  said  Maxfield  be  commissioned  as  com- 


368  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

Maxfield,  Patrick,  continued. 

mander  of  tlie  brig  "  Betsy  "  (privateer)  ;  advised  in  Council  Feb.  28,  1783,  that  a 
commission  be  issued. 

Maxfield,  Richakd,  Salisbury.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  French's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Enoch 
Putnam's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  22,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  4,  1781 ;  service,  2  mos. 
26  days,  near  West  Point,  including  13  days  (260  miles)  travel  home ;  regiment 
raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

Maxfield,  Robert,  Salisbury.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Nowell's  co.,  Col.  Titcomb's 
regt. ;  arrived  at  destination  Maj'  4,  1777;  discharged  July  4,  1777;  service,  2 
mos.  9  days,  including 9  days  (180  miles)  travel  out  and  home ;  company  marched 
to  Rhode  Island  to  serve  for  2  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Providence ; 
also,  Capt.  Samuel  Huse's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards ;  enlisted  Nov. 
10,  1777;  service  to  April  4,  1778,  at  Winter  Hill;  also,  return  dated  Boxford, 
Dec.  8,  1779,  of  men  mustered  by  John  Gushing,  Muster  Master  for  Essex  Co.,  to 
join  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  9  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June 
9,  1779;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Essex  Co.  in  1779  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army;  Capt.  Merril's  co. ;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  com- 
plexion, light ;  engaged  for  town  of  Salisbury ;  delivered  to  Lieut.  William  Storey ; 
also,  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Titcomb's  co..  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  4,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10, 1780;  service,  3  mos.  20  days,  including  13  days 
(260  miles)  travel  home ;  company  raised  in  Newbuiyport,  Salisbury,  and  Ames- 
bury  ;  regiment  raised  in  Essex  Co.  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

Maxfield,  Sami'el,  Dorchester.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Lyman's  co..  Col.  Dike's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  Dec,  1776-Feb.,  1777;  regiment  raised  to  serve  until  March  1, 
1777 ;  also,  return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Clap's  CO.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt. ;  residence,  Dorchester;  enlisted  for  town  of 
Dorchester;  joined  Lieut.  Baker's  co..  Col.  Wesson's  regt.;  enlistment,  during 
war  (also  given  3  years) ;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster 
Master  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  March  2,  1777;  Capt.  Wood's  co..  Col. 
Wesson's  regt. ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Dix's  co..  Col.  James  Wesson's  (9th) 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  15,  1777,  to  Dec.  24, 
1777;  reported  discharged  Dec.  24,  1777;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  return  made 
up  for  the  year  1777;  mustered  by  Col.  Barber,  State  Muster  Master;  reported 
died  Jan.  -,  1778. 

Maxfield,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  Manasseh  Kempton's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  27,  1777  ;  discharged  Oct.  29,  1777  ;  service,  1  mo.  4  days,  at  Rhode 
Island  on  a  secret  expedition. 

Maxfikld,  Thomas,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Avery  Parker's  (1st)  co..  Col.  John  Hath- 
away's  (2d  Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  entered  service  Aug.  3,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8, 
1780 ;  service,  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

Maxfield,  William.  Seaman,  ship  "Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Foster 
Williams  ;  engaged  March  13,  1780;  reported  deserted  April  26,  1780. 

Maxfield,  Zadok.  Private,  Capt.  Avery  Parker's  (1st)  co..  Col.  John  Hathaway's 
(2d  Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  entered  service  Aug.  3,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780; 
service,  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

Maxfild,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  May's  co..  Col.  Mcintosh's  regt.;  joined 
March  23,  1778;  discharged  April  5,  1778;  service,  14  days,  at  lloxbury  Lines. 

Maxham,  Nathan,  Wareham.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Haskell's  co..  Col.  Benjamin 
Hawes's  regt.;  service  from  July  29,  1778,  to  Sept.  11,  1778,  1  mo.  15  days,  at 
Rhode  Island;  company  raised  in  Plymouth  Co. 

Maxham,  Reuben.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Hammond's  co. ;  enlisted  July  17, 1775; 
service,  5  mos.  20  days;  company  stationed  at  Wai'eham  and  Rochester  for  de- 
fence of  seacoast  and  discharged  Dec.  23,  1775. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  369 

Maxham,  Samuel.  Corporal,  Capt.  Job  Peirce's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotten's  regt. ; 
pay  roll  for  Oct.,  1777,  dated  Middleljorough ;  service,  1  mo. 

Maxim,   [This  name  appears  under  the  form  of  Maxham,  Maxom,  Maxum, 

Maxxom,  Moxom,  Muxam,  Muxham,  Muxom,  Muxsom,  Muxum.] 

Maxom,  Reubex,  Wareham.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

Maxum,  Samuel,  Middleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Nehemiah  Allen's  co..  Col.  Jeremiah 
Hall's  regt.;  marched  Dec.  8,  1776;  service,  92  days;  company  marched  to 
Bristol,  R.  I. 

Maxwel,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  King's  co..  Col.  Sears's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  20, 
1781 ;  service  to  Nov.  20,  1781,  3  mos.,  at  Saratoga. 

Maxwell,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Maafield,  Maxel,  Maxell, 

Maxfeild,  Maxfield,  Maxwel.] 

Maxwell,  Bexjamin.  Private,  Capt.  Lawrence  Kemp's  co.,  Col.  Leonard's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Feb.  23,  1777 ;  discharged  April  10,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  17  days,  at 
Ticonderoga. 

Maxwell,  Benjamin.  Private,  Capt.  Nahum  Ward's  co..  Col.  David  Wells's  (Hamp- 
shire Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  22,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  18, 1777;  service,  1  mo., 
at  the  time  of  taking  Gen.  Burgoyne,  including  travel  (80  miles)  home;  company 
marched  from  Charlemont  Sept.  22,  1777. 

Maxwell,  Benjamin.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  James  Walsworth's  co..  Col.  Elisha  Porter's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  engaged  July  20,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1779;  ser- 
vice, 1  mo.  13  days,  at  New  London,  Conn.,  including  6  days  (128  miles)  travel 
home;  roll  sworn  to  at  Deerfield;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Rice's 
(5th)  CO.,  Lieut.  Col.  David  Wells's  (5th  Hampshire  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia; 
list  of  officers ;  commissioned  Nov.  18,  1779. 

Maxwell,  Cornelius.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Leonard  Bleeker's  (Light  Infantry)  co..  Col. 
Goose  Van  Schaick's  (1st  New  York)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan. -April,  1781, 
dated  West  Point;  enlistment,  during  war;  reported  on  command  at  All)any. 

Maxwell,  Daniel,  Boston.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  [year 
not  given]  ;  residence,  Boston  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Framingham  ;  term,  3  years; 
also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk  Co., 
dated  Boston,  Nov.  23,  1777;  Capt.  Burnham's  co..  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt. ; 
also.  Private,  Colonel's  co..  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Feb.  3,  1780. 

Maxwell,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  Hart  Williams's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  I'egt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776; 
reported  died  March  2,  1776. 

Maxwell,  Daniel.  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  (8th)  regt.;  list  of  9  months  men;  re- 
ported killed  Feb.  3,  1780. 

Maxwell,  David,  Taunton.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Wilbore's  co..  Col.  John  Hatha- 
way's  regt. ;  service,  23  days,  at  Rhode  Island  ;  company  drafted  from  Taunton, 
Raynham,  and  Easton,  in  April,  1777. 

Maxwell,  Elisha.  Private,  Capt.  Cadwallader  Ford's  co..  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's 
regt.  of  guards ;  enlisted  Nov.  7,  1777  ;  discharged  Jan.  24, 1778 ;  service,  2  mos. 
18  days,  at  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge,  guarding  troops  of  convention;  also,  same  co. 
and  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Dec.  3,  1779 ;  reported  sick  in  hospital. 


370  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AKD   SAILORS 

Maxwell,  George.  List  dated  Cape  Elizabeth,  Jan.  17,  1782,  of  men  formerly  be- 
longing to  Cape  Elizabeth  who  went  out  in  armed  vessels,  etc.,  sul)seqnent  to 
1776;  said  Maxwell  reported  as  Captain  and  5  men  returned  as  having  been  lost 
while  in  service  with  him. 

Maxwell,  Hugh,  Boston.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
Col.  John  Cushing's  (2d  Plymouth  Co.)  regt.,  as  returned  agreeable  to  order  of 
Council  of  Nov.  7,  1777 ;  residence,  Boston  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Hanover;  joined 
Capt.  Drew's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  term,  3  years. 

Maxwell,  Hugh,  Charlemont.  Major,  in  a  regiment  of  Minute-men  commanded  by 
Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Williams ;  service  from  April  21, 1776  [5] ,  19  days ;  also,  com- 
munication dated  Cambridge,  May  25,  1775,  signed  bj'  said  Maxwell  and  others, 
captains  in  Col.  William  Prescott's  regt.,  stating  their  approval  of  William  Prescott, 
John  Robinson,  and  Henry  Woods  as  Colonel,  Lieutenant  Colonel,  and  Major, 
respectively,  of  said  regiment,  and  asking  that  they  be  commissioned;  also, 
Captain,  Col.  William  Prescott's  regt.;  return  of  officers,  dated  May  25,  1775; 
ordered  in  Provincial  Congress  May  26,  1775,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned; 
also,  Captain,  Col.  Prescott's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  engaged  May 
10,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  23  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ; 
also,  Major,  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  reported  as  serving  6  mos.  as  Captain,  30  mos.  as 
Major ;  also,  Captain,  1st  co.,  same  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Camp  near  Valley 
Forge,  Jan.  24,  1778;  also,  order  on  the  Board  of  War,  payable  to  Lieut.  Col. 
Ezra  Badlam,  dated  Camp  White  Plains,  Aug.  19,  1778,  signed  by  said  Max- 
well and  others,  for  the  State  donation  on  account  of  service  in  the  Continental 
Army  ;  also,  receipt  for  clothing  for  officers  of  Col.  Bailey's  regt.,  dated  Boston, 
Oct.  6,  1778,  and  signed  by  Lieut.  Col.  Ezra  Badlam;  also.  Col.  Bailey's  (1st) 
regt. ;  returns  of  officers  for  clothing,  dated  Dorchester,  Sept.  28,  and  Oct.  22, 
1778;  also.  Col.  Bailey's  (2d)  regt.;  list  of  officers,  dated  Boston,  May  19,  1779; 
also.  Major;  list  of  settlements  of  rank  of  Continental  officers,  dated  West  Point, 
made  by  a  Board  held  for  that  purpose  and  confirmed  b}'  Congress  Sept.  6,  1779 ; 
commissioned  July  7,  1777;  also.  Captain,  Col.  Bailey's  (2d)  regt.;  return  of 
officers  for  clothing,  certified  at  Dorchester,  Sept.  24, 1779 ;  said  Maxwell  reported 
Major  on  the  new  establishment;  also,  Major,  2d  Mass.  regt.  commanded  by 
Lieut.  Colonel  Ezra  Badlam  ;  return  of  officers,  certified  at  Boston,  Dec.  7,  1779; 
also,  Major,  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  letter  from  M.  Jackson,  Colonel,  8th  Mass. 
regt.,  to  the  Governor  and  Council,  dated  Camp  Yerplanck's  Point,  Oct.  15,  1782, 
requesting  that  warrants  be  issued  to  certain  officers  in  his  regiment;  said  Max- 
well, senior  Major,  recommended  for  Lieutenant  Colonel ;  advised  in  Council  Oct. 
29,  1782,  that  warrants  be  granted;  also.  Lieutenant  Colonel,  3d  Mass.  regt.  com- 
manded by  Col.  Michael  Jackson ;  list  of  officers  [year  not  given]  ;  reported 
absent. 

Maxwell,  James.  Boy,  ship  "Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Foster  Wil- 
liams ;  engaged  Nov.  10, 1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  26, 1781 ;  service,  9  mos.  16  days ; 
also,  pay  roll  for  same  service,  certified  at  Boston. 

Maxwell,  John.  1st  Lieutenant,  sloop  "  Putnam  "  (privateer) ;  petition  dated  Water- 
town,  Sept.  28,  1776,  signed  by  Pearson  Jones  of  Falmouth,  Casco  Bay,  in  behalf 
of  himself  and  Ebenezer  Parsons,  of  Newburyport,  asking  that  Joseph  Bayley  be 
commissioned  as  commander  of  said  vessel;  ordered  in  Council  Sept.  28,  1776, 
that  a  commission  be  issued. 

Maxwell,  John.  Private,  Capt.  John  Carpenter's  co.  of  guards;  enlisted  March  16, 
1779;  discharged  June  16,  1779;  service,  3  mos.;  company  detached  to  serve  for 
3  months  from  time  of  joining  and  stationed  at  Springfield. 


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Maxwell,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Jordan's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchall's  regt. ; 
service  from  July  7,  1779,  to  Sept.  25,  1779,  2  mos.  20  days,  on  Penobscot  expe- 
dition.   Roll  dated  Cape  Elizabeth. 

Maxwell,  Joseph,  Cape  Elizabeth.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Dunn's  co..  Col.  Edmund 
Phinney's  (31st)  regt.;  billeting  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  May  16,  1775, 
to  date  of  marching  to  headquarters,  July  11,  1775;  credited  with  56  days  allow- 
ance; also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or 
its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  1,  1775. 

Maxwell,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Jordan's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchall's 
regt. ;  service  from  July  7,  1779,  to  Sept.  25,  1779,  2  mos.  20  days,  on  Penobscot 
expedition.    Roll  dated  Cape  Elizabeth. 

Maxwell,  Joseph.  List  of  men  formerly  belonging  to  Cape  Elizabeth  who  went  out 
in  armed  vessels,  etc.,  subsequent  to  1776,  dated  Cape  Elizabeth,  Jan.  17,  1782; 
reported  lost  with  Capt.  Stone.  , 

Maxwell,  Joseph.  List  of  prisoners  to  be  returned  in  exchange  for  British  prisoners 
sent  in  the  cartel  "  Favourite  "  [year  not  given]. 

Maxwell,  Joshua,  Falmouth.  Capt.  Richard  Maybery's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's 
regt. ;  subsistence  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  Dec.  25, 1776,  to  time  of  arrival 
at  Bennington ;  credited  with  86  days  allowance;  336  miles  travel  allowed  said 
Maxwell. 

Maxwell,  Justin,  Egremont.  Private,  Capt.  Simon  Jackson's  (8th)  co..  Col.  John 
Greaton's  (3d)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Nov.,  1782;  balance  of  term  of  enlistment 
unexpired,  2  years,  4  months,  9  days ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  in  Continental 
service;  Capt.  Watson's  co.,  3d  Mass.  regt.;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.; 
complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  occupation,  yeoman;  residence,  Egremont;  en- 
listed April  10,  1782 ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  reported  as  having  received  clothing 
on  various  dates  between  Nov.  20,  1782,  and  Oct.  24,  1783. 

Maxwell,  Philip.  Corporal,  Capt.  Amasa  Sheldon's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  I'egt. ; 
enlisted  July  10,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  12,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  8  days,  on  expe- 
dition to  Northern  department,  including  travel  (100  miles)  home;  roll  sworn  to 
at  Deerfield ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Stebbins's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  23,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  1  day,  on  expe- 
dition to  Northern  department,  including  travel  (115  miles)  home;  roll  sworn  to 
at  Deerfield. 

Maxwell,  Richard,  Amesbury.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Conti- 
nental Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  i-esolve  of  June  5, 1780,  returned 
as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Maj.  Peter  Harwood,  of  6th  Mass. 
regt.,  at  Springfield,  July  6,  1780 ;  age,  16  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  3  in. ;  complexion, 
fresh;  engaged  for  town  of  Amesbury;  marched  to  camp  July  6,  1780,  under 
command  of  Lieut.  Taylor,  of  2d  Mass.  regt. ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6 
months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in 
a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

Maxwell,  Robert.  Lieutenant  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's  (15th)  regt.;  entered 
service  July  19,  1779;  discharged  April  19,  1780;  term,  9  months. 

Maxwell,  Samuel.  Return  endorsed  "  May  8  1777,"  of  men  drafted  from  1st  York 
Co.  regt.  to  serve  at  Rhode  Island  or  elsewhere  in  New  England  for  the  term  of  2 
months. 

Maxwell,  Squire.  Capt.  Lawrence  Kemp's  co. ;  enlisted  May  10,  1777 ;  discharged 
July  17,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  9  days ;  company  detached  from  Hampshire  Co. 
militia  for  service  under  Col.  David  Wells  in  Northern  department.  Roll  dated 
Shelburne. 


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Maxwell,  Thomas.  List  of  men  formerly  belonging  to  Cape  Elizabeth  who  went  out 
in  armed  vessels,  etc.,  sulisequent  to  1776,  dated  Cape  Elizabeth,  Jan.  17,  1782; 
reported  lost  with  Capt.  Stone. 

Maxwell,  Thomas.  List  of  prisoners  to  be  returned  in  exchange  for  British  prison- 
ers sent  in  the  cartel  "  Favourite  "  [year  not  given]. 

Maxwell,  William,  Bedford.  Private,  Capt.  John  Moore's  (Bedford)  co.  of  militia, 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  6  da_ys. 

Maxavell,  William,  Cape  Elizabeth.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Dunn's  co..  Col. 
Edmund  Phinney's  regt. ;  billeting  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment.  May  11, 1775, 
to  date  of  marching  to  headquarters  July  11,  1775;  credited  with  61  daj's  allow- 
ance. 

Maxwell,  William,  Cape  Elizabeth.  Corporal,  Capt.  Samuel  Dunn's  co..  Col. 
Edmund  Phinney's  (31st)  regt. ;  billeting  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  May 
9,  1775,  to  date  of  marching  to  headquarters  July  11,  1775;  credited  with  63  days 
allowance;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

Maxwell,  William,  Cape  Elizabeth.  Capt.  Abram  Tyler's  co.,  Col.  Edmund 
Phinny's  regt.;  roll  dated  Scarborough,  Oct.  25,  1777,  showing  men  entitled  to 
allowance  for  travel  to  headquarters  at  Cambridge  and  billeting  before  marching 
in  Dec,  1775,  and  subsequent  to  Jan.,  1776;  said  Maxwell  credited  with  130 
miles  travel  and  10  days  billeting ;  also,  Private,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll 
dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776;  enlisted  June  28,  1776. 

Maxwell,  William,  Falmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Pride's  co. ;  joined  Oct.  1, 
1779 ;  discharged  Oct.  23, 1779 ;  service  at  the  Eastward  with  detachment  of  Cum- 
berland Co.  militia  under  command  of  Nathaniel  Jordan,  Esq. ;  also,  Capt.  Joseph 
Pride's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Prime's  (Cumberland  Co.)  regt.;  joined  April  18,  1780; 
discharged  Dec.  6,  1780;  service,  7  mos.  18  days;  engagement,  8  months;  regi- 
ment raised  for  defence  of  eastern  Massachusetts. 

Maxwell,  William,  Rochester  (also  given  Tisbury).  Order  on  David  Jeffries,  Pay- 
master, payable  to  Capt.  Turner,  dated  Camp  at  Hull,  June  29,  1776,  signed  by 
said  Maxwell  and  others  belonging  to  Capt.  Thomas  Turner's  co.,  for  advance 
pay  for  1  month,  etc. ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Turner's  co..  Col.  Thomas 
Marshall's  regt. ;  enlisted  June  10,  1776 ;  service  to  Dec.  1,  1776,  5  mos.  28  days ; 
also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  2d  Rochester  co., 
4th  Plymouth  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Nathaniel  Hammond  to  Col.  Eben- 
ezer  Sprout,  of  Middleborough ;  residence,  Tisbury ;  engaged  for  town  of  Roches- 
ter; joined  Capt.  Edde's  co..  Col.  Bradford's  regt.;  term,  3  years;  also,  list  of 
men  mustered  by  James  Hatch,  Muster  Master  for  Ph'mouth  Co.;  Col.  Brad- 
ford's regt. ;  age,  17  yrs. ;  residence,  Rochester;  enlisted  by  Capt.  Joshua  Eddj- ; 
also.  Private,  7th  co..  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  July  7,  1777;  also,  detachment  fi-om 
Capt.  Joshua  Eddy's  co..  Col.  Bradford's  regt.;  subsistence  allowed  from  date 
of  enlistment,  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  date  of  marching  to  Bennington,  Feb.  22,  1777; 
said  Maxwell  credited  with  5-1  davs  allowance,  including  11  days  travel  on  march 
from  Boston  to  Bennington ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  endorsed  "  January 
28th  1778;  "  mustered  by  Perez  Simons,  County  Muster  Master,  and  by  a  Conti- 
nental Muster  Master;  reported  deserted. 

Maxwell,  William,  Sackfield,  N.  S.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Suffolk  Co.,  as 
returned  by  Maj.  Stephen  Badlam,  Superintendent  for  said  county ;  also,  descrip- 
tive list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  9  months 
from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778, 
returned  as  received  of  Maj.  Stephen  Badlam  by  Capt.  Robert  Davis,  at  Roxbury, 
June  4,  1778,  to  be  delivered  to  Brig.  Gen.  Jonathan  Warner  at  Fishkill ;  Capt. 
White's  CO.,  Col.  Mcintosh's  regt. ;  age,  51  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  hair,  black  ; 


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Maxwell,  William,  continued. 

eyes,  dark;  occupation,  husbandman;  nationality,  Irish;  residence,  Sackfield, 
N.  S. ;  engaged  for  town  of  Broolvline;  arrived  at  Fishkill  June  13,  1778;  also, 
list  of  men  returned  as  received  of  Jonathan  Warner,  Commissioner,  by  Col.  R. 
Putnam,  Jul}'  20, 1778 ;  also,  list  of  men  returned  as  mustered  by  Henry  Rutgers, 
Jr.,  Deputy  Muster  Master,  dated  Fishkill,  Aug.  1,  1778;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
Samuel  Flower's  co..  Col.  John  Greaton's  (2d)  I'egt. ;  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1778, 
dated  White  Plains;  enlisted  June  14,  1778;  enlistment,  9  months;  also,  muster 
roll  for  Sept.,  1778,  dated  Fredericksbui-g ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1778,  dated 
Camp  Iloxbury  ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec,  1778,  and  Jan.,  1779,  dated 
Continental  Village;  reported  on  command  at  West  Point  Aug.-Nov.,  1778;  also 
reported  furloughed  Jan.  5,  1779,  for  40  days;  also,  muster  roll  for  Feb.,  1779, 
certified  at  Quarters  near  Croton  river;  reported  deserted  March  1,  1779. 

Maxwell,  William,  Scarborough.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Rice's  co. ;  billeting  allowed 
from  date  of  enlistment.  May  8,  1775,  to  date  of  marching  from  Scarborough  to 
headquarters,  July  4,  1775 ;  credited  with  57  days  allowance ;  also,  Capt.  Rice's 
CO.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  (31st)  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Sept.  29,  1775. 

Maxwell,  William.  Capt.  Samuel  Dunn's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt. ;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  1,  1775. 

Maxwell,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Briant  Morton's  co. ;  enlisted  Feb.  5,  1776;  ser- 
vice to  Sept.  1,  1776,  6  mos.  24  days;  company  stationed  on  seacoast  at  Scar- 
borough and  Cape  Elizabeth;  also,  Capt.  Briant  Morton's  co..  Col.  Mitchel's 
regt. ;  service  from  Sept.  1,  1776,  to  Nov.  25,  1776,  2  mos.  25  days ;  company  sta- 
tioned on  seacoast  at  Scarborough  and  Cape  Elizabeth. 

Maxwell,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Battelle's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel 
Pierce's  regt.;  enlisted  May  14,  1779;  discharged  July  1,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  21 
days,  at  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

Maxwell,  William.  Steward,  ship  "Charming  Sally,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Alexander  Holmes ;  list  of  officers,  dated  Boston  ;  vessel  reported  to  have  been  in 
service  from  July  13, 1779,  to  Aug.  28,  1779 ;  18  officers  and  70  men  reported  taken 
on  board  at  Penobscot  Aug.  12,  1779,  and  continued  on  board  until  Aug.  28,  1779. 

Maxavell,  William.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Cathcart;  engaged  May  12,  1779;  discharged  June  23,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  11 
days ;  roll  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. ;  also,  same  vessel  and  commander ;  engaged 
June  24,  1779 ;  discharged  Sept.  6,  1779 ;  service,  2  mos.  14  days ;  roll  sworn  to 
at  Boston. 

Maxwell,  AVilliam.  Marine,  ship  "  General  Putnam,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Daniel 
Waters;  engaged  July  13  (also  given  July  12),  1779;  service  to  Sept.  7,  1779, 
1  mo.  24  days,  on  Penobscot  expedition.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. 

Maxwell,  Williabi.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Jordan's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchall's 
regt. ;  service  from  July  7,  1779,  to  Sept.  25, 1779,  2  mos.  20  days,  on  Penobscot 
expedition.    Roll  dated  Cape  Elizabeth. 

Maxwell,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Warren 'sco..  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchell's  regt. ; 
detached  July  7, 1779 ;  discharged  Sept.  25, 1779 ;  service,  2  mos.  18  days,  on  Penob- 
scot expedition.    Roll  dated  Falmouth. 

Maxwell,  William.  Master's  Mate,  ship  "Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Foster  Williams ;  engaged  Oct.  10,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  26,  1781;  service,  10 
mos.  16  days ;  also,  pa.y  roll  for  same  service,  sworn  to  at  Boston. 

Maxwell,  Williaji.  List  dated  Cape  Elizabeth,  Jan.  17,  1782,  of  men  returned  by 
the  Selectmen  as  "  Not  Knowing  whether  Dead  or  living." 

Maxwell,  William,  Jr.  Capt.  Samuel  Dunn's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt. ; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  1,  1775. 


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Maxxobi,  Reuben.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received 
of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  10, 
1780;  age,  31  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in. ;  complexion,  dark;  engaged  for  town  of 
Wareham ;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  9,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  10,  1780, 
under  command  of  Capt.  Daniel  Shays. 

Mat, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mays,  Mey.] 

Mat,  Benjamin.  Private,  Capt.  Manasseh  Sawyer's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  pay 
abstract  for  gun  and  blanket  money  dated  Dorchester,  Feb.  12,  1777 ;  also,  same 
CO.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Dec,  1776-Feb.,  1777;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1777;  regi- 
ment raised  to  serve  until  March  1,  1777. 

Mat,    Chester.     Private,  Capt.  Nehemiah  May's  co..  Col.  David  Leonard's  regt.; 

enlisted  May  6,  1777;  discharged  July  8,  1777;  service,  52  days,  at  Ticonderoga, 

including  travel  (200  miles)  home;   company  raised  for  2  months.    Roll  dated 
South  Brimfield. 

Mat,  David,  Spencer.  Matross,  Capt.  David  Henshaw's  (10th)  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  return  for  advance  pay  for  1  month,  mileage  from  home 
to  camp,  etc.,  sworn  to  at  Boston,  Dec.  7, 1776 ;  also,  Private,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
service  from  Nov.  23,  1776,  to  Feb.  1,  1777,  2  mos,  7  days. 

Mat,  David.  Fifer,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Carter's  co..  Col.  Abijah  Stearns's  (Worcester 
Co.)  regt.;  service, 11  days,  including  travel  (111  miles)  home;  company  marched 
to  Williamstown  Aug.  22,  1777,  under  command  of  Maj.  Ebenezer  Bridge  by 
order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Jonathan  Warner  on  an  alarm;  roll  dated  Leominster;  also, 
Lieut.  Samuel  Stickney's  co..  Col.  Abijah  Stearns's  (Worcester  Co.)  regt. ; 
marched  Oct.  9,  1777;  service,  17  days;  company  marched  to  Saratoga  under 
command  of  Maj.  Ebenezer  Bridge  to  assist  army  under  Gen. Gates ;  roll  certified 
at  Leominster. 

Mat,  David.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  White's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Benjamin  Flagg's  division, 
Col.  Samuel  Denny's  (Worcester  Co.)  regt.;  marched  Aug.  21,  1777;  discharged 
Aug.  23,  1777;  service,  5  days,  including  2  days  (40  miles)  travel  home;  com- 
pany marched  to  Hadley  on  an  alarm  at  the  Northward ;  roll  dated  Spencer;  also, 
Capt.  Josiah  White's  co..  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  5,  1777;  dis- 
charged Nov.  29,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  4  days,  including  9  days  (180  miles)  travel 
home ;  company  raised  for  3  months  and  marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army 
under  Gen.  Gates. 

Mat,  Dexteh.  Private,  Capt.  Christopher  Banister's  co..  Col.  Ezra  May's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  20,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  14,  1777 ;  service,  29  days,  on  expedition 
to  Stillwater  and  Saratoga,  including  travel  (100  miles)  home. 

Mat,  Ebenezer,  Stoughton.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Lyon's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt. ;  residence,  Stoughton ;  enlisted 
for  town  of  Stoughton;  joined  Capt.  Patrick's  co..  Col.  Alden's  regt.  (also  given 
Capt.  Winslow's  co..  Col.  Knox's  regt.);  enlistment,  3  years;  reported  a 
foreigner;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  April  13, 1777;  Capt.  Patrick's  co.,  Col.  Alden's  regt.; 
also.  Private,  Major's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  April  10,  1777,  to  May  10,  1777 ;  reported  deceased ;  also,  Capt. 
Partrick's  co..  Col.  Ichabod  Alden's  regt.;  return  dated  Albany,  Jan.  12,  1778; 
mustered  by  Col.  Barber,  County  Muster  Master. 

Mat,  Ebenezer.  Corporal,  Capt.  Thomas  Bumstead's  co. ;  list  of  men  drafted  from 
Lieut.  Col.  Jabez  Hatch's  (Boston)  regt.,  agreeable  to  order  of  Council  of  May 
7,  1777,  to  guard  stores,  etc.,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath  at  and  about  Boston  for  the 
term  of  5  weeks. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTIOX.  875 

Mat,  Edward,  Manchester.  Capt.  Benjamin  Kimball's  co..  Col.  Mansfield's  rest.; 
receipt  for  advance  pa.v,  signed  by  said  May  and  others,  dated  Cambridge,  July 
1, 1775 ;  also,  Private,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted 
June  1,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  5  daj's;  also,  Capt.  Kimball's  co.,  Col.  John  Mans- 
field's (19th)  regt.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson;  company  re- 
turn dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent 
in  money  dated  Winter  Hill,  Dec.  30,  1775. 

May,  Eleazer.  Private,  Capt.  John  Howard's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt.;  pay 
abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  from  Saratoga  home;  189  miles  travel  allowed 
said  May ;  warrant  for  pay  allowed  in  Council  March  12,  1777. 

May,  Eleazer.  Corporal,  Capt.  Abel  Mason's  co..  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt. ;  engaged 
Aug.  16, 1777;  discharged  Nov.  30, 1777;  service,  3  mos.  23  days,  including 9  days 
(184  miles)  travel  home;  company  drafted  Aug.  13,  1777,  to  serve  with  Northern 
army  until  Nov.  30,  1777.    Roll  dated  Sturbridge. 

May,  Elisha,  Attleborough.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Jabez  Ellis's  (Attleborough)  co., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  9  days;  also,  copy  of  an 
order  on  Ephraim  Newell,  Town  Treasurer  of  Attleborough,  dated  July  5,  1776, 
for  wages  due  said  May  and  others  for  service  on  the  alarm  caused  by  the  battle 
of  Bunker. Hill;  also.  Captain,  6th  (Attleborough)  co..  Col.  John  Daggatt's  (4th 
Bristol  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  chosen  in  said  regiment,  dated 
Attleborough,  March  18,  1776;  ordered  in  Council  March  21,  1776,  that  said 
officers  be  commissioned;  reported  commissioned  March  21,  1776;  also.  Captain; 
list  dated  Taunton,  Sept.  30,  1776,  of  officers  appointed  by  Brig.  George  Godfrey 
to  command  men  drafted  from  his  brigade,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Sept.  12,  1776, 
and  formed  into  a  regiment  to  be  commanded  by  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter;  also, 
Captain;  engaged  Sept.  -,  1776;  discharged  Nov.  -,  1776;  company  served  on  a 
2  months  campaign  at  New  York;  also.  Captain,  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt.;  en- 
tered service  Aug.  20,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  2,  1778;  service,  14  days,  at  Rhode 
Island ;  also,  official  record  of  a  ballot  by  the  House  of  Representatives,  dated 
June  10,  1779;  said  May  chosen  1st  Major,  Col.  Isaac  Dean's  (4th  Bristol  Co.) 
regt.  of  Mass.  militia ;  appointment  concurred  in  by  Council  June  10,  1779 ;  re- 
ported commissioned  June  10,  1779;  also,  official  record  of  a  ballot  by  the  House 
of  Representatives,  dated  June  19,  1780;  said  May  chosen  Lieutenant  Colonel, 
Col.  Dean's  (4th  Bristol  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  appointment  concurred  in  by 
Council  June  19, 1780;  also,  Lieutenant  Colonel,  Col.  Isaac  Dean's  regt. ;  engaged 
July  31,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  10  days;  regiment  marched  to 
Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  July  31,  1780;  roll  sworn  to  at  Mansfield. 

May,  Ephraim.  Official  record  of  a  ballot  b.y  the  House  of  Representatives,  dated 
Sept.  7, 1776;  said  May  chosen  1st  Major,  Col.  Henry  Bromfield's  (Boston)  regt. ; 
appointment  concurred  in  by  Council  Sept.  7,  1776 ;  reported  commissioned  Sept. 
7,  1776 ;  also  reported  resigned. 

May,  Ezra,  Brimfield.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  L.  Woodbridge's  co..  Col.  Nathan 
Tyler's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  25,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  25,  1779;  service,  5  mos.  6 
days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Newport;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay 
roll  for  Dec,  1779,  allowin-g  1  mo.  5  days  service  at  Rhode  Island,  including 
travel  (91  miles)  home. 

May,  Ezra.  1st  Major,  Col.  Seth  Pomeroy's  (2d  Hampshire  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass. 
militia;  list  of  officers;  commissioned  Feb.  8,  1776;  also,  return  dated  Boston, 
April  8,  1777,  made  by  Timothy  Danielson,  Brigadier  General,  of  militia  belong- 
ing to  Hampshire  Co.  who  volunteered  to  serve  as  reinforcements  at  Ticonderoga, 
agreeable  to  order  of  Feb.  -,  1777,  under  David  Leonard,  Colonel,  and  said  May, 
Lieutenant  Colonel ;  also,  official  record  of  a  ballot  by  the  House  of  Representa- 
tives, dated  Oct.  6,  1777;  said  May,  Major,  chosen  Colonel,  2d  Hampshire  Co. 
regt.  of  Mass.  militia,  in  the  room  of  Col.  Pomroy,  deceased;  appointment  con- 


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Mat,  Ezra,  continued. 

cnrred  in  by  Council  Oct.  7,  1777;   reported  commissioned  Oct.  7,  1777;   also 
reported  deceased  and  succeeded  by  Israel  Chapen,  of  Hatfield  [Feb.  28,  1778]. 

Mat,  Francis  (also  given  Frank),  Plymouth.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Nathaniel  Goodwin's  co.,  1st  Plymouth  Co.  regt. ; 
residence,  Plymouth;  engaged  for  town  of  Plymouth  ;  joined  Capt.  George  Don- 
ham's  CO.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  term,  3  years ;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  James 
Hatch,  Muster  Master  for  Plymouth  Co. ;  Capt.  Dunham's  co..  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ; 
age,  22  yrs.;  also,  Private,  8th  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  15,  1777,  to  April  24,  1777 ;  reported  deserted ;  also, 
Capt.  George  Dunham's  co..  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt.;  company  return  [year  not 
given]  ;  also,  list  of  men  who  deserted  from  Col.  Bailey's  (2d)  regt.  subsequent  to 
Jan.  1, 1777,  as  returned  by  Ezra  Badlam,  Lieutenant  Colonel  Commandant;  age 
25  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  residence,  Plymouth ; 
enlistment,  3  years ;  reported  deserted  April  24,  1777. 

Mat,  George.  Petition  dated  Boston,  Aug.  10,  1779,  signed  by  William  Erskine,  of 
Boston,  asking  that  said  May  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  brigantine 
"  Endeavour"  (privateer) ;  ordered  in  Council  Aug.  10,  1779,  that  a  commission 
be  issued. 

Mat,  Israel,  Manchester.  Private,  Capt.  Andrew  Marsters's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Medford ;  service,  3  days ;  also,  list  of  men  returned 
as  serving  on  main  guard  under  Lieut.  Col.  L.  Baldwin  at  Prospect  Hill,  dated 
July  16,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Kimball's  co.,  Col.  John  Mansfield's  (19th j 
regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  May  and  others,  dated  Cambridge, 
July  1,  1775;  also.  Private,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775; 
enlisted  May  17,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  20  days;  also,  Capt.  Kimball's  co..  Col. 
Mansfield's  regt.  commanded  bj'  Lieut.  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson;  company  return 
dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in 
money  dated  Winter  Hill,  Dec.  30,  1775 ;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel 
Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  April  12, 1778;  Capt.  North's 
CO.,  Col.  Lee's  regt.;  «Zso,  Private,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co..  Col.  Henry  Jackson's 
(16th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  12,  1778,  to 
Dec.  31,  1780;  residence,  Manchester;  credited  to  town  of  Manchester;  also, 
Ensign  Jabez  Barney's  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Wil- 
liam S.  Smith;  pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1778;  also,  Lieut.  Col.  David  Cobb's  co..  Col. 
Jackson's  regt.;  muster  roll  for, April,  1779,  dated  Pawtuxet;  enlisted  Feb.  12, 
1778;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  2d  co.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Thomas  Edwards, 
Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  company  return  certified  at  Camp  Providence,  July  13, 1779 ; 
also,  Lieut.  Col.  Cobb's  (2d)  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  pay  rolls  for  July  and 
Oct.,  1779;  also,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  regimental  return 
made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1779,  dated  Camp  at  Providence;  w^so,  return  certified  at 
Camp  near  Morristown,  April  30,  1780,  of  officers  and  men  belonging  to  Col.  Lee's 
Col.  Henley's,  and  Col.  Jackson's  regts.,  and  men  belonging  to  Massachusetts  in 
Col.  Henry  Sherburne's  regt.,  who  were  incorporated  into  a  regiment  under  the 
command  of  Col.  Henry  Jackson,  agreeable  to  the  arrangement  of  April  9,  1779; 
Lieut.  Colonel's  co. ;  rank.  Private;  residence,  Manchester;  engaged  for  town  of 
Manchester;  engaged  Jan.  15,  1778  ;  term,  3  years ;  family  of  said  May  reported 
as  at  Manchester;  also,  Lieut.  Col.  Cobb's  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for 
April-July,  1780. 

Mat,  Israel.  Receipt  dated  Boston,  May  30,  1782,  for  bounty  paid  said  May  by 
Thomas  Hovey,  Chairman  of  Class  No.  1  of  the  town  of  Beverly,  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years. 

Mat,  "  Janes."  Private,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt.;  service  from  May  30, 
1781,  7  mos. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE   REVOLUTION.  377 


Mat,  Jesse.  Private,  Capt.  Abner  Crane's  co.  ;  enlisted  Feb.  3, 1779;  service,  11  days, 
with  guards  at  Boston;  said  Maj'  reported  as  among  those  who  failed  to  pass 
muster  or  were  transferred  to  another  company;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Richards's 
CO.,  Col.  Gill's  regt. ;  entered  service  Aug.  11,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  13  (also 
given  Sept.  11),  1779;  service,  1  mo.  3  days;  company  formed  part  of  a  detach- 
ment of  400  men  which  marched  to  Rhode  Island  to  serve  for  1  month  under  Capt. 
Samuel  Fisher;  roll  dated  Stoughton;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Holden's  co.,  Col. 
Ebenezer  Thayer's  regt.;  enlisted  July  22,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  ser- 
vice, 3  mos.,  including  11  days  (220  miles)  travel  home ;  regiment  raised  in  Suffolk 
Co.  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

Mat,  John,  Beverly  (also  given  Boston  and  Ipswich) .  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army  from  1st,  2d,  and  3d  Beverly  cos.,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Larkin 
Thorndike,  Capt.  John  Woodbur.v,  and  Capt.  Joseph  R[ae]  ;  residence,  Beverly; 
engaged  for  town  of  Beverlj' ;  joined  Capt.  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Alden's  regt. ;  term, 
3  years ;  reported  as  belonging  to  3d  Beverly  co. ;  also.  Private,  6th  co.,  Col.  John 
Brooks's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  19,  1777, 
to  Dec.  31, 1779 ;  also,  Capt.  Robert  Allen's  co..  Col.  Ichabod  Alden's  regt. ;  return 
endorsed  "  1778;"  mustered  by  Countj^  Muster  Master  Barber  and  by  a  Conti- 
nental Muster  Master;  residence,  Boston ;  reported  furloughed  ;  «?so,  (late)  Capt. 
Robert  Allen's  CO.,  (late)  Col.  Alden's  regt. ;  return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  on  or 
before  Aug  15, 1777,  and  who  had  not  been  absent  subsequently  except  on  furlough, 
etc.,  certified  at  Fort  "  Harkermen,"  Feb.  26,  1779;  also,  Lieut.  Col.  William 
Stacy's  CO.,  (late)  Col.  Ichabod  Alden's  (6th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March  and 
April,  1779,  dated  Fort  Alden  and  sworn  to  in  Quarters  at  Cherry  Valley ;  enlisted 
Feb.  19,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Holden's  co.,  Col.  John  Brooks's  regt.;  Continental 
Armjf  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1780,  to  Dec.  31, 1780 ;  also,  descriptive 
list  endorsed  "January  11th  1781;"  Capt.  Luke  Day's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John 
Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  age,  46  (also  given  47  and  48)  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  com- 
plexion, dark;  hair,  dark;  occupation,  cooper;  birthplace,  Ipswich;  residence, 
Beverly  (also  given  Ipswich)  ;  enlisted  Nov.  -,  1779  (also  given  Nov.  -,  1778),  by 
Lieut.  Curtis  ;  enlistment,  during  war;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Luke  Day's  co.,  Lieut. 
Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Jan. -May,  1781,  dated  West  Point; 
reported  on  command  with  light  infantry  Feb. -May,  1781 ;  also,  muster  rolls  for 
June-Aug.,  1781 ;  reported  on  command  with  light  infantry ;  also,  muster  roll  for 
Sept.,  1781,  certified  at  Continental  Village;  reported  on  command  with  light 
infantry;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Oct.,  1781-Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts;  also, 
list  of  men  who  died  or  were  discharged  subsequent  to  Jan.  1,  1781 ;  said  May 
discharged  June  9,  1783,  by  Gen.  Washington,  term  of  enlistment  having  ex- 
pired ;  also,  list  of  men  entitled  to  honorary  badges  for  long  and  faithful  service ; 
said  Ma}'  served  from  Jan.  -,  1777 ;  reported  entitled  to  1  stripe. 

Mat,  John,  New  Gloucester  (also  given  Falmouth) .  Return  of  men  raised  by  the  town 
of  [Nevv-]  Gloucester,  Cumberland  Co.,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  as  at- 
tested by  Capt.  William  Harris  and  Selectman  Enoch  Fogg;  joined  Capt.  Ellis's 
CO.,  Col.  Rugals's  regt. ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Col.  Timothy  Pike's  (4th  Cumberland  Co.)  regt.;  residence.  New  Glouces- 
ter; engaged  for  town  of  New  Gloucester;  joined  Capt.  Ellis's  co..  Col.  Bigelow's 
(also  given  Col.  Rugals's)  regt.;  term,  3  years;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Paul  Ellis's 
CO.,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  May  10,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  by  Capt.  Paul 
Ellis  in  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  regt.,  dated  Feb.  4,  1778;  mustered  by  County 
and  Continental  Muster  Masters ;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Paul  Ellis's  co..  Col.  Bige- 
low's regt.;  pay  rolls  for  Jan.,  March,  and  April,  1779,  sworn  to  at  Providence; 
also,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co..  Col.  Bigelow's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  May  10,  1780;  residence,  Falmouth. 

Mat,  John,  Plymouth.  Corporal,  Capt.  Abraham  Hammatt's  co.,  which  marched  April 
20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Marshfield ;  service,  7  days. 


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Mat,  Johx.  Captain,  2d  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitne}''s  (2d  Worcester  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass. 
militia;  list  of  officers  to  be  commissioned,  as  returned  by  Lieut.  Col.  Ephraim 
Sawj-er  and  Maj.  Silas  Baile.y,  dated  Lancaster,  March  18,  1776 ;  ordered  in  Coun- 
cil March  20,  1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned,  with  the  exception  of  those 
of  the  6th  and  8th  cos. ;  reported  commissioned  March  20,  1776. 

Mat,  John.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Thomas  Mayhew,  Jr.'s  co.  of  matrosses  raised  in 
the  town  of  Plymouth,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  (1st  Plymouth  Co.)  regt.,  Brig. 
Cushing's  brigade;  list  of  officers  chosen  by  said  company  dated  June  30,  1777; 
orderedjn  Council  July  8, 1777,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned ;  2d  Lieutenant, 
Capt.  Thomas  Mayhew,  Jr.'s  co.,  1st  Plymouth  Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of 
officers;  commissioned  July  1  [?],  1777. 

Mat,  Johx.  Private,  Capt.  Ezekiel  Plympton's  co..  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  muster  roll 
dated  Dec.  3,  1777 ;  enlisted  Nov.  7,  1777 ;  company  stationed  at  Cambridge. 

Mat,  Johx.  Bombardier,  Capt.  William  Pierce's  co..  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artillery) 
regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Sept. -Nov.,  1778,  dated  Camp  at  Providence;  also,  Capt. 
Pierce's  co..  Col.  Crane's  (also  given  Col.  Harrison's)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Dec, 
1778,  dated  Providence ;  also,  Capt.  Pierce's  co..  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  muster  rolls 
for  Jan.  and  Feb.,  1779,  dated  Providence;  enlisted  Dec.  23,  1776;  enlistment, 
3  years ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  March,  1779. 

Mat,  John.  Seaman,  ship  "Mars,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Simeon  Samson;  engaged 
July  18,  1780  [service  not  given]  ;  reported  entitled  to  share  in  brig  "  Trj'all  "  if 
made  a  prize. 

Mat,  John.  Adjutant,  Boston  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  [3'ear  not  given]  ; 
also,  official  recoi-d  of  a  ballot  by  the  House  of  Representatives,  dated  Ma}'  5, 
1780;  said  May  chosen  Major,  Col.  Edward  Procter's  (Boston)  regt.;  appoint- 
ment concurred  in  by  Council  May  5,  1780;  reported  commissioned  May  -,  1780; 
also,  Major,  Col.  Ebenezer  Thayer's  (Suffolk  Co.)  regt.;  engaged  June  27,  1780; 
discharged  Oct.  30,  1780;  service,  4  mos.  7  days;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army  for  3  months  ;  also,  petition  dated  Boston,  Nov.  30,  1780,  signed 
by  said  May  and  others,  officers  in  Col.  Ebenezer  Thayer's  regt.,  asking  that  wages 
be  allowed  them  for  3  mos.  service  as  a  reinforcement  to  the  Continental  Army 
during  1780. 

Mat,  John.  Return  dated  Newbury,  Sept.  20,  1781,  signed  by  the  Selectmen,  of  boun- 
ties paid  said  May  and  others  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of 
3  3-ears  or  during  the  war,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780 ;  also,  return  of 
men  raised  in  Essex  Co.  for  Continental  service,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2, 
1780 ;  engaged  for  town  of  Newbury ;  engaged  July  21,  1781 ;  term,  3  years. 

Mat,  John,  Jr.,  Lancaster.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Gates's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  14  days. 

Mat,  John,  Jr.,  Stoughton.  Private,  Capt.  Asahel  Smith's  (Stoughton)  co.  of  militia. 
Col.  Lemuel  Robinson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  9  days ;  also,  Capt.  William  Bent's  co..  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt. ;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  12  days;  also, 
Capt.  Bent's  co.,  30th  regt.;  company  return  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Oct.  5,  1775;  also, 
Capt.  Asahel  Smith's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.;  service,  5  days;  company 
marched  from  Stoughton  March  4,  1776,  at  the  time  of  fortifying  Dorchester 
Heights;  also,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Clap's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  regt.;  enlisted 
July  26, 1778;  discharged  Sept.  11, 1778;  service,  1  mo.  17  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

Mat,  John,  3d.  Private,  Capt.  Fortunatus  Eager's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Ephraim  Sawyer's 
regt. ;  marched  Oct.  2,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  18, 1777;  service,  25  days,  including 
8  days  (160  miles)  travel  home  ;  company  marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 


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Mat  [?],  JoHx  B.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Plumer's  co. ;  service  from  July  6,  1779, 
to  Sept.  24,  1779,  2  mos.  18  days;  company  detached  from  Col.  William  Jones's 
re^'t.  for  service  under  Col.  Samuel  McCobb  on  expedition  against  Majorbagaduce. 
[See  John  Bellay.] 

Mat,  Joseph,  Stoughton.  Private,  Capt.  Asahel  Smith's  (Stoughton)  co.  of  militia, 
Col.  Lemuel  Robinson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  10  days ;  also,  Capt.  Frederick  Pope's  co..  Col.  Sergeant's  regt. ;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  June  27,  1775;  service,  1  mo.  7  days;  also,  Capt. 
Asahel  Smith's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt. ;  service,  5  days ;  company  marched 
from  Stoughton  March  4, 1776,  at  the  time  of  fortifying  Dorchester  Heights ;  also, 
Capt.  Theophilus  Lyon's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.;  service,  2  days;  com- 
pany marched  from  Stoughton  to  Braintree  March  22,  1776;  also,  Capt.  John 
Bradley's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  14,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos. 
28  days,  including  12  days  (240  miles)  travel  home;  company  marched  to 
Manchester,  Yt.,  to  join  Northern  army;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Beal's  co.,  Col. 
Jacob  Garish's  (Gerrish's)  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  26, 1778 ;  discharged  Dec.  13, 1778 ; 
service,  3  mos.  18  days;  company  drafted  to  guard  stores  and  troops  of  conven- 
tion at  and  about  Boston  ;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Abner  Crane's  co. ;  enlisted  Jan. 
30,  1779 ;  service  to  May  4,  1779,  3  mos.  4  days,  with  guards  at  Boston ;  also, 
Private;  pay  roll  of  officers  and  men  detached  from  Col.  Gill's  regt.  for  service 
under  Capt.  John  Armstrong  on  a  40  days  expedition  to  Rhode  Island ;  service, 
27  daj^s;  warrant  allowed  in  Council  Aug.  -,  1782. 

Mat,  Joshua,  Stoughton.  Private,  Capt.  Asahel  Smith's  (Stoughton)  co.  of  militia. 
Col.  Lemuel  Robinson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  9  days. 

Mat,  Lemuel,  Roxbury.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Lemuel  Child's  (3d  Roxbury)  co..  Col. 
William  Heath's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  15 
days;  company  discharged  May  3,  1775;  also.  Captain,  10th  co..  Col.  William 
Mcintosh's  (1st  Suffolk  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  chosen  by  the 
several  companies  in  said  regiment,  dated  May  7,  1776;  ordered  in  Council  May 
10, 1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned ;  reported  commissioned  May  10, 1776 ; 
also.  Captain,  Col.  Mcintosh's  regt.;  joined  March  23,  1778;  discharged  April  5, 
1778 ;  service,  14  days,  at  Roxbury  Lines. 

Mat,  Levi.  Private,  Capt.  Manasseh  Sawyer's  co..  Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for 
gun  and  blanket  money,  dated  Dorchester,  Feb.  12, 1777 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  Dec,  1776-Feb.,  1777;  enlisted  Dec.  14,  1776;  credited  to  town  of 
Lancaster;  regiment  raised  to  serve  until  March  1,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Solomon 
Stuart's  CO.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ;  marched  Aug.  21,  1777;  returned  Aug. 
25,  1777;  service,  5  days;  company  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington;  roll 
sworn  to  at  Lancaster;  also,  Capt.  Peter  Woodbury's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's 
regt.  of  guards;  enlisted  July  9,  1778;  discharged  Nov.  9,  1778;  service,  4  mos. 
1  day,  at  Cambridge;  roll  dated  Lancaster;  also,  Capt.  Peter  Woodbury's  co., 
Lieut.  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  detachment  of  guards;  list  of  men  [year  not  given]  ; 
during  the  campaign  Capt.  Woodbury  was  succeeded  by  Lieut.  Jewett;  also, 
Capt.  David  Jewett's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards;  enlisted  Nov.  10, 
1778;  discharged  Dec.  12,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  5  days;  roll  certified  at  Lancaster; 
also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Luke  Wilder's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denney's  (2d)  regt. ;  enlisted 
Oct.  27, 1779;  service  to  Dec.  1, 1779, 1  mo.  5  days,  at  Claverack,  including  9  days 
(180  miles)  travel  home;  roll  dated  Albany. 

Mat,  Levi.  Receipt  dated  Worcester,  June  6, 1782,  for  bounty  paid  said  May  by  Capt. 
John  Richardson,  Chairman  of  Class  No.  2  of  the  town  of  Templeton,  to  serve  in 
the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years. 

Mat,  Luke,  Charlton.  Private,  Capt.  William  Campbell's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Learned's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  29,  1775;  service,  3  mos., 


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Mat,  Luke,  continued. 

1  week,  3  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Oct.  7,  1775;  also, 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Dec. 

21,  1775. 

Mat,  Moses,  Manchester.  Capt.  Benjamin  Kimball's  co..  Col.  John  Mansfield's 
regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  May  and  others,  dated  Cambridge, 
July  1,  1775;  0/50,  Private,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775; 
enlisted  June  5,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  1  day;  also,  Capt.  Kimball's  co.,  Col.  John 
Mansfield's  (19th)  regt.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson;  company 
return  dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6, 1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent 
in  money  dated  Winter  Hill,  Dec.  30,  1775;  also.  Private;  company  receipt  for 
wages,  given  to  Capt.  John  Dodge,  dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill,  June  21,  1778; 
said  Ma.y  allowed  wages  for  29  days  in  April  and  the  month  of  May,  1778;  also, 
Capt.  John  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards;  service  from  April 
1,  1778,  to  July  -,  1778,  3  mos.  3  days. 

Mat,  Nathaniel,  Dudlej'.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as 
received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Maj.  Peter  Harwood,  of  6th  Mass.  regt., 
at  Springfield,  July  1,  1780 ;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in. ;  complexion,  dark ; 
engaged  for  town  of  Dudley ;  marched  to  camp  July  1,  1780,  under  command  of 
Ensign  Joseph  Miller;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  re- 
turned by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of 
Dudley  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  June  26,  1780; 
discharged  Dec.  21,  1780;  service,  6  mos.  4  days,  including  8  days  (160  miles) 
travel  home;  also,  receipt  dated  Dudley,  April  18,  1781,  for  bounties  paid  said 
May  and  others  by  the  town  of  Dudley  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the 
term  of  3  years ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Worcester  Co.,  to  serve  in 
the  Continental  Army,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780,  as  returned  by  Seth 
Washburn,  Superintendent;  Capt.  Cobin's  co.,  Col.  Grout's  regt.;  age,  18  yrs.; 
stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  dark ;  occupation,  farmer;  engaged  for  town  of 
Dudley ;  engaged  Jan.  2,  1781 ;  term,  3  years. 

Mat,  Nehejmiah.  Captain,  14th  co.,  1st  Hampshire  Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of 
officers  chosen  by  the  several  companies  in  said  regiment,  as  returned  by  Charles 
Pyncheon,  dated  Springfield,  May  21,  1776;  oi'dered  in  Council  June  13,  1776, 
that  said  officers  be  commissioned;  reported  commissioned  June  13,  1776;  also. 
Captain,  Col.  David  Leonard's  regt. ;  entered  service  May  6, 1777 ;  discharged  July 
8, 1777 ;  service,  72  days,  at  Ticonderoga,  including  travel  (200  miles)  home;  com- 
pany raised  for  2  months ;  roll  dated  South  Brimfield. 

Mat,  Nehemiah.  Private,  Capt.  Christopher  Bannister's  co..  Col.  John  Dickenson's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  17, 1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  22, 1777 ;  service,  8  days,  including 
travel  (54  miles)  home ;  company  marched  to  Bennington  on  an  alarm  to  rein- 
force army  near  that  place.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Chesterfield. 

Mat,  Oliver,  Conway.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Abel  Dinsmore's  South  co.  in  Conway;  residence,  Conway;  engaged  for 
town  of  Conway;  joined  Capt.  Robert  Oliver's  co..  Col.  Greaton's  regt.;  term, 
3  years ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  5th  Hamp- 
shire Co.  regt.,  endorsed  "  Col'o  David  Field's  Return ;  "  also,  list  of  men  mus- 
tered between  Jan.  27,  1777,  and  Feb.  8, 1777,  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master 
for  Worcester  Co. ;  Capt.  Oliver's  co..  Col.  Greaton's  regt.;  also.  Private,  Capt. 
Robert  Oliver's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  ser- 
vice from  Jan.  1, 1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  [year  not 
given]  ;  mustered  by  County  Muster  Master  Newhall ;  also,  Capt.  Edward  Cump- 
ston's  CO.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (2d)  regt. ;  return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  on  or 


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May,  Oliver,  continued. 

before  May  [Aug.]  15,  1777,  and  who  had  not  been  absent  subsequently  except 
on  furlough,  etc. ;  also,  same  co. ;  return  of  men  taken  from  Lieut.  James  Davis's 
book  [year  not  given] ;  reported  discharged  Jan.  1,  1780. 

Mat,  Rufus,  Monson.  Private,  Capt.  Freeborn  Moulton's  (Monson)  co.  of  Minute- 
men,  Col.  Danielson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to 
Cambridge;  left  Cambridge  May  6,  1775;  service,  21  days. 

May,  "  Thader."  Private,  Capt.  David  Bent's  co..  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.;  enlisted 
Sept.  5,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  6  days,  in  Northern 
department,  including  11  days  (212  miles)  travel  home;  company  raised  to  serve 
until  Nov.  30,  1777. 

May,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  Manasseh  Sawyer's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt.;  muster  roll 
for  Dec,  1776-Feb.,  1777;  enlisted  Dec.  14,  1776;  credited  to  town  of  Templeton; 
regiment  raised  to  serve  until  March  1,  1777;  reported  discharged  Jan.  1,  1777. 

May,  Thomas,  Jr.  Receipt  given  to  Lieut.  Samuel  Sawyer,  dated  Lancaster,  March 
11,  1776,  signed  by  said  May  and  others,  for  wages  for  service  from  Dec.  8,  1775, 
to  Jan.  17,  1776,  in  Capt.  White's  co. 

May,  William,  Amherst.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Dickenson's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
R.  Woodbridge's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  39 
days ;  also,  Private,  in  a  company  commanded  by  Lieut.  Noah  Dickinson,  Col. 
Elisha  Porter's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  18,  1777;  discharged  Aug. 
21,  1777 ;  service,  4  days ;  company  marched  to  New  Providence  on  an  alarm ; 
also,  Capt.  Reuben  Dickinson's  co.,  Col.  Porter's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  23,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777;  service,  26  days;  company  marched  to 
Stillwater  on  an  alarm  ;  order  for  payment  of  amount  of  roll  dated  at  Amherst  and 
signed  by  Capt.  Dickinson;  also,  list  of  men  appearing  on  a  credit  bill  of  Capt. 
Reuben  Dickinson's  co.  [year  not  given]  ;  said  May  credited  with  7  mos.  2  weeks 
service. 

May,  William,  Attleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Robinson's  co.,Col.  Isaac  Dean's 
regt.;  marched  July  31,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  8  days;  2  days 
travel  also  allowed  on  march  home  from  Tiverton  to  Attleborough;  company 
marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm  ;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Robinson's  co.,  Col. 
Isaac  Dean's  regt. ;  marched  March  6,  1781 ;  discharged  March  14,  1781 ;  service, 

9  days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  2  days  (36  miles)  travel  allowed  from  Rhode  Island  to 
Attleborough. 

May,  William.  Descriptive  list  of  offlcers  and  crew  of  the  ship  "  Thorn,"  commanded 
by  Capt.  Richard  Cowell,  sworn  to  at  Marblehead,  Sept.  14,  1780;  stature,  5  ft.  5 
in. ;  complexion,  light. 

May,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Abram  Washburn's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt. ; 
marched  March  10,  1781;  discharged  April  1,  1781;  service,  22  days;  company 
marched  to  Newport,  R.  I.,  for  40  days  service.    Roll  dated  Bridgewater. 

Mayahd,  Bezaleel.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Wilder's  co..  Col.  Nathan  Sparohawk's 
(Sparhawk's)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  21,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  26,  1777;  service, 

10  days,  on  the  alarm  at  Bennington  of  Aug.  21,  1777,  including  5  days  (100 
miles)  travel  home. 

Mayberry,   .      [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mabary,  Maberry, 

Mabery,  Maborough,  Mabra,  Mabre,  Mabry,  Mabury,  Mabyer,  Marborough, 
Mawbry,  Maybery,  Maybre,  Maybry.] 

Mayberry,  David,  Windham.  Private,  Capt.  William  Knight's  co.,  Col.  Mitchel's 
regt. ;  service  from  Oct.  18, 1775,  to  Oct.  23, 1775, 5  days,  with  guards  at  Falmouth 
Neck;  a/so,  Capt.  Richard  Mayberry's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt.:  pay 
abstract  for  mileage  from  home  to  Dorchester  Heights,  sworn  to  Aug.  20,  1776 ; 


382  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND  SAILORS 

Matberry,  David,  continued. 

also,  Private,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Dor- 
chester Heights  home;  said  Mayberry  credited  with  allowance  for  7  days  (150 
miles)  travel;  warrant  allowed  in  Council  Nov.  29,  1776;  also,  Col.  Benjamin 
Tapper's  (15th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  March,  1779,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted 
June  16,  1778;  discharged  March  16,  1779;  enlistment,  9  months. 

Mayberry,  Richard,  Danvers.  Private,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co..  Col.  John  Greaton's  (3d) 
regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31, 
1780;  also,  Lieut.  Col.  William  Hull's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt.;  muster  roll  for 
Nov.,  1780;  enlistment,  during  war. 

Mayberry,  Richard,  Dighton.  Capt.  Thomas  Pierce's  co..  Col.  Knox's  (Artillery) 
regt. ;  return  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Dec.  16,  1775,  of  men  who  enlisted  for  the 
ensuing  year  under  the  new  establishment;  residence,  Dighton;  reported  as  be- 
longing to  Col.  Bailey's  regt. 

Mayberry,  Richard,  Gorham.  Private,  Capt.  Hart  Williams's  co.,  which  marched 
April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5  days. 

Mayberry,  Richard,  Windham.  Captain,  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt. ;  pay  abstract 
for  mileage  from  home  to  Dorchester  Heights,  sworn  to  Aug.  20,  1776 ;  also,  same 
regt.;  return  of  effectives  signed  by  Peleg  Wadsworth,  Brigade  Major;  regiment 
raised  for  defence  of  Boston  and  stationed  at  Dorchester  Heights  Sept.  13,  1776; 
also,  Captain,  same  regt.;  return  of  officers  to  be  commissioned,  dated  Sept.  23, 
1776;  company  made  up  from  Col.  Togg's  (Fogg's),  Col.  Pike's  and  Col.  Pur- 
rington's  regts..  Brig.  Thompson's  brigade;  ordered  in  Council  Sept.  26,  1776, 
that  said  officers  be  commissioned  with  the  exception  of  2d  Lieutenants  and 
officers  of  the  company  of  which  John  Gay  was  1st  Lieutenant;  also.  Captain ;  list 
of  officers  returned  by  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis,  endorsed  "Dorchester  Hieghts 
Oct'o  1776;"  reported  marched  to  join  regiment  Aug.  10  [1776]  ;  «^so,Col.  Fran- 
cis's regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Dorchester  Heights  home ;  said 
Mayberry  credited  with  allowance  for  7  days  (150  miles)  travel;  warrant  allowed 
in  Council  Nov.  29,  1776;  also.  Captain,  Col.  Tupper's  regt.;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Sept.  10,  1778 ;  reported  left  out  in 
the  arrangement  of  Sept.  10,  1778 ;  also.  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt. ;  subsistence 
allowed  from  date  of  engagement,  Dec.  3,  1776,  to  time  of  arrival  at  Bennington  ; 
credited  with  108  days  allowance ;  346  miles  travel  allowed  said  Mayberry ;  also, 
petition  addressed  to  the  General  Court,  dated  Van  Schaick's  Island,  Aug.  31, 1777, 
signed  by  said  Mayberry  and  others,  officers  of  (late)  Col.  Francis's  regt.,  asking 
that  Lieut.  Col.  Littlefield  be  appointed  Colonel  of  said  regiment;  a^so,  petition 
addressed  to  the  General  Court,  dated  Camp  above  Stillwater,  Sept.  15, 1777,  signed 
by  officers  of  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  and  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regts.,  requesting 
that  clothing  be  furnished  them  from  the  store  of  cloths  found  on  board  the  prize 
captured  by  Capt.  Lee  as  their  clothing  and  baggage  had  been  lost  on  the  late 
retreat  from  Ticondei-oga ;  also.  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  regt. ;  return  dated  Jan. 
25,  1778;  residence,  Windham;  engaged  for  town  of  Windham;  mustered  by 
Maj.  Ilsley,  County  Muster  Master,  and  Col.  Varrick,  Continental  Muster 
Master ;  reported  on  furlough ;  also,  order  on  the  Board  of  War,  dated  Camp 
near  Valley  Forge,  April  8,  1778,  signed  by  said  Mayberry  and  others  belonging 
to  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  regt.,  Brig.  Gen.  John  Paterson's  brigade,  for  clothing 
to  replace  that  lost  on  retreat  from  Ticonderoga. 

Mayberry,  Richard  (also  given  Richard,  Jr.l,  Windham  (also  given  Salem).  Pri- 
vate, Capt.  Richard  Mayberry's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt. ;  pay  abstract 
for  travel  allowance  from  Dorchester  Heights  home  ;  said  Mayberry  credited  with 
allowance  for  7  days  (150  miles)  travel ;  warrant  allowed  in  Council  Nov.  29, 1776 ; 
also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  1st  Essex  Co.  regt. ; 
residence,  Salem ;  engaged  for  town  of  Salem ;  term,  3  years  or  during  war;  also. 
Private,  Capt.  Richard  Mayberry's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  regt. ;  Continental 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  383 

Matberry,  Richard  (also  given  Richard,  Jr.),  contimied. 

Army  par  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  residence, 
Windham  (also  given  Salem) ;  credited  to  town  of  Salem ;  also,  Capt.  Richard 
Mayberry's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt. ;  subsistence  allowed  from  date  of 
enlistment,  Dec.  16,  1776,  to  time  of  arrival  at  Bennington  ;  credited  with  95  days 
allowance ;  34:6  miles  travel  allowed  said  Mayberry ;  also,  Capt.  Mayberry's  co., 
Col.  Tnpper's  regt.;  return  dated  Jan.  25,  1778;  residence,  Windham;  enlisted 
for  town  of  Windham  ;  mustered  by  Maj.  Ilsley,  County  Muster  Master,  and  Col. 
Varrick,  Continental  Muster  Master;  reported  sick  at  Albany. 

Matberry,  Thomas,  Dighton.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Pitts's  co..  Col.  Timothy  Walker's 
regt.;  musterroll dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  May  2, 1775;  service, 3  mos. 6 days; 
also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  5, 1775. 

Mayberry,  Thomas,  Windham.  Capt.  Richard  Mayberry's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Fran- 
cis's regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage  from  home  to  Dorchester  Heights,  sworn  to 
Aug.  20,  1776 ;  also.  Private,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allow- 
ance from  Dorchester  Heights  home ;  said  Mayberry  credited  with  allowance  for 
7  days  (150  miles)  travel;  warrant  allowed  in  Council  Nov.  29,  1776. 

Matberry,  William,  Windham.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army, 
as  returned  by  Capt.  Thomas  Trott;  joined  Capt.  Mayberry's  co. ;  term,  3  years; 
also.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Mayberry's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  regt. ;  Con- 
tinental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also, 
Capt.  Richard  Maybery's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt. ;  subsistence  allowed 
from  date  of  enlistment,  Dec.  14,  1776,  to  time  of  arrival  at  Bennington ;  credited 
with  97  days  allowance;  346  miles  travel  allowed  said  Mayberry;  also,  Capt. 
Mayberry's  co..  Col.  Tupper's  regt. ;  return  dated  Jan.  25, 1778 ;  residence,  Wind- 
ham; enlisted  for  town  of  Windham;  mustered  by  Maj.  Ilsley,  County  Muster 
Master,  and  Col.  Varrick,  Continental  Muster  Master;  also.  Col.  Tupper's  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  March,  1779,  dated  West  Point. 

Mayberry,  William.  Private,  Capt.  William  Knight's  co..  Col.  Mitchel's  regt.;  ser- 
vice from  Oct.  18  to  Oct.  23,  1775,  5  days,  with  guards  at  Falmouth  Neck. 

Mayberry,  William.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  March  30,  1777;  Capt.  Knapp's  co..  Col.  Shepard's 
regt. 

Mayberry,  William,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  William  Knight's  co..  Col.  Mitchel's  regt.; 
service  from  Oct.  18  to  Oct.  23,  1775,  5  days,  with  guards  at  Falmouth  Neck. 

Maybery,  Richard,  Windham.  Captain,  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt. ;  list  of  offi- 
cers returned  to  be  commissioned ;  ordered  in  Council  Feb.  3,  1777,  that  said  offi- 
cers be  commissioned;  reported  commissioned  Feb.  3,  1777. 

Matbre,  Richard.  Private,  Lieut.  Ephraim  Minot's  corps  of  invalids  stationed  at 
Boston;  entered  service  June  5,  1778;  service  to  Oct.  1,  1778,  3  mos.  25  days; 
order  for  payment  of  amount  of  roll,  dated  Headquarters,  Boston,  and  signed  by 
Maj.  Gen.  W.  Heath. 

Maybry,  Richard.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  McFarland's  co.  of  invalids  stationed  at 
Boston,  Col.  Lewis  Nichola's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Sept.  9,  1779;  also,  same 
CO.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Oct.  2,  1779;  reported  on  furlough;  also,  same 
CO.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Oct.,  1779. 

Maycomber,  Job,  Warwick.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Petty's  (Warwick)  co.  commanded  l)y  Lieut.  Thomas  Rich,  dated 
April,  -,  1779 ;  residence,  Warwick ;  engaged  for  town  of  Warwick  ;  term,  3  years. 

Mayhan,  Daniel.  List  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Lindsey's  co.  who  took  the  oath  in 
Middlesex  Co.,  July  6, 1775,  required  by  Congress  to  be  taken  by  the  Mass.  army  ; 
also.  Private ;  list  dated  Maiden,  Aug.  3, 1775,  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Eleazer 


384  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIEKS  AND   SAILORS 

Mathan,  Daniel,  co7iHnued. 

Lindsey's  CO.,  Col.  Samuel  Gerrish's  regt.  who  were  credited  with  having  received 
sums  of  money,  probably  on  account  of  advance  pa}'. 

Matheue,  John,  Fraraingham.  Petition  addressed  to  Col.  Samuel  Bullard,  dated 
Framingham,  June  1,  1776,  signed  by  said  Mayheue  and  others  belonging  to 
Capt.  Jesse  Emes's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  (5th  Middlesex  Co.)  regt.,  asking 
that  the  company  be  divided  into  two  companies. 

Mathew,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mahew,  Mahu,  Mahue, 

Mayheue,  Mayho,  Mayhue,  Mayrhu.] 

Mathew,  Abijah.  Private,  Capt.  Elihu  GifiFord's  co..  Col.  Turner's  regt. ;  entered 
service  July  19,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  27,  1781 ;  service  at  Rhode  Island ;  regi- 
ment raised  in  Bristol  and  Barnstable  counties  to  serve  for  the  term  of  5  months. 

Mathew,  Arnold.  Descriptive  list  dated  Northampton,  Sept.  14, 1780,  of  men  detached 
from  Col.  Israel  Chapin's  (2d  Hampshire  Co.)  regt.  for  the  term  of  3  months, 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  22,  1780 ;  Capt.  Fairfield's  co. ;  age,  16  yrs. ;  stature, 

5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for  town  of  Williamsburg;  mustered  July 
-,  1780;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Sheldon's  co..  Col.  Seth  Murray's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  30,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  2  mos.  18  days,  includ- 
ing 7  days  (132  miles)  travel  home ;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  3  months;  also,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Strong's  co..  Col.  Sears's  (Hampshire  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  10, 1781 ;  marched  to  Albany  Aug.  17, 1781 ;  discharged  Nov. 
20,  1781 ;  service,  3  raos.  10  days,  at  Saratoga. 

Mathew,  Aug't.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Bumstead's  co. ;  list  of  men  drafted  from 
Lieut.  Col.  Jabez  Hatch's  (Boston)  regt.,  agreeable  to  order  of  Council  of  May  7, 
1777,  to  guard  stores,  etc.,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath  at  and  aljout  Boston  for  the 
term  of  5  weeks. 

Mathew,  Constant,  Williamsburg.  Private,  Maj.  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  June  2,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779;  also,  Capt.  Nathan  Goodale's  co..  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (4th)  regt.;  return 
dated  Albany,  Feb.  9,  1778 ;  residence,  Williamsburg ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Wil- 
liamsburg; mustered  by  Col.  Woodbridge;  also,  Light  Infantry  co.,  Col.  Put- 
nam's (5th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780, 
to  June  2,  1780;  also,  descriptive  list  dated  Northampton,  Sept.  14,  1780,  of  men 
detached  from  Col.  Israel  Chapin's  (2d  Hampshire  Co.)  regt.  for  the  term  of  3 
months,  agreealile  to  resolve  of  June  22,  1780 ;  Capt.  Fairfield's  co. ;  age,  20  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  dark;  engaged  for  town  of  Williamsburg; 
mustered  Jul}'  10,  1780;  also,  Pi-ivate,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Sheldon's  co..  Col.  Seth 
Murray's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  12,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10, 1780;  service,  2  mos. 

6  days,  including  7  days  (132  miles)  travel  home ;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

Mathew,  Daniel,  Danvers.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  1st,  2d,  3d,  and  4th  cos.,  of  Danvers,  dated  Feb.  14, 1778 ;  residence,  Danvers ; 
engaged  for  town  of  Danvers;  joined  Capt.  Whipple's  co..  Col.  Putnam's  regt.; 
term,  3  years ;  reported  as  belonging  to  Capt.  Asa  Prince's  (1st  Danvers)  co. ;  also, 
Private,  Capt.  AVhipple's  co..  Col.  Putnam's  (5th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  March  10,  1780;  also,  list  of  men  raised 
for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed 
muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780 ;  also.  Private  ;  pay  roll  for 
6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Danvers  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army 
during  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  5,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  19,  1780;  service, 
5  mos.  26  days,  including  travel  (240  miles)  home. 

Mathew,  Elijah.  Mariner,  ship  "  Vengeance,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Thomas 
Thomas;  engaged  June  27,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1779;  service,  2  mos.,  on 
Penobscot  expedition ;  vessel  reported  lost.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  385 

Mathew,  Elijah.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Titcomb's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  3,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  21  da.ys, 
including  13  days  (260  miles)  travel  home;  company  raised  in  Newburyport, 
Salisburj',  and  Amesbury ;  regiment  raised  in  Essex  Co.  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  3  months. 

Mayhew,  Freeborn.  Private,  Capt.  P.ussell  Kellogg's  co..  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  19,  1777 ;  service,  5  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Bennington,  including  travel  (35  miles)  home;  roll  sworn  to  in  Hamp- 
shire Co.;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Benjamin  Bonney's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  engaged  July  21,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  27, 1779;  service, 
42  days,  at  New  London,  Conn.,  including  5  days  (95  miles)  tra\'6lhome;  roll 
dated  Chesterfield  ;  also,  descriptive  list  dated  Northampton,  Sept.  14, 1780,  of  men 
detached  from  Col.  Israel  Chapin's  (2d  Hampshire  Co.)  regt.  for  the  term  of 
3  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  22, 1780 ;  Capt.  Fairfield's  co. ;  age,  21  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  dark;  engaged  for  town  of  Williamsburg;  mus- 
tered July  10,  1780;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Sheldon's  co..  Col.  Seth  Mur- 
ray's regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  12,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  2  mos. 
6  days,  including  7  days  (132  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

Mayhew,  James,  Penobscot.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster 
Master  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Dec.  21,  1777;  Col.  Crane's  regt.;  also, 
Matross,  Capt.  Jackson's  co..  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780. 

Mayhew,  Jeremiah.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co. ;  engaged  Oct.  5, 1775; 
service  to  Dec.  1, 1775,  2  mos.  1  day;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard 
for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Mayheav,  John,  Martha's  Vineyard.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Conti- 
nental Army  from  Col.  Nathaniel  Fi-eeman's  (1st  Barnstable  Co.)  regt.,  dated 
Sandwich,  June  10,  1777 ;  residence,  [Martha's]  Vineyard ;  enlisted  for  town  of 
Falmouth;  joined  Col.  Bradford's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years. 

Mathew,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  18,  1776;  service 
to  Nov.  21,  1776,  10  mos.  14  days;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for 
defence  of  seacoast. 

Mayhew,  John.  Company  receipt,  given  to  Capt.  Silas  Gates,  dated  Marlborough, 
March  14,  1777,  for  mileage  and  travel  allowance  from  Albany  home. 

Mayhew,  John.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  David  Brewer's  (10th)  co.,  5th  Middlesex  Co. 
regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers ;  commissioned  Sept.  16, 1779;  a/so,  1st  Lieu- 
tenant, Capt.  Walter  McFarland's  co..  Col.  Cyprian  Howe's  regt. ;  engaged  June 
30,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780;  service,  4  mos.  4  days,  including  3  days  (60 
miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  in  Middlesex  Co.  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  3  months  and  stationed  at  Rhode  Island. 

Mathew,  John,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co. ;  enlisted  Oct.  9,  1775;  service 
to  Dec.  1,  1775,  1  mo.  25  days;  conipan.y  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for  de- 
fence of  seacoast. 

Mathew,  Jonathan.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Ephraim  Stockwell's  co..  Col.  Job  Cushing's 
regt.;  engaged  July  28,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  29,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  7  days, 
including  5  da.ys  (110  miles)  travel  home;  company  marched  to  Bennington  to 
reinforce  army  under  Gen.  Stark. 

Mayhew,  Joseph,  Falmouth.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  (1st  Barnstable  Co.)  regt.;  residence,  Falmouth; 
enlisted  for  town  of  Falmouth ;  joined  Capt.  Russell's  co..  Col.  Bradford's  regt. ; 
enlistment,  3  years;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  Joseph  Otis,  Muster  Master  for 


386  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 


Mayhew,  Joseph,  continued. 

Barnstable  Co.,  dated  Barnstable,  March  14,  1777;  Capt.  John  Russel's  co..  Col. 
Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt. ;  engaged  for  town  of  Chiliiiark;  mustered  March  5, 
1777 ;  term,  during  war;  also,  Sergeant,  6th  co..  Col.  Bradford's  regt. ;  Continen- 
tal Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Jan.  10,  1778;  reported 
deceased;  also,  Capt.  John  Russell's  co..  Col.  Bradford's  regt.;  subsistence 
allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  Jan.  10,  1777,  to  March  21,  1777;  credited  with 
82  days  subsistence,  including  allowance  for  travel  (220  miles)  on  march  from 
Boston  to  Bennington ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  [year  not  given] ;  mus- 
tered by  County  and  Continental  Muster  Masters ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  mus- 
ter rol^  for  Dec,  1777 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  of  men  who  were  in  camp 
on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1777;  joined  April  6,  1777;  reported 
died  May  26,  1778. 

Mathew,  Joseph.  Corporal,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  18,  1776;  ser- 
vice to  June  1,  1776,  4  mos.  14  days;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard 
for  defence  of  seacoast;  also,  same  co. ;  service  between  June  1,  1776,  and  Sept. 
1, 1776;  reported  as  serving  1  mo.  2  days  as  Corporal,  1  mo.  28  days  as  Sergeant; 
company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for  defence  of  seacoast;  also,  Sergeant, 
same  co. ;  service  from  Sept.  1,  1776,  to  Nov.  21,  1776,  2  mos.  20  days;  company 
stationed  at  Martha's  Vine,vard  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Mathew,  Joseph.  Treasury  pay  roll  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  brigantine  "Pallas," 
commanded  by  Capt.  James  Johnson,  for  service  from  July  3,  1779,  to  Aug.  20, 
1779,  on  Penobscot  expedition. 

Mathew,  Joseph,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co. ;  enlisted  Oct.  9,  1775;  ser- 
vice to  Dec.  1,  1775,  1  mo.  25  days;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for 
defence  of  seacoast. 

Mathew,  Josiah.  Private,  Capt.  Matthias  Tobey's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Hallet's  regt.;  en- 
listed Aug.  18,  1780;  discharged  Nov.  2,  1780;  service,  2  mos.  21  days,  at  Rhode 
Island,  including  5  da3's  (95  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  detached  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

Mathew,  Lemuel,  Scituate.  Private,  Capt.  Ensign  Otis's  co.,  called  "  Royal  Americans 
of  the  Town  of  Scituate,"  which  marched  probably  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ; 
service,  3  days,  under  direction  of  field  officers  of  2d  Plymouth  Co.  regt. ;  also, 
Capt.  Samuel  Stockbridge's  co..  Gen.  John  Thomas's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted  May  10, 1775 ;  service,  2  raos.,  3  weeks,  6  da3^s  ;  also,  com- 
pany return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  order  for  bountj'  coat  or  its  equivalent  in 
money  dated  Roxbury,  March  6,  1776. 

Mathew,  Lemuel  (also  given  Samuel),  Scituate.  Descriptive  list  of  men  in  Conti- 
nental service;  Capt.  Allen's  (also  given  Capt.  Jonathan  Maynard's)  co.,  Lieut. 
Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  age,  32  (also  given  33)  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ; 
complexion,  dark  ;  hair,  dark ;  occupation,  carpenter;  birthplace,  Scituate;  resi- 
dence, Scituate ;  engaged  for  town  of  Scituate ;  engaged  Feb.  19,  1781 ;  term,  3 
years;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Maynard's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's 
(7th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781,  sworn  to  at  Peekskill ;  reported  on  com- 
mand with  Col.  Greaton  ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Sept.,  1781- July,  1782;  also,  Capt. 
Maynard's  (6th)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Aug.,  Oct.,  and 
Nov.,  1782;  also,  Capt.  Nathaniel  C.  Allen's  (8th)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  Dec,  1782,  and  Jan.,  1783 ;  also,  Capt.  Allen's  co.,  7th  Mass.  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  Feb.,  1783;  reported  on  furlough;  also,  register  of  furloughs 
granted  subsequent  to  Jan.  1,  1781,  to  the  non-commissioned  officers  and  privates 
in  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  Capt.  Allen's  co. ;  leave  given  said  Mayhewby  Col. 
Jackson  Feb.  7,  1783,  to  go  from  New  Windsor  to  Scituate  for  40  days ;  reported 
overstaj'ed  25  days  on  account  of  lameness ;  also,  list  of  men  wlio  deserted  from 
Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt.  subsequent  to  Jan.  1,  1781;  Capt.  Allen's  co. ;  said 


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Mayhew,  Lemuel  (also  given  Samuel),  continued. 

Mayhew  deserted  April  11,  1783,  from  furlough;  joined  at  New  Windsor  April 
13,  1783;  also,  Capt.  Allen's  (8th)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  muster 
rolls  for  March  and  April,  1783  ;  also,  Capt.  Allen's  co.,  -Ith  Mass.  regt. ;  muster 
rolls  for  May-Sept.,  1783;  balance  of  term  of  enlistment  unexpired,  4  months. 

Mayhew,  Mark.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Samuel  Norton's  (3d)  co..  Col.  Beriah  Norton's 
(Dukes  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia ;  list  of  officers  chosen  by  the  several  companies 
in  said  regiment ;  ordered  in  Council  April  -,  1776,  that  said  officers  be  commis- 
sioned; reported  commissioned  April  3  [?],  1776. 

Mayheav,  Matthew.  Captain,  1st  co..  Col.  Beriah  Norton's  (Dukes  Co.)  regt.  of 
Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  chosen  by  said  company,  dated  Edgartown,  June  4, 
1776;  ordered  in  Council  June  7,  1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned;  re- 
ported commissioned  June  7,  1776. 

Mayhew,  Simon.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co. ;  service  between  June  1,  1776, 
and  Sept.  1, 1776,  19  days;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for  defence 
of  seacoast;  also,  same  co. ;  service  from  Sept.  1,  1776,  to  Nov.  21,  1776,  2  mos. 
20  days;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Mayhew,  Thomas  (also  given  Thomas,  Jr.),  Plymouth.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Abraham 
Hammatt's  co.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April 
19,  1775,  to  Marshfield ;  service,  11  days ;  also,  Captain,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's 
regt. ;  list  of  officers  stationed  at  Roxbury ;  resolved  in  Provincial  Congress  at 
Watertown,  May  26,  1775,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned;  also,  same  regt.; 
return  of  officers  for  provisions,  dated  Roxbury,  June  5,  1775;  also,  same  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  engaged  May  1,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  8  days; 
also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775 ;  also.  Captain  of  a  Matross  co.  raised  in 
the  town  of  Plymouth,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  (1st  Plymouth  Co.)  regt..  Brig. 
Cushing's  brigade;  list  of  officers  chosen  by  said  company,  dated  June  30,  1777; 
ordered  in  Council  July  8, 1777,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned ;  reported  com- 
missioned July  1  [?],  1777. 

Mayhew,  Thomas.  Official  record  of  a  ballot  by  the  House  of  Representatives,  dated 
Nov.  23,  1776;  said  Mayhew  chosen  Naval  Officer  for  the  port  of  Plymouth; 
appointment  concurred  in  by  Council  Nov.  27,  1776 ;  also,  official  record  of  a  bal- 
lot by  the  House  of  Representatives,  dated  Jan.  24,  1778,  said  Mayhew  chosen 
Naval  Officer  for  the  port  of  Plymouth  for  the  ensuing  year;  appointment  con- 
curred in  by  Council  Jan.  27,  1778;  also,  official  record  of  a  ballot  l)y  the  House 
of  Representatives,  dated  Jan.  5, 1780 ;  said  Mayhew  chosen  Naval  Officer  for  the 
port  of  Plymouth  for  the  year  1780 ;  appointment  concurred  in  by  Council  Jan.  5, 
1780. 

Mayhew,  Theophilus.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Smith's  co. ;  service  from  Jan.  18, 
1776,  to  May  31,  1776,  4  mos.  14  days ;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard 
for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Mayhew,  William,  Plymouth.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Hammatt's  co.,  which 
marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshfield ; 
service,  7  days. 

Mayhew,  William,  Scituate.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Winslow's  co..  Gen.  John 
Thomas's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  6  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6, 1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat 
or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Dec.  18,  1775 ;  also,  list  of  men 
mustered  by  James  Hatch,  Muster  Master  for  Plymouth  Co.;  Col.  Marshall's 
regt.;  enlisted  by  Capt.  Nathaniel  Winslow;  enlistment,  during  war;  reported 

,  received  Continental  bounty;   also,  Sergeant,  5th  co..  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's 

regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779 ;  residence,  Scituate ;  credited  to  town  of  Scituate ;  reported  promoted  to  Ser- 


388  ]\IASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

Mathew,  Williaji,  cotitinued. 

geant  May  1, 1779;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Winslow's  eo.,  Col.  Marshall's 
regt. ;  subsistence  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  Feb.  1,  1777,  to  April  4,  1777; 
credited  with  63  da3'S  allowance;  subsistence  also  allowed  for  11  daj-s  travel  on 
march  to  Bennington;  also,  Capt.  Jacob  Wales's  (1st)  co..  Col.  Marshall's  (10th) 
regt. ;  return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  and  who  had 
not  been  absent  subsequently  except  on  furlough,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  4,  1779; 
also.  Corporal,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1779,  dated  West  Point; 
reported  f urloughed  Nov.  20  [year  not  given]  for  60  days ;  also.  Sergeant,  5th  co.. 
Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt. ;  Continental  Array  paj'  accounts  for  service  from 
Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  descriptive  return  dated  West  Point,  Feb.  12, 
1780;  Capt.  Jacob  Wales's  co.,  Col.  Marshall's  (10th)  regt.;  age,  21  (also  given 
22)  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  9  (also  given  5  ft.  10)  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  dark; 
residence,  Scituate;  enlisted  Jan.  18,  1777,  by  Maj.  Winslow;  joined  Capt.  Tur- 
ner's (6th)  CO.,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt.;  enlistment,  during  war ;  also. 
Sergeant,  Col.  Tupper's  (10th)  regt. ;  service  from  Jan.  1,  1781,  24  mos. 

Mathew,  William.  Descriptive  list  dated  Northampton,  Sept.  14,  1780,  of  men  de- 
tached from  Col.  Israel  Chapin's  (2d  Hampshire  Co.)  regt.  for  the  terra  of 
3  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  22, 1780 ;  Capt.  Fairfield's  co. ;  age,  19  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  dark;  engaged  for  town  of  Williamsburg;  mus- 
tered July  10,  1780;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Sheldon's  co..  Col.  Seth  Mur- 
ray's regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  12,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  2  raos. 
6  days,  including  7  days  (132  miles)  travel  home ;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

Mayhew,  Wilmot.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Dinsmor's  co..  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hamp- 
shire Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  24,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  31,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 
13  days,  at  New  London,  Conn.,  including  5  days  (102  miles)  travel  home. 

Mayho,  Benjamin,  Eastham.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  re- 
turned by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

Matho,  D.iNiEL,  Danvers.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Whipple's  co..  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  10,  1777.  to  Dec. 
31,  1779;  residence,  Danvers;  credited  to  town  of  Danvers;  also,  descriptive  list 
of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agree- 
able to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner, 
by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  13,  1780;  age,  50  yrs.;  stature,  5 
ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  ruddy;  engaged  for  town  of  Danvers;  marched  to  camp 
Julj'  13,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Thomas  Pritchard. 

Matho,  Daniel,  Londonderry.  Private,  Capt.  Eleazer  Lindsea's  co.  commanded  by 
Lieut.  Daniel  Gallushee,  Col.  R.  Woodbridge's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 
1775 ;  enlisted  May  14, 1775 ;  service,  2  mos.  19  days ;  also,  Capt.  Daniel  Gallushee's 
(10th)  CO.,  Col.  Benjamin  Ruggles  Woodbridge's  (25th)  regt.;  company  return 
[probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  reported  a  transient;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money  dated  Maiden,  Oct.  25,  1775. 

Mayho,  Gideon,  Eastham.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way, Oct.  25,  1780. 

Matho,  Isaac,  Pembroke.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way, Oct.  25,  1780. 

Mayho,  Isaac,  alias  Joseph  Repley.    Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Smith's  (1st)  co.,  5th 
Mass.  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Dec,  1782;  reported  joined  from  (late)  10th  Mass., 
regt. ;  also,  Capt.  Smith's  co.,  5th  Mass.  regt.  coramanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  David 
Cobb;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1783. 


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Matho,  Thojias,  Eastham.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

Matho,  William,  Scituate.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
2d  Plymouth  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  agreeable  to  order  of  Council  of  Nov.  7,  1777; 
residence,  Scituate;  engaged  for  town  of  Scituate;  joined  Capt.  Winslow's  co., 
Col.  Marshall's  regt. ;  term,  during  war. 

Mathue,  William.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Smith's  (1st)  co.,  5th  Mass.  regt.  com- 
manded by  Lieut.  Col.  David  Cobb;  muster  roll  for  Feb.,  1783;  reported  joined 
from  5th  co. ;  term,  during  war. 

Mayhuken,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Strong's  co.,  Col.  Sears's  (Hampshire  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  10, 1781 ;  marched  to  Albany  Aug.  17, 1781 ;  discharged  Nov. 
20,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  10  days,  at  Saratoga. 

Maylem, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Maylom.] 

Maylem,  Edward.  Capt.  Edward  Burbeck's  co.,  Col.  Richard  Gridley's  (Artillery) 
regt.;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  endorsed  "Jan'y  6th 
1776." 

Maylet,  Baptiste.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Isaiah  Boudreau's  co.  of  Frenchmen ;  enlisted 
Nov.  14,  1776;  discharged  Nov.  14,  1776  (also  given  Feb.  14,  1777);  service,  3 
mos.,  under  Col.  Jonathan  Edd}';  company  raised  in  Cumberland  Co.,  N.  S. 
Roll  sworn  to  at  Machias. 

Maylet,  Charles.  Private,  Capt.  Isaiah  Boudreau's  co.  of  Frenchmen;  enlisted  Nov. 
14,  1776;  discharged  Feb.  14,  1777;  service,  3  mos.,  under  Col.  Jonathan  Eddy; 
company  raised  in  Cumberland  Co.,  N.  S.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Machias. 

Matley,  Daniel,  Marblehead.  Private,  Capt.  William  Courtis's  co.,  Col.  John 
Glover's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  15,  1775;  service, 
2  mos.  22  days. 

Maylom,  Edward,  Boston.  Gunner,  Capt.  Edward  Burbeck's  co.,  Col.  Richard  Grid- 
ley's  (Artillery)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  15,  1775; 
service,  1  mo.  18  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775. 

Maynard, .    [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mainard,  Mainord,  Manard, 

Manerd,  Mayard,  Mayner,  Maynerd,  Maynor,  Maynord,  Mayord,  Mynan.] 

Maynard,  .     Captain ;  list  of  alarm  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Brigham's  co.  [year 

not  given],  showing  service  rendered  at  various  places  and  fines  paid  in  lieu  of 
service,  etc. ;  said  Maynard  credited  with  3  months  service  at  New  York ;  also 
with  service  of  one  man  in  the  Continental  Army. 

Maynard,  Abel,  Sudbury.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Haynes's  co.  of  militia,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge  via  Concord ;  service, 
4  days;  also,  Capt.  Asahel  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  John  Robinson's  I'egt. ;  marched 
Feb.  4  [year  not  given,  probably  1776] ;  service.  26  days ;  reported  "  enlisted  out  " 
March  1,  1776;  also,  deposition  made  by  Micah  Balcom,  July  26,  1844,  stating 
that  he  engaged  the  first  part  of  May,  1777,  in  Capt.  John  Gleason's  co.,  Col. 
Josiah  Whitney's  regt.,  and  rendered  2  mos.  8  days  service  at  Rhode  Island; 
company  made  up  of  men  from  Marlborough,  Stow,  Sudbury,  Framingham, 
Natick,  Sherburne,  HoUiston,  and  Hopkinton ;  said  Maynard  reported  Sergeant 
and  Clerk;  also.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Jonathan  Rice's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's 
regt. ;  engaged  Aug.  17,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  24  days, 
Including  11  days  (220  miles)  ti-avel  home;  company  ordered  to  march  to  rein- 
force Northern  army. 

Maynard,  Abner,  Northborough.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Wood's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Gen.  Ward's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  7  days ; 


390  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AOT)  SAILORS 

Matnabd,  Abxer,  continued. 

reported  enlisted  into  the  army;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Wood's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Ward's  regt. ;  order  for  advance  paj%  signed  by  said  Maynard  and  others,  dated 
Cambridge,  June  13,  1775;  also.  Private,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  April  26,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  13  days;  also,  company  re- 
turn dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent 
in  money  dated  Dorchester,  Jan.  5,  1776. 

Matnakd,  Abxer,  Shrewsbury.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Cushing's  co.  of  Minute-men  and 
militia.  Col.  Artemas  Ward's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775, 
to  Cambridge;  service,  9  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army;  also,  Capt.  Job 
Cushing's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's  (32d)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775; 
enlisted  April  28,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  11  days;  also,  company  return  dated 
Dorchester,  Oct.  7,  1775;  reported  deceased;  also,  order  dated  Dorchester,  Nov. 
29,  1775,  signed  by  Benjamin  Maynard,  for  a  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in 
money  due  his  son,  said  Abner  Maynard,  deceased. 

Maynard,  Abner.  Enlistment  agreement,  dated  April  26,  1775,  signed  by  said  May- 
nard and  others,  engaging  themselves  to  serve  until  Dec.  31,  1775,  unless  sooner 
discharged. 

Matnard,  Abner.  Private,  Lieut.  Seth  Rice's  co..  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.;  enlisted 
Aug.  21, 1777 ;  service,  7  days,  including  3  days  (65  miles)  travel  home ;  company 
called  out  to  assist  Northern  army  on  an  alarm  and  was  discharged  at  Hadley. 
Roll  dated  Northborough. 

Matnard,  Abner.  Private,  Capt.  Edmund  Brigham's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  12,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29, 1777;  service,  2  mos.  27  days,  with 
Northern  army  (also  given  at  the  Westward),  including  9  days  (180  miles)  travel 
home ;  company  marched  from  Grafton ;  roll  sworn  to  in  Worcester  Co. ;  also, 
receipt  dated  Westborough,  July  21,  1778,  signed  by  said  Maynard  and  others 
belonging  to  Capt.  Brigham's  co.,  for  wages  for  3  mos.  service. 

Matnard,  Adam,  Paxton.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Phineas  Moore's  (Paxton)  co.  of  Minute- 
men,  Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775,  to  Cambridge;  service,  8  days;  also.  Ensign,  Capt.  Adam  AVheeler's  co. ; 
list  of  company  officers  of  Col.  Doolittle's  regt.  recommended  by  Committee  of 
Safety  at  Cambridge,  June  12,  1775,  to  be  commissioned ;  ordered  in  Provincial 
Congress  June  12, 1775,  that  commissions  be  delivered  said  officers ;  also,  2d  Lieu- 
tenant, Capt.  Loring  Lincoln's  co. ;  soi'vice,  5  days ;  company  probably  belonged 
to  Leicester  and  marched  under  command  of  Lieut.  Col.  Flagg  on  the  alarm  at 
Bennington  in  1777;  also.  Captain,  8th  (also  given  7th)  co.,  1st  Worcester  Co. 
regt.  of  Mass.  militia ;  list  of  officers ;  commissioned  April  28,  1778. 

Matnard,  Amasa,  Westborough.  Private,  Capt.  Edmund  Brigham's  co.  of  Minute- 
men,  Maj.  Gen.  Ward's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  18i|  days;  also,  list  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Edmund  Brigham's  (West- 
borough) CO.  of  Minute-men  in  1775;  enlisted  May  6,  1775;  also,  return  of  train 
band  and  alarm  list  [year  not  given]  ;  said  Maynard  appears  among  men  belong- 
ing to  train  band;  also.  Sergeant;  list  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Brigham's  co. 
[year  not  given],  showing  service  rendered  at  various  places  and  fines  paid  in 
lieu  of  service,  etc. ;  said  Maynard  credited  with  8  mos.  service  at  Dorchester ; 
also,  Capt.  Timothy  Brigham's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.;  enlisted  July  27, 
1777;  discharged  Aug.  29,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  10  days,  including  7  days  (135 
miles)  travel  home ;  company  called  out  on  an  alarm  to  assist  Northern  army  and 
was  discharged  at  Bennington. 

Matnard,  Artemas,  Lancaster  (also  given  Holden) .  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army  from  2d  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Fortunatus 
Eager;  residence,  Lancaster ;  engaged  for  town  of  Lancaster ;  joined  Capt.  Gates's 


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Matxard,  Artemas,  continued. 

CO.,  Col.Biglow'sregt. ;  term,  3  years;  0/50,  list  of  men  mustered  by  Thomas  New- 
hall,  Muster  Master  for  Worcester  Co.;  Capt.  Gates's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt. ; 
mustered  May  27, 1777  ;  also.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Pierce's  co..  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  29,  1777,  to  May  29, 
1780;  residence,  Holden;  also,  Capt.  "Williana  Gates's  co..  Col.  Bigelow's  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  Jan.-Aug.,  1777,  dated  "Van  Schaick's  Island  and  sworn  to  at  Camp 
near  Half  Moon;  enlisted  May  29,  1777;  reported  on  command  at  Albany;  also. 
Col.  Bigelow's  regt. ;  return  of  men  enlisted  by  Capt.  William  Gates,  dated  Feb.  4, 
1778;  mustered  by  Worcester  Co.  Muster  Master;  also,  pay  roll  of  a  company 
commanded  by  Lieut.  Daniel  Grout,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt.,  for  Feb.,  1779,  sworn' 
to  at  Providence;  also,  (late)  Capt.  William  Gates's  co..  Col.  Bigelow's  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence;  also,  Capt.  John  Pierce's 
CO.,  Col.  Bigelow's  (15th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Jau.-June,  1780,  dated  Robin- 
son's Farms ;  reported  discharged  May  29,  1780. 

Matxard,  Artemas,  Shrewsbury.  Private,  Capt.  Piobert  Andrews's  co.  of  Minute- 
men,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  from  2d  Parish  in  Shrewsbury 
to  Cambridge ;  service,  16  days. 

Matnard,  Artemas.  Private,  Capt.  David  Moore's  co. ;  marched  Sept.  22,  1779;  ser- 
vice, 2  mos.  6  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  company  detached  to  serve  in  Col.  John 
Jacobs's  (Light  Infantry)  regt.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Bolton.     [See  Artemas  Rand.] 

Mavnard,  Bannister,  Templeton.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Wilder's  co..  Col.  Nathan 
Sparhawk's  regt.  commanded  by  Maj.  Daniel  Clapp;  enlisted  July  4,  1778;  dis- 
charged July  15,  1778;  service,  13  days,  at  Rutland  Barracks;  company  raised 
for  20  days  service;  also,  Capt.  Jotham  Houghton's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt.;  service  from  July  31,  1778,  to  date  of  discharge,  Sept.  14,  1778,  1  mo.  15 
days ;  company  raised  for  6  weeks  service  at  Rhode  Island ;  roll  dated  Petersham  ; 
also,  list  of  9  months  men  mustered  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master  for 
Worcester  Co.;  Capt.  Wilder's  co..  Col.  Grout's  regt.;  engaged  for  town  of 
Templeton ;  mustered  July  2, 1779 ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in 
the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  9  months,  as  returned  by  Seth  Washburn, 
Superintendent  for  AVorcester  Co.;  Capt.  Wilder's  co..  Col.  Grout's  regt.;  age, 
17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  light  (also  given  dark);  residence, 
Templeton;  marched  to  Springfield  July  8,  1779;  reported  delivered  to  Capt. 
Marshall. 

Mayxard,  Benjamin.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Rice's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.; 
marched  July  27, 1777;  discharged  Aug.  29,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  9  days,  includ- 
ing 6  days  (130  miles)  travel  home;  company  ordered  to  march  to  Manchester 
on  an  alarm  and  was  discharged  at  Bennington.    Roll  dated  Shrewsbury. 

Mayxard,  Benjamin  Gott.  Return  of  train  band  and  alarm  list  [year  not  given]  ; 
said  Maynard  appears  among  men  belonging  to  train  band  ;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
Timothy  Brigham's  CO.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.;  enlisted  July  27,  1777;  dis- 
charged Aug.  29,  1777  ;  service,  1  mo.  10  days,  including  7  days  (135  miles)  travel 
home;  company  called  out  on  an  alarm  to  assist  Northern  army  and  was  dis- 
charged at  Bennington. 

Mayxard,  Bezaleel.  Private,  Capt.  Dan.  Haws's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Holden  Parson's 
(10th)  regt. ;  enlistment  agreement  in  which  said  Maynard  and  others  engaged  to 
serve  until  Jan.  15  "next;"  reported  enlisted  Dec.  5,  1775,  and  forwarded  to 
camp  by  John  Caldwell,  one  of  enlistment  committee  for  Worcester  Co. ;  also, 
Capt.  Jotham  Houghton's  co. ;  service  from  Nov.  3  to  Nov.  19,  1778,  17  days ; 
company  detached  from  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  (7th)  regt..  Gen.  Warner's 
brigade,  to  reinforce  guards  at  the  barracks  in  Rutland  under  Col.  Jacob  Garrish 
(Gerrish)  and  to  escort  troops  of  Saratoga  convention  to  Enfield,  Conn.;  roll 
dated  Petersham. 


392  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Matnaed,  Calvin,  Westborough.  Private,  (late)  Capt.  James  Myrick's  co.,  Col. 
Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  12,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  12,  1778;  ser- 
vice, 2  mos.  3  days;  company  raised  to  sierve  at  and  about  Boston  until  Jan. 
1,  1779. 

Maynaru,  Calvin,  Westborough.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Con- 
tinental Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age, 
21yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  Sin. ;  complexion,  dark  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Westborough ; 
arrived  at  Springfield  July  4,  1780;  inarched  to  camp  July  5,  1780,  under  com- 
mand of  Capt.  Frothingham,  of  the  artillery ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the 
6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster 
in  a  return  dated  CampTotoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men 
raised  by  the  town  of  Westborough  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during 
1780;  marched  to  camp  July  1,  1780;  discharged  Jan.  4,  1781 ;  service,  6  mos.  14 
days,  including  travel  (200  miles)  home ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Rufus  Lincoln's  co., 
Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West 
Point;  enlisted  July  4,  1780;  discharged  Jan.  4,  1781;  enlistment,  6  months. 

Matnard,  Calvin.  Return  of  train  band  and  alarm  list  [year  not  given]  ;  said  May- 
nard  appears  among  men  belonging  to  train  band  ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Edmund 
Brigham's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.;  service,  5  days;  company  ordered  to  be 
mounted  if  possible  and  marched  Aug.  21,  1777,  to  reinforce  Northern  army  by 
order  of  Gen.  Stark  and  Gen.  Lincoln,  proceeded  to  Hadley,  and  was  there 
counter-ordered. 

Maynard,  Calvin.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Warrin's  co.,  in  a  regiment  commanded  by 
Lieut.  Col.  Wheelock ;  enlisted  Sept.  27,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  23,  1777 ;  service, 
1  mo.  3  da.ys,  with  Northern  army,  including  8  days  (150  miles)  travel  home; 
company  raised*for  30  days  service.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Worcester  Co. 

Matnard,  Calvin.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Lyon's  co. ;  enlisted  June  20,  1778;  dis- 
charged July  13,  1778;  service,  26  days;  company  joined  Col.  Wade's  regt.  June 
22,  1778,  for  21  days  service  at  Rhode  Island.    Roll  dated  Grafton. 

Matnard,  Calvin.  Sergeant,  Capt.  David  Moore's  co.,  Col.  Jacobs's  (Light  Infantry) 
regt.;  pay  abstract  for  Oct.,  1779;  service,  16  days;  reported  deserted  Oct.  17, 
1779. 

Matnard,  Daniel,  Sudbury.  Private,  Capt.  John  Nixon's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
Abijah  Pierce's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
1  mo. 

Matnard,  Daniel,  Westborough.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Con- 
tinental Army  for  the  terra  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780; 
age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for  town  of  West- 
borough ;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  4,  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July  5,  1780, 
under  command  of  Capt.  Frothingham,  of  the  artillery;  also,  list  of  men  raised 
for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed 
muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25, 1780;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Rufus 
Lincoln's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781, 
dated  West  Point;  enlisted  July  4,  1780;  discharged  Jan.  4,  1781;  enlistment, 
6  months;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Westborough 
for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  1,  1780; 
discharged  Jan.  8,  1781 ;  service,  6  mos.  18  days,  including  travel  (200  miles) 
home. 

Matnard,  Daniel.  Corporal,  Capt.  Asahel  Wheeler's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Read's 
regt.;  engaged  Sept.  28,  1777;  service,  41  days,  with  Northern  army;  mileage 
(200  miles)  from  home  to  camp  allowed;  also,  Capt.  Asahel  Wheeler's  co.,  which 
marched  from  Sudbury  and  joined  Col.  Joseph  Read's  regt.  at  Roxbury;  muster 
roll  endorsed  "  1777." 


IN  THE  WAR  OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  393 

Matnard,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Warrin's  co.  in  a  rei^iment  commanded  by 
Lieut.  Col.  Wheelock ;  enlisted  Sept.  27,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  23,  1777 ;  service, 
1  mo.  3  days,  with  Northern  army,  including  8  daj'S  (150  miles)  travel  home; 
company  raised  for  30  days  service.     Roll  sworn  to  in  Worcester  Co. 

Matnard,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Lyon's  co. ;  enlisted  June  20,  1778;  dis- 
charged July  13,  1778 ;  service,  26  days ;  company  joined  Col.  Wade's  regt.  June 
22,  1778,  for  21  days  service  at  Rhode  Island.    Roll  dated  Grafton. 

Matnard,  Daniel.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  from  4th  Middlesex  Co.  regt.  to 
reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  9  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of 
April  20,  1778,  as  returned  by  E.  Brooks,  Superintendent;  Capt.  Wheeler's  co.. 
Col.  How's  regt.;  age,  26  yrs. ;  stature,  6  ft.;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for 
town  of  Sudbury ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  deserters,  dated  Camp  Ten  Eyck,  Aug. 

27,  1780;  Capt.  A.  Holden's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  {6th)  regt.;  rank,  Private ; 
age,  29  yrs.;  stature,  6  ft.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  eyes,  gray;  occupa- 
tion, farmer;  birthplace,  Sudbury;  residence,  at  or  near  Deertield ;  enlistment, 
9  months;  reported  deserted  March  -,  1779;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Matthew  Cham- 
bers's CO.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (6th)  regt. ;  return  for  wages  for  the  year 
1781 ;  wages  allowed  said  Maynard  from  Sept.  9,  1781,  to  date  of  discharge,  Nov. 

28,  1781,  3  [2]  raos.  20  days;  reported  joined  from  desertion  Sept.  9,  1781. 

Matnard,  Daniel.  Return  of  train  band  and  alarm  list  [year  not  given] ;  said  May- 
nard appeal's  among  men  belonging  to  train  band ;  also,  list  of  men  lielonging  to 
Capt.  Brighara's  co.  [year  not  given] ,  showing  service  rendered  at  various  places 
and  fines  paid  in  lieu  of  service,  etc. ;  said  Maynard  not  credited  with  service  nor 
reported  as  having  paid  a  fine. 

Matnard,  David.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Houghton's  co..  Col.  Smith's  i^egt. ;  com- 
pany return  [year  not  given]  ;  also,  company  receipt,  given  to  Capt.  Jonathan 
Houghton,  dated  Bolton,  Dec.  4,  1776,  for  wages  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1776,  and 
travel  allowance  home. 

Matnard,  David.  List  of  men  appearing  under  the  heading  "  Hartwell  Brook  the  first 
Everidge;"  said  Maynard  appears  among  men  in  a  detachment  with  Col.  Thatcher 
[year  not  given] . 

Matnard,  David.  Return  of  train  band  and  alarm  list  [year  not  given]  ;  said  May- 
nard appears  among  men  belonging  to  alarm  list. 

Matnard,  Ebenezer.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Phillips's  co..  Col.  Elisha  Porter's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  10, 1777;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1777;  service, 
1  mo.  3  days,  in  Northern  department,  including  travel  (100  miles)  home. 

Matnard,  Ebenezer.  Return  of  train  band  and  alarm  list  [year  not  given]  ;  said 
Maynard  appears  among  men  belonging  to  alarm  list ;  also,  list  of  alarm  men 
belonging  to  Capt.  Brigham's  co.  [year  not  given],  showing  service  rendered  at 
various  places  and  tines  paid  in  lieu  of  service ;  said  Maynard  credited  with  2 
months  service  at  New  York. 

Matnard,  Elihu  (also  given  Elisha),  Marlborough  (also  given  Southborough). 
Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Barns's  co.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  7  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army  April  26,  1775;  also.  Corporal, 
Capt.  Daniel  Barns's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 
1775;  enlisted  April  26,  1775;  service,  13  weeks  6  days;  reported  promoted  from 
Private  June  9,  1775;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  Capt. 
William  Morse's  co.  of  volunteers.  Col.  Jonathan  Read's  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  2, 
1777;  discharged  Nov.  8,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  7  days,  at  the  Northward;  com- 
pany marched  from  Marlborough  to  assist  army  under  Gen.  Gates;  also,  list  of 
6  months  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of 
Maj.  Joseph  Hosmer,  Superintendent  for  Middlesex  Co.,  by  Justin  Ely,  Commis- 
sioner; also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for 


394  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Matnard,  Elihu  (also  given  Elisha),  continued. 

the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of 
Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  13, 
1780;  age,  31  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  dark;  engaged  for  town  of 
Marlborough ;  marched  to  camp  July  13, 1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Thomas 
Pritchard ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig. 
Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25, 
1780;  residence,  Southborough ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Jol)  Sumner's  co..  Col.  John 
Greaton's  (3d)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1780;  enlisted  July  10,  1780;  enlist- 
ment, 6  months ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Marlbor- 
ough for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  9, 
1780;  discharged  Dec.  5, 1780 ;  service,  5  mos.  6  da)'s,  including  travel  (200  miles) 
home. 

Matnard,  Ephraim,  Marlborough.  Private,  Capt.  Cyprian  How's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  16  days  ;  company  reported 
to  have  been  dismissed  May  4,  1775,  by  order  of  Col.  Jonathan  Ward. 

Matnard  [?],  Francis.  Order  on  Henry  Gardner,  Treasurer,  payable  to  Capt. 
Ephraim  Stearns,  dated  Petersham,  April  10,  1782,  signed  by  said  Maynard  and 
others  belonging  to  Capt.  Stearns's  co..  Col.  Rand's  regt.,  for  wages,  etc.,  for  ser- 
vice at  West  Point  in  1780. 

Matnard,  Gardner,  Templeton.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joel  Fletcher's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  Ephi'aim  Doolittle's  regt. ;  service,  8  days,  probably  on  the  alarm  of  April 
19, 1775 ;  also,  Private ;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  main  guard  under  Maj. 
Loammi  Baldwin  at  Cambridge,  dated  May  15,  1775 ;  also,  list  of  men  returned  as 
serving  on  picket  guard  under  Maj.  Baldwin,  dated  May  23,  1775;  reported 
detailed  under  Capt.  Jonas  Hubbard ;  also,  Capt.  Joel  Fletcher's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim 
Doolittle's  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Maynard  and  others, 
dated  Camp  near  Charlestown  Road,  June  8,  1775;  also.  Corporal,  same  co.  and 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  12 
days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

Matnard,  Gideon.  Private,  Capt.  Asahel  Wheeler's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Read's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  28, 1777 ;  service,  41  days,  with  Northern  army  ;  mileage  (200  miles) 
from  home  to  camp  allowed ;  also,  muster  roll  of  Capt.  Asahel  Wheeler's  co., 
which  marched  from  Sudbuiy  and  joined  Col.  Joseph  Read's  regt.  at  Roxbury, 
endorsed  "  1777-" 

Matnard,  Hezekiah,  Marlborough.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Barns's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army 
April  26,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Daniel  Barns's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's  regt.;  mus- 
ter roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  26,  1775;  service,  13  weeks  6  days; 
also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Robert  Cutting's 
CO.,  Col.  Mclntash's  (Mcintosh's)  regt..  Gen.  Lovell's  brigade;  engaged  Aug.  1, 
1778;  discharged  Sept.  13,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  16  days,  on  expedition  to  Rhode 
Island. 

Matnard,  Holland,  Northborough.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Wood's  co.  of  Minute- 
men,  Gen.  Ward's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
18  days. 

Matnard,  Israel,  Sudbury.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Stone's  co.,  in  a  regiment  com- 
manded by  Lieut.  Col.  Ezekiel  How,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775,  to  headquarters;  service,  4  days;  also,  receipt  dated  Cambridge,  June  29, 
1775,  signed  by  said  Maynard  and  others,  for  advance  pay  received  of  Capt. 
Micah  Goodenow  [service  rendered  in  Capt.  Moore's  co..  Col.  Nixon's  regt.,  of 
which  company  Micah  Goodenow  was  1st  Lieutenant]  ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  David 
Moore's  co..  Col.  John  Nixon's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted 
Maj'  22,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  15  days;  also,  Capt.  Caleb  Moulton's  co.,  com- 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  395 

Maynard,  Israel,  continued. 

maiided  hj  Lieut.  Eliphalet  Hastings  subsequent  to  Oct.  11,  1778,  Col.  Thomas 
Poor's  re,?t. ;  enlisted  June  30,  1778;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  19 
days,  at  North  river,  including  11  days  (220  miles)  travel  home;  reported  en- 
listed into  the  wagon  service  for  1  year;  also.  Corporal,  Capt.  Thomas  Brintnal's 
CO.,  Col.  Cyprian  Howe's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  30,  1780;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1780; 
service,  3  mos.  6  days,  including  3  days  (60  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised 
in  Middlesex  Co.  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  at  Rhode  Island  for  3  months. 

Matnard,  Jabez,  Princeton.  Capt.  Jones's  co.,  Col.  Doolittle's  regt.;  receipt  for 
advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Maynard  and  others,  dated  Cambridge,  July  1, 1775 ; 
also,  account  dated  July  1,  1775,  of  sundry  articles  lost  in  battle  at  Charlestown 
Hills  June  17,  1775,  by  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Jones's  co.,  Col.  Doolittle's  regt. ; 
reported  as  having  lost  a  blanket;  also,  Private,  Capt.  John  Jones's  co..  Col. 
Ephraim  Doolittle's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  April  27, 1775 ; 
service,  3  mos.  12  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill,  Oct. 
6,  1775. 

Mayxard,  James.  Return  of  train  band  and  alarm  list  [year  not  given]  ;  said  Maynard 
appears  among  men  belonging  to  alarm  list. 

May'xari),  Jedediah,  Monadnock  No.  5  (also  given  Marlborough).  Private,  Capt. 
Daniel  Barnes's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's  regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct., 
1775]  ;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Daniel  Barns's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  July  1,  1777,  to  June  16,  1778; 
residence,  Marlborough ;  reported  deceased ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Jan. -Aug.,  1777, 
dated  Van  Schaick's  Island  and  sworn  to  at  Camp  near  Stillwater;  enlisted  July 
1,  1777;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  return  dated  Feb.  2,  1778;  residence,  Marl- 
borough ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Marlborough ;  mustered  by  Continental  Muster 
Master. 

Mayxard,  Jedediah.  List  of  men  in  Capt.  Brigham's  co.  [year  not  given]  ;  reported 
hired  with  fines. 

Maynard,  Jeffrey-.  Private,  Capt.  William  Howe's  co..  Col.  John  Rand's  regt.;  en- 
tered service  July  17,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  3  days,  in- 
cluding 9  days  (185  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  for  3  months. 

Maynard,  John,  Framingham  (probably).  Private,  Capt.  Micajah  Gleason's  co.  of 
Minute-men,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Concord;  service, 
6  days. 

Maynard,  John,  Framingham.  Corporal,  Capt.  Aaron  Haynes's  co..  Col.  Jonathan 
Brewer's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  6,  1775;  service,  87 
days;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge 
Camp,  Oct.  25, 1775 ;  also,  order  on  Henry  Gardner,  Treasurer,  payable  to  William 
Maynard,  dated  Framingham,  July  23,  1776,  signed  by  said  John  Maynard,  be- 
longing to  Capt.  Hayens's  (Haynes's)  co.,  Col.  Brewer's  regt.,  for  reimbursement 
for  losses  sustained  at  battle  of  Bunker  Hill ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Harring- 
ton's CO.,  Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Dec,  1776-Feb.,  1777 ;  regiment  raised 
to  serve  until  March  1,  1777. 

Maynard,  John,  Shrewsbury.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Andrews's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  2d  Parish  in  Shrewsbury  to 
Cambridge ;  service,  20  days. 

Maynard,  John,  Shrewsbury.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Job  Cushing's  co.  of  Minute-men  and 
militia,  Col.  Artemas  Ward's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775, 
to  Cambridge;  service,  9  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army;  also,  Capt.  Job 
Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775; 
enlisted  April  28,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  11  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Dor- 
chester, Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Isaac  Harrington's  9th  (Shrews- 


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Maynari),  Johx,  continued. 

bury)  CO.,  6th  Worcester  Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  chosen  in  said 
regiment,  as  returned  by  John  Gonlding  and  others,  field  officers,  dated  West- 
borough,  April  15,  1776;  ordered  in  Council  April  17,  1776,  that  said  officers  be 
commissioned;  reported  commissioned  April  5  [?],177G;  also,  Captain,  Col.  Job 
Cushing's  regt.;  marched  Aug.  21,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  23,  1777;  service,  6 
days,  including  travel  (3  da)'s)  home;  company  marched  to  Hadley  by  order  of 
Col.  Denny  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington  ;  also.  Captain,  in  command  of  a  detach- 
ment, Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt. ;  marched  Sept.  29, 1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777; 
service,  28  days,  including  9  days  (170  miles)  travel  home;  detachment  marched 
to  Stillwater  under  command  of  Lieut.  Col.  Moses  Wheelock  on  an  alarm  to  serve 
for  30  days. 

Matnard,  Johx,  Sudbury.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Haynes's  co.  of  militia,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge,  via  Concord;  service,  4 
days. 

Matnard,  John.  Enlistment  agreement  dated  April  26,  1775,  signed  by  said  Maynard 
and  others,  engaging  themselves  to  serve  until  Dec.  31,  1775,  unless  sooner  dis- 
charged. 

Maynard,  John.  Corporal,  Capt.  Daniel  Eames's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Haws's  regt. ; 
service,  1  mo.  3  days ;  company  marched  Sept.  29,  1777,  on  a  secret  exj^edition  to 
Rhode  Island. 

Maynard,  John.  Muster  roll  of  Capt.  Asahel  Wheeler's  co.,  which  marched  from  Sud- 
bury and  joined  Col.  Joseph  Read's  regt.  at  Roxbury,  endorsed  "  1777." 

Maynard,  John.  Quartermaster  Sergeant,  Capt.  Solomon  Pollard's  co.,  Col.  Samuel 
Denny's  regt. ;  engaged  Oct.  23,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  4, 1779;  service,  1  mo.  12 
days,  including  travel  (200  miles)  home;  regiment  detached  to  march  to  Clav- 
erack  and  join  Continental  Army  for  3  months.    Roll  dated  Billerica. 

Maynard,  John.  Ensign  and  Lieutenant,  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  paj'  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  reported  pro- 
moted to  Lieutenant  Nov.  11,  1777;  also  reported  as  serving  10  mos.  11  days  as 
Ensign,  25  mos.  19  days  as  Lieutenant ;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Samuel  Flower's 
CO.,  Col.  Greaton's  (2d)  regt.;  muster  rolls  dated  Albany,  Jan.  2,  Feb.  4,  March 
9,  April  16,  and  May  13, 1778 ;  appointed  Nov.  11  (also  given  Nov,  1),  1777 ;  also, 
muster  roll  dated  Fort  Constitution,  June  15, 1778 ;  also,  muster  rolls  dated  White 
Plains,  July  20,  and  Aug.  5,  1778;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1778,  dated  White 
Plains;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1778,  dated  Fredericksburg;  also,  1st  Lieu- 
tenant, same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1778,  dated  Camp  Roxbury; 
also,  order  on  the  Board  of  War,  dated  Camp  Peekskill,  Nov.  29,  1778,  signed  by 
Col.  Greaton,  for  clothing  for  officers  in  his  regiment;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Nov. 
and  Dec,  1778,  and  Jan.,  1779,  dated  Camp  Continental  Village;  reported  fur- 
loughed  Jan.  26,  1779,  for  2  months ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Feb.,  1779,  certified  at 
Quarters  near  Croten  River;  also,  muster  roll  for  March,  1779,  dated  Quarters 
near  Croten  Bridge;  reported  transferred  to  Capt.  Williams's  (Light  Infantry) 
CO.;  also.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Joseph  Williams's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col.  John 
Greaton's  (3d)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Sept.,  Oct.,  and  Nov.,  1779;  reported  sick 
at  Bedford ;  also,  same  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  same  regt.;  return  of  officers,  dated  Boston, 
Jan.  26,  1780;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Williams's  (Light  Infantry)  co..  Col.  Greaton's 
(3d)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  of  field,  staff,  and  commissioned  officers,  for  Aug.,  Sept., 
and  Oct.,  1780 ;  reported  a  prisoner  of  war  Feb.  3,  1780. 

Maynard,  Jonah.  Receipt  given  to  the  Selectmen,  dated  Harvard,  Dec.  17,  1776, 
signed  by  said  Maynard  and  others,  for  mileage  (180  miles)  allowed  on  march 
from  Harvard  to  Danburj^;  also,  Capt.  Peter  Woodbury's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Ger- 


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Matxard,  Joxah,  continued. 

rish's  regt.  of  guards;  enlisted  July  9,  177S;  discharged  Nov.  9,  1778;  service, 
4  mos.  1  day,  at  Cambridge;  roll  dated  Lancaster;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Peter 
"Woodbury's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  detachment  of  guards;  list  of  men 
[year  not  given] ;  during  the  campaign  Capt.  Woodbury  was  succeeded  by  Lieut. 
Jewett ;  also,  Capt.  David  Jewett's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards;  en- 
listed Nov.  10,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  12,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  5  days,  guarding 
troops  of  convention ;  roll  certified  at  Lancaster. 

Matnard,  Jonathan,  Framingham.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Thomas  Drury's  co.,  Col.  John 
Nixon's  (5th)  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Winter  Hill,  Sept.  30,  1775. 

Matnard,  Jonathan,  Framingham.  Lieutenant,  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779;  also,  return  of 
field,  staff,  and  commissioned  officers  belonging  to  6th  Mass.  regt.  formerly  com- 
manded by  Col.  Ichabod  Alden,  who  were  in  camp  before  Aug.  15, 1777,  and  who 
had  not  been  absent  subsequently  except  on  furlough,  etc.,  dated  Cherry  Valley, 
Feb.  24, 1779 ;  reported  taken  prisoner  May  30, 1778 ;  also.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Ben- 
jamin Warren's  (4th)  co.,  (late)  Col.  Ichabod  Alden's  (6tli)  regt.;  muster  roll 
for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Cherry  Valley ;  appointed  Jan.  1, 1777  ;  reported 
a  prisoner  of  war  May  28,  1778;  also.  Lieutenant,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (late 
Col.  Ichabod  Alden's)  7th  regt. ;  return  of  field,  staff,  and  commissioned  officers, 
made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  commissioned  Jan.  1,  1777;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt. 
Robert  AUin's  (7th)  co.,  Col.  Alden's  regt.;  return  of  field,  staff,  and  commis- 
sioned officers  [year  not  given]  ;  also,  Lieutenant,  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  Continen- 
tal Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  reported  a 
prisoner  from  May  -,  1778,  to  Dec.  26, 1780;  also.  Captain  Lieutenant,  Lieut.  Col. 
John  Brooks's  regt.;  list  of  subalterns;  commissioned  Sept.  20,  1780;  reported 
promoted  to  Captain  ;  also,  Lieutenant,  same  regt. ;  return  of  officers,  dated  Toto- 
way,  Oct.  16,  1780;  also,  returns  of  effectives  between  Oct.  26,  and  Dec.  28,  1780, 
dated  Camp  Totoway,  Camp  near  West  Point,  etc. ;  reported  a  prisoner  at 
Canada  (also  given  Long  Island)  from  May  30,  1778;  also.  Lieutenant,  Capt. 
Benjamin  Warren's  (2d)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  regt. ;  muster  roll  of  field, 
staff,  and  commissioned  officers  for  Oct. -Dec,  1780,  dated  Huts  at  West  Point; 
also.  Captain  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Benjamin  Warren's  3d  (also  given  8th)  co.,  Lieut. 
Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  register  of  furloughs  granted  subsequent  to  Jan.  1,  1781; 
leave  given  said  Maynard  by  Col.  Brooks  Jan.  3  (also  given  Jan.  4),  1781,  to  go 
to  Massachusetts  to  remain  until  April  1,  1781 ;  reported  overstayed  294  days  to 
bring  on  recruits ;  also  reported  detained  by  order  of  Gen.  Lincoln  ;  also,  recom- 
mendation addressed  to  His  Excellency  John  Hancock,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  22, 
17S1,  signed  by  John  Brooks,  Lieutenant  Colonel  Commandant,  7th  Mass.  regt., 
recommending  certain  officers  to  fill  vacancies  in  his  regiment ;  said  Maynard,  Cap- 
tain Lieutenant,  recommended  for  a  captaincy  that  had  been  vacant  from  Jan.  25, 
1781 ;  ordered  in  Council  Feb.  22, 1781,  that  said  officers  l)e  commissioned ;  reported 
commissioned  Feb.  22,  1781;  also.  Captain,  same  regt.;  list  of  captains;  com- 
missioned Jan.  25,  1781;  reported  retired  on  the  arrangement  Nov.  29  [year  not 
given]  ;  also.  Captain,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  return  of  effectives,  dated  West 
Point,  Jan.  25, 1782 ;  i-eported  attending  court-martial  in  garrison  ;  also,  return  of 
effectives,  dated  Feb.  8,  1782;  reported  on  guard  at  West  Point;  also.  Captain, 
6th  CO..  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  muster  roll  of  field,  staff,  and  commissioned 
officers  for  Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts ;  appointed  Jan.  25,  1781 ;  reported  on 
command  at  the  Lines;  also,  abstracts  from  the  musters  of  1st  Mass.  brigade  for 
Feb.  and  March,  1782;  also,  muster  roll  for  March,  1782;  reported  on  command 
at  Stanford;  also,  returns  of  effectives  between  March  1,  1782,  and  May  3,  1782, 
dated  West  Point  and  Hutts;  reported  on  command  at  the  Lines;  also,  return  of 
effectives,  dated  West  Point,  June  14,  1782;  reported  sick  in  garrison;  also,  mus- 
ter rolls  for  May-Aug.,  1782  ;  also,  returns  of  effectives,  dated  Verplanck's  Point, 
Sept.  20  and  Sept.  27,  1782;  reported  attending  court  martial  in  camp;  also,  re- 


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Matnard,  Jonathan,  continued. 

turns  of  effectives  between  Oct.  3  and  Oct.  18,  1782,  dated  \yest  Point  and  Yer- 
planck's  Point;  reported  attending  court-martial  in  camp;  also,  muster  rolls  for 
Oct.  and  Nov.,  1782. 

Maynard,  Jonathan.  Return  of  train  band  and  alarm  list  [jear  not  given]  ;  said 
Ma.ynard  appears  among  men  belonging  to  train  band;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
Edmund  Brigham's  co..  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt. ;  service,  5  daj's;  company 
ordered  to  be  mounted  if  possible  and  marched  Aug.  21,  1777,  to  reinforce  North- 
ern army  bj'  order  of  Gen.  Stark  and  Gen.  Lincoln,  proceeded  to  Hadley,  and  was 
there  counter-ordered. 

Matnard,  Jonathan.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joseph  Warrin's  co.  in  a  regiment  commanded 
by  Lieut.  Col.  Wheelock ;  engaged  Sept.  27,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  23,  1777;  ser- 
vice, 1  mo.  3  days,  with  Northern  army,  including  8  days  (150  miles)  travel  home ; 
company  raised  for  30  days  service.    Roll  sworn  to  in  AVorcester  Co. 

Maynart),  Joseph,  Marlborough.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Gates's  co.;  pay  abstract  for 
service  in  Dec.  [1775]  and  Jan.,  1776;  enlisted  Dec.  4  [1775]  ;  company  raised  in 
Marlborough,  Southborough,  and  Northborough ;  a^so,  Capt.  Silas  Gates's  co.. 
Col.  Ward's  regt. ;  return  for  mileage  to  and  from  camp,  dated  Dorchester,  Jan. 
13,  1776 ;  mileage  (60  miles)  allowed  said  Maynard. 

Matnard,  Joseph,  Sudbury  (also  given  Kennebec).  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Haynes's 
CO.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Dec.  1, 
1776 ;  enlisted  Dec.  4, 1775 ;  reported  on  command  at  the  saw-mill ;  also.  Corporal, 
Capt.  John  K.  Smith's  co..  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (late  Wigglesworth's)  regt. ;  Con- 
tinental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  6,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  re- 
ported promoted  to  Corporal  March  1,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Aaron  Haynes's  co.,  Col. 
Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  return  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Sudbury ;  enlisted  for 
town  of  Sudbury ;  mustej-ed  by  Muster  Master  Barrett  at  Concord ;  also.  Private, 
same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  for  May,  1778,  dated  Valley  Forge;  also,  same 
CO.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  June,  1778,  dated  Camp  "  Greeneage ; "  also,  same 
CO.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Oct.,  1778 ;  also,  Capt.  John  K.  Smith's  co.,  (late)  Col. 
AVigglesworth's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence ; 
appointed  April  6,  1777;  term,  3  years;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Allen's  co..  Col. 
Smith's  regt.;  Continental  Array  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to 
Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  descriptive  list  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  29,  1781 ;  Capt.  Eben- 
ezer  Smith's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Smith's  (6th)  regt.;  rank.  Sergeant;  age,  25  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  4  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  eyes,  light;  residence,  Sud- 
bury; engaired  Nov.  -,  1779,  by  Capt.  Allen;  term,  during  war;  also,  Capt. 
Ebenezer  Smith's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  regt. ;  returns  for  wages ;  wages 
allowed  said  Maynard  for  Jan.,  1781-Dec.,  1782,  21  mos. ;  also,  return  [year  not 
given,  probably  1783]  of  men  entitled  to  $80  gratuity,  agreeable  to  act  of  Con- 
gress of  May  15,  1778,  for  serving  during  the  war;  3d  co.,  6th  Mass.  regt. ;  also, 
list  of  men  entitled  to  $20  or  200  acres  of  land,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  General 
Court  of  March  5,  1801 ;  residence,  Kennebec. 

Matnard,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Lawson  Buckminster's  (2d)  co..  Col.  Abner  Perry's 
regt.;  enlisted  Jul}^  28,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  14  days,  including 
3  days  (70  miles)  travel  home ;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm. 

Matnard,  Joshua,  Sudbury.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Haynes's  co..  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Dec.  1, 1776 ;  enlisted  Dec.  5, 1775 ; 
also,  Fifer,  Capt.  Abel  Holden's  (3d)  co..  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (5th)  regt. ;  Con- 
tinental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  26,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
reported  as  serving  7  mos.  15  days  as  Fifer,  25  mos.  20  days  as  Private;  term,  3 
years;  also.  Private,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  on  or 
before  Aug.  15,  1777,  and  who  had  not  been  absent  subsequently  except  on  fur- 
lough, etc.,  certified  at  Camp  near  Peekskill,  Feb.  16,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Thomas 


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Matnard,  Joshua,  continued. 

Barnes's  (Light  Infantry)  CO.,  6th  Mass.  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  June  and  Jul.v,  1779; 
said  Maynard  allowed  wages  for  May  and  June,  1779;  reported  transferred  to 
Capt.  Holden's  co.  July  1,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Holden's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's 
(6th)  regt.;  pay  rolls  for  Aug. -Dec,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Holden's  co.,  6th  Mass. 
regt. ;  return  for  clothing  for  the  year  1780 ;  receipt  for  said  clothing,  dated  Peeks- 
kill,  Dec.  5,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Chambers's  co..  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  March  20,  1780;  residence, 
Sudbury  ;  credited  to  town  of  Sudbury;  also,  3d  co.,  6th  Mass.  I'egt. ;  return  for 
clothing,  dated  Feb.  9,  1780;  also,  Capt.  Matthew  Chambers's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's 
regt.;  pay  roll  for  Jan.-June,  1780;  reported  discharged  March  20,  1780;  also, 
order  on  Capt.  Howard,  late  Paymaster,  6th  Mass.  regt.,  payable  to  Joseph  May- 
nard, dated  Sudbury,  April  1,  1784,  signed  by  said  Joshua  Maynard,  for  amount 
due  for  clothing  in  1777,  1778,  and  1779,  in  Capt.  Holdan's  co.,  Col.  Nixton's 
(Nixon's)  regt. 

Maynard,  Jotham,  Bolton.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Artemas  How's  co.  of  militia,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775;  discharged  April  24,  1775. 

Maynard,  Lejiiel,  Townsend.  Corporal,  Capt.  James  Hosley's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  AVilliain  Prescott's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to 
Cambridge;  discharged  May  4,  1775;  service,  18  days. 

Maynard,  Levi,  Northborough.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Wood's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Gen.  Ward's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  7  days ; 
reported  enlisted  into  the  army;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Wood's  co..  Col.  Jonathan 
W'ard's  regt. ;  order  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Maynard  and  others,  dated 
Cambridge,  June  13,  1775;  also.  Private,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  26,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  13  days;  also,  company 
return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  7, 1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent 
in  money  dated  Dorchester,  Jan.  5,  1776. 

Maynard,  Nathan,  Sudbury.  Private;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  picket 
guard  under  Maj.  Loammi  Baldwin,  dated  May  11,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Abijah 
Wyman's  co..  Col.  William  Prescott's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775; 
enlisted  April  26,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  7  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Cam- 
bridge, Oct.  3,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  monej'  dated 
Cambridge,  Nov.  11,  1775;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Rice's  co..  Col.  Samuel 
Bullard's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  17, 1777;  discharged  Nov.  20, 1777;  service,  3  mos. 
4  days ;  company  ordered  to  march  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

Maynard,  Nathan,  Wincheadon.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Con- 
tinental Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  re- 
turned as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at 
Springfield,  July  10,  1780;  age,  30  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  dark; 
engaged  for  town  of  Winchendon  ;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  9,  1780 ;  marched 
to  camp  July  10,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Daniel  Shays ;  also,  list  of  men 
raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having 
passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totowa.y,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  pay  roll  for 
6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Winchendon  for  service  in  the  Continental 
Army  during  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  6,  1780;  discharged  Jan.  9,  1781 ;  ser- 
vice, 6  mos.  13  days,  including  travel  (200  miles)  from  place  of  discharge  home; 
also.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Killam's  co..  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th)  regt. ;  muster 
roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  July  9,  1780;  discharged  Jan.  1, 
1781 ;  enlistment,  6  months. 

Maynard,  Nathan.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Munroe's  co. ;  entered  service  Jan.  2 
[year  not  given,  probabh'  1778]  ;  service,  3  mos.;  also,  company  receipt  dated 
Stow,  July  2,  1779,  signed  by  said  Maynard  and  others,  for  wages  and  rations 
received  of  Capt.  Benjamin  Munroe,  for  service  in  his  company,  Col.  Sprout's 


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Maynard,  Nathan,  continued. 

regt.,  at  Rhode  Island  in  1778.    The  foregoing  appear  among  orders,  returns,  etc., 
taken  from  Capt.  Benjamin  Munroe's  papei's. 

Mavnard,  Nathan.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Hartwell's  co.  of  guards ;  entered  service 
Oct.  20,  1779;  discharged  April  20,  1780;  service,  6  mos.,  at  Rutland. 

Maynard,  Nathan.  List  of  9  months  men  mustered  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster 
Master  for  Worcester  Co. ;  Col.  Rand's  regt. ;  engaged  for  town  of  Westminster; 
mustered  July  13,  1779;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Conti- 
nental Army,  as  returned  by  Seth  Washlmrn,  Superintendent  for  Worcester  Co.; 
Capt.  Angell's  CO.,  Col. Rand's  regt. ;  age,  29yrs. ;  stature, 5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion, 
dark;  engaged  for  town  of  Westminster;  marched  July  21,  1779;  reported  de- 
livered to  Ensign  J.  Hulible ;  also,  Capt.  Sumner's  co. ;  entered  service  July  23, 
1779;  discharged  April  23,  1780;  term,  9  months. 

Matnard,  Nathan.  Return  of  train  band  and  alarm  list  [year  not  given]  ;  said  May- 
nard appears  among  men  belonging  to  alarm  list. 

Maynard,  Nathan,  Jr.  Return  of  train  band  and  alarm  list  [year  not  given]  ;  said 
Maynard  appears  among  men  belonging  to  train  band ;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
Edmund  Brigham's  co..  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.;  service,  5  days;  company 
ordered  to  be  mounted  if  possible  and  marched  Aug.  21,  1777,  to  reinforce  Northern 
army  by  order  of  Gen.  Stark  and  Gen.  Lincoln,  proceeded  to  Hadley,  and  was 
there  counter-ordered. 

Matnard,  Nathaniel,  Sudbury.  Ensign,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Cudworth's  co.  of  Minute- 
men,  Col.  Abijah  Peirce's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  5  days;  also.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Thaddeus  Russell's  co. ;  return  of  Col. 
Jonathan  Brewer's  regt.  showing  officers  to  be  commissioned;  recommended  in 
Committee  of  Safety  at  Cambridge,  June  17,  1775,  that  said  officers  be  com- 
missioned by  Provincial  Congress;  an  unsigned  order  directs  that  commissions 
be  delivered  above  officers  with  the  exception  of  Capt.  Joseph  Stebbins;  also. 
Lieutenant,  Capt.  Thaddeus  Russell's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Brewer's  regt.;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug  1,  1775;  engaged  April  24,  1775;  service,  3  mos.,  2  weeks,  1  day; 
also.  Captain,  4th  (2d  Sudburj")  co..  Col.  Ezekiel  How's  (4th  Middlesex  Co.) 
regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  chosen  by  said  company  July  8,  1776;  re- 
ported commissioned  July  9,  1776;  also.  Captain,  4th  co. ;  return  dated  Groton, 
Dec.  5,  1776,  made  by  Brig.  Oliver  Prescot,  of  officers  appointed  to  command  men 
drafted  from  Middlesex  Co.  militia  into  a  regiment  to  be  commanded  by  Col. 
Samuel  Thatcher  and  ordered  to  march  to  Fairfield,  Conn.,  on  or  before  Dec.  16, 
1776 ;  company  drafted  from  4th  Middlesex  Co.  regt.,  and  made  up  of  men  from 
Sudbury,  Marlborough,  and  Stow ;  also,  letter  from  said  Maynard  to  Col.  Ezekiel 
How,  dated  Sudburv,  Sept.  15,  1778,  asking  that  his  resignation  as  Captain  of  2d 
Sudbury  co.  of  militia  be  laid  before  the  Council,  as  ill  health  would  not  permit 
continuance  in  the  service;  ordered  in  Council  Jan.  7,  1779,  that  the  resignation 
be  accepted. 

Maynard,  Needham,  Framingham.  Private,  Capt.  Micajah  Gleason's  co.  of  Minute- 
men,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Concord;  service, 6 days ; 
also,  Capt.  Aaron  Haynes's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Brewer's  I'egt. ;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted  May  7,  1775 ;  service,  86  days ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat 
or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  Oct.  25, 1775 ;  also.  Sergeant, 
Capt.  Lawson  Buckniinster's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Abner  Perry's  regt.;  engaged  July 
28,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  14  days,  including  3  days  (70  miles) 
travel  home;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm. 

Maynard,  Nehemiah.  List  of  alarm  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Brigham's  co.  [year  not 
given] ,  showing  service  rendei-ed  at  various  places  and  fines  paid  in  lieu  of  service, 
etc. ;  said  Maynard  credited  with  2  mos.  service  at  Dorchester. 


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Maynard,  Peter,  Westborough  (also  given  Lenox).  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in 
the  Continental  Army  from  6th  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Nathan 
Fisher;  residence,  AVestborough ;  engaged  for  town  of  Westborough;  joined 
Capt.  Barns's  co..  Col.  Bigelow's  regt.;  term,  3  years;  also,  list  of  men  mus- 
tered by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master  for  Worcester  Co. ;  Capt.  Barns's 
CO.,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt.;  mustered  May  7,  1777;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Barns's 
CO.,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  April  28,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  for 
Jan. -Aug.,  1777,  dated  Van  Schaick's  Island  and  sworn  to  at  Camp  near  Still- 
water; enlisted  April  28,  1777;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  return  dated  Feb.  2, 
1778;  mustered  by  Continental  Muster  Master;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster 
roll  for  Feb.,  1779;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Barns's  co..  Col.  Bigelow's  regt.;  muster 
roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence;  also,  Capt.  Dow's  co..  Col. 
Bigelow's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to 
Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  descriptive  list  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  10,  1781 ;  Capt.  Bow- 
man's CO.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th)  regt.;  rank.  Private;  age,  24yrs.;  stat- 
ure, 5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  brown;  hair,  black;  eyes,  black;  residence, 
Westborough;  enlisted  Nov.  -,  1779,  by  Lieut.  Marble;  enlistment,  during  war; 
company  joined  from  loth  Mass.  regt.;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Phineas  Bowman's 
CO.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Jan. -April,  1781,  dated  Garrison 
at  West  Point;  reported  on  command  at  Fishkill  in  Jan.,  1781 ;  also,  list  of  men 
entitled  to  $20  or  200  acres  of  land,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  General  Court  of 
March  5,  1801 ;  5th  Mass.  regt. ;  residence,  Lenox. 

Matnard,  Peter.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Houghton's  co.,  Col.  Smith's  regt.;  com- 
pany return  [year  not  given] . 

Matnard,  Reuben,  Westborough.  Corporal,  Capt.  Seth  Morse's  co.  of  militia,  Maj. 
Gen,  Ward's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  14 
days. 

Matnard,  Samuel,  Shrevvsbury.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Cushing's  co.  of  Minute-men  and 
militia.  Col.  Artemas  Ward's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775, 
to  Cambridge;  service,  9  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army;  also,  enlistment 
agreement  dated  April  26,  1775,  signed  by  said  Maynard  and  others,  engaging 
themselves  to  serve  until  Dec.  31,  1775,  unless  sooner  discharged;  also.  Private, 
Capt.  Job  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 
1775 ;  enlisted  April  28, 1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  11  days ;  also,  company  return  dated 
Dorchester,  Oct.  7,  1775;  reported  "  on  command  to  Quebec." 

Maynard,  Seth,  Shrewsbury.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Cushing's  co.  of  Minute-men  and 
militia.  Col.  Artemas  Ward's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775, 
to  Cambridge;  service,  9  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army;  also,  enlistment 
agreement  dated  April  26,  1775,  signed  by  said  Maynard  and  others,  engaging 
themselves  to  serve  until  Dec.  31,  1775,  unless  sooner  discharged;  also,  Private, 
Capt.  Job  Cushing's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 
1775;  enlisted  April  28,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  11  days;  also,  company  return 
dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in 
money  dated  Dorchester,  Nov.  29,  1775. 

Maynard,  Simon,  Marlborough.  Private,  Capt.  Cyprian  How's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge  ;  service,  16  days ;  company  reported 
to  have  been  dismissed  May  4,  1775,  by  order  of  Col.  Jonathan  Ward. 

Maynard,  Solomon,  Westborough.  Private,  Capt.  Edmund  Brigham'sco.  of  Minute- 
men,  Maj.  Gen.  Ward's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  25J  days ;  also,  list  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Edmund  Brigham's  (West- 
borough) CO.  of  Minute-men ;  enlisted  May  13,  1775 ;  also,  return  of  train  band 
and  alarm  list  [year  not  given]  ;  said  Maynard  appears  among  men  belonging  to 
train  band;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Edmund  Brigham's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's 


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Matnard,  Solomon,  continued. 

regt. ;  service,  5  da}'S ;  company  ordered  to  be  mounted  if  possible  and  marched 
Aug.  21,  1777,  to  reinforce  Northern  army  by  order  of  Gen.  Starlv  and  Gen.  Lin- 
coln, proceeded  to  Hadley,  and  was  there  counter-ordered ;  also,  Private,  same  co. 
and  regt. ;  engaged  Sept.  12,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  28 
days,  with  Northern  army  (also  given  at  the  Westward),  including  10  days  (200 
miles)  travel  home;  compan}'  marched  from  Grafton;  also,  Sergeant;  list  of  men 
belonging  to  Capt.  Brigham's  co.  [year  not  given],  showing  service  rendered  at 
various  places  and  fines  paid  in  lieu  of  service,  etc. ;  said  Maynard  credited  with 
2  mos.  service  at  Dorchester  and  2  mos.  service  at  New  York;  also,  2d  Lieuten- 
ant, Capt.  James  Godfrey's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  Cushing's  (6th  Worcester  Co.)  regt.  of 
Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers;  commissioned  June  10,  1779. 

Matnard,  Spencer,  Grafton.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Kimball's  co.  of  militia,  Gen. 
Artemas  Ward's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  discharged 
April  29, 1775 ;  service,  1  week  5  days ;  name  of  parent  or  guardian,  Silas  Warrin ; 
also.  Corporal,  Capt.  Joseph  Warrin's  co. ;  engaged  Aug.  21,  1777;  discharged 
Aug.  26,  1777;  service,  5  days,  under  Lieut.  Col.  Wheelock  in  Northern  depart- 
ment ;  company  marched  to  Bennington  on  an  alarm ;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Warrin's 
CO.,  in  a  regiment  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Wheelock;  engaged  Sept.  27,  1777; 
discharged  Oct.  23,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  3  days,  with  Northern  army,  including 

8  days  (150  miles)  travel  home;  company  raised  for  30  days  service;  also.  Ser- 
geant, Capt.  John  Drury's  co..  Col.  Ezra  Wood's  regt.;  entered  service  June  6, 
1778;  discharged  Feb.  10,  1779;  service,  8  mos.  4  days,  at  North  River,  N.  Y. ; 
regiment  raised  for  8  months ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  Sept.  and 
Oct.,  1778 ;  reported  joined ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Dec,  1778 ; 
reported  not  joined ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  i-aised  to  reinforce  the  Continen- 
tal Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned 
as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Spring- 
field, July  22,  1780;  age,  24  yrs. ;  stature,  6  ft.;  complexion,  ruddy;  engaged  for 
town  of  Grafton ;  marched  to  camp  July  22,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Wil- 
liam Scott ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig. 
Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25, 
1780. 

Matnard,  Stephen,  Westborough.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Morse's  co.  of  militia,  Maj. 
Gen.  Ward's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  14  days. 

Matnard,  Stephen.  Captain ;  return  of  train  band  and  alarm  list  [year  not  given]  ; 
said  Maynard  appears  among  men  belonging  to  alarm  list. 

Matnard,  Stephen.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Warrin's  co.,  in  a  regiment  commanded 
by  Lieut.  Col.  Wheelock;  enlisted  Sept.  27,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  23,  1777;  ser- 
vice, 1  mo.  3  days,  with  Northern  army,  including  8  days  (150  miles)  travel  home ; 
company  raised  for  30  days  service.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Worcester  Co. 

Matnard,  Stephen.  Private,  Capt.  William  Howe's  co..  Col.  John  Rand's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  17,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10, 1780;  service,  3  mos.  3  days,  including 

9  days  (185  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  for  3  months. 

Matnard,  Stephen,  Jr.  Return  of  train  band  and  alarm  list  [year  not  given]  ;  said 
Maynard  appears  among  men  belonging  to  train  band  ;  also,  list  of  men  belong- 
ing to  Capt.  Brigham's  co.  [year  not  given],  showing  service  rendered  at  various 
places  and  fines  paid  in  lieu  of  service,  etc. ;  said  Maynard  not  credited  with  ser- 
vice nor  reported  as  having  paid  any  fine. 

Matnard,  Timotht.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Ruggles's  co.  of  guards;  enlisted  Jan. 
20,  1781 ;  discharged  May  20,  1781 ;  service,  4  mos.,  at  Rutland. 

Matnard,  William,  Framingham.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Thomas  Drury's  co. ;  list  of 
officers  of  Col.  Thomas  Gardner's  regt.  recommended  by  Committee  of  Safety  to 


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Matnard,  Williaji,  co7itinued. 

be  commissioned  by  Congress ;  ordered  in  Provincial  Congress  June  2,  1775,  that 
commissions  be  delivered  said  officers ;  also,  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Thomas  Drurj-'s 
CO.,  Col.  John  Nixon's  (5th)  regt. ;  mnster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  engaged 
April  24,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  15  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Winter  Hill, 
Sept.  30,  1775 ;  also.  Lieutenant,  corps  of  invalids  stationed  at  Boston ;  Conti- 
nental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  June  1,  1779,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also, 
Capt.  Moses  McFarland's  co.  of  invalids  stationed  at  Boston,  Col.  Lewis  Nichola's 
regt. ;  muster  rolls  dated  Sept.  9,  and  Oct.  2, 1779 ;  also,  same  co.  and  i-egt. ;  mus- 
ter roll  for  Oct.,  1779;  appointed  June  1,  1779;  term,  during  war;  also,  2d  Lieu- 
tenant, corps  of  invalids ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 
1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Moses  McFarland's  co.  of  invalids 
stationed  at  Boston,  Col.  Nicola's  regt. ;  return  dated  Aug.  1, 1780;  commissioned 
June  1,  1777  ;  reported  furloughed  July  30,  1780,  for  40  days. 

Maynaed,  William,  Sudbury  (also  given  at  or  near  Deerfield).  Private,  Capt.  John 
Nixon's  CO.  of  Minute-men,  Col.  Abijah  Pierce's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm 
of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5  days;  also,  order  on  Col.  Bridge,  Paymaster,  for 
advance  pay  dated  Cambridge,  June  10, 1775,  signed  by  said  Maynardand  others, 
payable  to  Capt.  Micah  Goodenow  [service  rendered  in  Capt.  Moore's  co.,  Col. 
Nixon's  regt.,  of  which  company  Micah  Goodenow  was  1st  Lieutenant]  ;  also.  Pri- 
vate, Capt.  David  Moore's  co..  Col.  John  Nixon's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 
1775;  enlisted  April  24,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  15  days;  also,  (late)  Capt.  David 
Moore's  co..  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  receipt  for  bounty  coat  dated  Dec.  20, 1775 ;  also, 
descriptive  list  of  men  raised  from  4th  Middlesex  Co.  regt.  to  reinforce  the  Conti- 
nental Arm;'  for  the  term  of  9  months,  agreealjle  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778,  as 
returned  by  E.  Brooks,  Superintendent;  Capt.  Rice's  co..  Col.  How's  regt.;  age, 
26  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for  town  of  Sudbury; 
also,  descriptive  list  of  deserters,  dated  Camp  Ten  Eyck,  Aug.  27,  1780;  Capt.  A. 
Holden's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (6th)  regt. ;  rank.  Private;  age,  27  yrs. ;  stat- 
ure, 5  ft.  10  in. ;  complexion,  dark  ;  hair,  brown  ;  eyes,  gray;  occupation,  farmer; 
birthplace,  Sudbury;  residence,  at  or  near  Deerfield;  enlistment,  9  months; 
deserted  March  -,  1779. 

Maynard,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Matthew  Chambers's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin 
Smith's  (6th)  regt.;  return  for  wages  for  the  year  1781;  wages  allowed  said 
Maynard  from  May  12,  1781,  2  mos.  16  days;  reported  sick  in  hospital  in  June, 
1781 ;  also  reported  discharged  July  26,  1781. 

Maynard,  William.  List  of  men  who  arrived  at  camp  and  were  not  receipted  for 
[year  not  given]  ;  said  Maynard  arrived  at  camp  Aug.  12;  credited  to  town  of 
Sudbury. 

Maynard,  Winslow,  Grafton.  List  of  men  from  Col.  Cushing's  regt.  mustered  by 
Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master  for  Worcester  Co.,  to  serve  at  Rhode  Island, 
probably  until  the  first  of  Jan.  "next"  [year  not  given]  ;  Capt.  Logon's  co. ; 
also.  Private,  Capt  Nathan  Fisher's  co..  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt.;  enlisted 
June  23,  1778;  company  raised  to  serve  until  Dec.  31,  1778,  unless  sooner  dis- 
charged, and  stationed  at  Rhode  Island ;  also,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Belknap's  co.,  Col. 
Wade's  regt. ;  enlisted  June  23,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  6  mos.  12 
days,  at  Rhode  Island,  including  travel  (60  miles)  from  North  Kingston  to  place 
of  discharge,  i.e.,  home;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  rolls  dated  North 
Kingston,  Nov.  6,  and  Dec.  4,  1778;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  rolls  dated 
East  Greenwich,  Sept.  28,  Nov.  10,  and  Dec.  30,  1778;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan. 
1,  1779. 

Maynard,  Winslow,  Westborough.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the 
Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780; 
age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  engaged  for  town  of  West- 
borough;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  4,  1780;    marched  to  camp  July  5,  1780, 


404  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND  SAILORS 

Matnaru,  Winslow,  continued. 

under  command  of  Capt.  Frotbingham,  of  the  artillery;  also,  list  of  men  raised 
for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed 
muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  2o,  1780 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months 
men  raised  ))y  the  town  of  Westborough  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army 
during  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  1,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  19,  1780;  service, 
5  mos.  29  days,  including  travel  (200  miles)  home. 

Maynard,  Winslow.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Warrin's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  21,  1777; 
discharged  Aug.  26, 1777 ;  service,  5  days,  under  Lieut.  Col.  Wheelock  in  Northern 
department;  company  marched  to  Bennington  on  an  alarm. 

Matner,  William,  Framingham.  1st  Sergeant,  Capt.  Simon  Edgel's  co.  of  Minute- 
men,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Concord  and  Cambridge; 
service,  5  days. 

Matnerd,  Israel,  Sudbury.  Private,  Capt.  David  Moore's  co..  Col.  John  Nixon's 
(5th)  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Sept.  30,  1775. 

Maynerd,  Joseph,  Sudbury.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Wheeler's  co..  Col.  Ezekiel  How's  (4th  Middlesex  Co.)  regt.  [year  not 
given];  residence,  Sudbury ;  engaged  for  town  of  Sudbury ;  joined  Capt.  Holdin's 
CO.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  term,  3  years. 

Maynerd,  Joshua,  Sudbury.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Ezekiel  How's  (4th  Middlesex  Co.)  regt.  [year 
not  given]  ;  residence,  Sudbury ;  engaged  for  town  of  Sudbury ;  joined  Capt. 
Holdin's  co..  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  term,  3  years. 

Maynerd,  Malachi,  Conway.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Oliver's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
Samuel  Williams's  regt.,  which  marched  April  22,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm 
of  April  19,  1775;  service,  ISs^  days. 

Maynerd  [Nathaniel].  Return  made  by  E.  How  to  Brig.  Gen.  Prescott,  showing 
number  of  men  drafted  from  4th  Middlesex  Co.  regt.  to  reinforce  the  Continental 
Army  at  the  Northward  and  who  marched  Aug.  20,  1777 ;  7  men  reported  drafted 
from  the  Sudbnry  co.  of  which  said  Maynerd  was  Captain. 

Maynerd,  William,  Sudbury.  Private,  Capt.  David  Moore's  co..  Col.  John  Nixon's 
(5th)  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Sept.  30,  1775. 

Maynor,  Gardner.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Oliver's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt. ; 
service  from  Sept.  28,  1777,  to  Oct.  18, 1777,  28  days,  including  7  days  (140  miles) 
travel  home ;  company  served  as  a  reinforcement  to  Northern  army  at  the  time 
of  the  reduction  of  Gen.  Burgoyne. 

Maynord,  Bezaleel,  Templeton.  Private,  Capt.  Joel  Fletcher's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle's  regt  ;  service,  16  days,  probably  on  the  alarm  of  April 
19,  1775. 

Maynord,  Calvin.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Martin's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  (Josiah)  Whitney's 
regt. ;  service  from  May  4,  1777,  to  July  4,  1777,  2  mos.  7  days,  under  Maj.  Gen. 
Spencer  at  Rhode  Island,  including  travel  (100  miles)  from  home  to  place  of 
destination  and  from  place  of  discharge  home. 

Maynord,  John.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Isaac  Martin's  co..  Col.  Joseph  (Josiah)  Whitney's 
regt.;  service  from  May  4,  1777,  to  July  4,  1777,  2  mos.  7  days,  under  Maj.  Gen. 
Spencer  at  Rhode  Island,  including  travel  (110  miles)  from  home  to  place  of 
destination  and  from  place  of  discharge  home. 

Mayo, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mayho.] 

Mayo,  Asa,  Yarmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Micah  Chapman's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshfleld ;  service,  2  days. 


IN  THE   WAR  OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  405 

Mayo,  Benjamix,  Eastham.  Private,  in  a  company  commanded  by  Capt.  Job  Croclier, 
of  Eastham,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  2,  1777;  discharged 
Dec.  12,  1777 ;  service,  5  mos.  19  days,  at  Rhode  Island  and  sundry  places  in 
Massachusetts,  including  5  days  (92  miles)  travel  home ;  company  i-aised  to  serve 
for  6  months  from  July  1, 1777,  unless  sooner  discharged;  also,  descriptive  list  of 
men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable 
to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  l)y 
Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  18,  1780;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
3  in,;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for  town  of  Eastham;  marched  to  camp  July 
18,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Joseph  Brown ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months 
men  belonging  to  the  town  of  Eastham  raised  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army 
during  1780;  service,  6  mos.  5  days;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Lulie  Day's  co.,  Lieut. 
Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West  Point; 
enlisted  July  18,  1780;  discharged  Jan.  9,  1781 ;  enlistment,  6  months. 

Mayo,  Benjamin.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Peter  Procter's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Williams's  regt.; 
engaged  July  10,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  12,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  9  days,  includ- 
ing travel  (120  miles)  home ;  company  marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

Mayo,  Ebexezer,  Eastham.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Benjamin  Godfrey's  co..  Col.  Josiah 
Whitney's  regt.;  arrived  at  destination  May  10,  1777;  discharged  July  10,  1777; 
service,  2  mos.  12  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  travel  (12  days)  included ;  108  miles  re- 
ported as  distance  from  Eastham  to  place  of  destination ;  enlistment,  2  months. 
Roll  dated  Boston  Neck,  South  Kingston. 

Mayo,  Ebenezer.  Private,  in  a  company  commanded  by  Capt.  Job  Crocker,  of  East- 
ham, Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt.;  enlisted  July  2,  1777;  discharged  Dec.  12, 
1777 ;  service,  5  mos.  18  days,  at  Rhode  Island  and  sundry  places  in  Massa- 
chusetts, including  4  days  (80  miles)  travel  home ;  company  raised  to  serve  for 
6  months  from  July  1,  1777,  unless  sooner  discharged. 

Mayo,  Elisha,  Shrewsbury.  Receipt  dated  Springfield,  May  26, 1782,  for  bounty  paid 
said  Mayo  by  Casper  Stone,  Capt.  Edy,  and  Chairmen  of  various  classes  of  the 
town  of  Shrewsbury,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years ; 
also,  descriptive  list  dated  Feb.  20, 1782 ;  Light  Infantry  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  J.  Brooks's 
(7th)  regt. ;  age,  23  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7^  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  hair,  dark ; 
occupation,  cordwainer;  birthplace,  Middleborough ;  residence,  Shrewsbury ;  en- 
listed April  1, 1782;  enlistment,  3  years. 

Mayo,  Elisha.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Isaiah  Higgins's  co.,  Maj.  Zenas  Winslow's  regt.; 
service  from  Sept.  9  to  Sept.  13,  1778,  4  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Falmouth.  Roll 
endorsed  "  on  alarm  att  Bedford." 

Mayo,  Elisha.  Receipt  dated  Boston,  April  3,  1782,  for  bounty  paid  said  Mayo  by 
Dr.  Eliphalet  Downar,  Chairman  of  Class  No.  2  of  the  town  of  Roxbury,  to  serve 
in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  j^ears. 

Mayo,  Elkanah.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Bangs's  co.,  Maj.  Zenas  Winslow's  (2d  Barn- 
stable Co.)  regt. ;  service,  5  days,  on  alarms  at  Bedford  and  Falmouth  in  Sept., 
1778;  also,  account  dated  [Harwich,  Nov.  7,  1778] ,  rendered  by  Capt.  Abijah 
Bangs,  of  amounts  due  men  who  guarded  prisoners  from  the  [British]  ship 
"  Somerset "  at  Harwich,  and  thence  to  Yarmouth ;  service,  2  days. 

Mayo,  Ezekiel.  Private,  Capt.  Isaiah  Higgins's  co.,  Maj.  Zenas  Winslow's  regt.; 
service  from  Sept.  9  to  Sept.  13,  1778,  4  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Falmouth.  Roll 
endorsed  "on  alarm  att  Bedford." 

Mayo,  Gideon,  Eastham.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as 
received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield 
July  18,  1780;  age,  16  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  dark;  engaged  for 
town  of  Eastham;   marched  to  camp  July  18,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt. 


406  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

Mayo,  Gideon,  continued. 

Joseph  Brown  ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  belonging  to  the  town  of  Eastham 
raised  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  service,  5  mos.  25  days; 
also,  Private,  Capt.  Luke  Day's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  mus- 
ter roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  July  18,  1780;  discharged  Jan. 
9,  1781 ;  enlistment,  6  months. 

Mato,  Henry,  Eastham.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Solomon  Higgins's  (Eastham)  co. ;  enlisted 
July  13,  1775;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  6  mos.  3  days,  in  defence  of 
seacoast;  also,  Capt.  Isaiah  Higgins's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt.;  return 
for  mileage,  advance  pay  for  1  month  from  June  6,  1776,  etc.,  dated  June  17, 1776 ; 
mileage  from  camp  (95  miles)  allowed  said  Mayo;  regiment  stationed  at  Boston  ; 
also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  enlisted  June  6,  1776;  service  to  Oct.  31,  1776,  4  mos.  26 
days ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  service  from  Nov.  1,  1776,  to  time  of  discharge,  1 
mo.;  travel  home,  5  days  (95  miles),  allowed;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Isaiah 
Higgins's  (6th)  co.,  2d  Barnstable  Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers;  com- 
missioned March  27,  1780. 

Mayo,  Henry,  Eastham.  Capt.  George  Webb's  co..  Col.  William  Shepard's  regt.; 
return  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Eastham;  enlisted  for  town  of  Eastham; 
enlistment,  8  months ;  reported  discharged. 

Mayo,  Isaac.  Private,  in  a  company  commanded  by  Capt.  Job  Crocker,  of  Eastham, 
Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  2,  1777 ;  discharged  Dec.  12,  1777 ; 
service,  5  mos.  18  days,  at  Rhode  Island  and  sundrj'  places  in  Massachusetts, 
including  4  days  (80  miles)  travel  home;  company  raised  to  serve  for  6  months 
from  July  1,  1777,  unless  sooner  discharged. 

Mayo,  Isaac.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Bangs's  co.,  Maj.  Zenas  Winslow's  (2d  Barnsta- 
ble Co.)  regt. ;  service,  5  days,  on  alarms  at  Bedford  and  Falmouth  in  Sept., 
1778. 

Mayo,  Isaac.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for  the 
term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of 
Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  10, 
1780;  age,  21  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  dark;  engaged  for  town  of 
Pembroke ;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  9,  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July  10,  1780, 
under  command  of  Capt.  Daniel  Shays ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by 
the  town  of  Pembroke  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched 
July  4,  1780;  discharged  Jan.  7,  1781;  service,  6  mos.  14  days,  including  travel 
(200  miles)  home. 

Mayo,  Isaac.  Private,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt. ;  service  from  Aug.  1, 1782, 
5  mos. 

Mato,  Issachak.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Ballard's  co..  Col.  David  Wells's  regt.; 
enlisted  May  10,  1777 ;  discharged  July  20,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  10  days,  with 
Northern  army.    Roll  dated  New  Salem. 

Mayo,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Higgins's  co.,  Maj.  Zenas  Winslow's  regt.;  ser- 
vice from  Sept.  6  to  Sept.  13,  1778,  6  days,  on  alarms  at  Bedford  and  Falmouth. 

Mato,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Isaiah  Higgins's  "co.,  Maj.  Zenas  Winslow's  regt.;  ser- 
vice from  Sept.  9  to  Sept.  13,  1778,  4  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Falmouth.  Roll 
endorsed  "  on  alarm  att  Bedford." 

Mayo,  Jeremiah,  Newburyport.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  armed 
ship  "  America,"  commanded  b.v  Capt.  John  Somes,  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co., 
June  8, 1780 ;  age,  22  .yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in. ;  residence,  Newburyport. 

Mayo,  John,  Warwick.  Ensign,  Capt.  Ichabod  Dexter's  co. ;  return  of  officers  in  Col. 
Woodbridge's  regt.  recommended  for  commissions,  dated  Cambridge  Camp,  June 
16,  1775;  ordered  in  Provincial  Congress  June  21,  1775,  that  said  officers  be  com- 


IN  TILE  WAR  OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  407 

Mayo,  John,  continued. 

missioned ;  also,  Capt.  Ichabod  Dexter's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Ruggles  Woodbridge's 
(25th)  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay,  signed  hy  said  Maj'o  and  others,  dated 
Cambridge  Camp,  June  20,  1775;  also.  Sergeant  and  Ensign,  same  co.  and  regt.; 
mnster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  engaged  May  1, 1775;  credited  with  1  mo.  14  days 
service  as  Sergeant,  1  mo.  22  daj'S  service  as  Ensign ;  also,  Ensign,  same  co.  and 
regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

Mayo,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Eldad  Wright's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col.  Samuel  Williams's 
regt.,  which  marched  April  20, 1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775, 
from  Northfield  and  Warwick  to  Cambridge;  service,  18  days. 

Mayo,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Isaiah  Higgins's  co.,  Maj.  Zenas  Winslow's  regt. ;  service 
from  Sept.  9  to  Sept.  13,  1778,  4  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Falmouth.  Roll  endorsed 
"  on  alarm  att  Bedford." 

Mayo,  Jonathan.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of 
Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  18, 
1780;  age,  16yrs. ;  stature,  4  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for  town  of 
Eastham ;  marched  to  camp  July  18,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Joseph 
Brown;  also,  Council  order  dated  July  26, 1780,  directing  the  commanding  officer 
of  Barnstable  Co.  militia  to  detach  seven  able-bodied  men  to  serve  in  the  Conti- 
nental Army  in  the  room  of  said  Mayo  and  six  others  from  the  town  of  Eastham, 
who  had  been  sent  forward  as  recruits  but  who  had  been  i-ejected  by  Brig.  Gen. 
John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  on  account  of  their  youth  and  being  under  sized. 

Mayo,  Joseph,  Eastham.  Corporal,  Capt.  Solomon  Higgins's  (Eastham)  co. ;  enlisted 
July  10,  1775 ;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1775 ;  service,  6  mos.  6  days,  in  defence  of  sea- 
coast;  also.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Isaiah  Higgins's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt.; 
return  for  mileage,  advance  pay  for  1  month  from  June  6,  1776,  etc.,  dated  June 
17,  1776;  mileage  from  camp  (95  miles)  allowed  said  Mayo;  regiment  stationed 
at  Boston;  also,  same  co.  and  i"egt. ;  engaged  June  6,  1776;  service  to  Oct.  31, 
1776,  4  raos.  26  days  ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  service  from  Nov.  1,  1776,  to  time 
of  discharge,  1  mo. ;  travel  home,  5  days  (95  miles),  allowed. 

Mayo,  Joseph,  Warwick.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Eldad  Wright's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
Samuel  Williams's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm 
of  April  19,  1775,  from  Northfield  and  Warwick  to  Cambridge ;  service,  19  days ; 
also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Peter  Proctor's  11th  (2d  Warwick)  co.,  6th  Hamp- 
shire Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia ;  list  of  officers  chosen  in  said  company,  as  re- 
turned by  Phineas  Wright  and  others,  field  officers  of  said  regiment,  dated 
Northfield,  April  23,  1776 ;  ordered  in  Council  May  7,  1776,  that  said  officers  be 
commissioned;  reported  commissioned  May  7,  1776;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt. 
Procter's  (11th)  co.,  Hampshire  Co.  regt.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Wil- 
liams; regimental  return  dated  Warwick,  Dec.  31,  1778;  commissioned  May  10, 
1776;  residence,  Warwick. 

Mayo,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Isaiah  Higgins's  co.,  Maj.  Zenas  Winslow's  regt. ;  ser- 
vice from  Sept.  9  to  Sept.  13,  1778,  4  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Falmouth.  Roll 
endorsed  "on  alarm  att  Bedford." 

Mayo,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Enoch  Hallet's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  16,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1780;  service,  2  mos.  20  days, 
including  4  days  (75  miles)  ti'avel  home;  regiment  raised  in  Barnstable  Co.  to 
reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

Mayo,  Joshua,  Harwich.  List  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Abijah  Bangs's  co.  raised 
from  various  towns  in  Barnstable  Co  ,  dated  Dorchester,  Sept.  4,  1776;  also.  Pri- 
vate, Capt.  Abijah  Bangs's  co..  Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  travel  allowance  from 
home  and  return,  etc.,  dated  Boston,  Nov.  26, 1776 ;  said  Mayo  credited  with  4  days 


408  IHASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Mato,  Joshua,  continued. 

allowance ;  mileage  to  and  from  camp  (174  miles)  also  allowed ;  also,  same  co.  and 
regt. ;  abstract  for  gun  and  blanket  money  dated  Boston,  Fel).  24, 1777  ;  also,  same 
CO.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Dec,  1776-Feb.,  1777;  enlisted  Dec.  1  ( ?),  1776; 
regiment  raised  to  serve  until  March  1,  1777. 

Mato,  Joshua,  Wellfleet.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
Col.  Joseph  Doane's  (2d  Barnstable  "Co.)  regt.,  dated  Chatham,  March  4,  1777; 
residence,  Wellfleet;  reported  at  New  York  or  Ticonderoga. 

Mato,  Joshua.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Higgins's  co.,  Maj.  Zenas  Winslow's  regt.; 
service  from  Sept.  6  to  Sept.  13,  1778,  6  days,  on  alarms  at  Bedford  and  Falmouth. 

Mato,  Judah.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Godfrey's  co.,  Maj.  Zenath  Winslow's  regt. ; 
service,  5  days,  on  alarms  at  Bedford  and  Falmouth  in  Sept.,  1778.  Roll  sworn 
to  in  Barnstable  Co. 

Mato,  Lemuel.  Private,  Capt.  Isaiah  Higgins's  co.,  Maj.  Zenas  Winslow's  regt.; 
service  from  Sept.  9  to  Sept.  13,  1778,  4  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Falmouth.  Roll 
endorsed  "  on  alarm  att  Bedford." 

Mato,  "Lenniel,"  Colrain.  Private,  Capt.  John  Wood's  co..  Col.  Paul  Dudley  Sar- 
gent's regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  20,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  9  days;  also,  company  return  [proljably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge  Camp  before  Boston,  Nov.  15, 
1775. 

Mayo,  Moses.  Private,  in  a  detachment  from  Capt.  Aaron  Osgood's  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Williams's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  1 1 ,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  12, 1777 ;  service,  1  mo. 
9  days,  in  Northern  department,  including  6  days  (120  miles)  travel  home.  Roll 
dated  Shutesbury  and  sworn  to  at  Montague. 

Mato,  Nathan.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Bangs's  co.,  Maj.  Zenas  Winslow's  (2d  Barn- 
stable Co.)  regt.;  service,  3  days,  on  alarms  at  Bedford  and  Falmouth  in  Sept., 
1778. 

Mato,  Nathaniel.  Private,  Lieut.  Samuel  Knowles's  co.,  Maj.  Zenas  Winslow's 
regt. ;  service  between  Sept.  6  and  Sept.  13,  1778,  3  days,  on  alarms  at  Bedford 
and  Falmouth. 

Mayo,  Paul.  Clerk,  Capt.  Nathan  Basset's  co.,  Maj.  Zenas  Winslow's  regt.;  ser- 
vice, 6  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Bedford  and  Falmouth  in  Sept.,  1778.  Roll  sworn 
to  in  Barnstable  Co. 

Mato,  Samuel,  Roxbury.  Private,  Capt.  William  Draper's  (2d  Roxbury)  co..  Col. 
William  Heath's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service 
to  May  3,  1775,  15  days. 

Mato,  Theophilus,  Eastham.  Private,  Capt.  Isaiah  Higgins's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Mar- 
shall's regt. ;  abstract  for  advance  pay  for  1  month,  etc.,  due  certain  men  who  had 
joined  said  company  subsequent  to  last  previous  return;  order  for  payment  of 
amount  of  abstract,  dated  Long  Island,  Sept.  2,  1776,  and  signed  by  Capt.  Higgins ; 
also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  service  from  Sept.  8,  1776,  to  Oct.  31,  1776,  1  mo.  22 
days;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  service  from  Nov.  1,  1776,  to  time  of  discharge, 
1  mo. ;  travel  home,  5  days  (95  miles),  allowed. 

Mayo,  Theophilus.  Corporal,  Capt.  Solomon  Higgins's  (Eastham)  co. ;  enlisted  July 
13,  1775;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  6  mos.  3  days,  in  defence  of  seacoast. 

Mato,  Theophilus.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Independence,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Simeon  Samson  ;  engaged  May  20,  1776;  service  to  Sept.  22,  1776,  4  mos.  2  days. 
Roll  dated  Plymouth. 


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Mato,  Theophilus.  Corporal,  in  a  company  commanded  by  Capt.  Job  Crocker, 
of  Eastham,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  1,  1777;  discharged 
Dec.  12,  1777;  service,  5  mos.  20  days,  at  Rhode  Island  and  sundry  places  in 
Massachusetts,  including  5  days  (92  miles)  travel  home ;  company  raised  to  serve 
for  6  months  from  July  1,  1777,  unless  sooner  discharged. 

Mayo,  Thomas  (also  given  Thomas,  Jr.),  Eastham.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to 
reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of 
June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen. 
John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  18,  1780  ;  age,  33  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  com- 
plexion, dark ;  engaged  for  town  of  Eastham ;  marched  to  camp  Julj^  18,  1780, 
under  command  of  Capt.  Joseph  Brown  ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  belong- 
ing to  the  town  of  Eastham  raised  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during 
1780;  service,  5  mos.  15  days. 

Mayo,  Thomas  (also  given  Thomas,  Jr.),  Roxbury.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  William  Dra- 
per's (2d  Roxbury)  co..  Col.  William  Heath's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm 
of  April  19,  177'');  service  to  May  3,  1775,  15  days;  also,  Captain,  5th  co.,  Col. 
William  Mcintosh's  (1st  Suffolk  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  chosen 
by  the  several  companies  in  said  regiment,  dated  May  7,  1776 ;  ordered  in  Coun- 
cil May  10,  1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned  ;  reported  commissioned  May 
10,  1776;  also.  Captain,  Col.  Eleazer  Weld's  detachment  of  militia;  service  from 
Dec.  9  to  Dec.  29,  1776,  20  days,  probably  at  Hull;  also,  Captain,  Col.  Eleazer 
Brooks's  regt.  of  guards  ;  pay  rolls  made  up  for  service  of  said  Mayo's  co.  from 
Nov.  7,  1777,  to  April  3,  1778,  at  Cambridge. 

Mayo,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  Solomon  Higgins's  (Eastham)  co. ;  enlisted  July  13, 
1775;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  6  mos.  3  days,  in  defence  of  seacoast. 

Mayo,  Thomas.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Independence,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Simeon 
Samson;  engaged  May  7,  1776;  service  to  Sept.  22,  1776,  4  mos.  15  days;  roll 
dated  Plymouth;  also,  same  vessel  and  commander;  engaged  Sept.  23, 1776;  ser- 
vice to  Jan.  1,  1777,  3  mos.  8  days;  also,  same  vessel  and  commander;  engaged 
Jan.  1,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  8  days. 

Mayo,  Thomas.  Private,  Lieut.  Samuel  Knowles's  co.,  Maj.  Zenas  Winslow's  regt.; 
service  between  Sept.  6  and  Sept.  13,  1778,  3  days,  on  alarms  at  Bedford  and  Fal- 
mouth; also.  Private;  service,  1  day  under  Lieut.  Samuel  Knowles,  guarding 
prisoners  from  the  British  ship  "  Somerset,"  cast  ashore  at  Cape  Cod,  also  guard- 
ing them  while  at  Eastham,  and  marching  them  to  the  next  town,  by  order  of 
Maj.  Gideon  Freeman  ;  roll  dated  Nov.  6, 1778. 

Mayo,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Bullard's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Thayer's  regt.; 
entered  service  July  26,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  8  daj's; 
regiment  raised  in  Suffolk  Co.  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months  and 
stationed  at  Rhode  Island. 

Mayo,  Thomas,  3d.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Higgins's  co.,  Maj.  Zenas  Winslow's  regt. ; 
service,  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Bedford  and  Falmouth  in  Sept.,  1778. 

Mayo,  Uriah.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Higgins's  co.,  Maj.  Zenas  Winslow's  regt. ;  ser- 
vice from  Sept.  6  to  Sept.  13,  1778,  6  days,  on  alarms  at  Bedford  and  Falmouth. 

Mayo,  Watson.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Bangs's  co.,  Maj.  Zenas  Winslow's  (2d  Barn- 
stable Co.)  regt. ;  service,  5  days,  on  alarms  at  Bedford  and  Falmouth  in  Sept., 
1778;  also,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Enoch  Hallet's  regt.;  en- 
listed Aug.  16,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1780;  service,  2  mos.  20  days,  including 
4  days  (75  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  in  Barnstable  Co.  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

Mayor,  John.  Mariner,  brigantine  "Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Allen 
Hallet;  engaged  July  28,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  18,  1778. 


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Matord  [  ?],  Moses,  Jr.  Private,  Lieut.  Benjamin  Miles's  detachment,  Col.  Jonathan 
Grout's  regt. ;  enlisted  Dec.  21,  1780;  discharged  Jan.  4,  1781;  service,  14  days; 
detachment  escorted  prisoners  of  war  from  Rutland  to  New  London  to  be  ex- 
changed Dec.  26, 1780. 

Matpowders,  William.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Dennis's  co.,  in  a  regiment  commanded 
by  Lieut.  Col.  John  Parke  ;  pay  roll  for  Aug.,  1778;  service,  1  rao. 

Mayrhu,  William,  New  Providence.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Barns's  co..  Col.  Patterson's 
regt.  of  Minute-men,  which  marched  April  22,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of 
April  19,  1775;  service,  12  days. 

Mats,  Eliphalet.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  G  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 17^0,  returned  as  received 
of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  13, 
1780;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in.;  complexion,  dark;  engaged  for  town  of 
Fitchburg;  marched  to  camp  July  13,  1780,  under  Capt.  Thomas  Pritchard. 

Mats,  Jonx.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Adams's  co..  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt.  of  guards ; 
muster  roll  dated  Cambridge,  Jan.  24,  1778;  reported  sick  in  hospital ;  also,  same 
CO.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Cambridge,  March  2,  1778 ;  reported  on  furlough  ; 
also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  joined  Nov.  7,  1777;  service  to  April  3,  1778,  4  mos.  26 
days,  at  Cambridge. 

Mats,  Joseph,  Stoughton.  Private,  Capt.  Frederick  Pope's  co,.  Col.  Paul  Dudley 
Sargent's  regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

Matson,  Abraham.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Knap's  co.  ;  enlisted  March  2, 1781 ;  discharged 
March  15,  1781 ;  service,  17  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  including  4  days  (70  miles) 
travel  home.    Roll  dated  Douglas. 

Matson,  Jonas,  New  Gloucester.  List  of  men  raised  by  the  town  of  [New]  Gloucester, 
Cumberland  Co.,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  3  years  or  during  the  war, 
as  attested  I)}'  Capt.  William  Harris  and  Selectman  Enoch  Fogg,  Nov.  24,  1778 ; 
residence.  New  Gloucester;  joined  Capt.  Hill's  co.,  Col.  Vose's  regt. 

Matson,  Nathaniel.  Capt.  Thomas  Pierce's  co..  Col.  Knox's  (Artillery)  regt.;  re- 
turn dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Dec.  16,  1775,  of  men  enlisted  for  the  ensuing  year; 
reported  as  having  belonged  to  Col.  Sergant's  regt. 

Matson,  Solomon.  Capt.  Isaac  Powers's  co..  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  regt. ;  enlisted  July 
10,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  5  days,  including  travel  (120 
miles)  home ;  roll  made  up  for  a  part  of  Capt.  Powers's  co.  which  marched  to 
join  Northern  army  under  Gen.  Schylor  (Schuyler)  on  an  alarm;  Capt.  Powers 
reported  as  of  Greenwich. 

Matwick,  Hugh.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Oliver  Clap's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  (4th  Suffolk  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Walpole, 
Feb.  17, 1778 ;  engaged  for  town  of  Walpole ;  joined  Capt.  Reed's  co.,  Col.  Alden's 
regt.;  term,  3  years. 

Mazro,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Massarou,  Meusara.] 

Mazro,  Francis.  Private,  Capt.  Simon  Larned's  co..  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th) 
regt.;  muster  roll  for  June,  1781;  enlisted  June  1,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years; 
also,  muster  roll  for  July,  1781,  dated  Phillipsborough  ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug., 
1781,  sworn  to  at  Peekskill ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781,  dated  Camp  Conti- 
nental Tillage ;  reported  as  servant  to  Gen.  Howe  July-Sept.,  1781 ;  also,  muster 
roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  dated  York  Hutts;  also,  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1782, 
dated  Hutts  and  sworn  to  at  West  Point;  reported  with  Capt.  Serjants. 

McAdams  &  Emort.  Account  of  rations  due  officers,  etc.,  of  the  brig  "  Hazard,"  com- 
manded by  Capt.  John  F.  Williams  ;  rations  allowed  "said  McAdams  and  Emory 
Merch'ts  of  ye  Sloop  "  from  Feb.  15, 1779,  to  March  6, 1779;  credited  with  20  days 
allowance;  reported  3d  cruise  of  vessel.    Roll  dated  Boston. 


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McAffrey,  Jajies.  Order  on  Maj.  Dummer  Sewall,  payable  to  Capt.  Caleb  Turner, 
dated  Bristol,  Nov.  18,  1775,  signed  by  said  McAffrey,  Private,  and  others  be- 
longing to  Capt.  Turner's  co.,  for  wages  for  1  month. 

McAlder, .    General  order  dated  Headquarters  Ticonderoga,  Sept.  13,  1776,  taken 

from  Col.  Wheelock's   Orderly  Book;   said   McAlder,  Ensign,  Col.  Waymen's 
(Wyman's)  battalion;  reported  resigned. 

McAlestek,  Daniel.  Capt.  Lawrence  Kemp's  co. ;  enlisted  May  10, 1777;  discharged 
July  17,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  9  days ;  company  detached  from  Hampshire  Co. 
militia  for  service  under  Col.  David  Wells  in  Northern  department.  Roll  dated 
Shelburne. 

McAlester,  Randall.  Capt.  William  Scott's  co.,  Col.  Paul  D.  Sargent's  regt. ;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  before  Boston,  Nov.  14, 
1775. 

McAlisteu,  Benjamin,  New  Hampshire.  Private,  Major's  co..  Col.  Henry  Jackson's 
regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  10,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779;  credited  to  town  of  Abington  ;  also,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Jarvis's  co.,  Col.  Jack- 
son's regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Feb.,  1778;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  June- 
Aug.,  1778,  sworn  to  at  Camp  Providence ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for 
Sept.,  1778,  certified  at  Pawtuxet;  also,  Lieut.  Thomas  Hunt's  co..  Col.  Jackson's 
regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  Dec,  1778,  and  Feb.,  1779,  sworn  to  at  Pawtuxet;  also,  Capt. 
Thomas  Hunt's  (4th)  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  March,  1779,  sworn 
to  at  Pawtuxet;  also,  Maj.  Lemuel  Trescott's  (3d)  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  mus- 
ter roll  for  April,  1779,  dated  Pawtuxet;  enlisted  May  10,  1777;  enlistment,  3 
years ;  reported  on  command  at  Newtown ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for 
July,  1779,  dated  Providence;  also.  Major  Trescott's  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt.; 
pay  roll  for  Oct.,  1779;  also.  Major's  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  regimental  return 
made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1779,  dated  Camp  at  Providence;  reported  as  belonging  to 
New  Hampshire. 

McAlister,  Randall,  Peterborough.  Sergeant,  Capt.  William  Scott's  co.  of  Minute- 
men,  Col.  Paul  Dudley  Sargent's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20, 1775,  in  response 
to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service  to  April  23,  1775,  3  days. 

McAlister,  Richard.  Sergeant,  Lieut.  William  Clark's  detachment;  engaged  Sept. 
25, 1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  24, 1780 ;  service,  1  mo.,  in  Lincoln  Co.  by  order  of  Brig. 
Gen.  Wadsworth. 

McAlistor,  Ranbt  {alias  Randall  McAlistou),  New  Hampshire.  Private,  Capt. 
Joseph  Fox's  co..  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  July  29, 1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779 ;  credited  to  town  of  Attleborough ; 
also,  Capt.  liemuel  Trescott's  co..  Col.  David  Henley's  regt.;  pay  rolls  for  April 
and  May,  1778,  sworn  to  at  Providence ;  reported  on  command  with  Paymaster 
General  in  May,  1778;  also,  Capt.  William  Scott's  co.,  Col.  Henley's  regt.;  pay 
roll  for  Nov.,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Fox's  (7th)  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  mus- 
ter roll  for  April,  1779,  dated  Pawtuxet;  enlisted  June  29, 1777 ;  reported  on  com- 
mand at  Newtown;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  roll  for  July,  1779;  also,  same 
CO.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1779,  dated  Camp  Providence;  also,  same  co. 
and  regt. ;  regimental  return  made  up  to  Dec.  31, 1779,  dated  Camp  at  Providence ; 
enlisted  July  29,  1777 ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  reported  as  belonging  to  New 
Hampshire. 

McAllaster,  Benjamin,  Boston.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  from  Capt.  Nathan  Snow's  co.  (South  co.  in  Abington),  Col.  Edward 
Mitchel's  (3d  Plymouth  Co.)  regt. ;  residence,  Boston ;  enlisted  for  town  of 
Abington;  joined  Capt.  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  term,  3  years. 

McAllaster,  William.  Ensign,  (late)  Col.  Edward  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  return  of 
officers  [year  not  given] ;  reported  resigned. 


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McAllay,  John.  Matross,  Capt.  Joseph  Balch's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's  (Artillery) 
regt. ;  abstract  for  advance  pay,  etc.,  sworn  to  at  Boston,  Aug.  14,  1776. 

McAlld,  William.  Private,  Capt.  John  Fray's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  July,  1781,  dated  Phillipsborough ;  enlisted  June  25,  1781;  enlist- 
ment, 3  years ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781 ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781 ; 
enlisted  Jan.  25, 1781 ;  reported  on  command  with  Col.  Putnam  ;  also,  muster  roll 
for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  dated  York  Hutts;  reported  on  command  at  the  Lines; 
also,  muster  rolls  for  Jan.  and  Feb.,  1782,  dated  Huts  1st  Brigade  and  sworn  to 
at  West  Point. 

McAllester,  Reubex.  Receipt  dated  Worcester,  May  25,  1782,  for  bounty  paid  said 
McAUester  by  Stephen  Brigham,  Chairman  of  Class  No.  1  of  the  town  of  Prince- 
ton, to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years;  also,  receipt  dated 
Worcester,  May  25,  1782,  signed  by  E.  Thorp,  Captain,  7th  Mass.  regt.,  Muster 
Master,  stating  that  he  had  received  said  McAllester  of  Stephen  Brigham,  Chair- 
man of  Class  No.  1  of  the  town  of  Princeton,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  3  years. 

McAllester,  William,  New  Castle.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Josiah  Stearns's  co..  Col. 
Ephraira  Doolittle's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  engaged  May  18, 1775 ; 
service,  2  mos.  18  daj-s;  also,  Ensign,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Alexander's  co.,  Col. 
Wigglesworth's  regt.;  return  of  men  in  actual  service  Aug.  15,  1777;  reported 
discharged  Oct.  25,  1777. 

McAllister, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  McAlester,  McAlister, 

McAlistor,  McAllaster,  McAllester,  McAlister,  McCallester,  McChollester,  McCol- 
ester,  McColestor,  McColister,  McCollestor,  McCollister,  Mecloster.] 

McAllister,  Archibald.  Captain,  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's  regt.;  engaged  July  11, 
1779;  service  to  Sept.  24,  1779,  2  mos.  13  days,  on  expedition  against  Majorbaga- 
duce.    Roll  endorsed  "  Regt  at  Penobscot." 

McAllister,  Benjamin,  Merrimac,  N.  H.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Bar- 
ber, Muster  Master  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  June  8,  1777;  Capt.  Brown's 
CO.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt.;  also.  Private,  Major's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's 
(16th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1780,  to  May 
10, 1780 ;  also,  return  certified  at  Camp  near  Morristown,  April  30, 1780,  of  officers 
and  men  belonging  to  Col.  Lee's,  Col.  Henley's,  and  Col.  Jackson's  regts.,  and 
men  belonging  to  Massachusetts  in  Col.  Henry  Sherburne's  regt.,  who  were  incor- 
porated into  a  regiment  under  the  command  of  Col.  Henry  Jackson,  agreeable  to 
the  arrangement  of  April  9,  1779;  Major's  co. ;  rank,  Private;  residence,  Merri- 
mac, N.  H. ;  engaged  for  town  of  Abington  ;  engaged  May  10, 1777 ;  term,  3  years ; 
family  of  said  McAllister  reported  as  at  Bedford,  N.  H. ;  also.  Private,  Maj.  Tres- 
cott's  CO.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  pay  rolls  for  April  and  May,  1780;  reported  dis- 
charged May  10,  1780. 

McAllister,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Newton's  co..  Col.  S.  Murray's  regt.; 
enlisted  Julv  13, 1780;  discharged  Oct.  10, 1780;  service,  3  mos.  7  days,  including 
9  days  (172  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

McAllister,  Randall.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master 
for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Aug.  17, 1777 ;  Capt.  Scott's  co..  Col.  Henley's  regt. 

McAllister,  Richard,  "Plantation."  Sergeant,  Capt.  Archibald  McAllster's  co.. 
Col.  William  Jones's  regt.;  service,  2  days,  in  retaking  and  guarding  the  mast- 
ship  "Gruell;  "  roll  dated  Newcastle,  Sept.  15,  1777;  also,  list  of  men  raised  in 
Lincoln  Co.  to  serve  with  guards  over  troops  of  convention,  magazines,  and  pub- 
lic stores,  under  Gen.  Heath,  as  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Charles  Cushing,  dated 
Pownalborough,  Aug.  20,  1778;  residence,  "Plantation;"  enlisted  from  Col. 


m  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  413 

McAllister,  Richard,  continued. 

Jones's  (3d  Lincoln  Co.)  regt. ;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joseph  Jones's  detachment 
of  militia;  marched  June  29,  1779;  discharged  July  16,  1779;  service,  17  days,  at 
Camden,  Lincoln  Co.,  by  order  of  Col.  William  Jones. 

McAllister,  William,  Abington.  List  of  men  raised  for  Continental  service  [year 
not  given]  ;  residence,  Abington ;  engaged  for  town  of  Boston. 

McAllony,  William.  Seaman,  frigate  "Deane,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel 
Nicholson;  engaged  Jan.  10,  1782;  service  to  May  31,  1782,4  mos.  21  days;  en- 
gagement, 12  months. 

McAllster,  Archibald.  Captain,  Col.  William  Jones's  regt. ;  service,  4  days,  in 
retaking  and  guarding  the  mast-ship  "Gruell;  "  roll  dated  New  Castle,  Sept.  15, 
1777;  also.  Captain,  Col.  Prime's  regt.;  engaged  April  25,  1780;  discharged  Dec. 
24,  1780;  service,  8  mos.,  under  Brig.  Gen.  Wadsworth  at  the  Eastward;  roll 
certified  at  Headquarters  at  Thomaston. 

McAllster,  William,  Damariscotta  (also  given  "Pon  Settelment").  Capt.  Josiah 
Stearns's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle's  (24th)  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill,  Nov.  11,  1775 ;  also,  list  of  men 
raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  3d  Lincoln  Co.  regt.,  as  returned 
by  Capt.  Archibald  McAllster,  agreeable  to  order  of  Council  of  Nov.  7,  1777 ;  resi- 
dence, Damariscotta  (also  given  "Pon  Settelment");  joined  Capt  White's  co.. 
Col.  Franses's  (Francis's)  regt.;  term,  3  years;  reported  an  Ensign. 

McAlpine,  .     [This  name  appears  under  the  form  of  McColpin,  McColpine.] 

McAlvaix,  John,  Brookline.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  White's  (Brookline)  co.  of 
militia.  Col.  William  Heath's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ; 
service,  7  days;  company  served  until  May  12,  1775;  reported  enlisted  into  the 
army;  also,  Capt.  Timothy  Corey's  (7th)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Loanimi  Baldwin's  (late 
Col.  Gerrish's)  38th  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  April  26, 1775 ; 
service,  3  mos.  7  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Sewall's  Point,  Oct.  27,  1775; 
also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  at  Sewall's 
Point,  Dec.  30,  1775;  also,  treasury  pay  roll  of  Col.  Wesson's  (9th)  regt.,  dated 
May  11,  1786.     [See  John  Alvain.] 

McAlvain,  William.  Treasury  pay  roll  of  Col.  Wesson's  (9th)  regt.,  dated  May  11, 
1786.     [See  William  Alwain.] 

McAlvaine, .     [This  name  appears  under  the  form  of  Alvain,  Alwain,  Mackalvin, 

Macklewane,  McAlvain,  McElvain,  McElven,  McElwain,  McElwane,  McElwein, 
McElwin,  McElwine,  Mcllvain,  Mcllvaine,  McKlewain,  McKlewaine,  McKlwain, 
McllWain,  MclWain,  McWain,  McWines.] 

McAnallet,  John.  Descriptive  return  made  by  James  Hall,  Captain  Lieutenant,  3d 
Artillery  regt.,  by  order  of  Gen.  Heath,  dated  Jan.  10, 1781 ;  Capt.  Thomas  Vose's 
CO.,  3d  Artillery  regt.;  rank,  Matross;  age,  33  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  com- 
plexion, light;  engaged  March  12,  1777.  by  Lieut.  Proctor;  term,  during  war. 

McAnally,  John,  Boston.  Matross,  Capt.  Joseph  Balch's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  14,  1776;  service  to  Nov.  1,  1776,2  mos. 
18  days;  also.  Gunner,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  service  from  Nov.  1,  1776,  to  Feb.  1, 
1777,  3  mos. ;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  March  16, 1777 ;  [Maj.  Stevens's]  battalion ;  also,  return 
dated  Boxford,  Feb.  13, 1778,  made  by  a  Committee  appointed  to  raise  one-seventh 
part  of  the  male  inhabitants  of  the  town  of  Boxford  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army ;  residence,  Boston ;  engaged  for  town  of  Boxford ;  joined  Col.  John  Crane's 
regt.;  term  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1780. 

McAnnally,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Maccanilla,  McAllay, 

McAnalley,  McAnally.] 


414  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

McAnnallt,  Johx.  List  of  men  raised  for  Continental  service,  as  returned  by  Col. 
Benjamin  Gill,  dated  June  27,  1777 ;  also,  Matross,  Capt.  Benjamin  Eustis's  co.. 
Col.  John  Crane's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  March  12,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Vose's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780. 

McAnnallt,  John.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
SuflFolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Nov.  9,  1777;  Capt.  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Paterson's  regt. 

McArchar,  Alexander.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Worcester  Co.  to  serve  in 
the  Continental  Army,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780,  as  returned  by  Selh 
Washburn,  Superintendent ;  Capt.  Davis's  co..  Col.  Burbank's  regt. ;  age,  19  yrs. ; 
stature,  6  ft.  1  in.;  complexion,  light;  occupation,  farmer;  engaged  for  town  of 
Sutton ;  engaged  March  26,  1781 ;  term,  3  years. 

McArsling,  Thomas,  Philadelphia.  List  of  prisoners  discharged  from  prison-ship  at 
Rhode  Island  in  exchange  for  British  prisoners  and  sent  to  Boston  in  the  schooner 
"Speedv^ell"  by  Capt.  Josiah  Godfrey  Aug.  6,  1777. 

McArther,  Neil,  Sharon.  Private,  Capt.  John  McKinstry's  co.,  Col.  John  Paterson's 
regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  between 
Jan.  20,  1777,  and  June  1,  1778,  by  Truman  Wheler,  Muster  Master  for  Berkshire 
Co. ;  Capt.  Walker's  co. ;  term,  during  war. 

McArther,  Thomas,  Nobletown.  Private,  Capt.  John  McKinstry's  co..  Col.  John 
Paterson's  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  177.")]. 

McArthur,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  McArchar,  McArther, 

McAuther,  McAuthur,  McCarther.] 

McArthur,   Archibald,  Glasgow.     Seaman,  ship  "Viper,"  commanded  by  Capt. 

William  Williams;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  svvorn  to  in  Suffolk  Co., 

Sept.  30,  1780;  age,  22  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence, 

Glasgow. 

I 

McArthur,  Duncan,  Boston.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster 
Master  for  SuflFolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Jul.y  20,  1777;  Capt.  Langdon's  co..  Col. 
Henry  Jackson's  regt. ;  also,  return  certified  at  Camp  near  Morristown,  April  30, 
1780,  of  officers  and  men  belonging  to  Col.  Lee's,  Col.  Henley's,  and  Col.  Jack- 
son's regis.,  and  men  belonging  to  Massachusetts  in  Col.  Henry  Sherburne's  regt., 
who  were  incorporated  into  a  regiment  under  the  command  of  Col.  Henry  Jack- 
son, a?reeable  to  the  arrangement  of  April  9,  1779;  rank.  Sergeant;  residence, 
Boston;  engaged  July  10, 1777;  term,  during  war;  said  McArthur  appears  among 
men  belonging  to  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt.  who  had  been  discharged  from  the 
rolls  prior  to  above  arrangement ;  reported  deserted  May  9,  1778. 

McArthur,  Neil,  Nobletown.  Private,  Capt.  John  McKinstry's  co..  Col.  John  Pater- 
son's (26th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted  May  7, 1775 ;  service, 
3  mos.  2  days ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Fort 
No.  3,  Charlestown,  Oct.  26,  1775 ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Miller's  co.,  Col. 
Joseph  Vose's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  fi-om  Feb.  14, 
1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1780 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Dec,  1777,  sworn 
to  at  Camp  near  Valley  Forge;  enlisted  Feb.  14,  1777;  enlistment,  during  war; 
reported  left  sick  on  the  march ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Nov. 
and  Dec,  1778,  Jan.,  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence;  also,  descriptive 
list  dated  Feb.  3,  1781 ;  Capt.  Jeremiah  Miller's  co.,  1st  Mass.  regt. ;  age,  37  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  occupation,  barber;  birth- 
place, Scotland ;  residence,  Noliletown ;  enlisted  Feb.  14,  1777,  by  Lient.  Wil- 
liams, at  Nobletown;  enlistment,  during  war;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah 
Miller's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Jan. -May,  1781, 
dated  West  Point;  reported  on  furlough  in  May,  1781;  also,  muster  rolls  for 


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McArthur,  Neil,  continued. 

June  and  July,  1781,  dated  Camp  Phillipsboroujrh ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Aug.- 
Nov.,  1781 ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Jan.  and  Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Pluts. 

McArthur,  Thomas,  Nobletown.  Private,  Capt.  John  McKinstry's  cc.  Col.  John 
Paterson's  (26th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  8,  1775; 
service,  3  mos.  1  day ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated 
Fort  No.  3,  Charlestown,  Oct.  26,  1775. 

McArtht,  Daniel.  Midshipman,  frigate  "  Deane,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel 
Nicholson ;  engaged  Feb.  18,  1782;  service  to  May  31,  1782,  3  raos.  13  days. 

McArtht,  William.  Sergeant,  in  a  detachment  from  Capt.  William  Fellows's  co.  of 
matrosses.  Gen.  Fellows's  (Berkshire  Co.)  brigade;  entered  service  July  3,  1777; 
discharged  July  29,  1777;  service,  26  days;  detachment  marched  to  Kingsbury, 
N.  Y.,  110  miles  from  home.    Roll  dated  Sheffield. 

McAuTHER,  Duncan.  Sergeant,  Capt.  James  Jones's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt. ; 
pay  roll  for  Feb.,  1778,  dated  Gulph  Mills. 

McAuTHUR,  John.  Private,  Capt.  EliasParkman's detachment;  engaged  July  2, 1778; 
discharged  July  17, 1778 ;  service,  15  days ;  detachment  drafted  to  serve  as  guards ; 
also,  pay  roll  for  same  service  dated  Boston. 

McBlain,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Coney's  co. ;  treasury  pay  roll  dated  Oct.  3, 
1783.     [See  John  Mc  Klum.] 

McBride,  Daniel.  Company  receipt  for  ammunition,  given  to  Capt.  Barnabas  Sears, 
dated  Dorchester  Camp,  Feb.  15,  1776. 

McBride,  Daniel.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Col. 
JohnCushing's  (2d  Plymouth  Co.)  regt.,  as  returned  agreeable  to  order  of  Council 
of  Nov.  7,  1777;  engaged  for  town  of  Marshtield  (also  given  Hanover) ;  joined 
Capt.  North's  co..  Col.  Lee's  regt.;  term,  3  years;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by 
Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Aug.  3,  1777; 
Capt.  Drown's  CO.,  Col.  Lee's  regt.;  also,  return  certified  at  Camp  near  Morris- 
town,  April  30,  1780,  of  officers  and  men  belonging  to  Col.  Lee's,  Col.  Henley's, 
and  Col.  Jackson's  regts.,  and  men  belonging  to  Massachusetts  in  Col.  Henry 
Sherburne's  regt.,  who  were  incorporated  into  a  regiment  under  the  command  of 
Col.  Henry  Jackson,  agreeable  to  the  arrangement  of  April  9,  1779;  rank,  Pri- 
vate; engaged  July  21,  1777;  term,  3  years;  said  McBride  appears  among  men 
belonging  to  Col.  William  R.  Lee's  regt.  who  had  been  discharged  from  the  rolls 
prior  to  above  arrangement;  reported  deserted  July  20,  1777. 

McBride,  George,  Lancaster.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Worcester  Co.  to 
serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780,  as  returned 
by  Seth  Washburn,  Superintendent,  June  12  [  ?],  1781 ;  Capt.  Beaman's  co.,  Col. 
Whitteney's  (Whitney's)  regt. ;  age,  20  (also  given  21  and  22)  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
7  (also  stiven  5  ft.  8)  in.;  complexion,  light  (also  given  ruddy)  ;  hair,  light  (also 
given  sandy) ;  occupation,  farmer;  engaged  Feb.  20  (also  given  Feb.  17),  1781; 
birthplace,  Ireland ;  residence,  Lancaster;  engaged  for  town  of  Lancaster;  joined 
Capt.  Zebulon  King's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  J.  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  term,  3  years ;  also. 
Private,  Capt.  Zebulon  King's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  muster 
rolls  for  June-Sept.,  1781;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Oct.,  1781-Jan.,  1782,  dated 
York  Hutts ;  reported  on  command  at  the  Block  House ;  also,  muster  roll  for 
Feb.,  1782,  dated  Hutts  and  sworn  to  at  West  Point. 

McBride,  Jonah.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Ruggles's  co.  of  guards ;  enlisted  Feb.  12, 
1781 ;  discharged  June  12,  1781 ;  service,  4  mos.,  at  Rutland. 

McBride,  Thomas,  Lancaster.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Gates's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  8  days. 


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McBkidk,  William.  Private,  Capt.  David  Moore's  Co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Enoch  Hallet's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  4  days,  at 
Rhode  Island,  including  4  days  (75  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  detached  to 
reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

McBrixe,  Hugh.  Corporal,  Capt.  Peter  Coombs's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Prime's  regt.;  en- 
listed May  24,  1780;  discharged  Jan.  23,  1781;  service,  8  months,  under  Brig. 
Gen.  Wadsworth  at  the  Eastward.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Brunswick  and  certified  at 
Thomaston. 

McCadden,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  McCaddon,  McCaden, 

McKadden.] 

McCadden,  William,  Pembroke.  List  of  men  mustered  between  May  26,  1777,  and 
June  10,  1777,  by  James  Hatch,  Muster  Master  for  Plymouth  Co. ;  age,  28  yrs. ; 
residence,  Pembroke;  enlisted  for  town  of  Pembroke;  enlisted  by  Capt.  Thomas 
Turner;  enlistment,  3  years. 

McCadden,  William.  Gunner's  Mate,  brigantine  "Independence,"  commanded  by 
Capt.  Simeon  Samson;  engaged  Sept.  23,  1776;  service  to  Jan.  1,  1777,  3  mos.  8 
days;  aZso,  same  vessel  and  commander;  engaged  Jan.  1,  1777;  service,  2  mos. 
25  days. 

McCaddon,  William,  Plymouth  (also  given  Pembroke).  Private,  (late)  Capt.  Turn- 
er's (3d)  CO.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  March  13, 1777,  to  Nov.  -,  1779 ;  residence,  Plymouth  or  Pembroke ;  reported 
deceased ;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Turner's  co..  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt. ;  return 
[year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Plymouth;  enlisted  for  town  of  Pembroke;  mustered 
by  County  and  Continental  Muster  Masters;  reported  sickat  Albany ;  also,  same 
CO.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Jan.  15,  1778 ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  reported  sick 
in  general  hospital  at  Albany  ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  of  men  who  were 
in  camp  on  or  before  Auir.  15,  1777;  enlisted  June  1,  1777;  joined  July  1,  1777; 
reported  died  Feb.  12,  1779. 

McCaden,  William.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  9th 
CO.,  Col.  John  Cushing's  (2d  Plymouth  Co.)  regt.,  as  returned  by  Lieut.  Enos 
Briggs,  in  Ijehalf  of  John  Turner,  Jr.,  Captain  of  said  company,  dated  Pembroke, 
Feb.  16,  1778;  engaged  for  town  of  Pembroke;  joined  Capt.  Thomas  Turner's 
CO.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt. ;  term  to  expire  March  -,  1780 ;  reported  a  transient. 

McCaernet,  John.  Capt.  David  Cowden's  co.,  Col.  B.  R.  Woodbridge's  regt.;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Nov.  13,  1775. 

McCafert,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Briant  Morton's  co. ;  enlisted  Feb.  5,  1776;  service 
to  Feb.  29,  1776,  24  days;  company  stationed  on  seacoast  at  Cape  Elizabeth  and 
Scarborough;  roll  sworn  to  at  North  Yarmouth;  also,  Capt.  Morton's  co..  Col. 
Mitchel's  regt. ;  service  from  Sept.  1,  1776,  to  date  of  discharge,  Nov.  25,  1776,  2 
mos.  25  days ;  company  stationed  on  seacoast  at  Cape  Elizabeth  and  Scarborough. 

McCaffaty,  James.  Capt.  Job  Sumner's  co..  Col.  John  Greaton's  (2d)  regt.;  return 
[year  not  given]  ;  reported  deserted  and  afterwards  shot. 

McCaffert,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Turner's  co. ;  enlisted  July  13, 1775;  service 
to  Dec.  31,  1775,  6  mos.  3  days,  in  defence  of  seacoast.    Roll  dated  Bristol. 

McCaffery,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Briant  Morton's  co. ;  service  from  March  1,  1776, 
to  May  31,  1776,  3  mos.;  company  stationed  on  seacoast  at  Cape  Elizabeth  and 
Scarborough. 

McCaffrey,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  McAffrey,  McCafery, 

McCaffaty,  McCaffery,  McCaffry,  McCafrey,  McCraffry,  McKaffray.] 

McCaffrey,  James,  Pemaquid.  Private,  Capt.  Field's  co.,  Col.  William  Sheppard's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  17,  1777,  to  March 


IN  THE  WAR  OF   TIIE  REVOLUTIOiSr.  417 

McCaffrey,  Jajies,  contitiued. 

27,  1777;  reported  deceased;  also,  Capt.  Reuben  Slaytoa's  co..  Col.  Shepard's 
regt. ;  return  dated  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  30,  1778 ;  residence,  Pemaquid ;  mustered 
by  County  and  Continental  Muster  Masters. 

McCaffrey,  Matthew.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  King's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Mar- 
shall's regt. ;  return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  and 
who  had  not  been  absent  subsequently  except  on  furlough,  etc.,  approved  April 

8,  1779. 

McCaffry,  Johx.  Private,  Capt.  Briant  Morton's  co.;  service  from  June  1,  1776,  to 
Sept.  1,  1776,  3  mos. ;  company  stationed  on  seacoast  at  Cape  Elizabeth  and 
Scarborough. 

McCaffry,  Matthew.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  8,  1777 ;  Capt.  Samuel  King's  co..  Col.  Thomas 
Marshall's  regt. ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  King's  CO.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's 
regt. ;  subsistence  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  Dec.  27, 1776,  to  Feb.  21, 1777 ; 
credited  with  56  days  allowance ;  subsistence  also  allowed  for  11  da.ys  travel  on 
march  from  Boston  to  Bennington ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for 
Jan.  and  March,  1779,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  Jan.  11,  1777;  enlistment, 
3  years ;  reported  sick  at  Hartford  in  Jan.,  1779. 

McCaffry,  Matthew.  Cooper's  Mate,  ship  "Alfred,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Paul  Jones ;  list  of  officers  and  men  entitled  to  prize  shares  in  the  ship  "  Mellish  " 
and  brig  "  Active  "  [year  not  given] . 

McCafrey,  James,  Bristol.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Thomas  Brackett's  co.,  3d  Lincoln  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  agreeable  to  order 
of  Council  of  Nov.  7,  1777;  residence,  Bristol;  engaged  for  town  of  Bristol; 
joined  Col.  Greaton's  regt. 

McCafrey,  Matthew.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
John  Cathcart;  engaged  May  18,  1779;  discharged  June  23,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 
5 days;  roll  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co.;  also,  same  vessel  and  commander;  engaged 
June  26,  1779 ;  discharged  Sept.  6,  1779 ;  service,  2  mos.  12  days ;  roll  sworn  to 
at  Boston. 

McCal,  Nicholas,  Broad  Bay.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  from  Capt.  Oliver  Clap's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Haws's  (4th  Suffolk  Co.)  regt., 
dated  Walpole,  Feb.  17,  1778;  residence,  Broad  Bay;  engaged  for  town  of  Wal- 
pole;  joined  Capt.  Brown's  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  term,  during  war,  [See 
Neil  McCall.] 

McCall, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  McCal.] 

McCall,  Mark.  List  of  prisoners  sent  in  the  cartel  "Silver  Eel"  from  Halifax  to 
Boston  Oct.  8,  1778,  to  be  exchanged  for  British  prisoners,  as  returned  by  Bat. 
Fox,  Commissary  of  prisoners ;  reported  a  Lieutenant. 

McCall,  Neil,  Walpole.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master 
for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Nov.  23,  1777;  Capt.  Burnham's  co..  Col.  Michael 
Jackson's  regt.;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Burnam's  co..  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Nov.  1,  1777,  to  Aug.  27,  1778; 
residence,  Walpole;  reported  deserted;  also,  descriptive  list  of  deserters  from  the 
8th  regt.  and  part  of  the  9th  regt.  commanded  by  Col.  Michael  Jackson,  dated 
Jan.  25,  1781 ;  age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  hair,  brown  ; 
birthplace,  Ireland ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  deserted  Aug.  -,  1778 ;  reported  a  tran- 
sient.    [See  Nicholas  McCal.] 

McCall,  Samuel.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  ship  "  Thorn,"  com- 
manded by  Capt.  Richard  Cowell,  sworn  to  at  Marblehead,  Sept.  14,  1780;  stat- 
ure, 5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion,  dark. 


418  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

McCalla,  Hugh.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Hicks's  co.,  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's 
(1st  New  York)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.-April,  1781,  dated  West  Point; 
enlisted  Feb.  20,  1781 ;  enlistment,  durinjr  war ;  reported  on  furlough  at  Albany 
Jan. -March,  1781,  on  command  at  Albany  in  April,  1781. 

McCallam,  Francis.  Sail-maker,  brigantine  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
John  Allen  Hallet;  engaged  July  28,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  18,  1778;  also,  Boat- 
swain, brig  "  Adventure,"  commanded  by  Capt.  James  Morris ;  descriptive  list  of 
officers  and  crew,  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co.,  Sept.  26,  1780;  age,  26  yrs. ;  complex- 
ion, dark;  hair,  sandy;  birthplace,  Boston. 

McCallat,  Hugh,  New  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  Granger's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer 
Learned's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775. 

McCallester,  Archibald.  Captain,  11th  co.,  3d  Lincoln  Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia; 
list  of  officers  chosen  by  the  several  companies  in  said  regiment,  as  returned  by 
Col.  William  [Jones]  ;  company  reported  as  one  of  two  companies  raised  without 
the  borders  of  any  town ;  ordered  in  Council  July  10,  1776,  that  said  officers  be 
commissioned ;  reported  commissioned  July  10,  1776. 

McCallester,  Randall,  Peterborough,  N.  H.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Fox's  (3d)  co., 
Col.  Henry  Jackson's  (16th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  June  29,  1780;  reported  discharged  June  29,  1780;  also, 
return  certified  at  Camp  near  Morristown,  April  30,  1780,  of  officers  and  men 
belonging  to  Col.  Lee's,  Col.  Henley's,  and  Col.  Jackson's  regts.,  and  men  belong- 
ing to  Massachuserts  in  Col.  Henry  Sherburne's  regt.,  who  were  incorporated  into 
a  regiment  under  the  command  of  Col.  Heniy  Jackson,  agreeable  to  the  arrange- 
ment of  April  9,  1779;  Capt.  Fox's  co. ;  rank.  Private;  residence,  Peterborough, 
N,  H. ;  engaged  for  town  of  Attleborough  ;  engaged  June  29, 1777  ;  term,  3  years ; 
family  of  said  McCallester  reported  as  at  Peterborough. 

McCallet,  Hugh,  New  Braintree.  Capt.  John  Grainger's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Learned's 
regt. ;  receipt  for  bounty  coat  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Nov.  9,  1775. 

McCalley,  Hugh.  Order  on  the  Council,  payable  to  Mrs.  Hannah  McCalley,  dated 
North  River,  Feb.  2,  1779,  signed  by  said  McCalley,  Lieutenant,  for  £54,  being 
the  sum  granted  those  who  were  at  the  reduction  of  Gen.  Burgo.vne. 

McCallt,  Hugh,  New  Braintree.    Private,  Capt.  John  Grainger's  co.,  Col.  Learned's 

regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  26,  1775;  service,  3  mos., 

1  week,  6  days. 
McCalsted,  .     General  order  dated  Headquarters,  Ticonderoga,  Sept.  14,  1776; 

said  McCalsted,  Ensign,  Capt.  Morris's  co..  Col.  Wind's  regt.,  reported  deserted 

and  Jonathan  Morris  appointed  in  his  place. 

McCampbel,  James.     Capt.  Samuel  King's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  (10th)  regt.; 

pay  abstract  for  clothing  for  the  year  1778 ;  reported  deserted  Sept.  17, 1778.     [See 

James  May  Campbell.] 
McCax,  Patrick.    Receipt  dated  May  14,  1783,  for  wages  for  service  to  May  10,  1783, 

on  board  the  frigate  "  Hague,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Manley. 

McCan,  Thomas,  Plymouth.  Mariner,  sloop  "Swift,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Wigglesworth ;  engaged  May  27,  1776;  discharged  Sept.  10, 1776;  service,  3  mos. 
14  days ;  roll  dated  Plymouth  ;  also,  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Hazard,"  commanded 
by  Capt.  Simeon  Samson  ;  engaged  Oct.  31,  1777;  discharged  May  20,  1778;  ser- 
vice, 6  mos.  20  days  ;  roll  dated  Boston  ;  also,  memorandum  of  shoes  taken  from 
the  prize  ship  "  Live  Oak  "  and  delivered  officers  and  men  belonging  to  the  brig- 
antine "  Hazard  "  [year  not  given] . 

McCane,  Patrick.  Descriptive  list  of  deserters;  Capt.  McKinstry's  co.,  Col.  John 
Paterson's  (15th)  regt.;  age,  30  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  dark; 
credited  to  town  of  Lenox ;  reported  deserted  June  20  [year  not  given] . 


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McCanet,  Isaac.  Capt.  Abraham  Tyler's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt. ;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  26,  1775. 

McCanet,  Joseph.  Capt.  Abraham  Tyler's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt.;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  26,  1775. 

McCann, .     [This  name  appears  under  the  form  of  Macan,  Mackan,   McCan, 

McCane,  McKann,  Mecan.] 

McCannet,  William.  List  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Gershom  Nelson's  co.,  dated 
July  19,  1776. 

McCannon,  John,  Charlemont.  Private,  Lieut.  Joseph  Warner's  co.,  which  marched 
April  21, 1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  1  mo.  2  days; 
reported  returned  home. 

McCardnee,  James,  Belchertown.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Bardwell's  co.  of  Minute- 
men,  Col.  Jonathan  Warner's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service,  14  days. 

McCargar,  Thomas.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  9  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  9,  1779, 
as  returned  by  Noah  Goodman,  Superintendent;  Capt.  McClallen's  co.,  Col. 
Wells's  regt. ;  age,  21  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  hair,  black ;  engaged  for  town  of 
Colrain. 

McCarger, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  McCargar.] 

McCarger,  Thomas.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Array  for  the  term 
of  9  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  9,  1779,  returned  as  received  of  Noah 
Goodman,  Superintendent  for  Hampshire  Co.,  by  Justin  Elj',  Commissioner,  dated 
Springfield ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Com- 
missioner, by  Capt.  James  Cooper,  at  Springfield,  July  19, 1779 ;  Capt.  McClallan's 
CO.,  Col.  Wells's  regt.;  age,  21  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  hair,  black  ;  engaged  for 
town  of  Colrain ;  also.  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  (8thj  regt. ;  statement  of  Continen- 
tal balances;  term,  9  months;  balance  certified  April  10,  1786. 

McCaegin,  Brice.  Fatigue-man ;  return  for  rations  allowed  in  Quartermaster 
General's  department,  dated  Fishkill,  Oct.  14,  1781. 

McCarly,  John.  Return  dated  Beverly,  June  20,  1781,  of  bounties  paid  said  McCarly 
and  others  by  the  town  of  Beverly  and  various  classes  in  said  town  to  serve  in 
the  Continental  Army  for  3  years  or  during  the  war,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec. 
2,  1780. 

McCarmick,  James,  Falmouth.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  from  1st,  2d,  3d,  and  4th  cos.  of  Danvers,  sworn  to  Feb.  14,  1778;  resi- 
dence, Falmouth ;  engaged  for  town  of  Danvers ;  joined  Capt.  Lunt's  co..  Col. 
Henley's  regt. ;  term,  3  j^ears ;  reported  as  belonging  to  Capt.  Caleb  Low's  (2d 
Danvers)  co. 

McCarne,  Daniel,  Worcester.  Descriptive  list  of  men  mustered  by  Thomas  New- 
hall,  Muster  Master  for  Worcester  Co. ;  Capt.  Peirce's  co..  Col.  Bigelow's  regt.; 
age,  40  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  brown;  occupation, 
cordwainer ;  mustered  March  29,  1780,  at  i-equest  of  Capt.  Peirce. 

McCarnet, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  McCarne,  McKarney.] 

McCarnet,  Michael,  Dorchester.  Private,  Lieut.  Hopestill  Hall's  (2d  Dorchester) 
CO.  of  militia,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  3  days. 

McCarte,  John.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suf- 
folk Co.,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  16,  1777;  Capt.  Foster's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt. 


420  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 


McCartee,  Dennis.  Private,  Capt.  Jabez  West's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Eddy's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Nov.  14, 1776;  service,  2  days ;  reported  deserted  Nov.  16, 1776 ;  company 
raised  in  Cumberland,  N.  S. 

McCarter,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  McCarty.] 

McCarter,  Daniel,  Pownall)orough.  Private,  Capt.  John  Wiley's  co.,  Col.  Michael 
Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  2,  1777, 
to  Dec.  29,  1777;  residence,  Pownalborough;  reported  died  Dec.  29,  1777;  also, 
Capt.  John  Bayley's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  enlisted  March  2,  1777 ;  service  to 
May  26,  1777;  term,  3  years. 

McCarter,  James,  Westfield.  Private,  Maj.  Lebbeus  Ball's  co..  Col.  William  Shep- 
pard's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  1,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779;  credited  to  town  of  Murrayfield;  also,  Capt.  Lebbeus  Ball's  co.. 
Col.  Shepard's  regt.;  return  dated  Feb.  3,  1778;  residence,  Westfield;  enlisted 
for  town  of  Westfield;  mustered  by  State  and  Continental  Muster  Masters;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  for  July  and  Aug.,  1778,  dated  Camp  at  Provi- 
dence; reported  on  furlough  ;  a/so,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1778; 
also,  Maj.  Lebbeus  Ball's  co..  Col.  Shepard's  (3d)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Nov., 
1778,  sworn  to  in  Camp  at  Providence ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for 
March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence;  enlisted  March  1,  1777;  enlistment, 
during  war;  reported  sick  in  hospital;  also.  Major's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  (-Ith) 
regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31, 
1780;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  return  for  gratuity,  dated  Highlands,  Feb.  24, 
1780;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  return  made  up  for  the  year  1780,  dated  West 
Point  and  endorsed  "  Cap't  Fullers  Comp'y ; "  also,  Capt.  John  Fuller's  co.,  Col. 
Shepard's  (4th)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  June-Sept.,  1781;  also,  muster  rolls  for 
Oct.,  1781-Jan.,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts;  reported  sick  and  absent  Oct. -Dec, 
1781,  deceased  in  Jan.,  1782. 

McCarter,  John,  Salem.  Corporal,  Capt.  Nathan  Brown's  co..  Col.  John  Mansfield's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  25,  1775;  service,  9  weeks  5 
days;  also,  Capt.  Brown's  co..  Col.  Mansfield's  (19th)  regt.  commanded  by  Lieut. 
Col.  Israel  Hutchinson ;  company  return  dated  Oct.  6, 1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  27,  1775. 

McCarthy,  Daniel.  Certificate  dated  Boston,  Feb.  4,  1779,  signed  by  E.  Cumpston, 
Captain,  2d  Mass.  battalion,  certifying  that  said  McCartey,  of  Col.  Greaton's 
regt.,  was  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  and  had  not  been  absent  subse- 
quently except  on  furlough. 

McCartey,  Jajies.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Col. 
John  Cushing's  (2d  Plymouth  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Scituate,  Sept.  1,  1778;  engaged 
for  town  of  Scituate;  joined  Capt.  Donnell's  co..  Col.  Crane's  regt.;  term,  during 
war;  reported  a  transient. 

McCarther,  Neil,  Pittsfield.  List  of  United  States  pensioners  made  up  to  Dec.  31, 
1787,  as  returned  by  John  Lucas,  Commissary  of  Pensions;  Capt.  Mills's  co.,  1st 
Mass.  regt. ;  age,  64yrs. ;  residence,  Pittsfield;  reported  disabled  by  a  rupture; 
pensioned  Sept.  1,  1782. 

McCarthon,  Daniel,  Stow.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Patch's  co.,  Col.  William  Pres- 
cott's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775;  reported  absent  without  leave. 

McCarthy, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  MacCarthy,  Maccarty, 

McArthy,  McCarly,  McCarte,  McCartee,  McCartey,  McCarty,  McKarty,  McLar- 
thy,  McLarty,  Mecarter.] 

McCarthy,  Daniel,  Ireland.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Ebenezer  Gore's  (1st)  co..  Col.  William  Mcintosh's  (1st  Suffolk  Co.) 
regt. ;  residence,  Ireland  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Roxbury ;  joined  Capt.  Sumner's 


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McCarthy,  Daniel,  continued. 

CO.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt. ;  term,  3  years,  to  expire  April  -,  1780;  also,  list  of  men 
mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barljer,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston, 
Jan.  19,  1777;  Capt.  Job  Sumner's  co..  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt. 

McCarthy,  Daniel.  Receipt  dated  Oct.  30,  1783,  for  wages  for  service  to  May  10, 
1783,  on  board  the  frigate  "  Hague,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Manley. 

McCarthy,  Francis.  Boy,  ship  "Mars,"  commanded  by  Capt.  James  Nivens; 
engaged  April  17,  1781 ;  discharged  June  12,  1781;  service,  1  mo.  25  (also  given 
1  mo.  26)  days.    Roll  dated  Boston. 

McCarthy,  James.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  2,  1777 ;  Capt.  Joseph  Williams's  co..  Col.  John 
Greaton's  regt. 

McCarthy,  James.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  April  12,  1778;  Col.  Crane's  regt. 

McCarthy,  Jeremiah.  Boatswain's  Mate,  frigate  "  Boston,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Samuel  Tucker;  engaged  Dec.  30,  1778.  Roll  made  up  for  advance  pay  for 
1  month. 

McCarthy,  Timothy.  Seaman,  ship  "  Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Foster 
Williams;  engaged  March  13,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  17,  1780;  service,  5  mos. 
4  days. 

McCarthy,  Timothy.  Return  of  men  raised  in  Suffolk  Co.  for  Continental  service, 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780 ;  engaged  for  town  of  Boston ;  engaged  Jan. 
18,  1781. 

McCartney,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  McCaerney,  McCrtny, 

McKertney.] 

McCartney,  Bart.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Mayo's  co..  Col.  Brooks's  regt.  of  guards ; 
joined  Nov.  6,  1777 ;  service  to  Feb.  3,  1778,  2  mos.  27  days,  at  Cambridge. 

McCartney,  John,  Pelham.  Private,  Capt.  David  Cowden's  co..  Col.  Benjamin 
Ruggles  Woodbridge's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  15, 
1775;  service,  2  mos.  22  days. 

McCarty,  Andrew.  Receipt  dated  May  19,  1783,  for  wages  for  service  to  May  10, 
1783,  on  board  the  frigate  "  Hague,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Manley. 

McCarty,  Daniel,  Charlestown.  Capt.  Josiah  Harris's  co..  Col.  Bond's  regt. ;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Dec.  5,  1775. 

McCarty,  Daniel  (also  given  Daniel,  Jr.),  Charlestown  (also  given  Boston).  Pri- 
vate, Capt.  Job  Sumner's  co..  Col.  John  Greaton's  (2d)  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  residence,  Charles- 
town ;  credited  to  town  of  Charlestown ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  [year 
not  given]  ;  residence,  Boston ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Boston ;  mustered  by  County 
Muster  Master  Barber. 

McCarty,  Daniel  (also  given  Daniel,  Sr.),  Ireland.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Sumner's 
CO.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (2d)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Sept.  19,  1777 ;  residence,  Ireland ;  credited  to  town  of  Rox- 
bury ;  reported  killed  Sept.  -,  1777 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  [year  not 
given] ;  mustered  by  County  Muster  Master  Barber;  reported  deceased. 

McCarty,  Daniel,  Pownalborough.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  from  Col.  Joseph  North's  (2d  Lincoln  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Gardnerstown,  Feb. 
2,  1778;  residence,  Pownalborough ;  engaged  for  town  of  Pownalborough ;  joined 
Capt.  Baly's  co. ;  term,  3  years. 


422  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

McCaktt,  Dennis.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Whitney's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ; 
service  from  July  31, 1778,  to  Sept.  14, 1778, 1  mo.  15  days,  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll 
dated  Worcester. 

McCarty,  Dennis.  Private,  Capt.  James  Gregg's  co..  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's  (1st 
New  York)  rei^t. ;  muster  rolls  for  Jan. -April,  1781,  dated  West  Point ;  enlistment, 
during  war;  reported  in  hospital  at  Albany. 

McCarty,  Francis.  Seaman,  sloop  "  Defence,"  commanded  by  Capt.  James  Nivens; 
engaged  July  1,  1781 ;  discharged  Sept.  2G,  1781 ;  service,  2  mos.  25  days.  Roll 
dated  Boston. 

McCarty,  Jack  (also  given  John).  Seaman,  ship  "Mars,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Simeon  Samson  ;  engaged  June  8  (also  given  June  12),  1780;  discharged  March 
12,  1781 ;  service,  9  mos.  4  days ;  reported  as  having  received  wages  on  account 
in  France ;  also  reported  as  entitled  to  share  in  the  brig  "  Tryall  "  if  made  a  prize. 
Roll  dated  Boston. 

McCarty,  James,  Machias.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Williams's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's 
(2d)  i-egt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  26,  1777,  to  April 
15,  1777 ;  reported  died  April  15,  1777 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  [year  not 
given]  ;  residence,  Machias ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Machias ;  mustered  by  County 
Muster  Master  Barber. 

McCarty,  "  Jenton."  Seaman,  ship  "  General  Mifflin,"  commanded  by  Capt.  George 
Wait  Babcock  ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  sworn  to  at  Boston,  Sept.  9, 
1780;  age,  2-lyrs.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Massachusetts. 

McCarty,  John,  Charlestown.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  thfi  Continental  Army 
[year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Charlestown  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Charlestown. 

McCarty,  John,  Lunenburg.  Private,  Capt.  George  Kimball's  (Lunenburg)  co.,  which 
marched  April 20, 1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  10  days. 

McCarty,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Foster's  co..  Col.  John  Greaton's  (2d)  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  1,  1777,  to  April  23,  1778; 
reported  died  April  -,  1778 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  [year  not  given]  ; 
mustered  by  County  Muster  Master  Barber ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll 
for  Dec,  1777,  dated  Albany;  enlisted  March  1,  1777;  enlistment,  during  war; 
reported  sick  in  general  hospital. 

McCarty,  John.  Private,  Major's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  March  1,  1780;  reported  discharged. 

McCarty,  John.  Return  of  men  raised  in  Essex  Co.  for  Continental  service,  agreeable 
to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780 ;  engaged  for  town  of  Beverly  ;  engaged  March  5,  1781 ; 
term,  3  years. 

McCarty,  Owen.  Sergeant,  Lieut.  John  Scott's  detachment  from  6th  Lincoln  Co.  regt. ; 
service  between  Aug.  31, 1779,  and  Nov.  20, 1779,  7  days.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Machias 
and  endorsed  "  Service  at  Penobscot."     [See  Owen  McKinsy.] 

McCarty,  Timothy.  Seaman,  State  brig  "Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Foster  Williams ;  engaged  June  27, 1778 ;  discharged  Oct.  16, 1778 ;  service,  3  mos. 
19  days  ;  also,  Seaman,  ship  "  Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Foster  Wil- 
liams; engaged  Oct.  1,  1780;  service,  7  mos.  4  days;  reported  captured  May  5, 
1781. 

McCarty,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Noah  Allen's  co..  Col.  Edward  Wigglesworth's 
regt. ;  return  [year  not  given]  ;  reported  deserted. 

McCasland,  Alexander,  Gardnerstown.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Conti- 
nental Army,  as  returned  by  enlistment  committee  of  Salem ;  engaged  for  town 
of  Salem;  joined  Col.  Sherburne's  regt. ;  term,  3  years  or  during  war;  also,  Pri- 


IN  TIIE   WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION  423 

McCaslaxd,  Alexander,  continued. 

vate,  Col.  Sherburn's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April 
23,  1778,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  return  of  officers  and  men  belonging  to  Massa- 
chusetts in  Col.  Henry  Sherburne's  regt.,  certified  at  Boston,  June  15, 1779,  by  Capt. 
Benjamin  Burton  ;  rank.  Private  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Gardnerstown  ;  a/so,  Capt. 
Hunt's  CO.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  ser- 
vice from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31, 1780 ;  also,  return  certified  at  Camp  near  M6r- 
ristown,  April  30, 1780,  of  officers  and  men  belonging  to  Col.  Lee's,  Col.  Henley's, 
and  Col.  Jackson's  regts.,  and  men  belonging  to  Massachusetts  in  Col.  Henry 
Sherburne's  regt.,  who  were  incorporated  into  a  regiment  under  the  command  of 
Col.  Henry  Jackson,  agreeable  to  the  arrangement  of  April  9,  1779;  rank.  Drum- 
mer; residence,  Gardnerstown  ;  engaged  April  23, 1778 ;  term,  3  years  (also  given 
during  war) ;  said  McCasland  returned  as  among  those  belonging  to  Col.  Sher- 
burne's regt.  incorporated  with  Col.  Jackson's  regt.  by  order  of  Gen.  Washington 
May  2,  1780;  reported  joined  Capt.  Turner's  co. ;  also,  Drummer,  Capt.  Thomas 
Turner's  (oth)  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  (16th)  regt.;  pay  roll  for  May  1780; 
reported  re-enlisted  as  Private  May  22,  1780 ;  also.  Private,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
pay  roll  for  June  and  July,  1780. 

McCasland,  Henry,  Gardnerstown  (also  given  Stoughton).  Return  of  men  raised  to 
serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Endicott's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's 
regt.;  residence,  Gardnerstown  (also  given  Stoughton);  engaged  for  town  of 
Stoughton;  joined  Capt.  Burton's  CO.,  Col.  Sherburne's  regt.;  term,  3  years; 
also.  Private,  Col.  Sherburne's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  paj'  accounts  for  service 
from  April  18,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  return  of  officers  and  men  belonging 
to  Massachusetts  in  Col.  Henry  Sherburne's  regt.,  certified  at  Boston,  June  15, 
1779,  by  Capt.  Benjamin  Burton  ;  rank,  Private ;  engaged  for  town  of  Gardners- 
town  ;  engaged  April  18,  1777. 

McCasland,  James,  Gardnerstown.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  from  Capt.  Swan's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.;  residence,  Gardners- 
town  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Stoughton ;  joined  Capt.  Burton's  co.,  Col.  Sherburne's 
regt.;  term,  3  years;  also.  Private,  Col.  Sherburne's  regt.;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  18,  1777,  to  May  16,  1779 ;  reported  trans- 
ferred to  the  corps  of  invalids  but  never  joined;  also,  return  of  officers  and  men 
belonging  to  Massachusetts  in  Col.  Henr}'  Sherburne's  regt.,  certified  at  Boston, 
June  15,  1779,  by  Capt.  Benjamin  Burton;  rank,  Private;  engaged  for  town  of 
Gardnerstown;  engaged  March  18,  1777- 

McCasland,  John.  Private,  Capt.  John  Hall's  detachment;  enlisted  June  24,  1777; 
discharged  June  30,  1777;  service,  6  days;  detachment  drafted  from  militia  for 
service  at  Machias;  also,  Capt.  John  Hall's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Foster's  (Lincoln 
Co.)  regt. ;  service  from  Aug.  7, 1779,  to  Sept.  7,  1779,  1  mo.,  at  Penobscot;  com- 
pany marched  on  expedition  to  Majorbagaduce  by  order  of  Gen.  Lovel. 

McCaslen,  John,  York.  Capt.  Samuel  Darby's  co.,  Col.  James  Scammon's  regt.; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  28,  1775 ; 
also,  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Merrill's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt. ;  return  [year 
not  given] ;  residence,  York ;  reported  died  at  Fort  George  Dec.  -,  1776. 

McCaslin,  John,  Old  York  (also  given  York).  Corporal,  Capt.  Samuel  Darby's  co., 
Col.  James  Scammon's  (30th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May 
3,  1775;  service,  3  nios.  6  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775], 
including  abstract  of  pay  to  last  of  July,  1775. 

McCastelin,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Tobias  Fernald's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776 ;  enlisted  Dec.  1, 
1775 ;  reported  re-engaged  Nov.  -,  1775. 

McCastland,  Alexander,  Gardnerstown.  Descriptive  list  dated  Huts  three  miles 
from  West  Point,  Jan.  28,  1781 ;  Capt.  Turner's  co.,  9th  Mass.  regt.  commanded 


424  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

McCastland,  Alexander,  contimied. 

by  Col.  H.  Jackson;  rank,  Private;  age,  16  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  2  in.;  complex- 
ion, dark ;  hair,  brown  ;  occupation,  yeoman ;  residence,  Gardnerstown ;  enlisted 
May  18,  1780,  by  Sergt.  Brown  ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

McCastlen,  William.  Certificate  dated  Machias,  Dec.  12,  1777,  signed  by  Capt. 
Reuben  Dyer,  stating  that  Capt.  Stephen  Smith,  Muster  Master  for  Lincoln  Co., 
had  paid  said  McCastlen  and  others  belonging  to  Capt.  Dyer's  co.  the  bounty 
allowed  them  for  engaging  to  serve  on  the  expedition  against  St.  Johns. 

McCaulet, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Macolley,  McCallay, 

McCalley,  McCally,  McCawley,  McColey,  McCoUey,  McColly,  McCuley,  McCul- 
ley,  McCully.] 

McCaulet,  Hugh.  Lieutenant,  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  April  15,  1778;  reported  resigned  April 
15,  1778;  also,  certificate  dated  Headquarters,  March  20,  1779,  signed  by  Capt. 
Abijah  Child,  certifying  that  said  McCauley  was  a  2d  Lieutenant  in  his  company, 
Col.  Grayton's  (Greaton's)  regt.,  that  he  joined  the  Continental  Army  prior  to 
Aug.  15, 1777,  was  at  the  reduction  of  Gen.  Burgoyne's  army,  and  was  not  absent 
at  any  time  without  leave  of  proper  authority. 

McCausland, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  McArsling,  McCasland, 

McCaslen,  McCaslin,  McCastelin,  McCastland,  McCastlen,  McCauslen,  McCaus- 
ling,  McCawland,  McKastlen,  Measland.] 

McCausland,  Andrew,  Gardnerstown.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Colborn's  co.  of  Minute- 
men,  Col.  Arnold's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  25,  1775;  service,  20  days. 

McCavsland,  Henry,  Gardnerstown.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continen- 
tal Army  from  Col.  Joseph  North's  (2d  Lincoln  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Gardnerstown, 
Feb.  2,  1778;  residence,  Gardnerstown;  engaged  for  town  of  Stoughton ;  joined 
Capt.  Burton's  co..  Col.  Sherbon's  regt. ;  term,  3  years. 

McCausland,  James,  Gardnerstown.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  from  Col.  Joseph  North's  (2d  Lincoln  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Gardnerstown, 
Feb.  2,  1778;  residence,  Gardnerstown;  engaged  for  town  of  Stoughton;  joined 
Capt.  Burton's  co..  Col.  Sherbon's  regt. ;  term,  3  years. 

McCausland,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Heald's  co..  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's 
regt.;  enlisted  June  30,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  11,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  13  days, 
•on  Penobscot  expedition. 

McCausland,  John.  Capt.  Samuel  McCobb's  co..  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  receipt  for  ad- 
vance pay,  signed  by  said  McCausland,  dated  Cambridge,  July  26,  1775.  [See 
John  McKnight.] 

McCausland,  John.  Private,  Capt.  John  Hall's  detachment;  engaged  Aug.  14, 1777; 
discharged  Aug.  19,  1777 ;  service,  5  days ;  detachment  drafted  from  militia  for 
service  at  Machias. 

McCauslen,  John.  Private,  Capt.  John  Hall's  detachment.  Col.  Benjamin  Foster's 
(Lincoln  Co.)  regt. ;  entered  service  Sept.  15,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  5,  1777;  ser- 
vice, 21  days ;  detachment  drafted  from  militia  by  order  of  Col.  Foster  and 
marched  to  the  assistance  of  Machias  and  there  served  when  British  ships  lay  in 
that  harbor.    Roll  dated  Pleasant  River. 

McCausling,  James,  Gardnerstown.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Colborn's  co.  of  Minute- 
men,  Col.  Arnold's  regt.;  enlisted  July  25,  1775;  service,  20  days. 

McCaver,  Rorert.  Master,  frigate  "  Deane,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel  Nichol- 
son ;  engaged  May  1,  1781 ;  service  to  May  31,  1782,  13  mos. 

McCaver,  Robert.  Receipt  dated  Oct.  28,  1783,  for  wages  for  service  to  Oct.  15,  1783, 
on  board  the  frigate  "  Hague,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Manley. 


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McCawlaxd,  William,  Pleasant  River.  Private,  Capt.  Francis  Shaw,  Jr.'s  co. ;  en- 
listed Sept.  9, 1775 ;  service,  4  mos.  1  day  ;  company  stationed  at  Gouldsborough, 
No.  4,  Narraguagus,  and  Pleasant  River,  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

McCawlet,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Charles  Parsons's  co.,  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's 
(1st  New  York)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.- April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  re- 
ported sick  in  general  hospital  at  Albany. 

McCat,  Barnabas.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Putnam's  CO.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  20,  1779;  service  to  Dec.  1,  1779,  4  mos.  11  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

McCat,  Daniel,  Falmouth  (also  given  Bedford).  Private,  Capt.  Nicholas  Blasdell's 
CO.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  from 
Alban}-  home,  sworn  to  Jan.  20,  1777;  340  miles  travel  allowed  said  McCay; 
also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  as  returned  by  Moses 
Noyes,  Chairman  of  Selectmen  and  Committee  of  Newbury ;  residence,  Falmouth  ; 
engaged  for  town  of  Newbury;  joined  Capt.  Ellicse's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt.; 
term,  3  years;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Paul  Ellis's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  June  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779;  reported  as  serving  22  months  as  Corporal,  9  months  as  Sergeant;  promoted 
to  Sergeant  April  1,  1779;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  return  dated  Feb.  4, 1778; 
residence,  Falmouth ;  enlisted  for  Newbury  new  town ;  mustered  by  County  and 
Continental  Muster  Masters ;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Paul  Ellis's  co..  Col.  Bigelow's 
regt.;  pay  abstract  for  Jan.,  1779,  sworn  to  at  Providence;  also.  Sergeant,  same 
CO.  and  regt.;  muster  I'oll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  sworn  to  at  Providence; 
also.  Sergeant  Major,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Smith's  co..  Col.  Bigelow's  (loth)  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780; 
residence,  Bedford ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Jan.-June,  1780, 
dated  Camp  Robinson's  Farms ;  reported  promoted  to  Sergeant  Major  Dec.  20, 
1779;  also,  muster  roll  for  July,  1780,  dated  Camp  "Tenack;"  appointed  Dec. 
20, 1779;  term,  during  war;  also,  muster  roll  for  Nov.  and  Dec,  1780,  dated  Gar- 
rison West  Point;  also,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Smith's  co.,  (late)  15th  Mass.  regt. ;  re- 
turn for  the  year  1780,  dated  West  Point;  engaged  Dec.  17,  1779;  also,  Sergeant, 
Capt.  Smith's  co..  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan. -May, 
1781,  dated  West  Point;  reported  promoted  to  Sergeant  Major  in  May,  1781; 
also,  Sergeant  Major,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  June  and  July,  1781, 
dated  Camp  near  Dobbs's  Ferry;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781,  dated  Camp 
Peekskill;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Sept.,  1781-Feb.,  1782,  dated  Garrison  West 
Point. 

McCat,  Peter.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  McFarland's  corps  of  invalids;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  term,  during 
war;  reported  transfei-red  from  Col.  Bigelow's  regt. ;  also,  Capt.  McFarland's  co. 
of  invalids  stationed  at  Boston,  Col.  Nicola's  regt. ;  inspection  return  dated  Aug. 
1,  1780. 

McCellerrin,  J.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Edmund  Brigham's  co.,  6th  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  sworn  to  Feb.  16,  1778;  resi- 
dence, Rutland;  engaged  for  town  of  Westborough;  joined  Capt.  Bryant's  co.. 
Col.  Mason's  regt. ;  term,  3  years. 

McCelloch,  Alexander.  Return  of  3  and  6  months  men  raised  in  Hampshire  Co. 
from  (late)  Col.  Moseley's  regt.  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Danderson  (Danielson), 
dated  Hampshire  Co.,  Oct.  26,  1780;  engaged  for  town  of  Murrayfield;  term, 
6  months ;  reported  as  having  belonged  to  Capt-  Black's  co. 

McChollester,  Richard.  Sergeant,  Lieut.  William  Clark's  detachment;  entered 
service  Aug.  25,  1780 ;  discharged  Sept.  6,  1780 ;  service,  13  days,  in  Lincoln  Co. 
by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Peleg  Wadsworth. 


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McCiBH,  James,  Georges  (also  given  Georgetown).  Private,  5th  co.,  Col.  Bradford's 
(14th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pa}-  accounts  for  service  from  March  5, 1777,  to  Dec. 
31,  1779 ;'  residence,  Georges ;  reported  transferred  to  corps  of  invalids  at  Boston; 
also,  Capt.  John  Lamont's  co..  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  (r2th)  regt. ;  subsistence 
allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  March  5,  1777,  to  May  10,  1777;  credited  with 
66  days  allowance;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  return  [year  not  given]  ;  residence, 
Georgetown  ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Georgetown ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  mustered  by 
County  and  Continental  Muster  Masters ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  of  men 
who  were  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15, 1777,  and  who  had  not  been  absent  subse- 
quently except  on  furlough,  etc. ;  reported  joined  June  17,  1777 ;  also  reported 
joined  corps  of  invalids. 

McClain,  Alexander,  Boston.  Boatswain,  brigantine  "Tyrannicide,"  commanded 
by  Capt.  John  Cathcart;  engaged  May  4,1779;  discharged  June  23,  1779;  ser- 
vice, 1  mo.  19  days;  roll  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. ;  also.  Boatswain,  ship  "Essex" 
(privateer),  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Cathcart;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and 
crew,  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co.,  June  12,  1780;  age,  32  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.; 
residence,  Boston. 

McClain,  "  Ellick,"  Pownal borough.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continen- 
tal Army  from  Col.  Joseph  North's  (2d  Lincoln  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Gardnerstown, 
Feb.  2,  1778;  residence,  Pownalborough ;  engaged  for  town  of  Pownalborough ; 
joined  Capt.  Davies's  co..  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  term,  during  war.  [See 
Alexander  McLaland.] 

McClain,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Plumer's  co. ;  service  from  July  6,  1779,  to 
Sept.  24,  1779,  2  mos.  18  days,  at  Penobscot;  company  detached  from  Col.  Wil- 
liam Jones's  regt.  for  service  under  Col.  Samuel  McCobb  on  expedition  against 
Majorbagaduce. 

McClain,  Oliver,  Dedhain.  Private,  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt.;  Con- 
tinental Armv  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  27,  1777,  to  May  17,  1779;  resi- 
dence, Dedham  ;  reported  deserted ;  also,  Lieut.  Hodijah  Bayles's  co.  of  grenadiers. 
Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Feb.,  1778,  dated  "  Gulph ;  "  also,  Lieut.  Hodijah 
Bayles's  CO.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  June,  1778,  dated  Providence; 
also,  Lieut.  John  Hobby's  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  July  and  Aug., 
1778,  sworn  to  at  Providence ;  also,  Lieut,  John  Hobby's  co.  of  grenadiers.  Col. 
Jackson's  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  Sept.  and  Dec,  1778,  sworn  to  at  Pawtuxet;  also, 
Lieut.  John  Hobby's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  March,  1779,  sworn 
to  in  Garrison  at  Pawtuxet;  also.  Colonel's  (1st)  co.  commanded  b.y  Capt.  Lieut. 
John  Hobby,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  April,  1779,  dated  Pawtuxet; 
enlisted  Ma.y  22,  1777 ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  reported  on  command  with  Gen. 
Sullivan;  also,  retui-n  certified  at  Camp  near  Morristown,  April  30,  1780,  of  offl- 
cers  and  men  belonging  to  Col.  Lee's,  Col.  Henley's,  and  Col.  Jackson's  regts., 
and  men  belonging  to  Massachusetts  in  Col.  Henry  Sherburne's  regt.,  who  were 
incorporated  into  a  i-egiment  under  the  command  of  Col.  Henry  Jackson,  agree- 
able to  the  arrangement  of  April  9, 1779;  Colonel's  CO. ;  rank,  Private;  residence, 
Dedham;  engaged  for  town  of  Rehoboth;  engaged  May  27,  1777;  term,  3  3'ears; 
reported  deserted  May  17,  1779. 

McClain,  Samuel.  Order  on  Maj.  Dummer  Sewall,  payable  to  Capt.  Caleb  Turner, 
dated  Bristol,  Nov.  18,  1775,  signed  by  said  McClain,  Private,  and  others  belong- 
ing to  Capt.  Turner's  co.,  for  wages  for  1  month ;  also,  Capt.  Caleb  Turner's  co. ; 
enlisted  July  13,  1775;  service  to  Dec.  31,  1775,  6  mos.  3  days,  in  defence  of  sea- 
coast  ;  roll  dated  Bristol. 

McClain,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Plumer's  co. ;  service  from  July  6,  1779, 
to  Sept.  24,  1779,  2  mos.  18  days,  at  Penobscot ;  company  detached  from  Col. 
William  Jones's  regt.  for  service  under  Col.  Samuel  McCobb  on  expedition 
against  Majorbagaduce. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  427 


McClaix,  William,  Sturbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Coburn's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  15,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780; 
residence,  Sturbridge;  also,  Capt.  Asa  Coburn's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's 
(7th)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Feb. -May,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlistment,  dur- 
ing war;  reported  on  command  at  New  Windsor;  also,  muster  rolls  for  June  and 
July,  1781;  reported  on  command  with  Maj.  Darby  in  July,  1781;  also,  Capt. 
Coburn's  (8th)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Dec,  1781,  dated 
York  Hutts;  reported  in  the  General's  barge;  also,  Capt.  Coburn's  (Light 
Infantry)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.  and  Feb.,  1782, 
dated  York  Hutts;  ra/so.  Light  Infantry  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  list  of 
men  who  died  or  were  discharged  subsequent  to  Jan.  1,  1781 ;  said  McClain  dis- 
charged June  10,  1783,  by  Gen.  Washington,  term  of  enlistment  having  expired. 

McClain,  William.  Order  on  Maj.  Duramer  Sewall,  payable  to  Capt.  Caleb  Turner, 
dated  Bristol,  Nov.  18,  1775,  signed  by  said  McClain,  Private,  and  others  belong- 
ing to  Capt.  Turner's  co.,  for  wages  for  1  month ;  also,  Capt.  Caleb  Turner's  co. ; 
enlisted  July  13, 1775;  service  to  Dec.  31,  1775,  6  mos.  3  days,  in  defence  of  sea- 
coast;  roll  dated  Bristol. 

McClalan  [Alexander].  Captain,  2d  (Gorhamtown)  co.,  3d  Cumberland  Co.  regt. 
of  Mass.  militia;  return  dated  Brunswick,  Aug.  29, 1776,  made  by  Samuel  Thomp- 
son, of  three  regiments  of  militia  in  Cumberland  Co.,  showing  numbers  and 
equipments. 

McClalan,  David.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Stearns's  co.,  Col.  John  Rand's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  11,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  11,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  11  days,  includ- 
ing 10  days  (200  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  in  Worcester  Co.  to  serve 
for  3  months. 

McClalan,  Samuel.  Sentinel,  Capt.  Robert  Hodges's  co.,  Col.  William  Jones's  regt.; 
list  of  men  who  assisted  in  the  recapture  of  the  ship  "Grout"  ("Gruel")  from 
the  British  ship  "  Rainbow"  Sept.  10,  1777,  sworn  to  at  Newcastle. 

McClalen,  David,  Petersham.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  William  Henry's  co..  Col.  Whit- 
ney's regt. ;  engaged  May  5, 1777  ;  discharged  Julj' 5, 1777  ;  service,  2  mos.  9  days, 
at  Rhode  Island,  including  5  days  (105  miles)  travel  home;  companj-  raised  for 
2  months. 

McClalen,  David,  Jr.,  Petersham.  Private,  Capt.  William  Henry's  co.,  Col.  Whit- 
ney's regt. ;  enlisted  May  5, 1777 ;  discharged  July  5,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  9  days, 
at  Pihode  Island,  including  5  days  (105  miles)  travel  home;  company  raised  for 
2  months. 

McClalen,  William,  Bernardston.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Kellogg's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
AVard's  regt. ;  companj-  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

McClallan  [Cart].  General  order  dated  Headquarters,  Ticonderoga,  Sept.  7,  1776, 
taken  from  Col.  Wheelock's  Orderly  Book;  said  McClallan,  Lieutenant,  Col.- 
Phinnie's  regt.,  promoted  to  1st  Lieutenant,  in  room  of  William  McClaven, 
deserted. 

McClallan,  David,  Petersham.  Ensign,  Capt.  Ezekiel  Knowlton's  co..  Col.  Nicholas 
Dike's  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  regiments  raised  for  defence  of  Boston  [year  not 
given,  probably  1776]  ;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Asa  How's  (2d)  co..  Col. 
Nathan  Sparhawk's  (7th  Worcester  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers 
chosen  by  the  several  companies  in  said  regiment,  dated  Petersham,  March  24, 
1776;  ordered  in  Council  April  6,  1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned;  re- 
ported commissioned  April  5  [  ?],  1776. 

McClallan,  David.  Private,  Capt.  John  Oliver's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt.; 
service  between  Sept.  28,  1777,  and  Oct.  10,  1777,  20  days,  including  7  days  (140 
miles)  travel  home;  companj'  marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army  at  the  time  of 
the  reduction  of  Gen.  Burgoyne. 


428  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

McClallan,  David.  Order  on  Henry  Gardner,  Treasurer,  payable  to  Capt.  Ephraim 
Stearns,  dated  Petersham,  May  16,  1782,  signed  by  said  McClallan  and  others, 
for  wages,  etc.,  for  service  in  Capt.  Stearns's  co.,  Col.  John  Rand's  regt.,  at  West 
Point  in  1780. 

McClallan,  James.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Abraham  Batcheller's  12th  (4th  Sutton)  co., 
5th  Worcester  Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  chosen  in  said  regiment, 
as  returned  by  Daniel  Plimpton  and  others,  field  officers,  dated  Sutton,  March 
20,  1776;  ordered  in  Council  April  4,  1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned ;  re- 
ported commissioned  April  4,  1776. 

McClallan,  Thomas.  List  of  men  who  moved  from  the  town  of  Cape  Elizabeth 
subsequent  to  1776,  dated  Cape  Elizabeth,  Jan.  17,  1782. 

McClalland,  David.  Ensign,  Capt.  Ezekiel  Knowlton's  co. ;  list  of  officers  chosen 
to  command  three  companies  drafted  from  [Brig.]  Jonathan  Warner's  brigade, 
as  returned  by  said  Warner  to  Maj.  Gen.  Warren,  July  27, 1776,  the  companies  to 
serve  at  and  about  Boston  ;  also,  order  dated  Worcester,  Aug.  13,  1776,  signed  by 
Jonathan  Warner,  directing  said  McClalland,  an  Ensign,  to  march  to  Waltham 
to  the  house  of  Isaac  Gleson,  inn  holder,  by  10  o'clock  a.m.  "on  Tuesday  next" 
to  join  his  company;  also,  communication  dated  Aug.  17,  1776,  signed  by  Col. 
Nathan  Sparhawk,  addressed  to  Brig.  Jonathan  Warner,  of  Hardwick,  stating  that 
in  obedience  to  orders  he  had  offered  a  commission  to  said  McClalland,  Lieutenant, 
which  the  latter  had  declined,  although  expressing  his  willingness  to  serve  his 
country  if  he  could  go  in  the  position  he  held. 

McClallen,  David.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Wilder's  co..  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt. 
commanded  by  Maj.  Daniel  Clap;  enlisted  July  4, 1778;  discharged  July  15,1778; 
service,  13  days,  at  Rutland  Barracks ;  company  raised  for  20  days  service.  Roll 
dated  Templeton. 

McClallen,  Hugh.  Captain,  2d  co..  Col.  David  Field's  (5th  Hampshire  Co.)  regt.  of 
Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  chosen  in  said  regiment,  dated  Deerfield,  April  22, 
1776;  ordered  in  Council  May  3,  1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned;  re- 
ported commissioned  May  3,  1776;  also.  Captain,  Col.  David  Field's  regt. ;  engaged 
Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  19,  1777;  service,  6  days,  including  3  days  (60 
miles)  travel  home;  company  marched  from  Colrain  to  Bennington  on  the  alarm 
of  Aug.  17,  1777;  also.  Captain,  Col.  David  Wells's  regt.;  engaged  Sept.  22, 
1777;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  2  days,  with  Northern  army;  roll 
sworn  to  in  Hampshire  Co. 

McClallen,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Sibley's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Davis's  regt.; 
marched  July  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  13^  days,  including  4 
days  (72  miles)  travel  home;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm. 
Roll  dated  Sutton. 

McCland,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Eleazer  Crabtree's  co.;  enlisted  Aug.  24,  1775;  ser- 
vice to  Dec.  31, 1775, 4  raos.  17  days ;  company  stationed  at  Frenchman's  Bay  for 
defence  of  seacoast. 

McClane,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Deming's  detachment  from  Col.  Ashley's 
regt.;  enlisted  June  4,  1778;  discharged  Jul j'  15,  1778;  service,  41  days;  detach- 
ment ordered  to  Albany  by  Gen.  John  Fellows. 

McClane,  John.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suf- 
folk Co.,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  19,  1777;  Capt.  Thomas's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Mar- 
shall's regt. 

McClane,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Coburn's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th) 
regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1781;  enlistment,  during  war;  reported 
with  Maj.  Darby  in  Aug.,  1781 ;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Asa  Coburn's  co.  commanded 
by  Lieut.  Levi  Parker,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Oct.  and 
Nov.,  1781,  dated  York  Hutts. 


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McClaning,  John,  Chelmsford.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  re- 
turned by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780 ;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  in  Middlesex  Co. ;  engaged  for 
town  of  Chelmsford;  mustered  March  4,  1781. 

McClaning,  William.  Descriptive  list  of  men  in  Continental  service;  Capt.  John 
Lillie's  CO.,  Col.  John  Crane's  (3d  Artillery)  regt. ;  rank,  Fifer;  age,  15  yrs. ;  stat- 
ure, 4  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion,  fair;  engaged  Jan.  -,  1780,  by  Capt.  Lieut.  Barr. 

McClanithan,  Josiah.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  King's  co.,  Col.  Sears's  regt.;  enlisted 
Aug.  20,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  20,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.,  at  Saratoga. 

McClannan,  .    List  of  prisoners  landed  in  New  England  by  Capt.  Solomon  Rider, 

Master  of  the  shallop  "  Seaflower,"  of  Yarmouth,  N.  S. ;  said  McClannan,  Captain, 
of  Falmouth,  reported  as  having  been  taken  by  the  "  Milford  "  off  Georges  Banks 
and  landed  at  Falmouth  Jan.  12,  1777. 

McClanxan,  John.  Private,  Capt.  David  Holbrook's  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's 
(4th)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1781 ;  enlisted  July  21,  1781 ;  enlist- 
ment, 3  years ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Oct.-Dec,  1781,  and  Feb.,  1782,  dated  York 
Hutts ;  reported  with  the  General's  barge. 

McClaxnen,  David.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Daniel  Haws's  co.,  which  joined  Col.  Par- 
sons's  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  the  militia  which  reinforced  the  army;  commis- 
sioned Feb.  13,  1776. 

McClannen,  John.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Chelmsford  for 
service  in  the  Continental  Army  at  North  river  during  1780;  marched  from  home 
June  30,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  10,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  21  days,  including  10 
days  (200  miles)  travel  home. 

McClannen,  William,  Bernardston.  Private,  Capt.  Eliakim  Smith's  co..  Col.  Ward's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  12 
days. 

McClannin,  William.  Fifer,  Capt.  Lillie's  co..  Col.  John  Crane's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780. 

McClanning,  Benjamin.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Perkins's  co. ;  company  return  for 
the  year  1775. 

McClanning,  Prince.  Marine,  frigate  "Deane,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel 
Nicholson  ;  engaged  Jan.  20,  1782;  service  to  May  31,  1782,  4  mos.  11  days;  en- 
gagement, 12  months ;  also,  receipt  dated  May  28,  1783,  for  wages  for  service  to 
May  10, 1783,  on  board  the  frigate  "  Hague,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Manley. 

McClanxox,  Joseph,  Boston.  Private,  Col.  Sheldon's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  April  24,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  return  of  officers 
and  men  belonging  to  Massachusetts  in  Col.  Sheldon's  (2d )  regt.  of  light  dragoons, 
made  by  Benjamin  Tallmadge,  Major  Commandant,  dated  Jan.  28, 1781 ;  enlisted 
April  24,  1780,  by  Corporal  Bass ;  residence,  Boston ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

McClaxxt,  Neil.  Descriptive  list  of  men  mustered  by  James  Leonard,  Muster  Mas- 
ter, to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of 
their  arrival  atFishkill,  dated  Taunton,  May  19, 1778;  Capt.  Eleazer  Hathaway's 
(12th)  CO.,  Col.  Edward  Pope's  (2d  Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  age,  38  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft. 
5  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  black;  eyes,  dark;  engaged  for  town  of  Dart- 
mouth. 

McClaxtvk,  David.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  months,  agreeable  to  order  of  General 
Court  of  June  22,  1780,  returned  as  mustered  by  Maj.  Josiah  Lyman;  Capt. 
Breckinridge's  co. ;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  resi- 
dence. Ware. 


430  ^lASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS   AOT)   SAILORS 

McClaret,  David,  Londonderry.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Hugh  Maxwell's  co.,  Col.  William 
Prescott's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  engaged  April  28,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  5  days. 

McClarey,  SaiMuel.  Corporal,  Lieut.  Col.  Jabez  Hatch's  (Boston)  regt. ;  service  with 
detachment  commanded  by  Maj.  Andrew  Symmes  drafted  to  serve  for  5  weeks  in 
guarding  stores  at  and  about  Boston  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath,  agreeable  to  order 
of  Council  of  May  12,  1777. 

McClarox,  Dougald,  Boston.  Matross,  Capt.  Welles's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  Conti- 
nental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  7,  1777,  to  Jan.  -,  1778 ;  resi- 
dence, Boston  ;  credited  to  town  of  Boston  ;  reported  deserted ;  also,  Capt.  David 
Allen's  CO.,  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artillery)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Sept. -Dec,  1777; 
enlistment,  during  war.     [See  Dougald  McClary  and  Dougald  McClennon.] 

McClart,  Dougald,  Bedford.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Array 
[year  not  given] ;  residence,  Bedford ;  engaged  for  town  of  Bedford. 

McCiART,  David,  Londonderrj",  N.  H.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Hugh  Maxwell's  co.,  Col. 
"William  Prescott's  (10th)  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

McClart,  John,  Boston.  Matross,  Capt.  Edward  Crafts's  co.,  Col.  Richard  Gridley's 
(Artillery)  regt. ;  muster  roll  made  up  to  Aug.  1, 1775,  dated  Cambridge ;  enlisted 
May  13,  1775;  service  to  June  29,  1775,  6  weeks  6  days;  also,  Sergeant,  Lieut. 
Colonel's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  24, 1779;  residence,  Boston  ;  credited  to  town  of 
Boston;  reported  transferred  to  corps  of  invalids  June  1,  1777,  and  discharged 
Dec.  24,  1779;  also,  3d  Sergeant,  Capt.  Benjamin  Wallcut's  co..  Col.  Marshall's 
regt. ;  subsistence  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  Dec.  23,  1776,  to  Feb.  5, 1777 ; 
credited  with  45  days  allowance;  subsistence  also  allowed  for  11  days  (220  miles) 
travel  on  march  from  Boston  to  Bennington ;  also,  Sergeant,  Lieut.  Ephraim 
Minot's  corps  of  invalids  stationed  at  Boston  ;  joined  July  21, 1778 ;  service  to  Oct. 
1,  1778,  2  mos.  9  days ;  order  for  payment  of  amount  of  roll  dated  at  Headquar- 
ters, Boston,  and  signed  by  Maj.  Gen.  W.  Heath;  aZso,  order  on  the  Board  of 
War,  payable  to  Lieut.  Ephraim  Minot,  commanding  officer  of  the  corps  of 
invalids  stationed  at  Boston,  endorsed  "Boston  Jan'y  1779,"  signed  l)y  said 
McClary  and  others,  for  clothing  due  them  as  a  donation  from  the  several  towns 
of  the  state;  also,  Lieut.  Osgood  Carleton's  co.  of  invalids  stationed  at  Boston, 
Col.  Lewis  Nichola's  regt.;  muster  rolls  dated  Sept.  9,  and  Oct.  2,  1779;  also, 
same  CO.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Oct.,  1779;  reported  sick  and  absent;  aZso,  cer- 
tificate dated  Boston,  Dec.  24,  1779,  signed  by  Osgood  Carleton,  Lieutenant  of 
invalids,  certifying  that  said  McClary,  a  Sergeant  in  his  company  and  formerly  in 
Capt.  Walcott's  co..  Col.  Marshall's  regt.,  being  unfit  for  military  duty  on  account 
of  lameness  contracted  while  in  service,  was  accordingly  discharged. 

McClart,  Morris,  Stow.  Private,  Capt.  William  Whitcomb's  (Stow)  co.  of  militia, 
Col.  James  Prescott's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  ser- 
vice, 7  days ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army ;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Patch's  co..  Col. 
William  Prescott's  regt.;  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Jona- 
than Rice's  CO.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged 
Nov.  29, 1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  24  da^vs,  including  11  days  (220  miles)  travel  home ; 
company  ordered  to  march  to  reinforce  Northern  army;  roll  dated  Sudbury; 
also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  from  4th  Middlesex  Co.  regt.  to  reinforce  the 
Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fish- 
kill,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778,  as  returned  by  E.  Brooks,  Superin- 
tendent; Capt.  Munroe's  co..  Col.  Howe's  regt. ;  age,  45  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ; 
complexion,  dark  ;  residence.  Stow ;  engaged  for  town  of  Stow ;  also,  list  of  men 
returned  as  received  of  Jonathan  Warner,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  J.  Glover, 
at  Fort  Arnold,  July  8,  1778  ;  arrived  at  Fishkill  July  5, 1778  ;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
Thomas  Hovey's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  26, 1779 ;  discharged 


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McClart,  Morris,  continued. 

Dec.  18, 1779 ;  service,  4  mos.  27  days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
pay  roll  for  Dec,  1779,  allowing  1  mo.  4  days  service  at  Rhode  Island,  including 
travel  (80  miles)  home;  also,  list  of  6  months  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of 
June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of  Maj.  Joseph  Hosmer,  Superintendent  for 
Middlesex  Co.,  by  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised 
to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve 
of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen. 
John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  23,  1780  ;  age,  47  yrs ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in. ;  com- 
plexion, ruddy  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Stow  ;  marched  to  camp  July  23,  1780,  under 
command  of  Capt.  John  Williams;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the 
town  of  Stow  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  entered  service 
July  21,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  5,  1780;  service,  24  days,  including  travel  (180 
miles)  home. 

McClart,  Robert,  Boston.  Private,  (late)  Capt.  Samuel  Foster's  co..  Col.  John 
Greaton's  (3d)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 
1777,  to  Nov.  21,  1777;  reported  deserted;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Foster's  co.,  Col. 
Greaton's  (2d)  regt. ;  return  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Boston ;  mustered  by 
County  Muster  Master  Barber;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Dec, 
1777,  dated  Albany;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1777;  enlistment,  during  war;  reported 
deserted  Nov.  21,  1777. 

McClauchlin,  John.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  8, 1777 ;  Capt.  Isaiah  Stetson's  co..  Col.  Bradford's 

regt. 

McClauchlix,  Michael.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barljer,  Muster  Master 
for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  8, 1777 ;  Capt.  Abraham  Hunt's  co..  Col.  John 
Patterson's  regt. 

McClavghlin,  John,  Boston.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Lane's  co..  Col.  Brooks's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779. 

McClaughlix,  Michael.  Private,  Capt.  Burnam's  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  (8th) 
regt.;  Continental  Arm}'  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  14,  1777,  to  Jan.  14, 
1778;  reported  deserted. 

McClavex,  William.  General  order  dated  Headquarters,  Ticonderoga,  Sept.  7, 1776, 
taken  from  Col.  Wheelock's  Orderly  Book;  said  McClaven,  1st  Lieutenant,  Col. 
Phinnie's  regt.,  reported  deserted. 

McClawlex,  Lawrexce,  Manchester.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Loammi  Baldwin's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775; 
service,  13  weeks  1  day. 

McClean,  .    General  order  dated  Headquarters,  Ticonderoga,  Oct.  6,  1776,  taken 

from  Col.  Wheelock's  Orderly  Book ;  said  McClean,  Sergeant,  Col.  Whitcomb's 
(6th)  regt.,  promoted  to  Ensign,  vice  Ensign  Smith,  promoted. 

McCleax,  David.  Return  of  sentences  by  a  court-martial,  Maj.  Dunbar,  President, 
appearing  in  a  general  order  dated  Headquarters,  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  23,  1776, 
taken  from  Col.  Ephraim  Wheelock's  Orderly  Book;  said  McClean  tried  on 
charge  of  drunkenness  while  on  guard;  pleaded  guilty  and  sentenced  to  receive 
20  lashes  but  on  account  of  circumstances  in  his  favor  the  couit  recommended  him 
for  a  pardon. 

McCleax,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Orringh  Stoddard's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  regt.; 
pa.v  abstract  for  Dec,  1778,  sworn  to  at  Providence. 

McCleax,  Johx.  Corporal,  Capt.  Elihu  Gifford's  CO.,  Col.  Turner's  regt.;  enlisted 
July  28,  1781;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1781;  service  at  Rhode  Island;  regiment 
raised  in  Bristol  and  Barnstal)le  counties  to  serve  for  5  months. 


432  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 


McCleax,  Uriah.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
Suffollc  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  8,  1777;  Capt.  Christopher  Marshall's  co.,  Col. 
Thomas  Marshall's  regt. 

McCleart,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  MacClary,  McClarey, 

McClary,  McLarey.] 

McCleart,  David,  Methuen.  Pay  roll  of  certain  men  beloniring  to  Methuen  that 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  but  did  not  serve  under  any  particular 
commanding  officer,  as  returned  by  Capt.  James  Mallon ;  service,  4  days. 

McCleart,  David.  Capt.  Hugh  Maxwell's  co..  Col.  Prescott's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Sewall's  Point,  Dec.  27,  1775. 

McCleart,  John,  Barre.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
7th  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Capt.  William  Henry  and  Capt.  Benjamin 
Nye,  dated  Dec.  29,  1777;  residence,  Barre;  engaged  for  town  of  Barre;  joined 
Capt.  Gates's  co..  Col.  Putnam's  regt. ;  term,  3  years. 

McCleart,  John,  Boston.  Capt.  Edward  Crafts's  co..  Col.  Richard  Gridley's  regt. ; 
receipt  for  advance  pay,  signed  Ijy  said  McCleary  and  others,  dated  Cambridge, 
June  8,  1775;  also,  Bombardier,  Capt.  Edward  Burbeck's  co.,  Col.  Gridley's 
(Artillery)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  29, 1775;  service, 
1  mo.  4  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7, 1775 ;  reported  transferred  from 
Capt.  Crafts's  co. ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated 
Jan.  6,  1776;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  8,  1777;  Capt.  Nathaniel  Winslow's  co..  Col. 
Marshall's  regt. 

McCleary,  Robert.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  2,  1777;  Capt.  Samuel  Foster's  co.,  Col.  John 
Greaton's  regt. 

McCleary,  Robert.  Master-at-arms,  brigantine  "Massachusetts,"  commanded  by 
Capt.  John  Lambert ;  engaged  Dec.  16,  1777.  Roll  made  up  for  advance  wages 
for  1  month  and  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. 

McCleary,  William,  Boston  (also  given  Stoughton).  Capt.  John  Callender's  co., 
Col.  Gridle.v's  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  McCleary,  dated 
"  Rans  Kill,"  June  22, 1775 ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  Trescott's  co..  Col.  Jona- 
than Brewer's  regt.;  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775;  reported 
drafted  into  the  train;  also,  Matross,  Capt.  John  Callender's  co.  commanded  by 
Capt.  Lieut.  William  Perkins,  Col.  Richard  Gridley's  (Artillery)  regt.;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  5,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  1  day  ;  also,  Capt. 
Lieut.  William  Perkins's  co..  Col.  Gridley's  regt. ;  company  return  [probably 
Oct.,  1775];  also,  Capt.  William  Perkins's  co.,  Col.  Gridley's  regt.;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Nov.  6,  1775 ;  also,  return  of  men 
raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Endicott's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Gill's  regt. ;  residence,  Boston;  engaged  for  town  of  Stoughton  (also  given  Bos- 
ton) ;  joined  Lieut.  Richards's  co..  Col.  Greaton's  regt.;  term,  3  years;  also,  list 
of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated 
Boston,  Jan.  19,  1777;  Capt.  Job  Sumner's  co..  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt.;  also. 
Sergeant,  Capt.  Job  Sumner's  co..  Col.  John  Greaton's  2d  (also  given  3d)  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  9,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1780; 
residence,  Stoughton  (also  given  Boston) ;  credited  to  town  of  Stoughton  ;  reported 
as  serving  6  mos.  10  days  as  Private,  10  mos.  27  days  as  Sergeant  Major,  18  mos. 
15  days  as  Sergeant;  also,  descriptive  list  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  25,  1781 ;  Col. 
John  Greaton's  (3d)  regt.;  age,  25  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  light; 
hair,  light;  eyes,  light;  residence,  Boston;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1777,  by  Lieut. 
Richards ;  enlistment,  during  war. 


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McCleaht,  William,  Methuen.  Private,  in  a  company  commanded  by  Maj.  Samuel 
Bodwell,  which  marched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
4^  days.     [Name  crossed  out  on  roll.] 

McCleart,  William,  Methuen.  Pay  roll  of  certain  men  belonging  to  Methuen  that 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  but  did  not  serve  under  any  particular 
commanding  officer,  as  returned  by  Capt.  James  Mallon  ;  service,  6  days. 

McClelan,  James.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Abraham  Batcheller's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Hol- 
man's  regt. ;  service,  43  days ;  company  marched  to  Providence,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm 
in  Dec,  1776.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Worcester  Co. 

McClelan,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Batcheller's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Holraan's 
regt. ;  service,  10  days;  company  marched  to  Providence,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm  in 
Dec,  1776;  roll  sworn  to  in  Worcester  Co.;  also,  Capt.  March  Chase's  co..  Col. 
Jonathan  Holman's  regt.;  marched  Sept.  26,  1777;  service  to  Oct.  26,  1777,  30 
days,  including  travel  (285  miles)  to  and  from  camp;  company  marched  from 
Sutton  to  Saratoga  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

McCleland,  Alexander,  Newcastle.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  from  3d  Lincoln  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Robert  Hodge,  dated  New- 
castle, 1777;  residence,  Newcastle;  engaged  for  town  of  Newcastle;  joined  Capt. 
Alexander's  co..  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  term,  3  years. 

McCleland,  Alexander.  Private,  Lieut.  William  Bird's  co.,  Col.  Thayer's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  19,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10, 1780;  service,  3  mos.  3  days,  including 
11  days  (220  miles)  travel  home ;  reiiiment  raised  in  Suffolk  Co.  to  reinforce  Con- 
tinental Army  for  3  months  and  stationed  at  West  Point. 

McClellan,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Macclalon,  McClaIn, 

McClalan,  McClalen,  McClallan,  McClalland,  McClallen,  McCland,  McClan- 
ing,  McClannan,  McClannen,  McClannin,  McClanning,  McClaunon,  McClaven, 
McClelan,  McCleland,  McClellen,  McClellian,  McClennen,  McClennon,  McKlelan, 
McKlenne,  McLalan,  McLaland,  McLalen,  McLalin,  McLallan,  McLallean, 
McLallen,  McLany,  McLealan,  McLean,  McLelan,  McLeland,  McLelen,  McLel- 
lan,  McLellen,  McLlan,  McLolen,  McLollin.] 

McClellan,  Alexander.  Captain,  5th,  also  given  4th  (2d'Gorham)  co.,  3d  Cum- 
berland Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia ;  list  of  officers  chosen  in  said  regiment ;  ordered 
in  Council  May  10, 1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned  ;  reported  commissioned 
May  10,  1776. 

McClellan,  Jo.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk 
Co.,  dated  Boston,  April  13,  1777;  Capt.  Child's  co..  Col.  Greaton's  regt. 

McClellan,  Joseph.  Company  receipt  for  muskets,  etc.,  given  to  Capt.  Benjamin 
Lemont,  dated  Camp  Coxes  Head,  June  8,  1781. 

McClellen,  Hugh,  Colrain  or  Slielburne.  Captain  of  a  company  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
Samuel  Williams's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  i-esponse  to  the  alarm 
of  April  19,  1775,  from  Colrain  and  Shelburne;  service,  13.^  days. 

McClellen,  James,  Sutton.  Private,  Capt.  Arthur  Dagget's  (Sutton)  co.  of  Minute- 
men,  Col.  Larned's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
11  days.    Roll  dated  Roxbury  Camp. 

McClellian,  William.  Capt.  Eliakim  Smith's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's  regt.; 
order  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  McClellian,  dated  Cambridge,  June  9,  1775; 
also,  Capt.  Moses  Kellogg's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dec.  23,  1775. 

McClenathan,  .      [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  McClanithan, 

McLanethan,  McLannathan.] 


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I- ^^ — 

McClenathan,  John.    Private,  Capt.  Phineas  Walker's  detachment  of  guards,  7th 

Worcester  Co.  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  3,  1779;  discharged  Oct.  20,  1779;  service,  18 

days;  detachment  stationed  at  Rutland. 

McClenathan,  William.  Private,  Lieut.  Joshua  Shaw's  detachment,  Col.  Elisha 
Porter's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  26,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  18, 1777  ;  service,  29  days, 
in  Northern  department ;  mileage  (130  miles)  allowed;  detachment  marched  from 
Palmer  to  join  army  under  Gen.  Gates  and  serve  for  30  days. 

McClenche,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Maclinche,  McClinch.] 

McClenche,  Joseph,  Amherst,  N.  H.  Private,  Capt.  John  Wiley's  co.,  Col.  Paul 
Dudley  Sergeant's  (28th)  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775];  also, 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dec.  13,  1775. 

McClenche,  Robert,  Dorchester.  Bombardier,  Maj.  Thomas  Pierce's  co..  Col. 
Richard  Gridley's  (Artillery)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted 
May  8, 1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  1  day ;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Pierce's  co..  Col.  Richard 
Gridley's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Sept.  29, 1775 ;  also,  order 
for  bount}'  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Dec.  27,  1775. 

McClendin,  Richard.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Buck's  co.  of  volunteers.  Col.  Josiab 
Brewer's  regt.,  Gen.  Lovell's  brigade;  entered  service  Sept.  3,  1779;  discharged 
Oct.  22,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  21  days,  on  Penobscot  expedition. 

McClennen,  John.  Private,  Capt.  David  Holbrook's  co..  Col.  William  Shepard's 
(4th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1782,  dated  Hutts;  enlisted  July  21, 1781;  en- 
listment, 3  years ;  reported  with  the  General's  barge. 

McClennen,  John.  Sergeant,  6th  co. ;  entry  dated  Oct.  28, 1783,  of  an  order  for  wages 
for  20  days  in  June  and  the  month  of  July  [year  not  given] ,  appearing  in  a  reg- 
ister of  orders  accepted  on  account  of  wages,  etc. 

McClennon,  Dougald.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master 
for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  March  16,  1777  ;  [Maj.]  Stevens's  battalion.  [See 
Dougald  McClaron  and  Dougald  McClary.] 

McClennon,  John,  Pittsfield.  Receipt  dated  Becket,  July  30,  1781,  for  bounties  paid 
said  McClennon  and  John  Conroy  by  Malcolm  Henry,  on  behalf  of  the  town  of 
Becket,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years ;  also,  descriptive 
list  dated  Lenox,  Ang.  20,  1781,  of  men  raised  in  Berkshire  Co.,  agreeable  to 
resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780,  and  delivered  to  William  Walker,  Superintendent  for  said 
county;  Capt.  Child's  CO.,  Col.  Rossiter's  regt. ;  age,  27  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ; 
complexion,  light;  hair,  brown;  occupation,  weaver;  residence,  Pittsfield;  en- 
gaged for  town  of  Becket;  term,  3  years;  reported  receipted  for  by  Col.  Shepard. 

McClennon,  John.  Private,  6th  co. ;  entry  dated  Oct.  28,  1783,  of  an  order  for  wages 
for  Ma.y  and  10  days  in  June  [year  not  given] ,  appearing  in  a  register  of  orders 
accepted  on  account  of  wages,  etc. 

McClentick,  JaiMes,  Ware.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Bard  well's  co..  Col.  David 
Brewer's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  April  26, 1775 ;  service,  3 
mos.,  1  week,  5  days. 

McClentick,  WilliaiM,  Newburyport.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  from  2d  Essex  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Maj.  Ralph  Cross,  sworn  to  in 
Essex  Co.,  Feb.  16,  1778;  residence,  Newburyport;  joined  Col.  Bradley's  regt.; 
reported  engaged  for  Connecticut. 

McClentock,  William,  Newburyport.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Nowell's  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  4  days. 


IN  THE   WAR  OF  THE   REVOLUTION.  435 

McCleod,  Murphy.  Seaman,  ship  "Live  Oak,"  Joseph  Chapman,  Master,  bound  on 
voyage  from  Boston  to  Charleston,  S.  C,  and  Nantes  and  return;  portage  bill 
made  up  for  advance  pay  for  1  month,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  17, 1779 ;  engaged  Jan. 
22,  1779. 

McCleur,  Thomas,  Brimfield.  Private,  Capt.  James  Sherman's  co.,  Col.  Pyncheon's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  10^  days. 

McClewaix,  William.    Certificate  dated  Cambridge,  Camp  before  Boston,  Dec.  29, 

1775,  signed  by  Capt.  John  Wood,  certifying  that  said  McClewain,  of  his  company, 
Col.  Sargent's  regt.,  had  not  received  a  bounty  coat;  certificate  endorsed  "  p'd 
Dec'r29th  1775." 

McClewer,  SA3IUEL,  Brookfield.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Hamilton's  co..  Col.  Samuel 
Brewer's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  from  Fort  Edward  home, 
dated  Brookfield,  Feb.  6, 1777 ;  said  McClewer  credited  with  allowance  for  8^  days 
(170  miles)  travel. 

McClimtick,  Nash.  General  order  dated  Headquarters,  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  9,  1776, 
taken  from  Col.  Ephraim  Wheelock's  Orderly  Book;  said  McClimtick,  2d  Lieu- 
tenant, Col.  Poor's  regt.,  promoted  to  Adjutant  in  the  room  of  Adjutant  Parson, 
deceased. 

McClinch,  Robert.  Private,  Capt.  John  Ames's  co..  Col.  Edward  Mitchell's  regt.; 
marched  Dec.  9,  1776;  service,  15  days;  company  marched  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  on 
an  alarm. 

McClintick,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Taylor's  co.,  Col.  Porter's  regt.;  enlisted 
July  10,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  12,  1777 ;  service,  38  days,  including  travel  (100 
miles)  home;  company  marched  from  Charlemont  July  10,  1777,  to  reinforce 
Northern  army  after  the  evacuation  of  Ticonderoga. 

McClintoche,  Alexander.    General  order  dated  Headquarters,  Ticonderoga,  Oct.  12, 

1776,  taken  from  Col.  Wheelock's  Orderly  Book ;  said  McClintoche,  2d  Lieutenant, 
Col.  Wynd's  regt.,  promoted  to  1st  Lieutenant  in  the  room  of  Lieut.  Jos'h  Potts, 
advanced. 

McClintock,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  McClantuk,  McClen- 

tick,  McClentock,  McClimtick,  McClintick,  McClintoche,  McCiontock.] 

McClintock,  David.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Alvord's  co.,  Col.  S.  Murray's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  13,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10, 1780;  service,  3  mos.  6  days,  including  7  days 
(140  miles)  travel  home ;  regiment  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  to  reinforce  Conti- 
nental Army  for  3  months. 

McClintock,  James,  Ware.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Bardwell's  co..  Col.  David 
Brewer's  (9th)  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775].  [See  Joseph 
McClintock  and  James  Mcintosh.] 

McClintock,  Joseph,  Palmer  (also  given  Ware).  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Walker's 
CO.,  Col.  Timothy  Danielson's  regt. ;  master  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May 
28,  1775;  service,  2  mos.,  1  week,  1  day;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct., 
1775] . 

McClintock,  Joseph.  Capt.  Jonathan  Bardwell's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (late  D. 
Brewer's)  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury 
Camp,  Oct.  31,  1775.     [See  James  McClintock.] 

McClintock,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Shaw's  co..  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hamp- 
shire Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  22,  1779 ;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 
10  days,  at  New  London,  Conn.,  including  3^  days  (72  miles)  travel  home.  Roll 
dated  Monson. 


436  aiASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

McClintock,  Samuel.  Private;  receipt  given  to  Maj.  Dummer  Sewall,  dated  Booth- 
bay,  Nov.  10,  1775,  signed  by  said  McClintock  and  others  belonging  to  Capt. 
Timothy  Langdon's  co.  stationed  at  Boothbay,  for  wages  for  1  month ;  also,  Capt. 
Timothy  Langdon's  co. ;  enlisted  Julj'  13,  1775;  service  to  Dec.  31,  1775,  6  mos. 
3  days ;  company  stationed  at  Boothbay  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

McCloath,  Lewis.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Snow's  co.,  Col.  George  Williams's 
(Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  engaged  June  22,  1778;  service,  23  days;  company  marched 
from  Taunton  and  Raynham  June  22,  1778,  and  served  under  Gen.  Suliven 
(Sullivan)  in  Col.  Wade's  regt.  at  Providence,  R.  I.;  roll  dated  Raynham  and 
sworn  to  at  Taunton ;  also,  Capt.  Josiah  King's  co..  Col.  John  Daggit's  (Daggett's) 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  25,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  1,  1778;  service,  8  days,  at  Rhode 
Island ;  company  detached  from  militia ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Taunton. 

McCloath ERN,  Michael.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master 
for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  18,  1778;  Capt.  Burnham's  co..  Col.  Michael 
Jackson's  regt. 

McClocing,  Lawrence.  Matross,  Capt.  William  EUery's  (1st  Artillery)  co. ;  enlisted 
June  17,  1776;  service  to  Sept.  30,  1776,  3  mos.  15  days;  company  stationed  at 
Gloucester  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

McClockling,  John,  Pembroke.  Private,  8th  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  18,  1777,  to  July  20,  1777; 
reported  deserted;  also,  Capt.  Isaiah  Stetson's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt.;  sub- 
sistence allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  Dec.  29,  1776,  to  date  of  arrival  at  Ben- 
nington, Feb.  4,  1777 ;  credited  with  21  days  allowance ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
return  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Pembroke ;  engaged  for  town  of  Pembroke ; 
mustered  by  County  and  Continental  Muster  Masters ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777;  enlisted  Jan.  18, 
1777 ;  joined  Jan.  28,  1777. 

McClod,  Arthur.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suf- 
folk Co.,  dated  Boston,  April  13, 1777 ;  Col.  Crane's  regt.     [See  Arthur  McCord.] 

McClontock,  Joseph.  Capt.  Sylvanus  Walker's  co..  Col.  Timothy  Danielson's  regt.; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  31,  1775. 

McClorg,  George.  Capt.  William  Scott's  co..  Col.  Paul  D.  Sargent's  regt. ;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  before  Boston,  Nov.  14,  1775. 

McCloth,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Matthew  Ilandell's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt. ; 
service  from  Aug.  15,  1776,  to  Nov.  1,  1776, 2  mos.  22  days ;  roll  sworn  to  in  Mid- 
dlesex Co.;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  payroll  for  Nov.,  1776;  service,  1  mo. 
2  days,  including  travel  home. 

McCloth,  Lawrence  (also  given  Lawrence,  Jr.),  Taunton.  Private,  Capt.  Matthew 
Ilandell's  CO.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt. ;  service  from  Aug.  1,  1776,  to  Nov. 
1,  1776,  3  mos  ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1776;  service,  1  mo. 
2  days,  including  travel  home. 

McCloth,  Lawrence.  Private,  Capt.  Tompson  J.  Skinner's  co..  Col.  Banes's 
(Barnes's)  Berkshire  Co.  regt.;  enlisted  Nov.  1,  1781;  discharged  Nov.  10,  1781; 
service,  10  days;  company  marched  to  Western  frontiers  by  order  of  Gen.  Stark 
on  an  alarm. 

McCloth,  Lewis,  Taunton.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Dean's  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Carpenter's  regt.;  service,  1  mo.  4  days;  company  marched  from  Taunton  to 
Rehcboth,  thence  to  Bristol,  thence  to  Providence,  R.  I.,  and  thence  home.  Roll 
dated  Nov.  5, 1777. 

McClothing,  Lawrence.  Matross,  Capt.  William  Ellery's  (1st  Ai-tillery)  co. ;  ser- 
vice from  Sept.  30, 1776,  to  Dec.  31, 1776,  3  mos. ;  company  stationed  at  Gloucester. 


m  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  437 

McClovd, .      [This   name   also   appears   under  the   form   of  McCleod,   McLeod, 

McLewd,  McLoad.] 

McCloud,  Alexander.  Private,  Lieut.  Col.  Jabez  Hatch's  (Boston)  regt. ;  service 
with  detachment  commanded  by  Maj.  Andrew  Symmes  drafted  to  serve  for  5 
weeks  in  guarding  stores  at  and  about  Boston  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath,  agreeable 
to  order  of  Council  of  May  12,  1777. 

McCloud,  Anguish,  Harwich.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Conti- 
nental Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780, 
returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at 
Springfield,  July  19,  1780;  age,  32  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  ruddy; 
engaged  for  town  of  Harwich ;  marched  to  camp  July  19,  1780,  under  command 
of  Capt.  Clark ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  6  months  service  and  returned  bj'  Brig. 
Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  CampTotoway,  Oct.  25, 
1780 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Harwich  for  service  in 
the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  8,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  8, 
1780 ;  service,  5  mos.  15  days,  including  travel  (300  miles)  home. 

McCLorD,  John,  Nantucket  (also  given  Barnstable).  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in 
the  Continental  Army,  as  returned  by  Selectmen  and  Committee  of  Barnstable ; 
residence,  Nantucket;  engaged  for  town  of  Barnstable;  joined  Capt.  John  Rus- 
sell's CO.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt.;  term  to  expire  Jan.  -,  1780;  also,  list  of  men 
mustered  by  James  Otis,  Muster  Master  for  Barnstable  Co. ;  Capt.  John  Russell's 
CO.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt.;  mustered  Feb.  29,  1777;  term,  3  years;  also, 
Fifer,  5th  co..  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Feb.  18,  1777,  to  July  6,  1777;  residence,  Barnstable;  reported 
deserted;  also,  Capt.  John  Russell's  co..  Col.  Bradford's  (12th)  regt. ;  subsistence 
allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  Feb.  18,  1777,  to  March  21,  1777;  credited  with 
43  days  subsistence,  including  allowance  for  11  days  (220  miles)  travel  on  march 
from  Boston  to  Bennington ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  John  Lamont's  co.,  Col.  Brad- 
ford's regt. ;  return  [year  not  given]  ;  mustered  by  County  and  Continental 
Muster  Masters ;  also,  Drummer,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  of  men  who  were  in 
camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777;  joined  April  11,  1777. 

McCloud,  "Kennet."  Quarter  Master,  ship  "  Alfred,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Paul  Jones ;  list  of  officers  and  men  entitled  to  prize  shares  in  the  ship  "  Mellish  " 
and  brig  "  Active  "  [year  not  given] . 

McCloueege,  Robert.  Capt.  "William  Scott's  co.,  Col.  Paul  D.  Sargent's  regt. ;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  before  Boston,  Nov.  14, 
1775. 

McCloughrin,  Lawrence.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  co.;  pay  abstract  dated 
Chelsea  Camp,  Sept.  1,  1775. 

McClourg,  George,  Peterborough,  N.  H.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  by  the  town 
of  Ipswich  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the 
time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778,  as  returned 
to  Col.  Jonathan  Cogswell,  dated  Ipswich,  July  4,  1778;  age,  48  yrs.;  stature, 
5  ft.  11  in. ;  complexion,  dark  ;  residence,  Peterborough,  N.  H. ;  also,  list  of  men 
returned  as  mustered  by  Henry  Rutgers,  Jr.,  Deputy  Muster  Master,  dated  Fish- 
kill,  Aug.  1,  1778;  arrived  at  Fishkill  July  19,  1778. 

McClourg,  Samuel.  Receipt  dated  July  14,  1781,  for  bounty  paid  said  McClourg  by 
the  town  of  Ashby  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months. 

McClouth,  John,  Taunton.  Capt.  Matthew  Randell's  co..  Col.  Marshal's  regt.; 
abstract  for  advance  pay,  etc.,  dated  Camp  at  Castle  Island,  Aug.  27,  1776. 

McClouth,  Lawrence.  Private,  Capt.  Matthew  Randell's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Mar- 
shall's regt. ;  enlisted  June  27,  1776;  service  to  Aug.  1,  1776,  1  mo.  4  days. 


438  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

McClot,  .    General  order  dated  Headquarters,  Ticonderoga,  Oct.  17,  1776,  taken 

from  Col.  Ephraim  Wheelock's  Orderly  Book ;  John  King  appointed  Ensign,  6tb 
Pennsylvania  battalion,  in  room  of  said  McCloy,  deceased. 

McCluer,  James,  Greenwich.  Private.  Capt.  Joseph  Hooker's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  12  days. 

McCluer,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Bonney's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt. ; 
pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  dated  Chesterfield,  March  13,  1777 ;  120 
miles  travel  allowed  said  McCluer ;  company  marched  to  Ticonderoga  to  reinforce 
Northern  army. 

McCluer,  Joseph.  Drummer,  Capt.  Joseph  Hooker's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's 
regt. ;  engaged  Aug.  17  (also  given  Aug.  19) ,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29  (also  given 
Nov.  30),  1777;  service,  3  mos.  22  (also  given  3  mos.  20)  days,  under  Gen.  Gates 
at  the  Northward,  including  9  days  (175  miles)  travel  home.  Roll  dated 
Greenwich. 

McCluer,  Nicholas.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Daniel  Gilbert's  co..  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt. ; 
service  from  July  30, 1777,  to  Sept.  2,  1777,  1  mo.  4  days,  at  Bennington  and  Half 
Moon;  company  marched  from  Brookfield;  also,  list  of  men  dated  Brookfield, 
June  30,  1778,  showing  service  credited  to  them,  respectively,  as  returned  by  the 
committee  chosen  to  make  an  average  of  the  service  rendered  to  the  credit  of  the 
3d  Precinct  of  Brookfield ;  total  amount  of  service  rendered  made  to  average  5.^ 
months  for  each  single  poll  in  said  Precinct ;  said  McCluer  credited  with  3^  mos. 
service. 

McCluer,  Richard.  Capt.  Edward  Crafts's  co..  Col.  Gridley's  regt.;  receipt  for 
advance  pay,  signed  by  said  McCluer,  dated  Cambridge,  May  29,  1775 ;  also,  re- 
ceipt, signed  by  said  McCluer  and  others,  for  balance  of  advance  wages  for  1  month 
received  of  Capt.  Edward  Crafts  June  8,  1775. 

McCluer,  Richard.  Private,  Lieut.  Col.  Jabez  Hatch's  (Boston)  regt.;  service  with 
detachment  commanded  by  Maj.  Andrew  Symmes  drafted  to  serve  for  5  weeks 
in  guarding  stores  at  and  about  Boston  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath,  agreeable  to  order 
of  Council  of  May  12,  1777. 

McCluer,  Samuel.  Company  receipt  for  ammunition,  given  to  Capt.  Barnabas  Sears, 
dated  Dorchester  Camp,  Feb.  15,  1776 ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Hamilton's 
CO.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt. ;  service  from  Aug.  3, 1776,  to  Sept.  30, 1776, 1  mo. 
29  (also  given  1  mo.  28)  days;  also,  Capt.  Hamilton's  co. ;  company  receipt  for 
wages  for  Oct.,  1776,  dated  Ticonderoga  Mills;  also,  Capt.  Hamilton's  co..  Col. 
Brewer's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  dated  Brookfield,  Feb.  17, 
1777 ;  160  miles  travel  allowed  said  McCluer ;  also.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Banister's 
CO.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.;  engaged  Sept.  7,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777; 
service,  3  mos.  2  days,  at  the  Northward,  including  9  days  (180  miles)  travel  home ; 
roll  sworn  to  in  Worcester  Co. 

McCluer,  Thomas,  Brimfield.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Walker's  co.,  Col.  Timothy 
Danielson's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  June  15.  1775;  service, 
1  mo.,  2  weeks,  4  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Nov.  6,  1775 ; 
also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Nehemiah  May's  co..  Col.  David  Leonard's  regt.;  entered 
service  May  6,  1777;  discharged  July  8,  1777;  service,  72  days,  at  Ticonderoga, 
including  travel  (200  miles)  home;  company  raised  for  2  months;  roll  dated 
South  Brimlield. 

McCluer,  Thomas,  Greenwich.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Hooker's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  11  days. 


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McCluer,  Thomas.  Private,  Lieut.  Col.  Jabez  Hatch's  (Boston)  regt. ;  service  with 
detachment  commanded  by  Maj.  Andrew  Symmes  drafted  to  serve  for  5  weeks 
in  guarding  stores  at  and  about  Boston  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath,  agreeable  to 
order  of  Council  of  May  12,  1777. 

McCluer,  William,  Merrimac.  Certificate  dated  Cambridge,  June  18,  1775,  signed  by 
Capt.  Joseph  Moors,  certifying  that  said  McCluer  and  others  belonging  to  his 
company  were  in  need  of  cartridge  boxes,  for  which  said  Moors  promised  to  be 
accountable;  also.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joseph  Moors's  co.,  Col.  William  Prescott's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  engaged  April  28, 1775;  service,  3  mos.  5 
days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge  Camp,  Dec.  29,  1775. 

McCluer,  William.  List  of  men  on  board  the  guard  ship  "  Rising  Empire,"  com- 
manded by  said  McCluer,  Captain,  returned  as  -willing  to  join  the  Continental 
frigate  "  Boston,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Hector  McNeill  [year  not  given]. 

McClur,  Jambs.  Capt.  Thomas  Cogswell's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Loarami  Baldwin's  (38th) 
regt. ;  order  for  bonntj*  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  at  Sewall's 
Point,  Nov.  9.  1775. 

McClure, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Maccleun,  Macliluer, 

Macluer,  McCleur,  McClewer,  McCluer,  McClur,  McClures,  McCune,  McLure.] 

McClure,  Brice,  Springfield.  Private,  Capt.  Charles  Colton's  co..  Col.  John  Greaton's 
(2d)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  2,  1777,  to  Dec. 
31,  1779;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  return  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Spring- 
field ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Springfield ;  mustered  by  Col.  Woodbridge,  County 
Muster  Master;  also,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt. ;  Continental  Ai'my 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Feb.  2,  1780;  term,  3  years. 

McClure,  James,  Candia.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Cogswell's  co.,  Col.  Gerrish's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  24,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  9  days; 
also,  Capt.  Cogswell's  (2d)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (late  Col.  Gerrish's) 
regt.;  company  return  dated  Camp  at  Sewall's  Point,  Sept.  27,  1775;  also,  pay 
abstract  for  Sept.,  1775,  dated  Sewall's  Point;  also,  return  of  casualties  of  the 
several  companies  in  the  38th  regt.,  made  by  Lieut.  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin,  dated 
Chelsea,  Sept.  -,  1775 ;  reported  as  sick  and  as  absent  10  days  by  permission  of 
Maj.  Wesson;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Cogswell's  co..  Col.  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt.; 
pay  abstracts  for  March-May,  1776. 

McClure,  Johx,  Boston.  Capt.  Edward  Crafts's  co..  Col.  Richard  Gridley's  (Artil- 
leiy)  regt.;  receipt  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  McClure,  dated  Cambridge, 
May  29,  1775;  also,  receipt  signed  by  said  McClure  and  others  for  balance  of 
advance  wages  for  1  month  received  of  Capt.  Edward  Crafts  June  8,  1775;  also, 
Bombardier,  Capt.  Edward  Crafts's  co..  Col.  Richard  Gridley's  (Artillery)  regt. ; 
muster  roll  made  up  to  Aug.  1, 1775,  dated  Cambridge ;  enlisted  May  1, 1775 ;  ser- 
vice, 13  weeks  1  day;  also,  company  return  dated  French  Lines,  Oct.  12,  1775; 
also.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Thomas  Melvill's  (2d)  co..  Col.  Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt.; 
abstract  for  advance  pay,  mileage,  etc. ;  Capt.  Melvill's  receipt  for  amount  of 
abstract  dated  Boston,  June  8,  1776;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  engaged  May  25, 
1776;  service  to  Nov.  1,  1776,  5  mos.  12  days;  roll  sworn  to  at  Boston. 

McClure,  Joseph,  Greenwich.  Corporal,  Capt.  Elijah  Dwight's  co. ;  pay  abstract  for 
mileage  to  and  from  camp  [year  not  given] ;  mileage  (160  miles)  allowed  said 
McClure. 

McClure,  Richard,  Boston.  Gunner,  Capt.  Edward  Crafts's  co..  Col.  Richard  Grid- 
ley's  (Artillery)  regt.;  company  return  dated  French  Lines,  Oct.  12,  1775;  also, 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Nov.  6,  1775  [see  Robert 
McClure]  ;  also.  Bombardier,  Capt.  Thomas  Melvill's  (2d)  co..  Col.  Thomas 
Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt.;  abstract  for  advance  pay,  mileage,  etc.;  Capt.  Mel- 


440  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

McClure,  Richard,  continued. 

vill's  receipt  for  amount  of  abstract,  dated  Boston,  June  8,  1776;  also.  Corporal,- 
same  co.  and  regt. ;  engaged  Ma}-  23, 1776 ;  service  to  Aug.  1, 1776,  74  days ;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt.;  service  from  Aug.  1,  1776,  to  Nov.  1,  1776,  3  mos. ;  reported 
as  serving  40  daj-s  as  Sergeant  in  the  room  of  John  Chaloner  who  was  promoted 
to  Conductor;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Col.  Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  list  dated  Bos- 
ton, April  18, 1777,  of  officers  submitted  by  Col.  Crafts  to  the  Council  for  approval ; 
said  officers  approved  in  Council  April  18,  1777 ;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Mel- 
vill's  (2d)  CO.,  Col.  Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  service  from  Nov.  1, 1776,  to  Feb.  1, 
1777,  3  mos. ;  reported  promoted  after  having  served  1  mo.  as  Sergeant ;  also  re- 
ported as  1  mo.  in  Colony  service,  2  mos.  in  Continental  service ;  also,  same  co. 
and  regt.;  service  from  Feb.  1,  1777,  to  May  8,  1777,  3  mos.  7  days;  also,  1st 
Lieutenant,  Capt.  Turner  Phillips's  (8th)  co..  Col.  Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  en- 
gaged May  8,  1777;  service  to  Oct.  1,  1777,  4  mos.  24  days;  also,  receipt  dated 
Castle  Island,  Dec.  13,  1777,  signed  by  said  McClure,  Lieutenant,  for  rations  from 
Nov.  4  to  Dec.  13  [year  not  given] . 

McClure,  Richard.  Seaman,  frigate  "  Boston,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel  Tucker ; 
engaged  Feb.  16,  1779.    Roll  made  up  for  advance  pay  for  1  month. 

McClure,  Richard  (also  given  Richard,  Sr.).  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  rein- 
force the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 
1780,  returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover, 
at  Springfield,  July  11,  1780;  age,  49yrs.;  stature,  6  ft.;  complexion,  light;  en- 
gaged for  town  of  Boston;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  9,  1780;  marched  to  camp 
July  11,  1780,  under  command  of  Ensign  Bancraft;  also,  Matross;  payroll  for 
6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Boston  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army 
during  1780;  marched  July  1,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  5,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  15 
days,  including  10  days  (200  miles)  travel  home. 

McClure,  Richard.  Quarter  Master,  U.  S.  brig  "General  Gates,"  commanded  by 
Capt.  John  Skimmer;  list  of  men  entitled  to  prize  shares  [year  not  given] ;  said 
McClure  rated  1|  shares. 

McClure,  Richard,  Jr.,  Boston.  Sergeant;  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the 
town  of  Boston  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  1, 
1780;  discharged  Dec.  22,  1780;  service,  6  mos.  2  days,  including  10  days  (200 
miles)  travel  home;  also,  descriptive  return  dated  Boston,  Jan.  9,  1781,  made  by 
Edward  Procter,  Colonel  of  Boston  regt.,  of  men  who  had  enlisted  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  place 
of  rendezvous,  unless  sooner  discharged,  and  who  had  received  bounty  and  mile- 
age due  them  of  said  Col.  Procter ;  age,26yrs.;  stature,  6  ft. ;  complexion,  brown  ; 
residence,  Boston ;  reported  as  belonging  to  "  Engine  "  co. 

McClure,  Richard,  Jr.  Lieutenant  of  Marines,  U.  S.  brig  "General  Gates,"  com- 
manded by  Capt.  John  Skimmer ;  list  of  men  entitled  to  prize  shares  [year  not 
given] . 

McClure,  Robert,  Boston.  Gunner,  Capt.  Edward  Crafts's  co..  Col.  Richard  Grid- 
ley's  (Artillery)  regt.;  muster  roll  made  up  to  Aug.  1,  1775,  dated  Cambridge; 
enlisted  May  18,  1775;  service,  10  weeks  5  days.     [See  Richard  McClure.] 

McClure,  William.  Council  warrant  dated  Oct.  21, 1777,  for  £43  168.,  drawn  in  favor 
of  said  McClure,  Captq4n,  for  wages  due  himself  and  men  on  board  the  guard 
ship  "  Rising  Empire  "  for  service  from  Sept.  17,  1777,  to  Oct.  17,  1777. 

McClures,  James.  Private;  list  of  men  belonging  to  the  26th  regt.  who  agreed  to 
tarry  6  weeks  from  the  last  of  Dec,  1776,  as  returned  by  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin, 
dated  Trenton,  Jan.  1,  1777. 

McClurg,    .      [This  name  appears  under  the  form  of  McClorg,   McClouerge, 

McClourg,  McClurga,  McClurge.] 


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McClurga,  Samuel.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Middlesex  Co.,  agreeable  to 
resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780,  as  returned  by  Joseph  Hosiner,  Superintendent  for  said 
county;  age,  23  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  dark;  eyes, 
blue;  occupation,  farmer  (also  given  laborer) ;  engaged  for  town  of  Ashby ;  en- 
gaged July  14,  1781 ;  terra,  6  months. 

McClurge,  Geohge,  Peterborough,  also  given  Society  (Antrim).  Private,  Capt.  Wil- 
liam Scott's  CO.  of  Minute-men,  Col.  Paul  Dudley  Sargent's  regt.,  which  marched 
April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service  to  April  23, 1775, 
3  days;  also,  Capt.  William  Scott's  co.,  Col.  Paul  Dudley  Sargent's  (28th)  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  23,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  16  days; 
also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  G,  1775. 

McClurge,  Robert,  Peterborough,  also  given  Society  (Antrim).  Private,  Capt.  Wil- 
liam Scott's  CO.  of  Minute-men,  Col.  Paul  Dudley  Sargent's  regt.,  which  marched 
April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service  to  April  23, 1775, 
3  days;  also,  Capt.  William  Scott's  co.,  Col.  Paul  Dudley  Sargent's  (28th)  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  23,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  16  days; 
also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775. 

McCoBB,  Aaron,  Oakham  (also  given  Rutland).  Private,  Capt.  Simeon  Hazeltine's 
CO.,  Col.  John  Fellows's  (8th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted 
May  2,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  7  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775; 
also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dorchester,  Nov.  27, 
1775;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  as  returned  by 
Capt.  David  Bent  and  Capt.  Phineas  Walker;  residence,  Rutland ;  engaged  for 
town  of  Rutland;  joined  Capt.  Wheeler's  co..  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  term,  during 
war  (also  given  3  j'ears) ;  also,  Private,  Colonel's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (6th) 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  10,  1777,  to  March 
1, 1778;  reported  deceased ;  also,  Capt.  Adam  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's 
regt. ;  return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15, 1777,  dated  Soldier's 
Fortune  and  certified  at  Camp  near  Peekskill ;  enlisted  March  10,  1777  ;  reported 
died  Feb.  27  (also  given  March  1),  1778. 

McCoBB,  David.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Plumer's  co. ;  service  from  July  6,  1779,  to 
Sept.  24, 1779,  2  mos.  18  days,  at  Penobscot;  company  detached  from  Col.  Wil- 
liam Jones's  regt.  for  service  under  Col.  Samuel  McCobb  on  an  expedition  against 
Majorbagaduce. 

McCoBB,  David.  Seaman,  ship  "Mars,"  commanded  by  Capt.  James  Nivens;  en- 
gaged May  4,  1781 ;  discharged  June  12,  1781 ;  service,  1  mo.  8  days.  Roll  dated 
Boston. 

McCoBB,  James  (also  given  James,  Jr.),  Georgetown.  Captain,  4th  co.,  1st  Lincoln 
Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  offlcers  chosen  by  the  several  companies  in  said 
regiment,  as  returned  by  Dummer  Sewall  and  others ;  ordered  in  Council  July 
1,  1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned;  reported  commissioned  July  1,  1776; 
also,  Captain,  4th  co.,  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's  (Lincoln  Co.)  regt.;  regimental  re- 
turn made  by  Lieut.  Col.  Dummer  Sewall,  dated  Georgetown,  Nov.  19,  1779 ;  com- 
missioned July  1,  1776;  residence,  Georgetown. 

McCoBB,  Samuel,  Boston.  Petition  dated  Boston,  Feb.  10,  1780,  signed  by  said 
McCobb,  in  behalf  of  himself  and  others,  of  Boston,  asking  that  he  be  commis- 
sioned as  commander  of  the  brigantine  "  Minerva  "  (privateer) ;  ordered  in  Coun- 
cil Feb.  11,  1780,  that  a  commission  be  issued. 

McCoBB,  Samuel,  Georgetown.  Captain  of  a  company  of  Minute-men  ;  service,  7  days, 
probably  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  reported  enlisted  April  24,  1775 ;  also, 
list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  main  guard  under  Lieut.  Col.  L.  Baldwin  at 
Prospect  Hill,  dated  July  16,  1775;  also,  Captain,  Col.  John  Nixon's  (5th)  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  engaged  May  17,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  19  days; 


442  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND  SAILORS 

McCoBB,  Samuel,  continued. 

also,  company  return  dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  7, 1775 ;  also,  Captain,  Col. 
Joseph  Frye's  regt. ;  list  of  seacoast  officers  stationed  at  Falmouth,  Casco  Bay ; 
commissioned  Jan.  1,  1776;  also,  official  record  of  a  ballot  by  the  House  of 
Representatives,  dated  Jan.  23,  1776,  for  officers  to  command  the  six  regiments  to 
be  raised  to  serve  before  Boston  until  April  1,  1776;  said  McCobb  chosen  Major, 
Col.  John  Robertson's  (Robinson's)  regt.  to  be  raised  in  Middlesex  and  Lincoln 
counties ;  appointment  concurred  in  by  Council  Jan.  23, 1776 ;  also,  official  record 
of  a  ballot  by  the  House  of  Representatives,  dated  Jan.  30,  1776,  for  field  officers 
of  the  sevei'al  regiments  in  Lincoln  Co. ;  said  McCobb  chosen  Colonel,  1st  Lincoln 
Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  appointment  concurred  in  by  Council  Feb.  8,  1776; 
reported  commissioned  Feb.  8,  1776;  also,  official  record  of  a  ballot  of  the  House 
of  Representatives,  dated  June  7,  1777 ;  said  McCobb  chosen  Colonel  of  a  regi- 
ment to  be  raised  in  Cumberland  and  Lincoln  counties  for  service  on  expedition 
to  St.  John's  river,  N.  S.,  under  Brig.  Gen.  Moses  Little;  appointment  concurred 
in  by  Council  June  11,  1777;  reported  commissioned  June  10[?],  1777;  also, 
list  of  men  raised  in  Lincoln  Co.  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  returned 
as  received  of  said  McCobb,  Superintendent  for  said  county,  by  Theophilus 
Uatchelder,  at  Georgetown,  May  28,  1778,  to  be  conducted  to  Fishkill  and  deliv- 
ered to  Brig.  Jonathan  Warner,  Commissioner;  also,  Colonel,  1st  Lincoln  Co. 
regt..  Brig.  Gen.  Charles  Cushing's  brigade;  general  return  of  Mass.  militia  made 
by  Adj.  Gen.  Peleg  Wadsworth,  dated  July  5, 1779;  also,  returns  of  militia  under 
Gen.  Lovell,  dated  Majorbagaduce,  July  31,  and  Aug.  12, 1779,  showing  effectives 
in  detachments  under  said  McCobb  and  others ;  also,  Colonel,  Gen.  Lovell's  bri- 
gade; service  from  June  24,  1779,  to  Sept.  26,  1779,  3  mos.  2  days;  also,  Colonel, 
Lincoln  Co.  regt. ;  regimental  return  made  by  Lieut.  Col.  Dummer  Sewall,  dated 
Georjiretown,  Nov.  19,  1779;  commissioned  Feb.  14,  1776;  also,  Colonel;  engaged 
April  25,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1781 ;  service,  7  mos.  5  days,  in  Eastern 
department. 

McCobb,  Samuel.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Warren,"  Paul  Reed,  Master;  shipped  Jan. 
26,  1777 ;  discharged  March  4,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  7  days,  on  voyage  to  Cape 
Francois ;  vessel  reported  to  have  sailed  from  Boothbay  Feb.  4, 1777 ;  taken  March 
12,  1777. 

McCoBB,  William.  Official  record  of  a  ballot  by  the  House  of  Representatives,  dated 
Jan.  5,  1780;  said  McCobb  chosen  Naval  Officer  of  the  port  of  Townsend  for  the 
year  1780 ;  appointment  concurred  in  bj'  Council  Jan.  5,  1780. 

McCoFFERTY,  James.  Retum  of  sentences  by  a  court-martial,  Maj.  Dunbar,  President, 
appearing  in  a  general  order  dated  Headquarters,  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  23,  1776, 
taken  from  Col.  Ephraim  Wheelock's  Orderly  Book ;  said  McCoffeity  tried  on 
charge  of  striking  and  abusing  Joseph  Viditto;  pleaded  guilty,  and  sentenced  to 
15  days  fatigue  duty. 

McCoLESTER,  Hambelton.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Bonney's  co..  Col.  John  Dick- 
inson's regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  22,  1777;  service,  8  days, 
including  3  days  (54  miles)  travel  home ;  company  marched  to  Bennington  Aug. 
17,  1777,  to  reinforce  army  at  that  place  on  an  alarm. 

McColester,  Willia.m,  Newcastle.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Josiah  Stearns's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim 
Doolittle's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

McCoLESTOR,  John.  Capt.  Thomas  Whipple's  co.,  Col.  Abijah  Stearns's  regt. ;  en- 
listed March  30,  1778;  service  to  July  2,  1778,  3  mos.  3  days,  guarding  troops  of 
Convention.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Worcester  Co. 

McCoLEY,  HuoH,  New  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  John  Grainger's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  Jonathan  Warner's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  1  week. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  443 

McCoLisTER,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Gilbert's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ; 
service  from  Aug.  2,  1778,  to  Sept.  13,  1778,  1  mo.  16  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

McCoLiSTER,  Randall,  Peterborough.  Sergeant,  Capt.  William  Scott's  co.,  Col.  Paul 
Dudley  Sargent's  (28th)  regt.;  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  reported 
wounded ;  also  reported  at  home.     [See  Randall  McMaster.] 

McCoLiSTER,  William.  Seaman,  ship  "  Franklin,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Turner ; 
descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Salem,  Dec.  2,  1780;  age,  21  yrs. ;  com- 
plexion, light;  birthplace,  Salem;  cruise  reported  to  have  begun  Aug.  8,  1780. 

McCoLLAGH,  Thomas,  Philadelphia.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Wiley's  co..  Col.  Paul 
Dudlej' Sargent's  (28th)  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  «/so,  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dec.  13,  1775. 

McCollah,  James,  Pelham.  Sergeant,  Capt.  David  Cowden's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Ruggles  Woodbridge's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  engaged  May  29, 
1775;  service,  2  mos.  8  days. 

McCollah,  Robert.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Turner's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th) 
regt. ;  register  of  furloughs  granted  subsequent  to  Jan.  1,  1781 ;  leave  given  said 
McCollah  by  Gen.  Paterson,  Dec.  16,  1782,  to  go  from  New  Windsor  to  Concord 
for  60  days;  also,  list  of  men  who  deserted  subsequent  to  Jan.  1,  1781;  said 
McCollah  deserted  March  14,  1783,  from  furlough. 

McCollah,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Houghton's  co.,  Col.  Smith's  regt.; 
list  of  men  [year  not  given] . 

McCoLLAR,  Alexander.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as 
received  of  Justin  Elj^,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield, 
July  16,  1780;  age,  33  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  11  in.;  complexion,  red;  engaged  for 
town  of  Murrayfield  (Chester) ;  marched  to  camp  July  16,  1780,  under  command 
of  Capt.  Zebulon  King. 

McColler,  Alexander,  Pelham.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Reuben  Dickinson's  co..  Col.  Rug- 
gles Woodbridge's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  to  Ticonderoga 
and  home  in  1776 ;  307  miles  travel  allowed  said  McColler. 

McCoLLER,  James,  Pelham.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Dickinson's  co..  Col.  Ruggles 
AVoodbridge's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  to  Ticonderoga  and 
home  in  1776 ;  307  miles  travel  allowed  said  McColler. 

McCoLLESTER,  JoHN.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Cutler's  co.  of  volunteers ;  service,  32 
days,  in  Northern  department;  company  marched  from  Western  (Warren)  and 
Oakham  Sept.  24,  1777,  to  reinforce  army  under  Gen.  Gates. 

McCoLLET,  Hugh.  Ensign,  Col.  Ephraim  Wheelock's  regt. ;  return  of  effectives,  dated 
Ticonderoga,  Oct.  26,  1776 ;  reported  on  command  at  the  sawmill  by  the  General's 
order. 

McCoLLET,  John,  Marblehead.  Private,  Capt.  William  Bacon's  (2d)  co..  Col.  John 
Glover's  (21st)  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

McCoLLicK,  John.  Seaman,  ship  "Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Foster 
Williams ;  engaged  Nov.  7, 1780 ;  service,  5  mos.  28  days ;  reported  captured  May 
5,  1781. 

McCoLLisTER,  Alexander.  Lieutenant,  Col.  Smith's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1777,  to  Oct.  22,  1777 ;  reported  resigned  Oct.  22, 
1777. 

McCoLLisTER,  Alexander.  Return  of  men  raised  in  Essex  Co.  for  Continental  ser- 
vice, agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780;  engaged  for  town  of  Salem;  engaged 
July  30,  1781 ;  term,  3  years. 


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McCoLLisTER,  Archibald.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Barns's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapen's 
(3d)  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  17,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  9 
days,  at  Claverack,  including  3  days  (60  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  to 
reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

McCoLLiSTER,  Samuel,  Western  (Warren).  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Putnam's  co.  of 
militia.  Col.  Jedediah  Foster's  regt.,  which  marched  April  21,  1775,  in  response 
to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Roxbury ;  service,  4  days. 

McCoLLOCK,  Joseph,  Shrewsbury.  Descriptive  list  dated  Hutts,  three  miles  from  West 
Point,  Jan.  28,  1781 ;  Capt.  Blanchard's  co.,  9th  Mass.  regt.  commanded  by  Col. 
Henry  Jackson ;  rank.  Corporal ;  age,  33 years;  stature,  5  ft.  11  in. ;  complexion, 
dark;  hair,  dark;  occupation,  yeoman  ;  residence, Shrewsbury ;  enlisted  Nov. -, 
1779,  by  Lieut.  Noble ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

McCoLLOH,  Robert,  Boston.  Descriptive  list  dated  Hutts,  three  miles  from  West 
Point,  Jan.  28,  1781 ;  Capt.  Turner's  co.,  9th  Mass.  regt.  commanded  by  Col. 
Henry  Jackson ;  rank.  Corporal ;  age,  21  (also  given  32)  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10 
(also  given  5  ft.  5)  in. ;  complexion,  light;  hair,  dark  (also  given  black) ;  occu- 
pation, tailor;  residence,  Boston;  enlisted  for  town  of  Stoughton;  enlisted  Aug. 
11,  1777,  by  Capt.  Langdon;  joined  Capt.  Turner's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's 
(7th)  regt. ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

McCoLLOM,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  McCallam,  McColm.] 

McCoLLOM,  John.  Express  Rider;  return  for  rations  allowed  in  Quarter  Master  Gen- 
eral's department,  dated  Fishkill,  Oct.  14,  1781. 

McCoLLOUGH,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Hugh  McClalleu's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  regt. ; 
engaged  Sept.  22,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  2  days,  with 
Northern  army,  including  6  days  (120  miles)  travel  home.  Roll  sworn  to  in 
Hampshire  Co. 

McCoLLUCK,  Robert.  Private,  Capt.  John  Thompson's  co..  Col.  Leonard's  regt.;  en- 
gaged May  7,  1777;  discharged  July  8,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  10  days,  including 
9  days  (180  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  from  Hampshire  Co.  militia  to 
reinforce  Northern  army  for  2  months. 

McCoLLT,  Hugh,  Roxbury.  Ensign,  Col.  Ephraim  Wheelock's  regt. ;  list  of  commis- 
sioned officers,  dated  Ticonderoga,  Oct.  11,  1776;  also,  same  regt.;  returns  of 
effectives,  dated  Ticonderoga,  Oct.  19,  and  Nov.  2,  1776 ;  reported  on  command 
at  the  mills  by  the  General's  order. 

McCoLLT,  John,  Marblehead.  Private,  Capt.  William  Bacon's  co..  Col.  John  Glover's 
(21st)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  June  3, 1775 ;  service,  2  mos. 
3  days ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge 
Camp,  Dec.  26,  1775. 

McColm,  Reuben.  Private,  Capt.  John  H.  Wendell's  co..  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's 
(1st  New  York)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan. -April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  en- 
listed Jan.  2,  1781 ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

McColm,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  James  Gregg's  co.,  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's  (1st 
New  York)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan. -April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlist- 
ment, during  war;  reported  on  garrison  duty  in  April,  1781. 

McCoLOH,  James,  Bennington.  Sergeant,  Capt.  David  Cowden's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Ruggles  Woodbridge's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  near  Prospect  Hill,  Sept.  28, 
1775;  enlisted  May  29,  1775. 

McCoLOK,  Robert.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  as  returned 
by  Capt.  Samuel  Ward  and  Capt.  Thomas  Nash  to  Col.  David  Cushing,  at 
Hingham,  certified  at  Weymouth,  Jan.  2,  1778 ;  engaged  for  town  of  Weymouth ; 
joined  Capt.  John  Langdon's  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  term,  during  war ;  reported 
a  foreigner. 


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McCoLPiN,  Daniel.  Seaman,  ship  "  Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Foster 
Williams;  engaged  Oct.  30,  1780;  service,  6  mos.  5  days;  reported  captured  May 

5,1781. 

McCoLPiNE,  Daniel.  Seaman,  ship  "Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Foster 
Williams;  engaged  May  3,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  17,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  14 
days. 

McCoLucK,  Robert.  Private,  Major's  co.,  Col,  Henry  Jackson's  (16th)  regt. ;  Conti- 
nental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Aug.  11,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also, 
Capt.  John  Langdon's  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  payroll  for  Feb.,  1778,  dated 
Lancaster;  reported  in  the  "Provost;"  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  payrolls  for 
June-Aug.,  1778,  sworn  to  at  Providence;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for 
Sept.,  1778,  dated  Pawtuxet;  afoo,  Lieut.  Thomas  HoUis  Condy's  (2d)  co.,  Col. 
Jackson's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1778 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for 
Feb.,  1779,  sworn  to  at  Pawtuxet;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  March, 
1779;  also,  Maj.  Lemuel  Trescott's  (3d)  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  muster  roll  for 
April,  1779,  dated  Pawtuxet;  enlisted  Aug.  11,  1777;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.; 
pay  roll  for  July,  1779,  dated  Providence ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for 
Oct.,  1779;  also,  Major's  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  regimental  return  made  up  to 
Dec.  31,  1779,  dated  Camp  at  Providence;  enlistment,  during  war. 

McCoM,  JosiAH.  Capt.  Furbush's  co..  Col.  Bridge's  regt.;  receipt  for  advance  pay, 
signed  by  said  McCom  and  others,  dated  Cambridge,  June  30,  1775. 

McCoMB,  .      [This   name   also  appears   under  the   form  of   Macomb,  McCom, 

McCombes,  McCombs,  McCumb,  Mecom,  Mecomb.] 

McCoMB,  Joseph.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Jonathan 
Haraden  ;  engaged  Oct.  1  (also  given  Oct.  5),  1777;  discharged  June  1, 1778;  ser- 
vice, 8  mos.;  reported  sick  at  Martinico;  also,  account  of  labor  performed  on 
board  the  brig  "Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Jonathan  Haraden,  dated 
Boston,  June  26.  1778;  said  McComb  credited  with  11  days  labor,  also  credited 
with  2  weeks  board  at  60s  per  week. 

McCoMBEH,  John.  List  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Joseph  Balch's  co..  Col.  Crafts's 
regt.,  who  received  bounty  from  April  30,  1777,  to  Dec.  30,  1777,  8  mos. 

McCoMBER,  Lemuel.  Matross,  Capt.  Slewman's  CO.,  Col.  Crane's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  March  25,  1780;  term,  3 
years. 

McCoMBEs,  Joseph.  List  of  men  returned  as  sick  at  Mr.  Carter's;  entered  March  5, 
1778. 

McCoMBS,  Jacob.  Private,  Capt.  John  Banister's  co..  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  7,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  29  days,  with  Northern 
army,  including  7  days  (140  miles)  travel  home. 

McCoNDERY,  William,  Falmouth  (also  given  Newbury).  List  of  men  raised  to  serve 
in  the  Continental  Army,  as  returned  by  Moses  Noyes,  Chairman  of  Selectmen 
and  Committee  of  Newbury,  sworn  to  Aug.  23,  1777 ;  residence,  Falmouth  (also 
given  Newbury) ;  engaged  for  town  of  Newbury ;  joined  Capt.  Ballard's  co..  Col. 
Alden's  regt. ;  term,  3  years. 

McCondra,  Williaji,  Falmouth.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  from  Col.  Peter  Noyes's  (1st  Cumberland  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Falmouth, 
Nov.  20,  1778;  residence,  Falmouth;  engaged  for  town  of  Falmouth;  term,  3 
years. 

McCoNDRAT,  William,  Falmouth.  Private,  Capt.  William  Hudson  Ballard's  co., 
Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  20, 
1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  reported  transferred  to  Capt.  Coburn's  co. ;  also,  Capt. 
Ballard's  co.,  6th  Mass.  regt.  formerly  commanded  by  Col.  Ichabod  Alden ;  return 


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McCoNijRAY,  William,  continued. 

of  meu  who  were  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  and  who  had  not  been 
absent  subsequently  except  on  furlough,  etc.;  also,  Capt.  Ballard's  co.,  Col. 
Ichabod  Alden's  (6th)  regt. ;  return  dated  Albany,  .Ian.  12,  1778 ;  residence,  Fal- 
mouth ;  engaged  for  town  of  Hingham ;  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Wells,  Muster 
.Master  for  York  Co.,  and  by  a  Continental  Muster  Master;  also,  Capt.  Asa 
Coburn's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  (late)  Col.  Alden's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  March 
and  April,  1779,  dated  Fort  Harkimer;  also,  1st  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's 
(7th)  regt. ;  return  made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  enlisted  Feb.  20,  1777;  enlistment, 
during  war. 

McCoNURY, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  McCondery,  McCondra, 

McCondray,  McCondy.] 

McCoNDRY,  William,  Falmouth  (also  given  Casco  Bay  and  Newbury).  List  of  men 
mustered  by  Nathaniel  Wells,  Muster  Master  for  York  Co.,  dated  June  7,  1777; 
Capt.  William  Ballard's  co..  Col.  Ichabod  Alden's  regt. ;  residence,  Falmouth ; 
engaged  for  town  of  Hingham;  term,  3  years  or  during  war;  also,  list  of  men 
returned  by  a  committee  for  settling  disputes  between  towns  as  to  soldiers  cred- 
ited to  them ;  said  McCondry  claimed  by  Newbury  and  Hingham ;  allowed  to 
Hingham ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Coburn's  co..  Col.  John  Brooks's  regt. ;  Conti- 
nental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  resi- 
dence, Casco  Bay;  also,  Pi'ivate,  Capt.  William  White's  (Light  Infantry)  co., 
Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West 
Point;  also,  Capt.  Asa  Coburn's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt.; 
muster  rolls  for  Feb.,  1781-Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts;  reported  sick  in  quar- 
ters in  Dec,  1781 ;  also,  descriptive  list  dated  Feb.  20,  1782;  Light  Infantry  co., 
Lieut.  Col.  J.  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  age,  22  (also  given  23  and  18)  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  5  (also  given  5  ft.  4)  in.;  complexion,  dark  (also  given  light) ;  hair,  dark 
(also  given  light);  occupation,  sailor;  birthplace.  West  Indies;  residence,  Fal- 
mouth (also  given  Casco) ;  enlisted  April  -,  1779  (also  given  March  -,  1779,  by 
Capt.  Coburn) ;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  register  of  furloughs  granted  sub- 
sequent to  Jan.  1,  1781;  leave  given  said  McCondrj'  bj'  Gen.  Paterson  Dec.  17, 
1782,  to  go  from  New  Windsor  to  Falmouth  for  50  days ;  also,  list  of  men  who 
deserted  subsequent  to  Jan.  1,  1781;  said  McCondry  deserted  Feb.  28  [year  not 
given,  probably  1783],  from  furlough. 

McCoxDY',  William,  Falmouth.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army, 
as  returned  by  Capt.  Benjamin  Lapham  and  Capt.  Peter  Gushing,  sworn  to  at 
Hingham,  Feb.  17,  1778;  residence,  Falmouth;  enlisted  for  town  of  Hingham; 
joined  Capt.  Ballard's  (also  given  Capt.  Lunt's)  co..  Col.  Alden's  regt.;  enlist- 
ment, 3  years. 

McCoNEL,  Thaddeus.  Capt.  Asa  Barns's  co. ;  service,  15  days;  company  marched  to 
Manchester  (50  miles)  July  13,  1777,  on  an  alarm. 

McCoNKEY",  Asa,  Pelham.  Drummer,  Capt.  Elijah  Dwighfs  co. ;  pay  abstract  for 
mileage  to  and  from  camp  [year  not  given]  ;  mileage  (168  miles)  allowed  said 
McConkey. 

McCoNKEY,  William.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Worcester  Co.  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2, 1780,  as  returned  by  Seth  Wash- 
burn, Superintendent;  Capt.  Lovell's  co.,  Col.  Denny's  regt.;  age,  23  yrs.;  stat- 
ure, 5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  light;  occupation,  farmer;  engaged  for  town  of 
Worcester;  engaged  Feb.  22,  1781 ;  term,  3  years. 

McCoNNEL,  Hugh.  Superintendent  of  Sadlers,  etc.;  return  for  rations  allowed  in 
Quartermaster  General's  Department,  dated  Fishkill,  Oct.  14,  1781. 

McCoNNEL,  Thaddeus.  Private,  Capt.  David  AVheeler's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  de- 
tachment of  militia;  enlisted  June  30, 1777 ;  discharged  July  21,  1777 ;  service,  22 
days  ;  detachment  stationed  at  Fort  Ann.     Roll  sworn  to  at  Lanesborough. 


IN   THE   WAR  OF  THE   REVOLUTION.  447 

McCoNNEL,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Charles  Parsons's  co.,  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's 
(1st  New  York)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Jan. -April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  en- 
listment, during  war;  reported  sick  in  quarters  Jan. -March,  1781. 

McCoNNELL,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  McConel,  McConnel, 

McCornell.] 

McCoNNELL,  John.  Matross,  Capt.  Sargent's  co..  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  2.5,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also, 
descriptive  return  made  by  order  of  Gen.  Heath,  dated  Jan.  10,  1781 ;  Capt.  Win- 
throp  Sargent's  co.,  3d  Artillery  regt. ;  rank,  Matross ;  age,  28  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
10  in.;  complexion,  dark;  engaged  March  25,  1780,  by  Capt.  Lieut.  Hall;  term, 
during  war. 

McCoNNELL,  Thaddeus.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Brown's  co.  commanded  by  Lieut. 
William  White,  Col.  Miles  Powell's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  23, 1779; 
discharged  Sept.  1,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  10  days,  at  New  Haven,  Conn.,  including 
6  days  (114  miles)  travel  home. 

McCoNNER,  James,  Hollis.  Corporal,  Capt.  Reuben  Dow's  co..  Col.  William  Pres- 
cott'sregt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  April  25, 1775;  service,  3  mos. 
14  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  receipt  for 
bounty  coat  dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  20,  1775;  also,  list  of  men  who  lost  articles 
at  Bunker  Hill,  June  17,  1775,  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  22,  1775. 

McCoNNER,  James,  Pepperell.  Corporal,  Capt.  Job  Shattuck's  co..  Col.  Jonathan 
Read's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  from  Saratoga  home,  dated 
Groton,  Jan.  26,  1777;  225  miles  travel  allowed  said  McConner;  also,  list  of  men 
raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  11th  (2d  Pepperell)  co..  Col.  Jona- 
than Reed's  (6th)  regt.;  residence,  Pepperell;  engaged  for  town  of  Pepperell; 
joined  Capt.  Benjamin  Brown's  co..  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt.;  term,  3  years, 
to  expire  in  Feb.,  1780;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Benjamin  Brown's  co..  Col.  Michael 
Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  4,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Major's  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Jan.  30,  1780 ;  also,  list  of  6  months  men 
raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of  Maj.  Joseph 
Hosmer,  Superintendent  for  Middlesex  Co.,  by  Justin  El}',  Commissioner;  also, 
descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of 
6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780,  returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely, 
Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  8,  1780;  age,  35 
yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  dark;  engaged  for  town  of  Pepperell; 
marched  to  camp  July  8,  1780,  under  command  of  Ebenezer  Kent,  Esq. ;  also, 
pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Pepperell  for  service  in  the  Con- 
tinental Army  during  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  14,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  17, 
1780;  service,  5  mos.  24  days,  including  travel  (200  miles)  home;  also,  descrip- 
tive list  of  men  raised  in  Middlesex  Co.,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780,  as 
returned  by  Joseph  Hosmer,  Superintendent  for  said  county ;  age,  35  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  eyes,  blue;  occupation,  farmer;  en- 
gaged for  town  of  Pepperell ;  engaged  March  23,  1781 ;  term,  3  years ;  also,  Pri- 
vate, Capt.  Adams  Bailey's  co..  Col.  John  Bailey's  (2d)  regt.,  commanded  by 
Lieut.  Col.  Sprout  subsequent  to  Jan.  1,  1781 ;  muster  roll  made  up  from  Jan.  1, 
1780,  to  Jan.  1,  1782;  enlisted  March  23,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years. 

McCoNNER,  Joseph,  Falmouth.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
[year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Falmouth;  engaged  for  town  of  Hingham. 

McCoNxoR,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  McConner,  McKonner, 

McOner.] 

McCoNNOR,  JA3IES.  Receipt  dated  Pepperell,  April  16,  1781,  for  bounties  paid  said 
McConnor  and  others  by  the  town  of  Pepperell  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  3  years. 


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McCoNouGHEY,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  McConoughy.] 

McCoNOUGHET,  David  (also  given  David,  Jr.).  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  William  Knox's 
.  (6th)  CO.,  Col.  John  Mosely's  (3d  Hampshire  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of 
officers  chosen  in  said  regiment,  endorsed  "  April  26 1776 ;  "  reported  commissioned 
iVpril  26, 1776 ;  also,  Lieutenant,  in  a  detachment  from  Capt.  William  Knox's  co., 
Col.  John  Mosley's  regt. ;  service,  28  days;  detachment  marched  to  Ticonderoga, 
Oct.  21,  1776,  under  command  of  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Robison  (Robinson)  to  re- 
inforce Continental  Array  ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Blandford;  also,  return  dated  Bland- 
ford,  March  29,  1779,  of  men  in  Continental  service,  comprising  one-seventh  part 
of  the  male  inhabitants  of  Blandford,  including  the  alarm  list,  who  belonged  to 
(late)  Capt.  William  Knox's  (6th)  co.,  3d  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  as  attested  by 
said  McConoughey. 

McCoNOUGHET,  George.  Private,  Capt.  Solomon  Brown's  co..  Col.  Elisha  Porter's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  31,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  1,  1779;  service, 

1  mo.  6  days,  at  New  London,  Conn.,  including  4  days  (87  miles)  travel  home. 

McCoNouGHT,  David.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Solomon  Brown's  (6th)  co.,  3d  Hamp- 
shire Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia ;  list  of  officers  [year  not  given] . 

McCoNWELL,  John.  Matross,  Capt.  Cushing's  co..  Col.  Revere's  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  1,  1779,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  reported 
entered  service  July  1,  1777,  as  certified  by  Capt.  Winthrop  Gray;  also,  Capt. 
Perez  Cushing's  (1st)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Paul  Revere's  corps  of  artillery;  service 
from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  May  8,  1780,  4  mos.  8  days ;  roll  dated  Boston. 

McCoRD,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  McClod.] 

McCord,  Arthur,  Cambridge  (also  given  Boston).  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in 
the  Continental  Army  from  1st  Cambridge  co. ;  residence,  Cambridge ;  engaged 
for  town  of  Cambridge ;  joined  Capt.  Frothingham's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  term, 
during  war ;  i-eported  a  stranger ;  also.  Bombardier,  Capt.  Frothingham's  co..  Col. 
Crane's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  10,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779;  residence,  Boston;  reported  as  serving  8  mos.  21  days  as  Bom- 
bardier, 2-4  mos.  as  Matross;  also,  Matross,  Capt.  Benjamin  Frothingham's  co., 
Col.  Crane's  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Sept.-Dec,  1777;  also,  Gunner,  Capt.  Ben- 
jamin Eustis's  CO.,  Col.  Crane's  regt.;  return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  before 
Aug.  15,  1777,  and  who  had  not  been  absent  subsequently  except  on  furlough, 
etc.;  also,  Bombardier,  Capt.  Vose's  co..  Col.  Crane's  regt.;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  reported  as  serving 

2  mos.  as  Matross,  10  mos.  as  Bombardier ;  also,  descriptive  return  made  by  order 
of  Gen.  Heath,  dated  Jan.  10,  1781 ;  Capt.  Thomas  Vose's  co.,  3d  Artillery  regt. ; 
rank.  Bombardier;  age,  32  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  light;  enlisted 
April  10,  1778 ;  enlistment,  during  war ;  reported  promoted  from  Matross  March 
1,  1780. 

McCouD,  William.  Corporal,  Capt.  Henry  Tiebout's  co..  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's 
(1st  New  York)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Jan. -April,  1781,  dated  West  Point. 

McCoEMACK,  James,  North  Yarmouth.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Conti- 
nental Army  from  Capt.  Edward  Russell's  (2d  North  Yarmouth)  co..  Col.  Jona- 
than Mitchell's  (2d  Cumberland  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Dec.  9,  1777;  residence.  North 
Yarmouth;  engaged  for  town  of  North  Yarmouth;  joined  Col.  Marshall's  regt.; 
term,  3  years. 

McCormack,  Robert,  Merrimac.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Moors's  co.,  Col.  William 
Prescott's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  25,  1775;  service, 

3  mos.  5  daj's;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775. 

McCormal,  Robert.  Certificate  dated  Cambridge,  June  18,  1775,  signed  by  Capt. 
Joseph  Moors,  certif.ving  that  said  McCormal  and  others  in  his  company  were  in 
need  of  cartridge  boxes,  for  which  said  Moors  promised  to  be  accountable. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  449 

McCoRMECK,  James,  Falmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Turner's  (rith)  co.,  Col.  Henry 
Jackson's  (16th)  rest.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 
1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  return  certified  at  Camp  near  Morristown,  April  30, 
1780,  of  officers  and  men  belonging  to  Col.  Lee's,  Col.  Henley's,  and  Col.  Jaclc- 
son's  regts.,  and  men  belonging  to  Massachusetts  in  Col.  Henry  Sherburne's  regt., 
who  were  incorporated  into  a  regiment  under  the  command  of  Col.  Henry  Jack- 
son, agreeable  to  the  arrangement  of  April  9, 1779 ;  Capt.  Turner's  co. ;  ranlt,  Pri- 
vate; residence,  Falmouth,  Cumberland  Co.;  engaged  for  town  of  Danvers; 
engaged  Oct.  20,  1777;  term,  during  war;  reported  deserted  Aug.  14,  1779; 
returned  or  retaken  Sept.  29,  1779. 

McCoRMET,  James.  Mariner,  brigantine  "Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Allen  Hallet;  engaged  Jul}' 28,  1778;  reported  deserted. 

McCoRMicK,   .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Comack,  Comrick, 

Cormick,  McCarmick,  McCormack,  McCormal,  McCormeck,  McCormet,  McCor- 
mit,  McCorniss.] 

McCoRMicK,  Andrew.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Champney's  co.,  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath's 
detachment  of  guards;  enlisted  Oct.  23  (also  given  Nov.  23),  1779;  discharged 
Jan.  22  (also  given  Jan.  11),  1780;  service,  3  mos.  (also  given  1  mo.  19  days),  at 
and  about  Boston. 

McCoRMicK,  Barney  (also  given  Barnabas),  England.  Matross,  Capt.  David  Cook's 
CO.,  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  ser- 
vice from  Feb.  17, 1779,  to  Dec.  31, 1779;  reported  as  serving  in  place  of  Jonathan 
Morey;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  for  March,  1779,  dated  Warren; 
enlisted  Ma}"^  7,  1777 ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also.  Corporal,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780; 
reported  as  serving  7  mos.  as  Bombardier,  5  mos.  as  Corporal ;  also,  Capt.  Henry 
Burbeck's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  paj'  abstract  for  Oct. -Dec,  1780,  dated  Boston ; 
also,  descriptive  list  made  up  for  the  year  1780;  Capt.  David  Cook's  co.,  3d  Artil- 
lery regt.;  rank,  Corporal;  age,  24  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  3^  in.;  complexion,  fair; 
engaged  July  25,  1779,  by  Capt.  Cook  ;  term,  during  war. 

McCoRMiCK,  Charles,  Great  Barrington.  Private,  2d  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Nov.  18,  1778; 
reported  deserted  Nov.  18,  1778,  but  re-enlisted  for  the  war  April  17,  1779,  in 
Col.  Hazen's  regt. ;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Darby's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  company 
return  dated  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  25,  1778 ;  residence.  Great  Barrington ;  also, 
Capt.  Heron's  co.,  Col.  Hazen's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  April  17,  1779,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  return  certified  at  Camp  Peekskill, 
Nov.  9,  1779,  of  officers  and  men  belonging  to  Massachusetts  in  Col.  Moses 
Hazen's  regt.;  Capt.  Heron's  co. ;  rank,  Private;  engaged  April  17,  1779;  term, 
during  war;  also,  Col.  Hazen's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780 ;  also,  list  of  men  in  a  "  Conadian  Reg't  "  who 
had  not  received  the  gratuities  granted  by  resolve  of  Jan.  15,  1781. 

McCoRMicK,  James,  Biddeford  (also  given  Falmouth).  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah 
Hill's  CO.,  Col.  James  Scammon's  (30th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775; 
enlisted  May  5,  1775;  service,  12  weeks  4  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Sept. 
27, 1775,  including  abstract  of  pay  to  last  of  July,  1775  ;  also,  list  of  men  mustered 
by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Miister  Master  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Nov.  23, 1777; 
Capt.  Lunt's  co.,  Col.  Heule.y's  regt.;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Turner's  co..  Col. 
Henry  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Oct.  27, 
1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  reported  deserted  Aug.  14  [1779],  but  returned  Sept.  29 
[1779]  ;  also.  Col.  David  Henley's  vegt. ;  return  of  recruits  for  knapsacks,  dated 
Boston,  Feb.  16,  1778;  reported  under  marching  orders;  also,  Capt.  Ezra  Lunt's 
CO.,  Col.  Henley's  regt.;  pay  rolls  for  April  and  May,  1778,  sworn  to  at  Provi- 
dence; also,  Capt.  Thomas  Turner's  (9th)  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  muster  roll 


450  IHASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

McCoEMicK,  James,  continued. 

for  April,  1779,  dated  Pawtuxet;  enlisted  Oct.  27, 1777;  enlistment,  3  rears;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  dated  Camp  at  Providence,  July  10,  1779;  also,  Capt. 
Thomas  Turner's  (5th)  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Oct.,  1779;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt.;  regimental  return  made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1779,  dated  Camp  at 
Providence ;  also,  descriptive  list  dated  Hutts,  three  miles  from  West  Point,  Jan. 
28,  1781 ;  Capt.  Turner's  co.,  9th  Mass.  regiment  commanded  by  Col.  H.  Jack- 
son; rank.  Private;  age,  40  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair, 
brown ;  occupation,  yeoman ;  residence,  Falmouth ;  enlisted  Dec.  10,  1779,  by 
Col.  Jackson  ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

McCoKMicK,  John,  New  Hampshire.  Matross,  Capt.  Donnell's  co.,  Col.  Crane's 
(Artillery)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jul}'  5,  1777, 
to  June  22,  1779;  reported  as  belonging  to  New  Hampshire;  also  reported 
deserted. 

McCoRMicK,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Hicks's  co..  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's 
(1st  New  York)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Jan. -April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  en- 
listment, during  war. 

McCoRMicK,  Robert.  Capt.  Joseph  Moors's  co.,  Col.  William  Prescott's  regt.;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge  Camp,  Dec.  29,  1775. 

McCoRjiiCK,  William,  Boston.  Descriptive  list  of  men  mustered  to  serve  in  the  Con- 
tinental Army,  as  returned  by  Nat.  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  SutFolk  Co.,  dated 
Boston,  May  25, 1780;  Col.  Sprout's  regt. ;  age,  21  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  com- 
plexion, dark  ;  occupation,  tanner;  residence,  Boston  ;  mustered  by  Capt.  Seward ; 
said  McCormick  reported  "goes  for  John  Brown  a  Servant  to  Amasa  Davis  who 
paid  the  Bounty  &c." 

McCoRMiT,  John.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suf- 
folk Co.,  dated  Boston,  May  10,  1778;  Col.  Crane's  regt. 

McCoRNELL,  Thaddeus.  Private,  Capt.  Zebulon  Norten's  co..  Col.  John  Ashley's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  27,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  14,  1777 ;  service, 
23  days,  at  the  Northward,  travel  (70  miles)  included.    Roll  dated  Equivalent. 

McCorniss,  James,  North  Yarmouth.  List  of  men  returned  by  a  committee  for  set- 
tling disputes  between  towns  as  to  soldiers  credited  to  them  [year  not  given]  ; 
said  McCorniss  claimed  by  North  Yarmouth  and  Danvers ;  allowed  to  Danvers. 

McCoRRY,  Manuel.  Seaman,  frigate  "  Boston,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel  Tucker ; 
engaged  July  15,  1779.    Roll  made  up  for  advance  pay  for  1  month. 

McCouLiFF,  Philip.  List  of  deserters  who  belonged  to  (late)  14th  Mass.  regt.,  as  re- 
turned by  Jonathan  Haskell,  Adjutant,  7th  Mass.  regt.,  dated  West  Point,  Aug. 
19,  1782 ;  age,  42  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Boston. 

McCowEN,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Christopher  Beackley's  co.  of  Artillery  artificers 
detached  from  Col.  Benjamin  Flower's  corps  of  artificers  and  attached  to  artillery 
in  the  field  commanded  by  Brig.  Gen.  Henry  Knox  ;  muster  roll  for  April,  1778, 
dated  May  30,  1778;  enlisted  May  11,  1778. 

McCowLiFT, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  McCouliff.] 

McCo-wLiFT,  Philip,  Pembroke.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster 
Master  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  2,  1777;  Capt.  Stetson's  co..  Col. 
Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt. ;  also,  Private,  8th  co..  Col.  Bradford's  regt. ;  Continen- 
tal Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  20,  1777,  to  July  20,  1777;  reported 
deserted;  also,  Capt.  Isaiah  Stetson's  co..  Col.  Bradford's  regt.;  subsistence 
allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  Jan.  28,  1777,  to  date  of  arrival  at  Bennington, 
Feb.  4, 1777;  credited  with  3  days  allowance;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  return 
[year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Pembroke;  enlisted  for  town  of  Pembroke;  mustered 
by  County  and  Continental  Muster  Masters;  reported  a  prisoner;  also,  same  co. 


IN  THE   WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  451 

McCowLiFT,  Philip,  continued. 

and  regt. ;  return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777  ;  enlisted 
Jan.  20,  1777;  joined  Jan.  i9,  1777. 

McCoy, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Coy,  Coye,  Maccoy,  Macoy, 

McCay,  McKay,  McKey,  McKoy,  Molcoy.] 

McCoy,  Barnabas,  Andover.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continen- 
tal Arm}'  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned 
as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Spring- 
field, July  7,  1780;  age,  21  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  light;  engaged 
for  town  of  Andover ;  marched  to  camp  July  7,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt. 
Dix;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen. 
Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25, 1780. 

McCoy,  Barnabas,  Salem.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Putnam's  co..  Col.  Nathan 
Tyler's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Dec,  1779,  allowing  1  mo.  5  days  service  at  Rhode 
Island,  travel  (95  miles)  included. 

McCoy,  Barnabas.  Return  of  men  raised  in  Essex  Co.  for  Continental  service,  agree- 
able to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780;  engaged  for  town  of  Danvers;  engaged  April  9, 
1781;  term,  3  years;  also,  Private,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt.;  service 
from  March  5,  1781,  19  mos.  24  days;  reported  died  Oct. 27,  1782. 

McCoy,  Daniel,  Bedford.  Descriptive  list  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  10,  1781 ;  Capt. 
Smith's  (also  given  Capt.  Trotter's)  co..  Col.  Putnam's  (5th)  regt.;  rank.  Ser- 
geant; age,  21  yrs.  1  mo.;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  hair,  red;  eyes, 
blue;  residence,  Bedford;  engaged  Dec.  17,  1779,  by  Col.  Bigelow;  term,  during 
war;  company  joined  from  15th  Mass.  regt. 

McCoy,  Daniel,  Easton.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master 
for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  May  25,  1777 ;  Capt.  Drew's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ; 
also,  Private,  5th  co..  Col.  John  Bailej^'s  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  May  23,  1777,  to  Aug.  17,  1777 ;  reported  deserted  Aug.  17,  1777 ; 
also,  Capt.  Seth  Drew's  co..  Col.  Bailey's  regt.;  company  return  dated  Camp 
Valley  Forge,  Jan.  24,  1778 ;  residence,  Easton  ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  deserters 
from  Col.  Bailey's  (2d)  regt.  subsequent  to  Jan.  1,  1777,  as  returned  l»y  Ezra 
Badlam,  Lieutenant  Colonel  Commandant;  age,  30  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.; 
complexion,  light;  hair,  dark;  term,  3  years;  deserted  Aug.  17,  1777;  reported 
a  German. 

McCoy,  James,  New  Plymouth  (also  given  Suncook).  Matross,  Capt.  John  Cal- 
lender's  co.  commanded  by  Capt.  Lieut.  William  Perkins,  Col.  Richard  Gridley's 
(Artillery)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  June  30, 1775 ;  service, 
1  mo.  4  days ;  also,  Capt.  Lieut.  William  Perkins's  co.,  Col.  Gridley's  regt. ;  com- 
pany return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  Capt.  William  Perkins's  co.,  Col.  Grid- 
ley's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Nov.  6,  1775. 

McCoy,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Duncan's  co.,  Col.  Hazen's  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  4,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  reported  deserted 
Nov.  14,  1779;  also,  return  certified  at  Camp  Peekskill,  Nov.  9,  1779,  of  officers 
and  men  belonging  to  Massachusetts  in  Col.  Moses  Hazen's  regt.;  Capt.  Dun- 
can's CO.;  rank,  Private;  engaged  Jan.  4,  1777;  term,  during  war. 

McCoy,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Hicks's  co..  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's  (1st 
New  York)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Jan. -March,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlist- 
ment, during  war. 

McCoy,  James.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Middlesex  Co.,  agreeable  to  resolve  of 
Dec.  2, 1780,  as  returned  by  Joseph  Jlosmer,  Superintendent  for  said  county  ;  age, 
26  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  brown;  eyes,  dark;  occupation, 
laborer  (also  given  weaver) ;  engaged  for  town  of  Newton ;  engaged  Dec.  7,  1781 ; 
term,  during  war. 


452  aiASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIEEIS   AI^D   SAILORS 

McCoy,  John,  Albany.  Capt.  Stephen  Pearl's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Ruggles  Wood- 
bridge's  (2oth)  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  McCoy  and  others, 
dated  Cambridge,  June  26,  1775;  also,  Private,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted  May  20,  1775 ;  service,  2  mos.  16  days ;  also,  company 
return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Sept.  28, 1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equiv- 
alent in  money  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  23,  1775. 

McCoT,  John,  Harvard.  Order  dated  Camljridge,  June  18, 1775,  signed  by  Capt.  Jona- 
than Davis,  for  cartridge  boxes  of  which  said  McCoy  and  others  in  his  companj' 
were  in  need,  and  for  which  said  Davis  promised  to  be  accountable ;  order  en- 
dorsed "  Col.  Frye;  "  also,  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whit- 
comb's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  30,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  9  days ;  also,  company  receipt  for  wages  for  Sept.,  1775,  dated  Camp  at 
Prospect  Hill. 

McCoy,  John,  Lancaster.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master 
for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  May  10,  1778 ;  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  also.  Bombardier, 
Capt.  Nathaniel  Donnell's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artillerj')  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  reported  as 
serving  17  mos.  15  days  as  Bombardier,  18  mos.  15  days  as  Matross ;  reduced  to 
Matross  June  15, 1778  ;  residence,  Lancaster ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  for 
gratuity,  dated  Greenwich,  Nov.  10, 1779 ;  also,  Matross,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  Con- 
tinental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  9,  1781 ;  enlisted  Nov.  -,  1776, 
by  Capt.  Donnell;  also,  descriptive  list  dated  Jan.  11,  1781;  Capt.  John  Slue- 
man's  CO.,  3d  Artillery  regt.;  rank,  Matross;  age,  32  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.; 
complexion,  dark;  enlisted  March  16,  1780,  by  Maj.  Perkins;  enlistment,  during 
war;  also,  Matross,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Donnell's  co..  Col.  John  Crane's  (3d  Artil- 
lery) regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Feb.-April,  1781,  dated  West  Point. 

McCoy,  John.  List  of  men  raised  in  Essex  Co.  for  the  terra  of  9  months  from  the  time 
of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  returned  as  received  of  Jonathan  Warner,  Commis- 
sioner, by  Col.  R.  Putnam,  July  20, 1778;  engaged  for  town  of  Andover;  arrived 
at  Fishkill  June  11,  1778. 

McCoy,  John.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Middlesex  Co.,  agreeable  to  resolve 
of  Dec.  2,  1780,  as  returned  b}'  Joseph  Hosmer,  Superintendent  for  said  county  ; 
age,  40  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  brown;  eyes,  blue; 
occupation,  farmer  (also  given  laborer);  engaged  for  town  of  Stow;  engaged 
March  15,  1781;  term,  3  years;  a^so,  Private,  Capt.  William  Moore's  co..  Col. 
William  Shepard's  (ith)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  June  and  July,  1781,  sworn  to  in 
Camp  at  Phillipsborough  ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781,  sworn  to  at  Peekskill ; 
also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781,  dated  Camp  Continental  Village ;  also,  muster 
rolls  for  Oct.,  1781-Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts  and  sworn  to  at  West  Point. 

McCoy,  John,  Jr.  List  of  men  raised  in  Essex  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the 
time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20, 1778,  returned  as 
received  of  Jonathan  Warner,  Commissioner,  by  Col.  R.  Putnam,  July  20,  1778; 
engaged  for  town  of  Danvers  ;  arrived  at  Fishkill  June  19, 1778 ;  also,  list  of  men 
returned  as  mustered  by  Henry  Rutgers,  Jr.,  Deputy  Muster  Master,  dated  Fish- 
kill, Aug.  1,  1778. 

McCoy,  Neil.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Morton's  co.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Zaccheus 
Thayer  subsequent  to  Oct.  12,  1778,  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  19, 
1778 ;  discharged  Aug.  7, 1778 ;  service,  1  mo.  1  day,  including  12  days  (240  miles) 
travel  home ;  regiment  raised  to  serve  for  8  months  from  time  of  arrival  at  Peeks- 
kill  ;  also,  Capt.  Isaac  Morton's  co..  Col.  Poor's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Aug.,  1778. 

McCoy,  Peter,  Spencer.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  David  Prouty's  co..  Col.  Denny's  regt.;  residence,  Spencer;  engaged  for 
town  of  Spencer;  joined  Capt.  Marten's  co.,  Col.  Biglow's  regt. ;  term,  3  years; 


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McCoy,  Peter,  continued. 

also,  Private,  Capt.  Adam  Martin's  co..  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  regt. ;  Continen- 
tal Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  IS,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Jan. -Aug.,  1777,  dated  Van  Schaick's  Island 
and  sworn  to  at  Camp  near  Half  Moon;  enlisted  March  10,  1777;  enlistment, 
.  during  war;  reported  on  command  at  Albany ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster 
roll  dated  Dec.  10,  1777,  and  sworn  to  at  Camp  near  the  "  Gulph ;  "  also,  same  co. 
and  regt. ;  return  dated  Feb.  3, 1778;  mustered  by  Worcester  Co.  Muster  Master; 
also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence ; 
reported  sick  in  hospital;  also,  Major's  co..  Col.  Bigelow's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  April  1, 1780;  reported  trans- 
ferred to  corps  of  invalids  April  1,  1780. 

McCoy,  Thomas.  List  of  prisoners  sent  from  port  of  Halifax  by  order  of  Sir  George 
Collier  June  28,  1777,  to  be  exchanged  for  British  prisoners,  as  returned  by  John 
Emerson,  Commissary ;  said  McCoy,  a  Lieutenant  in  the  army,  reported  as 
having  been  taken  at  Canada. 

McCoy,  William.  Quartermaster  Sergeant,  Capt.  Thomas  Cole's  co..  Col.  Christopher 
Greene's  (1st  Rhode  Island)  battalion ;  muster  roll  for  July,  1779,  dated  East 
Greenwich ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

McCoy,  Willis.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Clayes's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Calvin  Smith's  regt.;  return  for  wages  for  the  year  1782;  wages  allowed  said 
McCoy  for  May-Dec,  1782,  8  mos. 

McCkacker,  John.  Mariner,  brigantine  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Allen  Hallet;  engaged  Aug.  10,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  18,  1778. 

McCraffry,  Matthew.  Capt.  Samuel  King's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  (10th) 
regt. ;  account  of  clothing  delivered  for  the  year  1778. 

McCraken,  Samuel.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Samuel  Hubbard's  co..  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt. ; 
engaged  Sept.  5,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  25  days,  in 
Northern  department. 

McCray,  .    General  order  dated  Headquarters,  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  20,  1776,  taken 

from  Col.  Ephraim  Wheelock's  Orderly  Book,  directing  that  all  persons  concerned 
attend  a  court  of  inquiry,  Maj.  Barber,  President,  ordered  to  sit  on  date  above 
given,  to  inquire,  into  the  merits  of  the  charges  against  said  McCray,  Doctor, 
belonging  to  the  fleet. 

McCreator,  Felix.  Private,  Capt.  James  Noble's  co..  Col.  Benedict  Arnold's  regt. ; 
enlisted  May  27,  1775;  discharged  June  24,  1775;  service,  4  weeks.  Roll  sworn 
to  at  Pittsfield. 

McCreles,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Hugh  McClallen's  co..  Col.  David  Wells's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  22,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  2  days,  with 
Northern  army,  including  6  days  (120  miles)  travel  home.  Roll  sworn  to  in 
Hampshire  Co. 

McCrellis,  .     [This  name  appears  under  the  form  of  McCreles. J 

McCreque,  Peter.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Ezra  Lunt's  co..  Col.  David  Henley's  regt. ; 
pay  rolls  for  April  and  May,  1778,  sworn  to  at  Providence ;  reported  resigned  May 
27,  1778.     [See  Peter  Creque.] 

MoCrocker,  Samuel.    Private,  Capt.  David  Chadwick'sco. ;  service,  5  da.ys ;  company 
marched  to  Bennington  on  an  alarm ;  State  pay  allowed  agreeable  to  resolve  of 
.   Sept.  23,  1777. 

McCrtny,  "  Brt."  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Mayo's  co..  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt.  of 
guards;  service  between  Feb.  2,  1778,  and  April  3,  1778,  1  mo.  3  days,  at  Cam- 
bridge. 


4:54:  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

McCuE,  Bhtan  (also  given  Bryant),  Partridgefield  (Peru).  Private,  Capt.  A.  Wil- 
liams's CO.,  Col.  Sprout's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  Private,  Lieut.  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt. ; 
pay  abstract  for  wages  for  Oct.-Dec,  1780,  dated  Boston;  also,  descriptive  list 
dated  West  Point,  Jan.  28,  1781 ;  Capt.  Williams's  co.,  2d  Mass.  regt. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  residence,  Partridgefield;  enlisted 
March  20,  1778,  by  Lieut.  Frost,  at  West  Point;  enlistment,  during  war. 

McCuE,  James,  Westfield.  Private,  Maj.  Ball's  co..  Col.  Sheppard's  regt.;  Continen- 
tal Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt. 
Lebbeus  Ball's  co..  Col.  William  Shepard's  (3d)  regt.;  return  dated  Feb.  3, 1778; 
mustered  by  State  and  Continental  Muster  Masters ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  July  and  Aug.,  1778,  dated  Camp  at  Providence;  enlistment,  dur- 
ing war ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt;  muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1778 ;  also,  Maj.  Ball's  co., 
Col.  Shepard's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Nov.,  1778,  sworn  to  in  Camp  at  Providence ; 
also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Camp  at 
Providence;  enlisted  Dec.  2, 1777 [6]  ;  also,  Major's  co..  Col.  Shepard's  (4th)  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780; 
residence,  Westfield;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  return  for  gratuity,  dated  High- 
lands, Feb.  21,  1780 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  made  up  for  the  j'ear  1780, 
dated  West  Point  and  endorsed  "  Cap't  Fullers  Comp'y ;  "  enlisted  Dec.  2,  1776 ; 
also,  Capt.  John  Fuller's  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for 
June-Aug.,  1781;  reported  deserted  Aug.  20,  1781. 

McCiiEN,  Peter.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Maynard's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's 
(7th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  July,  1781;  enlisted  Feb.  24,  1781;  enlistment,  3 
years. 

McCuiN,  Peter.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Lealand's  co.  of  guards;  enlisted  Oct.  14, 
1779 ;  discharged  Nov.  10, 1779 ;  service,  29  days ;  company  detached  from  militia 
by  order  of  Gen.  Hancock  to  man  forts  at  and  about  Boston  until  Nov.  10,  1779, 
and  stationed  at  Boston  under  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath. 

McCuLEY,  Andrew,  Middleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Wood's  co..  Col.  Theophi- 
lus  Cotton's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775. 

McCuLLAH,  James,  Hutchinson  (Barre).  Private.  Capt.  John  Black's  co.,  Col.  Jona- 
than Brewer's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  Maj'  1,  1775;  ser- 
vice, 18  days;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Black's  co.,  Col.  Brewer's  regt.;  company  return 
[probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  reported  drafted  into  the  train. 

McCuLLAH,  James.  Sergeant,  Capt.  David  Cowden's  co..  Col.  B.  R.  Woodbridge's 
regt.;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Prospect  Hill, 
Nov.  13,  1775. 

McCuLLAR,  James,  Westborough.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  6th  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Nathan  Fisher;  residence, 
Westborough  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Westborough  ;  joined  Capt.  Barns's  co..  Col. 
Bigelow's  regt. ;  term,  3  years ;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  Thomas  Newhall, 
Muster  Master  for  Worcester  Co.;  Capt.  Barns's  co..  Col.  Bigelow's  regt.;  mus- 
tered Aug.  26,  1777;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Barns's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bige- 
low's regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Aug.  20,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779 ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  b_v  Capt.  Daniel  Barnes,  dated  Feb.  2, 
1778;  Col.  Bigelow's  regt.;  mustered  by  Worcester  Co.  Muster  Master  and  by 
a  Continental  Muster  Master;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Barns's  co..  Col.  Bigelow's  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence;  enlisted  Aug.  20,  1777; 
reported  on  command  with  the  Commissary. 

McCuLLAR,  James.  Private;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  picket  guard  under 
Maj.  Loammi  Baldwin,  dated  May  11,  1775. 


m  THE  WAR  OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  4:55 

McCuLLAR,  John,  Westborough.  Private,  Capt.  Edmund  Brigham's  co.  of  Minute- 
men,  Maj.  Gen.  Ward's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  ser- 
vice, 5  days  ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army ;  also,  Capt.  Moses  Wheelock's  co., 
Col.  Jonathan  Ward's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  24, 
1775;  service,  3  mos.  15  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also, 
list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  6th  Worcester  Co.  regt., 
as  returned  by  Capt.  Nathan  Fisher;  residence,  Westborough  ;  engaged  for  town 
of  Westborough ;  joined  Capt.  Barns's  co..  Col.  Bigelow's  regt.;  term,  3  years; 
also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master  for  Worcester  Co. ; 
Capt.  Barns's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt. ;  mustered  May  7,  1777 ;  also,  Private, 
Capt.  Daniel  Barns's  co..  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  April  28, 1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  Jan.-Aug.,  1777,  dated  Van  Schaick's  Island  and  sworn  to  at  Camp 
near  Stillwater ;  enlisted  April  28, 1777 ;  reported  on  command  at  the  Laboratory ; 
also,  return  of  men  enlisted  by  Capt.  Daniel  Barnes,  dated  Feb.  2,  1778;  Col. 
Bigelow's  regt. ;  mustered  by  Worcester  Co.  Muster  Master  and  by  a  Continental 
Muster  Master;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Barns's  co..  Col.  Bigelow's  regt.;  muster  roll 
for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence;  also.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Bowman's 
CO.,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 
1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780 ;  reported  as  serving  9  mos.  as  Corporal,  3  mos.  as  Sergeant ; 
a^io,  descriptive  list  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  10, 1781;  Capt.  Bowman's  co..  Col. 
Putnam's  (5th)  regt.;  rank,  Sergeant;  age,  25  yrs.  8  mos.;  stature,  5  ft.  2  in.; 
complexion,  light;  hair,  dark ;  eyes,  blue;  residence,  Westborough ;  engaged  July 
-,  1779,  by  Capt.  Bowman;  term,  during  war;  company  joined  from  15th  Mass. 
regt.;  also.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Phineas  Bowman's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th) 
regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan. -March,  1781,  dated  Garrison  West  Point;  reported 
on  furlough  ;  also,  muster  roll  for  April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  reported  "died 
time  not  known." 

McCuLLAR,  Joseph,  Westborough.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  from  6th  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Nathan  Fisher,  sworn 
to  in  Worcester  Co.,  Feb.  16, 1778 ;  residence,  Westborough  ;  engaged  for  town  of 
Westborough;  joined  Capt.  Bartlet's  co.,  Col.  Wesson's  regt. ;  term,  during  war. 

McCuLLAR,  William,  Westborough.  Capt.  John  Wood's  co.,  Col.  Paul  Dudley  Sar- 
gent's regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge, 
Camp  before  Boston,  Nov.  15,  1775;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Conti- 
nental Army  from  6th  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Nathan  Fisher; 
residence,  Westborough ;  engaged  for  town  of  Westborough ;  joined  Capt.  Barns's 
CO.,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt.;  term,  3  years;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  Thomas 
Newhall,  Muster  Master  for  Worcester  Co.;  Capt.  Barns's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's 
regt.;  mustered  June  17,  1777;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Dow's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's 
regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  June  20, 
1780. 

McCvLLER,  Alexander,  Murrayfield  (Chester).  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months 
service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return 
dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the 
town  of  Murrayfield  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched 
July  10,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  15,  1780',  service,  5  mos.  11  days,  including  travel 
(120  miles)  home. 

McCuller,  Alexander.  Private,  Capt.  E.  Cumston's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  (3d)  regt. ; 
discharged  April  10,  1780;  term,  9  months. 

McCuller,  James,  Westborough.  Private,  Capt.  Dow's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's 
regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Aug.  20, 
1780;  residence,  Westborough. 


456  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAU^ORS 


McCuLLER,  William,  Westborough.  Private,  Capt.  John  Wood's  co..  Col.  Paul 
Dudley  Sargent's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  15,  1775; 
service,  2  raos.  21  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  reported 
sick  at  home;  a^so.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Barns's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  June  20,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Jan. -Aug.,  1777,  dated  Van 
Schaick's  Island  and  sworn  to  at  Camp  near  Stillwater;  enlisted  June  20,  1777; 
reported  on  command  with  artillery ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  by  Capt.  Daniel 
Barnes,  dated  Feb.  2,  1778;  Col.  Bigelow's  regt.;  residence,  Westl)orough ;  en- 
listed for  town  of  Westborough ;  mustered  by  Worcester  Co.  Muster  Master  and 
by  a  Continental  Muster  Master;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Barns's  co..  Col.  Bigelow's 
regt.;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence. 

McCuLLET,  Andrew,  Middleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Wood's  co.,  Col.  Theophi- 
lus  Cotton's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May  9, 1775 ;  service, 
3  mos. ;  also.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Amos  Washburn's  co..  Col.  El)enezer  Sproutt's 
regt. ;  entered  service  May  6,  1778 ;  discharged  May  7,  1778 ;  service,  2  days,  on 
an  alarm  at  Dartmouth  ;  also,  Capt.  Amos  Washburn's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  White's 
regt.;  inarched  Aug.  1, 1780;  discharged  Aug.  9, 1780;  service,  9  days;  company 
marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm. 

McCullet,  James.  Descriptive  return  dated  Boston,  Jan.  5,  1781,  made  by  Edward 
Procter,  Colonel  of  Boston  regt.,  of  men  who  had  enlisted  to  serve  in  the  militia 
under  the  command  of  Brig.  Gen.  John  Fellows  for  the  term  of  3  months  from 
the  time  of  their  arrival  at  place  of  rendezvous,  unless  sooner  discharged,  and 
who  had  received  bounty  and  mileage  due  them  of  said  Col.  Procter;  Capt. 
Hodgdon's  co. ;  age,  40  yrs. ;  stature,  5  it.  11  in. ;  complexion,  brown. 

McCullet,  Johx.  Private,  Capt.  Perez  Churchill's  co..  Col.  John  Dogged's  (Dag- 
gett's) regt.;  entered  service  Aug.  24  (also  given  Aug.  25),  1778;  discharged 
Sept.  2,  1778 ;  service,  9  days,  at  Rhode  Island  ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Middleborough ; 
also,  Capt.  Amos  Washburn's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  White's  regt. ;  marched  Aug.  1, 
1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  9  days;  companj'  marched  to  Rhode 
Island  on  an  alarm  ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Middleborough. 

McCulloch, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  McCelloch,  McClewain, 

McCollagh,  McCollar,  McCoUer,  McCollick,  McCollock,  McColloh,  McCollough, 
McCoUuck,  McColoh,  McColok,  McColuck,  McCuley,  McCullah,  McCullar, 
McCuller,  McCulley,  McCullock,  McCully.] 

McCuLLOCH,  Arthur.  Private,  Capt.  Walter  Bicker's  co.,  in  a  regiment  commanded 
by  Lieut.  Col.  John  Parke;  pay  roll  for  Aug.,  1778. 

McCuLLOCH,  James,  Westborough.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Wheelock's  co.,  Col.  Jona- 
than Ward's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  30,  1775;  ser- 
vice, 3  mos.  9  days. 

McCuLLOCH,  James.  Private,  Capt.  David  Cowden's  co.,  4th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.; 
marched  Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  20,  1777;  service,  6  days;  company 
marched  under  command  or  Lieut.  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge  on  the  alarm  at 
Bennington  of  Aug.  17,  1777. 

McCuLLOCH,  Joseph,  Westborough.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Wheelock's  co.,  Col.  Jona- 
than Ward's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  24,  1775;  ser- 
vice, 2  mos.  3  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  reported  in  the 
train  ;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  SuflFolk 
Co.,  dated  Boston,  March  30,  1777;  Capt.  Bartlet's  co..  Col.  Wesson's  regt. 

McCuLLOCH,  Robert.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Aug.  17, 1777;  Capt.  Langdon's  co..  Col.  Henry  Jack- 
son's regt. 


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McCuLLOcK,  Alexander.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  9  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  9,  1779,  returned  as  received 
of  Noah  Goodman,  Superintendent  for  Hampshire  Co.,  by  Justin  Ely,  Commis- 
sioner; engajied  for  town  of  Pelhani ;  term  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1780;  also,  descrip- 
tive list  of  men  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  in  1779  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army, 
returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Lieut.  Reuben  Lilley,  at 
Springfield,  Aug.  15, 1779 ;  Capt.  Thomson's  co..  Col.  Porter's  regt. ;  age,  16  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  2  in. ;  complexion,  dark  ;  term,  8  months. 

McCuLLOCK,  James.  Capt.  David  Cowdin's  co.,  Col.  Woodbridge's  regt.;  receipt  for 
advance  pay,  signed  by  said  McCuUock  and  others,  dated  Cambridge,  June  26, 
1775. 

McCuLLocK,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Russell  Kellogg's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  19,  1777 ;  service,  5  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Bennington,  including  travel  (70  miles)  out  and  home ;  also,  Lieut.  Rus- 
sell Kellogg's  CO.,  Col.  Ezra  May's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  20, 1777 ;  discharged  Oct. 
14,1777;  service,  30  days,  on  expedition  to  Saratoga  and  Stillwater,  including 
travel  (111  miles)  home. 

McCuLLOCK,  Joseph,  Westborough  (also  given  Southborough,  Shrewsbury,  and  Barre). 
Private,  Capt.  Edmund  Brigham's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Maj.  Gen.  Ward's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  5  days ;  reported  enlisted 
into  the  army;  also,  return  of  main  guard,  dated  Cambridge,  July  18,  1775;  said 
McCullock,  of  Capt.  Gridley's  co..  Col.  Gridley's  regt.,  confined  4  nights  by  Gen. 
Lee  for  "  mutiny  and  insult ;  "  reported  discharged  ;  also,  Matross,  Capt.  Samuel 
Gridley's  co.,  Col.  Richard  Gridley's  (Artillery)  regt.;  receipt  for  advance  pay, 
signed  by  said  McCullock  and  others,  dated  Cambridge,  Aug.  5, 1775 ;  also,  same 
CO.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  22,  1775;  service,  1 
mo.  12  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge,  Nov.  8,  1775 ;  also, 
Private,  Lieut.  Col.  Mellon's  co..  Col.  Wesson's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Samuel 
Bartlett's  co..  Col.  Wesson's  regt. ;  return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  on  or  before 
Aug.  15,  1777,  and  who  had  not  been  absent  subsequently  except  on  furlough, 
etc. ;  also,  list  of  men  who  re-enlisted  between  Oct.  22,  1779,  and  Nov.  24,  1779, 
for  the  war,  and  who  received  State  and  Continental  bounties,  as  returned  by 
Maj.  Joseph  Pettengill,  of  9th  Mass.  regt.;  also.  Corporal,  Capt.  J.  Blanchard's 
CO.,  Col.  Wesson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 
1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  reported  as  serving  6  mos.  as  Private,  6  mos.  as  Corporal; 
also,  Capt.  Nathan  Dix's  CO.,  Col.  James  Wesson's  (9th)  regt. ;  return  for  cloth- 
ing for  the  year  1780 ;  also,  list  of  men  'entitled  to  $20  or  200  acres  of  land,  agreea- 
ble to  resolve  of  General  Court  of  March  5, 1801 ;  6th  Mass.  regt. ;  residence,  Barre. 

McCullock,  Robert,  Boston.  Private,  Major's  co..  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt. ;  Con- 
tinental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  re- 
ported as  serving  9  mos.  as  Private,  3  mos.  as  Corporal;  also,  return  certified  at 
Camp  near  Morristown,  April  30,  1780,  of  officers  and  men  belonging  to  Col. 
Lee's,  Col.  Henley's,  and  Col.  Jackson's  regts.,  and  men  belonging  to  Massa- 
chusetts in  Col.  Henry  Sherburne's  regt.,  who  were  incorporated  into  a  regiment 
under  the  command  of  Col.  Henry  Jackson,  agreeable  to  the  arrangement  of  April 
9,  1779;  Major's  co. ;  rank.  Private;  residence,  Boston;  engaged  Aug.  11,  1777; 
term,  during  war;  also.  Private,  Maj.  Lemuel  Trescott's  co..  Col.  Jackson's  (16th) 
regt.;  pay  rolls  for  April-July,  1780. 

McCullock,  Robert.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Hooker's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  19  (also  given  Aug.  17),  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30  (also  given 
Nov.  29),  1777;  service,  3  mos.  20  (also  given  3  mos.  22)  days,  under  Gen.  Gates 
in  Northern  department,  including  9  days  (175  miles)  travel  home.  Roll  dated 
Greenwich. 


458  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

McCuLLOCK,  RoBEKT,  Jr.  Capt.  David  Cowden's  co. ;  marched  Aug.  17,  1777;  dis- 
charged Aug.  20,  1777;  service,  6  daj's,  including  3  days  (60  miles)  travel  home; 
company  marched  by  order  of  Lieut.  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge,  of  4th  Hampshire 
Co.  regt.,  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington. 

McCuLLouGH,  Samuel.  Wheelwright;  return  for  rations  allowed  in  Quartermaster 
General's  department,  dated  Fishkill,  Oct.  14,  1781. 

McCuLLY,  Andrew.  Capt.  Isaac  Wood's  co..  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt.;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  Nov.  17, 
1775;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Amos  Washburn's  (13th)  co.,  4th  Plymouth  Co. 
regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  chosen  in  said  regiment,  as  returned  by 
Ebenezer  Sproutt  and  Ebenezer  White,  field  officers,  March  5,  1776;  ordered  in 
Council  May  9,  1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned ;  reported  commissioned 
May  9,  1776;  also,  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Amos  Washburn's  (Middleborough)  co.. 
Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt. ;  service,  12  days,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776 ; 
company  mustered  at  the  time  of  the  capture  of  Newport,  E..  I.,  by  the  enemy; 
also,  Capt.  Amos  Washburn's  CO.,  Col.  Sprout's  regt.;  engaged  Sept.  5,  1778; 
discharged  Sept.  10,  1778;  service,  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth. 

McCuLLT,  George.  General  order  dated  Headquarters,  Ticonderoga,  Sept.  20,  1776, 
taken  from  Col.  Ephraim  Wheelock's  Orderly  Book;  said  McCully,  Ensign, 
2d  Pennsylvania  battalion,  promoted  to  2d  Lieutenant  in  the  room  of  2d  Lieut. 
Chambers,  discharged. 

McCuLLT,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Washburn's  (Middleborough)  co.,  Col.  Eben- 
ezer Sprout's  regt. ;  service,  5  days,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776 ;  company  mus- 
tered at  the  time  of  the  capture  of  Newport,  R.  I.,  by  the  enemy;  also,  Capt. 
Amos  Washburn's  co..  Col.  Sproutt's  regt.;  enlisted  May  6,  1778;  discharged 
May  7,  1778 ;  service,  2  days,  oh  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth ;  roll  sworn  to  at 
Middleborough. 

McCuMB,  Joseph,  Salem.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  ship  "Jack" 
(privateer),  commanded  by  Capt.  Nathan  Brown,  sworn  to  July  1,  1780;  age, 
28  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Salem. 

McCuMBER,  Henry,  Taunton.  Pi-ivate,  Col.  Henry  Sherburne's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Aug.  2,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  residence, 
Taunton;  credited  to  town  of  Taunton;  also,  Capt.  James  Webb's  co..  Col.  Sher- 
burne's regt. ;  muster  roll  for  July  and  Aug.  1778,  dated  Camp  at  Rhode  Island; 
enlisted  Aug.  2, 1777 ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  return  of  officers  and  men  belong- 
ing to  Massachusetts  in  Col.  Henry  Sherburne's  regt.,  certified  at  Boston,  June  15, 
1779,  by  Capt.  Benjamin  Burton. 

McCuMBER,  John.  Return  of  men  belonging  to  the  State  regiment  of  artillery  entitled 
to  an  additional  bounty  of  £15,  as  returned  by  Col.  T.  Crafts,  dated  Boston,  Jan. 
12,  1778;  Capt.  Tood's  (Todd's)  6th  co. 

McCuMBER,  RuFUS.  Capt.  Edward  Blake's  co..  Col.  Carpenter's  regt. ;  service,  4  days ; 
company  detached  to  march  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  July  28,  1780,  to  serve  for  6  days. 

McCuMBER,  Seth,  Taunton.  Private,  4th  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt.;  Conti- 
nental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  22,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also, 
Capt.  James  Cooper's  co..  Col.  Bradford's  (r2th)  regt. ;  subsistence  allowed  from 
date  of  enlistment,  Jan.  22,  1777,  to  time  of  arrival  at  Bennington  ;  credited  with 
67  days  allowance ;  reported  joined  April  1, 1777 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return 
dated  Feb.  1,  1778;  residence,  Taunton  ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Taunton;  mustered 
by  County  and  Continental  Muster  Masters. 

McCuNE,  Richard.  Descriptive  return  dated  Boston,  Jan.  9,  1781,  made  by  Edward 
Procter,  Colonel  of  Boston  regt.,  of  men  who  had  enlisted  to  serve  in  the  Conti- 
nental Army  for  the  term  of  6  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  place  of 


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McCuxE,  Richard,  continued. 

rendezvous,  unless  sooner  discharged,  and  who  had  received  bountj'  and  mileage 
due  them  of  said  Col.  Procter;  Capt.  Boyle's  co. ;  age,  49  yrs.;  stature,  6  ft.; 
complexion,  brown. 

McCuRDAT,  JoHx.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Plumer's  co. ;  service  from  July  6,  1779, 
to  Sept.  24,  1779,  2  mos.  18  days,  at  Penobscot;  company  detached  from  Col. 
William  Jones's  regt.  for  service  under  Col.  Samuel  McCobb  on  expedition  against 
Majorbagaduce. 

McCiRE,  Matthew.  Sailor,  sloop  "Enterprise,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Prout 
Sloan;  engaged  May  19,  1775;  discharged  July  1,  1775;  service,  1  mo.  15  days. 

McCuRRT,  William.  Seaman,  ship  "Mars,"  commanded  by  Capt.  James  Nivens; 
engaged  April  28  (also  given  April  20),  1781 ;  discharged  June  12,  1781 ;  service, 
1  mo.  15  (also  given  1  mo.  22)  days.    Roll  dated  Boston. 

McCuRTAiN,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Barnard's  co.  of  militia,  Col.  Thomas 
Gardner's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  3  days. 
Roll  sworn  to  at  Watertown. 

McCrRTix,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  McCurtain.] 

McCvRTiN,  William,  Watertown.  List  of  men  who  guarded  the  powder-house  at 
Watertown  from  July  28,  1776,  to  Aug.  1,  1776,  under  the  direction  of  Alexander 
Shepard,  Jr. ;  said  McCurtin  credited  with  service  for  2  nights ;  also,  Private, 
Capt.  Edward  Fuller's  co..  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  company  return  endorsed  "  Oct'o 
1776;"  also,  Gunner,  Capt.  Winthrop  Gray's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's 
(Artillery)  regt.;  service  from  time  of  enlistment  to  Aug.  1,  1777,  72  days;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  of  men  who  marched  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode 
Island  and  were  entitled  to  bounty,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  8, 1778;  also,  return  of 
men  belonging  to  the  State  regt.  of  artillery  entitled  to  an  additional  bounty  of 
£15,  as  returned  by  Col.  T.  Crafts,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  12,  1778;  Capt.  Gray's 
(3d)  CO. 

McCuTCHEOx, .     [This  name  appears  under  the  form  of  McScutcheon,  McScutchon, 

Scutcheon.] 

McDanald,  Angus.  Private,  Capt.  John  Hall's  co. ;  engaged  Aug.  14, 1777 ;  discharged 
Aug.  19,  1777 ;  service,  5  days ;  detachment  drafted  from  militia  for  service  at 
Machias. 

McDanel,  James.  Capt.  John  Baker's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson's  (19th)  regt.; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill,  Oct. 

27,  1775. 

McDanel,  Joseph,  Gorham.  Private,  Capt.  Hart  Williams's  co.,  which  marched 
April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  24  days;  re- 
ported enlisted  into  the  army  May  15,  1775. 

McDanel,  Roger,  Plymouth.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Benjamin  Rider's  co.,  1st  Plymouth  Co.  regt.,  dated  Feb.  21,  1778; 
residence,  Plymouth  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Plymouth  ;  joined  Capt.  George  Dun- 
ham's CO.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt.;  term,  3  years. 

McDaxels,  AVilliam.  Private,  Capt.  George  Webb's  (Light  Infantry)  co..  Col.  AVil- 
liam  Shepard's  (4th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Dec,  1781,  dated  Hutts  1st  Brigade 
and  sworn  to  at  West  Point;  enlisted  April  23,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

McDaniel,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  MacDaniel,  MackDanll, 

McDanald,  McDanel,  McDanels,  McDanield,  McDaniell,  McDaniels,  McDanill, 
McDanils,  McDannel,  McDanold,  McDeniel,  McDnol,  McDonal,  McDonald, 
McDonals,  McDonel,  McDoneld,  McDonell,  McDoniel,  McDonield,  McDonnald, 
McDonnall,  McDonnil,  McDonold,  McDorneld,  McDuel,  MkDaniell.] 


460  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

McDaniel,  Alexander,  West  Springfield.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Conti- 
nental Arm.y,  as  returned  hy  Capt.  Levi  Ely,  sworn  to  April  U,  1779;  residence, 
West  Springfield ;  engaged  for  town  of  West  Springfield ;  joined  Capt.  Flower's 
CO.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt. ;  term,  3  years  or  during  war. 

McDaniel,  Alexander.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Alvord's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt. ;  re- 
turn dated  Jan.  31,  1778;  reported  deserted. 

McDaniel,  Bryant.  List  of  deserters  from  the  8th  regt.  and  part  of  the  9th  regt.  com- 
manded by  Col.  Michael  Jackson,  dated  Jan.  25,  1781 ;  birthplace,  England;  en- 
listment, 3  years;  deserted  Aug.  -,  1778;  reported  a  transient. 

McDaniel,  Charles.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Andrews's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Prime's 
regt.;  enlisted  May  8,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  3,  1780;  service,  6  mos.  26  days,  at 
the  Eastward  under  Brig.  Gen.  P.  Wadsworth.  Roll  sworn  to  in  York  Co.  and 
certified  at  Thomaston. 

McDaniel,  Charles.  List  of  men  belonging  to  the  several  transports  employed  on 
Penobscot  expedition,  as  per  a  roll  made  up  agreeable  to  resolve  of  March  23, 
1781,  and  attested  l)y  Joshua  Davis,  Agent;  said  McDaniel  reported  as  belonging 
to  the  sloop  "Race  Horse." 

McDaniel,  Daniel,  Boston.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Jonathan  Houghton's  co.,  as  returned  to  Col.  Josiah  Whitney,  dated 
Bolton,  Jan.  2,  1778;  residence,  Boston;  engaged  for  town  of  Bolton;  joined 
Capt.  Langdon's  CO.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  term,  during  war;  a^so,  return  certi- 
fied at  Camp  near  Morristown,  April  30,  1780,  of  officers  and  men  belonging  to 
Col.  Lee's,  Col.  Henley's,  and  Col.  Jackson's  regts.,  and  men  belonging  to  Massa- 
chusetts in  Col.  Henry  Sherburne's  regt.,  who  were  incorporated  into  a  regiment 
under  the  command  of  Col.  Henry  Jaclcson,  agreeable  to  the  arrangement  of 
April  9,  1779;  rank,  Corporal;  residence,  Boston;  engaged  Nov.  16,  1777;  term, 
during  war ;  reported  reduced  to  Private  May  13,  1778 ;  said  McDaniel  appears 
among  men  belonging  to  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt.  who  had  been  discharged 
from  the  rolls  prior  to  above  arrangement;  deserted  May  23,  1778. 

McDaniel,  Daniel,  Pelham.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  John  Thompson's  co.,  4th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Lieut. 
Col.  R.  Woodln-idge ;  residence,  Pelham ;  engaged  for  town  of  Pelham ;  joined 
Capt.  Day's  co..  Col.  Alden's  regt.;  term,  3  years,  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1780;  also, 
Private,  Capt.  Daj''s  co..  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  March  1, 1777,  to  Dec.  31.  1780;  also,  Capt.  Luke  Day's  co.,  CoL 
Ichabod  Alden's  (6th)  regt.;  return  dated  Jan.  11,  1778;  mustered  by  Rnggles 
Woodbridgc,  Hampshire  Co.  Muster  Master,  and  by  a  Continental  Muster  Master; 
reported  on  furlough ;  also,  Capt.  Day's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Alden's  regt. ;  return  of 
men  who  were  in  camp  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  and  who  had  not  been  absent  sub- 
sequently except  on  furlough,  etc.,  certified  at  Cherry  Valley,  Feb.  24, 1779 ;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Cherry  Valley 
and  sworn  to  in  Quarters  at  Fort  Alden ;  also,  descriptive  list  endorsed  "  January 
11th  1781 ;  "  Capt.  Luke  Day's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  age,  19 
(also  given  18)  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  2  (also  given  5  ft.  4)  in.;  complexion,  light; 
hair,  light  (also  given  sand.y) ;  occupation,  farmer,  birthplace,  Medford  (also 
given  Mystic) ;  residence,  Pelham ;  enlisted  May  -,  1779,  by  Lieut.  Lunt  (also 
given  March  -,  1777);  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  Capt.  Luke  Day's  co., 
Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West 
Point;  also,  list  of  men  who  deserted  subsequent  to  Jan.  1,  1781 ;  said  McDaniel 
deserted  April  6  [year  not  given,  probably  1781]  from  West  Point;  retaken 
May  -,  1782,  at  Boston ;  also,  list  of  men  tried  by  courts-martial  subsequent  to 
Jan.  1,  1781 ;  said  McDaniel  tried  June  21,  1782,  by  general  court-martial,  Col. 
Vose,  President,  on  charge  of  desertion  ;  sentenced  to  receive  100  lashes ;  also,  list 
of  men  tried  by  courts-martial  subsequent  to  Jan.  1,  1781;  said  McDaniel  tried 


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McDaniel,  Daniel,  continued. 

Feb.  24  [3'ear  not  given,  probably  1783],  by  regimental  court-martial,  Capt.  Allen, 
President,  on  charge  of  "  insolently  denying  an  order ;  "  sentenced  to  fatigue  duty 
for  1  week  ;  also,  list  of  men  who  died  or  were  discharged  subsequent  to  Jan.  1, 
1781 ;  said  McDaniel  discharged  June  10,  1783,  by  Gen.  Washington,  term  of 
enlistment  having  expired. 

McDaniel,  Dennis,  Montague.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  1st  Lieut.  Caleb  Benjamin's  (9th)  co.,  6th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  sworn  to 
April  1,1779;  residence,  Montague;  engaged  for  town  of  Montague;  joined  Capt. 
Satterlee's  co..  Col.  Hazen's  regt.;  term,  during  war. 

McDaniel,  Edjiund,  Francistown.  Private,  Capt.  John  Wiley's  co..  Col.  Paul  Dud- 
ley Sargent's  (28th)  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775];  also,  Capt. 
James  Gray's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt. ;  abstract  for  advance  pay,  mile- 
age to  camp,  etc.,  dated  Juh'  15, 1776 ;  mileage  (71  miles)  allowed  said  McDaniel ; 
also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  SutTolk  Co., 
dated  Boston,  Jan.  8,  1777;  Capt.  Christopher  Marshall's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Mar- 
shall's regt. 

McDaniel,  James,  Leicester.  Capt.  Gideon  Foster's  co..  Col.  John  Mansfield's  regt.; 
receipt  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  McDaniel  and  others,  dated  Camp  at  Pros- 
pect Hill,  Aug.  10, 1775;  also,  Private,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug. 
1,  1775;  enlisted  July  17,  1775;  service,  14  days;  also,  Capt.  John  Baker's  co., 
Col.  Mansfield's  (19th)  regt.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson  ;  com- 
pany return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent 
in  money  dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill,  Dec.  25,  1775. 

McDaniel,  James,  Pelham  (also  given  Rutland).  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army  from  Capt.  John  Thomson's  co.,  4th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  as 
returned  by  Lieut.  Col.  R.  Woodbridge,  dated  South  Hadley,  May  28,  1777;  resi- 
dence, Pelham ;  engaged  for  town  of  Pelham ;  joined  Capt.  Daniel  Shays's  co., 
Col.  Putnam's  regt.;  term,  3  years,  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1780;  also,  descriptive  list 
of  deserters  from  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th)  regt.,  dated  Nov.  20,  1780;  age,  20 
yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  brown;  residence,  Rutland; 
engaged  for  town  of  Rutland;  term,  during  war;  deserted  July  -,  1779;  reported 
as  having  gone  to  the  enemy. 

McDaniel,  James  (also  given  James  McDonald),  York  (also  given  Old  York).  Pri- 
vate, 2d  CO.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  (2d)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  Feb.  3,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  residence,  York  ;  credited  to  town  of 
York ;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Darby's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  company  return 
dated  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  25,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Luther  Bailey's  co..  Col.  Bailey's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31, 
1780;  residence.  Old  York. 

McDaniel,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Hooker's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Williams's 
regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  15,  1776;  discharged  March  18,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  14 days, 
including  11  days  (220  miles)  travel  home.    Roll  dated  Morristown. 

McDaniel,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Titcomb's  co..  Col.  Cogswell's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  28,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  6  days;  company  de- 
tached to  guard  and  fortify  posts  at  and  about  Boston. 

McDaniel,  James.  List  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  brigantine  "  Griffin,"  commanded 
by  Capt.  Gideon  Henfield,  sworn  to  May  23,  1780 ;  said  McDaniel  rated  1  share. 

McDaniel,  John,  Dorchester.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Webber's  (9th)  co.,  Col.  John 
Fellows's  (8th)  regt.;  compan}' return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  re- 
turn of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Sumner's  co..  Col. 
Benjamin  Gill's  regt.;  residence,  Dorchester;  engaged  for  town  of  Dorchester; 


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McDaniel,  John,  continued. 

joined  Lieut.  Baker's  co.,  Col.  Wesson's  regt. ;  term,  3  years;  also,  list  of  men 
mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston, 
April  13, 1777 ;  Capt.  Wood's  co..  Col.  Wesson's  regt. ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Nathan 
Dix's  CO.,  Col.  James  Wesson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  March  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  made  up 
for  the  year  1777  ;  mustered  by  Col.  Barber,  State  Muster  Master;  also,  same  co. 
and  regt. ;  return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  etc. ;  re- 
ported invalided  at  Boston  in  March,  1778 ;  also,  Lieut.  Ephraim  Minot's  corps 
of  invalids  stationed  at  Boston;  joined  May  31,  1778;  service  to  Oct.  1,  1778, 
4  mos. ;  order  for  payment  of  amount  of  roll  dated  at  Headquarters,  Boston,  and 
signed  by  Maj.  Gen.  W.  Heath;  also,  order  on  the  Board  of  War,  payable  to 
Lieut.  Ephraim  Minot,  commanding  officer  of  the  corps  of  invalids  stationed  at 
Boston,  endorsed  "  Boston  Jan'y  1779,"  signed  by  said  McDaniel  and  others, 
for  clothing  due  them  as  a  donation  from  the  several  towns  of  the  state ;  also, 
Lieut.  Osgood  Carleton's  co.  of  invalids  stationed  at  Boston,  Col.  Lewis  Nicola's 
regt. ;  muster  rolls  dated  Sept.  9,  and  Oct.  2, 1779 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  mus- 
ter roll  for  Oct.,  1779;  reported  sick  and  absent;  also,  Capt.  McFarland's  corps 
of  invalids ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec. 
31, 1780 ;  reported  transferred  from  Col.  AVesson's  regt. ;  also,  list  of  United  States 
pensioners  made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1787,  as  returned  by  John  Lucas,  Commissary  of 
Pensions;  Capt.  Hill's  co.,  regt.  of  invalids;  age,  49yrs.;  residence, Dorchester ; 
reported  disabled  by  rheumatism ;  pensioned  Jan.  6,  1783. 

McDaniel,  John  (also  given  John,  Sr.) ,  Pelham.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army,  as  returned  by  Capt.  John  Thompson ;  residence,  Pelham  ;  en- 
gaged for  town  of  Pelham ;  joined  Capt.  Maxwell's  co..  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  term, 
3  years,  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1780;  also.  Private,  1st  co..  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  June  10,  1777,  to  July  1,  1778; 
reported  discharged  l^y  the  Muster  Master;  also,  Capt.  Hugh  Maxwell's  (1st) 
CO.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Camp  near  Yalle.v  Forge,  Jan.  24, 
1778 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  on  or  before 
Aug.  15,  1777,  etc. ;  reported  died  June  30,  1778. 

McDaniel,  John.  Private,  Capt.  David  Strout's  co. ;  enlisted  July  21,  1775;  service 
to  Dec.  31,  1775,  5  mos.  23  days;  company  stationed  on  seacoast  at  Cape  Eliza- 
beth and  Scarborough;  also,  Capt.  Briant  Morton's  co. ;  enlisted  Feb.  5,  1776; 
service  to  Sept.  1,  1776,  6  mos.  24  days;  company  stationed  on  seacoast  at  Cape 
Elizabeth  and  Scarborough ;  roll  sworn  to  at  North  Yarmouth ;  also,  Capt. 
Morton's  Co.,  Col.  Mitchel's  regt. ;  service  from  Sept.  1, 1776,  to  date  of  discharge, 
Nov.  25,  1776,  2  mos.  25  days ;  company  stationed  on  seacoast  at  Cape  Elizaljeth 
and  Scarborough. 

McDaniel,  John.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suf- 
folk Co.,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  8,  1777;  Capt.  Nathaniel  Winslow's  co..  Col.  Mar- 
shall's regt. 

McDaniel,  John.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Thomson's  co.,  4th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Lieut.  Col.  R.  Wood- 
bridge,  dated  South  Hadley,  May  28,  1777;  engaged  for  town  of  Pelham  ;  joined 
Capt.  Maxwell's  co..  Col.  Bayley's  regt. 

McDaniel,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Elihu  Gifford's  co..  Col.  Turner's  regt.;  enlisted 
Jul}' 23, 1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  27, 1781 ;  service  at  Rhode  Island ;  regiment  raised 
in  Bristol  and  Barnstable  counties  to  serve  for  5  months. 

McDaniel,  John.  Private,  Capt.  John  Reed's  co..  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's  regt. ;  en- 
listed July  23,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1781 ;  service,  4  mos.  9  days,  in  defence 
of  seacoast;  enlistment  to  expire  Dec.  1,  1781;  regiment  raised  for  defence  of 
eastern  Massachusetts. 


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McDaniel,  John.  Private,  Capt.  James  Tisdale's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (3d) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1782. 

McDaniel,  John,  Jr.,  Pelham.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  iu  the  Continental  Army, 
as  returned  by  Capt.  John  Thompson;  residence,  Pelham;  engaged  for  town  of 
Pelham  ;  joined  Capt.  Maxwell's  co..  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  term,  3  years,  to  expire 
Jan.  1,  1780;  also,  Private,  1st  co..  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt.;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  June  1, 1777,  to  March  30, 1778 ;  reported  deceased ; 
also,  Capt.  Hugh  Maxwell's  (1st)  co..  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  company  return  dated 
Camp  near  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  24,  1778;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  of  men 
who  were  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  etc. ;  reported  died  March  30,  1778.  ■ 

McDaniel,  Joshua,  Gorham.  C9,pt.  Richard  Maybery's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's 
regt.;  subsistence  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  Jan.  20, 1777,  to  time  of  arrival 
at  Bennington;  credited  with  60.^  days  allowance;  351  miles  travel  allowed  said 
McDaniel. 

McDaniel,  Paddy.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Sept.  12,  1779;  Col.  Crane's  regt. 

McDaniel,  Pelatiah,  Gorham.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster 
Master  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  2,  1777;  Capt.  Silas  Burbank's  co., 
Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt. 

McDaniel,  Richard.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  White's  co.,  Maj.  Edward  Procter's 
detachment  of  guards;  service  between  Dec.  10,  1777,  and  March  1,  1778,  2  mos. 
9  days,  at  Dorchester. 

McDaniel,  Richard.  Private,  Capt.  James  Endicott's  co. ;  enlisted  March  20,  1778 ; 
discharged  April  5,  1778;  service,  18  days;  company  marched  to  Roxbiiry  March 
20,  1778,  under  command  of  Col.  William  Mcintosh.    Roll  dated  Stoughton. 

McDaniel,  Richard.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Champney's  co.  of  guards ;  enlisted  Aug. 
1,1780;  discharged  Nov.  1, 1780;  service,  3  mos.;  company  detached  from  militia 
for  service  at  and  about  Boston  ;  also,  same  co. ;  enlisted  Nov.  1, 1780;  discharged 
Jan.  15,  1781 ;  service,  2  mos.  15  days;  company  detached  from  militia  in  accord- 
ance with  request  of  Gen.  Heath  for  service  at  and  about  Boston  guarding  Con- 
tinental stores  ;  roll  endorsed  "  Maj'r  Heath  Detach't." 

McDaniel,  Robert.  Return  dated  Boxford,  Dec.  8,  1779,  of  men  mustered  by  John 
Cushing,  Muster  Master  for  Essex  Co.,  to  join  the  Continental  Army  for  the 
term  of  9  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  9,  1779;  engaged  for  town  of 
Marblehead. 

McDaniel,  Robert.  Seaman,  ship  "Mars,"  commanded  by  Capt.  James  Nivens; 
engaged  April  28,  1781 ;  discharged  June  12,  1781 ;  service,  1  mo.  15  days.  Roll 
dated  Boston. 

McDaniel,  Roger,  Plj-mouth.  List  of  men  mustered  between  March  22,  and  March 
27,  1777,  by  James  Hatch,  Muster  Master  for  Plymouth  Co. ;  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ; 
age,  18  yrs. ;  residence,  Plymouth;  enlisted  by  Capt.  Dunham;  enlistment,  3 
years. 

McDaniel,  Terence.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
John  Cathcart;  engaged  May  17,  1779;  discharged  June  23,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 
6  days  ;  roll  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. ;  also,  same  vessel  and  commander;  engaged 
June  30,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  6,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  8  days;  roll  sworn  to  at 
Boston. 

McDaniel,  Timothy.  Official  record  of  a  ballot  by  the  House  of  Representatives, 
dated  Feb.  7,  1776;  said  McDaniel  chosen  1st  Major,  Col.  Reuben  Fogg's  (3d 
Cumberland  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  appointment  concurred  in  b}'  Council 
Feb.  8,  1776;  reported  commissioned  Feb.  8,  1776. 


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McDaniel,  William.  Return  of  men  raised  in  Suffollv  Co.  for  Continental  service, 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780 ;  engaged  for  town  of  Boston  ;  engaged  Aug. 
11,  1781. 

McDanield,  James.  Receipt  dated  Albany,  Nov.  28,  1776,  for  bounties  paid  said 
McDanield  and  others  by  Capt.  Samuel  Forster,  of  Col.  Graton's  regt.,  to  serve 
in  the  Continental  Army  during  the  war. 

McDaniell,  Isaac.  1st  Mate,  ship  "  Charming  Sally,"  commanded  l)y  Capt.  Alexander 
Holmes ;  list  of  officers,  dated  at  Boston ;  vessel  reported  to  have  Ijeen  in  service 
from  July  13,  1779,  to  Aug.  28,  1779;  18  officers  and  70  men  taken  on  board  at 
Penobscot  Aug.  12,  1779,  and  continued  on  board  until  Aug.  28,  1779. 

McDaniell,  Richard.  Private,  Capt.  John  Ellis's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  regt.; 
enlisted  June  11,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  29,  1779;  service,  7  mos.  29  days,  includ- 
ing 11  days  (227  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  to  guard  and  fortify  passes 
of  North  River,  N.  Y. ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  June-Sept.,  1778, 
dated  Fort  Clinton  ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec,  1778, 
dated  King's  Ferry. 

McDaniels,  Briant,  Passamaquoddy.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Conti- 
nental Army  from  Col.  Jonathan  Cogswell's  (3d  Essex  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Ipswich, 
Feb.  17,  1778;  residence,  Passamaquoddy;  engaged  for  town  of  Ipswich;  joined 
Capt.  Burnham's  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  term,  during  war. 

McDaniels,  Daniel,  Pelhara.  Private,  Capt.  Luke  Day's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John 
Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Feb. -April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlist- 
ment, during  war;  reported  deserted  April  6,  1781. 

McDaniels,  Daniel.  Seaman,  ship  "  Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Foster 
Williams;  engaged  April  20,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  17,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  27 
days. 

McDaniels,  James.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780,  returned  as  received 
of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow,  at  Springfield,  Aug.  23, 
1780;  age,  24  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for  town  of 
Westtield  ;  arrived  at  Springfield  Aug.  20,  1780;  marched  to  camp  Aug.  23, 1780, 
under  command  of  Lieut.  Obadiah  Wetherell. 

McDaniels,  John,  Dorchester.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Webber's  co..  Col.  John 
Fellows's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  10,  177.5;  service, 
2  mos.  25  days ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated 
Dorchester,  Dec.  25,  1775. 

McDaniels,  John.  Private,  Capt.  John  Dix's  co..  Col.  Mcintosh's  regt..  Gen.  Lovel's 
brigade ;  enlisted  July  30, 1778 ;  discharged  Sept.  12, 1778 ;  service,  1  mo.  17  days, 
on  expedition  to  Rhode  Island,  including  4  days  (71  miles)  travel  home. 

McDaniels,  John.  Accounts  current  showing  clothing,  arms,  etc.,  charged  to  men 
belonging  to  Capt.  James  Tisdale's  co. ;  clothing  charged  to  said  McDaniels  Nov. 

8,  1782;  reported  deserted  Oct.  13,  1782. 

McDaniels,  Richard.    Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Champney's  co.  of  guards ;  enlisted  Feb. 

9,  1781 ;  discharged  April  6,  1781 ;  service,  1  mo.  29  days,  at  Boston  guarding 
Continental  stores  at  request  of  Gen.  Heath. 

McDaniels,  William.  Private,  Capt.  George  Webb's  (Light  Infantry)  co..  Col.  Wil- 
liam Shepard's  (4th)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.  and  Feb.,  1782,  dated  Hntts  1st 
Brigade  and  sworn  to  at  West  Point;  enlisted  April  23  [year  not  given,  probably 
1781]  ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

McDanill,  John,  Salem.  Descriptive  list  dated  Hutts,  New  Boston,  May  13,  1782; 
Capt.  James  Tisdale's  (4th)  co.,  3d  Mass  regt. ;  age,  21  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in. ; 


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McDaxill,  John,  contimied. 

complexion,  dark;  hair,  black;  eyes,  black;  occupation.  Seaman;  residence, 
Salem;  enlisted  Sept.  20,  1782;  enlistment,  during  war;  reported  deserted  Dec.  - 
[year  not  given] . 

McDanils,  James,  Pelliam.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Shays's  co..  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's 
(4th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  14,  1777,  to 
July  1,  1779;  reported  deserted;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  I'eturn  dated  Albany, 
Feb.  9,  1778 ;  residence,  Pelham  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Pelham ;  mustered  by  Col. 
Woodbridge. 

McDanils,  Richard.  Private,  Capt.  Ralph  Thompson's  co. ;  enlisted  Oct.  1,  1779; 
discharged  Nov.  10,  1779;  service,  1  rao.  11  days,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Hancock  at 
Castle  Island;  company  raised  in  Suffolk  Co. 

McDannel,  Abner.  Private,  Capt.  Hart  Williams's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776;  enlisted  Dec.  2, 
1775;  reported  sick  in  general  hospital. 

McDannel,  Pelatiah.  Serjeant,  Capt.  Hart  Williams's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776 ;  engaged  Aug.  1, 
1776. 

McDanold,  Edward.  Capt.  Marshall's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  (10th)  regt. ;  pay 
abstract  for  clothing  for  the  year  1777,  dated  Steenrapia;  reported  deserted. 

McDanold,  Enos.  Mariner,  ship  "  Vengeance,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Thomas  Thomas ; 
engaged  June  27,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1779;  service,  2  mos.,  on  Penobscot 
expedition;  vessel  reported  lost.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. 

McDanold,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Preserved  Leonard's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  28,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  2,  1779;  service, 
1  mo.  10  days,  at  New  London,  Conn.,  including  4  daj's  (72  miles)  travel  home. 

McDanold,  John,  Londonderry.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Corey's  co.,  Col.  William 
Prescott's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  7,  1775,  and  endorsed 
"  The  late  Cap't  Parkers  co. ;  "  reported  sick  and  absent.     [See  John  Dwinell.] 

McDanold,  John,  Taunton.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Bristol  Co.  to  serve  in 
the  Continental  Army,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780,  returned  as  received 
by  Sergt.  Ebenezer  Crocker,  at  Taunton,  March  8, 1781,  to  be  conducted  to  Spring- 
field and  delivered  to  Col.  William  Shepard  ;  2d  co.,  3d  regt. ;  age,  30  yrs. ;  stat- 
ure, 5  ft.  5  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  eyes,  black  ;  hair,  black ;  residence,  Taunton ; 
term,  3  j'ears. 

McDanold,  John.  Private,  Capt.  John  Brackett's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt.; 
billeting  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  Ma.y  12,  1775,  to  date  of  marching  from 
Falmouth  to  headquarters,  July  3,  1775 ;  credited  with  52  days  allowance. 

McDarmond,  Richard.  Marine,  ship  "  General  Putnam,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Daniel  Waters;  engaged  July  13  (also  given  July  12),  1779;  service  to  Sept.  7, 
1779,  1  mo.  24  days,  en  Penobscot  expedition.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. 

McDavid,  Peter,  Boston  (also  given  Dorchester).  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in 
the  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Clap's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt. ;  resi- 
dence, Boston  (also  given  Dorchester) ;  engaged  for  town  of  Dorchester;  joined 
Lieut.  Hiwell's  co..  Col.  Crane's  regt.;  term,  3  years;  also,  list  of  men  mustered 
by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  May  11,  1777; 
Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  also,  Fifer,  Capt.  William  Treadwell's  co..  Col.  John  Crane's 
(Artillery)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  1, 1777, 
to  May  1,  1780;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Sept. -Dec,  1777; 
reported  sick  at  Bethlehem  in  Sept.,  1777,  on  command  at  Bethlehem  Oct. -Dec, 
1777 ;  term,  3  years. 


466  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

McDawall,  James.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Worcester  Co.  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Array,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2, 1780,  as  returned  by  Seth  Wash- 
burn, Superintendent;  Capt.  Taft's  co.,  Col.  Tyler's  regt. ;  age,  27  yrs. ;  stature, 
6  ft.;  complexion,  light;  occupation,  farmer;  engaged  for  town  of  Uxbridge; 
engaged  March  1,  1781 ;  terra,  3  years. 

McDemar,  Pateick.  Memorandum  of  firelocks  received  of  sundry  officers  and 
soldiers ;  date  of  delivery,  Jan.  31,  1776. 

McDeniel,  Richard.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Champney's  co.,  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath's 
detachment  of  guards ;  enlisted  May  15,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  1,  1780;  service, 
2  mos.  17  days ;  companj^  detached  from  militia  for  service  at  and  about  Boston. 

McDermit,  Patrick.  Matross,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Donnell's  co..  Col.  John  Crane's 
(Artillery)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  July  5,  1778, 
to  Dec.  31, 1779;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  for  gratuity,  dated  Greenwich, 
Nov.  10,  1779;  reported  enlisted  Dec.  11,  1776. 

McDermott,    .     [This  name  appears  under  the  form  of  McDaniel,  McDemar, 

McDermit,  McDurmid,  McDurmit,  McDurmitt,  McDurmutt.] 

McDnol,  James.  Private,  4th  co. ;  entry  dated  Oct.  23,  1783,  of  an  order  for  wages 
for  May- July  [year  not  given],  appearing  in  a  register  of  orders  accepted  on 
account  of  wages,  etc. 

McDoLE,  Charles.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Lewis's  co..  Col.  Christopher  Greene's  (1st 
Rhode  Island)  battalion;  muster  roll  for  Jan. -Nov.,  1777;  enlisted  Feb.  8,  1777; 
enlistment,  during  war;  reported  deserted  June  15,  1777. 

McDoLE,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Whiting's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  30,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  15  days,  on 
expedition  to  Rhode  Island. 

McDoxAL,  Edjil'nd,  Francistown.  Private,  Capt.  James  Gray's  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Marshall's  regt.;  enlisted  May  26,  1776;  service  to  Nov.  1,  1776,  5  mos.  6  days; 
also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1776. 

McDoNAL,  William.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  [year  not 
given] ;  engaged  for  town  of  Woburn ;  reported  a  transient. 

McDonald,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  MacDaniel,  MacDoneld, 

MackDanll,  McDanald,  McDanel,  McDanels,  McDaniel,  McDanield,  McDaniell, 
McDaniels,  McDanill,  McDanils,  McDannel,  McDanold,  McDeniel,  McDnol, 
McDonal,  McDonals,  McDonel,  McDoneld,  McDonell,  McDoniel,  McDonield, 
McDoiinakl,  McDonnall,  McDonnel,  McDonnell,  McDonnil,  McDonnold,  McDon- 
old,  McDorneld,  McDuel,  MkDaniell.] 

McDonald,  Alexander.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Flower's  co..  Col.  John  Greaton's 
(2d)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Jan. 
28,  1778;  reported  deserted;  also,  return  [.year  not  given] ;  enlisted  for  town  of 
West  Springfield;  mustered  by  Col.  Woodbridge,  County  Muster  Master;  also, 
muster  roll  for  Jan. -Aug.,  1777,  dated  Van  Schaick's  Island  and  sworn  to  in 
Camp  at  Stillwater;  enlisted  Nov.  26,  1776;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  muster  roll 
dated  Albany,  Nov.  10,  1777;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Albany,  Jan.  2,  1778;  re- 
ported on  furlough;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Albany,  Feb.  4,  1778;  reported 
deserted. 

McDonald,  Briant,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  Burnam's  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Nov.  10,  1777,  to  Jan.  29, 
1778;  residence,  Ipswich;  reported  deserted. 

McDonald,  Charles.  Private,  Capt.  Alexander  McLellan's  co..  Col.  Jonathan 
Mitchel's  regt. ;  entered  service  July  7,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  25,  1779;  service, 
2  mos.  18  days,  on  Penobscot  expedition.    Roll  dated  Gorham. 


m  THE  WAR  OF  THE   REVOLUTION.  467 

McDonald,  Charles.  List  of  prisoners  on  board  the  cartel  "  Hostage"  to  be  ex- 
changed for  British  prisoners,  as  returned  by  Thomas  Stone,  Commissary  [year 
not  given] ;  reported  talien  in  the  sloop  "  Retrieve"  (privateer),  of  Casco  Bay, 
by  the  British  ship  "  Milford." 

McDonald,  Charles.  Seaman,  ship  "  Alfred,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Paul 
Jones ;  list  of  officers  and  men  entitled  to  prize  shares  in  the  ship  "  Hellish  "  and 
brig  "  Active"  [year  not  given]. 

McDonald,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Jarvis's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's 
regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Feb.,  1778. 

McDonald,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  Charles  Parsons's  co.,  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's 
(1st  New  York)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.-April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  en- 
listment, during  war;  reported  sick  in  general  hospital  at  Albany. 

McDonald,  Donald.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Nov.  23, 1777 ;  Capt.  Langdon's  co..  Col.  Henry  Jack- 
son's regt. 

McDonald,  Donald.  Surgeon,  sloop  "  Machias  Liberty,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Jere- 
miah Obrien ;  engaged  Feb.  1,  1776;  discharged  Oct.  15,  1776;  service,  8  mos.  14 
days  ;  also,  Surgeon  ;  pay  roll  of  field  and  stafT  officers  and  other  persons  serving 
under  Col.  John  Allan  and  stationed  at  Machias  for  its  defence ;  engaged  May  5, 
1778;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1778;  service,  6  mos.  25  days. 

McDonald,  James,  Westfield.  Receipt  dated  Westfield,  July  11,  1780,  signed  by  said 
McDonald  and  others,  for  amount  of  wages  (£12  each)  received  in  advance  from 
the  town  of  Westfield  for  service  to  be  performed  in  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  6  months  "next  ensuing,"  the  wages  to  become  due  from  the  state 
for  said  service  being  relinquished  to  the  town;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the 

6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster 
in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

McDonald,  James  (also  given  James  McDaniel),  York  (also  given  Old  York).  List 
of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Wells,  Muster  Master  for  York  Co.,  dated  Wells, 
Feb.  8,  1777;  Capt.  Samuel  Darby's  co.,  Col.  Baley's  regt. ;  residence,  York  ;  en- 
listment, 3  years  or  during  war;  reported  received  State  bounty ;  also,  descriptive 
list  of  men  belonging  to  Col.  Bailey's  (2d)  regt.  who  re-enlisted  for  the  war  sub- 
sequent to  Sept.  30,  1779,  as  returned  by  Seth  Drew,  Captain  and  Commandant, 
2d  Mass.  regt.;  age,  20  yrs.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  Ijrown;  residence.  Old 
York;  a/so,  Private,  Capt.  Luther  Bailey's  co..  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  descrip- 
tive list  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  28, 1781 ;  Capt.  Luther  Bailey's  co.,  2d  Mass.  regt. ; 
stature, 5 ft.  10 in. ;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  black;  residence.  Old  York;  enlisted 
Dec.  28,  1779,  by  Capt.  Luther  Bailey,  at  West  Point;  enlistment,  during  war. 

McDonald,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Nowell's  (Newbur>'port)  Co.;  service  from 
July  30, 1776,  to  Nov.  19,  1776,  3  mos.  23  days ;  company  stationed  at  Plum  Island 
for  defence  of  seacoast;  also,  Lieut.  Moses  Pike's  detachment  from  Capt.  Moses 
Nowell's  CO. ;  service  from  Nov.  20,  1776,  to  Jan.  1,  1777,  1  mo.  12  days ;  detach- 
ment stationed  at  Plum  Island  ;  roll  dated  Newljuryport. 

McDonald,  James.  Capt.  Samuel  Foster's  co..  Col.  John  Greaton's  (2d)  regt.;  return 
[year  not  given] ;  reported  deserted. 

McDonald,  John,  Charlestown.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Hazard,"  commanded  by 
Capt.  Simeon  Samson  ;  engaged  Oct.  17, 1777;  discharged  May  20,  1778  ;  service, 

7  mos.  3  days;  roll  dated  Boston;  also.  Seaman,  brig  "  Hazard,"  commanded 
by  Capt.  John  F.  Williams;  engaged  Nov.  19,  1778;  discharged  April  20,  1779; 
service,  5  mos.  1  day;  roll  dated  Boston. 


468  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

McDonald,  John,  Falmouth.  Private,  Capt.  John  Brackett's  co..  Col.  Edmund 
Phinney's  (31st)  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Sept.  29,  1775;  enlisted  May  12, 
1775;  «^so,  Capt.  James  Johnson's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinny's  regt.;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge,  Oct.  24, 1775. 

McDonald,  John,  Falmouth.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Col.  Peter  Noyes's  (1st  Cumberland  Co.)  regt.;  residence,  Falmouth ;  en- 
gaged for  town  of  Falmouth  ;  joined  Capt.  White's  co.,  Col.  Francis's  regt. ;  term, 
3  years ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  White's  co.,  Col.  Tupper's  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  George 
White's  CO,  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt.;  subsistence  allowed  from  date  of 
enlistment,  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  time  of  arrival  at  Bennington;  credited  with  79  days 
allowance ;  336  miles  travel  allowed  said  McDonald ;  also,  Capt.  White's  co..  Col. 
Benjamin  Tupper's  regt. ;  return  dated  Jan.  -,  1778 ;  mustered  by  County  Muster 
Master  Ilsley  and  Col.  Varrick,  Continental  Muster  Master;  also,  same  co.  and 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March,  1779,  dated  West  Point;  also,  descriptive  list  dated 
Jan.  27,  1781 ;  Capt.  Stephen  Abbot's  co.,  10th  Mass.  regt.;  rank.  Sergeant;  age, 
34  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  occupation,  cord- 
wainer;  birthplace,  Ireland ;  residence,  Falmouth,  Barnstable  Co. ;  engaged  April 
-,  1779,  by  Capt.  Francis,  at  West  Point;  terra,  during  war;  also,  Sergeant,  Col. 
Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt. ;  service  from  Jan.  1, 1781,  24  mos. ;  reported  re- 
duced to  Private  May  8,  1782;  also,  Capt.  Lunt's  co. ;  account  of  rations,  small 
stores,  etc.,  delivered  officers  and  soldiers  of  lOlh  Mass.  regt.  by  E.  Lunt,  State 
Commissary  [year  not  given]. 

McDonald,  John.  Seaman,  sloop  "  Machias  Liberty,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Jeremiah 
Obrien  ;  engaged  April  16, 1776 ;  discharged  June  24, 1776 ;  service,  2  mos.  8  days. 

McDonald,  John.  Private,  Capt.  William  Lithgow's  co. ;  marched  March  13,  1776; 
discharged  Aug.  17, 1776 ;  service,  5  mos.  5  days ;  company  stationed  at  Falmouth, 
Cumberland  Co.,  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

McDonald,  John.  Matross,  Capt.  Abner  Lowell's  co.  of  matrosses ;  marched  June 
27, 1776 ;  service  to  Dec.  31, 1776, 6  mos.  4  days ;  company  stationed  at  Falmouth, 
Cumberland  Co. 

McDonald,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Wallcut's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's 
regt. ;  subsistence  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  Jan.  27,  1777,  to  Feb.  5,  1777 ; 
credited  with  41  days  allowance;  subsistence  also  allowed  for  11  days  (220  miles) 
travel  on  march  from  Boston  to  Bennington. 

McDonald,  John.  List  of  men  on  a  fragment  of  a  pay  abstract  showing  wages  and 
service,  the  latter  probably  at  Rhode  Island;  service,  15  days;  receipts  for 
amounts  due  on  abstract  appear  on  reverse  of  fragment,  dated  Pawtuxet,  June  1, 
1777,  for  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Emor  Olney's  and  Capt.  Fenner's  cos. 

McDonald,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Hugh  McClallen's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  22, 1777;  discharged  Sept.  28,  1777;  service,  12  days,  with  Northern 
army,  including  6  days  (120  miles)  travel  home.  Roll  sworn  to  in  Hampshire 
Co. 

McDonald,  John.  Private;  pay  roll  sworn  to  in  Lincoln  Co.,  of  sundry  persons  who 
continued  in  service  for  defence  of  Machias,  agreeable  to  order  of  Council  of  Nov. 
11,  1778,  and  other  persons  employed  in  the  Indian  business  under  Col.  John 
Allan;  entered  service  Dec.  1,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  15,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  15 
days. 

McDonald,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Cousens's  co.,  (late)  Maj.  Littlefield's 
detachment  of  York  Co.  militia;  entered  service  July  6,  1779;  discharged  Aug. 
24,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  19  days,  on  Penobscot  expedition. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  469 

McDonald,  John.  Receipt  dated  Feb.  1,  1781,  for  bounty  paid  said  McDonald  by 
Seth  Padelford,  Chairman  of  a  class  of  the  town  of  Tannton,  to  serve  in  the  Conti- 
nental Army  for  the  term  of  3  years. 

McDonald,  John.  Return  of  men  raised  in  Suffolk  Co.  for  Continental  service, 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780 ;  engaged  for  town  of  Boston  ;  engaged  Feb. 
2,  1781. 

McDoNALT),  John.  Return  of  men  raised  in  Essex  Co.  for  Continental  service,  agree- 
able to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780;  engaged  for  town  of  Salem;  engaged  Sept.  28, 
1781 ;  term,  3  j^ears. 

McDonald,  John,  Jr.  (also  given  John,  2d),  Cape  Elizabeth  (also  given  Falmouth). 
Private,  Capt.  White's  co.,  Col.  Tupper's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  reported  deserted;  also,  Capt. 
George  White's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt. ;  subsistence  allowed  from  date 
of  enlistment,  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  time  of  arrival  at  Bennington;  credited  with  79 
days  allowance;  336  miles  travel  allowed  said  McDonald;  also,  Capt.  White's 
CO.,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  regt.;  return  dated  Jan.  -,  1778;  residence.  Cape 
Elizabeth;  engaged  for  town  of  Cape  Elizabeth;  mustered  by  County  Muster 
Master  Ilsley  and  Col.  Varrick,  Continental  Muster  Master;  reported  sick  at 
Albany. 

McDonald,  Jos.  List  of  prisoners  on  board  the  cartel  "Hostage"  to  be  exchanged 
for  British  prisoners,  as  returned  by  Thomas  Stone,  Commissary  [year  not  given]  ; 
reported  taken  in  the  sloop  "  Retrieve  "  (privateer),  of  Casco  Bay,  by  the  British 
ship  "Milford." 

McDonald,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Hart  Williams's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's 
regt. ;  billeting  allowed  from  time  of  enlistment  to  date  of  marching  to  headquar- 
ters, July  5,  1775;  credited  with  allowance  for  10  weeks  5  days;  roll  sworn  to  in 
Cumberland  Co. ;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Alexander  McLellan's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Mitchel's  regt. ;  entered  service  July  7,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  25,  1779;  service, 
2  mos.  18  days,  on  Penobscot  expedition;  roll  dated  Gorham. 

McDonald,  Patrick.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  ship  "Aurora" 
(privateer),  commanded  by  Capt.  David  Porter,  dated  Boston,  June  16,  1781; 
age,  28  yrs. ;  stature,  6  ft. 

McDonald,  Patrick.  Seaman,  frigate  "  Deane,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel 
Nicholson;  engaged  Jan.  10,  1782;  service  to  May  31,  1782,  4  mos.  21  days; 
engagement,  12  months.  ■ 

McDonald,  Pelatiah,  Gorham.  Private,  Capt.  Hart  Williams's  co..  Col.  Edmund 
Phinney's  regt. ;  billeting  allowed  from  time  of  enlistment  to  date  of  marching  to 
headquarters  July  5,  1775 ;  credited  with  allowance  for  7  weeks  3  days ;  also,  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Nov.  2,  1775. 

McDonald,  Pelatiah.  Return  of  men  raised  in  Essex  Co.  for  Continental  service, 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780 ;  engaged  for  town  of  Beverly ;  engaged  June 
21,  1781;  term,  3  years. 

McDonald,  Robert.  Descriptive  return  dated  Boston,  Jan.  5,  1781,  made  by  Edward 
Procter,  Colonel  of  Boston  regt.,  of  men  who  had  enlisted  to  serve  in  the  militia 
under  Brig.  Gen.  John  Fellows  for  the  term  of  3  months  from  the  time  of  their 
arrival  at  place  of  rendezvous,  unless  sooner  discharged,  and  who  had  received 
bounty  and  mileage  due  them  of  said  Col.  Procter;  Capt.  Loring's  co. ;  age,  22 
yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  1  in.;  complexion,  light;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Alexander 
Hodgdon's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Thayer's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  26,  1780;  discharged 
Oct.  30,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  8  days;  regiment  raised  in  Suffolk  Co.  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army  for  3  months  and  stationed  at  Rhode  Island. 


470  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

McDonald,  Rogkr,  Plymouth.  Descriptive  list  of  deserters  from  Col.  Bailey's  (2d)  regt. 
subsequent  to  Jan.  1, 1777,  as  returned  by  Ezra  Badlam,  Lieutenant  Colonel  Com- 
mandant; age,  22  .yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  resi- 
dence, Plymouth;  enlistment,  3  years;  deserted  June  1,  1778. 

McDonald,  William.  Return  of  men  raised  in  Suffolk  Co.  for  Continental  service, 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780;  engaged  for  town  of  Boston  ;  engaged  April 
23,  1781 ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Elnathan  Haskell's  co..  Col.  William  Shepard's 
(4th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  May,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlistment,  3  years; 
also,  muster  rolls  for  June  and  July,  1781 ;  also,  6th  co. ;  entries  dated  Nov.  6, 
1783,  and  Dec.  27,  1783,  of  orders  for  wages  for  May-Dec.  [year  not  given], 
appearing  in  a  register  of  orders  accepted  on  account  of  wages,  etc. 

McDoNALS,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Sloper's  co..  Col.  Israel  Chapen's  (3d)  regt. ; 
enlisted  Nov.  5,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  22,  1779;  service,  22  days,  at  Claverack, 
including  5  days  (100  miles)  travel  home;  i-egiment  raised  to  reinforce  Continen- 
tal Army  for  3  months. 

McDoNEL,  Pelatiah,  Gorham.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Samuel  Whitmore's  (Gorham)  co..  Col.  Reuben  Fogg's  (3d  Cumber- 
land Co.)  regt.,  as  returned  to  Capt.  Briant  Morton,  dated  March  28,  1778;  resi- 
dence, Gorham;  engaged  for  town  of  Gorham;  joined  Capt.  Burbank's  co..  Col. 
Brewer's  regt. ;  term,  3  years  to  expire  Dec.  -,  1779. 

McDoNELD,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Elnathan  Haskell's  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's 
(4th)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1781 ;  enlisted  April  23, 1781 ;  enlist- 
ment, 3  years;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  dated  York  Hutts; 
reported  on  duty  at  Fishkill,  transferred  to  Capt.  Webb's  co.  Dec.  1,  1781. 

McDoNELL,  Akner,  Gorham.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Burbank's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Sprout's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Burbank's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt.;  return 
dated  Camp  near  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  23,  1778;  residence,  Gorham;  enlisted  for 
town  of  Gorham;  mustered  by  Muster  Master  Insley  (Ilsley). 

McDoNELL,  Joseph,  Gorham.  Capt.  Hart  Williams's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's 
regt. ;  company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  7,  1775. 

McDoNELL,  Pelatiah,  Gorham.  Capt.  Hart  Williams's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's 
regt.;  company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  7,  1775. 

McDoNiEL,  Abxer,  Gorham.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Samuel  Whitmore's  (Gorham)  co.,  Col.  Reuben  Fogg's  (3d  Cumber- 
land Co.)  regt.,  as  returned  to  Capt.  Briant  Morton,  dated  March  28,  1778;  resi- 
dence, Gorham;  engaged  for  town  of  Gorham;  joined  Capt.  Burbank's  co.,  Col. 
Brewer's  regt. ;  term,  3  years,  to  expire  Dec.  -,  1779. 

McDoNiEL,  Joseph.  Capt.  Hart  Williams's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt. ;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  No.  2,  Nov.  2,  1775;  also, 
enlistment  agreement,  dated  1776,  signed  by  said  McDoniel  and  others,  engaging 
themselves  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  until  April  1  [1776]  ;  reported  enlisted 
at  Gorham. 

McDoNiELi),  Pelatiah.  Receipt  dated  Buxton,  May  16,  1781,  for  bounty  paid  said 
McDonield  by  the  town  of  Buxton  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term 
of  3  years,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780. 

McDoNNALD,  Edmund.  Private,  Capt.  Christopher  Marshall's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Mar- 
shall's regt.;  subsistence  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  Dec.  21  [1776J ;  cred- 
ited with  30  days  allowance;  suVisistence  also  allowed  for  11  days  (220  miles) 
travel  on  march  from  Boston  to  Bennington. 


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McDoNXALD,  Roger,  Plymouth.  Private,  8th  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt. ;  Conti- 
nental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  17,  1777,  to  June  1,  1778;  re- 
ported deserted;  also,  Capt.  George  Dunham's  CO.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  return 
[year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Plymouth. 

McDoNNALi,  Robert.     Account  dated  Buxton,  May  -,  1781,  of  bounties  paid  said 

McDonnall  and  others  by  the  Selectmen  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the 

term  of  3  years,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780. 
McDoNNEL,  John,  Salem.     Boatswain,  ship  "Pilgrim,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Joseph 

Robinson;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Aug.  2,  1780;  age,  28  yrs. ; 

stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Salem. 

McDoNNEL,  Michael,  Northampton.  Private,  Maj.  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's 
(5th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  23,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779;  residence,  Northampton;  credited  to  town  of  Northampton;  re- 
ported re-enlisted  and  transferred  to  Col.  Nixon's  regt.  Nov.  3,  1779;  also,  Capt. 
Nathan  Goodale's  co..  Col.  Putnam's  (4th)  regt.;  return  dated  Albany  Feb.  9, 
1778;  mustered  by  Col.  Woodbridge;  also,  Colonel's  co.  commanded  by  Capt. 
Lieut.  Matthew  Chambers,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1779;  said 
McDonnel  credited  with  28  days  service ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for 
Dec,  1779. 

McDonnell,  John.  Private,  Capt.  McFarland's  corps  of  invalids;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1780,  to  Dec.  31, 1780 ;  residence,  Dorchester ; 
reported  transferred  from  Col.  Wesson's  regt.     [See  John  McDaniel.] 

McDonnell,  John.  Corporal  and  Sergeant,  Capt.  Page's  co..  Col.  Tupper's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  SI,  1780. 

McDonnell,  Michael,  Northampton.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Allen's  co.  of  Minute- 
men,  Gen.  Pomeroy's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the 
alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  8  days  ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army  April  27, 
1775;  also,  Capt.  Jonathan  Allen's  co..  Col.  John  Fellows's  regt.;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27, 1775;  service,  3  mos.,  1  week,  4  days;  also, 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dorchester,  Nov.  15,  1775; 
also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  as  returned  by  Capt. 
Oliver  Lyman  and  Capt.  Joseph  Cooke,  sworn  to  in  Hampshire  Co.  April  8, 1779; 
residence,  Northampton;  engaged  for  town  of  Northampton;  joined  Capt.  Jona- 
than Allen's  CO.,  Col.  Putnam's  regt. ;  term,  3  years ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men 
belonging  to  6th  Mass.  regt.  who  enlisted  for  the  war  subsequent  to  Sept.  30, 1779, 
as  returned  by  Col.  Thomas  Nixon,  dated  Highlands;  age,  26  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft. 
6  in.;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for  town  of  Northampton;  also,  enlistment 
agreement,  signed  by  said  McDonnell  and  John  Pain,  engaging  themselves  to  serve 
in  the  Continental  Army  during  the  war,  unless  sooner  discharged  ;  said  McDonnell 
engaged  Nov.  3, 1779;  also,  Private,  Colonel's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780; 
reported  transferred  from  Col.  Putnam's  regt. ;  also.  Colonel's  co.  commanded  by 
Capt.  Lieut.  Peter  Clayes,  Col.  Nixon's  (6th)  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  Jan.-July,  1780 ; 
also,  Colonel's  co.  commanded  by  Capt.  Lieut.  Benjamin  Pike,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ; 
pay  rolls  for  Aug. -Dec,  1780;  also,  descriptive  list  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  29, 
1781;  Capt.  Chambers's  co.,  6th  Mass.  regt.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Smith; 
rank.  Private;  age,  27  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  6^  in.;  complexion,  light  (also  given 
brown) ;  hair,  dark ;  eyes,  blue  (also  given  gray) ;  occupation,  stone-cutter ;  birth- 
place, "London,  Middlesex  "  ;  residence,  Northampton  ;  enlisted  Nov.  3,  1779,  by 
Capt.  Heywood  ;  enlistment,  during  war;  reported  pitted  by  smallpox;  also,  Pri- 
vate, Capt.  Matthew  Chambers's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (6th)  regt. ;  return 
for  wages  for  the  year  1781 ;  wages  allowed  said  McDonnell  for  Jan. -April,  1781, 
4  mos. ;  reported  deserted  May  -,  1781 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  for  wages 
for  the  year  1782 ;  wages  allowed  said  McDonnell  for  March-June,  1782,  4  mos. ; 
reported  joined  from  desertion  March  1,  1782;  deserted  July  18,  1782. 


472  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

McDonnell,  Pelatiah,  Gorhara.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Silas  Burbank's  co.,  Col.  Sprout's 
regt  ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779;  also,  Capt.  Burbank's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt.;  return  dated  Camp 
near  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  23,  1778 ;  residence,  Gorham  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Gor- 
ham ;  mustered  by  State  Muster  Master. 

McDoNNiL,  Saml'el,  Boston.  Sailor,  sliip  "Pilgrim,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Joseph 
Robinson;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Aug.  2,  1780;  age,  22  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  3  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Boston. 

McDoNNOLD,  Michael,  Northampton.  Private,  Capt.  John  Allen's  (3d)  co..  Col.  John 
Fellows's  (8th)  regt.;  company  return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  7,  1775. 

McDoNNOUGH,  Batt.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Dec.  7,  1777  ;  Col.  Crane's  regt. 

McDoNNOuGH,  Pat.  List  of  men  mustered  by  James  Leonard,  Muster  Master  for 
Bristol  Co.,  dated  March  17,  1778;  Col.  William  Lea's  (Lee's)  regt.;  engaged 
for  town  of  Berkley. 

McDoNOLD,  Edmund.  Capt.  John  Wiley's  co.,  Col.  Paul  D.  Sargent's  regt. ;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dec.  13,  1775. 

McDoNOLD,  John.  List  of  men  raised  in  Bristol  Co.  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780,  as  attested  by  James  Williams,  Super- 
intendent for  said  county,  dated  Taunton,  June  20,  1781 ;  engaged  for  town  of 
Taunton. 

McDoNOLD,  Neil.  Wheelwright;  return  for  rations  allowed  in  Quartermaster  Gen- 
eral's department,  dated  Fishkill,  Oct.  14,  1781. 

McDoNOUGH,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  McDonnough.] 

McDoNOUGH,  Michael.  Private,  Capt.  Jesse  Roe's  co.  of  artificers  attached  to  Brig, 
Gen.  Henry  Knox's  corps  of  artillery;  pay  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec,  1777. 

McDoRNELD,  Pelatiah.  Rctum  dated  Beverly,  June  20,  1781,  of  bounties  paid  said 
McDorneld  and  others  by  the  town  of  Beverl}'  and  various  classes  in  said  town 
to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  3  years  or  during  the  war,  agreeable  to  re- 
solve of  Dec.  2,  1780. 

McDoroAL,  Daniel,  Colrain.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  5th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  endorsed  "  Col'o  David  Fields  Return ;  "  residence, 
Colrain;  engaged  for  town  of  Colrain ;  joined  Capt.  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's 
regt.;  term,  3  years;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster 
Master  for  Worcester  Co.;  Capt.  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  mustered 
April  21,  1777;  term,  during  war;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Moses  McFarland's  corps 
of  invalids  stationed  at  Boston  ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Oct.  16,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  reported  transferred  from  Col.  M.  Jackson's  regt. 

McDovQALL,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  McDougal,  McDougle, 

McDugel,  McDugol.] 

McDouGALL,  A.  4th  Brigadier  General ;  list  of  field  officers  of  the  Continental  Army 
in  1776. 

McDouGALL,  Daniel,  Colrain.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Wood's  co..  Col.  Paul  D.  Ser- 
geant's regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  24,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  15  days ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  John  Wiley's  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's 
regt.;  Continental  Army  paj'  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  4,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779;  residence,  Colrain;  credited  to  town  of  Colrain;  also,  Capt.  Storey's  co.. 
Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 
1780,  to  Oct.  16, 1780;  reported  transferred  to  corps  of  invalids  Oct.  16,  1780;  also, 
descriptive  list  of  deserters  from  the  8th  and  part  of  the  9th  regt.  commanded  by 


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McDouGALL,  Daniel,  continued. 

Col.  Michael  Jackson,  dated  Jan.  25,  1781 ;  age,  40  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  resi- 
dence, Colraln ;  enlistment,  during  war;  reported  deserted  Dec.  1,  1780. 

McDouGLE,  Stephen.  Boy,  State  sloop  "  Winthrop,"  commanded  by  Capt.  George 
Little;  engaged  Aug.  17,  1782;  discharged  Nov.  25,  1782;  service,  3  mos.  8  days. 
Roll  sworn  to  at  Boston. 

McDowAL,  Thomas,  Boston.  Bombardier,  Capt.  Winslow's  Co.,  Col.  John  Crane's 
(Artillery)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  3,  1777, 
to  Dec.  31,  1779 ;  residence,  Boston  ;  credited  to  town  of  Boston  ;  also,  Capt.  John 
Lillie's  CO.,  Col.  Crane's  (3d  Artillery)  regt. ;  return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  on 
or  before  Aug.  14,  1777,  and  who  had  not  been  absent  subsequently  except  on 
furlough,  etc. 

McDowEL,  William.  Return  dated  Boxford,  Dec.  8,  1779,  of  men  mustered  by  John 
Gushing,  Muster  Master  for  Essex  Co.,  to  join  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term 
of  9  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  9, 1779 ;  engaged  for  town  of  Marljlehead. 

McDowell,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  McDawall,  McDnol, 

McDole,  McDowal,  McDowel,  McDowle,  McDuel.] 

McDowell,  James.  Receipt  dated  Uxbridge,  April  1,  1781,  for  I)ounties  paid  said 
McDowell  and  Nathan  Rawson  by  Henry  Wood  and  Abner  Rawson,  Chairmen 
of  classes  of  the  town  of  Uxbridge,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term 
of  3  years,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780. 

McDowLE,  Thomas,  Boston.  Corporal,  Capt.  Lillie's  co..  Col.  Crane's  regt.;  Conti- 
nental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also, 
descriptive  list  endorsed  "1777  to  1780;"  Capt.  John  Lillie's  co..  Col.  John 
Crane's  (3d  Artillery)  regt.;  rank.  Corporal;  age,  22  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.; 
complexion,  dark  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Boston  ;  engaged  in  1777  by  Lieut.  Tracy ; 
term,  during  war. 

McDuEL,  James.  Private,  4th  co. ;  entry  dated  Dec  28  [1783],  for  wages  for  Aug.- 
Dec.  [year  not  given] ,  appearing  in  a  register  of  orders  accepted  on  account  of 
wages,  etc. 

McDuFFT, .    Lieutenant  Colonel,  Col.  Poor's  regt.,  Maj.  Gen.  Sullivan's  division; 

list  of  field  officers  of  the  Continental  Army  in  1776. 

McDuGEL,  Daniel,  Colrain.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Wood's  co.  [Col.  Paul  Dudley 
Sergeant's  regt.]  ;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

McDuGEL,  Hugh.  Seaman,  sloop  "Winthrop;"  list  of  crew  endorsed  "1783;" 
engaged  March  25  [year  not  given] . 

McDuGOL,  Daniel.  Capt.  John  Wood's  co.,  Col.  Paul  Dudley  Sergant's  regt. ;  receipt 
for  bounty  coat,  dated  Cambridge,  Camp  before  Boston,  Nov.  11,  1775. 

McDuRMiD,  Hugh.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  McFarland's  (7th)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Thomas 
Nixon's  (4th)  regt. ;  regimental  return  dated  North  Castle,  Nov.  9,  1776;  reported 
died  Oct.  18  [1776]  ;  also,  receipt  given  to  Benjamin  Heywood,  Paymaster,  4th 
regt.,  dated  Nov.  24, 1776,  signed  by  Moses  McFarland,  for  wages  for  Sept.,  1776, 
etc.,  due  said  McDurmid,  deceased,  the  amount  to  be  paid  to  his  heirs. 

McDuRMiT,  Patrick,  Boston.  Matross,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Donnell's  co..  Col.  John 
Crane's  (3d  Artillery)  regt. ;  return  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  9,  1781 ;  residence, 
Boston;  enlisted  Dec. -,  1776,  by  Capt.  Donnell ;  enlistment,  during  war;  reported 
a  foreigner. 

McDuRMiTT,  Patrick.  Matross,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Donnell's  co..  Col.  John  Crane's  (3d 
Artillery)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Feb. -April,  1781,  dated  West  Point ;  enlistment, 
during  war. 


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McDuKMUTT,  Patrick.  Matross,  Capt.  Donnell's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780. 

McDusE,  JoHx.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  SuflFolk 
Co.,  dated  Boston,  Jan,  8,  1777;  [Maj.]  Ebenezer  Stevens's  (Artillery)  battalion. 

McEkelharox,  James.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Stephen  Badlam's  co..  Col.  Knox's  (Artillery) 
regt.  stationed  near  Boston;  service  probably  rendered  between  Jan.  1,  1776,  and 
April  -,  1776,  as  per  a  certificate  dated  Dec.  14,  1839. 

McEkelheron,  James.  Sergeant.  Capt.  Timothy  Ruggles's  co.  of  guards;  entered 
service  Dec.  20,  1780 ;  discharged  Dec.  26,  1781 ;  service,  12  mos.  6  days,  at  Rut- 
land. 

McElerron,  Jasies,  Rutland.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army, 
as  returned  by  Capt.  David  Bent  and  Capt.  Phineas  Walker,  dated  Pel).  23,  1778; 
residence,  Rutland  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Rutland ;  joined  Capt.  Brian's  co.,  Col. 
Crane's  regt. ;  term,  during  war. 

McElhekox,  William.  Receipt  dated  June  7, 1783,  signed  by  said  McElheron,  for 
wages  for  service  to  May  10,  1783,  on  board  the  frigate  "  Hague,"  commanded 
by  Capt.  John  Manly. 

McElherrox,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mackilharin,  McCel- 

lerrin,  McEkelharon,  McEkelheron,  McElerron,  McElheron,  McHarron,  Mcll- 
Herreii,  Muckleherin,  Muckleheron.] 

McElherrox,  James,  Rutland.    Sergeant,  Capt.  Bryant's  co.,  Col.  Mason's  regt. 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  30,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779 
residence,  Rutland ;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Frothingham's  co..  Col.  Crane's  regt. 
muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1778,  dated  Springfield ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  return 
dated  Springfield,  Nov.  1,  1779,  of  matrosses  belonging  to  Capt.  Frothingham's 
CO.,  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artillery)  regt.,  being  part  of  the  quota  of  Massachusetts 
for  the  year  1779,  and  who  were  entitled  to  the  gratuity  from  the  state ;  above  men 
certified  as  having  enlisted  for  3  years  or  during  the  war  and  as  being  in  actual 
service  at  date  of  return;  engaged  for  town  of  Rutland;  company  stationed  at 
Springfield ;  also.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Bi-yant's  co. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1780,  to  April  24, 1780;  company  stationed  at  West  Point. 

McEllerot,  William.  Sergt.  Enos  Dean's  detachment  of  guards;  service,  2  days, 
by  order  of  Committee  of  Correspondence,  etc.,  in  order  to  prevent  escape  of  High- 
landers and  other  prisoners  from  Taunton  jail  during  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776. 

McEllert,  William,  Attleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Knap's  co..  Col.  William 
Sheppard's  (3d)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  June  10, 
1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  dated  Jan.  30, 1778 ;  resi- 
dence, Attleborough  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Attleborough ;  mustered  by  State  and 
Continental  Muster  Masters;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  rolls  for  Oct.  and 
Nov.,  1778,  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence;  enlisted  June  10,1777; 
enlistment,  during  war. 

McEllory,  Robert.  Drummer,  Gen.  John  Hancock's  (Boston  Independent)  co. 
commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Henry  Jackson;  arrived  at  camp  April  17,  1777;  dis- 
charged May  5, 1777 ;  service,  21:^  days ;  company  marched  from  Boston  to  Rhode 
Island. 

McEllort,  Robert,  Jr.  Fifer,  Gsn.  John  Hancock's  (Boston  Independent)  co.  com- 
manded by  Lieut.  Col.  Henry  Jackson ;  arrived  at  camp  April  17, 1777 ;  discharged 
May  5, 1777 ;  service,  21:^  days ;  company  marched  from  Boston  to  Rhode  Island. 

McElort,  David,  Salem.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Sprague's  co..  Col.  Baldwin's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  2,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  4  days; 
also,  return  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Samuel  Sprague's  co.  who  failed  to  pass 


m  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTIOI^.  475 

McElort,  David,  continued. 

muster  Sept.  22,  1775;  reported  unfit  for  duty;  discharged  Oct.  2  (also  given 
Oct.  1),  1775;  also,  return  of  casualties  of  the  several  companies  of  the  38th  regt. 
made  by  Lieut.  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin,  dated  Chelsea,  Sept.  -,  1775;  Capt. 
Sprague's  (9th)  co.;  reported  insane  and  unfit  for  duty;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
Sprague's  (9th)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (late  Col.  Gerrish's)  38th 
regt. ;  company  return  dated  Chelsea,  Oct.  2, 1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or 
its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  at  Chelsea,  Dec.  30,  1775. 

McElort,  "William.  Capt.  Stephen  Richardson's  4th  co.  (2d  Attleborough  also  given 
Attleborough  No.  12  co.).  Col.  Dagget's  regt. ;  list  of  men  who  served  in  the  13th 
campaign  or  "  Grand  Campaign  of  all  "  in  1777,  enlisting  for  3  years  or  during 
the  war;  said  McElory  enlisted  for  the  war;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Banister's 
CO.,  Col.  William  Shepard's  (-Ith)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781,  dated  Conti- 
nental Village;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Jan.  and  Feb., 
1782,  dated  York  Hutts. 

McElroy,  — — .  [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Macleroy,  McElleroy, 
McEllery,  McEUory,  McElory,  McLelory,  McLeroy,  Muckelroy.] 

McElrot,  Benjamin.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Ward,  Jr.'s  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  22, 
177G ;  discharged  Nov.  18,  1776 ;  service,  9  mos.  28  days ;  extra  wages  allowed 
said  McElroy  and  others  for  25  days  service  at  Boston  during  above  term ;  com- 
pany raised  in  Salem  and  stationed  there  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

McElroy,  David.  List  endorsed  "  Camp  at  Cambridge  June  13th  1775,"  as  returned 
by  [Capt.]  Samuel  Sprague,  of  men  belonging  to  Col.  Samuel  Gerrish's  regt.  who 
took  the  oath  in  Middlesex  Co.  June  10, 1775,  required  Ijy  Congress  to  be  taken  by 
the  Mass.  army  [name  crossed  out  on  list]  ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Sprague's 
(9th)  CO.,  Lieut.  Col.  Baldwin's  (37th)  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  Aug.,  1775,  dated 
Chelsea. 

McElroy,  James,  Dorchester.  Private,  Lieut.  Hopestill  Hall's  (2d  Dorchester  co.)  of 
militia,  which  inarched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  3  days. 

McElroy,  Robert.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Davis's  co..  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  service, 
37  days ;  company  raised  to  serve  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island.  Roll 
sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co.,  Dec.  4,  1777. 

McElroy,  Robert.  Fifer,  Capt.  John  Stutson's  co.,  Maj.  Edward  Procter's  detach- 
ment of  militia;  detached  Dec.  10,  1777;  discharged  March  1,  1778;  service, 
2  mos.  22  days,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath  with  guards  at  Boston. 

McElroy,  AVilliam,  Attleborough.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber, 
Muster  Master  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  June  22,  1777;  Capt.  Knapp's  co.. 
Col.  Shepard's  regt. ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Banister's  co.,  Col.  William  Shep- 
ard's (4th)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  May  and  July,  1781,  dated  Phillipsborough  ;  re- 
ported on  command  at  West  Point ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781,  dated  Camp  at 
Peekskill;  reported  on  command  at  West  Point;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Oct.-Dec, 
1781,  dated  York  Hutts;  enlistment,  during  war. 

McElvaix,  John.  List  of  men  returned  as  received  Oi  Maj.  Stephen  Badlam,  Super- 
intendent for  Suffolk  Co.,  by  Justin  El.v,  Commissioner,  dated  Springfield,  Sept. 
20,  1779 ;  engaged  for  town  of  Brookline. 

McElvain,  John  Allen.  Sergeant,  Lieut.  Joshua  Shaw's  detachment.  Col.  Elisha 
Porter's  regt. ;  engaged  Sept.  26, 1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777 ;  service,  29  days, 
in  Northern  department;  mileage  (130  miles).allowed  ;  detachment  marched  from 
Palmer  to  join  army  under  Gen.  Gates  and  serve  for  30  days. 

McElvain,  William.  List  of  men  returned  as  received  of  Maj.  Stephen  Badlam, 
Superintendent  for  Suffolk  Co.,  by  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  dated  Springfield; 


476  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

McElvain,  William,  contirmed. 

also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Suffolk  Co.  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  9  months,  aijreeable  to  resolve  of  June  9,  1779,  returned  as 
received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Lieut.  Reuben  Lilley,  at  Sprin>;field, 
Aug.  15,  1779;  Capt.  Thomas  White's  co..  Col.  Mcintosh's  regt.;  age,  27  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for  town  of  Brookline. 

McElven,  John.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Suffolk  Co.  to  serve  in  the  Conti- 
nental Army  for  the  term  of  9  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  9,  1779, 
returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Lieut.  Reuben  Lilley,  at 
Springfield,  Aug.  15,  1779;  Capt.  Thomas  White's  co..  Col.  Mcintosh's  regt. ; 
age,  25  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for  town  of  Brook- 
line. 

McElvery,  William.  Private,  8th  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (4th)  regt. ; 
regimental  return  dated  North  Castle,  Nov.  9,  1776. 

McElwain,  Andrew,  Bolton.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Jonathan  Houghton's  co.,  as  returned  to  Col.  Josiah  Whetney,  dated 
Jan.  2,  1778 ;  residence,  Bolton  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Bolton ;  joined  Capt.  King's 
CO.,  Col.  Marshal's  regt. ;  term,  3  years. 

McElwain,  John  Allen.  Capt.  Sylvanus  Walker's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Danielson's 
regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  7, 
1775. 

McElwain,  Roger.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Shaw's  co..  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hamp- 
shire Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  22,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 
10  days,  at  New  London,  Conn.,  including  3^  days  (72  miles)  travel  home.  Roll 
dated  Monson. 

McElwain,  William,  Putney.  Order  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  June  18,  1775, 
signed  by  Capt.  Benjamin  Hastings,  for  cartridge  boxes  of  which  said  McElwain 
and  others  in  his  company  were  in  need,  and  for  which  said  Hastings  promised 
to  be  accountable ;  order  endorsed  "  Col.  Whitcomb ; "  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Ben- 
jamin Hastings's  co..  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Prospect 
Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

McElwaine.  .     [This  name  appears  under  the  form  of  Mackalvin,  Macklewane, 

McAlvain,  McElvain,  McElven,  McElwain,  McElwane,  McElwein,  McElwin, 
McElwine,  Mcllvain,  Mcllvaine,  Mcklewain,  Mcklewaine,  Mcklwain,  McLer- 
wine,  McUWain,  MclWain,  McWain,  McWines.] 

McElwane,  John  Allen,  Palmer.  Sergeant,  Capt.  David  Speer's  co.  of  militia.  Col. 
Pynchon's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  22  days. 

McElwane,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Hugh  McClallen's  co.,  Col.  David  Field's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  17, 1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  19, 1777 ;  service,  6  days,  including 
3  days  (60  miles)  travel  home;  compan.y  marched  from  Colrain  to  Bennington  on 
the  alarm  of  Aug.  17,  1777  ;  also,  Capt.  Hugh  McClallen's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's 
regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  22,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  2  days, 
with  Northern  army,  including  6  days  (120  miles)  travel  home. 

McElwein,  John.  Petition  dated  Wilbraham,  June  2, 1777,  signed  by  said  McElwein, 
Sergeant,  and  others  belonging  to  Capt.  Daniel  Cadwell's  co.,  stating  that  they 
had  proceeded  to  Ticor.deroga  under  Capt.  Cadwell,  in  Jan.,  1777,  where  they  had 
been  taken  with  smallpox  which  compelled  their  removal  to  Skeensborough  and 
elsewhere,  and  asking  allowance  for  necessary  expenses  incurred  by  reason  of 
their  sickness. 

McElwin,  John,  Palmer.  Corporal,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Walker's  co..  Col.  Timothy  Dan- 
ielson's regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 


IK  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  477 

McElwine,  John,  Palmer.  Corporal,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Walker's  co.,  Col.  Danielson's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  18,  1775;  service,  2  mos., 
2  weeks,  5  days. 

McEnter,  Solomon.     Cook;  list  of  men  [date  and  particulars  not  given] . 

McEntier,  Jacob.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Gage's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Garish's  (Ger- 
rish's)  regt.;  service  from  Feb.  3,  1778,  to  April  3,  1778,  2  mos.  1  day,  guarding 
Gen.  Burgoyne's  troops  at  Winter  Hill.    lloU  dated  Bradford. 

McEntire,  Alexander.  Private,  Lieut.  Ephraira  Jennings's  co.,  Col.  David  Field's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  21,  1777;  ser- 
vice, 5  days,  on  expedition  to  Northern  department  at  the  time  of  the  battle  of 
Bennington.     Roll  dated  Ashtield  and  sworn  to  at  Deerfield. 

McEntire,  Charles.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Wills's  co..  Col.  Daniel  Morgan's  11th 
Virginia  regt.  (also  given  "the  11  And  15th  Regiment  of  foot  in  the  Service  of 
the  United  States  ") ;  pay  roll  for  Oct.,  1778. 

McEntire,  Eli.  Drummer,  Capt.  Samuel  Sloper's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapin's  (3d)  regt. ; 
engaged  Nov.  5,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  22,  1779;  service,  22  days,  at  Claverack, 
including  5  days  (100  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce  Conti- 
nental Army  for  3  months. 

McEntire,  Elias,  Billerica.  Private,  Capt.  Haffield  White's  co..  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's 
(4th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pa.y  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  15,  1777,  to 
March  10,  1779;  reported  deserted  March  10,  1779;  a/«o,  return  dated  Albany, 
Feb.  9,  1778;  residence,  Billerica;  engaged  for  town  of  Billerica;  mustered  by 
Col.  Barret. 

McEntire,  Jacob.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Abbot's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Tapper's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  INIarch,  1779,  dated  West  Point ;  engaged  June  19, 1778 ;  discharged 
March  19,  1779;  term,  9  months. 

McEntire,  Jacob.  Receipt  dated  Wilmington,  Jan.  26, 1784,  signed  by  said  McEntire, 
for  £1  4s  in  specie,  received  of  Capt.  Cadwallader  Ford,  Jr.,  Chairman  of  a  class 
of  the  town  of  Wilmington,  in  full  payment  for  all  demands  due  from  said  class 
for  1  year  and  7  days  service  in  the  Continental  Army  rendered  b.y  said  McEntire. 

McEntire,  Perley,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Ames's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  James  Frye's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
7  days. 

McEntire,  Perlet  (also  given  Parley),  Beverly.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Page's  co., 
Col.  Smith's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  16, 1777, 
to  Feb.  25, 1778 ;  reported  deserted  Feb.  25, 1778 ;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  McNall's  co.. 
Col.  Edward  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  return  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Beverly; 
engaged  for  town  of  Salem  ;  mustered  by  Esq.  Gushing. 

McEntike,  Thomas,  Ashfield.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Webber's  co..  Col.  John  Fel- 
lows's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  11  days. 

McEntyr,  Benjamin.  Capt.  James  Merrill's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchel's  (Cumber- 
land Co.)  regt. ;  service,  6  days,  in  Nov.,  1775,  fortifying  Falmouth. 

McEuEN,  Archelaxjs.  Private,  Capt.  Isaiah  Hlggins's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's 
regt.;  service  from  Aug.  1,  1776,  to  Oct.  31,  1776,  3  mos.  Roll  sworn  to  in 
Suffolk  Co. 

McEven,  Arch.  Boy,  U.  S.  brig  "  General  Gates,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Skim- 
mer ;  list  of  men  entitled  to  prize  shares  [year  not  given]  ;  said  McEven  rated  ^ 
share. 


478  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

McEvEN,  Petek.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Middlesex  Co.,  agreeable  to  resolve 
of  Dec.  2,  1780,  as  returned  by  Joseph  Hosmer,  Superintendent  for  said  county; 
age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in. ;  complexion,  light  (also  given  dark) ;  hair,  dark  ; 
eyes,  light;  occupation,  farmer;  engaged  for  town  of  Westford;  engaged  March 
16,  1781;  term,  3  years. 

McEvERS,  James,  Hancock.  Receipt  for  bounty  paid  said  McEvers  by  Ephraim  Bow- 
man, on  behalf  of  the  town  of  Hancock,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the 
terra  of  3  years,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780;  also,  descriptive  list  dated 
Lenox,  Aug.  20,  1781,  of  men  raised  in  Berkshire  Co.  and  delivered  to  William 
Walker,  Superintendent  for  said  county ;  Capt.  Lusk's  co.,  Col.  Simonds's  regt. ; 
age,  24  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  black;  occupation, 
tailor;  residence,  Hancock;  engaged  for  town  of  Hancock;  term,  3  years;  re- 
ported receipted  for  by  Capt.  Smith. 

McEaven,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  MacEwen,  McCuen, 

McCuin,  McEuen,  McEven,  McEwn,  McHuain,  Micuen.] 

McEwEN,  Archelaus,  Wellfleet.  Private,  Capt.  Isaiah  Higgins's  co..  Col.  Thomas 
Marshall's  regt. ;  service  from  Nov.  1,  1776,  to  time  of  discharge,  1  mo. ;  5  days 
(110  miles)  travel  home  allowed. 

McEwEN,  Peter.  Private,  Capt.  Zaccheus  Wright's  co..  Col.  Cyprian  Howe's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  27, 1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780 ;  service,  3  mos.  8  days,  including 
4  days  (80  miles)  travel  home;  also,  receipt  dated  Westford,  March  15,  1781,  for 
bounty  paid  said  McEwen  by  Class  No.  1  of  the  town  of  AVestford  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Maynard's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John 
Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  June,  1781 ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781, 
sworn  to  at  Peekskill;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Sept.,  1781-Jan.,  1782;  reported  on 
command  at  the  Lines  in  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  sick  at  the  Lines  in  Dec,  1781; 
a/so,  descriptive  list  dated  Feb.  20,  1782;  Capt.  Jonathan  Maynard's  co.,  Lieut. 
Col.  J.  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  age,  23  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  4  (also  given  5  ft.  4.^)  in. ; 
complexion,  dark  (also  given  light) ;  hair,  dark;  occupation,  laborer  (also  given 
farmer);  birthplace,  Great  Britain;  residence,  Westford;  enlisted  for  town  of 
Westford;  enlisted  Feb.  24  (also  given  Feb.  21),  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years;  also, 
Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Maynard's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  regt.;  muster 
roll  for  Feb.,  1782;  also,  Capt.  Maynard's  (6th)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt.; 
muster  roils  for  March-June,  Aug.,  Oct.,  and  Nov.,  1782 ;  also,  Capt.  Nathaniel  C. 
Allen's  (8th)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Dec,  1782-April, 
1783;  also,  list  of  men  tried  by  courts-martial  subsequent  to  Jan.  1,  1781;  said 
McEwen  tried  April  21  [year  not  given,  probably  1782  or  1783] ,  by  regimental 
court-martial,  Capt.  Lincoln,  President,  on  charge  of  being  drunk  and  absent 
from  roll  call;  sentenced  to  receive  50  lashes;  also,  Capt.  Allen's  co.,  4th  Mass. 
regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  May-Sept.,  1783 ;  balance  of  term  of  enlistment  unexpired, 
4  months. 

McEwN,  Archelai'S,  Wellfleet.  Private,  Capt.  Isaiah  Higgins's  co..  Col.  Thomas 
Marshall's  regt. ;  return  for  mileage,  advance  pay  for  1  month  from  June  6,  1776, 
etc.,  dated  June  17,  1776;  mileage  from  camp  (110  miles)  allowed  said  McEwn; 
regiment  stationed  at  Boston. 

McFadden,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Fadden,  McFadding, 

McFaden,  McFarlan,  McFarland,  McFarling,  McForland,  McFurdy.] 

McFadden,  Hector,  Plymouth.  Gunner,  Capt.  Amos  Lincoln's  co.  of  matrosses ; 
enlisted  May  8, 1780 ;  discharged  June  4,  1782 ;  service,  24  mos.  29  days ;  reported 
reduced  to  Matross  Nov.  12,  1781 ;  also,  return  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Lin- 
coln's CO.  entitled  to  clothing  for  the  second  year,  dated  Boston,  March  20,  1782. 

McFadden,  James,  Stoughton.  Private,  Capt.  James  Endecott's  co.  of  militia,  Col. 
Lemuel  Robinson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 


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McFadden,  James,  continued. 

9  days:  also,  Drummer,  Capt.  William  Bent's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  12  days; 
also,  Capt.  Bent's  co.,  36th  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Oct.  5,  1775. 

McFadden,  John.  Capt.  Stephen  Dana's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Thatcher's  regt.;  ser- 
vice, 5  days;  company  marched  to  Roxbury  March  4,  1776.  Roll  sworn  to  in 
Middlesex  Co. 

McFadding,  James,  Stoughton.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  from  Capt.  Endicott's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.,  dated  June  27,  1777; 
residence,  Stoughton;  enlisted  for  town  of  Stoughton;  joined  Capt.  Patrick's  co., 
Col.  Alden's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

McFadding,  John,  Milton.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Bradley's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.,  dated  Stoughton,  June  27, 
1777 ;  residence,  Milton ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Milton ;  joined  Capt.  Patrick's  co., 
Col.  Alden's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

McFaden,  Hector.  Matross,  Capt.  Perez  Cushing's  (7th)  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  (Artil- 
lery) regt.;  service  between  Nov.  1,  1777,  and  Dec.  31,  1777,  1  mo.;  roll  sworn  to 
in  Suffolk  Co.;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  service  from  Jan.  1,  1778,  to  April  31 
[30],  1778,  4  mos.;  rolls  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co.;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  ser- 
vice from  Sept.  1,  1778,  to  Oct.  31,  1778,  2  mos. ;  also,  receipt  dated  Boston,  June 
1,  1782,  for  bounty  paid  said  McFaden  by  Alexander  Hodgdon,  on  behalf  of  the 
committee  of  the  town  of  Boston,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  terra 
of  3  years. 

McFaden,  Thomas,  Georgetown.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Hinkley's  (7th)  co.,  1st 
Lincoln  Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia ;  list  of  officers  chosen  by  the  several  companies 
in  said  regiment,  as  returned  by  Duramer  Sewall  and  others;  ordered  in  Council 
July  1,  1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned  ;  reported  commissioned  July  1, 
1776;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  7th  co..  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's  (Lincoln  Co.)  regt.; 
regimental  return  dated  Georgetown,  Nov.  19,  1779,  made  by  Lieut.  Col.  Dummer 
Sewall. 

McFaden,  William,  Philadelphia.  List  of  prisoners  brought  the  second  trip  from 
Rhode  Island,  as  returned  by  John  Ayres,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  23,  1777;  said 
McFaden,  a  Master,  reported  as  having  been  taken  in  the  brig  "  Phill." 

McFairland,  Elijah,  Plymouth  (also  given  Plympton).  Private,  (late)  Thomas 
Turner's  (3d)  co..  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  March  13,  1777,  to  July  1,  1778;  residence,  Plymouth;  credited 
to  town  of  Plympton;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Turner's  co..  Col.  Bradford's  regt.; 
return  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Plympton;  engaged  for  town  of  Plympton; 
mustered  by  County  and  Continental  Muster  Masters ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.; 
return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777 ;  enlisted  Feb.  10, 
1777 ;  joined  April  4,  1777 ;  reported  died  Nov.  29,  1777. 

McFairlen,  Joseph.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Blunt's  co..  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's  re?t. ; 
service  between  June  28,  1779,  and  Sept.  28, 1779,  2  mos.  16  days,  on  Penobscot 
expedition. 

McFall, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  McFaul.] 

McFall,  Paul.  Private,  Capt.  James  Gregg's  co..  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's  (1st  New 
York)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.-April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  term,  during 
war;  reported  sick  in  hospital  at  Albany. 

McFall,  Peter,  Pelham.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  as 
returned  by  Capt.  John  Thompson,  sworn  to  in  Hampshire  Co.,  April  5,  1779; 
residence,  Pelham  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Pelham  ;  joined  Capt.  Maxwel's  co..  Col. 
Beley's  (Bailey's)  regt. ;  term,  3  years,  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1780  ;  also.  Private,  Capt. 


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McFall,  Peter,  continued. 

Thomas  (Robert)  Bradford's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  June  17,  1780;  also,  Col.  Benjamin 
Tupper's  (10th)  rejit. ;  service  from  Jan.  1,  1782,  7  mos.  24  days;  reported 
deserted  Aug.  25,  1782. 

McFali,,  William.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  months,  agreeable  to  order  of  General  Court 
of  June  22,  1780,  returned  as  mustered  by  1st  Major  John  Chester  Williams,  dated 
Jul}'  28,  1780;  Col.  Porter's  (4th  Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  age,  67  yrs. ;  stature,  5 
ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  engaged  for  town  of  Pelham ;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
Job  Alvord's  co..  Col.  S.  Murray's  regt.;  enlisted  July  16,  1780;  discharged  Oct. 
10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  3  days,  including  7  days  (140  miles)  travel  home;  regi- 
ment raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

McFarlan,  Hector.  Private,  Capt.  Matthew  Chambers's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin 
Smith's  (6th)  regt.;  return  for  wages  for  the  year  1782;  wages  allowed  said 
McFarlan  for  Dec,  1782,  1  mo. 

McFaklan,  Reuben.  Capt.  Ezra  Badlam's  co.,  Col.  Gridley's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Sewall's  Point,  Dec.  26,  1775. 

McFarland,  .    [This  name  also  appears  under   the  form   of  Fadden,   Farley, 

Macfarland,  Macferland,  Macferling,  Mackfarland,  Mackfarlin,  Mackfarling, 
Makfarling,  McFadden,  McFaden,  McFairland,  McFairlen,  McFarlan,  McFar- 
lane,  McFarlen,  McFarlin,  McFarling,  McFarting,  McForland,  McFurdy,  Mefer- 
land.] 

McFarland,  Alexander,  Oakham.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Washburn's  co.,  Col.  Jona- 
than Ward's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  10,  1775;  ser- 
vice, 2  mos.  26  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  8,  1775. 

McFarland,  Alexander.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
John  Cathcart;  engaged  June  2, 1779;  discharged  June  23, 1779 ;  service,  21  days. 
Roll  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. 

McFarland,  Andrew,  Hutchinson  (Barre).  Private,  Capt.  John  Black's  co..  Col. 
Jonathan  Brewer's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  20, 1775; 
service,  3  mos.  13  days. 

McFarland,  Andrew.  Private,  Capt.  Ichabod  Pinkham's  detachment;  service  from 
March  24,  1780,  to  April  24,  1780,  1  mo.,  at  Boothbay  in  defence  of  seacoast. 

McFarland,  Benjamin.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Warren,"  Paul  Reed,  Master,  bound 
on  voyage  to  Cape  Francois;  shipped  Jan.  26,  1777;  discharged  March  4,  1777; 
service,  1  mo.  7  days;  vessel  reported  to  have  sailed  from  Boothbay  Feb.  4, 1777; 
taken  March  12,  1777. 

McFarland,  Ebenezer.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Walter  McFarland's  co.,  Col.  Cyprian 
Howe's  regt.;  entered  service  July  24,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780;  service, 
3  mos.  10  days;  regiment  raised  in  Middlesex  Co.  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  3  months  and  stationed  at  Rhode  Island. 

McFarland,  Elijah,  Plympton.  List  of  men  mustered  by  James  Hatch,  Muster 
Master  for  Plymouth  Co.  [year  not  given]  ;  Col.  Bradford's  regt. ;  age,  45  yrs. ; 
residence,  Plympton:  enlisted  by  Capt.  Thomas  Turner;  enlistment,  3  years. 

McFarland,  Hector.  Matross,  Capt.  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Revere's  regt. ;  Continen- 
tal Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  20,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779. 

McFarland,  James,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Abbot's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  19,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779;  residence,  Andover;  credited  to  town  of  Andover;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin 
Farnum's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt. ;  subsistence  allowed  from  date  of 


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McFarland,  James,  continued. 

enlistment,  Feb.  19,  1777,  to  time  of  arrival  at  Bennington;  credited  with  sub- 
sistence to  March  28,  1777,  49  days,  including  allowance  for  11  days  (220  miles) 
travel;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Farnum's  co.,  Col.  Tupper's  regt. ;  return  dated 
Jan.  24,  1778;  mustered  by  County  and  Continental  Muster  Masters;  reported 
unfit  for  duty  for  want  of  shoes ;  also,  Capt.  Stephen  Abbot's  co.,  Col.  Tupper's 
regt.;  muster  roll  for  March,  1779,  dated  West  Point;  enlistment,  3  years;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 
1780,  to  Feb.  19,  1780 ;  reported  discharged. 

McFarland,  James,  Hopkinton.  Private,  Capt.  John  Homes's  (Hopkinton)  co.  of 
militia.  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775,  to  Roxbury ;  service,  12 days ;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  James  Mellen's  co..  Col. 
Jonathan  Ward's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  engaged  April  25,  1775; 
service,  3  mos.  14  days;  also,  company  return  [probablj^  Oct.,  1775]. 

McFarland,  James,  Newburyport.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  French's  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Enoch  Putnam's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  10,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  25, 1781 ;  service, 
3  mos.  28  days,  near  West  Point,  including  13  days  (260  miles)  travel  out  and 
home;  regiment  raised  in  Essex  and  Plymouth  counties  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  3  months;  also,  receipt  dated  Boston,  June  27,  1782,  for  bounty  paid 
said  McFarland  by  Capt.  Moses  Rogers,  Chairman  of  Class  No.  13  of  the  town  of 
Newburyport,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  terra  of  3  years. 

McFarland,  James,  New  Gloucester.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Merrill's  co..  Col.  Edmund 
Phinny's  (31st)  regt. ;  billeting  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  May  15,  1775, 
to  date  of  marching  to  headquarters,  July  5,  1775;  credited  with  51  days  allow- 
ance ;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or 
its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge,  Oct.  26,  1775. 

McFarland,  JajVies,  Pembroke.  Private,  Capt.  Freedom  Chamberlain's  co.,  Gen.  John 
Thomas's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  6  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  Oct.  6, 1775;  also, 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  9,  1775. 

McFarland,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Hills's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776 ;  enlisted  Jan.  1, 
1776;  reported  killed  Oct.  13,  1776. 

McFarland,  James.  Communication  addressed  to  the  Council,  dated  Gouldsborough, 
March  25, 1777,  signed  by  Col.  Benjamin  Foster  and  Lieut.  Col.  Alexander  Camp- 
bell, stating  that  having  made  inquiry  into  the  charges  against  said  McFarland, 
1st  Lieutenant,  and  other  officers  of  Capt.  George  Haslara's  (3d)  co.,  6th  Lincoln 
Co.  regt.,  they  find  said  officers  to  be  satisfactory  to  the  people  of  Union  river,  and 
requesting  that  they  be  commissioned;  ordered  in  Council  April  30,  1777,  that 
said  officers  be  commissioned  ;  reported  commissioned  April  30,  1777  ;  also.  Lieu- 
tenant, Capt.  Daniel  Sullivan's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Foster's  (Lincoln  Co.)  regt.; 
discharged  Oct.  7, 1777 ;  service,  8  days ;  company  called  out  three  different  times 
for  service  at  Machias. 

McFarland,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Winch's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  16,1777;  discharged  Oct.  27,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  21  days,  in 
Northern  department,  including  9  days  (180  miles)  travel  home.  Roll  sworn  to 
in  Middlesex  Co. 

McFarland,  James.  Return  dated  Boxford,  Dec.  8,  1779,  of  men  mustered  by  John 
Gushing,  Muster  Master  for  Essex  Co.,  to  join  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term 
of  9  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  9,  1779;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men 
raised  in  Essex  Co.  in  1779  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army ;  age,  43  yrs. ; 
stature,  6  ft.  1  in.;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for  town  of  Salem;  delivered  to 
Lieut.  John  Grace. 


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McFarland,  James.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Plymouth  Co.  in  1779  to  serve 
in  the  Continental  Army;  age,  22  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  11  in.;  complexion,  light; 
engaged  for  town  of  Middleborough ;  delivered  to  Ensign  J.  Hubble. 

McFarland,  James.  Capt.  Francis's  co.,  10th  Mass.  regt. ;  entered  service  Aug.  28, 
1779;  discharged  May  28,  1780;  term,  9  months. 

McFarland,  James.  Receipt  dated  Andover,  March  23,  1781,  for  bounties  paid  said 
McFarland  and  others  by  the  4th  Andover  co.  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  3  years;  said  McFarland  reported  as  having  been  hired  by  the 
West  District  of  Andover;  also,  return  of  men  raised  in  Essex  Co.  for  Continental 
service,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780 ;  engaged  for  town  of  Andover ;  en- 
gaged Feb.  1,  1781 ;  term,  3  years. 

McFarland,  James.  Quarter  Master,  ship  "Mars,"  commanded  b,y  Capt.  James 
Nivens ;  engaged  April  29, 1781 ;  discharged  June  12, 1781 ;  service,  1  mo.  14  days. 
Roll  dated  Boston. 

McFarland,  James.  Private,  Capt.  John  Fuller's  co..  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th) 
regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1781 ;  enlisted  Feb.  1,  1781 ;  enlistment, 
3  years;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  dated  York  Hutts. 

McFarland,  James,  Jr.,  Andover.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Andover ;  engaged  for  town  of  Andover ; 
also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Farnum's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt. ;  subsistence 
allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  Feb.  19,  1777,  to  time  of  arrival  at  Bennington  ; 
credited  with  subsistence  to  March  28,  1777,  49  days,  including  allowance  for  11 
days  (220  miles)  travel ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Abbot's  co..  Col.  Benjamin 
Tupper's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  March,  1779,  dated  West  Point;  enlistment, 
3  years ;  reported  sick  at  Andover.  •  [See  William  McFarland.] 

McFarland,  John,  Pembroke.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Turner's  co.  of  militia.  Col. 
Anthonj'  Thomas's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm 
of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days. 

McFarland,  John.  Private,  Capt.  William  Crocker's  co. ;  marched  May  31,  1776; 
service  to  Aug.  31,  1776,  3  mos.;  company  stationed  at  Falmouth,  Cumberland 
Co.,  for  defence  of  seacoast;  also,  Capt.  Crocker's  co..  Col.  Mitchel's  regt.;  ser- 
vice from  Aug.  31, 1776,  to  date  of  discharge,  Nov.  23, 1776, 2  mos.  23  days ;  com- 
pany stationed  at  Falmouth,  Cumberland  Co.,  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

McFarland,  John.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Benjamin  Lemont's  co.,  Maj.  William  Lithgow's 
detachment;  engaged  Sept.  15,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  15 
days,  near  Penobscot. 

McFarland,  Joseph.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Blunt's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  McCobL's  regt. ; 
service  between  June  28,  1779,  and  Sept.  28,  1779,  2  mos.  16  days,  on  Penobscot 
expedition. 

McFarland,  Moses,  Haverhill.  Captain;  list  of  officers  of  Col.  John  Nixon's  regt. ; 
approved  in  Committee  of  Safety  at  Cambridge,  June  5,  1775,  and  resolved  that 
said  officers  be  recommended  to  Congress  for  commissions ;  ordered  in  Provincial 
Congress  June 5,  1775,  that  commissions  be  delivered  said  officers;  also.  Captain, 
Col.  John  Nixon's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  engaged  April  23, 1775 ; 
service,  3  mos.  16  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Winter  Hill,  Sept.  30,  1775; 
also,  receipt  given  to  Benjamin  Heywood,  Paymaster,  4th  regt.,  dated  Camp  Mt. 
Washington,  Sept.  27,  1776,  signed  by  said  McFarland  and  others,  for  money  for 
enlisting  recruits ;  also,  Captain,  7th  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (4th)  regt. ; 
regimental  return  dated  North  Castle,  Nov.  9,  1776;  also,  company  receipt  for 
wages  for  Sept. -Dec,  1776;  also,  list  of  men  who  returned  equipments  used  in 
campaign  of  1776,  dated  Chatham,  Feb.  2,  1777;  also,  certificate  of  service  dated 
Boston,  Sept.  20,  1779,  signed   by  Maj.  Thomas  Cogswell,  certifying  that  said 


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McFarlaxd,  Moses,  continued. 

McFarland  had  entered  the  service  in  1775  as  a  Captain  in  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ; 
that  he  had  been  badl}-  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill,  but  notwithstand- 
ing, had  continued  in  service  until  sometime  in  1777,  when  he  was  transferred  to 
the  corps  of  invalids  as  his  wound  would  not  permit  of  his  continuing  in  active 
service  in  the  field  ;  that  at  the  date  of  certificate  he  was  in  command  of  the  corps 
of  invalids  stationed  at  Boston  by  order  of  Maj.  Gen.  Gates ;  and  that  his  conduct 
while  in  the  service  of  the  United  States  had  been  that  of  an  officer  and  a  gentle- 
man ;  also,  certificate  dated  Boston,  Sept.  28, 1779,  signed  by  John  Rice,  T.  [Town] 
Major  Commandant,  certifying  that  said  McFarland,  Captain,  had  joined  the 
corps  of  invalids  March  16,  1779,  and  that  he,  with  other  officers  of  said  corps, 
had  engaged  for  the  war  "or  rather  for  life,"  and  by  resolves  of  the  Continental 
Congress  and  the  state  of  Massachusetts  Bay  were  considered  with  their  com- 
mand to  be  a  part  of  the  quota  of  said  state;  also,  Captain,  corps  of  invalids 
stationed  at  Boston  ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  16, 

1779,  to  Dec.  31, 1780 ;  also.  Captain  of  a  company  of  invalids  stationed  at  Boston ; 
Col.  Nichola's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Sept.  9,  1779;  also,  same  regt.;  muster 
roll  dated  Oct.  2,  1779;  appointed  March  16,  1779  (also  given  March  16,  1777) ; 
reported  on  furlough  ;  also,  same  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Oct.,  1779. 

McFarland,  Nathan,  Haverhill.  Capt.  Moses  McFarland's  co..  Col.  John  Nixon's 
regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  McFarland  and  others,  dated  Cam- 
bridge, July  10,  1775;  also.  Private,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug. 
1,  1775;  enlisted  April  24,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  15  days;  also,  company  return 
dated  Winter  Hill,  Sept.  30,  1775;  reported  on  furlough;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Winter  Hill,  Dec.  20, 1775 ;  also,  Fifer,  corps 
of  invalids ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Sept.  9,  1779,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Moses  McFarland's  corps  of  invalids  stationed  at  Bos- 
ton, Col.  Lewis  Nichola's  regt. ;  muster  rolls  dated  Sept.  9,  and  Oct.  2, 1779 ;  term, 
during  war;  reported  absent  with  leave;  also  reported  transferred  Sept.  9,  1779; 
also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Oct.,  1779;  also,  Fifer  and  Private,  Capt. 
McFarland's  corps  of  invalids  stationed  at  Boston;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1780,  to  Dec.  31, 1780 ;  reported  as  serving  5  mos. 
as  Fifer,  7  mos.  as  Private ;  also  reported  as  having  been  transferred  from  "  mixed 
Corps." 

McFarland,  Reuben,  Pembroke.  Private,  Capt.  Freedom  Chamberlain's  co..  Col. 
John  Thomas's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May  3,  1775 ;  ser- 
vice, 1  mo.  14  days. 

McFarland,  Robert,  Falmouth.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  ship 
"  Junius  Brutus,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Leach,  dated  Salem,  June  15, 1780; 
age,  30  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Falmouth. 

McFarland,  Robert,  Gorham.  Private,  Capt.  Mayberry's  co.,  Col.  Tupper's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  5,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
also,  Capt.  Richard  Maybery's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt.;  subsistence 
allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  Jan.  25,  1777,  to  time  of  arrival  at  Bennington ; 
credited  with  55J  days  allovvance;  351  miles  travel  allowed  said  McFarland; 
also,  Capt.  Mayberry's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  regt. ;  return  dated  Jan.  25, 
1778;  residence,  Gorham ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Gorham ;  mustered  by  Maj.  Ilsley, 
County  Muster  Master,  and  Col.  Varrick,  Continental  Muster  Master;  reported 
sick  in  hospital;  a^so.  Col.  Tupper's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  March,  1779,  dated 
West  Point;  enlisted  Jan.  5,  1777;  reported  sick  in  garrison;  also,  Capt.  Clark's 
CO.,  Col.  Tupper's  regt. ;  Continental  Array  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 

1780,  to  Jan.  5, 1780 ;  term,  3  years ;  reported  discharged.     [See  Robert  McJerkin.] 

McFarland,  Simeon,  Pembroke.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Thomas  Turner's  co.  of  militia, 
Col.  Anthony  Thomas's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days;  also.  Private,  Capt.  John  Turner's  co., 


484  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAH.ORS 

McFarland,  Simeon,  contimied. 

Col.  John  Cushing's  regt. ;  marched  Dec.  9,  1776;  service,  17  days;  company 
marched  to  Providence,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  9,  1776. 

McFarland,  Solomox.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Turner's  co. ;  service  from  June  10, 1776, 
to  Dec.  7,  1776,  5  mos.  27  days ;  company  stationed  at  Boothbay  for  defence  of 
seacoast.    Roll  dated  Bristol. 

McFarland,  Thomas,  Hopkinton.  Private,  Capt.  James  Mellen's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Ward's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  25,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  14  days ;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dorchester,  Dec.  26,  1775. 

McFarland,  Thomas.  Receipt  given  to  Maj.  Dummer  Sewall,  dated  Boothbay,  Nov. 
10,  1775,  signed  by  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Timothy  Langdon's  co.  stationed  at 
Boothbay,  for  wages  for  1  mo.;  Andrew  McFarland  signed  for  said  Thomas 
McFarland,  Private;  also,  Capt.  Timoth.y  Langdon's  co. ;  enlisted  July  12,  1775; 
service  to  Dec.  31,  1775,  6  mos.  4  days;  company  stationed  at  Boothbay  for  de- 
fence of  seacoast. 

McFarland,  Thomas.  Receipt  dated  Hopkinton,  April  11,  1781,  for  bounty  paid  said 
McFarland  by  Capt.  Daniel  Fames,  Chairman  of  a  class  of  the  town  of  Hopkin- 
ton, to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years. 

McFarland,  Thomas.  List  of  men  belonging  to  the  several  transports  employed  on 
Penobscot  expedition,  as  per  a  roll  made  up  agreeal)le  to  resolve  of  March  23, 
1784,  and  attested  by  Joshua  Davis,  Agent;  said  McFarland  reported  as  I)elong- 
ing  to  the  sloop  "  Townsend." 

McFarland,  Walter,  Hopkinton.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Horaes's  3d  (Hop- 
kinton) CO.,  5th  Middlesex  Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  chosen  by 
the  several  companies  in  said  regiment,  dated  Sherburne,  March  25, 1776;  ordered 
in  Council  March  28,  1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned  with  the  exception 
of  those  belonging  to  the  [8th]  co. ;  reported  commissioned  March  27  [?],  1776; 
also,  Lieutenant,  Col.  Ephraim  Wheelock's  regt.;  returns  of  effectives  between 
Sept.  11,  1776,  and  Oct.  12,  1776,  dated  Ticonderoga;  reported  at  Crown  Point 
by  leave  of  the  General  from  Sept.  1,  1776,  until  discharged ;  also,  Captain,  3d  co., 
Col.  Abner  Perry's  (5th  Middlesex  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers; 
commissioned  Nov.  3,  1779;  also.  Captain,  Col.  Cyprian  Howe's  regt.;  entered 
service  June  30, 1780;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780;  service,  4  mos.  4  days,  including 
3  daj's  (60  miles)  travel  home ;  regiment  raised  in  Middlesex  Co.  to  reinforce  Conti- 
nental Army  for  3  months  and  stationed  at  Rhode  Island. 

McFarland,  Walter.  Company  receipt,  given  to  Capt.  Benjamin  Lemont,  for  mus- 
kets, etc  ,  dated  Camp  Coxes  Head,  June  8,  1781. 

McFarland,  Walter.  Seaman ;  agreement  signed  by  said  McFarland  and  others, 
engaging  themselves  to  serve  on  board  the  sloop  "  Winthrop,"  commanded  by 
Capt.  George  Little,  for  the  term  of  6  months  from  time  of  sailing  from  Boston, 
unless  sooner  discharged;  entered  service  March  17  [year  not  given]. 

McFarland,  William,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Abbot's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Tapper's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  19,  1777,  to  Feb.  19, 
1780;  residence,  Andover;  term,  3  years;  reported  discharged.  [See  James 
McFarland,  Jr.,  and  James  McFarling,  Jr.] 

McFarland,  William,  Newburyport.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  French's  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Enoch  Putnam's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  10,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  25, 1781 ;  service, 
3  mos.  28  days,  near  West  Point,  including  13  days  (260  miles)  travel  out  and 
home;  regiment  raised  in  Essex  and  Plymouth  counties  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  3  months. 


IN  TILE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  485 

McFarland,  William.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Moses  Flagg's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7  days. 

McFauland,  William.  Private,  Capt.  David  Chadwick's  co. ;  service,  5  da.ys  ;  com- 
pany marched  to  Bennington  on  an  alarm  ;  State  pay  allowed  agreeable  to  resolve 
of  Sept.  23,  1777. 

McFarland,  William.  Receipt  dated  Boston,  June  27,  1782,  for  bounty  paid  said 
McFarland  by  Stephen  Foster,  Chairman  of  Class  No.  12  of  the  town  of  Andover, 
to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years. 

McFaklane,  James.  Receipt  dated  May  5,  1781,  for  bounty  paid  said  McFarlane  by 
Class  No.  16  of  the  town  of  Middleborougli  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  3  years,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780. 

McFarlen,  Andrew,  Barre.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Nye's  co..  Col.  Nathan  Spar- 
hawk's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  21, 1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  25,  1777 ;  service,  10  days, 
including  travel  (96  miles)  home;  company  marched  to  reinforce  army  under 
Gen.  Stark  at  Bennington. 

McFarlen,  Reuben.  Petition  addressed  to  the  Provincial  Congress,  dated  Roxbury, 
June  21,  1775,  signed  by  said  McFarlen  and  others  who  had  enlisted  to  form  an 
Artillery  company,  stating  their  unwillingness  to  serve  under  John  Wiley  as  Cap- 
tain owing  to  their  belief  in  his  incompetence. 

McFarlix,  Andrew,  Hutchinson  (Barre).  Private,  Capt.  John  Black's  co..  Col.  Jona- 
than Brewer's  regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

McFarlin,  Andrew.  Captain,  4th  (2d  Boothbay)  co..  Col.  William  Jones's  (3d  Lin- 
coln Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  chosen  by  the  several  companies 
in  said  regiment;  ordered  in  Council  Maj'  8,  1776,  that  said  officers  be  commis- 
sioned ;  reported  commissioned  May  8,  1776. 

McFarlin,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  Whipple's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  14,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  19,  1780;  service, 
5  days ;  company  marched  to  Castleton  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows  on  an  alarm. 

McFarlin,  David.  Return  of  men  mustered  for  Col.  Jacobs's  regt.  to  serve  in  the 
four  New  England  governments  by  James  Hatch,  Muster  Master  for  Plymouth 
Co.,  dated  June  8, 1778 ;  enlisted  by  Capt.  Cole  ;  reported  mustered  at  the  hospital 
at  Abington. 

McFarlin,  Ebenezer,  Hopkinton.  Private,  Capt.  John  Homes's  (Hopkinton)  co.  of 
militia,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775, 
to  Roxbury;  service,  3  days. 

McFarlin,  Elijah,  Plympton.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Loring's  co.  of  militia,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshfield ;  service,  1  day ;  also,  re- 
turn of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Thomas  Samson's 
CO.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt.,  dated  Feb.  20,  1778;  residence,  Plympton; 
engaged  for  town  of  Plympton;  joined  Capt.  Thomas  Turner's  co.,  Col.  Brad- 
ford's regt. ;  term  to  expire  Dec.  31,  1779. 

McFarlin,  Elijah.  Capt.  Thomas  Newcomb's  co..  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt.; 
service  from  Sept.  28, 1777,  to  Oct.  31, 1777,  35  days ;  company  marched  to  Rhode 
Island  on  a  secret  expedition. 

McFarlin,  James.  Matross,  Capt.  Stephen  Badlam's  co.,  Col.  Knox's  (Artillery) 
regt.  stationed  near  Boston  ;  service  probably  rendered  between  Jan.  1,  1776,  and 
April  -,  1776,  as  per  certificate  dated  Dec.  14,  1839. 

McFarlin,  James.  Company  receipts,  given  to  Capt.  Oliver  Soper,  for  wages  for 
May-Aug.,  1776,  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army. 


486  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

'  McFaklin,  Jajies.  Private,  Tth  co. ;  entry  dated  Oct.  27, 1783,  of  an  order  for  wages 
for  May-Sept,  [year  not  given],  appearing  in  a  register  of  orders  accepted  on 
account  of  wages,  etc. 

McFarlix,  John.  Private,  Capt.  William  Croclver's  co. ;  service  from  March  1,  1776, 
to  May  31,  1776,  3  mos.,  in  defence  of  seacoast.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Falmouth, 
Cumberland  Co. 

McFarlin,  John.  Matross,  Capt.  Abner  Lowell's  co.  of  matrosses  stationed  at 
Falmouth,  Cumberland  Co.;  copy  of  a  return  dated  Falmouth,  Julj^  31,  1777; 
company  reported  Aug.  11, 1777,  as  mustered  by  Col.  Noyes,  agreeable  to  seacoast 
establishment. 

McFarlin,  Reuben,  Pembroke.  Capt.  Ezra  Badlam's  train  of  artillery ;  company 
return  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  June  23,  1775;  enlisted  June  14,  1775;  reported 
joined  from  Capt.  Chamberlin's  co..  Gen.  Thomas's  regt. ;  also,  4th  Gunner,  Capt. 
Ezra  Badlam's  co..  Col.  Richard  Gridley's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  14, 1775;  service,  1  mo.  19  days;  also,  company  re- 
turn dated  Sewall's  Point,  Oct.  8,  1775 ;  also,  Matross,  Capt.  Stephen  Badlam's 
CO.,  Col.  Knox's  (Artillery)  regt.  stationed  near  Boston;  service  probably  ren- 
dered between  Jan.  1,  1776,  and  April  -,  1776,  as  per  certificate  dated  Dec.  14, 
1839. 

McFarlin,  Solomon.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Turner's  co. ;  entered  service  March  26, 
1776 ;  service  to  June  10,  1776,  2  mos.  15  days,  in  defence  of  seacoast.  Roll  dated 
Bristol. 

McFarlin,  Thomas,  Hopkinton.  Private,  Capt.  John  Homes's  (Hopkinton)  co.  of 
militia,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775,  to  Roxbury ;  service,  3  days. 

McFarlin,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Plumer's  co.  ;  service  from  July  6, 1779, 
to  Sept.  24,  1779,  2  mos.  18  days,  at  Penobscot ;  company  detached  from  Col. 
AVilliam  Jones's  regt.  for  service  under  Col.  Samuel  McCobb  on  expedition  against 
Majorbagaduce. 

McFarlin,  Walter.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Lemont's  co..  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Maj^  10,  1781 ;  service  to  Dec.  1, 1781,  6  mos.  20  days,  near  Penob- 
scot.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Lincoln  Co. 

McFarling,  David,  Plympton.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Cole's  co..  Col.  John  Jacobs's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Jan.  15, 1778 ;  service,  7  mos.  11  days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  enlistment 
to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779;  reported  died  Aug.  25,  1778. 

McFarling,  Elijah,  Plympton.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bradford's  co..  Col.  Theophilus 
Cotton's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  2,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  7  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  N. 
Nelson's  co..  Col.  Aaron  Willard's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  mileage  and  travel 
allowance  from  home  to  Skeensborough,  via  No.  4  or  Charlestown,  dated  Boston, 
Jan.  -,  1777 ;'  244  miles  travel  allowed  said  McFarling ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
pay  abstract  for  mileage  and  travel  allowance  from  Fort  Edward  to  Plymouth 
and  adjacent  towns,  via  Albany,  dated  Plymouth,  Dec.  20,  1776;  280  miles  travel 
allowed  said  McFarling. 

McFarling,  Ephraim.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Lemont's  co..  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  1, 1781 ;  service  to  Dec.  1, 1781,  5  mos.,  near  Penobscot.  Roll 
sworn  to  in  Lincoln  Co. 

McFarling,  Ephraiji.  Private,  Capt.  Jordan  Parker's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  10,  1781;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1781;  service,  3  mos.  20  days, 
at  the  Eastward.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Georgetown,  Lincoln  Co. 


m  THE   WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  487 

McFarling,  Hector.  Matross,  Capt.  Perez  Cushing's  (1st)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Paul 
Revere's  corps  of  artiller}- ;  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  May  8,  1780,  4  mos. 
8  days;  roll  dated  Boston;  also,  Private,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt. ; 
service  from  June  1,  1782,  7  mos.  21  days. 

McFarling,  James.  Company  receipt,  given  to  Capt.  Oliver  Soper,  for  ration  allow- 
ance on  march  from  Dorchester  to  New  York,  dated  New  York,  April  29,  1776. 

McFarling,  James.  Corporal,  Capt.  Jesse  Stone's  co..  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.; 
marched  July  27, 1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  29, 1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  9  days,  including 
6  days  (120  miles)  travel  home  ;  company  marched  to  Bennington  by  order  of  Brig. 
Gen.  Warner.    Roll  dated  Oxford. 

McFarling,  James.  Major's  co.,  14th  Mass.  regt.;  engaged  Aug.  4,  1779;  service  to 
April  4,  1780;  term,  9  months. 

McFarling,  James.  Private,  Capt.  John  Fuller's  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th) 
regt.;  muster  rolls  for  June  and  July,  1781;  enlisted  Feb.  1,  1781;  enlistment, 
3  j^ears  ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Dec,  1781,  and  Jan.,  1782,  dated  York  Hntts ;  also, 
muster  roll  for  Feb.,  1782,  sworn  to  in  Garrison  at  West  Point. 

McFarling,  James.  Gunner's  Mate,  State  sloop  "  Winthrop,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
George  Little;  engaged  June  6,  1782;  discharged  Sept.  21,  1782;  service,  3  mos. 
15  days.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Boston. 

McFarling,  James,  Jr.,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Farnum's  co.,  Col. 
Benjamin  Tupper's  regt.;  return  dated  Jan.  24,  1778;  residence,  Andover; 
engaged  for  town  of  Andover ;  mustered  by  County  and  Continental  Muster  Mas- 
ters ;  reported  unfit  for  service  for  want  of  shoes.     [See  William  McFarland.] 

McFarling,  John.  Private,  Lieut.  Jonah  Washburn's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's 
regt. ;  service,  11  days;  company  marched  from  Middleborough  to  Rhode  Island 
on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8, 1776  ;  also,  Capt.  Perez  Churchill's  co..  Col.  John  Dogged's 
(Daggett's)  regt. ;  entered  service  Aug.  24  (also  given  Aug.  25),  1778;  dischanred 
Sept.  2,  1778 ;  service,  9  days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Middleborough. 

McFarling,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Calvin  Curtis's  co. ;  enlisted  Sept.  30,  1779;  dis- 
charged Dec.  1,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  1  day  (also  given  2  mos.  5  days),  at  Rhode 
Island  ;  company  made  up  from  1st  and  2d  Plymouth  Co.  regts.  to  serve  in  Col. 
John  Jacobs's  regt.  for  2  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  camp. 

McFarling,  Joseph,  Derry  (also  given  Londonderry).  Private,  Lieut.  Nathaniel  Sar- 
tell's  CO.,  Col.  William  Prescott's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted 
May  15,  1775;  service,  78  days;  also,  Capt.  Ephraim  Corey's  co.,  Col.  William 
Prescott's  regt.;  company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  7,  1775,  and  endorsed 
"  The  late  Cap't  Parkers "  co. ;  reported  sick  and  absent;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  31,  1775. 

McFarling,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Baker's  co.,  Col.  William  Turner's  regt. ; 
marched  July  30,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  16,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  19  days,  at 
Rhode  Island. 

McFarling,  Reuben.  Private,  Capt.  Newell's  co. ;  enlisted  Nov.  3,  1778;  discharged 
Nov.  18,  1778;  service,  15  days;  company  detached  from  Gen.  AVarner's  brigade 
to  join  Col.  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards  and  escort  troops  of  Saratoga  convention 
from  Rutland  to  Enfield,  Conn. 

McFarling,  Robert,  Gorham.  Capt.  Richard  Mayberry's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage  from  home  to  Dorchester  Heights,  sworn  to  Aug, 
20,  1776;  mileage  (142  miles)  allowed  said  McFarling;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.; 
pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  from  Dorchester  Heights  home ;  said 
McFarling  credited  with  allowance  for  7  days  (143  miles)  travel;  warrant  allowed 
in  Council  Nov.  29, 1776  ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Alexander  McLellen's  (Gorham)  co..  Col.  Reuben  Fogg's  (3d  Cum- 


488  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

McFarling,  Robert,  continued. 

berland  Co.)  regt.,  as  returned  to  Capt.  Briant  Morton,  sworn  to  at  Falmouth, 
Nov.  22,  1778;  residence,  Gorhara;  enlisted  for  town  of  Gorham ;  joined  Capt. 
Mabery's  co.,  Col.  Frances's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years  to  expire  Dec.  1,  1779. 

McFarling,  Robert.  List  of  prisoners  sent  in  the  cartel  "Swift"  from  Halifax  to 
Boston  Sept.  30, 1778,  as  returned  b}'  Thomas  Baildon,  Commissary  of  Prisoners  ; 
reported  a  Seaman. 

McFarling,  Solomon.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Plumer's  co. ;  service  from  July  6, 
1779,  to  Sept.  24,  1779,  2  mos.  18  daj's,  at  Penobscot;  company  detached  from 
Col.  William  Jones's  regt.  for  service  under  Col.  Samuel  McCobb  on  an  expedi- 
tion against  Majorbagaduce. 

McFarling,  Thomas.  Private,  Lieut.  Nathaniel  Tibbets's  detachment ;  entered  service 
Sept.  6,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  27  days,  at  Penobscot; 
detachment  raised  to  serve  with  guards  under  Maj.  William  Lithgow  on  seacoast 
in  Lincoln  Co. 

McFarling,  Thomas.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Staples  Chamberlin's  co.,  Col.  Dean's  regt.; 
engaged  March  7,  1781;  discharged  March  14,  1781;  service,  11  days,  including 
3  days  (60  miles)  travel  home;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  by  order  of 
His  Excellency  John  Hancock  to  serve  on  a  40  days  expedition. 

McFarling,  Thosias.  Return  dated  Hopkinton,  June  21,  1781,  made  by  the  Select- 
men, of  bounties  paid  said  McFarling  and  others  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  3  years,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2, 1780 ;  John  Hiscock  reported 
a,s  serving  in  room  of  said  McFarling. 

McFarling,  Walter.  Marine,  sloop  "  Defence,"  commanded  by  Capt.  James  Nivens ; 
engaged  Aug.  2,  1781;  discharged  Sept.  26,  1781;  service,  1  mo.  24  days;  roll 
dated  Boston;  also,  Seaman,  State  sloop  "Winthrop,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
George  Little;  engaged  Dec.  9,  1782;  discharged  March  17,  1783;  service,  3  mos. 
9  days ;  roll  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. 

McFarling,  William.  Private,  Capt.  William  White's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Brown's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  13,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  22,  1780;  service, 
3  mos.  15  days,  at  Stone  Arabia,  N.  Y.,  including  6  days  (120  miles)  travel  home. 

McFarson,  Paul,  Plymouth.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Sylvanus  Harlow's  co.,  dated  Plymouth,  Feb.  21, 1777  [8]  ;  residence, 
Plymouth  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Plymouth  ;  joined  Capt.  Turner's  CO.,  Col.  Brad- 
ford's regt. ;  term,  3  years. 

McFarting,  Benjamin.  Private,  Capt.  John  Drury's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  Wood's  regt.; 
service  between  June  6,  1778,  and  Feb.  10,  1779,  8  mos.  1  da.r,  at  North  river, 
N.  Y. ;  regiment  raised  for  8  months.     [See  Benjamin  Farley.] 

McFaul,  Peter,  Pelham.  Private,  1st  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  June  27,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Hugh  Max- 
well's (1st)  CO.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Camp  near  Valley 
Forge,  Jan.  24,  1778 ;  residence,  Pelham ;  term,  3  years. 

McFerson,  Dougall.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Middlesex  Co.,  agreeable  to 
resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780,  as  returned  by  Joseph  Hosmer,  Superintendent  for  said 
county;  age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  3J  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  eyes, 
blue;  occupation,  farmer  (also  given  laborer);  engaged  for  town  of  Stow;  en- 
gaged April  15,  1781 ;  term,  3  years. 

McFiTBH,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mackfiteh,  Maclcfitlh.] 

McFiTEH,  John  (also  given  "  Polladour  "),  Medford.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in 
Middlesex  Co.,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780,  as  returned  by  Joseph  Hos- 
mer, Superintendent  for  said  county ;  age,  24  (also  given  23)  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  489 

McFiTEH,  John  (also  given  "  Polladour"),  continued. 

6  in.;  complexion,  light ;  hair,  light;  e3'es,  blue  ;  occupation,  blacksmith;  birth- 
place, German}';  residence,  Medford ;  engaged  for  town  of  Medford;  joined  Capt. 
Jonathan  Felt's  (also  given  Capt.  Turner's)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  J.  Brooks's  (7th) 
regt. ;  engaged  March  16  (also  given  March  7),  1781 ;  term,  3  years  ;  also,  Private, 
Capt.  Asa  Coburn's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for 
July,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  reported  on  command  at  West  Point ;  also,  (late) 
Capt.  Coburn's  co.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Levi  Parker,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  dated  York  Hutts ;  also,  Capt.  Asa  Coburn's 
(8th)  CO.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Dec,  1781,  certified  at 
York  Hutts ;  enlisted  March  9,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  Capt.  Jonathan 
Felt's  CO.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.  and  Feb., 
1782,  dated  York  Hutts. 

McFoRLAND,  Hector.  Return  of  men  belonging  to  the  State  regiment  of  artillery 
entitled  to  an  additional  bounty  of  £15,  as  returned  by  Col.  T.  Crafts,  dated 
Boston,  Jan.  12,  1778 ;  Capt.  Cushing's  (7th)  co. 

McForrister,  John,  Suffield.  Capt.  Lebbeus  Ball's  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's  regt. ; 
return  dated  Feb.  3,  1778 ;  residence,  Suffield ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Suffield ;  mus- 
tered by  County  and  Continental  Muster  Masters.     [See  John  Forrest.] 

McForrister,  William,  Sheffield.  Capt.  Lebbeus  Ball's  co..  Col.  William  Shepard's 
regt. ;  return  dated  Feb.  3, 1778 ;  residence,  Sheffield ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Suffield ; 
mustered  by  County  and  Continental  Muster  Masters.     [See  William  Forrest.] 

McFuLSOM,  John.  Account  showing  sums  of  money  to  be  paid  from  the  public  treas- 
ury to  sundrj'  persons  for  losses  sustained  at  battles  of  Lexington  and  Bunker 
Hill ;  amounts  allowed  in  Council  June  13,  1776.     [See  John  West  Folsom.] 

McFuRDY,  Hector.  Capt.  Perez  Cushing's  co..  Col.  Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt.;  list  of 
men  who  received  bounty  from  April  30,  1777,  to  Dec.  30,  1777,  8  months. 

McGachet,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  McGechey,  McGerchy.] 

McGachet,  William,  Sheffield.  Sergeant,  Capt.  William  Bacon's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  Fellows's  regt.,  which  marched  April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of 
April  19,  1775 ;  service  to  May  7,  1775,  17  days ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army ; 
also,  Capt.  William  Bacon's  co.,  Col.  John  Fellows's  regt. ;  company  return  dated 
Dorchester,  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money 
dated  Dorchester,  Dec.  19,  1775. 

McGaitlet,  Francis.  Company  receipt,  given  to  Capt.  Benjamin  Lemont,  for  muskets, 
etc.,  dated  Coxes  Head,  June  8,  1781;  also.  Corporal,  Capt.  Benjamin  Lemont's 
CO.,  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's  regt. ;  engaged  May  6,  1781 ;  service  to  Dec.  1,  1781, 
6  mos.  24  days,  near  Penobscot;  roll  sworn  to  in  Lincoln  Co. 

McGaw,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Magarr,  Magerr,  Magow, 

Mogow.] 

McGaw,  Titus.  Private,  Capt.  Micajah  Gleason's  (3d)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Thomas 
Nixon's  (4th)  regt.;  regimental  return  dated  North  Castle,  Nov.  9,  1776;  also, 
(late)  Capt.  Gleason's  co. ;  company  receipts  for  wages  for  Sept. -Dec,  1776. 

McGatre,  Owen.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  19,  1777;  Capt.  Nat.  Cushing's  co..  Col.  John 
Patterson's  regt. 

McGea,  Patrick,  Pittsfield.  List  of  men  raised  in  Berkshire  Co.  to  serve  in  the  Conti- 
nental Army  for  the  term  of  9  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778,  as 
returned  by  Truman  Wheler,  Muster  Master,  dated  Great  Barrington,  June  5, 
1778;  residence,  Pittsfield. 


490  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

McGechet,  William,  Sheffield.  Sergeant,  Capt.  William  Beacon's  co.,  Col.  John 
Fellows's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  engaged  May  8, 1775;  service, 
3  mos.  1  day. 

McGee,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Magee,  Magge,  McGea, 

Meegee,  Megee.] 

McGee,  David.  Private,  Capt.  Lawrence  Kemp's  co.,  Col.  Leonard's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Feb.  23,  1777 ;  discharged  April  10,  1777 ;  service,  47  days,  at  Ticonderoga. 

McGee,  David.  Private,  Capt.  Hugh  McClallen's  co..  Col.  David  Field's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  17,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  19,  1777 ;  service,  6  days,  including  3  days  (60 
miles)  travel  home;  company  marched  from  Colrain  to  Bennington  on  the  alarm 
of  Aug.  17,  1777. 

McGee,  John,  Boston.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  May  23,  1779;  Capt.  Cogswell's  co..  Col.  Wesson's 
regt. ;  also,  Fifer,  Capt.  Amos  Cogswell's  (2d)  co..  Col.  James  Wesson's  (9th) 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  10,  1778,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779;  residence,  Boston;  credited  to  town  of  Groton;  term,  during  war;  also. 
Drummer,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  8,  1780;  reported  deserted  Dec.  8,  1780. 

McGee,  Jonathan.  Private,  Capt.  Hugh  McClallen's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  22, 1777;  discharged  Oct.  1,  1777;  service,  15  days,  with  Northern 
army,  including  6  days  (120  miles)  travel  home.  Roll  sworn  to  in  Hampshire 
Co. 

McGee,  Michael,  Return  of  sentences  by  a  general  court-martial  of  the  3d  brigade 
held  at  Mt.  Independence,  Col.  Phiney,  President,  appearing  in  a  general  order 
dated  Headquarters,  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  3,  1776,  taken  from  Col.  Ephraim  Whee- 
lock's  Orderly  Book;  said  McGee,  a  soldier  in  Capt.  Down's  co..  Col.  Burell's 
regt.,  tried  on  charge  of  abusing  and  threatening  the  life  of  Allen  McDaniels,  an 
inhabitant;  found  not  guilty  and  acquitted. 

McGee,  Neil.  Matross,  Capt.  William  Treadwell's  co..  Col.  John  Crane's  (3d  Artil- 
lery) regt. ;  muster  roll  for  April,  1781,  dated  AVest  Point;  enlisted  Feb.  8,  1781 ; 
joined  April  24,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Aug.  and  Sept., 
1781 ;  reported  sick  in  hospital  at  New  Windsor. 

McGee,  Patrick,  Becket.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Williams's  co.,  Col.  John  Paterson's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  Julj'  18,  1775;  service,  13  daj-s; 
also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  mone}'  dated  Camp  No.  3,  Charles- 
town,  Dec.  23,  1775. 

McGee,  Patrick,  Pittsfield.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Berkshire  Co.  for  the 
term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  agreeable  to  resolve  of 
April  20,  1778 ;  Capt.  Strong's  co.,  Col.  Diamond's  regt. ;  age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  5 
ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Pittsfield;  arrived  at  Fishkill  May  31, 
1778 ;  also,  list  of  men  returned  as  received  of  Jonathan  Warner,  Commissioner, 
by  Col.  R.  Putnam,  July  20, 1778 ;  engaged  for  town  of  Pittsfield ;  reported  enlisted 
into  Col.  Hazen's  regt. ;  also,  list  of  men  returned  as  mustered  by  Henry  Rutgers, 
Jr.,  Deputy  Muster  Master,  dated  Fishkill,  Aug.  9,  1778 ;  also,  list  of  men  who 
were  raised  by  the  town  of  Pittsfield  May  19,  1778,  to  reinforce  the  Continental 
Army  and  were  dismissed  Feb.  19,  1779;  service,  9  mos.;  also,  return  of  men 
raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Ann}'  from  Capt.  George  Sloan's  (Washington) 
CO. ;  engaged  for  town  of  Washington ;  joined  tapt.  Campbell's  co..  Col.  Hazen's 
regt. ;  term,  during  war;  also.  Corporal,  Capt.  Hughes's  co.,  Col.  Hazen's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  June  8,  1778,  to  Dec.  29,  1778; 
also,  return  certified  at  Camp  Peekskill,  Nov.  9,  1779,  of  officers  and  men  belong- 


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McGee,  Patrick,  continued. 

ing  to  Massachusetts  in  Col.  Moses  Kazan's  regt. ;  Capt.  Hughes's  co. ;  rank, 
Corporal;  enlisted  June  8,  1778;  enlistment,  during  war;  reported  desertfed  Dec. 
29,  1778. 

McGee,  Patrick.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Porter's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  (Berli- 
shire  Co.)  regt. ;  entered  service  April  26, 1777 ;  discharged  May  20, 1777 ;  service, 
25  days;  company  called  out  by  order  of  Maj.  Gen.  Gates  and  marched  to 
Saratoga. 

McGee,  Peter,  Beverly  (also  given  Machias).  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel 
Wells,  Muster  Master  for  York  Co.,  dated  Wells,  Jan.  25,  1777;  Capt.  Matthew 
Fairfield's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Wigglesworth's  regt.;  term,  during  war;  reported 
received  State  bounty;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Page's  co..  Col.  Calvin  Smith's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  21,  1777,  to  June  1, 
1778;  residence,  Beverly ;  reported  died  June  1, 1778;  a^so,  Capt.  Joseph  McNall's 
CO.,  Col.  Edward  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  return  [year  not  given]  ;  residence, 
Machias;  engaged  for  town  of  Machias;  mustered  by  Esquire  Cushing;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  for  May,  1778,  dated  Camp  Valley  Forge;  re- 
ported sick  in  general  hospital;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Matthew  Fairfield's  co.,  Col. 
Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15, 
1777. 

McGee,  Peter,  Georgetown  (also  given  York).  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Darby's  co., 
Col.  James  Scammon's  (30th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May 
5,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  4  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775],  in- 
cluding abstract  of  pay  to  last  of  July,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  28,  1775. 

McGee,  Peter,  Machias  (also  given  Newburyport) .  Capt.  Daniel  Pillsbury's  co..  Col. 
Edward  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  return  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Machias;  en- 
gaged for  town  of  Newburyport;  mustered  b}'  County  Muster  Master;  also, 
descriptive  list  of  deserters  from  13th  Mass.  regt.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col. 
Calvin  Smith,  endorsed  "  July  13th,  1780;"  Capt.  Pillsbury's  CO.;  age,  30  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  light ;  hair,  dark ;  occupation,  seaman ;  birth- 
place, Machias;  residence,  Newburyport;  reported  deserted  Nov.  -,  1777. 

McGee,  Robert.  Matross,  Capt.  Thomas  Jackson's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's  (3d  Artil- 
lery; regt. ;  muster  roll  for  April,  1781 ;  enlisted  Feb.  8,  1781 ;  joined  April  24, 
1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

McGee,  Thomas.  Corporal,  Capt.  Hugh  McClallen's  co..  Col.  David  Wells's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  22,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  14,  1777;  service,  28  days,  with  Northern 
army,  including  6  days  (120  miles)  travel  home.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Hampshire  Co. 

McGelbry,  William,  Merrimac.  Matross,  Capt.  John  Callender's  co.  commanded 
by  Lieut.  William  Perkins,  Col.  Richard  Gridley's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  6,  1775;  service,  2  mos.;  also,  Capt.  Lieut. 
AVilliara  Perkins's  co.,  Col.  Richard  Gridley's  regt.;  company  return  [probably 
Oct.,  1775]. 

McGennis,  Thomas,  Dartmouth  (also  given  Philadelphia).  Private,  Major's  co.,  Col. 
Marshall's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780, 
to  Dec.  31, 1780 ;  residence,  Dartmouth  ;  also,  descriptive  list  endorsed  "  W.  Point 
Jan'y  11th  1781;"  Capt.  Samuel  King's  (also  given  Light  Infantry)  co..  Col. 
Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt. ;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  (also  given  5  ft.  4) 
in.;  complexion,  light  (also  given  dark);  hair,  dark;  residence,  Philadelphia; 
engaged  July  12,  1779,  by  Capt.  Soper ;  term,  during  war. 

McGercht,  William.  Private,  in  a  detachment  from  Capt.  William  Fellows's  co.  of 
matrosses  commanded  bj'  Lieut.  Paul  Dewey,  Brig.  Gen.  John  Fellows's  (Berk- 


492  IklASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

McGercht,  William,  continued. 

shire  Co.)  brigade;  entered  service  Sept.  21,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  3,  1777;  ser- 
■\iice,  12  days ;  detachment  ordered  out  by  Brig.  Fellows  to  serve  under  Maj.  Gen. 
Gates  in  Northern  department. 

McGhat,  Samuel,  Londonderry.  Receipt  dated  Bradford,  March  9,  1781,  for  bounty 
paid  said  McGhay  by  Benjamin  Gage  and  others,  on  behalf  of  the  town  of  Brad- 
ford, to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years,  agreeable  to  resolve 
of  Dec.  2,  1780 ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  in  Continental  service ;  Capt.  Joseph 
Bates's  (also  given  Capt.  Hastings's)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ; 
age,  27  yrs. ;  stature,  6  ft.  1  in.;  complexion,  darlv  (also  given  light);  hair, 
black  (also  given  brown);  occupation,  weaver;  birthplace,  Ireland;  residence, 
Londonderry ;  engaged  March  4, 1781 ;  term,  3  years ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Joseph 
Bates's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  May,  1781, 
dated  "West  Point;  also,  muster  rolls  for  June  and  July,  1781 ;  reported  on  com- 
mand at  Dobbs's  Ferry  in  June,  1781;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781,  dated 
Camp  Peekskill ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781 ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.  and 
Nov.,  1781,  dated  York  Huts;  reported  on  command  at  the  Block  House;  also, 
muster  rolls  for  Dec,  1781-Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Huts  and  sworn  to  at  West 
Point;  also,  3d  co. ;  entry  dated  Dec.  26,  1783,  of  an  order  for  wages  for  May- 
Dec,  [year  not  given] ,  appearing  in  a  register  of  orders  accepted  on  account  of 
wages.     [See  Samuel  McMagrafe.] 

McGiELL,  William,  Rowley.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
[year not  given]  ;  residence,  Rowley;  engaged  for  town  of  Rowley. 

McGiLL, •.     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  McGiell.] 

McGiLL,  Hugh.  Private,  Capt.  Lawrance  Kemp's  co..  Col.  Leonard's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Feb.  23,  1777;  discharged  April  10,  1777;  service,  47  days,  at  Ticonderoga;  also, 
Capt.  Lawrance  Kemp's  co. ;  enlisted  May  10,  1777 ;  discharged  July  17,  1777 ; 
service,  2  mos.  9  days ;  company  detached  from  Hampshire  Co.  militia  for  service 
under  Col.  David  Wells  in  Northern  department;  roll  dated  Shelburne. 

McGiLL,  John.  Armorer,  Continental  frigate  "  Deane,"  commanded  b.y  Capt.  Samuel 
Nicholson ;  engaged  Nov.  6,  1781 ;  engagement,  12  months ;  reported  turned  over 
to  the  "  Alliance  "  Dec.  21,  1781. 

McGiLL,  William,  Brunswick.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Knight's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  2, 
1775 ;  service,  5  mos.  12  days  ;  company  stationed  at  Falmouth,  Cumberland  Co., 
for  defence  of  seacoast;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Armj- 
from  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchell's  (2d  Cumberland  Co.)  regt.,  as  returned  by  Maj. 
Nathaniel  Larrabee ;  residence,  Brunswick ;  engaged  for  town  of  Brunswick ; 
joined  Capt.  George  White's  co.,  Col.  Francis's  regt.;  term,  3  years;  also.  Pri- 
vate, Capt.  White's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  26,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  George 
White's  CO.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt. ;  subsistence  allowed  from  date  of  en- 
listment, Feb.  26,  1777,  to  May  5,  1777;  credited  with  66  days  allowance;  also, 
Capt.  George  White's  co.,  Col.  Tupper's  regt.;  return  dated  Jan.  -,  1778;  resi- 
dence, Brunswick;  engaged  for  town  of  Rowley;  mustered  by  County  Muster 
Master  Sewell  and  Continental  Muster  Master  Varrick  ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  March,  1779,  dated  West  Point;  also,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co..  Col. 
Tupper's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to 
Jan.  26,  1780. 

McGiLLAGEN,  Matthew,  Oakham.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  from  Col.  James  Converse's  (4th  AVorcester  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Brookfield, 
Sept.  15,  1777 ;  residence,  Oakham  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Oakham ;  joined  Capt. 
Holden's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  term,  3  j-ears ;  reported  drafted.  [See  Matthew 
Gilligan.] 


m  THE  WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  493 

McGiLOXT,  William,  Merrimac,  N.  H.  Private,  Capt.  William  Scott's  (Light  Infan- 
try) CO.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  May  12,  1780 ;  also,  return  certified  at  Camp  near  Morris- 
town,  April  30,  1780,  of  officers  and  men  belonging  to  Col.  Lee's,  Col.  Henley's, 
and  Col.  Jackson's  regts.,  and  men  belonging  to  Massachusetts  in  Col.  Henry 
Sherburne's  regt.,  who  were  incorporated  into  a  regiment  under  the  command  of 
Col.  Henry  Jackson,  agreeable  to  the  arrangement  of  April  9,  1779;  Capt.  Scott's 
CO.;  rank.  Private;  residence,  Merrimac,  N.  H. ;  engaged  May  12,  1777;  term, 
3  years;  also,  Capt.  William  Scott's  (Light  Infantry)  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt.; 
pay  rolls  for  April  and  May,  1780;  reported  discharged  May  12,  1780. 

McGiLVAT,  William.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
SuflFolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  June  8,  1777 ;  Capt.  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jack- 
son's regt. 

McGiLVEN,  William.  Private,  Light  Infantry  co..  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt. ;  Con- 
tinental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  22,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
credited  to  town  of  Walpole;  also,  Capt.  Peter  DoUiver's  co..  Col.  Jackson's 
regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  June-Aug.,  1778,  dated  Providence ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
pay  roll  for  Sept.,  1778;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1778,  dated 
Garrison  at  Pawtuxet;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Feb.,  1779,  certified 
in  Garrison  at  Pawtuxet ;  also,  1st  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  March, 
1779;  also,  Capt.  William  Scott's  (4th)  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  muster  roll  for 
April,  1779,  dated  Garrison  at  Pawtuxet;  enlisted  May  12  (also  given  May  22), 
1777  ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  reported  on  command  at  Newtown  ;  also,  Capt.  Scott's 
(Light  Infantry)  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1779;  also,  Light 
Infantry  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  regimental  return  made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1779, 
dated  Camp  at  Providence;  reported  as  belonging  to  New  Hampshire. 

McGiLVERAT,  William.  Capt.  John  Callender's  co..  Col.  Gridley's  regt. ;  receipt  for 
advance  pay,  signed  by  said  McGilveray,  dated  "  Rans  Kill,"  June  22, 1775  ;  also, 
Capt.  William  Perkins's  co..  Col.  Richard  Gridley's  (Artillery)  regt.;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Nov.  6, 1775 ;  also,  receipts  given  to 
Benjamin  Heywood,  Paymaster,  4th  regt.,  signed  by  said  McGilveray  and  others 
belonging  to  (late)  Capt.  Butler's  co.,  for  wages  for  Sept.-Nov.,  1776;  also,  order 
on  Paymaster,  4th  regt.,  payable  to  John  Taggart,  dated  Chatham,  Feb.  5,  1777, 
signed  by  said  McGilveray,  for  wages  and  billeting  due  for  service  in  Col.  Nixon's 
(4th)  regt. 

McGiLVERT,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  McElvery,  McGelbry, 

McGilony,  McGilvay,  McGilven,  McGilveray.] 

McGiLVERT,  William,  Merrimac,  N.  H.  Receipt  given  to  Benjamin  Heywod,  Pay- 
master, 4th  regt.,  signed  by  said  McGilvery  and  others  belonging  to  (late)  Capt. 
Butlar's  co.,  for  wages  for  Dec,  1776;  also.  Private,  Lieut.  Col.  Nixon's  (4th) 
regt. ;  return  of  men  who  engaged  to  serve  the  month  of  Jan.,  1777,  dated  Spring- 
field; also,  return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Oliver  Clap's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Haws's  (4th  Suffolk  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Walpole, 
Feb.  17,1778;  residence,  Merrimac ;  engaged  for  town  of  Walpole ;  joined  Capt. 
Brown's  CO.,  Col.  Jackson's  (also  given  Capt.  Brown's  co..  Col.  Crane's;  regt.; 
term,  3  years. 

McGiNNESs,  Thomas,  Dartmouth.  Private,  Major's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's 
(10th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779;  residence,  Dartmouth;  term,  during  war;  also,  Capt.  Aniasa 
Soper's  CO.,  Col.  Marshall's  regt.;  subsistence  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment, 
Dec.  24,  1776,  to  Feb.  10,  1777;  credited  with  49  days  allowance;  subsistence  also 
allowed  for  14  days  (280  miles)  travel  on  march  to  Bennington;  also.  Col.  Ben- 
jamin Tupper's  (10th)  regt.;  service  from  Jan.  1,  1781,  22  days;  reported  killed 
or  taken  Jan.  22,  1781. 


494  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND  SAILORS 

McGiNNis,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  McGennis,  McGinness.] 

McGiNxis,  JoHx.  Armorer,  ship  "  Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Foster 
Williams;  engaged  Nov.  26,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  10  days;  reported  captured 
May  5,  1781.    Roll  dated  Boston. 

McGiNNis,  Michael.  Agreement  [.year  not  given],  signed  by  said  McGinnis  and 
others,  engaging  themselves  to  serve  on  board  the  sloop  "Winthrop,"  com- 
manded by  Capt.  George  Little,  for  the  term  of  6  months  from  the  time  of  sailing 
from  Boston,  unless  sooner  discharged. 

McGlathert,    .      [This  name   also   appears   under  the   form   of    McGlathray, 

McGlathry.] 

McGlathery,  William.  Master,  sloop  "AV)igail;"  list  of  transports  employed  on 
Penobscot  expedition,  as  returned  by  Seth  Loring,  Secretary,  dated  War  Office, 
July  11,  1779;  entered  service  July  3,  1779. 

McGlathkat,    John,   Georges.      Sergeant,   1st  co..  Col.   Thomas  Marshall's  regt. 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  3,  1777,  to  July  30,  1777 
residence,  Georges ;  reported  died  July  30, 1777 ;  also  reported  killed  Aug.  -,  1777 
also,  Capt.  Samuel  King's  (2d)  co..  Col.  Marshall's  regt.;  subsistence  allowed 
from  date  of  enlistment,  Dec.  19,  1776,  to  Feb.  21,  1777;  credited  with  64  days 
allowance;  subsistence  also  allowed  for  11  days  travel  on  march  from  Boston  to 
Bennington. 

McGlathry,  John,  Bristol.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  James  Hilton's  (7th)  co.,  3d  Lincoln  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  agreeable  to 
order  of  Council  of  Nov.  7, 1777 ;  residence,  Bristol ;  engaged  for  town  of  Bristol ; 
joined  Capt.  Burton's  co.,  Col.  John  Graton's  regt.;  term,  3  years. 

McGlatling,  John.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Eliakim  Howard's  (1st)  co..  Col.  Edward  Mitchel's  (3d  Plymouth  Co.) 
regt.,  dated  Feb.  21,  1778;  engaged  for  town  of  Bridgewater ;  joined  Capt.  Stet- 
son's CO.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt. ;  term,  3  years;  reported  a  transient. 

McGlaughlin,  Owen,  Boston.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Turner's  (5th)  co..  Col.  Henry 
Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  18,  1777, 
to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Ezra  Lunt's  co..  Col.  David  Henley's  regt.;  pay 
rolls  for  April  and  May,  1778,  sworn  to  at  Providence ;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Tur- 
ner's (9th)  CO.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  April,  1779,  dated  Pawtuxet; 
also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  return  dated  Camp  at  Providence,  July  10,  1779; 
engaged  for  town  of  Salem;  engaged  Feb.  18,  1778;  term,  3  years;  also,  Capt. 
Turner's  (5th)  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Oct.,  1779;  also,  same  co. 
and  regt.;  regimental  return  made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1779,  dated  Camp  at  Provi- 
dence; also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  return  dated  Camp  near  Morristown,  April 
30,  1780,  of  officers  and  men  belonging  to  Col.  Lee's,  Col.  Henley's,  and  Col. 
Jackson's  regts.,  and  men  belonging  to  Massachusetts  in  Col.  Henry  Sherburne's 
regt.,  who  were  incorporated  into  a  regiment  under  the  command  of  Col.  Henry 
Jackson,  agreeable  to  the  arrangement  of  April  9,  1779 ;  Capt.  Turner's  co. ; 
rank.  Private ;  residence,  Boston ;  engaged  for  town  of  Salem ;  engaged  Feb.  8, 
1778;  term,  during  war;  also,  descriptive  list  dated  Hutts,  three  miles  from  West 
Point,  Jan.  28,  1781 ;  Capt.  Turner's  co.,  9th  Mass.  regt.  commanded  by  Col. 
Henry  Jackson  ;  age,  28  j'rs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  hair,  dark; 
occupation,  gardener;  birthplace,  Ireland;  enlisted  Feb.  8, 1778 ;  enlistment,  dur- 
ing war;  reported  a  transient. 

McGlaughlon,  David.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Bradley  Varnum's  (Dracut)  co.  of 
volunteers.  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  29,  1777;  marched  from 
home  Oct.  1,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  7,  1777 ;  service,  42  days ;  company  marched 


m  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  495 

McGlaighlon,  David,  continued. 

to  reinforce  Northern  array;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Bradley  Varnum's  co.,  Col. 
Simeon  Spaulding's  regt. ;  abstract  of  equipments  for  train  band  and  alarm  list 
endorsed  "  1777 ;  '•  reported  as  belonging  to  train  band. 

McGlocklin,  Michael.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Holding's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's 
regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Jan.  1, 
1778 ;  reported  deserted. 

McGlofflix,  Thojias.  Capt.  Ebenezer  Bancroft's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Bridge's  (27th) 
regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Nov.  4,  1775. 

McGlothlen,  Michael.  Receipt  dated  Long  Island  Camp,  June  19,  1776,  signed  by 
said  McGlothlen,  for  advance  wages  for  service  in  Capt.  Nathaniel  Wade's  co., 
Col.  Moses  Little's  (r2th)  regt.;  also,  list  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Wade's  co. 
who  received  King's  arms,  dated  Prospect  Hill,  1776. 

McGlothlix,  Thojias.  Capt.  Bancroft's  co.,  Col.  Bridge's  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance 
pay  signed  by  said  McGlothlin  and  others,  dated  Camp  before  Boston,  July  24, 
1775. 

McGoFF,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  McGuff.] 

McGoFF,  John.  Landsman,  ship  "Mars,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Simeon  Samson; 
engaged  May  27,  1780;  discharged  March  12,  1781 ;  service,  9  mos.  15  days;  re- 
ported as  having  received  wages  on  account  in  France.    IloU  dated  Boston. 

McGOiMERT,  John.  Private,  Lieut.  Jeremiah  Colburn's  co.,  Brig.  Gen.  Wadsworth's 
department;  entered  service  Jan.  15,  1781 ;  discharged  April  15,  1781;  service,  3 
mos. ;  company  detached  at  Camden. 

McGonegall,  Henry,  Great  Barrington.  Private,  Capt.  William  King's  co.  of  Min- 
ute-men, Col.  John  Fellows's  regt.,  which  marched  April  21,  1775,  in  response  to 
the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  26  days ;  reported  returned  home. 

McGonigall,  Henrt.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Peter  IngersoU's  co..  Col.  John  Brown's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  entered  service  July  1,  1777;  discharged  July  30,  1777; 
service,  30  days. 

McGoxigle,  .     [This  name  appears  under  the  form  of  McGonegall,  McGonigall, 

McGunaneal.] 

McGooN,  Isaac.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of 
Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  8, 1780 ; 
age,  16  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  dark  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Pem- 
broke; marched  to  camp  July  8,  1780,  under  command  of  Ebenezer  Kent,  Esq. ; 
also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Pembroke  for  service  in  the 
Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  4,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  15,  1780; 
service,  5  mos.  22  days,  including  travel  ('200  miles)  from  camp  home. 

McGooN,  Joshua.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Pembroke  for 
service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  Jul}'  4,  1780 ;  discharged 
Dec.  15,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  22  days,  including  travel  (200  miles)  from  camp 
home. 

McGoL'LD,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Alvord's  co.,  Col.  S.  Murray's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  13,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  6  days,  including  7  days 
(140  miles)  travel  home ;  regiment  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  to  reinforce  Continen- 
tal Army  for  3  months.     [See  William  McGown.] 

McGouNE,  Seth,  Scituate.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Winslow's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whit- 
ney's regt.;  service  from  May  15,  1776,  4  days  preceding  march,  to  Aug.  1,  1776. 

McGowEN,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  McGown,  McKuown, 

McKowen,  McKown.] 


496  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

McGowEN,  "William.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  ship  "Rambler," 
commanded  by  Capt.  Benjamin  Lovett,  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co.,  May  27,  1780; 
age,  16  3'rs. ;  stature,  4  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  light;  birthplace,  Boston. 

McGowN,  John.  Ordnance  Storekeeper,  Col.  John  Allan's  regt. ;  engaged  Oct.  8, 1777 ; 
discharged  Dec.  31,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  23  days;  regiment  stationed  at  Machias 
for  its  defence;  also,  pay  roll  of  persons  employed  under  Col.  John  Allan,  Com- 
mander-in-Chief of  Eastern  Indian  department,  for  agency  lousiness  and  in  de- 
fence of  Machias;  engaged  Jan.  1,  1778;  discharged  March  1,  1778;  service, 
2  mos. 

McGowN,  John.  Volunteer,  sloop  "Defence,"  commanded  by  Capt.  James  Nivens; 
engaged  Aug.  15,  1781;  discharged  Sept.  26,  1781 ;  service,  1  mo.  11  days;  roll 
dated  Boston;  also,  order  on  the  Treasurer,  paj'able  to  John  Savage,  dated 
Machias,  Feb.  10,  1782,  signed  by  said  McGown  and  John  Preble,  for  wages  due 
for  service  on  board  the  sloop  "  Defence." 

McGowN,  William,  Ware.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  to  serve 
in  tlie  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  months,  agreeable  to  order  of  the  Gen- 
eral Court  of  June  22,  1780,  returned  as  mustered  by  Maj.  Josiah  Lyman;  Capt. 
Breckinridge's  CO. ;  age,  19yrs. ;  stature,  5ft. 7 in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence. 
Ware.     [See  William  McGould.] 

McGowNE,  Edward.  Receipt  dated  Rochester,  May  25,  178^,  for  bounties  paid  said 
McGowne  and  others  by  the  several  classes  of  the  town  of  Rochester  to  serve  in 
the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2, 1780. 

McGra,  Moses.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  i-esolve  of  June  5, 1780,  returned  as  received  of 
Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  16, 
1780;  age,  40  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in.;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for  town  of 
Boston ;  marched  to  camp  July  16, 1780,  under  command  of  Lieut.  Zebulon  King. 

McGeager,  London.  Private,  Capt.  Amasa  Soper's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's 
regt.;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1779,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  July  30,  1778;  en- 
listment, 9  months. 

McGragree,  John.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Col. 
Jonathan  Glover's  (5th  Essex  Co.)  regt.,  as  returned  agreeable  to  order  of  Coun- 
cil of  Nov.  7,  1777 ;  engaged  for  town  of  Marblehead ;  joined  Capt.  Scott's  co., 
Col.  Henley's  regt. ;  term,  3  years. 

McGrah,  John,  Natick.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Morse's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775;  service,  5  days ;  also,  Capt. 
James  Mellen's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ; 
enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  6  days;  also,  company  return  [probably 
Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dorches- 
ter, Dec.  26,  1775 ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  [year 
not  given]  ;  residence,  Natick ;  engaged  for  town  of  Natick. 

McGrath,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  MacGraw,  Magrath, 

Magraw,  McGra,  McGrah,  McGraw,   McGreeth,   McGro,   McGroth,   McGrow, 
McGrowa,  Megrath,  Megraw,  Megroy,  Meguagh,  Mregra.] 

McGrath,  Daniel,  Amherst.  Private,  Capt.  William  Wyman's  co..  Col.  Paterson's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  10,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  26 
days.     [See  John  McGrath.] 

McGrath,  Daniel,  Amherst.  Private,  Lieut.  Nathaniel  Sartell's  co.,  Col.  William 
Prescott's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  13,  1775;  service, 
34  days ;  also,  Capt.  Ephraim  Corey's  co..  Col.  Prescott's  regt. ;  company  return 
dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  7, 1775,  and  endorsed  "The  late  Cap't  Parkers"  co. ;  re- 
ported taken  prisoner  June  17,  1775. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  497 

McGrath,  John.  Private,  Capt.  William  Wyman's  co.,  Col.  John  Paterson's  regt. ; 
company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775] ;  reported  wounded  June  17,  1775,  died 
Sept.  20,  1775.     [See  Daniel  McGrath.j 

McGrath,  Johx.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Foster's  co.,  Maj.  William  Lithgo's  detach- 
ment of  militia ;  service  between  Sept.  1,  1779,  and  Nov.  4,  1779, 1  mo.,  defending 
frontiers  of  Lincoln  Co. 

McGrath,  Richard.  Boy,  brigantine  "  Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F.  Wil- 
liams ;  abstract  for  advance  pay  for  1  month ;  warrant  allowed  in  Council  Dec. 

10,  1778. 

McGraw,  James,  Rutland.  Corporal,  Capt.  Joseph  Butler's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  John 
Nixon's  (5th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775; 
service,  3  mos.  11  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Winter  Hill,  Sept.  30,  1775; 
also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  Winter  Hill, 
Dec.  20,  1775. 

McGraw,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Ward,  Jr.'s  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  22, 1776 ;  dis- 
charged Aug.  13,  1776;  service,  6  mos.  20  days;  company  raised  in  Salem  and 
stationed  there  for  defence  of  seacoast;  reported  transferred  to  the  "Massachu- 
setts." 

McGraw,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Philip  Thomas's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt.; 
subsistence  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  April  10,  1777,  to  June  2,  1777; 
credited  with  54  days  allowance. 

McGraw,  John.  Private,  Capt.  John  Wiley's  co. ;  list  of  officers  and  men  belonging  to 
Col.  Michael  Jackson's  Mass.  Line  regt.,  appro'sed  April  9,  1779. 

McGraw,  Moses.  Private,  Capt.  John  Kettell's  co.,  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath's  detach- 
ment of  guards  ;  enlisted  July  23, 1779 ;  discharged  Sept.  30,  1779 ;  service,  2  mos, 
10  (also  given  2  mos.  11)  days;  company  detached  from  militia  for  service  at 
and  about  Boston;  also,  Capt.  Ralph  Thompson's  co. ;  enlisted  Oct.  1,  1779; 
discharged  Nov.  10,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  10  days,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Hancock  at 
Castle  Island;  company  raised  in  Suffolk  Co.;  also,  Matross ;  pay  roll  for  6 
months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Boston  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army 
during  1780;  marched  July  1,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  5,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  15 
days,  including  10  days  (200  miles)  travel  home. 

McGkaw,  Richard,  Easthara.  Capt.  Isaiah  Higgins's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Marshal's 
regt. ;  return  for  advance  pay  for  1  month,  etc.,  of  certain  men  who  had  joined 
said  company  subsequent  to  June  28,  1776,  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co.;  Wellfleet 
reported  as  last  place  of  rendezvous ;  also,  Private,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  service 
from  Aug  1, 1776,  to  Oct.  31,  1776, 3  mos. ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  service  from 
Nov.  1,  1776,  to  time  of  discharge,  1  mo. ;  travel  home  5  days  (95  miles)  allowed. 

McGreeth,  John,  Concord.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  [year 
not  given]  ;  residence,  Concord;  engaged  for  town  of  Concord. 

McGregor,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Magrager,  Magragger; 

McGrager,  McGrigor.] 

McGregore,  Archibald.  Boy,  ship  "  General  Putnam,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Daniel 
Waters ;  engaged  July  9  (also  given  July  12),  1779 ;  service  to  Sept.  7,  1779, 1  mo. 
28  days,  on  Penobscot  expedition.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. 

McGregory,  .     [This  name  appears  under  the  form  of  McGragree,  McGregore.] 

McGreret,  Joseph.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Springfield  for 
service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  14,  1780; 
discharged  Jan.  14,  1781 ;  service,  6  mos.  1  day.     [See  Joseph  Megrony.] 


498  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

McGrigor,  Daniel.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Middlesex  Co.,  agreeable  to  re- 
solve of  Dec.  2,  1780,  as  returned  by  Joseph  Hosmer,  Superintendent  for  said 
county;  age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  eyes, 
blue ;  occupation,  laborer ;  engaged  for  town  of  Concord ;  engaged  March  20, 1781 ; 
term,  3  years. 

McGro,  John.  Boatswain's  Mate,  frigate  "Boston,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel 
Tucker;  engaged  March  3,  1779.    Roll  made  up  for  advance  pay  for  1  month. 

MoGroth,  Roger.  Sergeant,  Sth  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  26,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779;  also,  Capt.  George  Dun- 
ham's (Sth)  CO.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt.;  return  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Plym- 
outh ;  reported  advanced  to  wagon-master. 

McGrow,  James.  Capt.  Joseph  Butler's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  receipt  for  advance 
pay,  signed  by  said  McGrow  and  others,  dated  Cambridge,  June  10,  1775. 

McGrow,  John.  Capt.  Joseph  Butler's  co..  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  receipt  for  advance 
paj%  signed  by  said  McGrow  and  others,  dated  Cambridge,  June  10,  1775. 

McGrow,  Moses.  Private,  Lieut.  Col.  Jabez  Hatch's  (Boston)  regt. ;  service  with  de- 
tachment commanded  by  Maj.  Andrew  Symmes  drafted  to  serve  for  5  weeks  in 
guarding  stores  at  and  about  Boston  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath,  agreeable  to  order 
of  Council  of  May  12,  1777. 

McGrow,  Richard,  Wellfleet.  Private,  Capt.  Isaiah  Higgins's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Mar- 
shall's regt.;  entered  service  June  6,  1776;  service  to  Aug.  1, 1776, 1  rao.  26  days. 

McGrowa,  Moses.  Descriptive  return  dated  Boston,  Jan.  9,  1781,  made  by  Edward 
Procter,  Colonel  of  Boston  regt.,  of  men  who  had  enlisted  to  serve  in  the  Conti- 
nental Army  for  the  term  of  6  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  -at  place  of 
rendezvous,  unless  sooner  discharged,  and  who  had  received  bounty  and  mileage 
due  them  of  said  Col.  Procter;  Capt.  Marston's  co. ;  age,  45  3'rs.;  stature,  5  ft. 
5  in. ;  complexion,  dark. 

McGkuner  [?],  Nicholas.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  on  board  the  armed 
ship"Deane,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Elisha  Hinman,  dated  Boston,  Nov.  -,  1780; 
age,  20  yrs. ;  complexion,  light;  reported  as  belonging  to  Massachusetts. 

McGuFF,  John.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Allen 
Hallet;  engaged  Feb.  22,  1779;  discharged  April  30, 1779;  service,  2  mos.  9  days. 

McGriAR,  Daniel,  Newbur}^  Private,  Capt.  James  Perry's  co..  Col.  Sargent's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  12,  1775;  enlisted  July  3,  1775;  service,  1  mo.  12  days. 

McGiriER,  Daniel.  Capt.  James  Perry's  co.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April 
19,  1775;  service,  9  days. 

McGuiGAN,  Michael.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  H.  Wendell's  co.,  Col.  Goose  Van 
Schaick's  (1st  New  York)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan. -March,  1781,  dated  West 
Point;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Wendell's  co..  Col.  Van 
Schaick's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  April,  1781,  dated  West  Point. 

McGuiRE, .      [This  name  also  appears  under  the   form  of  Macguire,  Macwire, 

McGayre,  McGuiar,  McGuier,  McGuise,  McGure,  McGuyer,  McQuire.] 

McGuiRE,  Daniel,  Boston.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
1st  Middlesex  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Lieut.  Stephen  Cross,  agreeable  to  order 
of  Council  of  Nov.  7,  1777;  residence,  Boston;  engaged  for  town  of  Cambridge; 
also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk  Co., 
dated  Boston,  Jan.  8,  1777;  Capt.  Abraham  Hunt's  co.,  Col.  John  Patterson's 
regt. ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Hunt's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  regt. ;  mus- 
ter roll  for  Dec,  1777,  sworn  to  at  Camp  near  Valley  Forge;  enlisted  Dec.  20, 
1776;  enlistment,  3  years;  reported  deserted  Dec.  18,  1777. 


IN  THE   WAR  OF   THE  REVOLUTIOX.  499 

McGuiRE,  James.  Private,  Capt.  William  White's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Brown's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  18,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  22,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  10 
days,  at  Stone  Arabia,  N.  Y.,  including  6  days  (120  miles)  travel  home. 

McGuiRE,  John,  Worcester.  Capt.  Jonas  Hubbard's  co.,  Col.  Ward's  regt.;  order 
for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  McGuire  and  others,  dated  June-,  1775;  also. 
Private,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May  1, 1775 ; 
service,  3  mos.  8  days. 

McGuiRE,  Patrick.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Hunt's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  Dec,  1777,  sworn  to  at  Camp  near  Valley  Forge;  enlisted  Oct.  16, 
1777;  enlistment,  3  years;  reported  deserted  Dec.  18,  1777. 

McGuiSE,  JoHX,  Worcester.  Private,  Capt.  Pearce's  co..  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  21, 1777,  to  March  10, 1778 ; 
reported  deserted ;  also,  Capt.  William  Gates's  co..  Col.  Bigelow's  regt. ;  muster 
roll  for  Jan. -Aug.,  1777,  dated  Van  Schaick's  Island  and  sworn  to  at  Camp  near 
Half  Moon;  enlisted  April  21,  1777;  enlistment,  3  years;  reported  on  command 
at  Albany;  a/.so,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  dated  Feb. -1, 1778 ;  residence,  Worces- 
ter ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Worcester ;  mustered  by  Worcester  Co.  Muster  Master. 

McGuMERT,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Plumer's  co. ;  service  from  July  6,  1779, 
to  Sept.  24,  1779,2  mos.  18  days,  at  Penol)scot;  company  detached  from  Col. 
William  Jones's  regt.  for  service  under  Col.  Samuel  McCol^i)  on  expedition 
against  Majorbagaduce. 

McGuNANEAL,  Hexrt.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Silas  Goodrich's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  entered  service  Sept.  19,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  19,  1777 ; 
service,  1  mo.  1  day,  in  Northern  department;  company  ordered  out  by  Gen. 
Gates. 

McGure,  John,  Worcester.  Private,  Capt.  Jonas  Hubbard's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's 
regt.;  company  return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  7,  1775;  reported  "on  Comand  to 
Quebec." 

McGuRRis  [  ?  ] ,  Patrick.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  on  board  the  armed  ship 
"Deane,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Elisha  Hinman,  dated  Boston,  Nov.  -,  1780; 
age,  30  yrs. ;  complexion,  light;  reported  as  belonging  to  Pennsylvania. 

McGuter,  John,  New  Gloucester.  Fifer,  Capt.  Nathan  Merrill's  co. ;  marched  from 
home  July  8,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  25,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  17  days,  with  Col. 
Jonathan  Mitchell's  detachment;  company  raised  in  Cumberland  Co.  for  service 
on  Penobscot  expedition ;  roll  sworn  to  at  North  Yarmouth ;  also,  Capt.  Nathan 
Merrill's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchel's  detachment;  pay  abstract  for  mileage, 
sworn  to  at  North  Yarmouth,  Nov.  3,  1779;  reported  as  having  first  drawn 
rations  at  Falmouth  and  as  discharged  at  Falmouth. 

McGwTRE,  Timothy.  Order  for  gratuity,  payable  to  Bill  Vose,  Paymaster  for  Col. 
Vose's  regt.,  dated  Providence,  Feb.  13,  1779,  signed  by  said  McGwj're,  Private, 
and  others  belonging  to  Capt.  Tuckerman's  co.     [See  Timothy  Dwyer.] 

McHanna,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Whipple's  co.  of  guards ;  service  between 
April  20,  1780,  and  Dec.  20, 1780,  7  mos.  17  days;  compan.y  raised  for  8  months 
and  stationed  at  Rutland. 

McHard,  Jos.  (also  given  Jos'h),  Newburyport.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Nowell's  co., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  4  days ;  also,  Capt.  Moses 
Nowell's  CO. ;  enlisted  July  10,  1775;  service  to  Nov.  1, 1775,  4  mos.  2  days;  com- 
pany stationed  at  Newburyport  for  defence  of  seacoast ;  also,  Capt.  Moses  Nowell's 
(Newburyport)  co. ;  service  from  Nov.  1,  1775,  to  date  of  discharge,  Jan.  1,  1776, 
2  mos.  6  days,  in  defence  of  seacoast;  roll  sworn  to  at  Ipswich. 


500  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

McHarham,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Bates's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's 
(7th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1782,  dated  York  Huts  and  sworn  to  at  West 
Point;  enlisted  March  9,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years.     [See  James  McMaham.] 

McHaeron,  James.  List  of  men  mustered  Ity  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  May  11,  1777;  Col.  Crane's  regt. 

McHasset,  William.  Capt.  John  Merritt's  co.,  Col.  Glover's  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance 
pay,  signed  by  said  McHasset  and  others,  dated  Cambridge,  June  27,  1775. 

McHassett,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  tlie  form  of  McHasset.] 

McHassett,  William,  Marblehead.  Private,  Capt.  John  Merritt's  (7th)  co.,  Col.  John 
Glover's  (21st)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  May  20, 1775;  ser- 
vice, 2^  mos.  3  days;  company  marched  to  Cambridge;  also,  company  return 
[probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

McHenert,  James.  Company  receipt  for  equipments,  given  to  Capt.  James  Tisdale, 
dated  Springfield,  Aug.  22,  1779. 

McHonet,  Jeremiah.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Freedom,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Clouston ;  engaged  Sept.  4,  1777 ;  discharged  Sept.  14,  1778  [7]  ;  service,  10  days. 

McHuAiN,  JoHX.  Corporal,  Capt.  Thomas  Newcomb's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Joseph  Webb's 
regt.;  engaged  Aug.  25,  1781;  discharged  Dec.  5,  1781;  service,  3  mos.  21  days, 
at  Peekskill,  N.  Y.,  including  11  days  (220  miles)  travel  home. 

McIlvain,  Johx.  Capt.  Timothy  Corey's  co..  Col.  Gerrish's  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance 
pay,  signed  by  said  McIlvain  and  others,  dated  June  12, 1775 ;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
Thomas  Mighill's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  wages  for 
Jan.,  1776,  and  for  advance  pay  and  blanket  money  due  to  April  1,  1776;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  abstracts  for  March-May,  1776;  also,  sameco.  and  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  June,  1776,  dated  New  York;  also,  list  of  men  belonging  to  the 
26th  regt.  who  agreed  to  tarry  6  weeks  from  the  last  of  Dec,  1776,  as  returned 
by  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin,  dated  Trenton,  Jan.  1,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Thomas 
Mighill's  CO.,  Col.  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc., 
on  march  homeward  at  close  of  the  campaign  in  1776,  sworn  to  at  Rowley,  April 
9,  1777;  340  miles  travel  allowed  said  McIlvain;  also,  Capt.  Aaron  Smith's  co., 
Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  15, 1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777 ;  ser- 
vice, 3  mos.  27  (also  given  3  mos.  25)  days,  including  12  days  (240  miles)  travel 
home;  company  marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army;  also,  Capt.  Ebenezer 
Everefs  co..  Col.  Mcintosh's  regt..  Gen.  Lovell's  brigade;  enlisted  Aug.  6,  1778; 
discharged  Sept.  14,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  9  days,  on  expedition  to  Rhode  Island. 

McIlvain,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Mighill's  co..  Col.  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt. ; 
pay  abstract  for  wages  for  Jan.,  1776,  and  for  advance  pay  and  blanket  money 
due  to  April  1,  1776 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  abstracts  for  March  and  May, 
1776;  also,  list  of  men  belonging  to  Col.  Baldwin's  regt.  not  in  the  Continental 
service  who  were  enlisted  for  the  year  1776  by  Capt.  Thomas  Mighill  and  his 
subalterns,  dated  New  York,  June  28,  1776;  enlisted  Dec.  13,  1775;  also,  Capt. 
Mighill's  CO.,  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  June,  1776, 
dated  New  York ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance, 
etc.,  on  march  homeward  at  close  of  the  campaign  in  1776,  sworn  to  at  Rowley, 
April  9,  1777;  230  miles  travel  allowed  said  McIlvain  ;  also,  Capt.  Aaron  Smith's 
CO.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  15, 1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777; 
service,  3  mos.  27  (also  given  3  mos.  25)  days,  including  12  days  (240  miles) 
travel  home;  company  marched  to  reinforce  Northern  armj^ 

McIlvaine,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Mighill's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt.; 
pay  abstract  for  Feb.,  1776. 

McIlvaine,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Mighill's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  (26th) 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  Feb.,  1776. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  501 

McIlvane,  William.  Capt.  Samuel  Huse's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards; 
enlisted  July  18,  1778 ;  discharged  Dec.  14,  1778 ;  service,  4  mos.  29  da.vs,  at  Cam- 
bridge.    [See  William  McMurphy.] 

McIndo,  John.  Marine,  ship  "Alfred,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Paul  Jones;  list 
of  officers  and  men  entitled  to  prize  shares  in  the  ship  "  Mellish  "  and  brig 
"  Active  "  [year  not  given] . 

McIndue,  John,  Philadelphia.  Matross,  Capt.  Buckland's  co..  Col.  John  Crane's 
regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  22, 
1777 ;  residence,  Philadelphia ;  reported  deserted  Dec.  22,  1777. 

McInster,  Perlet.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Ames's  co..  Col.  James  Frye's  regt.; 
return  of  men  in  camp  at  Cambridge,  dated  May  17,  1775. 

McIntash,  Daniel.  Matross,  Capt.  David  Bradlee's  (9th)  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's 
(Artillery)  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  service  from  the  last  of  July,  1777,  to  the  first 
of  October,  1777,  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. ;  credited  with  2  mos.  service. 

McIntash,  Gideon.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Smith's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Symms's  detach- 
ment of  guards ;  enlisted  Feb.  19, 1778 ;  discharged  April  26, 1778 ;  service,  2  mos. 
7  days,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath  at  Boston  and  Dorchester;  also,  Capt.  Raymond 
DeGuiscard's  co..  Col.  Turner's  regt.  of  5  months  levies  raised  for  defence  of 
Rhode  Island  ;  enlisted  Sept.  1,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  27,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos. ; 
reported  discharged  144  miles  from  home ;  roll  dated  Boston. 

McIntash,  James,  Hollis.  Corporal,  Capt.  Reuben  Dow's  co..  Col.  William  Prescolt's 
regt. ;  company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

McIntash,  Jeremiah.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Lewis's  (1st  Dedham)  co..  Col.  William 
Mclntash's  (Mcintosh's)  regt. ;  service,  4  days ;  company  marched  to  camp  at 
Dorchester  on  the  alarm  of  March  4,  1776. 

McIntash,  John,  Bristol.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  James  Hilton's  (7th)  co.,  3d  Lincoln  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  agreeable  to 
order  of  Council  of  Nov.  7,  1777  ;  residence,  Bristol;  engaged  for  town  of  Waldo- 
borough  ;  joined  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  term,  3  years. 

McIntash,  John,  Falmouth.  Capt.  David  Bradish's  co. ;  subsistence  allowed  from 
date  of  enlistment,  May  20, 1775,  to  July  8, 1775 ;  credited  with  49  days  allowance ; 
also,  Private,  Capt.  Bradish's  CO.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  (31st)  regt.;  company 
return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

McIntash,  John.  Descriptive  return  dated  Boston,  Jan.  9,  1781,  made  by  Edward 
Procter,  Colonel  of  Boston  regt.,  of  men  who  had  enlisted  to  serve  in  the  Conti- 
nental Army  for  the  term  of  6  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  place  of 
rendezvous,  unless  sooner  discharged,  and  who  had  received  bounty  and  mileage 
due  them  of  said  Col.  Procter ;  Capt.  Cooke's  co. ;  age,  35  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ; 
complexion,  brown. 

McIntash,  Peter.  Return  signed  by  Tho.  Chase,  D.  Q.  M.  G.,  of  wagoners,  artificers, 
etc.,  serving  in  his  department  [year  not  given]  ;  said  McIntash  appears  among 
"  Blacksmiths  inlisted  "  stationed  at  Boston. 

McIntash,  Royal.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Battle's  co..  Col.  William  Mcintosh's 
regt. ;  enlisted  March  23,  1778 ;  discharged  April  5,  1778 ;  service,  15  days ;  com- 
pany marched  to  Roxbury  Lines  March  23,  1778. 

McIntier,  Abel,  Danvers.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Low's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775  [service  not  given] . 

McIntier,  Abel,  Jr.,  Danvers.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Epes's  co.,  Col.  Pickering's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  2  days. 


502  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

McIntier,  Alexander.  List  of  9  months  men;  entered  service  Aug.  4,  1779;  dis- 
charged May  4,  1780. 

McIntier,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  John  Dix's  co..  Col.  Mcintosh's  regt..  Gen.  Lovel's 
brigade;  enlisted  Aug.  1, 1778;  discharged  Sept.  12, 1778;  service,  1  mo.  15  days, 
on  expedition  to  Rhode  Island,  including  4  days  (71  miles)  travel  home. 

McIntier,  David,  Fitchburg.  Sergeant,  Capt.  William  Wyman's  co..  Col.  Patterson's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  engaged  April  24,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  14 
days. 

McIntier,  Ebenezer.  Private,  Capt.  Abijali  Lamb's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's 
regt.;  service,  21  days;  company  marched  from  home  to  Providence,  R.  L,  on 
the  alarm  of  Dec.  10,  1776. 

McIntier,  Elisha,  Fitchburg.  Private,  Capt.  William  Wyman's  co.,  Col.  Patterson's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  24,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  12 
days.     [See  Elijah  Mclntire.] 

McIntier,  Ezra,  Charlton.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Davis's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Larned's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Roxbury ;  service,  15 
days. 

McIntier,  Ezra.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Lamb's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's  regt.; 
service,  21  days ;  company  marched  to  Providence,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  10, 
1776. 

McIntier,  Ezra.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Lamlj's  co..  Col.  Cushing's  regt.;  enlisted 
Aug.  15,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  21,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  16  days,  with  Northern 
army,  including  9  days  (180  miles)  travel  home.  Roll  sworn  to  in  Worcester 
Co. 

McIntier,  Ezra,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Lamb's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's 
regt.;  service,  21  days;  company  marched  to  Providence,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of 
Dec.  10,  1776. 

McIntier  [Gad]  .  Private,  Capt.  Preserved  Leonard's  co..  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hamp- 
shire Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  28,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  2,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 
10  days,  at  New  London,  Conn.,  including  4  days  (72  miles)  travel  home. 

McIntier,  Gilbert,  Boston.  Return  dated  Blandford,  March  29,  1779,  of  men  in 
Continental  service,  being  one-seventh  part  of  the  male  inhabitants  of  the  town  of 
Blandford,  including  the  alarm  list,  belonging  to  the  12th  co.,  3d  Hampshire  Co. 
regt.,  as  attested  by  Lieut.  Samuel  Sloper,  and  sworn  to  by  said  Sloper  as  Cap- 
tain, April  6,  1779;  residence,  Boston;  engaged  for  town  of  Blandford;  joined 
Capt.  Briant's  co..  Col.  Crain's  (Crane's)  regt.;  term  to  expire  April  -,  1780; 
also.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Cushing's  co. ;  service  from  Oct.  25,  1781,  to  Jan.  24, 
1783, 15  mos. ;  company  raised  for  defence  of  Castle  and  Governor's  Islands ;  rolls 
sworn  to  at  Boston  ;  also,  same  co. ;  service  from  April  25,  1783,  to  Jul}'  24,  1783, 
3  mos. ;  company  raised  for  defence  of  Castle  and  Governor's  Islands ;  roll  sworn 
to  at  Boston. 

McIntier,  James.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Worcester  Co.  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2, 1780,  as  returned  by  Seth  Wash- 
burn, Superintendent ;  age,  40  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  3  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  occupa- 
tion, sailor;  engaged  Jul}'  1,  1781 ;  engaged  for  town  of  Bolton  ;  term,  3  years. 

McIntier,  Jesse.  1st  Lieutenant,  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Robinson's  regt. ;  muster  roll 
of  field,  staff,  and  commissioned  officers,  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Feb.  24, 
1777 ;  appointed  Dec.  25, 1776;  also,  Lieutenant;  pay  roll  of  part  of  Capt.  Nathan 
Rowle's  CO.,  Col.  John  Mosley's  regt.;  engaged  Sept.  21,  1777;  discharged  Oct. 
17,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  3  days,  on  expedition  to  Northern  department,  including 
travel  home ;  roll  sworn  to  in  Hampshire  Co. 


IN   THE   WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  503 

McIntier,  Job.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Worcester  Co.  to  serve  in  the  Conti- 
nental Army,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2, 1780,  as  returned  by  Seth  Washburn, 
Superintendent,  June  12  [  ?],  1781 ;  Capt.  Alton's  co..  Col.  Davis's  regt. ;  age,  46 
yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  dark;  occupation,  farmer;  engaged  April 
11,  1781 ;  engaged  for  town  of  Charlton;  term,  3  years. 

McIntiee,  Job.  Muster  roll  of  Capt.  John  Carpenter's  co.  of  guards  at  Springfield, 
made  up  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  and  rejected  by  the 
Muster  Master ;  reported  on  garrison  duty ;  receipt  on  reverse  of  roll  dated  Boston, 
Oct.  19,  1782. 

McIntier,  Jonathan.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Lamb's  co..  Col.  Cushing's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  15,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  24  days,  with  Northern 
army,  including  9  days  (180  miles)  travel  home.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Worcester  Co. 

McIntier,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Lamb's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Davis's  regt. ;  en- 
listed July  29,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  14  days,  including  4  days 
(80  miles)  travel  home;  company  marched  from  Worcester  Co.  to  Tiverton,  R.I., 
July  29,  1780,  on  an  alarm. 

McIntier,  Nathaniel.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Abijah  Lamb's  co.,  Col.  Cushing's  regt. ;  en- 
gaged Aug.  15,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  18,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  3  days,  with 
Northern  army,  including  9  days  (180  miles)  travel  home.  Roll  sworn  to  in 
Worcester  Co. 

McIntier,  Nehemiah.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Lamb's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Davis's  regt.; 
engaged  July  29, 1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780 ;  service,  15  days,  including  4  days 
(80  miles)  travel  home ;  company  marched  from  Worcester  Co.  to  Tiverton,  R.  I., 
July  29,  1780,  on  an  alarm. 

McIntier,  Noah,  Charlton.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Larned's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Roxbury ;  service,  6  days. 

McIntier,  Parley.  Private;  return  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Benjamin  Ames's  co. 
who  sustained  losses  in  battle  at  Charlestown,  dated  Cambridge,  June  19,  1775. 

McIntier,  Samuel,  Petersham.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Hamilton's  co..  Col.  Samuel 
Brewer's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  from  Fort  Edward  home, 
dated  Brookfield,  Feb.  6,  1777;  said  McIntier  credited  with  allowance  for  8  days 
(160  miles)  travel. 

McIntier,  Thomas,  Ashfield.  Private,  Lieut.  Samuel  Bartlet's  co.,  which  marched 
April  22,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service  to  April  26, 1775, 
5  days. 

McIntier,  William.  Capt.  Asa  Prince's  co..  Col.  Mansfield's  regt. ;  order  for  advance 
pay,  signed  by  said  McIntier  and  others,  dated  Cambridge,  June  8,  1775. 

McIntier,  Zebulon.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Lamb's  co..  Col.  Cushing's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  15, 1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  21  days,  with  Northern 
army,  including  9  days  (180  miles)  travel  home.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Worcester  Co. 

McIntir,  Jeremiah.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  William  Spinney's  co.,  Col.  Cogswell's  regt.; 
entered  service  Oct.  1,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  4  days, 
including  travel  (80  miles)  home;  company  detached  to  guard  and  fortify  port  of 
Boston. 

McIntire,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Macentier,  Macentire, 

Macingtine,  Macingtir,  Macintier,  Macintir,  Macintire,  Mackentier,  Mackentine, 
Mackentire,  Mackentyre,  Mackingtier,  Mackinter,  Mackintiar,  Mackintier,  Mack- 
intior,  Mackintire,  Mackintre,  Mackintyer,  Mackintyre,  Macnter,  Macntire, 
Makentier,  Makentire,  Makintier,  Makintire,  Makontier,  McEnter,  McEntier, 
McEntire,  McEntyr,  McIntier,  McIntir,  Mclntyer,  Mclntyre,  McTear,  McTier, 
Mecintyer.] 


504  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 


McIntire,  Abel,  Charlton.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Curtis's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Learned's 
(4th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May  13, 1775 ;  service,  2  raos. 
24  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  7,  1775. 

McIntibe,  Abel.  Private,  Lieut.  James  Case's  detachment  from  Capt.  Nathaniel 
Wood's  CO.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  15,  1781;  discharged  Oct.  26, 
1781;  service,  11  days;  detachment  marched  from  Loudon  to  Stillwater  on  an 
alarm. 

McIntire,  Alexander.  List  of  men  raised  in  York  Co.  for  the  term  of  8  months  from 
the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishl^ill,  returned  as  received  of  Jonathan  Warner, 
Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  J.  Glover,  at  Fort  Arnold,  July  8, 1778 ;  also,  descrip- 
tive list  of  men  raised  in  York  Co.  in  1779  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army ;  age, 
40  yrs.;  stature,  6  ft.  2J  in.;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for  town  of  York;  re- 
ported delivered  to  Lieut.  J.  Grace. 

McIntire,  Alexander.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Sheldon's  co.,  Col.  Seth  Murray's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  19,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  1  mo.  29  days, 
including  7  days  (140  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce  the  Conti- 
nental Army  for  3  months. 

McIntire,  Andrew,  Boston.  Corporal,  Capt.  Jonathan  W.  Edes's  (4th)  co.,  Col. 
Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  service  from  Feb.  1,  1777,  to  May  8, 1777,  3  mos.  7  days ; 
also,  list  endorsed  "  June  22,  1777,"  of  men  employed  at  the  Laboratory  making 
small  arms  and  cartridges  after  Col.  Crafts's  regt.  was  disbanded,  as  certified  by 
Thomas  Crafts,  Colonel  of  the  artillery;  said  McIntire  emplo.yed  1  month;  also, 
Sergeant,  Capt.  Cushing's  co..  Col.  Revere's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  May  8,  1777,  to  March  1,  1779;  also,  Lieutenant,  Col.  Revere's 
(Artillery)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  1, 1779, 
to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Lieut.  Col.  Paul  Revere's  (Artillery)  regt.; 
list  of  officers;  commissioned  March  23,  1779;  also,  returns  for  provisions  be- 
tween April  17,  1779,  and  Sept.  18, 1779,  dated  Castle  Island. 

McIntire,  Asa,  Charlton.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Healy's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer 
Learned's  (4th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  14,  1775; 
service,  1  mo.,  2  weeks,  6  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxljury  Camp, 
Oct.  6,  1775. 

McIntire,  Asa,  Marblehead  (also  given  Beverly).  Private,  Capt.  William  Courtis's 
CO.,  Col.  John  Glover's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  15, 
1775;  service,  2  mos.  22  days;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  from  Col.  Jonathan  Glover's  (5th  Essex  Co  )  regt.,  as  returned  agreeable 
to  order  of  Council  of  Nov.  7,  1777  ;  residence,  Marblehead ;  engaged  for  town  of 
Marblehead;  term,  3  years;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Mills's  co.,  Col.  Jeduthan  Bald- 
win's regt.;  Continental  Armj' pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  1,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779;  residence,  Marblehead  (also  given  Beverly) ;  also,  Capt.  Pattin's 
CO.,  Gen.  Knox's  (Artillery)  artificers ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  ser- 
vice from  Jan.  1, 1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  company  stationed  at  West  Point;  also, 
return  dated  Morristown,  July  26,  1780,  made  by  Jeduthan  Baldwin,  Colonel  of 
Engineers  and  Lieutenant  Colonel  Commandant  of  Artificers,  of  officers  and  men 
belonging  to  Massachusetts  in  his  regiment  who  had  engaged  for  3  years  or  dur- 
ing the  war ;  Capt.  Nathaniel  Clark's  (also  given  Capt.  Parker's)  co.  of  artificers ; 
residence,  Beverly;  engaged  March  1,  1777;  term,  during  war. 

McIntire,  Barney.  Private,  Capt.  Leonard  Bleeker's  (Light  Infantry)  co..  Col.  Goose 
Van  Schaick's  (1st  New  York)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan. -April,  1781,  dated 
West  Point;  term,  during  war. 

McIntire,  Benjamin,  New  Casco.  Corporal,  Capt.  William  Cobb's  co. ;  marched 
from  home  July  8,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  25,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  17  days,  with 
Col.  Jonathan  Mitchel's  detachment;   company  raised  in  Cumberland  Co.  for 


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McIntire,  Benjamin,  continued. 

service  on  Penobscot  expedition ;  also,  Capt.  Cobb's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchell's 
detachment;  pay  abstract  for  mileaj^e,  sworn  to  at  North  Yarmouth,  Nov.  26, 
1779;  mileage  (8  miles)  allowed  said  Mclntire;  reported  as  having  first  drawn 
rations  at  Falmouth  and  as  discharged  at  Falmouth. 

McIntire,  Bexjajiin,  Reading.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Prince's  co.,  Col.  John  Mansfield's 
(19th)  regt.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson  ;  company  return  dated 
Oct.  6,  1775. 

McIntire,  Caleb,  Charlton.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Curtis's  co.  (South  Co.  of  Minute- 
men  in  Charlton) ,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775  ;  service,  17  days  ; 
also,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Healy's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Learned's  (4th)  regt.;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  13,  1775;  service,  1  mo.  3  weeks;  also, 
company  return  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

McIntire,  Daniel.  Gunner,  Capt.  Jonathan  Edes's  (4th)  co..  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's 
(Artillery)  regt.;  engaged  May  22,  1776;  service  to  Aug.  1,  1776,  74  days,  travel 
(4  days)  included.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. 

McIntire,  David,  Falmouth.  Capt.  Samuel  Noyes's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's 
(31st)  regt. ;  billeting  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  June  23,  1775,  to  date  of 
marching  from  Falmouth,  July  13,  1775 ;  credited  with  allowance  for  2  weeks  6 
days ;  also.  Private,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ; 
also.  Corporal,  Capt.  Hart  AVilliams's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt. ;  muster 
roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776;  reported 
promoted  to  Sergeant  Aug.  3,  1776. 

McIntire,  Eben[?],  Stonington.  Private,  Capt.  Baker's  co..  Col.  Hutchinson's 
(Mass.  line)  regt.  of  12  months  men  ;  list  of  deserters  in  1776. 

McIntire,  Ebenezer,  Reading.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Prince's  co..  Col.  John  Mans- 
field's (19th)  regt.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson  ;  company  return 
dated  Oct.  6,  1775. 

McIntire,  Ebenezer,  York,  Ensign,  Capt.  Jedediah  Goodwin's  co..  Col.  Edward 
Wiggelsworth's  regt. ;  pay  I'oll  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  from  Albany  home ;  280 
miles  travel  allowed  said  McIntire ;  company  discharged  at  Albany  Nov.  30, 1776. 

McIntire,  Ebenezer.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  term  of  8  months  to  fill  deficiencies 
in  quota  of  men  raised  to  serve  for  3  years  and  during  the  war ;  engaged  for  town 
of  York  ;  joined  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  arrived  at  Fishkill  June  15,  1778. 

McIntire,  Eleazer,  Charlton.  List  of  men  drafted  from  militia  of  Worcester  Co.  to 
march  to  Horse  Neck  under  command  of  Col.  Converse  [j'ear  not  given],  but  who 
failed  to  join  regiment;  drafted  from  town  of  Charlton;  drafted  into  a  company 
commanded  by  Capt.  Abijah  Lamb,  of  Charlton. 

McIntire,  Eli,  Stoneham.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  [year 
not  given]  ;  residence,  Stoneham ;  engaged  for  town  of  Reading. 

McIntire,  Eli.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Rowlee's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Robinson's 
detachment  of  Hampshire  Co.  militia;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Ticonderoga, 
Feb.  25,  1777;  enlisted  Dec.  25,  1776;  enlistment  to  expire  March  25,  1777;  also, 
same  co.  and  detachment;  enlisted  Dec.  25,  1776;  service  to  April  3,  1777,  99 
days,  at  Ticonderoga;  also,  Capt.  Rowley's  co..  Col.  John  Mosley's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  9,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  12,  1777;  service,  39  da.vs; 
company  marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army  ;  mileage  (180  miles)  home  allowed. 

McIntire,  Eli.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  West  Springfield  for 
service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780  ;  marched  July  10,  1780;  discharged 
Dec.  19, 1780 ;  service,  5  mos.  16  days,  including  6  daj's  (120  miles)  travel  home. 


506  ]\IASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

McIntike,  Elias,  Billerica.  List  of  deserters  from  Col.  Rufns  Putnam's  (5th)  regt., 
dated  Nov.  20,  1780;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  3  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair, 
dark ;  residence,  Billerica. 

McIntire,  Elijah,  Reading.  Private,  Capt.  William  Wyman's  co..  Col.  John  Pater- 
son's  regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775].     [See  Elisha  Mclntier.] 

McIntire,  Ephraim,  Charlton.  List  of  men  drafted  from  militia  of  Worcester  Co.  to 
march  to  Horse  Neck  under  command  of  Col.  Converse  [year  not  given] ,  but  who 
failed  to  join  regiment;  drafted  from  town  of  Charlton;  drafted  into  a  company 
commanded  by  Capt.  Abijah  Lamb,  of  Charlton. 

McIxTiRE,  Ezra.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Lamb's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Davis's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  29,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  15  days,  including  4  days  (80 
miles)  travel  home ;  company  marched  from  Worcester  Co.  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  July 
29,  1780,  on  an  alarm. 

McIntire,  Gilbert.  Matross,  Capt.  Bryant's  co.,  Col.  Mason's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  14,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt. 
Benjamin  Frothingham's  co..  Col.  John  Crane's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1778, 
dated  Springfield;  also,  return  dated  Springfield,  Nov.  1,  1779,  of  matrosses  be- 
longing to  Capt.  Benjamin  Frothingham's  co..  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artillery)  regt., 
being  part  of  the  quota  of  Massachusetts  for  the  year  1779,  and  who  were  entitled 
to  the  gratuity  from  the  State ;  above  men  certified  as  enlisted  for  3  years  or  during 
the  war  and  as  being  in  actual  service  at  date  of  return;  engaged  for  town  of 
Blandford;  term,  3  years;  company  stationed  at  Springfield  ;  n^so,  Capt.  Bryant's 
CO.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  April  15, 
1780;  also.  Private;  pay  roll  of  a  company  doing  duty  under  Col.  William  Bur- 
beck  at  Castle  and  Governor's  Islands  [year  not  given,  probabl}'  1781]  ;  also, 
Capt.  Thomas  Cushing's  co. ;  service  from  Jan.  25, 1783,  to  April  24, 1783,  3  mos. ; 
company  raised  for  defence  of  Castle  and  Governor's  Islands ;  roll  sworn  to  at 
Boston  ;  also,  same  co. ;  service  from  July  25, 1783,  to  Oct.  24, 1783,  3  mos. ;  com- 
pany raised  for  defence  of  Castle  and  Governor's  Islands ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Boston ; 
also,  same  co. ;  service  from  Oct.  25,  1784,  to  Jan.  24,  1785,  3  mos.;  company 
raised  for  defence  of  Castle  and  Governor's  Islands ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Boston ; 
also,  same  co. ;  service  from  April  25,  1785,  to  Oct.  24,  1785,  6  mos. ;  company 
raised  for  defence  of  Castle  and  Governor's  Islands ;  also,  same  co. ;  treasury  pay 
roll  for  service  from  Oct.  25,  1785,  to  Jan.  24,  1786,  at  the  Castle;  also,  same  co. ; 
treasury  pay  rolls  for  service  from  April  25,  1786,  to  Oct.  25,  1786,  at  the  Castle. 

McIntire,  Jack,  Boston.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Simeon 
Samson;  engaged  Nov.  9,  1777  ;  dischargedMay  20, 1778;  service,  6  mos.  11  days; 
also,  Seaman,  brig  "  Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  F.  Williams;  engaged 
Dec.  1,  1778;  discharged  April  20,  1779;  service,  4  mos.  19  days;  also,  memo- 
randum of  shoes  taken  from  the  prize  ship  "  Live  Oak"  and  delivered  to  officers 
and  men  belonging  to  the  brigantine  "Hazard"  [year  not  given].  [See  John 
McIntire.] 

McIntire,  Jacob.  List  of  men  raised  in  Essex  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the 
time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778,  returned 
as  received  of  Jonathan  Warner,  Commissioner,  by  Col.  R.  Putnam,  July  20, 1778 ; 
engaged  for  town  of  Middleton ;  arrived  at  Fishkill  June  19, 1778 ;  also,  list  of  men 
returned  as  mustered  by  Henry  Rutgers,  Jr.,  Deputy  Muster  Master,  dated  Fish- 
kill, Aug.  1,  1778. 

McIntire,  James.  Descriptive  list  dated  Northampton,  Sept.  14, 1780,  of  men  detached 
from  Col.  Israel  Chapin's  (2d  Hampshire  Co.)  regt.  for  the  term  of  3  months, 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  22,  1780;  Capt.  White's  co. ;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  5 
ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for  town  of  Whately;  mustered  July  -, 
1780. 


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McIntire,  James.  Certificate  dated  Bolton,  July  23,  1781,  signed  by  Samuel  Nurss, 
Chairman  of  a  class,  certifying  that  he  and  others  paid  said  McIntire  £120  silver 
money  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years. 

McIntire,  Jeremiah.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Moses  Sewell's  (5th)  co.,  1st  York  Co. 
regt.  of  Mass.  militia ;  list  of  officers  [year  not  given]. 

McIntire,  Jesse,  Charlton.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Curtis's  co.  (South  co.  of  Minute- 
men  in  Charlton),  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  7  days ; 
also,  list  of  men  drafted  from  militia  of  Worcester  Co.  to  march  to  Horse  Neck 
under  command  of  Col.  Converse  [year  not  given],  but  who  failed  to  join  regi- 
ment ;  drafted  from  town  of  Charlton ;  drafted  into  a  company  commanded  by 
Capt.  Abijah  Lamb,  of  Charlton. 

McIntire,  Jesse,  "West  Springfield.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Preserved  Leonard's  (10th) 
CO.,  Col.  John  Mosely's  (3d  Hampshire  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers 
chosen  by  the  several  companies  in  said  regiment,  endorsed  "April  26  1776;" 
reported  commissioned  April  26,  1776;  also,  Lieutenant;  pay  roll  of  part  of 
Capt.  Preserved  Leonard's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Robbinson's  detachment 
from  3d  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  which  marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army; 
marched  Oct.  21,  1776;  service.  28  days,  including  travel  (160  miles)  home;  also, 
1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Nathan  Rowlee's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Robinson's  de- 
tachment of  Hampshu-e  Co.  militia ;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Ticonderoga, 
Feb.  25,  1777;  appointed  Dec.  25,  1776;  engagement  to  expire  March  25,  1777; 
also.  Lieutenant,  same  co.  and  detachment;  entered  service  Dec.  25,  1776;  ser- 
vice to  April  3,  1777,  99  days,  at  Ticonderoga. 

McIntire,  Job  (also  given  Job,  Jr.),  Charlton.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Curtis's  co. 
(South  CO.  of  Minute-men  in  Charlton),  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775;  service,  13  days;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Curtis's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Learned's 
(4th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  14,  1775;  service,  2 
mos.  23  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Oct.  7,  1775. 

McIntire,  John,  Murrayfield  (Chester).  Sergeant,  Capt.  David  Shepard's  co.  of 
Minute-men,  Col.  Seth  Pom roj''s  regt.,  which  marched  April  22, 1775,  in  response 
to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  discharged  May  10,  1775;  service, 
18  days;  also,  Capt.  Enoch  Shepard's  co..  Col.  John  Moseley's  regt.;  marched 
from  home  Oct.  21, 1776;  service  to  Nov.  17,  1776,  28  days;  company  marched  to 
Mt.  Independence  under  command  of  Col.  Timothy  Roberson  (Robinson)  on  the 
alarm  of  Oct.  21, 1776;  also,  Capt.  Shepard's  co.,  Col.  Moseley's  (Hampshire  Co.) 
regt.;  engaged  Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  23,  1777;  service,  7  days;  com- 
pany marched  to  Bennington  on  an  alarm. 

McIntiee,  John.  Seaman,  State  brig  "  Hazard,"  commanded  l)y  Capt.  John  Foster 
Williams;  engaged  June  27,  1778;  discharged  Oct.  16,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  19 
days.     [See  Jack  McIntire.] 

McIntiee,  John.  Private,  Lieut.  Alexander  Kelloch's  co. ;  service,  1  mo. ;  company 
detached  from  Col.  Wheaton's  and  Col.  Jones's  regts.,  by  order  of  Brig.  Cush- 
ing,  to  protect  eastern  part  of  Lincoln  Co.,  and  stationed  at  Camden  and  St. 
Georges  from  Nov.  13,  1779,  to  Feb.  13,  1780. 

McIntire,  John.  Return  of  men  raised  in  Suffolk  Co.  for  Continental  service,  agree- 
able to  resolve  of  Dec.  2, 1780 ;  engaged  for  town  of  Needham ;  engaged  April  25, 
1781. 

McIntire,  John.  Private,  Capt.  John  Mills's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt. ;  mus- 
ster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781,  sworn  to  in  Camp  at  Peekskill;  enlisted  April  2,  1781; 
enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781 ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct. 
and  Nov.,  1781,  dated  Huts;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Jan.  and  Feb.,  1782,  dated 
York  Hutts  and  sworn  to  at  West  Point;  reported  on  command  at  Stanford  in 
Feb.,  1782. 


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McIntire,  John.  Receipt  dated  Boston,  May  18,  1782,  for  bounty  paid  said  Mclntire 
by  William  Bailey,  Chairman  of  Class  No.  5  of  the  town  of  Amesbury,  to  serve 
in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years. 

McIntire,  Mungo.  Private,  Lieut.  Colonel's  (late  Capt.  Wallcut's)  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Marshall's  (10th)  regt. ;  account  of  clothing  delivered  for  the  year  1778  ;  reported 
deserted  Aug.  15,  1778 

McIntire,  Nath,  Wenham.  Sailor,  ship  "  Pilgrim,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Joseph 
Robinson;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Aug.  2,  1780;  age,  ISyrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  10  in. ;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Wenham. 

McIntire,  Nathan,  Charlton.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Curtis's  co.  (South  co.  of 
Minute-men  in  Charlton),  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775;  service, 
7  days. 

McIntire,  Nathaniel,  Charlton.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Curtis's  co.  (South  co.  of 
Minute-men  in  Charlton),  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
1-1  days. 

McIntire,  Nathaniel,  Danvers.  Private,  Capt.  Page's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's 
regt. ;  Continental  Armj-  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  2,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779;  residence,  Danvers;  credited  to  town  of  Danvers;  «Aso,  Capt.  Samuel  Page's 
CO.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt.;  subsistence  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment, 
March  2,  1777,  to  time  of  marching;  credited  with  61  days  allowance;  also,  Maj. 
William  Lithgow's  co..  Col.  Tupper's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  March,  1779,  dated 
West  Point;  reported  transferred  to  Light  Infantry  co.  April  1,  1779;  also,  Capt. 
Samuel  Page's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col.  Tupper's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  West 
Point,  April  5,  1779;  enlistment,  3  years. 

McIntire,  Noah  (also  given  Noah,  Sr.),  Charlton.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Curtis's 
CO.,  Col.  El)enezer  Learned's  (4th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted 
May  20,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  17  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury 
Camp,  Oct.  7,  1775. 

McIntire,  Noah,  Jr.,  Charlton.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Curtis's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Learned's  (4th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  8,  1775; 
service,  3  mos.  1  day;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Oct.  7,  1775. 

McIntire,  Oliver.  Private,  Capt.  John  Carpenter's  co.  of  guards;  enlisted  Oct.  4, 
1779;  discharged  Jan.  4,  1780;  service,  3  mos.;  company  raised  for  3  months 
from  time  of  joining  and  stationed  at  Springfield. 

McIntire,  Oliver.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Thrall's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  21,  1781;  dis- 
charged Nov.  9,  1781 ;  service,  2  mos.  29  days,  under  Col.  Marinus  Willet  "  on 
Mohawk  River,"  including  9  days  (180  miles)  travel  home;  company  raised  for 
3  months. 

McIntire,  Pelatiah.  Corporal,  Capt.  Hart  Williams's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776;  enlisted  Jan.  1, 
1776;  reported  promoted  Aug.  1,  1776. 

McIntire,  Pelatiah.  List  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  J.  Sprague's  division  in  service 
in  Oct.,  1777. 

McIntire,  Pelatiah.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Rice's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapen's  (3d) 
regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  29,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  22,  1779;  service,  1  mo.,  at  Clav- 
erack,  including  6  days  (120  miles)  travel  home. 

McIntire,  Perley  (also  given  Parley),  Beverly.  Descriptive  list  of  deserters  from 
13th  Mass.  regt.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith,  endorsed  "July 
13th,  1780;"  Capt.  Page's  co. ;  rank,  Private;  age,  28  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.; 
complexion,  dark;  hair,  black;  occupation,  tanner;  birthplace,  Andover;  resi- 
dence, Beverly  ;  deserted  Feb.  28,  1778. 


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McIntire,  "  Peeus."  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  ship  "  Lion,"  com- 
manded by  Capt.  Wingate  Newman,  sworn  to  at  Boston,  July  12,  1781 ;  age,  28 
yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  light. 

McIxTiEE,  Phineas.  Company  receipt,  given  to  Capt.  John  Elden,  for  travel  allow- 
ance to  and  from  camp,  dated  Dorchester,  April  1,  1776;  also,  receipt  given  to 
Capt.  John  Elden,  dated  Pepperellborough,  June  6,  1776,  signed  by  John  Poak, 
in  behalf  of  himself,  said  McIntire,  and  others,  for  money  due  for  service  in  Capt. 
Elden's  co. 

McIxTiRE,  Samuel,  Gageborough  (Windsor),  also  given  New  Providence  (Cheshire). 
Private,  Capt.  Abiathar  Angel's  co..  Col.  David  Brewer's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  177o;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  1  week;  also,  Capt.  John 
AVright's  co..  Col.  Brewer's  (9th)  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]; 
also,  Capt.  Wright's  co..  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (late  Brewer's)  regt.;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  2,  1775. 

McIntire,  Sa.muel,  Needham.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Smith's  co.  of  militia.  Col.  Wil- 
liam Heath's  regt.,  which  marched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  ser- 
vice, 2  days. 

McIntire,  Solomon.  Private,  Capt.  Hart  AVilliams's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776;  enlisted  Jan.  1, 
1776 ;  reported  discharged  Nov.  8,  1776. 

McIntire,  Solomon.  Private,  in  a  detachment  from  Capt.  Jesse  Partridge's  co.,  Col. 
John  Greaton's  regt.;  enlisted  April  1,  1778;  discharged  Nov,  30,  1778;  service, 
8  mos.,  at  North  river  with  Falmouth  volunteers. 

McIntire,  Stephen.  Capt.  John  Bodwell's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards; 
service  between  April  2,  1778,  and  July  2,  1778,  2  mos.  29  days,  at  Cambridge. 

McIntire,  Timothy.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Battle's  co..  Col.  William  Mcintosh's 
regt.;  entered  service  March  23,  1778;  discharged  April  5,  1778;  service,  15  (also 
given  14)  days;  company  marched  to  Roxbury  March  23,  1778. 

McIntire,  William,  Reading.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Prince's  co.,  Col.  John  Mansfield's 
(19th)  regt.  commanded  b}' Lieut.  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson;  company  return  dated 
Oct.  6,  1775. 

McIntire,  William.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Thomas  Brackett's  (5th)  co..  Col.  Joseph 
North's  regt.;  list  of  officers  appointed  to  command  various  companies  raised  in 
the  year  1776  in  accordance  with  an  act  passed  to  raise  one-fourth  of  the  men  in 
Lincoln  Co.,  as  returned  by  Samuel  Harnden  to  Maj.  Gen.  James  Warren. 

McIntire,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Rowlee's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Rob- 
inson's detachment  of  Hampshire  Co.  militia;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at 
Ticonderoga,  Feb.  25,  1777 ;  enlistment  to  expire  March  25,  1777 ;  also,  same  co. 
and  detachment;  entered  service  Dec.  25,  1776;  service  to  April  3,  1777,  99  days, 
at  Ticonderoga;  also,  Capt.  Nathan  Rowley's  co..  Col.  John  Mosley's  (Hamp- 
shire Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  9, 1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  12, 1777 ;  service,  39  days, 
including  travel  (100  miles)  home  ;  company  marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

McIntire,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Shepard's  co..  Col.  John  Mosley's  (Hamp- 
shire Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  17, 1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  23, 1777 ;  service,  7  days ; 
company  marched  to  Bennington  on  an  alarm;  also,  Capt.  Shepard's  co.,Col. 
Mosley's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  21,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  17,  1777;  service,  1  mo. 
3  days,  on  expedition  to  Saratoga,  including  travel  (100  miles)  home;  company 
marched  from  Murrayfield  to  reinforce  army  under  Gen.  Gates ;  roll  sworn  to  at 
Westfield  and  certified  at  Murrayfield. 

McIntire,  William.  Marine,  U.  S.  brig  "  General  Gates,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Skimmer;  list  of  men  entitled  to  prize  shares  [year  not  given] ;  said  McIntire 
rated  1  share. 


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McIntire,  Zebulon,  Charlton.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Ciirtis's  co.  (South  co.  of 
Minute-men  in  Charlton),  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775;  service, 
7  days. 

McIntoch,  John.  Private,  Lieut.  Col.  Jabez  Hatch's  (Boston)  regt. ;  service  with  de- 
tachment commanded  l)y  Maj.  Andrew  Symmes  drafted  to  serve  for  5  weeks  in 
guarding  stores  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath  at  and  about  Boston,  agreeable  to  order 
of  Council  of  May  12,  1777. 

McIntosh,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Macintash,  Macintosh, 

Mackintash,  Mackintosh,  Mackintush,  Macontash,  Makentush,  Mclntash,  McIn- 
toch, Mclntush,  McKintosh,  Mecontosh.] 

McIntosh,  Archibald,  Raby.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Gilbert's  co..  Col.  William 
Prescott's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  10,  1775;  service, 
83  days;  also,  certificate  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  Nov.  30,  1775,  signed  by 
Capt.  Samuel  Gilbert,  certifying  that  said  Mcintosh,  a  soldier  in  his  company, 
Col.  Prescott's  regt.,  had  been  taken  or  slain  in  battle  at  Bunker  Hill  and  had 
never  received  a  bounty  coat  or  value  thereof;  also,  order  on  Committee  of 
Clothing,  payable  to  Israel  Hobart,  dated  March  4,  1776,  signed  by  Rachel  Mcin- 
tosh, widow  of  said  Mcintosh,  a  soldier  in  Capt.  Gilbert's  co.,  Col.  Prescott's  regt., 
for  the  money  value  of  a  bounty  coat  due  her  late  husband,  who  had  been  taken 
at  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill  June  17, 1775;  certificate  dated  March  4,  1776,  signed 
by  Selectmen  of  Raby,  appears  on  order,  certifying  that  the  Rachel  Mcintosh  above 
named  was  in  needy  circumstances  and  was  entitled  to  receive  the  amount  asked  for. 

McIntosh,  Daniel.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  8,  1777;  Maj.  Stevens's  (Artillery)  battalion; 
also,  Matross,  Capt.  Buckland's  co..  Col.  John  Crane's  regt.;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  6,  1777,  to  Julv  5,  1777  ;  reported  deserted  July 
5,  1777. 

McIntosh,  Daniel.  Matross,  Capt.  John  Gill's  (4th)  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's  (Artil- 
lery) regt. ;  service  to  Aug.  1, 1777,  23  days;  also,  Capt.  David  Bradlee's  co..  Col. 
Crafts's  regt. ;  list  of  men  who  received  bounty  from  April  30,  1777,  to  Dec.  30, 
1777,  8  mos. 

McIntosh,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bacon's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Thayer's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  14,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  31,  17S0;  service,  2  mos.  21  days;  regi- 
ment raised  in  Suffolk  Co.  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months  and  sta- 
tioned at  Rhode  Island. 

McIntosh,  Gideon.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Everet's  co.,  Col.  Mcintosh's  regt.,  Gen. 
Lovell's  brigade;  enlisted  Aug.  1, 1778;  discharged  Sept.  14,  1778;  service,  1  mo. 
15  days,  on  expedition  to  Rhode  Island;  also.  Corporal,  Capt.  Moses  Bullard's 
CO.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Thayer's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  26, 1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780 ; 
service,  3  mos.  8  days,  including  3  days  (60  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised 
in  Suffolk  Co.  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months  and  stationed  at  Rhode 
Island. 

McIntosh,  James,  HoUis.  Capt.  Reuben  Dow's  co..  Col.  "William  Prescott's  regt. ; 
receipt  for  bounty  coat,  dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  20,  1775 ;  also,  list  of  men  who 
lost  articles  at  Bunker  Hill  June  17,  1775,  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  22,  1775. 

McIntosh,  James.  Return  of  men  belonging  to  Col.  David  Brewer's  regt.  who  were 
in  need  of  blankets;  Capt.  Bordwell's  (Bardwell's)  co. ;  receipt  for  blankets, 
dated  Watertown,  July  26, 1775,  signed  by  Col.  David  Brewer,  appears  on  return. 
[See  James  McClintock.] 

McIntosh,  Jeremiah,  Roxbury.  Private,  Capt.  William  Draper's  (2d  Roxbury)  co.. 
Col.  William  Heath's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  ser- 
vice to  May  3,  1775,  15  days. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE   REVOLUTION.  511 

McIntosh,  John,  Boston.  Private,  Capt.  Abner  Crafts's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  William 
Bond's  (late  Col.  Thomas  Gardner's)  37th  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Cam- 
bridge, Oct.  7,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated 
Cambridge,  Nov.  13,  1775. 

McIntosh,  John,  Falmouth.  Capt.  David  Bradish's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's 
regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge  Camp, 
Dec.  15,  1775. 

McIntosh,  John,  Needham.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Smith's  co.,  Col.  William  Heath's 
regt. ;  service,  16  days,  probably  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  also,  Capt. 
Moses  Whiting's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  (late  Col.  William  Heath's)  regt. ;  receipt  for 
bounty  coat  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  25, 1775 ;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Robert  Smith's 
1  (Needham)  co. ;  service,  4  days,  at  the  time  of  taking  Dorchester  Heights  in 
March,  1776. 

McIntosh,  John,  Sheepscot  (also  given  Bristol).  Private,  Capt.  Hunt's  co..  Col. 
Henry  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  June  2, 
1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779 ;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Cartwright's  co..  Col.  Henry  Jackson's 
regt.;  pay  roll  for  Feb.,  1778,  dated  "  Gulph  Mills,"  Pa.;  also,  same  co.  and 
regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  June-Sept.,  1778 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Nov., 
1778;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Hunt's  (8th)  co..  Col.  Jackson's  (16th)  regt.;  muster 
roll  for  April,  1779,  dated  Pawtuxet;  enlisted  June  2,  1777;  enlistment,  3  years; 
also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  dated  Camp  Providence,  July  9, 1779 ;  also,  Capt. 
Thomas  Hunt's  (4th)  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Oct.,  1779,  dated 
Camp  near  Providence ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  regimental  return  made  up  to 
Dec.  31,  1779,  dated  Camp  at  Providence;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  June  12,  1780;  residence, 
Sheepscot;  reported  discharged  June  12, 1780;  also,  return  certified  at  Camp  near 
Morristown,  April  30,  1780,  of  officers  and  men  belonging  to  Col.  Lee's,  Col. 
Henley's,  and  Col.  Jackson's  regts.,  and  men  belonging  to  Massachusetts  in  Col. 
Henry  Sherburne's  regt.,  who  were  incorporated  into  a  regiment  under  the  com- 
mand of  Col.  Henry  Jackson,  agreeable  to  the  arrangement  of  April  9,  1779; 
Capt.  Hunt's  CO. ;  rank,  Private;  residence,  Bristol;  engaged  for  town  of  Broad 
Bay;  engaged  June  12,  1777;  term,  3  years;  family  of  said  Mcintosh  reported  as 
at  Boston. 

McIntosh,  John.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Robert  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards;  muster  roll  dated  Boston,  Aug.  14,  1778;  company  drafted  to  serve  for 
6  weeks  from  July  29,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Robert  Davis's  co.,  Maj.  Goodwin's  de- 
tachment. Col.  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards ;  detached  July  29, 1778 ;  discliarged  Sept. 
10,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  11  days,  at  Boston. 

McIntosh,  John.  Marine,  brig  "  Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Foster  Wil- 
liams; engaged  May  14,  1779;  service  to  Sept.  6,  1779,  3  mos.  24  days;  stature, 
5  ft.  4^  in.;  nationality,  American.     Roll  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. 

McIntosh,  John.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780,  returned  as  received  of 
Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  Ijy  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  16, 
1780;  age,  35  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for  town  of 
Boston  ;  marched  to  camp  July  16, 1780,  under  command  of  Lieut.  Zebulon  King ; 
also,  Matross ;  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Boston  for  service 
in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  16,  1780;  discharged  Dec. 
14, 1780;  service,  5  mos.  19  days,  including  10  days  (200  miles)  travel  home. 

McIntosh,  John.  Corporal,  Lieut.  William  Bird's  co.,  Col.  Thayer's  regt.;  enlisted 
July  19,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10, 1780;  service,  3  mos.  3  days,  including  11  days 
(220  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  in  Suffolk  Co.  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  3  months  and  stationed  at  West  Point;  «^so,  descriptive  return  dated 
Boston,  Jan.  5,  1781,  made  by  Edward  Procter,  Colonel  of  Boston  regt.,  of  men 


512  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

McIxTOSH,  John,  continued. 

who  had  enlisted  to  serve  in  the  militia  under  the  command  of  Brig.  Gen.  John 
Fellows  for  the  term  of  3  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  place  of  ren- 
dezvous, unless  sooner  discharged,  and  who  had  received  bounty  and  mileage  due 
them  of  said  Col.  Procter;  Capt.  Wise's  co. ;  age,  27  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.; 
complexion,  light. 

McIntosh,  John.  Receipt  dated  Boston,  April  16,  1782,  for  bounty  paid  said  Mcintosh 
by  Ralph  Smitli,  Chairman  of  Class  No.  6  of  the  town  of  Roxbury,  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years. 

McIntosh,  Peter.  Matross,  Capt.  Jonathan  Stoddard's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's 
(Artillery)  regt. ;  service  from  May  8,  1777,  to  July  8,  1777,  2  mos. 

McIntosh,  Peter.  Letter  from  Samuel  Dow  to  James  Perkins,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  15, 
1786,  in  behalf  of  himself,  said  Mcintosh,  and  others,  stating  that  they  had  been 
employed  as  blacksmiths  in  the  Quarter  Master's  department  at  Boston  from  early 
in  1776  to  Jan.  1,  1778,  when  owing  to  depreciation  of  money  their  wages  were 
insufficient,  whereupon  they  applied  to  Col.  Chase,  Deputy  Quarter  Master  Gen- 
eral, for  £9  specie  per  month,  or  its  equivalent,  as  wages,  but  as  they  failed  to 
receive  any  increased  allowance,  they  applied  to  Gen.  Heath,  who  promised  to  write 
to  Gen.  Pickering  and  secure  the  advance  requested ;  the.y  remained  continuously 
in  service  until  Sept.,  1780,  their  pay  remaining  unchanged  until  March  1,  1780, 
when  they  were  allowed  £9  per  month  in  specie  notes;  the  claim  for  the  extra 
allowance  asked  for  was  apparently  not  granted,  as  the  forcixoing  letter  was  read 
in  Continental  Congress  and  returned  to  said  Dow  without  action,  and  two  en- 
dorsements bearing  dates  Boston,  Oct.  15,  1788,  and  Sept.  27,  1790,  show  that  the 
grievance  of  the  claimants  was  not  redressed  at  the  respective  dates. 

McIntosh,  Stephen,  Roxbury.  Private,  Capt.  William  Draper's  (2d  Roxbury)  co.. 
Col.  William  Heath's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  ser- 
vice to  May  3,  1775,  15  days;  also,  Capt.  John  Robinson's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Gill's  regt.;  service,  12  days,  at  Dorchester  in  March,  1776,  guarding  shores  at 
mouth  of  Milton  river ;  also,  return  of  men  drafted  from  companies  commanded 
by  Capts.  Gore,  Mayo,  White,  and  May,  who  served  at  Nantasket  in  June,  1776, 
under  Lieut.  James  Morton,  driving  ships  from  Boston  harbor ;  service,  3  days; 
also,  Capt.  Seth  Sumner's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt. ;  service,  25  days  ;  com- 
pany marched  to  Rhode  Island  April  17,  1777;  roll  dated  Dorchester;  also,  same 
CO.  and  regt.;  marched  from  home  March  1,  1778;  discharged  April  4,  1778;  ser- 
vice, 1  mo.  4  days ;  company  ordered  to  march  to  Castle  Island  March  1,  1778. 

McIntosh,  William.  2d  Lieutenant  Colonel,  Col.  William  Heath's  regt.;  service,  14 
days,  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775;  also,  official  record  of  a  ballot  by  the  House 
of  Representatives,  dated  Feb.  14, 1776 ;  said  Mcintosh  chosen  Colonel,  1st  SufTolk 
Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  appointment  concurred  in  by  Council  Feb.  14,  1776; 
reported  commissioned  Feb.  14,  1776;  also.  Colonel,  1st  Suffolk  Co.  regt.;  ser- 
vice, 5  days,  at  the  time  of  taking  Dorchester  Heights  March  4, 1776 ;  also,  Colonel ; 
general  return  dated  Boston,  Nov.  28, 1776,  made  by  John  Popkin,  Brigade  Major, 
of  militia  regiments  that  marched  from  Massachusetts  to  the  state  of  New  York 
under  command  of  Maj.  Gen.  Lincoln;  also.  Colonel;  engaged  March  21,  1778; 
discharged  April  8,  1778;  service,  16  days,  at  Roxbury  Lines  and  Boston;  also, 
account  rendered  by  said  Mcintosh,  Colonel,  against  the  state  of  Massachusetts 
Bay,  for  the  additional  pay  authorized  by  resolves  of  May  1, 1779,  and  June  24, 1779, 
for  his  service  from  Aug.  1, 1778,  to  Sept.  16, 1778, 1  mo.  16  days,  on  an  expedition 
to  Rhode  Island  ;  also,  Colonel,  1st  SufTolk  Co.  regt.,  Brig.  Gen.  Lovell's  brigade ; 
general  return  of  Mass.  militia,  made  by  Adj.  Gen.  Peleg  Wadsworth,  dated  July 
5,  1779. 

McIntosh,  William.  Return  of  men  raised  in  Suffolk  Co.  for  Continental  service, 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780 ;  engaged  for  town  of  Stoughton ;  engaged 
April  12,  1781. 


IN  TPIE  WAR  OF  THE   REVOLUTION.  513 

McIntre,  Tobias.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  York  for  service 
in  the  Continental  Army  during  17S0 ;  marched  to  camp  July  6, 1780  ;  discharged 
Dec.  16,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  26  days,  including  travel  (300  miles)  home. 

McIntush,  Royal,  Needham.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Battle's  co..  Col.  Jonathan 
Titcorab's  regt. ;  enlisted  May  8,  1777;  discharged  July  8, 1777;  service,  61  days, 
at  Providence,  R.  I. 

McIntyer, ,  Reading.     Capt.  John  Flint's  co..  Col.  David  Green's  regt. ;  service,  4 

days,  probably  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775. 

McInttee,  Alexander,  York.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Jonathan  Nowell's  co..  Col.  James 
Scammon's  (30th)  regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775] ,  including  abstract 
of  pay  to  last  of  July,  1775 ;  reported  enlisted  May  3,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  16,  1775. 

McIntter,  Andrew,  Boston.  Gunner's  Mate,  brig  "  Prospect,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Joseph  Vesey ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  June  20,  1781 ;  age,  30 
yrs.;  stature,  4  ft.  11  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Boston. 

McIntter,  Andrew.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Jonathan  W.  Edes's  (2d)  co..  Col.  Thomas 
Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  service  from  May  8, 1777,  to  Aug.  1, 1777,  84  days ;  roll 

•  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. ;  also,  list  of  men  belonging  to  State  regt.  of  artillery  enti- 

tled to  an  additional  bounty  of  £15,  as  returned  by  Col.  T.  Crafts,  dated  Boston, 
Jan.  12,  1778 ;  Capt.  Jonathan  W.  Edes's  (2d)  co. ;  also,  Capt.  Edes's  co..  Col. 
Crafts's  regt. ;  list  of  men  who  received  bounty  from  April  30,  1777,  to  Dec.  30, 
1777,  8  mos.;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Perez  Cushing's  (1st)  co.,  Lieut.  Col, 
Paul  Revere's  corps  of  artillery  ;  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  date  of  discharge, 
May  8,  1780,  4  mos.  8  days ;  roll  dated  Boston ;  also,  order  on  Richard  Devens, 
Esq.,  for  rations,  dated  Boston,  June  23,  1781,  signed  by  said  McIntyer,  Lieuten- 
ant, Capt.  Cushing's  co..  Col.  Revere's  corps  of  artillery,  payable  to  Maj.  Thomas 
Melvill. 

McIntter,  Benjamin,  Reading.  Capt.  John  Flint's  co..  Col.  David  Green's  regt.; 
service,  8  days,  probably  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775. 

McIntter,  Benjamin,  Jr.,  Reading.  Capt.  John  Flint's  co..  Col.  David  Green's  regt. ; 
service,  5  days,  probably  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775. 

McIntter,  Daniel.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
SufiFolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  19,  1777;  Maj.  Eben.  Stevens's  battalion. 

McIntter,  Ebenezer,  Danvers.  Capt.  Samuel  Flint's  co.  of  militia.  Col.  Timothy 
Pick'ring,  Jr.'s  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  2 
days. 

McIntter,  Ebenezer,  Reading.  Capt.  John  Flint's  co.,  Col.  David  Green's  regt. ; 
service,  4  days,  probably  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775. 

McIntter,  Ebenezer,  Jr.,  York.  Private,  Capt.  Johnson  Moulton's  (York)  co.  of 
Minute-men,  which  marched  probably  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
enlisted  April  21,  1775;  service,  4  days. 

McIntter,  Ephraim,  Reading.  Capt.  John  Flint's  co..  Col.  David  Green's  regt. ;  ser- 
vice, 2  days,  probably  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775. 

McIntter,  Gilbert.  Capt.  John  Popkin's  co..  Col.  Richard  Gridley's  (Artillery) 
regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Winter  Hill,  Jan. 
2,  1776;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  April  27,  1777  ;  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
Thomas  Cushing's  co. ;  service  from  Oct.  25,  1783,  to  April  24,  1784,  6  mos. ; 
company  raised  for  defence  of  Castle  and  Governor's  Islands ;  roll  sworn  to  at 
Boston ;  also,  same  co. ;  service  from  July  25,  1784,  to  Oct.  24,  1784,  3  mos. ; 


514  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

McIntter,  GiLBEiiT,  continued. 

company  raised  for  defence  of  Castle  and  Governor's  Islands;  roll  sworn  to  at 
Boston  ;  also,  same  co. ;  treasur}'  pay  rolls  for  service  from  Jan.  25,  1786,  to  April 
25,  1786,  and  from  Oct.  25,  1786,  to  Jan.  25,  1787,  at  the  Castle. 

McIntter,  Hezekiah,  Reading.  Capt.  John  Flint's  co..  Col.  David  Green's  regt. ;  ser- 
vice, 2  days,  probably  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775. 

McIntter,  Jacob,  Reading.  Capt.  John  Flint's  co.,Col.  David  Green's  regt.;  service, 
2  days,  probably  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775. 

McIntter,  James,  Boston.  Drummer,  Capt.  Tobias  Fernald's  co..  Col.  James  Scam- 
mon's  (30th)  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775],  including  abstract  of 
pay  to  last  of  July,  1775 ;  enlisted  July  3,  1775. 

McIntter,  Mungo.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Wallcut's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's 
regt. ;  subsistence  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  Jan.  4,  1777,  to  Feb.  5,  1777 ; 
credited  with  33  days  allowance ;  subsistence  also  allowed  for  11  days  (220  miles) 
travel  on  march  from  Boston  to  Bennington. 

McIntter,  Solomon,  Reading.  Capt.  John  Flint's  co..  Col.  David  Green's  regt.;  ser- 
vice, 2  days,  probably  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775. 

« 

McIntter,  William.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Thomas  Brackett's  5th  (1st  Bristol)  co., 
Col.  William  Jones's  (3d  Lincoln  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia ;  list  of  officers  chosen 
by  the  several  companies  in  said  regiment ;  ordered  in  Council  May  8,  1776,  that 
said  officers  be  commissioned;  reported  commissioned  May  8,  1776. 

McIntter,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Starret's  detachment  from  Col.  Mason 
Wheaton's  regt. ;  service  from  June  28,  1779,  to  July  5,  1779,  8  days,  at  Camden, 
Eastern  department. 

McInttre,  Colin.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Cathcart;  engaged  June  30,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  6,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  8 
da.ys.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Boston. 

McInttre,  Daniel,  Boston.  Gunner,  Capt.  Donnell's  co..  Col.  John  Crane's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  13,  1777,  to  Dec.  13,  1777 ; 
residence,  Boston ;  reported  deserted. 

McInttre,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  W.  Edes's  (4th)  co..  Col.  Thomas 
Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  service  from  Aug.  1, 1776,  to  Nov.  1,  1776,  3  mos.  Roll 
sworn  to  at  Boston. 

McInttre,  Donald.  Receipt  dated  Boston,  May  13,  1783,  for  wages  for  service  to 
May  10, 1783,  on  board  the  frigate  "  Hague,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Manley. 

McInttre,  Eli.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received 
of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  11, 
1780;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  2  in.;  complexion,  ruddy;  engaged  for  town  of 
West  Springfield;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  10,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  11, 
1780,  under  command  of  Ensign  Bancroft. 

McInttre,  Gilbert.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Cnshing's  co.;  service  from  April  25, 
1784,  to  July  24,  1784,  3  mos. ;  company  raised  for  defence  of  Castle  and  Gov- 
ernor's Islands;  also,  same  co. ;  service  from  Jan.  25,  1785,  to  April  24,  1785,  3 
mos. ;  company  raised  for  defence  of  Castle  and  Governor's  Islands ;  rolls  sworn 
to  at  Boston. 

McInttre,  James,  Boston.  Drummer,  Capt.  Tobias  Fernald's  co..  Col.  James  Scam- 
mon's  (30th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  July  3,  1775;  ser- 
vice, 1  mo. ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Fort 
No.  1,  Nov.  28,  1775. 


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McIxTYRE,  Jeremiah.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Thomas  Bragdon's  5th  (York)  co.,  Col. 
Ebenezer  Sayer's  (1st  York  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  of  said 
regiment,  dated  Wells,  June  12,  1776;  ordered  in  Council  June  25,  1776,  that  said 
officers  be  commissioned;  reported  commissioned  June  26,  1776;  also,  2d  Lieu- 
tenant, Capt.  Thomas  Bragdon's  co. ;  list  of  officers  of  the  battalion  under  Lieut. 
Col.  Joseph  Storer  drafted  from  York  Co.  brigade  by  order  of  the  General  Court 
of  Aug.  9,  1777,  to  reinforce  the  Northern  armj-;  company  raised  in  York  and 
from  1st  York  Co.  regt. 

McIxTTRE,  Joseph.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Preserved  Leonard's  (10th)  co.,  3d  Hamp- 
shire Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  [year  not  given].  [See  Jesse 
Mclntire.] 

McIntyre,  Mungo.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  8,  1777;  Capt.  Nathaniel  Winslow's  co..  Col. 
Marshall's  regt. 

McInttre,  Oliver.  Private,  Capt.  James  Black's  (Chester)  co.  commanded  by  Lieut. 
William  Campbell,  Col.  David  Moosley's  (Mosely's)  regt. ;  enlisted  June  15, 1782; 
discharged  June  17,  1782;  service,  3  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Northampton. 

McInttre,  Phineas,  Biddeford.  Private,  Capt.  John  Elden's  co.,  Col.  Lemuel  Rob- 
inson's regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  dated  Roxbury,  Feb.  26,  1776 ;  mileage 
(120  miles)  allowed  said  McIntyre. 

McInttre,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Hamilton's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's 
regt. ;  service  from  Aug.  3,  1776,  to  Sept.  30,  1776,  1  mo.  29  (also  given  1  mo.  28) 
days. 

McIntyre,  Thomas,  Ashfield.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Webber's  (9th)  co.,  Col.  John 
Fellows's  (8th)  regt.;  company  return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  7,  1775;  reported 
"to  Quebeck." 

McIntyre,  Tobias.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Ai-my 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780,  returned  as  received 
of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  12, 
1780;  age,  24  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  3  in.;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for  town  of 
York;  marched  to  camp  July  12,  1780,  under  command  of  Ensign  Gilbert. 

McJerkin,  Robert.  Private,  Capt.  Clark's  co..  Col.  Tupper's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Jan.  5,  1780;  reported  dis- 
charged.    [See  Robert  McFarland.] 

McKadden,  William.  Gunner's  Mate,  brigantine  "Independence,"  commanded  by 
Capt.  Simeon  Samson;  engaged  June  6,  1776;  service  to  Sept.  22,  1776,  3  mos. 
16  days.    Roll  dated  Plymouth. 

McKatfray,  John.  List  of  prisoners  on  board  the  cartel  "  Hostage  "  to  be  exchanged 
for  British  prisoners,  as  returned  by  Thomas  Stone,  Commissary  [year  not  given]  ; 
said  McKaffray  reported  taken  in  the  sloop  "  Retrieve  "  (privateer),  of  Casco  Bay, 
by  the  British  ship  "  Milford." 

McKann,  Henry-.  Receipt  dated  March  8,  1777,  for  bounties  paid  said  McKann  and 
others  by  Col.  Benjamin  Brown,  Muster  Master,  for  enlisting  into  the  Continental 
Army;  said  McKann  joined  Capt.  Abraham  Tukermon's  (Tuckerman's)  co.. 
Col.  Paterson's  regt. 

McKanon,  Isaac.  Capt.  Lawrance  Kemp's  co. ;  enlisted  May  10,  1777 ;  discharged 
July  17,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  9  days;  company  detached  from  Hampshire  Co. 
militia  for  service  under  Col.  David  Wells  in  Northern  department.  Roll  dated 
Shelburne. 


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McKaxox,  John.  Capt.  Lawrance  Kemp's  co. ;  enlisted  May  10,  1777;  discharged 
July  17,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  9  days ;  company  detached  from  Hampshire  Co. 
militia  for  service  under  Col.  David  Wells  in  Northern  department.  Roll  dated 
Shelhurne. 

McKaxzee,  Ebenezer,  Penobscot.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  from  Col.  John  Cushing's  (2d  Plymouth  Co.)  regt.,  as  returned  agreeable 
to  order  of  Council  of  Nov.  7,  1777;  residence,  Penobscot;  engaged  for  town  of 
Marshfield  (also  given  Hanover) ;  joined  Capt.  Hunt's  co.,  Col.  Vose's  regt; 
term,  3  years. 

McKareth, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mackreth.] 

McKaketh,  Reginald.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Independence,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Simeon  Samson;  engaged  July  13,  1776;  service  to  Sept.  22,  1776,  2  mos.  9  days; 
roll  dated  Plymouth;  also,  same  vessel  and  commander;  engaged  Sept.  23, 1776; 
service  to  Jan.  1,  1777,  3  mos.  8  da.ys. 

McKarnet,  Michael.  Private,  Capt.  John  Robinson's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's 
regt. ;  service,  12  days,  at  Dorchester  in  March,  1776,  guarding  shores  at  mouth 
of  Milton  river. 

McKartt,  James.  Seaman,  ship  "  General  Mifflin,"  commanded  by  Capt.  George 
Wait  Babcock ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  sworn  to  at  Boston,  Sept.  6, 
1780;  age,  30  yrs.;  complexion,  light;  reported  as  belonging  to  Massachusetts. 

McKasset,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Christopher  Marshall's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Mar- 
shall's regt. ;  subsistence  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  Jan.  7,  1777,  to  Feb.  1, 
1777  ;  credited  with  26  days  allowance ;  subsistence  also  allowed  for  11  days  (220 
miles)  travel  on  march  from  Boston  to  Bennington. 

McKastlen,  John,  Gardnerstown.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  McCobb's  co..  Col.  John 
Nixon's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  1,  1775;  service,  2 
mos.  5  days.     [See  John  McKnight.] 

McKawes,  Hugh,  Chelmsford.  List  of  men  mustered  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Array,  as  returned  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated 
Boston,  April  26, 1780 ;  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  age,  25  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  com- 
plexion, brown;  occupation,  gentleman  soldier;  residence,  Chelmsford  ;  mustered 
by  Capt.  Chambers ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

McKay, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  McCoy,  McKey,  McLay.] 

McKay,  Charles.  Sailor,  ship  "  G.  Pickering,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Jonathan 
Harraden ;  list  of  officers  and  crew,  sworn  to  Nov.  10,  1780 ;  ship  reported  taken 
by  the  British  while  on  a  cruise  to  the  West  Indies. 

McKay,  John.  List  of  prisoners  sent  from  New  York  to  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  to  be 
exchanged  for  British  prisoners  [year  not  given]  ;  reported  a  Prize  Master. 

McKay,  "  Nell."  Return  of  men  raised  in  Suffolk  Co.  for  Continental  service,  agree- 
able to  resolve  of  Dec.  2, 1780 ;  engaged  for  town  of  Stoughtonham ;  engaged  May 
15,  1781 ;  term,  3  years. 

McKay,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Charles  Parsons's  co..  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's 
(1st  New  York)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan. -April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  en- 
listment, during  war. 

McKean,  Hugh.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suf- 
folk Co.,  dated  Boston,  March  2,  1777 ;  Capt.  Pettingall's  co.,  Col.  Wesson's  regt. 

McKean,  Patrick,  Lenox.  Private,  Capt.  Charles  Dibble's  co..  Col.  John  Paterson's 
(26th)  regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  reported  deserted  May  5, 
1775. 


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McKean,  William.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Jona- 
than Haraden ;  engaged  March  15  (also  given  March  9),  1777;  discharged  Aug. 
29,  1777.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. 

McKebis,  James.  Private,  Capt.  James  Lemont's  co. ;  enlisted  July  18,  1775;  service 
to  Dec.  31, 1775,  5  mos.  26  days ;  company  stationed  at  Georgetown,  Lincoln  Co., 
for  defence  of  seacoast. 

McKechnet,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Foster's  co.,  Maj.  William  Lithgo's 
detachment  of  militia;  service  between  Sept.  1,  1779,  and  Nov.  4,  1779,  27  days, 
defending  frontiers  of  Lincoln  Co. 

McKechnie,  .     [This  name  appears  under  the  form  of  McKechney.] 

McKee,  Ja_mes,  Harwich.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
2d  Barnstable  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Maj.  Zenas  Winslow  and'  Capt.  Abijah 
Bangs,  dated  Feb.  24,  1778;  residence,  Harwich;  engaged  for  town  of  Harwich; 
joined  Capt.  G.  Weeb's  (Webb's)  co..  Col.  Shephard's  regt.;  term  to  expire  in 
1780. 

McKee,  Johx,  Pelham.  Private,  Capt.  David  Cowden's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col.  Ben- 
jamin Ruggles  Woodbridge's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ; 
service,  11  days;  also,  Capt.  David  Cowden's  co..  Col.  Woodbridge's  regt.;  mas- 
ter roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  8  days;  also, 
company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Sept.  28,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat 
or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Nov.  13,  1775. ' 

McKee,  Josiah.  Lieut.  James  Halbert's  co..  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  regt. ;  enlisted  July 
10,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  12,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  9  days,  including  travel  (120 
miles)  home;  company  marched  to  Saratoga.    Roll  dated  Pelham. 

McKeen,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  McKean.] 

McKeen,  Andrew.  List  dated  Boston,  Sept.  29,  1777,  of  men  detached  from  Col. 
Jabez  Hatch's  (Boston)  regt.  who  refused  to  march  on  a  secret  expedition  ;  also, 
resolve  dated  Sept.  30,  1777,  directing  Jabez  Hatch,  Colonel  of  Boston  regt.,  to 
arrest  and  confine  said  McKeen  and  others  who  had  refused  to  march  as  ordered, 
and  have  them  later  conve.yed  under  guard  to  Rhode  Island  and  there  deliver 
them  to  the  commanding  officer  of  the  detachment  raised  in  Massachusetts  for  a 
secret  expedition. 

McKeen,  Baknabas.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Barns's  co..  Col.  David  Mosley's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  service,  6  days ;  company  marched  to  quell  the  mob  at 
Northampton  June  12,  and  June  16,  1782. 

McKeen,  James,  Gardnerstown.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
[year  not  given] ;  residence,  Gardnerstown ;  engaged  for  town  of  Newburyport. 

McKeen,  James,  Peterborough.  Private,  Capt.  William  Scott's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  Paul  Dudley  Sargent's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3  days;  also,  Capt.  William  Scott's  co.,  Col. 
Paul  Dudley  Sargent's  (28th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted 
April  23,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  16  days;  also,  companj^  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775; 
also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Boston,  Nov.  14, 1775. 

McKeen,  Patrick,  Lenox.  Private,  Capt.  Charles  Dibbell's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
John  Paterson's  regt.,  which  marched  April  22,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of 
April  19,  1775;  service,  13  days. 

McKeen,  William,  St.  Johns.  Private,  Capt.  Jabez  West's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Eddy's 
regt.;  enlisted  Nov.  14,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  16,  1776;  service,  1  mo.  5  days; 
company  raised  in  Cumberland,  N.  S. 


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McKellop,  Alexander.  Private,  Capt.  Leonard  Bleeker's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col. 
Goose  Van  Schaick's  (1st  New  York)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Jan. -March,  1781, 
dated  West  Point;  enlistment,  during  war. 

McKellt,  Alexander,  Bridgewater.  List  of  men  mustered  between  March  27,  1777, 
and  April  9,  1777,  by  James  Hatch,  Muster  Master  for  Plymouth  Co.;  Col.  Mar- 
shall's regt. ;  age,  20  yrs. ;  residence,  Bridgewater ;  enlisted  by  Capt.  Stetson ; 
enlistment,  3  years. 

McKellt,  Peter.  Landsman,  frigate  "  Boston,"  commanded  bj'  Capt.  Samuel  Tucker ; 
engaged  Oct.  28,  1778.     Roll  made  up  for  advance  pay  for  1  month. 

McKendrt,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Kendry,  Kindry, 

McKinday,  McKindrey,  McKindry.] 

McKendrt,  Archibald,  Stoughton.  Private,  Capt.  James  Endecott's  co.  of  militia, 
Col.  Lemuel  Robinson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  9  days ;  also,  Drummer,  Capt.  James  Endicott's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's 
regt. ;  service,  5  days ;  company  marched  from  Stoughton  March  4,  1776,  at  the 
time  of  fortifying  Dorchester  Heights ;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Endicott's  co. ;  en- 
listed March  20,  1778;  discharged  April  5,  1778;  service,  18  days;  company 
marched  to  Roxbury  March  20,  1778,  under  command  of  Col.  William  Mcintosh. 

McKendrt,  John.  Private,  Capt.  James  Endicott's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.; 
service,  5  days;  company  marched  from  Stoughton  March  4,  1776,  at  the  time  of 
fortifying  Dorchester  Heights. 

McKendrt,  William,  Stoughton.  Private,  Capt.  James  Endecott's  co.  of  militia. 
Col.  Lemuel  Robinson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  ser- 
vice, 9  days ;  also,  Capt.  William  Bent's  co.,  36th  regt. ;  company  return  dated 
Fort  No.  2,  Oct.  5,  1775;  also,  general  order  dated  Headquarters,  Ticonderoga, 
Aug.  31,  1776,  taken  from  Col.  Ephraim  Wheelock's  Orderly  Book  ;  said  McKen- 
dry,  of  Capt.  Endicott's  co..  Col.  Wheelock's  regt.,  appointed  Sergeant  Major  of 
said  regiment;  also,  return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Endicott's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.,  dated  Stoughton  June  27,  1777; 
residence,  Stoughton  ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Stoughton ;  joined  Col.  Alden's  regt. ; 
enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  Quarter  Master,  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779;  also.  Quarter  Master, 
in  a  regiment  formerly  commanded  by  Col.  Ichabod  Alden ;  return  of  field,  staff, 
and  commissioned  officers  who  were  in  camp  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  and  who  had 
not  been  absent  subsequently  except  on  furlough,  etc.,  certified  at  Cherry  Valley ; 
also.  Lieutenant,  (late)  Col.  Ichabod  Alden's  regt. ;  return  of  officers  for  clothing, 
dated  Boston,  Jan.  5, 1779;  also.  Quarter  Master  (also  given  Ensign,  Capt.  Daniel 
Lane's  6th  co.),  late  Col.  Ichabod  Alden's  (6th)  regt.;  muster  roll  of  field,  staff, 
and  commissioned  officers  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Cherry  Valley ; 
appointed  Quarter  Master  Jan.  1,  1777,  Ensign  Oct.  1, 1778;  also.  Quarter  Master 
(also  given  Ensign),  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  return  of  field,  staff, 
and  commissioned  officers  made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  reported  allowed  36  mos. 
service  as  Quarter  Master,  15  mos.  service  as  Ensign ;  also,  Ensign  (also  given 
Quarter  Master),  Col.  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  Ensign,  same  regt.;  return  of 
officers,  dated  Totoway,  Oct.  16, 1780 ;  also,  same  regt. ;  return  of  effectives,  dated 
Camp  Totoway,  Nov.  9,  1780;  reported  Ensign,  acting  as  Quarter  Master;  also, 
Quarter  Master  (also  given  Ensign,  Capt.  Aaron  Holden's  5th  co.),  Lieut.  Col. 
Brooks's  regt. ;  muster  roll  of  field,  staff,  and  commissioned  officers  for  Oct.- 
Dec,  1780,  dated  Huts  West  Point ;  appointed  Quarter  Master  Jan.  1, 1777,  Ensign 
Oct.  1,  1778;  also.  Quarter  Master  and  Ensign,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  mus- 
ter roll  for  Feb. -April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  appointed  Jan.  1,  1781;  also. 
Lieutenant,  Capt.  Nathaniel  C.  Allen's  (8th)  co.,  4th  Mass.  i^egt. ;  muster  roll  for 
May  and  June,  1783 ;  reported  appointed  Quarter  Master  June  10  [year  not  given] , 


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McKeney,  Isaac,  Scarborough.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  from  Capt.  Benjamin  Larrabe's  co.,  Col.  Reuben  Fogg's  (3d  Cumberland 
Co.)  regt.  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Scarborough;  enlisted  for  town  of  Scar- 
borough ;  joined  Capt.  John  Skillin's  co.,  Col.  Francis's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

McKeney,  James,  Scarborough.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Larrabe's  co..  Col.  Mitchel's 
regt.;  marched  July  9,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  3  days; 
company  marched  on  Penobscot  expedition  ;  also,  Capt.  Roger  Libby's  co. ;  joined 
Oct.  1,  1779;  dischai-ged  Oct.  23,  1779;  service  at  the  Eastward  with  detachment 
of  Cumberland  Co.  militia  under  Nathaniel  Jordan,  Esq. 

McKeney,  John,  Scarborough.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Larrabe's  co..  Col.  Mitchel's 
regt.;  marched  July  9,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  3  days; 
company  marched  on  Penobscot  expedition. 

McKeney,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Roger  Libby's  co. ;  joined  Oct.  1,  1779:  discharged 
Oct.  23,  1779 ;  service  at  the  Eastward  with  detachment  of  Cumberland  Co.  militia 
under  Nathaniel  Jordan,  Esq. 

McKeney,  Joseph,  Scarborough.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  from  Capt.  Benjamin  Larrabe's  co..  Col.  Reuben  Fogg's  (3d  Cumberland 
Co.)  regt.  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Scarborough ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Scar- 
borough ;  joined  Capt.  John  Sliillin's  co..  Col.  Francis's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

McKeney,  Robert,  Scarborough.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Larrabe's  co..  Col. 
Mitchel's  regt. ;  marched  July  9,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  12, 1779;  service,  2  mos. 
3  days ;  company  marched  on  Penobscot  expedition. 

McKeney,  Thomas,  Scarborough.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Larrabe's  co.,  Col. 
Mitchel's  regt. ;  marched  July  9,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1779;  service,  2  mos. 
3  days ;  company  marched  on  Penobscot  expedition. 

McKeney,  Williaji,  Scarborough.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  from  Capt.  Benjamin  Larrabe's  co..  Col.  Reuben  Fogg's  (3d  Cumberland 
Co.)  regt.  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Scarborough;  enlisted  for  town  of  Scar- 
borough :  joined  Capt.  John  Skillin's  co..  Col.  Francis's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

McKennan,  Andrew,  Charlemont.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Rice's  co.  of  militia, 
which  marched  April  22,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
6J  days;  reported  returned  home  April  25,  1775;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Nahum 
Ward's  co..  Col.  David  Wells's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  engaged  Sept.  22,  1777; 
discharged  Oct.  18,  1777;  service,  1  mo.,  at  the  time  of  taking  Gen.  Burgoyne, 
including  travel  (80  miles)  home ;  company  marched  from  Charlemont  Sept.  22, 
1777. 

McKennan,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Taylor's  co..  Col.  Porter's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  10,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  12,  1777;  service,  38  days,  including  travel  (100 
miles)  home;  company  marched  from  Charlemont  July  10,  1777,  to  reinforce 
Northern  army  after  the  evacuation  of  Ticonderoga;  also,  Capt.  Nahum  Ward's 
CO.,  Col.  David  Wells's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  22, 1777 ;  discharged 
Oct.  18, 1777  ;  service,  1  mo.,  at  the  time  of  taking  Gen.  Burgoyne,  including  travel 
(80  miles)  home ;  company  marched  from  Charlemont  Sept.  22,  1777. 

McKennan,  Isaac,  Charlemont.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Rice's  co.  of  militia,  which 
marched  April  22,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  6^ 
days;  reported  returned  home  April  25,  1775;  a/so,  Capt.  Samuel  Taylor's  co., 
Col.  Nicholas  Dike's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  dated  Roxbury,  Sept.  17, 
1776;  mileage  (125  miles)  allowed  said  McKennan;  also,  Capt.  Nahum  Ward's 
CO.,  Col.  David  Wells's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  22, 1777 ;  discharged 
Oct.  18,  1777;  service,  1  mo.,  at  the  time  of  taking  Gen.  Burgoyne,  including 
travel  (80  miles)  home ;  company  marched  from  Charlemont  Sept.  22,  1777. 


520  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

McKennax,  John,  Charlemont.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Rice's  co.  of  militia,  which 
marched  April  22,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  6 
days ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army  April  27, 1775. 

McKenne,  Jonathan,  Pepperellborough.  Private,  Capt.  Adam  Martin's  co.,  Col. 
Nathan  Tyler's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  2,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  25,  1779;  service,  6 
mos.  3  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  including  travel  (180  miles)  home. 

McKennen,  Isaac,  Charlemont.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Taylor's  co..  Col.  Nicholas 
Dike's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  from  place  of  discharge  home, 
dated  Dorchester  Heights,  Nov.  28, 1776;  said  McKennen  credited  with  allowance 
for  6  da.ys  (125  miles)  travel. 

McKennet, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Makeney,  McCanej', 

McCanney,   McKeney,    McKenne,   McKenny,    McKeny,    McKiney,    McKinne, 
McKinney,  McKinny,  McKney,  McKnny,  Mekeny.] 

McKenney,  Abner.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Abraham  Tyler's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  regt. ; 
engaged  June  1, 1778;  discharged  Jan.  29, 1779;  service,  8  mos.  17  days,  at  North 
river,  N.  Y.,  including  18  days  (360  miles)  travel  home;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
payroll  for  Sept.,  1778,  dated  Fort  Clinton;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  rolls 
for  Nov.  and  Dec,  1778,  dated  King's  Ferry. 

McKennet,  David.  Private,  Capt.  Solomon  AA'alker's  co. ;  service,  2  days ;  company 
assembled  and  was  in  service  at  the  time  of  taking  the  mast-ship  in  Sheepscot 
river  Sept.  10, 1777.    Roll  dated  Pownalborough. 

McKennet,  David.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  C.  Allen's  (8th)  co.,  7th  Mass.  regt.; 
muster  rolls  for  Feb.  and  March,  1783 ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

McKennet,  George,  Georgetown.  List  dated  Pownalboi-ough,  Aug.  20,  1778,  of  men 
raised  in  Lincoln  Co.  to  march  to  Providence  to  reinforce  Col.  Wade's  and  Col. 
Jacobs's  regts.,  as  returned  by  Brig.  Charles  Cushing;  enlisted  in  1778  from  Col. 
McCobb's  (1st  Lincoln  Co.)  regt.;  residence,  Georgetown;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
Solomon  AValker's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Joseph  Prime's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  3,  1780 ; 
discharged  Nov.  2, 1780;  service,  4  mos.,  under  Brig.  Gen.  Wadsworth  in  Eastern 
department. 

McKennet,  Humphret.  List  of  men  who  moved  from  the  town  of  Cape  Elizabeth 
subsequent  to  1776,  dated  Cape  Elizabeth,  Jan.  17,  1782. 

McKennet,  James,  Scarborough.  Private,  Capt.  William  Crocker's  co. ;  service  from 
March  1,  1776,  to  May  31,  1776,  3  mos.,  in  defence  of  seacoast;  roll  sworn  to  at 
Falmouth,  Cumberland  Co. ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  in  Continental  service ; 
Capt.  Joseph  Bates's  (also  given  Capt.  Hastings's)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  J.  Brooks's 
(7th)  regt. ;  age,  38  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  light  (also  given  dark) ; 
hair,  sandy  (also  given  dark);  occupation,  laborer;  birthplace,  Scarboi-ough ; 
residence,  Scarborough;  enlisted  for  town  of  Pepperellborough;  enlisted  Jan.  15, 
1782;  enlistment,  1  year  (also  given  3  years). 

McKennet,  Jere.  Private,  4th  co. ;  entry  dated  Dec.  27,  1783,  of  an  order  for  wages 
for  May-Dec.  [year  not  given],  appearing  in  a  register  of  orders  accepted  on 
account  of  wages,  etc. 

McKennet,  John.  Private,  Capt.  William  Crocker's  co. ;  service  from  March  1,  1776, 
to  May  31, 1776,  3  mos.,  in  defence  of  seacoast.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Cumberland  Co. 

McKennet,  Jonathan.  Private,  Lieut.  Job  Winchel's  detachment.  Col.  Hallet's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  22,  1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780 ;  service,  1  mo.  19  days,  at  Rhode 
Island,  including  10  days  (200  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  for  3  months. 

McKennet,  Joseph,  Scarborough.  Corporal,  Capt.  William  Crocker's  co. ;  service 
from  March  1,  1776,  to  May  31,  1776,  3  mos.,  in  defence  of  seacoast.  Roll  sworn 
to  at  Falmouth,  Cumberland  Co. 


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McKbnnet,  Thomas,  Scarborough.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Tyler's  cc,  Col.  Edmund 
Phinney's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Sept.  29,  1775;  reported  enlisted  May  9, 
1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camljridge, 
Oct.  26,  1775;  also,  Private,  Capt.  William  Crocker's  Co.;  service  from  March  1, 
1776,  to  May  31,  1776,  3  mos.,  in  defence  of  seacoast;  roll  sworn  to  at  Falmouth, 
Cumberland  Co. 

McKennet,  William,  Scarborough.  Sergeant,  Capt.  William  Crocker's  co. ;  service 
from  March  1,  1776,  to  May  31,  1776,  3  mos.,  in  defence  of  seacoast;  roll  sworn 
to  at  Falmouth,  Cumberland  Co. ;  also,  Ensign,  Col.  Benjamin  Tapper's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  3,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
also,  petition  addressed  to  the  General  Court,  dated  Van  Schaick's  Island,  Aug. 
31,  1777,  signed  by  said  McKenney,  Ensign,  and  others,  officers  of  (late)  Col. 
Francis's  regt.,  asking  that  Lieut.  Colonel  Littlefleld  be  appointed  Colonel  cff 
said  regiment;  also,  petition  addressed  to  the  General  Court,  dated  Camp  above 
Stillwater,  Sept.  15,  1777,  signed  by  officers  of  Cols.  Marshall's,  Brewer's,  and 
other  regiments,  requesting  that  clothing  be  furnished  them  from  the  store  of 
cloths  found  on  board  the  prize  captured  by  Capt.  Lee  as  their  clothing  and  bag- 
gage had  been  lost  on  the  late  retreat  from  Ticonderoga;  also,  Ensign,  Capt. 
Samuel  Thomes's  co.,  Col.  Tupper's  regt.;  return  dated  Jan.  26,  1778;  residence, 
Scarborough;  mustered  by  Col.  Varrick,  Continental  Muster  Master;  also,  order 
on  the  Board  of  War,  dated  Camp  near  Valley  Forge,  April  8,  1778,  signed  by 
said  McKenney  and  others  belonging  to  Col.  Tupper's  regt.,  Brig.  Gen.  John 
Paterson's  brigade,  for  clothing  to  replace  that  lost  on  retreat  from  Ticonderoga; 
also,  order  on  the  Board  of  War,  in  favor  of  Capt.  Samuel  Page,  dated  Danbury, 
Oct.  12,  1778,  signed  by  said  McKenney  and  other  officers  of  Col.  Tupper's  regt., 
for  clothing  due  them  as  a  donation  from  the  State;  also.  Ensign,  Colonel's  (1st) 
CO.,  Col.  Tupper's  regt. ;  muster  roll  of  field,  staff,  and  commissioned  officers  for 
March,  1779,  dated  West  Point;  reported  transferred  to  Maj.  Lithgow's  (3d)  co. 
April  1,  1779;  also.  Ensign,  Maj.  William  Lithgow's  co.,  Col.  Tupper's  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  March,  1779,  dated  West  Point;  appointed  April  3,  1777;  also. 
Col.  Tupper's  (11th)  regt. ;  return  of  officers  for  clothing,  dated  West  Point,  Aug. 
10,  1779;  also.  Lieutenant,  Col.  Tupper's  (10th)  regt.,  commanded  by  Col.  Thomas 
Marshall  prior  to  Jan.  1,  1781;  payroll  made  up  for  wages  and  subsistence  to 
Jan.  1,  1782;  wages  and  subsistence  allowed  said  McKenney  from  Jan.  1,  1781,  5 
mos.  17  days;  reported  resigned  June  18,  1781. 

McKenxox,  -.     [This  name  appears   under  the   form   of   McCannon,    McKanon, 

McKennan,  McKennen.] 

McKexny,  Abner,  Scarborough.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Tyler's  co..  Col.  Edmund 
Phinney's  (31st)  regt. ;  billeting  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  May  9, 1775,  to 
date  of  marching  to  headquarters,  July  6,  1775;  credited  with  57  days  allowance; 
also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  29,  1775;  also.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Jonathan 
Andrews's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Prime's  regt.;  engaged  May  8,  1780;  discharged 
Nov.  23,  1780;  service,  6  mos.  16  days,  under  Brig.  Gen.  P.  Wadsworth  at  the 
Eastward  ;  roll  certified  at  Thomaston. 

McKenny,  Humphrey,  Cape  Elizabeth.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Dunn's  co..  Col. 
Phinney's  regt. ;  billeting  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment.  May  17,  1775,  to  date 
of  marching  to  headquarters,  Jul}'  11,  1775;  credited  with  55  days  allowance. 

McKenxy,  Isaac,  Scarborough.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Tyler's  co..  Col.  Edmund 
Phinney's  (31st)  regt.;  billeting  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment.  May  9, 1775,  to 
date  of  marching  to  headquarters,  July  6,  1775 ;  credited  with  57  days  allowance ; 
also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  29,  1775. 

McKenny,  Isaac.  Private,  schooner  "Diligent,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Lam- 
bert; engaged  April  17,  1776;  discharged  Aug.  1,  1776;  service,  3  mos.  14  days. 


522  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

McKenny,  James,  Scarborou,q:h.  Capt.  Abraham  Tyler's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's 
(31st)  regt. ;  billeting  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  May  9,  1775,  to  date  of 
marching  to  headquarters,  July  6,  1775;  credited  with  57  days  allowance;  also, 
company  return  dated  Sept.  29,  1775;  also,  Capt.  John  Wentworth's  co.,  Col. 
Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards;  enlisted  July  22,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  14,  1778;  ser- 
vice, 5  mos.  1  day,  at  Cambridge,  including  travel  (160  miles)  home;  also,  receipt 
dated  Berwick,  Jan.  16,  1782,  signed  by  Richard  Foxwell  Cutts,  stating  that  he 
had  received  said  McKenny  of  Nicholas  Dennett  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  3  years  to  the  credit  of  the  town  of  Pepperellborough,  and  had  for- 
warded him  to  Maj.  Pettingill,  at  Boston,  on  behalf  of  the  Superintendent,  who 
was  absent. 

McKenny,  Jonathan,  Cape  Elizabeth.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Dunn's  co..  Col.  Phin- 
ney's regt. ;  billeting  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment.  May  17,  1775,  to  date  of 
marching  to  headquarters,  July  11, 1775;  credited  with  55  days  allowance. 

McKenny,  Jonathan,  Pepperellborough.  Return  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel 
Wells,  Muster  Master  for  York  Co.,  dated  Wells,  Feb.  28,  1780;  said  McKenny 
and  others  mustered  July  3, 1779,  to  serve  until  Jan.  1, 1780;  residence,  Pepperell- 
borough. 

McKenny,  Joseph,  Scarborough.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Tyler's  co.,  Col.  Edmund 
Phinney's  (31st)  regt. ;  billeting  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment.  May  9, 1775,  to 
date  of  marching  to  headquarters,  July  6,  1775 ;  credited  with  57  days  allowance ; 
also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  29,  1775;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Clark's  co..  Col. 
Benjamin  Tupper's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 
1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  reported  as  serving  3  mos.  2  days  as  Corporal,  32  mos.  28 
days  as  Sergeant;  also,  Capt.  John  Skillin's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt.; 
subsistence  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  Dec.  16  [1776] ,  to  time  of  arrival  at 
Bennington ;  credited  with  subsistence  for  94  days,  including  allowance  for  328 
miles  travel;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Samuel  Thomes's  co..  Col.  Tupper's  regt.; 
return  dated  Jan.  26,  1778;  residence,  Scarborough;  engaged  for  town  of  Scar- 
borough ;  mustered  by  County  Muster  Master  Ilsley  and  Col.  Varrick,  Continen- 
tal Muster  Master ;  also,  Colonel's  co..  Col.  Tupper's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March, 
1779,  dated  West  Point;  appointed  April  3,  1777;  term,  3  years. 

McKenny,  Moses,  Scarborough.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Abraham  Tyler's  co..  Col. 
Edmund  Phinney's  (31st)  regt. ;  billeting  allowed  from  date  of  engagement,  April 
24,  1775,  to  date  of  marching  to  headquarters,  July  6,  1775;  credited  with  73  days 
allowance;  also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  29,  1775;  also.  Ensign,  Capt.  Abra- 
ham Tj'ler's  CO. ;  regimental  return  with  accompanying  petition  to  the  Council, 
dated  Oct.  4,  1775,  signed  by  Col.  Edmund  Phiney,  stating  that  he  had  com- 
manded a  regiment  in  the  armj'  at  Cambridge  during  "  the  present  Campaign" 
but  had  never  been  commissioned,  and  asking  that  he  with  the  officers  in  his  regi- 
ment be  recommended  to  Gen.  Washington  for  commissions;  ordered  in  Council 
Oct.  6,  1775,  that  said  officers  be  recommended  for  commissions  in  the  Continental 
Army. 

McKenny,  Thomas,  Scarborough.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Tyler's  co..  Col.  Phinney's 
regt. ;  billeting  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment.  May  9,  1775,  to  date  of  marching 
to  headquarters,  July  6,  1775 ;  credited  with  57  days  allowance. 

McKenny,  William,  Cape  Elizabeth.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Dunn's  co.,  Col.  Phin- 
ney's regt.;  billeting  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  May  11,  1775,  to  date  of 
marching  to  headquarters,  July  11,  1775;  credited  with  61  days  allowance. 

McKenny,  William,  Scarborough.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Clarke's  co..  Col.  Tupper's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  April  3,  1777; 
reported  promoted  to  Ensign  April  3,  1777;  also,  Capt.  John  Skillin's  co.,  Col. 
Ebenezer  Francis's  regt. ;  subsistence  allowed  from  date  of  engagement,  Dec.  16 
[1776],  to  time  of  arrival  at  Bennington;  credited  with  94  days  subsistence,  in- 


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McKexnt,  William,  continued. 

eluding  allowance  for  328  miles  travel ;  residence,  Scarborough  ;  also,  Lieutenant, 
Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (Uth)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  Ensign,  Col.  Tupper's  regt.;  list  of 
officers  promoted  in  tlie  Continental  Army ;  commissioned  July  4,  1780 ;  also, 
Lieutenant,  same  regt. ;  list  of  officers  dated  Sept.  15,  1780 ;  reported  in  the  light 
infantry;  also,  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Stephen  Abbot's  (Light  Infantry)  co..  Col. 
Tupper's  (11th)  regt.;  muster  roll  of  field,  staff,  and  commissioned  officers  for 
Oct.-Dec,  1780,  dated  Huts  near  West  Point;  appointed  March  28, 1779. 

McKenset,  Alec.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army, 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1781  [1780],  returned  as  received  by  Sergt.  Edward 
Stebbens,  at  Taunton,  April  5,  1781,  to  be  conducted  to  Springfield  and  delivered 
to  Col.  William  Shepard ;  age,  40  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  11  in.;  complexion,  dark; 
occupation,  laborer;  engaged  for  town  of  Taunton;  term,  3  years;  reported 
deserted. 

McKensey,  John.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Allen 
Hallet;  engaged  Feb.  18,  1779;  discharged  April  30,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  13 
days. 

McKensey,  Owen.  Private,  Capt.  John  Hall's  detachment;  engaged  Aug.  14,  1777; 
discharged  Aug.  19, 1777  ;  service,  5  days  ;  detachment  drafted  from  militia  for  ser- 
vice at  Machias. 

McKensey,  William  Andrew.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Richards's  co..  Col.  Benjamin 
Hawes's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  25,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  28,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  7 
days,  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island,  including  3  days  (60  miles)  travel 
home.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Dedham. 

McKensie,  Alexander.  Receipt  dated  May  14, 1783,  for  wages  for  service  to  May  10, 
1783,  on  board  the  frigate  "  Hague,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Manley. 

McKensie,  John,  England.  Matross,  Capt.  Lillie's  co..  Col.  John  Ci-ane's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  2,  1777,  to  March  1,  1778; 
reported  as  belonging  to  England ;  also  reported  deserted. 

McKensie,  Philip.  List  of  men  raised  in  Essex  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the 
time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  returned  as  mustered  by  Henry  Rutgers,  Jr., 
Deputy  Muster  Master,  dated  Fishkill,  Aug.  1,  1778 ;  engaged  for  town  of  Tops- 
field  ;  arrived  at  Fishkill  June  17,  1778. 

McKensire,  Philip,  Topsfield.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Essex  Co.  for  the 
term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill ;  age,  22  yrs. ;  stature, 

5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  dark  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Topsfield  ;  arrived  at  Fishkill 
June  17,  1778. 

McKenster,  Amos.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Carriel's  co.,  Col.  Josiali  Whitney's 
regt. ;  service  from  May  26, 1776,  4  days  preceding  march,  to  Aug.  1,  1776,  2  mos. 

6  days. 

McKentey,  Robert.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Jonathan  Haraden;  engaged  Oct.  1,  1777  [service  not  given]  ;  reported  deserted 
March  26,  1778.     [See  Robert  McKenton  and  Robert  McKenway.] 

McKenton,  Robert.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Jonathan  Haraden ;  engaged  Oct.  5,  1777.  Roll  made  up  for  advance  wages  for 
1  month. 

McKenway,  Robert.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Jonathan  Haraden ;  engaged  Oct.  1  [1777] .  Roll  made  up  for  advance  wages  for 
1  month. 


524  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND  SAILORS 

McKeny,  Abnek.  Corporal,  Capt.  Roger  Libby's  co. ;  joined  Oct.  1, 1779;  discharged 
Oct.  23,  1779 ;  service  at  the  Eastward  with  detachment  of  Cumberland  Co.  militia 
under  Nathaniel  Jordan,  Esq. 

McKent,  Sajmuel.  Private,  Capt.  Roger  Libby's  co. ;  joined  Oct.  1,1779;  discharged 
Oct.  23, 1779 ;  service  at  the  Eastward  with  detachment  of  Cumberland  Co.  militia 
under  Nathaniel  Jordan,  Esq. 

McKenzee,  Owex,  Pleasant  River.  Corporal,  Capt.  Henry  Dyer's  co.  of  rangers; 
enlisted  March  16,  1780;  discharged  May  1,  1780;  service,  1  mo.  15  days;  com- 
pany raised  for  defence  of  eastern  Massachusetts  by  order  of  Col.  John  Allan, 
commanding  offlcer  at  Machias  and  Superintendent  of  Eastern  Indian  Depart- 
ment; also,  ssLvae  CO. ;  roll  for  rations,  sworn  to  at  Boston  ;  said  McKenzee  credited 
with  45  rations;  company  raised  in  No.  4,  Gouldsborough,  Frenchman's  Bay, 
Pleasant  River,  and  Narraguagus. 

McKenzey,  John.  Receipt  dated  Boston,  July  16,  1782,  for  bounty  paid  said  McKen- 
zey  by  John  Potter,  on  behalf  of  Class  No.  3  of  the  town  of  Ipswich,  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years. 

McKenzie,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mackensey,  Mackinsey, 

McKanzee,  McKensey,  McKensie,  McKensire,  McKenzee,  McKenzey,  McKenzy, 
McKersie,  McKinsey,  McKinsy,  McKinzey,  McKinzie,  McKinzy.] 

McKenzie,  — — .  Return  of  the  sick  belonging  to  the  train  made  up  from  Nov.  24, 
1779,  to  Dec.  22,  1779,  dated  Boston,  and  signed  by  J.  Whipple,  Surgeon;  ad- 
mitted Nov.  27,  1779. 

McKenzie,  EbUnezer,  Penobscot.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Hunt's  co.,  Col.  Joseph 
Vose's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  July  16,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779;  credited  to  town  of  Marshfield;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster 
roll  for  Dec,  1777,  sworn  to  at  Camp  near  Vallej'  Forge;  enlisted  July  16,  1777; 
enlistment,  3  years;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Nov.,  1778,  sworn 
to  at  Providence ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Dec,  1778,  and  Jan., 
1779 ;  also,  order  for  gratuity  dated  Providence,  Feb.  13,  1779 ;  also,  Capt.  Hunt's 
CO.,  Col.  Vose's  regt. ;  payroll  for  Feb.,  1779;  a^so,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll 
for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Green's  co.. 
Col.  Vose's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780, 
to  Dec.  31,  1780 ;  reported  as  serving  6  mos.  as  Corporal,  6  mos.  as  Sergeant ;  also, 
descriptive  list  dated  Feb.  3, 1781 ;  Capt.  Francis  Green's  co.,  1st  Mass.  regt. ;  age, 
24yrs.;  stature,  6  ft.  1|  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  brown ;  birthplace,  Row- 
souck  [  ?]  ;  residence,  Penobscot ;  enlisted  July  16, 1777,  by  Capt.  Hunt,  at  Penob- 
scot ;  enlistment,  during  war ;  also.  Sergeant,  Capt.  P'rancis  Green's  co..  Col.  Vose's 
regt.;  muster  roll  for  May,  1781,  dated  Garrison  at  West  Point;  appointed  Jan.  1, 
1781 ;  reported  on  command  with  the  gun-boat;  also,  muster  roll  for  June,  1781, 
dated  Camp  Phillipsborough ;  also,  muster  roll  for  July,  1781 ;  also,  muster  rolls 
for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1781,  dated  Camp  Peekskill;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Oct.  and 
Nov.,  1781,  Jan. -March,  1782,  dated  Quarters  York  Hutts. 

McKenzie,  Ebenezer.  Private,  Capt.  Nicholas  Crosby's  co..  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  21, 1777 ;  service,  15  days ;  certificate  on  roll  certifies  that  said 
company  was  raised  for  expedition  against  St.  Johns  river,  N.  S.,  for  the  term  of 
6  months,  and  was  in  readiness  to  enter  on  said  service  until  date  of  discharge, 
Sept.  4,  1777.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Penobscot. 

McKenzie,  Ebenezer.  Private,  in  a  company  commanded  by  Lieut.  Andrew  Oilman ; 
entered  service  Oct.  12,  1776;  discharged  Sept. 28, 1777;  service,  11  mos.  16  days; 
company  stationed  at  Penobscot  river. 

McKenzie,  John,  No.  4.  Private,  Capt.  Horton's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  regt.;  Conti- 
nental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Nov.  25,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also. 


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McKenzie,  John,  No.  4,  continued. 

return  dated  Morristown,  July  26,  1780,  made  by  Jeduthan  Baldwin,  Colonel  of 
Engineers  and  Lieutenant  Colonel  Commandant  of  Artificers,  of  officers  and  men 
belonging  to  Massachusetts  in  his  regiment  who  had  engaged  for  3  years  or  during 
the  war;  Capt.  James  Horton's  co.  of  artificers;  i-esidence,  No.  4;  engaged  Nov. 
25,  1777;  term,  3  years;  reported  discharged  Jan.  1,  1780. 

McKenzie,  John.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
SufiFolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  8,  1777;  Maj.  Stevens's  (Artillery)  battalion. 

McKenzie,  Philip.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Putnam's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  28,  1779;  service  to  Dec.  1,  1779,  4  mos.  3  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

McKenzy,  Philip.  List  of  men  raised  in  Essex  Co.  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  agreeable  to 
resolve  of  April  20, 1778,  returned  as  received  of  Jonathan  Warner,  Commissioner, 
by  Capt.  John  Santford,  of  Col.  Malcom's  regt. ;  engaged  for  town  of  Topsfield. 

McKeklet,  John,  Richmond.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Stephen  Pearl's  co..  Col.  Benjamin 
Ruggles  Woodbridge's  (25th )  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May 
10, 1775 ;  service,  2  mos.  26  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Sept. 
28, 1775. 

McKeelie,  .       [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  McKerley.] 

McKerlie,  John.  Receipt  given  to  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb,  dated  Cambridge,  June  26, 
1775,  signed  by  said  McKerlie,  for  advance  pay  for  1  month  ;  also,  Capt.  Stephen 
Pearl's  co..  Col.  Woodbridge's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in 
money  dated  Cambridge  Camp,  Oct.  23,  1775. 

McKersie,  Ebb.,  Penobscot.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
1st  Essex  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  agreeable  to  order  of  Council  of  Nov.  7, 1777,  and 
sworn  to  at  Salem  by  John  Flagg,  1st  military  officer  of  the  town  of  Lynn  ;  resi- 
dence, Penobscot ;  engaged  for  town  of  Lynn ;  joined  Capt.  Hunt's  co..  Col.  Vose's 
regt. ;  term,  3  years. 

McKertney,  John,  Pelham.  Capt.  David  Cowdin's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Ruggles 
Woodbridge's  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  McKertney  and  others, 
dated  Cambridge,  June  26,  1775;  also.  Private,  same  co.  and  regt.;  company  re- 
turn dated  near  Prospect  Hill,  Sept.  28,  1775 ;  enlisted  May  15,  1775. 

McKey,  Alexander.  Corporal,  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
made  up  for  1777-1779;  reported  "transf'd  to  a  York  Reg't  in  lieu  of  Richards." 

McKey,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Hooker's  co..  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  17  (also  given  Aug.  19),  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29  (also  given  Nov. 
30),  1777;  service,  3  mos.  22  (also  given  3  mos.  20)  days,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Gates 
at  the  Northward,  including  9  days  (175  miles)  travel  home. 

McKey,  Neil.  Receipt  dated  June  11,  1781,  for  bounties  paid  said  McKey  and  others 
by  the  town  of  Stoughtonham  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3 
years,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780. 

McKiBB, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  McCibb,  McKebb.] 

McKiBB,  James.  Receipt  dated  Georgetown,  Nov.  2,  1775,  signed  by  said  McKibb  and 
others  belonging  to  Capt.  James  Lemont's  co.,  for  advance  pay  for  1  month ;  also, 
company  receipt,  given  to  Capt.  Benjamin  Lemont,  for  muskets,  etc.,  dated  Coxes 
Head,  June  8,  1781 ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Lemont's  co..  Col.  Samuel 
McCobb's  regt. ;  enlisted  May  10, 1781 ;  service  to  Dec.  1,  1781,  6  mos.  20  days,  at 
the  Eastward;  roll  sworn  to  in  Lincoln  Co.;  also,  Capt.  John  Reed's  co..  Col. 
James  Hunter's  corps  raised  for  defence  of  eastern  Massachusetts ;  enlisted  April 
29,  1782 ;  discharged  June  30,  1782 ;  service,  2  mos.  1  day. 


526  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

McKiBBEN,  William.  Cooper,  ship  "  Charming  Sally,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Alexan- 
der Holmes ;  list  of  officers,  dated  Boston  ;  vessel  reported  to  have  been  in  service 
from  July  13,  1779,  to  Aug.  28,  1779;  18  officers  and  70  men  reported  taken  on 
board  at  Penobscot  Aug.  12,  1779,  and  continued  on  board  until  Aug.  28,  1779. 

McKiciT,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Marshall's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  (10th) 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  clothing  for  the  year  1777 ;  reported  deserted. 

McKiLLOP, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  McKellop.] 

McKillop,  Alexander.  Private,  Capt.  Leonard  Bleeker's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col. 
Goose  Van  Schaick's  (1st  New  York)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  April,  1781,  dated 
West  Point;  enlistment,  during  war. 

McKiNDAY,  Archibald.  Private,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt. ;  service,  12  days ;  com- 
pany marched  from  Milton,  Stoughtou,  and  Stoughtonham,  to  Castle  Island 
Dec.  19,  1776,  under  command  of  Capt.  Robert  Swan,  of  Stoughton. 

McKiNDREY,  Alex.,  Ipswich.  Seaman,  ship  "  Pilgrim,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Joseph 
Robinson  ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Aug.  2,  1780;  age,  30  yrs.; 
stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  residence,  Ipswich. 

McKiNDRY,  William,  Stoughton.  Private,  Capt.  William  Bent's  co.,  Col.  John  Grea- 
ton's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  April  27, 1775;  service,  3  mos. 
12  days;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  James  Endicott's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  reirt. ; 
service,  5  days ;  company  marched  from  Stoughton  at  the  time  of  fortifying 
Dorchester  Heights  March  4,  1776;  also,  Private,  same  co.  and  regt.;  service, 

3  days;  company  marched  to  Moon  Island  June  13,  1776,  when  the  British  fleet 
was  driven  from  Boston  harbor;  also,  Sergeant,  Col.  Ephraim  Wheelock's  regt. ; 
return  of  officers,  dated  Ticonderoga,  Oct.  11,  1776;  also.  Adjutant,  same  regt. ; 
return  of  officers,  dated  Ticonderoga,  Oct.  26,  1776 ;  also,  general  order  dated 
Headquarters,  Ticonderoga,  Oct.  21,  1776,  taken  from  Col.  Ephraim  Wheelock's 
Orderl.v  Book;  said  McKindry  appointed  Adjutant,  Col.  Wheelock's  regt.,  in  the 
room  of  Adjutant  Frothingham,  deceased ;  also.  Adjutant,  same  regt. ;  returns  of 
effectives  between  Nov.  2  and  Nov.  17,  1776,  dated  Ticonderoga. 

McKixET,  JoHX.  Private,  Capt.  David  Strout's  co. ;  enlisted  July  17,  1775;  service  to 
Dec.  31, 1775, 5  mos.  27  days;  company  stationed  on  the  seacoast  at  Cape  Elizabeth 
and  Scarborough. 

McKiNET,  William.  Capt.  Samuel  Dunn's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt.;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  1,  1775. 

McKiNiGHT,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Stowers's  co..  Col.  John  Brown's  regt.;  en- 
listed Sept.  21, 1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  2, 1777 ;  service,  12  days,  at  Stillwater.  Roll 
sworn  to  in  Berkshire  Co. 

McKiNiGHT,  Robert.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Stowers's  co..  Col.  John  Brown's  regt. ;  en- 
listed June  30, 1777;  discharged  July  26, 1777;  service,  26  days ;  company  marched 
to  Saratoga.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Berkshire  Co. 

McKiNLET,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  McKinly,  McKinsley.] 

McKiNLEY,  William.  Seaman,  ship  "  Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Foster 
Williams;  engaged  March  13,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  17,  1780;  service,  5  mos. 

4  days. 

McKiNLY,  William.  Seaman,  ship  "  General  Mifflin,"  commanded  by  Capt.  George 
Wait  Babcock ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  sworn  to  at  Boston,  Sept.  9, 
1780;  age,  24  yrs.;  complexion,  dark;  reported  as  belonging  to  Massachusetts. 

McKiNNE,  Jonathan,  Pepperellborough.  Private,  Capt.  Adam  Martin's  co.,  Col. 
Nathan  Tyler's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Dec,  1779,  allowing  1  mo.  9  days  service  at 
Rhode  Island,  travel  (180  miles)  included. 


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McKiNNET,  Abner.  Capt.  Abraham  Tyler's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinnej''s  resrt. ;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  26,  1775. 

McKiNNET,  George.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Lemont's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  3,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1778;  service,  6  nios.  11  days,  at 
Rhode  Island,  including  12  days  (233  miles)  travel  home;  enlistment  to  expire 
Jan.  1,  1779;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Warwick,  Nov.  7,  1778; 
also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  rolls  dated  East  Greenwich,  Sept.  17,  Sept.  23, 
Nov.  13,  and  Dec.  30,  1778. 

McKiNNET,  James.  Blacksmith;  return  for  rations  allowed  in  Quartermaster  Gen- 
eral's department,  dated  Fishkill,  Oct.  14,  1781. 

McKiNNEY,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Bates's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's 
(7th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Huts  and  sworn  to  at  West 
Point;  enlisted  Jan.  15,  1782;  enlistment,  1  year. 

McKinney,  Jekejiiah.  Receipt  dated  Pepperellborough,  Feb.  20,  1781,  signed  by  said 
McKinney,  for  bounty  paid  him  by  Jerathwell  Briant  and  others,  memljers  of  a 
class  of  the  town  of  Pepperellborough,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the 
term  of  3  years. 

McKiNNET,  John.  Private,  Capt.  William  Crocker's  co. ;  marched  May  31,  1776; 
service  to  Aug.  31,  1776,3  mos.;  company  stationed  at  Falmouth,  Cumberland 
Co.,  for  defence  of  seacoast;  also,  Capt.  Crocker's  co.,  Col.  Mitchel's  rest. ;  ser- 
vice from  Aug.  31,  1776,  to  date  of  discharge,  Nov.  23,  1776,  2  mos.  23  days; 
company  stationed  at  Falmouth,  Cumberland  Co.,  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

McKiNNET,  John.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Benjamin  Lemont's  co.,  Col.  SamuelMcCobb's 
regt.;  engaged  July  9,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  24,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  15  days, 
at  Penobscot. 

McKinney,  Joseph.  2d  Corporal,  Capt.  William  Crocker's  co. ;  marched  May  31, 
1776;  service  to  Aug.  31,  1776,  3  mos.;  company  stationed  at  Falmouth,  Cumber- 
land Co.,  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

McKiNNET,  Robert.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Lemont's  co..  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's 
regt.;  enlisted  June  26,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  24,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  28  (also 
given  2  mos.  29)  davs,  at  Penobscot;  also,  Capt.  Jordan  Parker's  co..  Col.  Samuel 
McCobb's  regt. ;  enlisted  May  12,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1781 ;  service,  6  mos. 
18  days,  at  the  Eastward ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Georgetown,  Lincoln  Co. 

McKiNNET,  William.  2d  Sergeant,  Capt.  William  Crocker's  co. ;  marched  May  31, 
1776 ;  service  to  Aug.  31, 1776,  3  mos. ;  company  stationed  at  Falmouth,  Cumber- 
land Co.,  for  defence  of  seacoast;  also,  Capt.  Crocker's  co..  Col.  Mitchel's  regt. ; 
service  from  Aug.  31,  1776,  to  date  of  discharge,  Nov.  23,  1776,  2  mos.  23  days; 
company  stationed  at  Falmouth,  Cumberland  Co.,  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

McKiNNT,  HuMPHRET,  Capc  Elizabeth.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Dunn's  co.,  Col.  Ed- 
mund Phinney's  regt. ;  billeting  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment.  May  17,  1775, 
to  date  of  marching  to  headquarters,  July  11,  1775;  credited  with  55  days  allow- 
ance. 

McKiNNT,  Isaac,  Scarborough.  Private,  Capt.  Clark's  co..  Col.  Tupper's  regt. ;  Con- 
tinental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  20,  1779;  re- 
ported invalided ;  also  reported  discharged  Dec.  20, 1779 ;  also,  Capt.  John  Skillin's 
CO.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt. ;  subsistence  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment, 
Dec.  16  [1776] ,  to  time  of  arrival  at  Bennington ;  credited  with  94  days  subsistence, 
including  allowance  for  328  miles  travel;  aZso,  Capt.  Samuel  Thomes's  co.,  Col. 
Benjamin  Tupper's  regt. ;  return  dated  Jan.  26,  1778 ;  residence,  Scarborough ; 
enlisted  for  town  of  Scarborough ;  mustered  by  County  Muster  Master  Ilsley  and 
Col.  Varrick,  Continental  Muster  Master ;  reported  transfeiTed  to  corps  of  invalids 
at  Boston ;  also,  Lieut.  Ephraim  Minot's  corps  of  invalids  stationed  at  Boston ; 


528  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND  SAILORS 

McKiNNY,  Isaac,  co7itinued. 

joined  May  31, 1778 ;  service  to  Oct.  1, 1778, 4  mos. ;  order  for  payment  of  amount 
of  roll  dated  at  Headquarters,  Boston,  and  signed  by  Maj.  Gen.  W.  Heath;  also, 
Capt.  Moses  McFarland's  co.  of  invalids  stationed  at  Boston,  Col.  Lewis  Nichola's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Sept.  9,  1779;  reported  on  furlough;  also,  same  co.  and 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Oct.  2,  1779;  also,  same  co,  and  regt.;  muster  roll  for 
Oct.,  1779;  reported  deserted  Oct.  8,  1779. 

McKiNNT,  Jambs.  Descriptive  return  made  by  order  of  Gen.  Heath,  dated  Jan.  10, 
1781;  Capt.  Winthrop  Sargent's  co.,  3d  Artillery  regt.;  rank,  Matross;  age,  24 
yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  light;  engaged  March  25,  1780,  by  Capt. 
Lieut.  Hall ;  term,  during  war. 

McKixNT,  Jonathan,  Cape  Elizabeth.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Dunn's  co..  Col. 
Edmund  Phinney's  (31st)  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

McKiNNT,  Joseph,  Scarborough.  2d  Corporal,  Capt.  William  Crocker's  co  ,  Col. 
Mitchel's  regt.;  service  from  Aug.  31,  1776,  to  date  of  discharge,  Nov.  23,  1776, 
2  mos.  23  days ;  company  stationed  at  Falmouth,  Cumberland  Co.,  for  defence  of 
seacoast. 

McKiNNT,  William,  Cape  Elizabeth.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Dunn's  co.,  Col.  Edmund 
Phinney's  (31st)  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

McKiNSET,  Aleck.  Receipt  dated  Taunton,  March  28,  1781,  for  bounty  paid  said 
McKinsey  by  James  Hart,  Chairman  of  a  class  of  the  town  of  Taunton,  to  serve 
in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  j^ears ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  in  Bristol 
Co.  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780,  as 
attested  by  James  Williams,  Superintendent  for  said  county,  dated  Taunton,  June 
20,  1781 ;  engaged  for  town  of  Taunton. 

McKiNSET,  Ebenezer.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Francis  Green's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st) 
regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan. -April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1780 
(also  given  Jan.  1,  1781) ;  reported  on  command  with  the  gun-boats  Feb. -April, 
1781. 

McKiNSET,  James.  Matross,  Capt.  Sargent's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  6,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780. 

McKiNSET,  John,  Boston.  List  of  United  States  pensioners  made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1787, 
as  returned  by  John  Lucas,  Commissary  of  Pensions;  regiment  of  invalids;  age, 
30  yrs.;  residence,  Boston;  pensioned  Jan.  4,  1783;  allowed  £1  10s  per  month  to 
March  17, 1786,  and  from  that  time  20s  per  month ;  reported  disabled  by  wounds 
in  the  left  arm  and  right  thigh. 

McKiNSET,  Philip.  Private,  Capt.  Japhet  Daniels's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (6th) 
regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Nov.  and  Dec,  1780;  joined  Nov.  16,  1780 ;  also,  pay  roll  for 
6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Topsfield  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army 
during  1780;  marched  Nov.  15, 1780 ;  discharged  May  16, 1781 ;  service,  6  mos.  12 
days,  including  travel  (240  miles)  home. 

McKiNSEY,  William.  Private,  Capt.  William  Babcock's  co..  Col.  Pierce's  regt.; 
marched  from  home  March  17,  1778;  discharged  April  3,  1778;  service,  19  days, 
at  Castle  Island. 

McKiNSLET,  William.  Seaman,  ship  "  Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Foster 
Williams;  engaged  Oct.  15, 1780;  service,  6  mos.  24  days;  reported  returned  from 
captivity  May  9,  1781. 

McKiNSTER,  Amos,  Sturbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Carriel's  co..  Col.  Josiah 
Whitney's  regt.;  service  from  Aug.  1,  1776,  to  Nov.  1,  1776,  3  mos.;  roll  dated 
Camp  at  Hull;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1776;  service,  1  mo. 
5  days,  including  travel  (95  miles)  home. 


m  THE   WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  529 

McKiNSTER  [John]  .  List  of  captains  of  companies  proposed  for  Col.  Joseph  Hen- 
shaw's  regt.  [year  not  given,  probably  1775]  ;  said  McKinster,  with  others,  first 
engaged  to  join  Col.  Paterson's  regt.,  but  on  account  of  it  being  filled  agreed  to 
join  Col.  Henshaw's  regt. 

McKiNSTRET,  Amos,  Sturbridge.  Private,  Major's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt. ;  Conti- 
nental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  March  10,  1780;  resi- 
dence, Sturbridge. 

McKixsTRT,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mclnster,  McKenster, 

McKinster,  McKinstrey,  McKinsty.] 

McKiNSTRT,  Amos,  Sturbridge.  Capt.  Jonathan  Carriel's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  AVhitney's 
regt.;  company  receipt  for  advance  pay  for  1  month,  etc.,  dated  Point  Shirley, 
June  13,  1776;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Adam  Martin's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  10,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779;  also,  muster  roll  for  Jan. -Aug.,  1777,  dated  Van  Schaick's  Island  and 
sworn  to  at  Camp  near  Half  Moon ;  enlisted  March  10, 1777 ;  enlistment,  3  years ; 
also,  muster  roll  sworn  to  at  Camp  near  "  Gulph,"  Dec.  18,  1777;  also,  return 
dated  Feb.  3,  1778;  residence,  Sturbridge;  enlisted  for  town  of  Sturbridge;  mus- 
tered by  Worcester  Co.  Muster  Master;  also,  muster  roll  for  March  and  April, 
1779,  dated  Providence. 

McKiNSTRT,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Mason's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's  regt.; 
enlisted  Dec.  10,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  24,  1776;  service,  18  days,  including  3 
days  (52  miles)  travel  home ;  company  stationed  at  Providence,  R.  I. 

McKiNSTRY,  John,  Nobletown.  Captain,  Col.  John  Patterson's  (2Gth)  regt.;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  engaged  May  5,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  4  days ;  also,  com- 
pany return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also.  Captain,  same  regt. ;  recommendation 
addressed  to  Gen.  Washington,  dated  Council  Chamber,  Nov.  1,  1775,  signed  by 
James  Otis,  on  behalf  of  the  Council,  recommending  that  certain  officers  who 
had  served  during  the  "summer  past"  receive  commissions  in  the  Continental 
Army  according  to  their  respective  ranks. 

McKiNSTRT,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Mason's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt. ;  en- 
gaged Aug.  16, 1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  30, 1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  23  days,  including 
9  days  (174  miles)  travel  home ;  company  drafted  Aug.  13,  1777,  to  serve  with 
Northern  army  until  Nov.  30,  1777.    Roll  dated  Sturbridge. 

McKiNSTRY,  Thomas,  Nobletown.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  McKinstry's  co..  Col. 
John  Patterson's  (26th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  engaged  May  5, 
1775;  service,  3  mos.  4  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also, 
1st  Lieutenant,  same  regt. ;  recommendation  addressed  to  Gen.  Washington,  dated 
Council  Chamber,  Nov.  1,  1775,  signed  by  James  Otis,  on  behalf  of  the  Council, 
recommending  that  certain  officers  who  had  served  during  the  "summer  past" 
receive  commissions  in  the  Continental  Army  according  to  their  respective  ranks. 

McKinsty,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Clap's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  26, 1778 ;  discharged  Sept.  11,  1778 ;  service,  1  mo.  17  days,  at  Rhode 
Island. 

McKinsy,  Alexander,  Bridgewater.  Private,  8th  co..  Col.  Bradford's  regt.;  Conti- 
nental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  2,  1777,  to  Dec.  20,  1777;  re- 
ported taken  prisoner;  also,  Capt.  Isaiah  Stetson's  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's 
regt.;  return  [year  not  given];  residence,  Bridgewater;  engaged  for  town  of 
Bridgewater;  mustered  by  Countj^  and  Continental  Muster  Masters;  term,  3 
years;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  on  or  before 
Aug.  15,  1777,  and  who  had  not  been  absent  subsequently  except  on  furlough, 
etc. ;  enlisted  April  2,  1776  [7]  ;  joined  April  22,  1777. 


530  I^IASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILOKS 

McKiNST,  MuRDOCK.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Wills's  co.,  Col.  Daniel  Morgan's  11th 
Virginia  (also  given  "  the  11  And  15th  Regiment  of  foot  in  the  Service  of  the  United 
States  ") ;  pay  roll  for  Oct.,  1778. 

McKiNSY,  Owen,  Pleasant  River.  Sergeant,  Lieut.  John  Scott's  detachment  from  6th 
Lincoln  Co.  reg't. ;  service  between  Aug.  31,  1779,  and  Nov.  20,  1779,  7  days,  at 
Machias.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Machias  and  endorsed  "  Service  at  Penobscot."  [See 
Owen  McCarty.] 

McKiNTOSH,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Amariah  Fuller's  (Newton)  co.,  Col.  Thatcher's 
regt. ;  service,  5  days  ;  company  called  out  March  4,  1776. 

McKxNZET,  John.  Matross,  Capt.  Perez  Cushing's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Paul  Revere's 
corps  of  artillery ;  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  May  8, 1780,  4  mos.  8  days.  Roll 
dated  Boston. 

McKiNZET,  John.  List  of  recruits  who  were  mustered  but  deserted  from  Boston  subse- 
quent to  June  24,  1782,  as  returned  by  Lieut.  Col.  John  Popkin,  of  the  artillery ; 
said  McKinzej'  mustered  July  16,  1782,  to  the  credit  of  the  town  of  Ipswich ; 
deserted  July  18,  1782. 

McKiNZEY,  Owen,  Pleasant  River.  Private,  Capt.  Francis  Shaw,  Jr.'s  co. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  9, 1775 ;  service,  4  mos.  1  day ;  company  stationed  at  Gouldsborough,  No.  4, 
Narraguagus,  and  Pleasant  River,  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

McKiNZET,  William  (also  given  William  Andrew).  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Rich- 
ards's  co..  Col.  Gill's  regt.;  entered  service  Aug.  14,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  16 
(also  given  Sept.  14),  1779;  service,  1  mo.  3  days;  company  formed  part  of  a 
detachment  of  400  men  which  marched  to  Rhode  Island  to  serve  for  1  month 
under  Capt.  Samuel  Fisher.    Roll  dated  Stoughton. 

McKiNziE,  John.  Matross,  Capt.  Cushing's  co..  Col.  Revere's  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Nov.  8,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779. 

McKiNziE,  Malcolm.  Corporal,  Capt.  James  Gregg's  co..  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's 
(1st  New  York)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  term, 
during  war. 

McKinzie,  Philip,  Topsfield.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Putnam's  co.,  Col.  Nathan 
Tyler's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Dec,  1779,  allowing  1  mo.  5  days  service  at  Rhode 
Island,  travel  (106  miles)  included. 

McKinzy,  Malcolm.  Corporal,  Capt.  James  Gregg's  co..  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's 
(1st  New  York)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Jan. -March,  1781,  dated  West  Point ;  term, 
during  war. 

McKissET,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  McKicit.] 

McKissET,  William.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  8,  1777;  Capt.  Christopher  Marshall's  co.,  Col. 
Thomas  Marshall's  regt. 

McKlelan,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Lemont's  co..  Col.  John  Allen's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  7,  1777;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  5  days,  including 
12  days  (240  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  for  defence  of  Machias. 

McKlem, .    [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Maklem,  McKlum,  McLum.] 

McKlem,  John,  Pelham.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Isaac  Gray's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Brewer's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  engaged  May  1,  1775;  service,  3  mos. 
8  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  Its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  26, 1775. 

McKlenne,  John.  List  of  6  months  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780, 
returned  as  received  of  Maj.  Joseph  Hosmer,  Superintendent  for  Middlesex  Co., 
by  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  dated  Springfield;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men 


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McKlenne,  John,  contin-ued. 

raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to 
resolve  of  June  5, 1780,  returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig. 
Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  7, 1780;  age,  28  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.; 
complexion,  dark;  engaged  for  town  of  Chelmsford;  marched  to  camp  July  7, 
1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Dix. 

McKLEWAiN,  John.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Daniel  Cadwell's  co..  Col.  Timothy  Robinson's 
detachment;  entered  service  Dec.  25,  1776;  discharged  April  2,  1777;  service,  99 
days,  at  Ticonderoga.    Roll  dated  Springfield. 

McKLEWAiNE,  JoHN.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Daniel  Cadwell's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Robin- 
son's detachment  of  Hampshire  Co.  militia;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at 
Ticonderoga,  Feb.  24,  1777;  entered  service  Dec.  25,  1776;  term  to  expire  March 
25, 1777 ;  reported  as  having  been  sent  to  Fort  George  with  smallpox  Feb.  1, 1777, 
by  order  of  Col.  Wayne. 

McKlum,  John,  Pelham.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Coney's  co..  Col.  Sears's  regt. ; 
marched  Aug.  12, 1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  15, 1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  10  days,  includ- 
ing travel  (146  miles)  home;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3 
months.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Ware.     [See  John  McBlain.] 

McKlwain,  William,  Colrain.  Private,  Capt.  John  Wood's  co..  Col.  Paul  Dudley 
Sargent's  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct ,  1775]. 

McKNAMANA,  Thomas.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
14th  CO.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holraan's  (Worcester  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Feb.  27,  1778; 
engaged  for  town  of  Sturbridge;  Capt.  John  Burnham's  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ; 
reported  a  seaman. 

McKnet,  Jonathan.  Capt.  Samuel  Dunn's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt.;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  1,  1775. 

McKnight, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  McKinight,  McKnite, 

McNight,  McNite,  McNitt.] 

McKnight,  James.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Peter  Porter's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  entered  service  April  26,  1777;  discharged  May  20,  1777; 
service,  25  days;  company  called  out  April  26,  1777,  by  order  of  Maj.  Gen.  Gates 
and  marched  to  Saratoga;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  George  Sloane's  co..  Col. 
Benjamin  Simons's  (2d  Berkshire  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  oflScers; 
commissioned  July  24,  1778;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  George  Sloan's  (7th)  co., 
3d  Berkshire  Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  [year  not  given]  ;  also. 
Lieutenant,  in  command  of  a  detachment.  Col.  David  Rositer's  regt. ;  entered 
service  Oct.  15, 1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  18, 1780 ;  service,  3  days,  on  an  alarm  at  the 
Northward;  detachment  ordered  to  march  to  Bennington;  roll  sworn  to  in  Berk- 
shire Co.;  also,  same  detachment  and  regt.;  entered  service  Nov.  6,  1780;  dis- 
charged Nov.  9, 1780 ;  service,  3  days ;  detachment  ordered  to  march  to  Stillwater 
by  Gen.  Fellows  on  an  alarm  at  the  Northward. 

McKnight,  John,  Cobbosseecontee.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  McCobb's  co..  Col.  John 
Nixon's  (5th)  regt.;  company  return  dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  7,  1775. 
[See  John  McCausland  and  John  McKastlen.] 

McKnight,  John.  Seaman,  ship  "  Pliarne,"  Ebenezer  Bradford,  Master,  bound  on 
voyage  to  South  Carolina  and  Nantes ;  portage  bill  made  up  for  advance  pay, 
dated  Boston,  April  14,  1777;  engaged  Feb.  10,  1777. 

McKnight,  John.  Private,  Lieut.  Jabez  Cornish's  co..  Col.  John  Brown's  regt. ;  en- 
listed Aug.  14,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  22,  1777 ;  service,  9  days,  at  Bennington. 
Roll  sworn  to  in  Berkshire  Co. 


532  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAH^ORS 

McKntght,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Joel  Stevens's  cc,  Col.  David  Roseter's  regt. ;  en- 
listed Oct.  12,  1781 ;  discharged  Oct.  2.o,  1781 ;  service,  13  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Saratoga.    Roll  dated  Pittsfield. 

McKnight,  John.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bacon's  co.,  Col.  Caleb  Hyde's  regt..  Gen. 
Rossiter's  brigade;  enlisted  Oct.  20,  1781;  discharged  Oct.  28,  1781;  service,  9 
days,  at  Stillwater. 

McKnight,  Robert.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Watkins's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776;  enlisted  Jan.  1, 
1776;  reported  deserted  Feb.  1,  1776. 

McKnight,  Robert.  Private,  Capt.  William  Francis's  co..  Col.  John  Ashley's  de- 
tachment of  militia;  entered  service  July  22,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  13,  1777; 
service,  23  days,  in  Northern  department. 

McKnight,  Robert.  List  of  men  raised  in  Berkshire  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months 
from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  agreeatjle  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778, 
returned  as  received  of  Jonathan  Warner,  Commissioner,  by  Col.  R.  Putnam, 
July  20,  1778;  engaged  for  town  of  Washington';  also,  list  of  men  returned  as 
mustered  by  Henry  Rutgers,  Jr.,  Deputy  Muster  Master,  dated  Fishkill,  Aug.  9, 
1778;  arrived  at  Fishkill  June  9,  1778. 

McKnight,  Robert.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Blunt's  co..  Col.  Prime's  regt.;  service 
between  March  6,  1780,  and  Sept.  6,  1780,  3  mos.  7  days,  under  Brig.  Gen.  Wads- 
worth  ;  company  raised  for  defence  of  eastern  Massachusetts. 

McKnight,  Robert.  Private,  Lieut.  James  McKnight's  detachment.  Col.  David  Rosi- 
ter's  regt. ;  entered  service  Oct.  15,  1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1780 ;  service,  3 
days,  on  an  alarm  at  the  Northward;  detachment  ordei'ed  to  march  to  Benning- 
ton.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Berlvshire  Co. 

McKnight,  Robert.  List  of  men  raised  in  Essex  Co.  for  Continental  service,  agree 
able  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780;  engaged  for  town  of  Newburyport ;  engaged  Jan. 
29,  1781 ;  term,  3  years. 

McKnight,  Thomas,  Oxford.  Private,  Capt.  William  Campbell's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Learned's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  4,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  4  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Oct.  7, 1775 ;  reported 
discharged  Oct.  5,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money 
dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  26,  1775. 

McKnight,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Goodrich's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Miles  Powell's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  18,  1779;  discliarged  Aug.  22,  1779;  service, 
1  mo.  10  days,  at  New  Haven,  Conn.,  including  5  days  (110  miles)  travel  home. 

McKnight,  Thomas.  Fifer,  Lieut.  James  McKnight's  detachment.  Col.  David  Ros- 
siter's regt. ;  entered  service  Nov.  6, 1780 ;  discharged  Nov.  9, 1780 ;  service,  3  days ; 
detachment  ordered  to  march  to  Stillwater  by  Gen.  Fellows  on  an  alarm  at  the 
Northward.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Berkshire  Co. 

McKnight,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Merry's  detachment.  Col.  Hyd's  (Hyde's) 
regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  30,  1781;  discharged  Nov.  5,  1781;  service,  7  days;  detach- 
ment ordered  to  march  to  the  Westward  under  command  of  Maj.  Oliver  Root. 
Roll  endorsed  "  on  the  Alarm  at  the  Northard." 

McKnite,  Thomas.  Fifer,  Capt.  William  Foord's  (Ford's)  co..  Col.  John  Brown's 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  21,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  27,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  6  days. 

McKnny,  Jonathan,  Cape  Elizabeth.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Dunn's  co..  Col.  Edmund 
Phinney's  regt. ;  billeting  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment.  May  17,  1775,  to  date 
of  marching  to  headquarters,  July  11,  1775;  credited  with  55  days  allowance. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  533 

McKnnt,  William,  Cape  Elizabeth.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Dunn's  co.,  Col.  Edmund 
Phinney's  reset.;  billeting  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment  May  11,  1775,  to  date 
of  marching  to  headquarters,  July  11,  1775 ;  credited  with  61  days  allowance. 

McKnown,  Hugh.  List  of  men  raised  for  Continental  service  from  Col.  AVilliam  Mcin- 
tosh's (1st  Suffolk  Co.)  regt.  [year  not  given] ;  engaged  for  town  of  Brookline; 
joined  Capt.  Pettingil's  co..  Col.  Wesson's  regt.;  term,  3  years  or  during  war; 
reported  a  foreigner. 

McKoLLocK,  John.  Receipt  dated  Dedham,  March  31,  1781,  for  bounty  paid  said 
McKollock  by  John  Ellis,  one  of  a  class  of  the  town  of  Dedham,  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  j'ears ;  also,  return  of  men  raised  in  Suffolk 
Co.  for  Continental  service,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2, 1780 ;  engaged  for  town 
of  Dedham ;  engaged  March  31,  1781 ;  term,  3  yeai;s. 

McKoNNER,  James,  Pepperell.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  re- 
turned by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

McKowEN,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  McKnown,  McKown.] 

McKowEN,  Hugh,  Brookline  (also  given  Boston  and  Philadelphia).  Sergeant,  Major's 
CO.,  Col.  James  Wesson's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Feb.  1, 1777,  to  Feb.  1 ,  1780 ;  residence,  Brookline ;  credited  to  town  of  Brookline ; 
reported  discharged  Fell.  1, 1780 ;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Pettingill's  co..  Col.  Wesson's 
regt.;  return  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Philadelphia;  also,  Maj.  Pettengill's 
CO.,  Col.  Wesson's  regt.;  return  for  clothing  for  the  year  1780;  also,  Capt. 
Matthew  Chambers's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  June  22,  1780,  to  Dec.  31, 1780 ;  residence,  Boston ;  also, 
Capt.  A.  Holden's  co.,  6th  Mass.  regt.;  return  for  clothing  for  the  year  1780; 
receipt  for  said  clothing,  dated  Peekskill ;  also,  Capt.  Chambers's  co. ;  return  for 
clothing,  dated  Peekskill,  Aug.  1,  1780;  also,  Capt.  Chambers's  co..  Col.  Nixon's 
(6th)  regt.;  pay  rolls  for  July-Sept.,  1780;  also,  Capt.  Chambers's  co. ;  pay  roll 
for  Oct.,  1780;  also,  same  co. ;  pay  roll  for  Nov.  and  Dec,  1780,  dated  West  Point. 

McKowN,  Hugh,  Boston  (also  given  Philadelphia).  Descriptive  list  dated  West  Point, 
Jan.  29, 1781 ;  Capt.  Chambers's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (6th)  regt.  commanded 
by  Lieut.  Col.  Smith ;  complexion,  dark ;  hair,  dark  ;  eyes,  blue ;  residence,  Bos- 
ton; enlisted  in  1780  by  Capt.  Chambers;  enlistment,  during  war  (also  given  3 
years)  ;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Matthew  Chambers's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's 
(6th)  regt. ;  return  for  wages  for  the  year  1781 ;  wages  allowed  said  McKown  for 
Jan. -March,  1781,  3  mos. ;  reported  sick  in  hospital  in  April,  1781 ;  deserted  June 
3,  1781. 

McKowN,  John.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Tliomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master  for 
Worcester  Co. ;  engaged  for  town  of  Oxford  ;  mustered  May  7,  1779;  term,  dur- 
ing war. 

McKoT,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Hicks's  co.,  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's  (1st 
New  York)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  term,  during 
war. 

McKoY,  John.  List  of  men  raised  in  Essex  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the 
time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778,  returned  as 
mustered  by  Henry  Rutgers,  Jr.,  Deputy  Muster  Master,  dated  Fishkill,  Aug.  1, 
1778;  engaged  for  town  of  Andover ;  arrived  at  Fishkill  June  11,  1778. 

McKoT,  William.  Receipt  dated  Boston,  April  11,  1782,  for  bounty  paid  said  McKoy 
by  Nathaniel  Serjeant,  Chairman  of  Class  No.  2  of  the  town  of  Stow,  to  serve  in 
the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years. 

McKumber,  Seth,  Pittsfield.  Private,  Capt.  David  Noble's  co.,  Col.  Patterson's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  1,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  4  days. 


534,  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

McLain,  Benjamin,  Wrentham.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Pond's  Co.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's 
(20th)  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Sept.  25,  1775. 

McLain,  Daniel,  Boston.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Lemuel  Trescott's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Brewer's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  engaged  May  10, 1775;  service,  2 
mos.  26  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  6, 1775 ;  also,  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  25,  1775. 

McLain,  David,  Franklin.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Lincoln's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Webb's 
regt. ;  marched  to  camp  Aug.  20,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos. 
22  days,  including  3  days  preceding  march  and  travel  (210  miles)  from  camp 
home ;  regiment  raised  for  3  months. 

McLain,  Hugh.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bradley's  (Milton)  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's 
regt. ;  service,  5  days ;  company  marched  to  Dorchester  Neck  March  4,  1776,  when 
the  forts  were  erected  on  the  Heights. 

McLain,  John,  Buxton.  Private,  Capt.  John  Elden's  co.,  Col.  Lemuel  Robinson's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage  dated  Roxbury,  Feb.  26, 1776 ;  mileage  (130  miles) 
allowed  said  McLain. 

McLain,  John,  Pelham.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joseph  Hooker's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
Ruggles  Woodbridge's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  11  days. 

McLain,  John.  Capt.  Philip  Thomas's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt. ;  return  for 
clothing  for  the  year  1777. 

McLain,  Neil.  Private,  Capt.  Amasa  Soper's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1779,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  June  16,  1778;  enlistment, 
9  months. 

McLain,  Oliver,  Boston.  List  of  men  returned  as  one-seventh  part  of  the  militia  of 
Medfield  enlisted  or  hired  by  the  town  to  serve  for  3  years  or  during  the  war  in 
the  Continental  Army,  being  the  quota  of  Capt.  Sabin  Mann's  co. ;  return  made 
to  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes  Sept.  8, 1777,  in  accordance  with  a  warrant  of  said  Hawes 
of  same  date ;  residence,  Boston ;  reported  enlisted  into  Capt.  Langdon's  co.,  Col. 
Jackson's  regt.,  for  3  years. 

McLain,  Oliver,  Wrentham.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Pond's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Read's 
(20th)  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Sept.  26,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or 
its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury,  Dec.  27,  1775. 

McLain,  Samuel.  Corporal,  Capt.  Jordan  Parker's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's  regt.; 
enlisted  May  20,  1781;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1781;  service,  6  mos.  10  days,  at  the 
Eastward.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Georgetown,  Lincoln  Co. 

McLain,  Uriah,  Woburn.  Private,  4th  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt. ;  Continen- 
tal Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  residence, 
Woburn ;  also,  Capt.  Christopher  Marshall's  (7th)  co..  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's 
(10th)  regt.;  subsistence  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  Dec.  20,  1776,  to  Feb. 
1,  1777;  credited  with  44  days  allowance;  subsistence  also  allowed  for  11  days 
(220  miles)  travel  on  march  from  Boston  to  Bennington  ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
muster  rolls  for  Jan.  and  March,  1779,  dated  West  Point;  enlistment,  3  years; 
reported  re-engaged  April  4,  1779,  for  the  war;  also  reported  transferred  to  Light 
Infantry  co.  April  1,  1779;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  belonging  to  4th  co.,  10th 
Mass.  regt.,  who  enlisted  for  the  war,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Christopher  Marshall ; 
rank,  Private;  age,  30  (also  given  31)  yrs. ;  stature.  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion, 
light;  hair,  dark  (also  given  brown) ;  occupation,  carpenter;  birthplace,  Chelms- 
ford ;  residence,  Woburn ;  enlisted  April  1, 1779  (also  given  enlisted  April  4, 1779, 
by  Capt.  Marshall) ;  reported  received  State  Ijonnty  ;  also,  Private,  Col.  Benjamin 
Tupper's  (10th)  regt.;  service  from  Jan.  1,  1781,  24  mos. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  535 

McLaixe,  Alexander.  Boatswain,  ship  "Charming  Sally,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Alexander  Holmes ;  list  of  officers,  dated  Boston ;  vessel  reported  to  have  been  in 
service  from  Jul}'  13, 1779,  to  Au?.  28, 1779 ;  18  officers  and  70  men  taken  on  board 
at  Penobscot  Aug.  12,  1779,  and  continued  on  board  until  Aug.  28,  1779. 

McLalan,  Joseph,  Gorham.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Samuel  Whitmore's  (Gorham)  co.,  Col.  Reuben  Fogg's  (3d  Cumberland 
Co.)  regt.,  as  returned  to  Capt.  Briant  Morton,  dated  March  28,  1778 ;  residence, 
Gorham;  engaged  for  town  of  Gorham;  joined  Capt.  Jinliins's  co..  Col.  Bruer's 
(Brewer's)  regt. ;  term,  3  years,  to  expire  Dec.  -,  1779. 

McLaland,  Alexander,  Newcastle.  Private,  Major's  co.,  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  7,  1777,  to  Feb.  7,  1780 ; 
also,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Alexander's  co..  Col.  Edward  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  return 
[year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Newcastle ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Pownalborough ; 
mustered  by  Col.  Sewall;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  for  May,  1778, 
dated  Camp  Valley  Forge ;  reported  killed  or  taken  May  15  [1778]  ;  also,  same 
CO.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Oct.,  1778 ;  also,  Major's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Wiggles- 
worth's  regt.  commanded  by  Maj.  John  Porter;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April, 
1779 ;  enlisted  Marcli  20,  1777 ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  reported  on  guard  at  Provi- 
dence.    [See  Ellick  McClain.] 

McLalen,  Joseph.  Corporal,  Capt.  Benjamin  Lemont's  co..  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's 
regt.;  engaged  May  6,  1781 ;  service  to  Dec.  1,  1781,  6  mos.  24  days,  near  Penob- 
scot.   Roll  sworn  to  in  Lincoln  Co. 

McLalin,  Thomas.  Matross,  Capt.  John  Wentworth's  co.  of  niatrosses.  Col.  Peter 
Noyes's  regt. ;  company  mustered  by  Col.  Noyes  May  20,  1777,  and  stationed  at 
Fort  Hancock,  Cape  Elizabeth. 

McLalin,  William,  Gorham.  Capt.  Richard  Mayberry's  co..  Col.  Francis's  regt.; 
pay  abstract  for  mileage  from  home  to  Dorchester  Heights,  sworn  to  Aug.  20, 
1776;  mileage  (142  miles)  allowed  said  McLalin. 

McLallan,  John.  Treasury  pay  roll  of  Capt.  David  Strout's  co.  for  service  at  Cape 
Elizabeth,  dated  March  18,  1783. 

McLallan,  Plato,  Falmouth.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Col.  Peter  Noyes's  (1st  Cumberland  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Falmouth,  Nov.  20, 
1778 ;  residence,  Falmouth ;  engaged  for  town  of  Hingham ;  joined  Capt.  Ellis's 
CO.,  Col.  Biggelow's  regt. ;  term,  3  years. 

McLallean,  Plato,  Falmouth.  Private,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co..  Col.  Bigelow's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  May  21,  1780; 
residence,  Falmouth ;  term,  3  years. 

McLallen,  Alexander.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Pride's  co.,  in  a  detachment  of 
Cumberland  Co.  militia  commanded  by  Nathaniel  Jordan,  Esq. ;  joined  Oct.  1, 
1779;  discharged  Oct.  23,  1779;  service  at  the  Eastward. 

McLallen,  Arthur.  List  dated  Cape  Elizabeth,  Jan.  17,  1782,  of  men  formerly  be- 
longing to  Cape  Elizabeth  who  went  out  in  armed  vessels,  etc.,  subsequent  to 
1776 ;  said  McLallen  i-eported  as  Captain  and  2  men  returned  as  having  been  lost 
while  in  service  with  him. 

McLallen,  Cart.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Hart  Williams's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's 
regt. ;  billeting  allowed  from  time  of  engagement  to  date  of  marching  to  head- 
quarters, July  5,  1775;  credited  with  allowance  for  10  weeks  5  days.  Roll  sworn 
to  in  Cumberland  Co. 

McLallen,  Hugh.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Pride's  co.,  in  a  detachment  of  Cumberland 
Co.  militia  commanded  by  Nathaniel  Jordan,  Esq.;  joined  Oct.  1,  1779;  dis- 
charged Oct.  23,  1779;  service  at  the  Eastward. 


536  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

McLallex,  Joseph,  Gorham.  Private,  Capt.  Hart  Williams's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phin- 
ney's  regt. ;  billeting  allowed  from  time  of  enlistment  to  date  of  marching  to 
headquarters,  July  5, 1773 ;  credited  with  allowance  for  1  week  4  days ;  also,  com- 
pany return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  7,  1775. 

McLallex,  Joseph.  Pay  abstract  for  wages  for  2  mos.  3  days  service  due  said  McLal- 
len,  Captain  of  a  company  of  carpenters  appointed  by  Gen.  Lovell  at  Penobscot  in 
1779. 

McLallen,  Plato,  Falmouth.  List  of  men  returned  by  a  committee  for  settling  dis- 
putes between  towns  as  to  soldiers  credited  to  them  [year  not  given]  ;  said  McLallen 
claimed  by  Falmouth  and  Hingham;  allowed  to  Hingham. 

McLallen,  Stephen.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Pride's  co. ;  list  of  men  taken  from  Capt. 
Pride's  Orderly  Book  [year  not  given] ;  reported  a  waiter;  also,  Lieut.  Joseph 
McLellan's  co. ;  detached  Dec.  6,  1780;  discharged  May  1,1781;  service,  4  mos. 
25  days,  at  the  Eastward ;  company  detached  from  Col.  Joseph  Prime's  regt.  by 
order  of  Gen.  Wadsworth  to  serve  out  the  balance  of  the  8  months  term  of  enlist- 
ment. 

McLallen,  William,  Gorham.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Mayberry's  co..  Col.  Eben- 
ezer  Francis's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  from  Dorchester 
Heights  home;  said  McLallen  credited  with  allowance  for  7  days  (143  miles) 
travel;  warrant  allowed  in  Council  Nov.  29, 1776. 

McLallen,  William,  Topsham.  Receipt  dated  Topsham,  Feb.  12,  1781,  for  bounty 
paid  said  McLallen  by  the  Selectmen  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the 
term  of  3  years ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army,  as  returned  by  Samuel  Harnden,  Muster  Master,  dated  Topsham,  Feb.  26, 
1781;  Capt.  Patten's  co..  Col.  McCob's  regt.;  age,  21  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in.; 
residence,  Topsham;  said  men  received  at  Georgetown,  Feb.  27,  1781,  by  Dum- 
mer  Sewell,  Superintendent  for  Lincoln  Co. ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  in  Lincoln 
Co.,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780,  returned  as  received  by  Luke  Lambard 
at  Bath,  Jan.  22,  1782,  to  be  conducted  to  Boston  ;  1st  Lincoln  Co.  regt. ;  age,  20 
yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Topsham;  engaged  for 
town  of  Topsham. 

McLallen,  William.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Hart  Williams's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phin- 
ney's  regt. ;  billeting  allowed  from  time  of  engagement  to  date  of  marching  to 
headquarters,  July  5,  1775;  credited  with  allowance  for  10  weeks  5  days.  Roll 
sworn  to  in  Cumberland  Co. 

McLallen,  William.  List  dated  Cape  Elizabeth,  Jan.  17,  1782,  of  men  formerly  be- 
longing to  Cape  Elizabeth  who  went  out  in  armed  vessels,  etc.,  subsequent  to  1776 ; 
reported  lost  while  in  service  with  Capt.  Arthur  McLallen. 

McLane,  Alexander.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Allen  Hallet ;  engaged  Feb.  22,  1779 ;  service,  1  mo.  9  days ;  reported  promoted 
April  1,  1779;  also.  Boatswain,  brigantine  "Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
John  Cathcart;  list  of  officers  of  the  State  Navy ;  warrant  issued  May  18,  1779. 

McLane,  Allen.    Captain,  in  a  regiment  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  John  Parke;  pay 
roll  for  Aug.,  1778, 

McLane,  Benjamin,  Wrentham.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Pond's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  8  days;  also,  Capt.  Oliver 
Pond's  CO.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted 
April  27,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  12  days ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equiv- 
alent in  money  dated  Dec.  14,  1775. 

McLane,  Benjamin.  Corporal,  Capt.  Lemuel  Trescott's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  27,  1776 ;  enlisted  Jan.  1, 
1776;  reported  discharged  Oct.  4,  1776. 


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McLane,  Benjamin.  Sergt.  Enos  Dean's  detachment  of  guards ;  service,  1  day,  by 
order  of  Committee  of  Correspondence,  etc.,  in  order  to  prevent  escape  of  High- 
landers and  other  prisoners  from  Taunton  jail  during  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776; 
also,  Matross,  Capt.  Samuel  Fales's  (Taunton)  co.  of  matrosses.  Col.  G.  Wil- 
liams's regt.,  Gen.  G.  Godfrey's  brigade  ;  service,  26  days,  on  the  alarm  at  Rhode 
Island  of  Dec.  8,  1776;  mileage  to  Slade's  Ferry  in  Swanzey  and  home  (32  miles) 
allowed. 

McLane,  Charles.  Matross,  Capt.  Buckland's  co..  Col.  Crane's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  8,  1780,  to  June  7,  1780 ;  reported 
deserted  June  7,  1780. 

McLane,  Daniel,  Boston.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Lemuel  Trescott's  co..  Col.  Asa  Whit- 
comb's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  27,  1776;  enlisted 
Jan.  1,  1776;  reported  promoted  Oct.  5,  1776;  also,  Ensign,  Capt.  Noah  Allen's 
(late  Capt.  Moses  Soul's)  6th  co..  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated 
Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  27,  1776;  enlisted  Oct.  1,  1776;  reported  re-engaged 
Nov.  13  (also  given  Nov.  U),  1776,  as  2d  Lieutenant  in  Capt.  Donald's  co.,  Maj. 
Stevens's  regt. ;  also  reported  on  furlough  by  leave  of  Gen.  Gates;  also,  Lieu- 
tenant, Col.  John  Crane's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Lieutenant,  Maj.  Stephens's 
battalion;  return  of  clothing  delivered  officers  of  Mass.  regts.  by  the  Board  of 
War,  agreeable  to  order  of  General  Court  of  March  13, 1778 ;  also,  1st  Lieutenant, 
Capt.  Lieut.  John  Callender's  co..  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  return  for  gratuity  allowed 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  Feb.  9,  1779;  also.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  William  Pierce's 
CO.,  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.  and  Feb.,  1779,  dated  Providence ; 
also,  2d  Lieutenant,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  roll  for  March,  1779;  also,  Lieu- 
tenant, Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  same  regt.;  list  of  officers 
who  continued  in  service,  as  returned  by  Thomas  Vose,  Captain  and  Adjutant, 
dated  Boston,  Jan.  19,  1781  ;,a/!so,  1st  Lieutenant,  Col.  Crane's  (3d  Artillery) 
regt. ;  receipt  given  to  Capt.  Lieut.  Knowles,  signed  by  said  McLane  and  others, 
for  subsistence  money  for  June,  1782. 

McLane,  David,  Franklin.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June 
30,  1781 ;  age,  20  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in. ;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Frank- 
lin; said  McLane  detached  from  Lieut.  Hill's  co.  July  30,  1781,  to  serve  for  the 
term  of  3  months. 

McLane,  David.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Lovell's  (Independent)  co.,  drafted  from  4th 
regt.  when  at  Warwick,  R.  I.,  Dec.  29,  1776;  service,  22  days.  Roll  dated  Med- 
way  and  endorsed  "  Comp'y  of  ye  4th  Regt.  that  tarried  at  Providence." 

McLane,  David.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Fisher's  co..  Col.  Ephraim  Wheelock's  (Suf- 
folk Co.)  regt. ;  service,  25  days ;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm 
of  April  21,  1777. 

McLane,  David.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Fairbanks's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  regt. ; 
service  from  Sept.  30, 1777,  to  Oct.  31, 1777,  1  mo.  2  days,  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll 
dated  Wrentham. 

McLane,  David.  Private,  Capt.  John  Ellis's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  regt.;  enlisted 
June  12,  1778;  discharged  Feb.  24,  1779;  service,  8  mos.  22  days,  including  10 
days  (210  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  to  fortify  and  secure  passes  of 
North  river,  N.  Y. ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  rolls  for  June-Sept.,  1778, 
dated  Fort  Clinton ;  also,  same  co  and  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec,  1778, 
dated  King's  Ferry. 

McLane,  David.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Fairbanks's  co.,  Maj.  Seth  Bullard's  regt.; 
marched  July  27,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  13  days,  at  Rhode 
Island  on  the  alarm  of  July  27,  1780.    Roll  dated  Franklin. 


538  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

McLane,  David.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Middlesex  Co.,  agreeable  to  resolve 
of  Dec.  2,  1780,  as  returned  by  Joseph  Hosmer,  Superintendent  for  said  county ; 
age,  27  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  brown;  eyes,  gray; 
occupation,  laborer;  engaged  for  town  of  Sherburne;  engaged  Jan.  29,  1782; 
term,  3  years. 

McLane,  Henry.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Pike's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (6th) 
regt. ;  return  for  wages  for  the  year  1781 ;  wages  allowed  said  McLane  from  Feb. 
20,  1781,  to  June  30,  1781,  4  mos.  9  days;  reported  exchanged  for  Samuel  Teel. 

McLane,  John,  Glasgow.  Seaman,  ship  "  Viper,"  commanded  by  Capt.  William 
Williams;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co.,  Sept.  30, 
1780;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Glasgow. 

McLane,  John,  Hanover.  Private,  4th  co..  Col.  John  Bailey's  (2d)  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  15,  1777,  to  March  16,  1777 ;  reported 
deserted  March  16, 1777;  also,  Capt.  Ephraim  Burr's  (4th)  co..  Col.  John  Bailey's 
regt.;  company  return  dated  Camp  near  Valley  Forge;  residence,  Hanover; 
term,  during  war. 

McLane,  John,  Rehoboth.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

McLane,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Philip  Thomas's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt.; 
subsistence  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  Jan.  14,  1777,  to  Feb.  6,  1777 ;  cred- 
ited with  24  days  allowance;  subsistence  also  allowed  for  11  days  (220  miles) 
travel  on  march  from  Boston  to  Bennington. 

McLane,  John.  Return  signed  by  Tho.  Chase,  D.  Q.  M.  G.  [year  not  given],  of 
wagoners,  artificers, etc.,  serving  in  his  department;  said  McLane  appears  among 
wagon-masters  stationed  at  Boston ;  also.  Conductor;  enlisted  June  27, 1778  ;  dis- 
charged Sept.  23,  1780;  service,  27  mos.;  reported  employed  in  (late)  Deputy 
Quartermaster  General's  department  at  Boston. 

McLane,  John.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Charles  Parsons's  co.,  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's  (1st 
New  York)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.-April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlist- 
ment, during  war;  reported  on  furlough  by  leave  of  Col.  Van  Schaick  until  April 
10,  1781. 

McLane,  Moses.  Private,  Capt.  Allen  McLane's  co.,  in  a  regiment  commanded  by 
Lieut.  Col.  John  Parke;  payroll  for  Aug.,  1778;  reported  sick  and  absent. 

McLane,  Oliver,  Boston.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  as 
returned  by  Maj.  Metcalf,  of  Col.  Wheelock's  regt.,  June  18,  1777;  residence, 
Boston  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Medfield ;  term,  3  years ;  also,  list  of  men  mustered 
by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Must-^r  Master  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  June  8,  1777; 
Capt.  Langdou's  co..  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt. 

McLane,  Oliver,  Wrentham.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Pond's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  8 
days. 

McLank,  Paul.  Seaman,  Continental  frigate  "Deane,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel 
Nicholson;  engaged  March  22,  1782;  service  to  May  31,  1782,  2  mos.  9  days. 

McLane,  Paul.  Receipt  dated  Boston,  June  14,  1782,  for  bounty  paid  said  McLane 
by  Alexander  Hodgdon,  on  behalf  of  a  committee  of  the  town  of  Boston,  to  serve 
in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years. 

McLane,  Uriah,  Woburn.  Private,  Capt.  Marshall's  co..  Col.  Marshall's  regt. ;  Con- 
tinental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780. 


m  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  539 

McLane,  William,  Stockbridge  (also  given  Brookfield).  Descriptive  list  of  men  en- 
dorsed "  January  11th  1781 ;  "  Light  Infantry  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th) 
regt. ;  age,  23  (also  given  2-4)  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  11  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair, 
light;  occupation, farmer;  birthplace, Ireland ;  residence,  Stockbridge  (also given 
Brookfield);  enlisted  Jan.  -,  1780,  by  Capt.  Coburn ;  enlistment,  during  war; 
a^so.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Felt's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts;  reported  transferred  to  Light 
Infantry  co.  Jan.  1,  1782;  also,  Light  Infantry  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt.; 
list  of  men  tried  by  courts-martial  subsequent  to  Jan.  1,  1781 ;  said  McLane  tried 
March  14  [year  not  given,  probably  1782  or  1783],  by  regimental  court-martiai, 
Capt.  Mills,  President,  on  charge  of  leavmg  guard  without  permission ;  sentenced 
to  receive  30  lashes;  sentence  afterwards  remitted. 

McLanethan,  Thomas,  Palmer.  Private,  Capt.  David  Speer's  co.  of  militia.  Col. 
Pynchon's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  22  days. 

McLanethan,  Thomas.  Private,  Lieut.  Benjamin  Miles's  detachment  from  Col.  Jona- 
than Grout's  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  21,  1780;  discharged  Jan.  4,  1781;  service,  14 
days ;  detachment  escorted  prisoners  of  war  from  Rutland  to  New  London  to  be 
exchanged  Dec.  26,  1780. 

McLannathan,  Samuel,  Palmer.  Sergeant,  Capt.  David  Speer's  co.  of  militia.  Col. 
Pynchon's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  9  days. 

McLany,  John.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Middlesex  Co.,  agreeable  to  resolve 
of  Dec.  2,  1780,  as  returned  by  Joseph  Hosmer,  Superintendent  for  said  county ; 
age,  29 yrs.;  stature, 5  ft. 5  in.;  complexion, dark;  hair, light;  eyes, light;  occu- 
pation, farmer  (also  given  cordwainer) ;  engaged  for  town  of  Chelmsford;  en- 
gaged March  24,  1781 ;  term,  3  years. 

McLarey,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Putnam's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  1,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1778;  service,  6  mos.  4  days,  at  Rhode 
Island,  including 4  days  (75  miles)  travel  home;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  mus- 
ter roll  dated  North  Kingston,  Nov.  6,  1778;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster 
rolls  dated  East  Greenwich,  Sept.  17,  Sept.  24,  Oct.  14,  and  Nov.  13,  1778;  en- 
listment to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779. 

McLarthy,  John.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  March  2,  1777;  Capt.  King's  co.,  Col.  Marshall's  regt. 

McLartry,  Hugh.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  on  board  the  armed  ship 
"  Deane,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Elisha  Hinman,  dated  Boston  Nov.  -,  1780 ;  age, 
28  yrs. ;  complexion,  light;  reported  as  belonging  to  Massachusetts. 

McLarty,  John,  Newburyport.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Ezra  Lunt's  co..  Col.  Moses  Little's 
(17th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  engaged  May  2,  1775;  service,  13 
weeks ;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  age,  26  yrs. ;  also,  order  for 
bount)'  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dec.  11,  1775. 

McLatherling,  Robert.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Washburn's  co..  Col.  Eleazer 
Brooks's  regt.  of  guards;  enlisted  Nov.  5,  1777;  service  to  April  3,  1778,  4  mos. 
28  days,  at  Cambridge. 

McLathlin,  John.  Private,  Capt.  William  Weston's  co. ;  enlisted  Juh'  3,  1776;  ser- 
vice, 2  mos.  20  days ;  reported  died  Sept.  22,  1776 ;  company  stationed  at  the 
Gurnet  for  defence  of  Plymouth  harbor. 

McLathlin,  Robert.  Private,  Capt.  William  Weston's  co. ;  enlisted  July  2,  1776; 
discharged  Dec.  31,  1776;  service,  5  mos.  30  days;  company  stationed  at  the 
Gurnet  for  defence  of  Plymouth  harbor. 

McLauchlen,  John,  Boston.  List  of  deserters  dated  West  Point,  Aug.  18,  1782; 
Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  residence,  Boston;  engaged  for  town  of 
Boston ;  reported  deserted  in  1777. 


540  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

McLalghlen,  Thomas,  Amherst.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Bancroft's  co..  Col.  Bridge's 
regt.;  rausterroll dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  May  4, 1775  ;  service,  3  mos. 5  days. 

McLaughlen,  William.  Private,  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Tapper's  regt. ;  mus- 
ter roll  for  March,  1779,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  June  16,  1778;  enlistment, 
9  months ;  reported  discharged  March  16,  1779. 

McLaughlin, .    [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Maglatheon,  Maklother, 

McClauchlin,  McClaughlin,  McClawlen,  McCloathern,  McClocing,  McClockling, 
McClothing,  McCloughrin,  McGlatling,  McGlaughlin,  McGlaughlon,  McGlocklin, 
McGlofBin,  McGlothlen,  McGlothlin,  McLatherling,  McLathlin,  McLauchlen, 
McLaughlen,  McLaughton,  McLochlen,  McLoughlen,  McLoughlin,  Meclothlin, 
Miglaulin.] 

McLaughlin,  Daniel,  Duxbury.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Bradford's  (1st  Duxbur.v) 
CO.  of  militia.  Col.  Warren's  regt.,  which  inarched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ; 
service,  2  days;  also,  Capt.  Bildad  Arnold's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Lothrop's  (Plym- 
outh Co.)  regt. ;  service,  12  days ;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the 
alarm  of  Dec.  10,  1776. 

McLaughlin,  James.  Seaman,  ship  "  Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Foster 
Williams;  engaged  Sept.  27,  1780;  service,  7  mos.  8  days;  reported  captured 
May  5,  1781. 

McLaughlin,  John.    Marine,  ship  "Alfred,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Paul  Jones; 
,    list  of  meu  entitled  to  prize  shares  in  the  ship  "  Mellish  "  and  brig  "  Active  " 
[year  not  given] . 

McLaughlin,  Michael,  Salem.  List  of  deserters  from  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (6th) 
regt.,  dated  Camp  Ten  Eyck,  Aug.  27,  1780;  Capt.  A.  Holden's  co. ;  rank.  Pri- 
vate; residence,  Salem;  enlistment,  3  years;  deserted  Jan.  2,  1778;  reported  a 
foreigner. 

McLaltghlin,  Thomas,  Amherst.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Bancroft's  co.,  Col.  Eben- 
ezer Bridge's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Sept.  25,  1775. 

McLaughlin,  Thomas,  Duxbury.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Bradford's  (1st  Duxbury) 
CO.  of  miliiia,  Col.  Warren's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  2  days. 

McLaughlin,  William.  Return  of  men  raised  in  Essex  Co.  for  Continental  service, 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2, 1780 ;  engaged  for  town  of  Salem ;  engaged  April  9, 
1781. 

McLaughton,  William,  Scarborough.  List  of  men  raised  in  Cumberland  Co.  for  the 
term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  agreeable  to  resolve 
of  Dec.  20,  1778,  returned  as  received  of  Maj.  James  Johnson,  by  Jonathan 
W^arner,  Commissioner,  at  Fishkill,  June  25,  1778;  residence,  Scarborough;  en- 
gaged for  town  of  Scarborough ;  also,  list  of  men  returned  as  received  of  Jonathan 
Warner,  Commissioner,  by  Col.  R.  Putnam  July  20,  1778;  arrived  at  Fishkill 
June  16,  1778. 

McLea,  James.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Weston  for  service 
in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  reported  deserted. 

McLealan,  William.  Lieutenant,  in  a  seacoast  co.  stationed  at  Falmouth;  list  of 
officers  of  Cumberland  Co.  militia  appointed  to  command  men  raised  for  various 
purposes;  commissioned  Dec.  -,  1777. 

McLean,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Lane,  Macklane,  Macklim, 

McClain,  McClane,  McClanny,  McClean,  McLain,  McLaine,  McLane,  McLeon.] 

McLean,  Allen.  Matross,  Capt.  John  Doughty'sco.,  Col.  John  Lamb's  (2d  Artillery) 
regt.;  muster  roll  for  April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlistment,  during  war;  re- 
ported recruiting. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  541 

McLean,  Donald.  Gunner,  Capt.  John  Doughty's  co.,  Col.  John  Lamb's  (2d  Artillery) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  April,  1781,  dated  West  Point ;  term,  during  war;  reported 
"  Waiting  on  Brigade  Major  at  Artillery  Park." 

McLean,  Henry.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Worcester  Co.  to  serve  in  the  Con- 
tinental Army,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780,  as  returned  by  Seth  Wash- 
burn, Superintendent;  Capt.  Putnam's  co..  Col.  Davis's  regt.;  age,  18  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  dark;  occupation,  moulder;  engaged  for  town 
of  Sutton ;  term,  3  years. 

McLean,  John.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received 
of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  Aug.  2, 
1780;  age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in. ;  complexion,  ruddy;  engaged  for  town  of 
Rehoboth ;  marched  to  camp  Aug.  2,  1780,  under  command  of  Lieut.  Benjamin 
Pike ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Rehoboth  for  service 
in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  to  West  Point  July  17, 1780;  dis- 
charged Dec.  27,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  20  days,  including  10  days  (200  miles) 
travel  home. 

McLean,  Lawrence.    List  of  prisoners  delivered  Col.  Gabriel  Johonnot  by  Mr.  Charles, 
Waller,  Commissary  of  Prisoners  at  Rhode  Island,  March  17,  1778;  reported  a 
Seaman. 

McLean,  Neil,  Dartmouth.  List  of  men  raised  in  Bristol  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months 
from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  P'ishkill,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778, 
returned  as  received  of  Jonathan  Warner,  Commissioner,  I)y  Col.  R.  Putnam, 
July  20, 1778 ;  engaged  for  town  of  Dartmouth ;  arrived  at  Fishkill  June  16, 1778. 

McLean,  Oliver.  Matross,  Capt.  Perez  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt.; 
service,  4  mos.  7  days.    Roll  made  up  for  service  from  Feb.  1,  1777,  to  May  8, 

1777. 

McLean,  Plato,  Boston.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  as 
returned  by  Capt.  Benjamin  Lapham  and  Capt.  Peter  Gushing,  sworn  to  at  Hing- 
ham,  Feb.  17,  1778 ;  residence,  Boston ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Hingham ;  joined 
Capt.  Paul  Ellis's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years. 

McLelan,  Joseph,  Falmouth.  Capt.  Hart  Williams's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's 
regt.;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cam- 
bridge, Oct.  26,  1775. 

McLelan,  William.  Master,  sloop  "Centurion;"  list  of  transports  employed  on 
Penobscot  expedition,  as  returned  by  Seth  Loring,  Secretary,  dated  War  Office, 
July  11,  1779;  entered  service  July  3,  1779. 

McLeland,  Alexander.  Descriptive  return  dated  Boston,  Jan.  5,  1781,  made  by 
Edward  Procter,  Colonel  of  Boston  regt.,  of  men  who  had  enlisted  to  serve  in  the 
militia  under  the  command  of  Bri::.  Gen.  John  Fellows  for  the  term  of  3  months 
from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  place  of  rendezvous,  unless  sooner  discharged,  and 
who  had  received  bounty  and  mileage  due  them  of  said  Col.  Procter ;  Ward  No.  8 
CO. ;  age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  brown. 

McLeland,  David.  Private,  Capt.  Jotham  Houghton's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt.;  service  from  July  31,  1778,  to  date  of  discharge,  Sept.  14, 1778,  1  mo.  15 
days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  company  raised  for  6  weeks  service.  Roll  dated  Peters- 
ham. 

McLeland,  James.  Capt.  John  Worthly's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt.;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge,  Nov.  2, 
1775. 


542  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

McLelen,  Joseph.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Reed's  cc,  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's 
regt. ;  engaged  May  5,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1781 ;  service,  6  mos.  27  days,  in 
defence  of  seacoast;  engagement  to  expire  Dec.  1,  1781;  regiment  raised  for 
defence  of  eastern  Massachusetts. 

McLelen,  Samuel.  Receipt  given  to  Lieut.  Crispus  Graves,  dated  Cambridge,  Feb. 
20,  1776,  signed  by  said  McLelen  and  others,  for  wages  for  Nov.  and  Dec,  1775. 

McLelen,  William.  Private,  Capt.  John  Reed's  co..  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  23, 1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  1, 1781 ;  service,  4  mos.  9  days,  in  defence 
of  seacoast;  enlistment  to  expire  Dec.  1,  1781;  regiment  raised  for  defence  of 
eastern  Massachusetts. 

McLellan, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Macclalon,  McClain, 

McClalan,  McClalen,  McClallan,  McClalland,  McClallen,  McCland,  McClaning, 
McClannan,  McClannen,  McClannin,  McClanning,  McClannon,  McClaven, 
McClelan,  McCleland,  McClellan,  McClellen,  McClellian,  McClennen,  McClen- 
non,  McKlelan,  McKlenne,  McLalan,  McLaland,  McLalen,  McLalin,  McLal- 
lan,  McLallean,  McLallen,  M'cLany,  McLealan,  McLean,  McLelan,  McLeland, 
McLelen,  McLellen,  McLolen,  McLollin.] 

McLellan,  Alexander.  Captain,  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchel's  regt.;  engaged  July  7, 
1779 ;  discharged  Sept.  25, 1779 ;  service,  2  mos.  18  days,  on  Penobscot  expedition. 
Roll  dated  Gorham. 

McLellan,  Arthur.  Master,  sloop  "Retrieve"  (privateer);  petition  dated  Water- 
town,  A.ug.  29,  1776,  signed  by  John  Fox,  in  behalf  of  himself  and  others,  of 
Falmouth,  Casco  Bay,  asking  that  Joshua  Stone  be  commissioned  as  commander 
of  said  vessel ;  ordered  in  Council  Aug.  29,  1776,  that  a  commission  be  issued; 
also,  list  of  prisoners  on  board  the  cartel  "  Hostage,"  to  be  exchanged  for  British 
prisoners,  as  returned  by  Thomas  Stone,  Commissary  [year  not  given]  ;  said 
McLellan,  Prize  Master,  reported  taken  In  the  sloop  "Retrieve  "  (privateer),  of 
Casco  Bay,  by  the  British  ship  "Milford;"  also,  list  dated  Sept.  12,  1777,  of 
prisoners  sent  on  shore  at  Sheepscot  river  and  Townsend  from  His  Majesty's  ship 
"  Rainbow,"  and  certified  Nov.  10,  1777,  by  George  Collier,  as  having  been  lib- 
erated by  him  without  receipts  being  given  for  them  as  there  were  no  Selectmen 
to  sign  at  places  above  named. 

McLellan,  Cart,  Gorham.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Hart  Williams's  co.,  which  marched 
April  21, 1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  3  days ;  reported 
enlisted  into  the  army  April  24,  1775;  also,  Ensign,  Capt.  Hart  Williams's  co. ; 
regimental  return  with  accompanying  petition  to  the  Council,  dated  Oct.  4,  1775, 
signed  by  Col.  Edmund  Phiney,  stating  that  he  had  commanded  a  regiment  in  the 
army  at  Cambridge  during  "  the  present  Campaign  "  but  had  never  been  commis- 
sioned, and  asking  that  he  with  the  officers  in  his  regiment  be  recommended  to 
Gen.  Washington  for  commissions;  ordered  in  Council  Oct.  6, 1775,  that  said  offi- 
cers be  recommended  for  commissions  in  the  Continental  Army;  also,  2d  Lieu- 
tenant, Capt.  Hart  Williams's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt.;  muster  roll 
datied  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776;  appointed  Jan.  1,  1776;  reported 
promoted  to  1st  Lieutenant  Aug.  3,  1776. 

McLellan,  Hugh.  Corporal,  Capt.  Peter  Warren's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchel's  regt. ; 
detached  July  7,  1779;  discharged  Sept..  25,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  18  days,  on 
Penobscot  expedition.    Roll  dated  Falmouth. 

McLellan,  James,  Sheepscot.  Capt.  John  Worthly's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinny's 
(31st)  regt.;  billeting  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment.  May  14,  1775,  to  date  of 
marching  to  headquarters,  July  6,  1775;  credited  with  53  days  allowance;  also. 
Private,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  company  return  [probablj'  Oct.,  1775],  dated  Fort 
No.  2,  Cambridge. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  543 


McLellan,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Archibald  McAllister's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  McCobl)'s 
resTt. ;  enlisted  Jul.y  11,  1779;  service  to  Sept.  24,  1779,  2  mos.  13  days,  on  expe- 
dition against  Majorbagaduce.    Roll  endorsed  "  Reg't  at  Penobscot." 

McLellan,  Joseph,  Falmouth.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Joseph  Pride's  co.,  Col.  Joseph 
Prime's  (Cumberland  Co.)  regt. ;  joined  May  19,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  6,  1780; 
service,  6  mos.  17  days;  engagement,  8  months;  regiment  raised  for  defence  of 
eastern  Massachusetts;  aZso,  Lieutenant,  in  command  of  a  company;  detached 
Dec.  6,  1780 ;  discharged  May  1,  1781 ;  service,  4  mos.  25  days,  at  the  Eastward ; 
company  detached  from  Col.  Joseph  Prime's  regt.  by  order  of  Gen.  Wadsworth 
to  serve  out  the  balance  of  the  8  months  term  of  enlistment. 

McLellan,  Joseph,  Gorham.  Private,  Capt.  Sewall's  co.,  Col.  Sprout's  regt.;  Conti- 
nental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Nov.  20,  1779;  re- 
ported discharged  Nov.  20,  1779;  «^so,  Capt.  Josiah  Jenkins's  co..  Col.  Samuel 
Brewer's  regt. ;  return  dated  Camp  near  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  23,  1778 ;  residence, 
Gorham ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Gorham  ;  mustered  by  Continental  Muster  Master; 
term,  during  war. 

McLellan,  Joseph,  Woburn.  Descriptive  list  of  men  mustered  to  serve  in  the  Conti- 
nental Army,  as  returned  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk  Co., 
dated  Boston,  April  26,  1780;  Col.  Sheldon's  regt.;  age,  28  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
6  in.;  complexion,  brown  ;  occupation,  farmer ;  residence,  Woburn ;  mustered  by 
Corporal  Bass;  enlistment,  during  war. 

McLellan,  Plato,  Falmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Paul  Ellis's  co..  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's 
regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Maj'  21,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779 ;  credited  to  town  of  Hingham  ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  dated  Feb. 
4,  1778 ;  residence,  Falmouth  ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Rowley  ;  mustered  by  County 
and  Continental  Muster  Masters;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Paul  Ellis's  co.,  Col.  Bige- 
low's regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.,  March,  and  April,  1779,  sworn  to  at  Provi- 
dence; enlistment,  3  years. 

McLellan,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Archibald  McAUster's  co.,  Col.  William  Jones's 
regt.;  service,  2  days,  in  retaking  and  guarding  the  mast-ship  "  Gruell."  Roll 
dated  Newcastle,  Sept.  15,  1777. 

McLellan,  Stephen,  Falmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Pride's  co.,  Col.  Joseph 
Prime's  (Cumberland  Co.)  regt.;  joined  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  6,  1780; 
service,  4  mos.  6  days ;  engagement,  8  months ;  regiment  raised  for  defence  of 
eastern  Massachusetts. 

McLellan,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Washburn's  co.  of  guards;  enlisted  March 
11,  1781 ;  discharged  April  11,  1781 ;  service,  1  mo. ;  company  stationed  at  Thom- 
aston,  Lincoln  Co. 

McLellan,  William,  Gorham.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Hart  Williams's  co.,  which 
marched  April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  3  days ; 
reported  enlisted  into  the  army  April  24, 1775 ;  also.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Hart  Wil- 
liams's CO. ;  regimental  return  with  accompanying  petition  to  the  Council,  dated 
Oct.  4,  1775,  signed  by  Col.  Edmund  Phiney,  stating  that  he  had  commanded  a 
regiment  in  the  army  at  Cambridge  during  "  the  present  Campaign  "  but  had 
never  been  commissioned,  and  asking  that  he  with  the  officers  in  his  regiment  be 
recommended  to  Gen.  Washington  for  commissions;  ordered  in  Council  Oct.  6, 
1775,  that  said  officers  be  recommended  for  commissions  in  the  Continental  Arm}^ ; 
also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Hart  Williams's  (5th)  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  of  field,  staff,  and  commissioned  officers,  dated  Garrison  at 
Fort  George,  Dec.  8, 1776  ;  appointed  Jan.  1, 1776 ;  reported  deserted  Aug.  3,  1776. 

McLellan,  William.  1st  Lieutenant,  sloop  "  Retrieve  "  (privateer) ;  petition  dated 
Watertown,  Aug.  29,  1776,  signed  by  John  Fox,  in  behalf  of  himself  and  others, 
of  Falmouth,  Casco  Bay,  asking  that  Joshua  Stone  be  commissioned  as  com- 


54A:  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

McLellan,  Williaji,  continued. 

man der  of  said  vessel;  ordered  in  Council  Aug.  29,  1776,  that  a  commission  be 
issued;  also,  list  of  prisoners  on  board  the  cartel  "Hostage"  to  be  exchanged 
for  British  prisoners,  as  returned  by  Thomas  Stone,  Commissarj^  [year  not  given]  ; 
said  McLellan,  1st  Lieutenant,  reported  taken  in  the  sloop  "  Retrieve  "  (privateer), 
of  Casco  Bay,  by  the  British  ship  "  Milford." 

McLellan,  William.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Aljner  LowelTs  co.  of  matrosses  stationed 
at  Falmouth,  Cumberland  Co. ;  copy  of  a  return  dated  Falmouth,  July  31,  1777; 
company  reported  Aug.  11,  1777,  as  mustered  by  Col.  Noyes,  agreeable  to  sea- 
coast  establishment;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Abner  Lowell's  (seacoast)  co. 
stationed  at  Falmouth;  list  of  officers  of  Cumberland  Co.  militia  appointed  to 
command  men  raised  for  various  purposes;  commissioned  March  23,  1778. 

McLellax,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Alexander  McLellan's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Mitchel's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  7,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  25,  1779;  service,  2  mos. 
18  days,  on  Penobscot  expedition.     Roll  dated  Gorham. 

McLellan,  AVilliam.  Private,  Capt.  Nehemiah  Curtis's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchel's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  7,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  25,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  18  days, 
on  Penobscot  expedition.    Roll  dated  Harpswell  and  sworn  to  at  North  Yarmouth. 

McLellen,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Hart  Williams's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776;  enlisted  Jan.  1, 
1776;  reported  deserted  Sept.  1,  1776. 

McLellen,  Stephen.  Private,  Capt.  John  Reed's  co..  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's  regt. ; 
enlisted  May  5, 1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  1, 1781 ;  service,  6  mos.  27  days,  in  defence 
of  seacoast;  enlistment  to  expire  Dec.  1,  1781;  regiment  raised  for  defence  of 
eastern  Massachusetts. 

McLelory,  William,  Boston.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Banister's  co..  Col.  William  Shep- 
ard's  (4th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780, 
to  Dec.  31,  1780;  residence,  Boston  ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  for  gratuity, 
dated  Highlands,  Feb.  2-1,  1780 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  made  up  for  the 
year  1780,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  Jan.  10,  1777;  enlistment,  during  war. 

McLeod,  Allen.  Seaman,  sloop  "  Winthrop,"  commanded  by  Capt.  George  Little; 
engaged  Sept.  30,  1782;  discharged  Nov.  25,  1782;  service,  1  mo.  25  days.  Roll 
sworn  to  at  Boston. 

McLeon,  Donald.  Gunner,  Capt.  John  Doughty's  co.,  Col.  John  Lamb's  (2d  Artil- 
lery) regt.;  muster  roll  for  Feb.  and  March,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  term,  dur- 
ing war;  reported  "  Waiting  on  the  Brigd  Major  at  the  Park." 

McLerot,  David.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  8,  1777;  Maj   Stevens's  (Artillery)  battalion. 

McLeroy,  Samuel.  Capt.  John  Wiley's  co.,  Col.  Paul  D.  Sargent's  regt.;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dec.  13,  1775. 

McLervvine,  William.  Capt.  Benjamin  Hastings's  co..  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt.; 
company  receipt  for  wages  for  Aug.,  1775,  dated  Camp  at  Prospect  Hill. 

McLewd,  MtRDocK.  Seaman,  ship  "Duke  deChartres,"  Alexander  Wilson,  Master; 
service  from  Jan.  25,  1777,  to  June  10,  1777,  4  mos.  15  days. 

McLincoln,  John.  List  of  men  who  went  to  Rhode  Island  with  Capt.  Richardson  in 
Aug.,  1777,  to  serve  for  4  months.     [See  John  McLouth.] 

McLlan,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Willcox's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berk- 
shire Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  15,  1780;  service,  2  days,  on  an  alarm;  company 
allowed  horse  rations. 


m  THE   WAR  OF  THE  REA^OLUTION.  545 

McllHerrex,  James.  List  of  men  returned  by  a  committee  for  settling  disputes  be- 
tween towns  as  to  soldiers  credited  to  them,  dated  Barre,  June  25,  1778;  said 
McllHerren  claimed  by  Rutland  and  Westborough  but  not  allowed  to  eitlier  town. 

McllWain,  Andrew,  Bolton.  Corporal,  Capt.  Benjamin  Hastings's  co.,  Col.  John 
Whitcomb's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge; 
service,  8  days ;  reported  returned  home. 

McLoAD,  David.  Petition  dated  Boston,  Sept.  21,  1779,  signed  by  Daniel  Clark,  of 
Boston,  asking  that  said  McLoad  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  schooner 
"  Favorite  "  (privateer) ;  ordered  in  Council  Sept.  21,  1779,  that  a  commission  be 
issued. 

McLocHLEN,  John.  Descriptive  list  of  deserters  from  (late)  14th  Mass.  regt.,  dated 
West  Point,  Aug.  19,  1782 ;  age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  dark ; 
hair,  dark  ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Boston  ;  reported  deserted  in  1777. 

McLoLEN,  William,  Scarborough.  Corporal,  Capt.  Benjamin  Larrabe's  co..  Col. 
Mitchel's  regt.;  marched  Jul,v9,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1779;  service,  2  mos. 
3  days,  on  Penobscot  expedition. 

McLoLLix,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  John  Read's  co.,  Col.  James  Hunter's  corps,  raised 
for  defence  of  eastern  Massachusetts ;  enlisted  April  12, 1782 ;  discharged  Aug.  15, 
1782;  service,  4  mos.  3  days. 

McLoNE,  Benjamin.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Freedom,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Clouston;  engaged  Aug.  28,  1777;  service,  13  days;  reported  deserted  Sept.  10, 
1777. 

McLoTH,  Lewis.  Private,  Lieut.  John  Shaw's  detachment ;  service  from  July  5  to 
July  25,  1777,  22  days  ;  detachment  stationed  at  Slade's  Ferry  near  Rhode  Island 
by  order  of  Gen.  Spencer  and  Brig.  Godfrey ;  also,  Capt.  Elijah  Walker's  co..  Col. 
John  Hathaway'sregt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  23,1778;  discharged  Dec.  12, 1778;  service, 
1  mo.  22  days;  company  detached  from  Gen.  Godfrey's  brigade  and  marched  to 
Dorchester  Heights. 

McLouD,  Angu't  (also  given  Ang'st),  Yarmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Matthias  Tobey's 
CO.,  Col.  Aaron  Willard's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  from 
home  to  the  place  of  rendezvous,  Ticonderoga,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  15,  1777 ;  276 
miles  travel  allowed  said  McLoud;  a/so,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  abstract  for 
travel  allowance,  etc.,  from  place  of  discharge  home,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  -,  1777; 
reported  discharged  at  Fort  Edward ;  324  miles  travel  allowed  said  McLoud.  [See 
Anguish  McCloud.] 

McLoroHLEN,  AViLLiAM.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Cumberland  Co.  to  serve 
in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival 
at  camp,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  13  [20] ,  1778,  and  mustered  in  from  Gen. 
Thompson's  brigade,  certified  at  Falmouth,  June  15,  1778,  by  Daniel  Ilsley,  Mus- 
ter Master,  as  mustered  and  delivered  to  Maj.  James  Johnson,  Superintendent  for 
said  county ;  Capt.  Libbey's  co..  Col.  Fogg's  regt. ;  age,  23  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  11 
in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  engaged  for  town  of  Scarborough. 

McLouGHLiN,  Lawrence,  Manchester.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Loammi  Baldwin's  (late  Col.  Samuel  Gerrish's)  38th  regt. ;  company  return  dated 
Camp  at  Chelsea,  Oct.  2,  1775. 

McLouTH, .      [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Maccloath,  McCloath, 

McCloth,  McClouth,  McLoth.] 

McLouTH,  John,  Taunton.  List  of  2  months  men  who  went  to  Winter  Hill  in  Feb., 
1776,  with  Capt.  Noah  Hall ;  also,  list  of  men  who  went  to  the  Castle  with  Capt. 
Randel  in  May,  1776,  to  serve  for  6  months;  also,  Fifer,  Capt.  Edward  Blake's 
CO.,  Col.  George  Williams's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  service,  25  days,  on  the  alarm  at 


54:6  IVIASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS   AKD   SAILORS 

McLoi'TH,  John,  continued. 

Rhode  Island  of  Dec.  8,  1776;  mileage  (54  miles)  allowed  to  camp  at  Warren, 
R.  I.,  via  Rehobotb,  and  home;  also,  list  of  men  who  marched  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island  Dec.  8,  1776,  under  command  of  Capt.  Edward  Blake  and  served  1 
mo. ;  also,  Fifer,  Capt.  Joshua  Wilbore's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's  regt. ;  service, 
23  days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  company  drafted  from  Taunton,  Raynham,  and  Easton, 
in  April,  1777;  also,  list  of  men  who  went  with  Capt.  \Vill)or  in  May,  1777,  to 
serve  for  2  months  at  Providence ;  also,  Capt.  Joshua  Wilbore's  co..  Col.  Josiah 
Whitney's  regt. ;  service,  1  mo.  23  days ;  company  marched  from  Taunton  to 
Providence,  R.  I.;  roll  sworn  to  at  Taunton,  Sept.  23,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Caleb 
Richardson's  co.,  Col.  Danforth  Keyes's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  30,  1777 ;  service  to 
Jan.  1,  1778,  4  mos.,  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  roll- dated 
Warren,  Dec.  3,  1777,  and  sworn  to  at  Headquarters,  Providence  [see  John 
McLincoln]  ;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Jacob  Haskins's  co..  Col.  John  Hathaway's 
regt. ;  entered  service  March  13,  1779;  discharged  April  15,  1779;  returned  home 
April  17,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  5  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

McLouTH,  Lawrence,  Jr.,  Taunton.  List  of  men  who  went  to  Roxbury  with  Capt. 
Hodges  in  Dec,  1775,  to  serve  for  2  months ;  also,  list  of  2  months  men  who 
went  to  Winter  Hill  in  Feb.,  1776,  with  Capt.  Noah  Hall ;  also,  list  of  men  who 
went  to  the  Castle  with  Capt.  Randel  in  May,  1776,  to  serve  for  6  months;  also, 
order  dated  Camp  at  Hull,  July  16,  1776,  signed  by  said  McLouth  and  others,  for 
advance  paj'  for  1  month,  travel  allowance,  etc.,  payable  to  Capt.  Matthew  Ran- 
dell ;  Capt.  Randell's  order  on  David  Jeffries,  Paymaster  General,  dated  Castle 
Island,  July  19,  1776,  payable  to  Quarter  Master  of  Col.  Marshal's  regt.,  appears 
on  reverse  of  company  order ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Blake's  co.,  Col.  George 
Williams's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  service,  25  days,  on  the  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  of 
Dec.  8,  1776;  mileage  (54  miles)  allowed  to  Camp  at  Warren,  via  Rehobotb,  and 
home;  also,  list  of  men  who  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  Dec.  8,  1776, 
under  command  of  Capt.  Edward  Blake  and  served  1  month  ;  also.  Corporal,  Capt. 
Joshua  Wilbore's  co..  Col.  John  Hathaway's  regt.;  service,  23  daj's,  at  Rhode 
Island;  company  drafted  from  Taunton,  Raynham,  and  Easton,  in  April,  1777; 
also,  list  of  men  who  went  with  Capt.  Wilbor  in  May,  1777,  to  serve  for  2  months 
at  Providence ;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Joshua  Wilbore's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt. ;  service,  1  mo.  23  days ;  company  marched  from  Taunton  to  Providence, 
R.  I.;  roll  sworn  to  at  Taunton,  Sept.  23,  1777;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by 
James  Leonard,  Muster  Master  for  Bristol  Co.,  dated  Sept.  2,  1777;  Capt.  Caleb 
Richardson's  co..  Col.  Danforth  Keyes's  regt. ;  also,  Capt.  Caleb  Richardson's 
CO.,  Col.  Danforth  Keyes's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  26,  1777;  service  to  Jan.  1,  1778, 
4  mos.  4  days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  also.  Sergeant,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  dated 
Warren,  Dec.  3,  1777,  and  sworn  to  at  Headquarters,  Providence;  also,  list  of 
men  who  went  with  Capt.  Fales  in  Jan.,  1778,  to  serve  for  3  months  at  Slade's 
Ferry;  said  McLouth  reported  hired  by  John  Townsend  who  was  drafted; 
also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Samuel  Fales's  co..  Col.  J.  Dagget's  regt. ;  marched  Jan.  6, 
1778;  discharged  April  1.  1778;  service,  2  mos.  26  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  regi- 
ment drafted  to  serve  under  Gen.  Spencer  for  3  months  from  Jan.  1,  1778. 

McLorTH,  Lewis.  List  of  men  who  went  to  Rowland's  Ferry  with  Capts.  Wilbor  and 
Leanard  in  April,  1777,  to  serve  for  3  weeks ;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  James 
Leonard,  Muster  Master  for  Bristol  Co.,  dated  Sept.  2,  1777;  Capt.  Caleb  Rich- 
ardson's CO.,  Col.  Danforth  Keyes's  regt. ;  also,  Capt.  Caleb  Richardson's  co..  Col. 
Danforth  Keyes's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  26,  1777  ;  service  to  Jan.  1,  1778,  4  mos.  4 
days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  also,  Private,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  dated  Warren, 
Dec.  3,  1777,  and  sworn  to  at  Headquarters,  Providence ;  also,  list  of  men  who 
went  with  Capt.  Fales  in  Jan.,  1778,  to  serve  for  3  months  at  Slade's  Ferry; 
said  McLouth  reported  hired  by  Elisha  Briggs  who  was  drafted ;  also.  Private, 
Capt.  Samuel  Fales's  co..  Col.  J.  Daggett's  regt. ;  marched  Jan.  6, 1778 ;  discharged 
April  1, 1778 ;  service,  2  mos.  25  days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  regiment  drafted  to  serve 


m  THE   WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  547 

McLouTH,  Lewis,  continued. 

under  Gen.  Spencer  for  3  months  from  Jan.  1,  1778;  also,  list  of  men  who  went 
with  Capt.  Crocker  and  others  in  July,  1778,  on  a  6  weeks  campaign. 

McLouTH,  Peter.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Haskins's  co..  Col.  Isaac  Dean's  regt. ;  en- 
listed March  6,  1781 ;  discharged  March  14,  1781 ;  service,  10  days,  at  Rhode 
Island ;  company  raised  to  serve  for  40  days,  unless  sooner  discharged. 

McLorxH,  Solomon,  Taunton.  List  of  men  who  went  -with  Capt.  Crocker  and  others 
in  July,  1778,  on  a  6  weeks  campaign;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Crocker's  co.. 
Col.  Carpenter's  regt.;  service,  1  mo.  15  days;  company  marched  from  Taunton 
to  Rhode  Island  by  order  of  Council  of  July  -,  1778,  to  serve  for  6  weeks ;  also, 
Capt.  Jacob  Haskins's  co..  Col.  John  Hathaway's  regt.;  entered  service  March 
13,  1779;  discharged  April  15, 1779;  returned  home  April  17,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 
5  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  Capt.  Edward  Blake's  co..  Col.  Mitchel's  regt. 
commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  James  Williams,  Brig.  Gen.  Godfrey's  (Bristol  Co.) 
brigade;  service,  8  days;  company  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of 
Aug.  2,  1780. 

McLoT,  Hugh,  Brunswick.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
Col.  Jonathan  Mitchell's  (2d  Cumberland  Co.)  regt.,  as  returned  by  Maj.  Nathaniel 
Larrabee,  dated  Brunswick,  Dec.  10,  1777 ;  residence,  Brunswick ;  engaged  for 
town  of  Brunswick  ;  joined  Capt.  George  White's  co..  Col.  Francis's  regt. ;  term, 
3  years. 

McLucAS,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mackclucus,  McLuces.] 

McLucAS,  JoHX,  Mt.  Desert.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Nowell's  co..  Col.  James  Scam- 
mon's  (30th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May  5, 1775 ;  service, 
3  mos.  4  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775] ,  including  alistract  of 
pay  to  last  of  Jul}-,  1775. 

McLucAs,  Joshua,  York.  Private,  Capt.  Johnson  Moulton's  (York)  co.  of  Minute- 
men,  which  marched  probably  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  enlisted 
April  21,  1775;  service,  4  days;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Darby's  co.,  Col.  James 
Scammon's  (30th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1773;  enlisted  May  3,  1775; 
service,  3  mos.  6  days;  aZ*o,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775],  including 
abstract  of  pay  to  last  of  July,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent 
in  money  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  28, 1775  ;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel 
Wells,  Muster  Master  for  York  Co.,  dated  Wells,  Feb.  1, 1777 ;  Capt.  James  Don- 
nel's  CO.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt.;  residence,  York;  enlistment,  3  years  or 
during  war;  reported  received  State  bounty;  also.  Private,  Colonel's  co..  Col. 
Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan. 
25,  1777,  to  Nov.  20,  1778;  reported  died  Nov.  20,  1778;  also,  Capt.  James  Don- 
nell's  CO.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt. ;  subsistence  allowed  from  date  of  enlist- 
ment, Jan.  25,  1777,  to  March  20, 1777;  credited  with  68  rations,  including  rations 
for  14  days  travel  on  march  to  Bennington  ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  dated 
Camp  Va41ey  Forge,  Jan.  22,  1778;  residence,  York;  enlisted  for  town  of  York; 
mustered  by  State  Muster  Master. 

McLucAs,  Joshua.  Return  of  men  enlisted  into  the  Continental  Army  by  Maj.  John  G. 
Frazier  and  turned  over  to  Capt.  Nathaniel  Cushing  who  were  directed  to  join 
Col.  Paterson's  regt.  by  order  dated  Headquarters,  Nov.  17,  1776,  signed  by  D. 
Adj.  Gen.  J.  Trumbull;  Capt.  Bliss's  co. 

McLucES,  JoHx.  Receipt  dated  March  8,  1777,  for  bounties  paid  said  McLuces  and 
others,  by  Col.  Benjamin  Brown,  Muster  Master,  for  enlisting  into  the  Continen- 
tal Army ;  said  McLuces  joined  Capt.  William  Walker's  co..  Col.  Paterson's  regt. 

McLucES,  Joshua.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Cushing's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Yose's  regt.; 
return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15, 1777,  and  who  had  not  been 
absent  subsequently  except  on  furlough,  etc. ;  reported  a  prisoner  of  war. 


548  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAJT.ORS 

McLuM,  Joiix.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Moses  Montague's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapen's  regt. ; 
engaged  Oct.  U,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  15  days,  at 
Claverack,  including  6  days  (120  miles)  travel  home ;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

McLvKE,  Richard.  2d  Lieutenant,  Maj.  Melville's  co. ;  list  of  officers,  endorsed"  Col'o 
Crafts  return  Dec  1  76  to  Jan'y  1  1777  of  Officers  to  be  Com'd  ;  "  ordered  in  Coun- 
cil March  3,  1777,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned. 

MclWaix,  "William,  Putney.  3d  Corporal,  Capt.  Benjamin  Hastings's  co..  Col.  Asa 
Whitcomb's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  6  days. 

McMagrafe,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Bates's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's 
(7th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  March  9, 
1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years.     [See  Samuel  McGhay.] 

McMaham,  James,  Londonderry.  Capt.  Bates's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th) 
regt.;  list  of  men  tried  by  courts-martial  subsequent  to  Jan.  1, 1781 ;  said  McMaham 
tried  May  18,  1781,  by  regimental  court-martial,  Capt.  King,  President,  on  charge 
of  disobeying  orders ;  sentenced  to  receive  50  lashes ;  reported  pardoned ;  also,  Pri- 
vate, same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Huts  and  sworn 
to  at  West  Point;  enlisted  March  9, 1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years;  aZso,  descriptive  list 
dated  Feb.  20,  1782 ;  Capt.  Bates's  (also  given  Capt.  Hastings's)  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Brooks's  regt. ;  age,  20  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion,  light;  hair,  brown 
(also  given  light);  occupation,  weaver;  birthplace,  Ireland;  residence,  London- 
derry; enlisted  March  2  [1781] ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

McMahan,  Jajmes,  Boston.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
Col.  Jonathan  Cogswell's  (3d  Essex  Co.)  regt.,  as  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  M.  Far- 
ley; residence,  Boston;  engaged  for  town  of  Ipswich;  joined  Capt.  Allin's  co.. 
Col.  Ichabod  Alden's  regt. ;  term,  during  war ;  also.  Private,  6th  co..  Col.  Brooks's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Nov.  24,  1777,  to  May  30, 
1778;  reported  as  belonging  to  Ireland;  also  reported  killed. 

McMahax,  James.  Receipt  dated  April  8,  1781,  for  bounty  paid  said  McMahan  by 
Class  No.  10  of  the  town  of  Bradford  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the 
term  of  3  years  or  during  the  war,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780. 

McMahan,  William.  Descriptive  list  of  deserters  from  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's 
(7th)  regt.,  dated  West  Point,  Aug.  18,  1782;  age,  24  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.; 
deserted  April  -,  1778,  from  Albany. 

McMahon,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mahern,  McHarham, 

McMaham,   McMahan,  McMahone,    McMain,   McMan,   McMans,   McMarham, 
McMarhan,  McMarners,  McMehone.] 

McMahon,  Carl.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Sawyer's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776 ;  enlisted  Jan.  1, 
1776;  reported  on  command  with  Gen.  Washington. 

McMahox,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Lemont's  co..  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  9,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  24,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  15  days, 
at  Penobscot. 

McMahon,  Terence.  Capt.  Samuel  Darby's  co..  Col.  James  Scammon's  regt.;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  28,  1775. 

McMahone,  Terence.  Corporal,  Capt.  Nicholas  Crosby's  co.,  Col.  John  Allan's 
regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  8,  1777;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  3  days, 
including  10  days  (200  miles)  travel  home ;  regiment  raised  for  defence  of  Machias. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  549 

McMain,  John.  Seaman,  ship  "  Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Foster  Wil- 
liams; engaged  Feb.  4,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  17,  1780;  service,  6  mos.  13  days; 
also,  same  vessel  and  commander;  engaged  Oct.  5,  1780;  service,  7  mos.;  re- 
ported captured  May  5,  1781. 

McMallex,  Archibald.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Middlesex  Co.,  agreeable 
to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780,  as  returned  by  Joseph  Hosmer,  Superintendent  for  said 
county;  age,  50  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  eyes, 
blue;  occupation,  farmer  (also  given  laborer);  engaged  for  town  of  Dunstable; 
engaged  April  12,  1781 ;  term,  3  years. 

McMallen,  "William,  Boston.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  James  Mirick's  (2d  Princeton)  co.,  2d  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  dated 
Princeton,  Jan.  12, 1778 ;  residence,  Boston ;  engaged  for  town  of  Princeton ;  joined 
Capt.  Trescut's  co.,  Col.  Hendly's  regt. ;  term,  3  years. 

McMan,  Carl.  Receipt  given  to  Lieut.  Crispus  Graves,  dated  Cambridge,  Feb.  20, 
1776,  signed  by  said  McMan  and  others,  for  wages  for  Nov.  and  Dec,  1775. 

McMan,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Willcox's  co..  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  entered  service  Oct.  15,  1780;  service,  2  days,  on  an  alarm;  company 
allowed  horse  rations. 

McMan,  John,  Machias.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
2d  Essex  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Maj.  Ralph  Cross,  sworn  to  in  Essex  Co.,  Feb. 
16,  1778;  residence,  Machias ;  engaged  for  town  of  Newburyport;  joined  Capt. 
Ezra  Lund's  (Lunt's)  co..  Col.  Henley's  regt. 

McMan,  Oaven,  Boston.  Return  certified  at  Camp  near  Morristown,  April  30, 1780,  of 
officers  and  men  belonging  to  Col.  Lee's,  Col.  Henley's,  and  Col.  Jackson's  regts., 
and  men  belonging  to  Massachusetts  in  Col.  Henry  Sherburne's  regt.,  who  were 
incorporated  into  a  regiment  under  the  command  of  Col.  Henry  Jackson,  agree- 
able to  the  arrangement  of  April  9,  1779;  rank,  Private;  residence,  Boston;  en- 
gaged Feb.  27,  1778;  term,  during  war;  said  McMan  appears  among  men  belong- 
ing to  Col.  David  Henley's  regt.  who  had  been  discharged  from  the  rolls  prior  to 
above  arrangement ;  reported  deserted  April  15,  1778. 

McManas,  Michael,  Blandford.  Return  dated  Blandford,  March  29,  1779,  of  men  in 
Continental  service,  being  one-seventh  part  of  the  male  inhabitants  of  the  town  of 
Blandford,  including  the  alarm  list,  belonging  to  the  12th  co.,  3d  Hampshire  Co. 
regt.,  as  attested  by  Lieut,  Samuel  Sloper,  and  sworn  to  by  said  Sloper  as  Captain 
April  6, 1779;  residence,  Blandford;  engaged  for  town  of  Blandford ;  joined  Capt. 
Ward's  co..  Col.  Wasson's  (Wesson's)  regt. ;  term  to  expire  June  -,  1780. 

McManis,  John,  Brunswiclv.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  2d  Essex  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Maj.  Ralph  Cross,  sworn  to  in  Essex  Co., 
Feb.  16,  1778;  residence,  Brunswick;  engaged  for  town  of  Newburyport  (also 
given  Brunswick) ;  joined  Capt.  John  Read's  co..  Col.  Ichabod  Alden's  regt. 

McManis,  Michael.  Receipt  dated  Blandford,  May  22,  1781,  for  bounty  paid  said 
McManis  by  William  Thompson  and  others,  on  behalf  of  the  town  of  Blandford, 
to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years. 

McManner,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Taylor's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Collar's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  entered  service  Oct.  13,  1781 ;  discharged  Oct.  26,  1781 ; 
service,  18  days,  including  travel  (4  days)  home;  company  marched  by  order  of 
Col.  John  Ashley,  Jr.,  on  an  alarm  at  the  Northward. 

McManners,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  George  Ulmer's  co..  Col.  James  Hunter's  corps, 
raised  to  serve  until  Nov.  20,  1782,  in  defence  of  eastern  Massachusetts;  enlisted 
April  10,  1782;  discharged  Nov.  20,  1782;  service,  7  mos.  10  days. 


550  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 


McManners,  Michael,  Glasgow.  Private,  Capt.  Watsoa's  co.,  Col.  Wesson's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  25,  1777,  to  May  6,  1779; 
residence,  Glasgow;  reported  discharged  May  6,  1779;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Nahum 
Ward's  co..  Col.  James  Wesson's  regt.;  return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  on  or 
before  Aug.  15,  1777;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  to 
serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  as  returned  by  Noah  Goodman,  Superintendent; 
age,  38  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  3  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  occupation,  far- 
mer; engaged  for  town  of  Blandford;  engaged  April  27,  1781;  term,  3  years; 
also.  Private,  Capt.  John  Carpenter's  co.  of  guards;  arrived  at  Springfield  May 
14,  1781;  service  to  March  31,  1783,  22  mos.  18  days;  company  made  up  of 
rejected  recruits  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for  3  years;  also,  Capt. 
Thomas  Cushing's  co. ;  service  from  April  1,  1783,  to  June  30,  1783,  3  mos.,  at 
Castle  Island ;  reported  as  among  rejected  troops  sent  from  Springfield  for  fort 
duty;  roll  returned  by  Capt.  Lieut.  William  Burbeck  and  sworn  to  at  Boston. 

McMaxnos,  John,  Brunswick  (also  given  Georgetown).  Private,  Capt.  Reed's  co., 
Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  June  4, 
1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  residence,  Brunswick;  also,  Capt.  John  Reed's  co.,  Col. 
Alden's  regt. ;  return  dated  Jan.  12,  1778 ;  residence,  Georgetown ;  engaged  for 
town  of  Newburyport;  mustered  by  Suffolk  County  Muster  Master  Barber  and 
by  a  Continental  Muster  Master;  reported  on  furlough;  also,  Capt.  Reed's  co., 
(late)  Col.  Ichabod  Alden's  (6th)  regt.;  return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  on  or 
before  Aug.  15,  1777,  and  who  had  not  been  absent  subsequently  except  on  fur- 
lough, certified  at  Cherrj'  Valley,  Feb.  24,  1779;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster 
roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Cherry  Valley ;  enlisted  June  4, 1777 ;  enlist- 
ment, 3  years. 

McMannus,  John,  Brunswick.  Private,  Capt,  Reed's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  Conti- 
nental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  June  4,  1780;  resi- 
dence, Brunswick ;  reported  promoted  to  Corporal  Jan.  1  [year  not  given] . 

McMans,  Carl.  Private,  Capt.  John  Worthly's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt. ; 
billeting  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment  May  14,  1775,  to  date  of  marching  July 
6,  1775;  credited  with  allowance  for  7  weeks  4  days;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat 
or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge,  Nov.  2,  1775. 

McManus,  .      [This  name  also  appears   under  the  form  of  Mahern,   Mannus, 

McMahon,  McMan,  McManas,  McManis,  McManner,  McManners,  McMannos, 
McMannus,  McMans,  McMarners.] 

McManus,  John.  Private,  Capt.  William  Lithgow's  co. ;  marched  March  11,  1776; 
service  to  Aug.  31,  1776,  5  mos.  21  days;  company  stationed  at  Falmouth,  Cum- 
berland Co.,  for  defence  of  seacoast;  also,  Capt.  William  Lithgow,  Jr.'s  co..  Col. 
Mitchel's  regt.;  service  from  Aug.  31,  1776,  to  Nov.  23,  1776,  2  mos.  23  days; 
company  stationed  at  Falmouth,  Cumberland  Co.,  for  defence  of  seacoast;  also, 
list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchell's 
(2d  Cumberland  Co.)  regt.,  as  returned  by  Maj.  Nathaniel  Larrabee;  residence, 
Brunswick ;  reported  "  hired  for  Some  town  Westward ;  "  also,  list  of  men  mus- 
tered by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  July  7, 
1777;  Capt.  Robert  Allen's  co..  Col.  Alden's  regt. 

McManus,  Michael,  Blandford.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  from  Capt.  William  Knox's  6th  (Blandford)  co..  Col.  Mosley's  regt.,  dated 
Feb.  10, 1778 ;  residence,  Blandford ;  engaged  for  town  of  Blandford ;  joined  Capt. 
Ward's  co.,  Col.  Wilson's  (Wesson's)  regt. ;  term  to  expire  June  -,  1780. 

McMarham,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Bates's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  April,  1781 ,  dated  West  Point ;  enlisted  March  9,  1781 ;  en- 
listment, 3  years;  also,  muster  roll  for  June,  1781;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug., 
1781,  dated  Camp  Peekskill;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781 ;  reported  confined 
under  guard;  also,  list  of  men  tried  by  courts-martial  subsequent  to  Jan.  1,  1781; 


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McMarham,  Jajies,  contimied. 

said  McMarham  tried  Oct.  5, 1781,  by  regimental  court-martial,  Capt.  Lincoln, 
President,  on  charge  of  stealing  a  fowl  and  cabbage  or  suffering  it  to  be  done  when 
on  guard;  reported  acquitted;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  dated 
York  Huts  ;  reported  on  command  at  Stony  Point ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Dec,  1781, 
dated  York  Huts  and  sworn  to  at  West  Point. 

McMarhan,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Bates's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  May,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  reported  on  command  at 
New  Windsor;  also,  muster  roll  for  July,  1781;  enlisted  March  9,  1781;  enlist- 
ment, 3  years. 

McMarners,  Carl,  Royalsborough.  Private,  Capt.  John  Worthley's  co..  Col.  Edmund 
Phinney's  (31st)  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775],  dated  Fort  No.  2, 
Cambridge;  enlisted  May  14,  1775. 

McMarners,  Ja3ies,  Falmouth.  Capt.  David  Bradish's  co. ;  billeting  allowed  from 
date  of  enlistment.  May  12,  1775,  to  July  8,  1775 ;  credited  with  57  days  allow- 
ance; also.  Private,  Capt.  Bradish's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  (31st)  regt.; 
company  return  dated  Oct.  6, 1775 ;  reported  on  board  floating  battery ;  also,  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge,  Oct.  28, 
1775;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Tobias  Fernald's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776; 
reported  died  Oct.  19,  1776. 

McMarrow,  Michael,  Lunenburg.  Private,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt.;  Continen- 
tal Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Oct.  4,  1777,  to  Oct.  24,  1778;  residence, 
Lunenburg;  reported  died  Oct.  24, 1778;  also,  Capt.  James  Jones's  co..  Col.  Jack- 
son's regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Feb.,  1778,  dated  Gulph  Mills ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
pay  rolls  for  June-Aug.,  1778,  sworn  to  at  Providence;  also,  pay  roll  for  Sept., 
1778,  sworn  to  at  Pawtuxet;  also,  return  certified  at  Camp  near  ISIorristown, 
■  April  30, 1780,  of  officers  and  men  belonging  to  Col.  Lee's,  Col.  Henley's,  and  Col. 
Jackson's  regts.,  and  men  belonging  to  Massachusetts  in  Col.  Henry  Sherburne's 
regt.,  who  were  incorporated  into  a  regiment  under  the  command  of  Col.  Henry 
Jackson,  agreeable  to  the  arrangement  of  April  9, 1779 ;  rank.  Private ;  residence, 
Lunenburg ;  engaged  Oct.  4, 1777 ;  term,  3  years ;  said  McMarrow  appears  among 
men  belonging  to  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt.  who  had  been  discharged  from  the 
rolls  prior  to  above  arrangement;  reported  died  Oct.  24,  1778. 

McMaster,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  McMasters,  McMastey.] 

McMaster,  Hugh,  Palmer.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  L.  Woodbridge's  co.,  Col.  Nathan 
Tyler's  regt. ;  enlisted  June  25,  1779 ;  discharged  Dec.  25,  1779 ;  service,  6  mos. 
6  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  roll  sworn  to  at  Newport;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.; 
pay  roll  for  Dec,  1779,  allowing  1  mo.  5  days  service  at  Rhode  Island,  travel  (96 
miles)  included. 

McMaster,  Ja3ies,  Williamstown.  Corporal,  Capt.  Samuel  Sloane's  co.  of  Minute- 
men,  which  marched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  engaged  April 
22,  1775;  service,  14  days;  company  discharged  May  5, 1775;  also,  Capt.  Samuel 
Sloan's  CO.,  Col.  John  Patterson's  regt. ;  order  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said 
McMaster  and  others,  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  June  6,  1775 ;  also,  Private, 
same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May  5, 1775 ;  service, 
3  mos.  4  days;  also.  Corporal,  same  co.  and  regt.;  company  return  [probably 
Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dec. 
22,  1775. 

McMaster,  Jasies.  Capt.  William  Clark's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  entered  service  Aug.  14,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  21,  1777;  service, 
8  days ;  company  took  part  in  battle  of  Wallumsick  near  Bennington  Aug.  16, 
1777,  and  later  convoyed  provisions  to  Pittsfield.    Roll  certified  at  Williamstown. 


552  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

McMaster,  James.  Sergeant  Major,  Capt.  Samuel  Clark's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  entered  service  Sept.  7,  1777;  discharged  Sept.  30,  1777; 
service,  24  days ;  company  marched  to  Pawlet  by  order  of  Maj.  Gen.  Lincoln  to 
serve  for  20  days  from  time  of  joining  at  headquarters  and  was  discharged  at 
Pawlet,  60  miles  from  home.    Roll  certified  at  Williarastown. 

McMaster,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Clark's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  service,  6  days,  including  3  days  (60  miles)  travel  home; 
company  marched  to  Northern  frontiers  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows  on  an  alarm 
and  served  from  Oct.  12  to  Oct.  19,  17S0. 

McMaster,  John.  Capt.  Samuel  Clark's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt.;  entei"ed  service  Aug.  14,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  21,  1777;  service,  8  days; 
company  took  part  in  battle  of  Wallumsick  near  Bennington  Aug.  16,  1777,  and 
later  convoyed  provisions  to  Pittsfield ;  roll  certified  at  Williamstown ;  also,  Pri- 
vate, same  co.  and  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  12, 1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  19,  1780 ;  service, 
11  days,  including  4  days  (80  miles)  travel  home;  company  marched  to  the  North- 
ern frontiers  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows  on  an  alarm  ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  en- 
listed Oct.  26,  1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  27, 1780 ;  service,  3  days ;  company  marched 
to  Northern  frontiers  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows  on  an  alarm;  also,  Lieut.  Alex- 
ander Sloan's  detachment  from  Capt.  Samuel  Clark's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Barns's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  22,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  2,  1781 ;  service,  12  days ;  detachment 
marched  from  Berkshire  Co.  to  Northern  frontiers  by  order  of  Col.  Barns. 

McMaster,  Joshta,  Palmer.  Private,  Capt.  David  Speer's  co.  of  militia.  Col.  Pynch- 
on's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  12  days  ;  also, 
Capt.  Joshua  L.  Woodbridge's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regt. ;  enlisted  June  25, 
1779;  discharged  Dec.  25,  1779;  service,  6  mos.  6  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  roll 
sworn  to  at  Newport;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Dec,  1779,  allowing 
1  mo.  5  days  service  at  Rhode  Island,  travel  (96  miles)  included. 

McMaster,  Randall,  Peterborough.  Sergeant,  Capt.  William  Scott's  co.,  Col.  Patil  D. 
Sergent's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  engaged  April  23,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  16  days.     [See  Randall  McColister.] 

McMaster,  Robert.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Daniel  Cadwell's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy 
Robinson's  detachment  of  Hampshire  Co.  militia ;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at 
Ticonderoga,  Feb.  24,  1777 ;  engagement  to  expire  March  25,  1777  ;  reported  sent 
to  Fort  George  with  smallpox  Feb.  13,  1777,  by  order  of  Col.  Wayne;  also,  same 
CO.  and  detachment;  engaged  Dec.  25,  1776;  discharged  April  2,  1777;  service, 
99  days,  at  Ticonderoga;  roll  dated  Springfield;  also,  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Daniel 
Cadwell's  co. ;  petition  dated  Wilbraham,  June  2,  1777,  signed  by  said  McMaster 
and  others,  stating  that  they  had  proceeded  to  Ticonderoga  under  Capt.  Caldwell 
in  Jan.,  1777,  where  they  had  been  taken  with  smallpox  which  compelled  their 
removal  to  Skeensborough  and  elsewhere,  and  asking  allowance  for  necessary 
expenses  incurred  by  reason  of  their  sickness. 

McMasters,  Alexander.  Private,  Capt.  Leonard  Bleeker's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col. 
Goose  Van  Schaick's  (1st  New  York)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan. -April,  1781, 
dated  West  Point;  term,  during  war;  reported  on  command  at  Eastown  Jan.- 
March,  1781. 

McMasters,  Isaac.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Chapin's  co..  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  12,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  27  (also 
given  3  mos.  15)  days,  including  8  days  (154  miles)  travel  home ;  order  for  pay- 
ment of  amount  of  roll  dated  at  Springfield  and  signed  by  Capt.  Chapin. 

McMasters,  John.  Corporal,  Capt.  Ephraim  Chapin's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's 
regt. ;  engaged  Aug.  12,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  27  (also 
given  3  mos.  15)  days,  including  8  days  (154  miles)  travel  home;  order  for  pay- 
ment of  amount  of  roll  dated  at  Springfield  and  signed  by  Capt.  Chapin. 


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McMastees,  Robert.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  David  Spear's  (6th)  co.,  1st  Hampshire 
Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  chosen  by  the  several  companies  in  said 
regiment,  as  returned  bj'  Charles  Pyncheon,  dated  Springfield,  May  21,  1776; 
ordered  in  Council  June  13,  1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned;  reported 
commissioned  June  13,  1776. 

McMastet,  Joshua.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Graves's  co.,  Col.  David  Leonard's  regt. ; 
entered  service  May  8,  1777;  discharged  July  8,  1777;  service,  70  days,  at  the 
Northward,  including  10  days  (206  miles)  travel  from  camp. 

McMatr,  Patrick,  Boston.  Descriptive  list  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  William  War- 
ner's CO.,  10th  Mass.  regt.,  who  enlisted  for  the  war  and  received  State  bounty, 
dated  West  Point,  Feb.  21,  1780;  age,  25  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in.;  complexion, 
dark;  hair,  dark;  residence,  Boston. 

McMehone,  Terence,  Georgetown  (also  given  York).  Private,  Capt.  Samuel 
Darby's  co..  Col.  James  Scammon's  (30th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775; 
enlisted  May  5,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  4  da3-s;  also,  company  return  [probably 
Oct.,  1775],  including  abstract  of  pay  to  last  of  July,  1775. 

McMellen,  Williaji.  Receipt  given  to  Maj.  Hosmer,  dated  Boston,  Nov.  17,  1781, 
signed  by  Maj.  Pettengill,  stating  that  he  had  received  said  McMellen  of  a  class 
of  the  town  of  Chelmsford,  of  which  Capt.  John  Foord  (Ford)  and  others  were 
members,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years. 

McMellian,  William,  Reading.  Drummer,  Capt.  Philip  Marett's  co..  Col.  Crafts's 
(Artillery)  regt. ;  service  from  Feb.  1,  1777,  to  date  of  discharge,  May  8,  1777,  3 
mos.  7  days. 

McMellion, .    Musician,  Capt.  Thomas  Bumstead's  co. ;  list  of  men  drafted  from 

Lieut.  Col.  Jabez  Hatch's  (Boston)  regt.,  agreeable  to  order  of  Council  of  May  7, 
1777,  to  guard  stores,  etc.,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath  at  and  about  Boston  for  the 
term  of  5  weeks. 

McMellion,  William.  Drummer,  Capt.  Philip  Marett's  (5th)  co..  Col.  Thomas 
Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt.;  service  from  May  7,  1777,  to  Aug.  1,  1777,  84  days. 
Roll  sworn  to  at  Boston. 

McMellox,  William.  Drummer,  Capt.  Elias  Parkman's  detachment ;  engaged  July 
2,  1778 ;  discharged  July  17,  1778 ;  service,  15  days ;  detachment  drafted  to  serve 
as  guards ;  also,  pay  roll  for  same  service,  dated  Boston. 

McMellon,  William.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Middlesex  Co.,  agreeable  to 
resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780,  as  returned  by  Joseph  Hosmer,  Superintendent  for  said 
county;  age,  22  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  eyes, 
gray ;  occupation,  farmer ;  engaged  for  town  of  Chelmsford ;  engaged  Nov.  17, 
1781 ;  term,  3  years. 

McMerrt,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  McMayr,  McMery.] 

McMerrt,  Patrick.  Enlistment  agreement,  signed  by  said  McMerry  and  others, 
engaging  themselves  to  serve  for  3  years,  unless  sooner  discharged ;  enlisted 
Dec.  31  [1776];  also,  Capt.  Parks's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  (10th)  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780; 
also,  descriptive  list  dated  Jan.  26,  1781 ;  Capt.  Othniel  Taylor's  co..  Col.  Benja- 
min Tupper's  (10th)  regt.;  age,  22  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  light; 
hair,  dark ;  reported  as  belonging  to  Ireland ;  engaged  Feb.  19,  1779,  by  Capt. 
Warner;  engagement,  during  war ;  oZso,  Private,  10th  Mass.  regt. ;  list  of  officers 
and  men  viho  had  not  received  the  gratuities  granted  by  resolve  of  Jan.  15,  1781 ; 
reported  deserted;  also  reported  a  prisoner  in  Jan.,  1781. 

McMert,  Patrick,  Topsfield.  Private,  Colonel's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 


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McMert,  Patrick,  continued. 

residence,  Topsfielcl;  also,  Capt.  Philip  Tliomas's  (5th)  co.,  Col.  Marshall's  regt.; 
subsistence  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  Jan.  15,  1777,  to  Feb.  6,  1777;  cred- 
ited with  23  days  allowance;  subsistence  also  allowed  for  11  days  (220  miles) 
travel  on  march  from  Boston  to  Bennington  ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll 
for  Jan.,  1779,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  Dec.  31,  1776;  enlistment,  3  years. 

McMicHAEL,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  McMichel,  McMichell, 

McMickel,  McMickieal,  McMighal,  McMitchel,  McMitchell,  Michaels.] 

McMicHAEL,  James.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Williamstown 
for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  June  29,  1780;  dis- 
charged Dec.  9,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  18  days,  including  travel  (132  miles)  home. 

McMiCHAEL,  JoHX.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  April  27,  1777  ;  Col.  Crane's  regt. 

McMichel,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Plumer's  co. ;  service  from  July  6,  1779, 
to  Sept.  24,  1779,  2  mos.  18  days,  at  Penobscot;  company  detached  from  Col. 
William  Jones's  regt.  for  service  under  Col.  Samuel  McCobb  on  expedition  against 
Majorbagaduce. 

McMichel,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Clark's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  12,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  19,  1780;  service, 
11  days,  including  4  days  (80  miles)  travel  home;  companj'  marched  to  the 
Northern  frontiers  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows  on  an  alarm ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  26,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  27,  1780;  service,  3  days,  travel  included; 
company  marched  to  Northern  frontiers  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows  on  an  alarm. 

McMichell,  James,  Williamstown.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and 
returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

McMickel,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Lemont's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  7,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1778;  service,  6  mos.  7  days,  at 
Rhode  Island,  including  12  days  (233  miles)  travel  home ;  enlistment  to  expire 
Jan.  1,  1779;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Warwick,  Nov.  7,  1778; 
also,  same  co.  and  i-egt. ;  muster  rolls  dated  East  Greenwich,  Sept.  17,  Sept.  23, 
Nov.  13,  and  Dec.  30,  1778. 

McMickel,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Barns's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapen's  (3d) 
regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  17,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  9  days,  at 
Claverack,  including  3  days  (60  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

McMickieal,  James,  Bristol.  List  of  men  raised  in  Lincoln  Co.  to  march  to  Provi- 
dence to  reinforce  Col.  Wade's  and  Col.  Jacobs's  regts.,  as  returned  by  Brig. 
Charles  Cushing,  dated  Pownalborough,  Aug.  20,  1778;  residence,  Bristol ;  en- 
listed July  10,  1778,  from  Col.  Jones's  (3d  Lincoln  Co.)  regt. 

McMighal  [  ?  ] ,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Hunter's  co.,  Col.  Jones's  i"egt. ;  service, 
2  days,  on  an  alarm  in  defence  of  a  ship  loading  with  masts  at  Sheepscot  river. 
Roll  dated  Newcastle,  Sept.  15,  1777. 

McMiLioN,  James.  Drum  Major,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  service  be- 
tween Aug.  1,  1778,  and  Oct.  31,  1778,  2  mos. 

McMiLioN,  William,  Reading.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
[year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Reading ;  engaged  for  town  of  Reading. 

McMillan, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Macmilian,  Macmillian, 

MacMillion,  McMalien,  McMellen,  McMellian,  McMellion,  McMellon,  McMilion, 
McMillen,  McMillian,  McMillin,  McMillion,  McMolin,  McMouln,  McMullain, 
McMuUan,  McMullen,  McMullian,  McMuUin,  McMullon.] 


IN  THE   WAR  OF  THE   REVOLUTION.  555 

McMillan,  .     Captain  ;  list  of  men  [date  and  particulars  not  given] . 

McMillan,  Archibald.  Receipt  dated  Dunstable,  May  7,  1781,  for  bounty  paid  said 
McMillan  by  Class  No.  7  of  the  town  of  Dunstable  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Ai-my  for  the  term  of  3  years. 

McMillan,  James  C.  Private,  Capt.  John  Thompson's  co..  Col.  Porter's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt. ;  marched  Sept.  23,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  17,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  1 
day,  including  6  days  (120  miles)  travel  home;  company  marched  to  reinforce 
Northern  army  under  Gen.  Gates  on  an  alarm. 

McMillan,  Samuel.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
Sufifolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  July  20,  1777  ;  Capt.  Trescott's  co..  Col.  Henley's  regt. 

McMillan,  William.  Private,  Capt.  John  Thompson's  co..  Col.  Porter's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt.;  marched  Sept.  23,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  17,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  1 
day,  including  6  days  (120  miles)  travel  home;  company  marched  to  reinforce 
Northern  army  under  Maj.  Gen.  Gates  on  an  alarm. 

McMillen,  Archibald,  Peterborough  (also  given  New  Boston).  Private,  Capt.  Wil- 
liam Scott's  CO.  of  Minute-men,  Col.  Paul  Dudley  Sargent's  regt.,  which  marched 
April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775  ;  service,  3  days ;  also, 
Capt.  William  Scott's  co.,  Col.  Paul  D.  Sergent's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 
1775;  enlisted  April  23,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  16  days. 

McMillen,  Archibald.  Private,  Capt.  Adams  Bailey's  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  (2d) 
regt.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Sprout  subsequent  to  Jan.  1,  1781 ;  muster  roll 
made  up  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Jan.  1,  1782 ;  enlisted  April  12,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3 

years. 

McMillen,  Peter.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Allen 
Hallet;  engaged  Feb.  12,  1779;  discharged  April  30,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  19 
days. 

McMillen,  Thomas,  Pelham.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joseph  Hooker's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20, 1775,  in  response  to 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  11  days. 

McMillen,  William.  Col.  David  Henley's  regt.;  return  of  recruits  for  knapsacks, 
dated  Boston,  Feb.  16,  1778 ;  reported  under  marching  orders. 

McMiLLiAN,  James,  Boston.  Gunner,  Capt.  Jonathan  Edes's  (4th)  co..  Col.  Crafts's 
(Artillery)  regt.;  service  from  Feb.  1,  1777,  to  May  8,  1777,  3  mos.  7  days;  also. 
Bombardier,  Capt.  Jonathan  W.  Edes's  (2d)  co..  Col.  Crafts's  regt.;  service  from 
May  8,  1777,  to  Aug.  1,  1777,  84  days;  also,  statement  dated  Boston,  Sept.  22, 
1777,  signed  by  said  McMillian  and  others  belonging  to  Col.  Crafts's  regt.,  de- 
claring their  refusal  to  leave  Boston,  unless  their  bounty  or  wages,  or  both,  were 
made  equivalent  to  those  allowed  soldiers  of  the  Continental  train  of  artillery; 
also,  Capt.  Jonathan  Edes's  co..  Col.  Crafts's  regt.;  list  of  men  who  received 
bounty  from  April  30,  1777,  to  Dec.  30,  1777,  8  mos. ;  also.  Bombardier,  Capt. 
Perez  Cushing's  (1st)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Paul  Revere's  corps  of  artillery;  service 
from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  May  8,  1780,  4  mos.  8  days. 

McMillian,  John.  1st  Lieutenant,  sloop  "  Hazard"  (privateer) ;  petition  dated  Bos- 
ton, July  10,  1781,  signed  by  George  Williams,  in  behalf  of  himself  and  others  of 
Salem,  asking  that  Nathaniel  Coit  Webb  be  commissioned  as  commander  of 
said  vessel;  age,  40  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  dark;  advised  in 
Council  July  10, 1781,  that  a  commission  be  issued. 

McMillian,  William.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  July  20, 1777 ;  Capt.  Trescott's  co.,  Col.  Henley's  regt. 

McMillian,  William.  Drummer,  Capt.  Philip  Marett's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  wages,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  13,  1777; 


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McMiLLiAN,  William,  co7itinued. 

also,  statement  dated  Boston,  Sept.  22,  1777,  signed  by  said  McMillian  and  others 
belonging  to  Col.  Crafts's  regt.,  declaring  their  refusal  to  leave  Boston,  unless  their 
bounty  or  wages,  or  both,  were  made  equivalent  to  those  allowed  the  soldiers  of 
the  Continental  train  of  artillery;  also,  Capt.  Philip  Marrett's  co.  Col.  Crafts's 
regt. ;  list  of  men  who  received  bounty  from  April  30, 1777,  to  Dec.  30,  1777,  8  mos. 

McMiLLiN,  Samuel.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Array  from  2d 
Worcester  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Joseph  Sargent,  sworn  to  in  Worcester 
Co.  Feb.  17, 1778;  engaged  for  town  of  Princeton  ;  joined  Capt.  Lemuel  Trescott's 
CO.,  Col.  Henley's  regt. ;  term,  during  war. 

McMiLLiON,  James.  Musician,  Lieut.  Col.  Jabez  Hatch's  (Boston)  regt.;  service  with 
detachment  commanded  by  Maj.  Andrew  Symmes  drafted  to  serve  for  5  weeks  in 
guarding  stores  at  and  about  Boston  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath,  agreeable  to  order 
of  Council  of  May  12,  1777. 

McMiLLiON,  James.  Drum  Major,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt.;  service 
from  Nov.  1,  1778,  to  Dec.  31,  1778,  2  mos.    Roll  dated  Camp  at  Boston, 

McMiLLioN,  James.  Seaman,  frigate  "  Boston,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel  Tucker ; 
engaged  July  24,  1779;  reported  in  the  schooner  "  Flying  Fish."  Roll  made  up 
for  advance  pay  for  1  month. 

McMiLLioN,  James.  Matross,  Capt.  Jonathan  W.  Edes's  (4th)  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's 
(Artillery)  regt.;  service  from  Aug.  1,  1776,  to  Nov.  1,  1776,  3  mos.;  also,  return 
of  men  belonging  to  the  State  regiment  of  artillery  entitled  to  an  additional  bounty 
of  £15,  as  returned  by  Col.  T.  Crafts,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  12, 1778  ;  Capt.  Jonathan 
W.  Edes's  (2d)  co. ;  also.  Bombardier,  Capt.  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Revere's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  8,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779. 

McMiLLiox,  William,  Reading.  Drummer,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Bancroft's  co..  Col. 
Bridge's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  4,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  5  days. 

McMiLLiON,  William.  Drummer,  Capt.  William  Hudson  Ballard's  co.,  Col.  Asa 
Whitcomb's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  27,  1776;  en- 
gaged Jan.  1,  1776. 

McMiLLioN,  William.  Return  of  men  belonging  to  the  State  regt.  of  artillery  entitled 
to  an  additional  bount.y  of  £15,  as  returned  by  Col.  T.  Crafts,  dated  Boston,  Jan. 
12,  1778;  Capt.  Marett's  (5th)  co. ;  also,  Drummer,  Col.  Revere's  regt.;  Conti- 
nental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  8,  1777,  to  March  19,  1779;  also, 
Lieut.  Col.  Paul  Revere's  (Artillery)  regt.;  return  of  provisions  endorsed  "dl'd 
at  Castle  Island  April  17th  1779 ;  "  rations  allowed  said  McMillion  from  March  27, 
1779,  to  April  10,  1779. 

McMiTCHEL,  John,  Palmer.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
Col.  Pynchon's  regt.,  as  returned  by  Capt.  David  Spear  and  Capt.  Aaron  Graves, 
dated  Feb.  9,  1778;  residence,  Palmer;  enlisted  for  town  of  Palmer;  joined  Capt. 
Seward's  co..  Col.  Crane's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  said  McMitchel  reported 
as  having  enlisted  from  Capt.  David  Spear's  co. 

McMiTCHELL,  JoHx.  Bombardier,  Capt.  Thomas  Seward's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's 
(Artillery)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  10, 
1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  credited  to  town  of  Palmer;  also,  Matross,  same  co.  and 
regt. ;  return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  1,  1777,  and  who  had 
not  been  absent  subsequently  except  on  furlough,  etc. ;  also,  Corporal,  same  co. 
and  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Sept.,  Nov.  and  Dec,  1777 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  May,  1778,  dated  Camp  Valley  Forge;  term,  during  war;  also, 
Matross,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780. 


IN   THE   AVAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  557 

McMoFEY,  Peter.  Order  on  Maj.  Dummer  Sewall,  at  Georgetown,  payable  to  Capt. 
Caleb  Turner,  dated  Bristol,  Nov.  18,  1775,  signed  by  said  McMofey  and  others 
belonging  to  Capt.  Turner's  co.,  for  wages  for  1  month. 

McMoLiN,  JoHx,  Attleborough.  List  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Jabez  Barney's  co.,  as 
returned  to  Lieut.  Col.  Commandant  Luke  Drury  at  West  Point;  marched  July 
17,  1781 ;  joined  regiment  at  West  Point  Aug.  11,  1781 ;  residence,  Attleborough; 
engaged  for  town  of  Attleborough ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Jabez  Barney's  co.,  Col. 
Drury's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  23,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  8,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos. 
27  days,  at  West  Point,  by  order  of  His  Excellency  John  Hancock,  including  10 
days  (200  miles)  travel  home ;  regiment  detached  from  militia  to  reinforce  Conti- 
nental Army  for  3  months. 

McMoNEGiL,  Charles.  Private,  Capt.  Allen  McLane's  co.,  in  a  regiment  commanded 
by  Lieut.  Col.  John  Parke;  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1778. 

McMoRDT,  James,  Becket.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Peter  Porter's  co.  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Becket ;  enlisted  for 
town  of  Becket;  joined  Capt.  Stone's  co.,  Col.  Brewer's  regt. 

McMoRsiL,  Ebenezer,  Penobscot.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
[year  not  given] ;  residence,  Penobscot;  engaged  for  town  of  Lynn. 

McMouLN,  Thomas.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Isaac  Gray's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Brewer's  regt.; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge  Camp,  Oct. 
26,  1775. 

McMuLLAiN,  William.  Private,  Capt.  James  Tisdale's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (3d) 
regt.;  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1779,  dated  Camp  Bedford;  enlisted  Aug.  10,  1779; 
enlistment,  9  months. 

McMuLLAN,  James.  Capt.  John  Ferguson's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Danielson's  regt. ;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dec.  28,  1775. 

McMullax,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Hooker's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Williams's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Dec.  15,  1776 ;  discharged  March  18, 1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  14  days, 
including  11  days  (220  miles)  travel  home.    Roll  dated  Morristown. 

McMillan,  Thomas.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joseph  Hooker's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Wil- 
liams's regt. ;  engaged  Dec.  15,  1776 ;  discharged  March  18,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos. 
14  days,  including  11  days  (220  miles)  travel  home.    Roll  dated  Morristown. 

McMuLLAN,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Hooker's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Wil- 
liams's regt. ;  enlisted  Dec.  15,  1776;  discharged  March  IS,  1777;  service,  3  mos. 
14  days,  including  11  days  (220  miles)  travel  home.    Roll  dated  Morristown. 

McMuLLEN, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Macmilian,  Macmillian, 

MacMillion,  McMallen,  McMellen,  McMellian,  McMellion,  McMellon,McMilion, 
McMillan,  McMillen,  McMillian,  McMillin,  McMillion,  McMolin,  McMouln, 
McMullain,  McMuUan,  McMullian,  McMuUin,  McuMllon,  Mullen.] 

McMrLLEN,  Archibald,  New  Boston.  Private,  Capt.  William  Scott's  co..  Col.  Paul 
Dudley  Sargent's  (28th)  regt.;  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  reported 
wounded  and  absent. 

McMuLLEN,  Archibald,  Dedham.  List  of  men  raised  in  Suffolk  Co.  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fish- 
kill,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20, 1778,  returned  as  received  of  Jonathan  War- 
ner, Commissioner,  by  Col.  R.  Putnam,  July  20,  1778;  also,  list  of  men  returned 
as  mustered  by  Henry  Rutgers,  Jr.,  Deputy  Muster  Master,  dated  Fishkill,  Aug. 
1,  1778;  engaged  for  town  of  Dedham;  arrived  at  Fishkill  June  14,  1778;  also, 
descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Suffolk  Co.,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  9  [1779], 
endorsed  "Sent  by  Sundry  persons  to  Springfield;"  Capt.  Everit's  co.,  Col. 
Mcintosh's  regt. ;  age,20yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  3  in. ;  hair,  light;  eyes,  light;  occupa- 
tion, husbandman ;  residence,  Dedham  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Dedham ;  also,  list 


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McMuLLEN,  Archibald,  continued. 

of  men  returned  as  received  of  Maj.  Stephen  Badlaru,  Superintendent  for  Suffolk 
Co.,  by  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  at  Springfield ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the 
term  of  9  months,  returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Capt. 
James  Tisdale,  at  Springfield,  Aug.  23,  1779;  also,  company  receipt  for  equip- 
ments, given  to  Capt.  James  Tisdale,  dated  Springfield,  Aug.  22,  1779.  [See 
Archibald  Mullen.] 

McMuLLEN,  David.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term 
of  9  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  9,  1779,  returned  as  received  of  Noah 
Goodman,  Superintendent  for  Hampshire  Co.,  by  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner; 
said  McMullen  reported  as  having  engaged  to  serve  for  the  town  of  Pelham  until 
Jan.  1,  1780;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.,  returned  as 
received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Lieut.  Reuben  Lilley,  at  Springfield, 
Aug.  15,  1779;  Capt.  Thomson's  co..  Col.  Porter's  regt. ;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature, 
6  ft. ;  complexion,  darli ;  hair,  black ;  engaged  for  town  of  Pelham ;  term,  8 
months;  also,  Lieut.  Col.  Hull's  co.,  3d  Mass.  regt.;  entered  service  Aug.  15, 
1779;  discharged  May  15,  1780;  term,  9  months. 

McMullen,  Edward,  Montague.    List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Array 
from  9th  co.,  6th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  1st  Lieutenant  Caleb  Benja- 
min, sworn  to  April  1, 1779 ;  residence,  Montague ;  engaged  for  town  of  Montague ; 
■    joined  Capt.  Satterlee's  co..  Col.  Hazen's  regt. ;  term,  during  war. 

McMullen,  John,  Attleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Alexander  Foster's  co..  Col.  Thomas 
Carpenter's  regt.;  enlisted  July  27,  1780;  discharged  July  31,  1780;  service,  7 
(also  given  5)  days;  company  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  to  serve  for  6  days. 

McMullen,  John.  Capt.  James  Davis's  detachment  of  Holden  militia.  Col.  Benjamin 
Flagg's  (Worcester  Co.)  regt.;  service,  5  days;  detachment  marched  to  Hadley 
on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  19,  1777. 

McMullen,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Hubbard's  co..  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt. ; 
service  from  Sept.  5,  1777,  to  date  of  discharge  Oct.  30  (also  given  Oct.  22),  1777, 
1  mo.  26  days,  in  Northern  department. 

McMullen,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Battelle's  co. ;  enlisted  July  6,  1778;  dis- 
charged July  18,  1778;  service  guarding  Continental  stores  at  and  about  Water- 
town. 

McMullen,  John.  Capt.  Perry's  co.,  Coi.  Timothy  Walker's  (22d)  regt.;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  mone.v  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  26,  1775;  also,  Pri- 
vate, Capt  Hastings's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  May  20,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  credited  to  town  of 
Rehoboth;  a^so,  Capt.  Joshua  Orne's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.  commanded  by 
Lieut.  Col.  Wm.  S.  Smith;  pay  roll  for  Oct.,  1778;  also,  Capt.  John  Hastings's 
(6th)  CO.,  Col.  Jackson's  (16th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  April,  1779,  dated  Paw- 
tuxet ;  enlisted  May  20, 1777 ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  reported  on  command  at  Provi- 
dence; also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  return  dated  Providence,  Jul}-  13,  1779;  also., 
same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  July,  1779;  also,  Capt.  John  Hastings's  (2d)  co., 
Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Oct.,  1779. 

McMullen,  Patrick.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Thomson's  co.,  4th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Lieut.  Col.  R.  Wood- 
bridge,  dated  South  Hadley,  May  28,  1777 ;  engaged  for  town  of  Pelham ;  joined 
Capt.  Maxwell's  co.,  Col.  Bayley's  regt. 

McMullen,  Patrick.  Private,  sloop  "  Providence,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Paul 
Jones;  list  of  officers  and  men  entitled  to  prize  shares  in  the  ship  "  Alexander," 
captured  Sept.  20,  1777  [6]  ;  also.  Marine,  ship  "Alfred,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
John  Paul  Jones;  list  of  officers  and  men  entitled  to  prize  shares  in  the  ship 
"  Mellish  "  and  brig  "  Active  "  [year  not  given]. 


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McMuLLEN,  Thomas,  Pelham.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Isaac  Gray's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Brew- 
er's regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  engaged  May  1,  1775;  service,  3  mos. 
8  days ;  also,  Lieut.  James  Halbert's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  regt. ;  engaged  July 
10,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  12,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  9  days,  including  travel  (120 
miles)  home;  company  marched  to  Saratoga. 

McMuLLEN,  William,  Pelham.  Return  of  men  drafted  from  Hampshire  Co.  militia 
to  march  to  Horse  Neck  under  command  of  Col.  Samuel  How  [year  not  given], 
but  who  failed  to  join  regiment;  reported  drafted  from  town  of  Pelham  ;  drafted 
into  Capt.  Thompson's  co. ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  David  Cowden's  co.,  4th  Hamp- 
shire Co.  regt.;  marched  Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  20,  1777;  service,  6 
days,  including  travel  (60  miles)  home;  company  marched  under  command  of 
Lieut.  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge  on  the  alarm  at  Bennington  of  Aug.  17,  1777; 
also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  9  months, 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  9,  1779,  returned  as  received  of  Noah  Goodman, 
Superintendent  for  Hampshire  Co.,  by  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner ;  said  McMuUen 
reported  as  having  engaged  to  serve  for  the  town  of  Pelham  until  Jan.  1,  1780; 
also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.,  returned  as  received  of  Justin 
Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Lieut.  Reuben  Lilley,  at  Springfield,  Aug.  15, 1779;  Capt. 
Thomson's  co.,  Col.  Porter's  regt.;  age,  26  (also  given  23)  yrs.;  stature,  6  ft.; 
complexion,  dark;  hair,  black;  engaged  for  town  of  Pelham;  term,  8  months; 
also,  Capt.  Tisdale's  co.,  3d  Mass.  regt. ;  entered  service  Aug.  10, 1779 ;  discharged 
May  10,  1780 ;  term,  9  months. 

McMuLLEN,  William.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Ezra  Lunt's  co..  Col.  David  Henley's  regt.; 
pay  rolls  for  April  and  May,  1778,  sworn  to  at  Providence. 

McMrLLiAN,  John,  Rehoboth.  Descriptive  list  dated  Hutts,  three  miles  from  West 
Point,  Jan.  28, 1781 ;  Capt.  Hastings's  co.,  9th  Mass.  regt.  commanded  by  Col.  H. 
Jackson;  rank.  Private;  age,  21  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in.;  complexion,  dark; 
hair,  dark ;  occupation,  yeoman  ;  residence,  Rehoboth ;  enlisted  May  25,  1777,  by 
Capt.  Drown ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

McMuLLiN,  Edward.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master  for 
Worcester  Co.;  Capt.  Sutherly's  (Satterlee's)  co..  Col.  Hazel's  (Hazen's)  regt.; 
mustered  May  5,  1777;  term,  3  years. 

McMuLLiN,  James,  Blandford.  Private,  Capt.  John  Ferguson's  co..  Col.  Timothy 
Danielson's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

McMuLLiN,  John,  Attleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Robinson's  co..  Col.  Isaac 
Dean's  regt.;  marched  July  31,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  8  days; 

2  days  travel  also  allowed  on  march  home  from  Tiverton  to  Attleborough  ;  com- 
pany marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm. 

McMuLLiN,  John,  Holden.  Private,  Capt.  James  Davis's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
Doolittle's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  19.^  days. 

McMuLUN,  John,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  John  Perry's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Walk- 
er's regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May  11, 1775 ;  service,  2  mos., 

3  weeks,  5  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  also.  Private,  Capt. 
John  Hastings's  (2d)  co..  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  (16th)  regt.;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780 ;  also,  return  certified 
at  Camp  near  Morristown,  April  30,  1780,  of  officers  and  men  belonging  to  Col. 
Lee's,  Col.  Henley's,  and  Col.  Jackson's  regts.,  and  men  belonging  to  Massachu- 
setts in  Col.  Henry  Sherburne's  regt.,  who  were  incorporated  into  a  regiment  under 
the  command  of  Col.  Henry  Jackson,  agreeable  to  the  arrangement  of  April  9, 
1779;  Capt.  Hastings's  co. ;  rank.  Private;  residence,  Rehoboth;  engaged  May 
20,  1777;  term,  during  war.     [See  John  Milliken.] 


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McMuLLix,  JoHX.  Ration  roll  for  part  of  Capt.  Jonathan  Drown's  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel 
Bradford's  regt.,  made  up  from  the  time  of  their  several  enlistments  to  June  16, 

1777,  dated  Boston;  enlisted  May  20,  1777;  credited  with  26  rations. 

McMuLLiN,  Samuel,  Taunton  (also  given  "Entrara"and  Boston).  Sergeant,  Capt. 
Turner's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  July  10,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  residence,  Taunton;  also,  Capt. 
Lemuel  Trescott's  co..  Col.  David  Henley's  regt.;  pay  rolls  for  April  and  May, 

1778,  sworn  to  at  Providence;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Turner's  (9th)  co..  Col.  Jack- 
son's regt.;  muster  roll  for  April,  1779,  dated  Pavvtuxet;  enlisted  July  10,  1777; 
enlistment,  during  war;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Turner's  (5th)  co.,  Col. 
Jackson's  I'egt. ;  pay  roll  for  Oct.,  1779;  reported  restored  to  rank  of  Sergeant 
Oct.  16,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Turner's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  i-egimental  return 
made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1779,  dated  Camp  at  Providence;  reported  as  belonging  to 
Pennsylvania;  also,  Capt.  Turner's  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  Continental  Arir.y 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1780,  to  Jan.  10, 1780 ;  residence,  "  Entram ;  " 
reported  deserted  April  10,  1780  ;  also,  return  certified  at  Camp  near  Morristown, 
April  30,  1780,  of  officers  and  men  belonging  to  Col.  Lee's,  Col.  Henley's,  and  Col. 
Jackson's  regts.,  and  men  belonging  to  Massachusetts  in  Col.  Henry  Sherburne's 
regt.,  who  were  incorporated  into  a  regiment  under  the  command  of  Col.  Henry 
Jackson,  agreeable  to  the  arrangement  of  April  9, 1779 ;  Capt.  Turner's  co. ;  rank, 
Sergeant;  residence,  Boston;  engaged  July  10,  1777;  teVm,  during  war ;  reported 
reduced  to  Private  Aug.  23,  1779;  promoted  to  Sergeant  Oct.  6,  1779;  deserted 
April  1,  1780  ;  family  of  said  McMuUin  reported  as  at  Taunton. 

McMuLLix,  William.  Return  certified  at  Camp  near  Morristown,  April  30,  1780, 
of  officers  and  men  belonging  to  Col.  Lee's,  Col.  Henley's,  and  Col.  Jackson's 
regts.,  and  men  belonging  to  Massachusetts  in  Col.  Henry  Sherburne's  regt.,  who 
were  incorporated  into  a  regiment  under  the  command  of  Col.  Henry  Jackson, 
agreeable  to  the  arrangement  of  April  9,  1779;  rank.  Sergeant;  reported  as  be- 
longing to  Pennsylvania;  engaged  July  11, 1777;  term,  during  war;  saidMcMullin 
appears  among  men  belonging  to  Col.  David  Henley's  regt.  who  had  been  dis- 
charged from  the  rolls  prior  to  above  arrangement;  reported  deserted  Oct.  1, 1778. 

McMuLLox,  Thomas,  Pelham.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Isaac  Gray's  co..  Col.  Jonathan 
Brewer's  (7th)  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

McMuRDo,  -.     [This  name  appears  under  the  form  of  McMordy,  McMurdy.] 

McMfRDT,  James.  List  of  men  mustered  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  subsequent 
to  Feb.  20,  1778,  by  Truman  Wheler,  Muster  Master,  dated  Great  Barrington, 
April  1, 1778;  Capt.  Stone's  co.,  Col.  Brewer's  regt. ;  term,  3  years;  reported  re- 
ceived State  bount}'. 

McMiJRFET,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Titcomb's  co.,  Col.  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards;  service  from  Feb.  3,  1778,  to  April  2,  1778,  2  mos.  2  days,  at  Cambridge; 
regiment  raised  to  guard  Lieut.  Gen.  Burgoyne's  army  after  his  surrender  to  Maj. 
Gen.  Gates.    Roll  dated  Winter  Hill. 

McMuRFY,  Peter.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Plumer's  co. ;  service  from  July  6,  1779, 
to  Sept.  24,  1779,  2  mos.  18  days,  at  Penobscot;  company  detached  from  Col. 
William  Jones's  regt.  for  service  under  Col.  Samuel  McCobb  on  expedition 
against  Majorbagaduce. 

McMuRFY,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Titcomb's  co..  Col.  Cogswell's  regt.;  en- 
tered service  Oct.  10,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  24  days; 
company  detached  to  guard  and  fortify  posts  at  and  about  Boston. 

McMuRPHY,  .      [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  McMofey,  McMurfey, 

McMurfy,  McMurvey.] 


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McMuRPHY,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Huse's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. ; 
service  from  July  2,  1778,  to  July  12,  1778,  10  days,  with  guards  at  Cambridge. 

McMuRPHY,  Peter.  Corporal,  Capt.  Caleb  Turner's  co. ;  entered  service  July  13, 1775; 
service  to  Dec.  31,  1775,  G  mos.  3  days,  in  defence  of  seacoast;  roll  dated  Bristol; 
also,  Private,  same  co. ;  enlisted  March  26,  1776;  service  to  Sept.  10,  1776,  5  mos. 
15  days,  in  defence  of  seacoast;  roll  dated  Bristol ;  also,  same  co. ;  service  from 
Sept.  10,  1776,  to  Dec.  7,  1776,  2  mos.  27  days;  company  stationed  at  Boothbay. 

McMuRPHY,  Peter.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Archibald  McAllster's  co..  Col.  Prime's  regt.; 
entered  service  April  14,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  16,  1780;  service,  8  mos.  3  days, 
under  Brig.  Gen.  AVadsworth  at  the  Eastward.     Roll  certified  at  Thomaston. 

McMurphy,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Huse's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. 
of  guards ;  muster  roll  dated  Winter  Hill,  May  11, 1778 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
enlisted  April  3,  1778;  service  to  July  4,  1778,  3  mos.  2  days,  with  guards  at 
Cambridge. 

McMuRVEY,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Titcomb's  co..  Col.  Cogswell's  regt. ;  entered 
service  Oct.  10,  1778  ;  discharged  Dec.  31, 1778 ;  service,  2  mos.  24  days  ;  company 
detached  to  guard  and  fortify  posts  at  and  about  Boston. 

McNab[?],  Henry.  Order  on  Henry  Gardner,  Treasurer,  dated  Bristol,  March  7, 
1777,  signed  by  said  McNab  and  others,  for  wages  for  3  mos.  service  at  Bristol, 
R.  I.,  in  Capt.  Nathan  Alden's  co.,  Col.  Jeremiah  Hall's  regt. 

McNaile,  George.  List  of  men  mustered  between  Jan.  20,  1777,  and  June  1, 1778,  by 
Truman  Wheler,  Muster  Master  for  Berkshire  Co. ;  term,  3  years  or  during  war. 

McNair,  Samuel.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Middlesex  Co.,  agreeable  to  resolve 
of  Dec.  2,  1780,  as  returned  by  Joseph  Hosmer,  Superintendent  for  said  county; 
age,  16  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  2^  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  hair,  dark ;  eyes,  blue ; 
occupation,  cordwainer;  engaged  for  town  of  Marlborough;  engaged  April  24, 
1781 ;  term,  3  years. 

McNall, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  McNawl.] 

McNall,  Joseph,  Palmer.  Private,  Capt.  David  Speer's  co.  of  militia.  Col.  Pynchon's 
regt.,  which  marclied  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  11  davs. 

McNall,  Joseph,  Palmer.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Jonathan  Danforth's  co.,  Col.  David 
Brewer's  regt. ;  list  of  officers  in  camp  at  Roxbury  ;  recommended  in  Committee  of 
Safety  at  Cambridge,  June  12,  1775,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned  by  Con- 
gress ;  also.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Jonathan  Danforth's  co..  Col.  David  Brewer's  (9th) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  engaged  April  24,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  15 
days  ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7, 1775  ;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Jonathan 
Danforth's  (8th)  co..  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  CampatTieon- 
deroga,  Nov.  27, 1776;  appointed  Jan.  1, 1776;  reported  re-engaged  Nov.  14, 1776, 
to  serve  as  1st  Lieutenant,  in  Capt.  Danforth's  co..  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.,  but 
to  remain  in  Col.  Whitcomb's  regt.  until  Dec.  31, 1776;  also,  Captain,  Col.  Calvin 
Smith's  (late  Wigglesworth's)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  April  1,  1779;  reported  as  serving  12  mos.  as  Lieutenant,  15 
mos.  7  days  as  Captain;  also  reported  a  supernumerary  officer;  aha.  Lieutenant, 
(late)  Capt.  Israel  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  return  of  men  who  were 
raised  and  in  actual  service  Sept.  15,  1777,  showing  gratuities  due  them;  also. 
Captain,  Col.  Edward  Wigglesworth's  (4th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  May,  1778, 
dated  Camp  at  Valley  Forge;  appointed  Jan.  1,  1778;  reported  on  fatigue  duty; 
also,  same  regt. ;  regimental  pay  abstract  for  Jul}-  and  Aug.,  1778,  approved  at 
Providence;  also,  same  regt. ;  returns  of  officers  for  clothing,  dated  Boston,  May 
20,  and  Oct.  5,  1778 ;  also.  Captain,  8th  co  ,  (late)  Col.  Edward  Wigglesworth's 
(13th)  regt.  commanded  by  Maj.  John  Porter;  muster  roll  of  field,  staff,  and 


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McNall,  Joseph,  continued. 

commissioned  officers  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence;  reported  a 
supernumerary  officer,  retired  April  9,  1779;  also.  Captain,  in  a  regiment  com- 
manded by  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Peirce ;  entered  service  May  19,  1779;  service, 
1  mo.  18  days,  at  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

McNall,  William,  Palmer.  Private;  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Capt.  Israel  Davis's 
CO.,  Col.  Edward  Wigglesworth's  regt.  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Palmer;  en- 
listed for  town  of  Palmer;  mustered  by  Capt.  Nuell  (Newell). 

McNallt, .    [This  name  appears  under  the  form  of  McAnnally,  McNelley,  McNelly, 

McNely,  Micknaly.] 

McNamar,  Patrick  (also  given  Peter),  Mystic  (also  given  Medford).  Lieut.  Caleb 
Brooks's  (late  Capt.  Isaac  Hall's)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Bond's  (late  Col.  Thomas 
Gardner's)  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Prospect 
Hill,  Dec.  29,  1775;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Job  Sumner's  co..  Col.  John  Greaton's 
(3d)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec. 
31,  1780;  residence,  Mystic;  term,  during  war;  also,  descriptive  list  dated  West 
Point,  Jan.  25,  1781 ;  Col.  Greaton's  (3d)  regt. ;  age,  31  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in. ; 
complexion, dark  ;  hair, black;  eyes,  brown ;  residence, Medford;  enlisted  March 
2,  1777,  by  Capt.  Prichard ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

McNamara,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mcknamana,  McNamar, 

McNamarough,  McNamarra,  McNamer,  McNaraor,  McNimarra.] 

McNamara,  John,  Groton.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Munson's  co..  Col.  Hazen's  regt.;  Conti- 
nental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also, 
return  of  officers  and  men  belonging  to  Massachusetts  in  Col.  Moses  Hazen's 
regt.,  certified  at  Camp  Peekskill,  Nov.  9,  1779;  Capt.  Munson's  co. ;  rank.  Ser- 
geant; engaged  Nov.  14,  1776;  term,  during  war;  also,  Col.  Hazen's  regt.;  Con- 
tinental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780; 
residence,  Groton. 

McNamara,  Patrick,  Boston.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  or  in  behalf  of  the  North  co.  of  Leicester,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Loring  Lin- 
coln; residence,  Boston;  engaged  for  town  of  Leicester;  joined  Capt.  Thomas's 
CO.,  Col.  Marshall's  regt.;  term  to  expire  Jan.  -,  1780;  also,  list  of  men  mustered 
by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Sutfolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  8,  1777; 
Capt.  Thomas's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt. 

McNamara,  Patrick.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  8,  1777;  Capt.  Abijah  Child's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's 
regt. 

McNamara,  Richard.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Earlier,  Muster  Master  for 
Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Oct.  26,  1777;  Capt.  Langdon's  co..  Col.  Henry  Jack- 
son's regt. 

McNamara,  Thomas  (also  given  Tim.)  ,  Sturbridge.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathan- 
iel Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Dec.  7,  1777;  Capt. 
Burnham's  co..  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt.;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Burnam's  co., 
Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Nov.  12,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  residence,  Sturbridge;  credited  to  town  of  Stur- 
bndge;  also,  list  of  deserters  from  8th  regt.  and  part  of  the  9th  regt.  commanded 
by  Col.  Michael  Jackson,  dated  Jan.  25,  1781 ;  age,  25  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in. ; 
complexion,  dark;  hair,  brown;  birthplace,  Ireland;  enlistment,  during  war; 
deserted  Sept.  -,  1780 ;  reported  a  transient. 

McNamara,  William.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Middlesex  Co.,  agreeable  to 
resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780,  as  returned  by  Joseph  Hosmer,  Superintendent  for  said 
county ;  age,  24  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8j|  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  hair,  dark  ;  eyes, 
gray  (also  given  brown);  occupation,  laborer;  engaged  for  town  of  Woburn; 


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McNamara,  AVilliam,  continued. 

engaged  Oct.  5,  1781 ;  term,  3  years ;  also,  receipt  dated  Boston,  Oct.  6,  1781, 
signed  by  Joseph  Hosnier,  Superintendent  for  Middlesex  Co.,  stating  that  he  had 
received  said  McNamara,  who  had  enlisted  for  the  town  of  Woburn,  of  Simon 
Carter  and  others. 

McNamarough,  Morgan.  Marine,  frigate  "  Boston,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel 
Tucker;  engaged  March  12,  1779.    Roll  made  up  for  advance  pay  for  1  month. 

McNamarra,  Thomas.  Private,  Colonel's  co..  Col.  Michael  Jaclsson's  regt. ;  Continen- 
tal Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Oct.  2,  1780;  reported 
deserted  Oct.  2,  1780. 

McNamer,  Patrick,  Charlestown.  Corporal,  Capt.  Abijah  Child's  co.,  Col.  Johu 
Greaton's  (2d)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 
1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  return  [year  not  given]  ;  resi- 
dence, Charlestown ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Charlestown ;  mustered  by  County 
Muster  Master  Barber;  enlistment,  during  war. 

McNamor,  Patrick.,  Charlestown.  Private,  (late)  Capt.  Isaac  Hall's  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
William  Bond's  (late  Col.  Thomas  Gardner's)  37th  regt.;  company  return  dated 
Camp  at  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

McNare,  Samuel.  Account  dated  Marlborough,  Aug.  17, 1781,  rendered  by  the  Select- 
men, of  bounties  paid  said  McNare  and  others  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  3  3'ears,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780. 

McNawl,  William,  Palmer.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Array 
from  Col.  Pynchon's  regt.,  as  returned  by  Capt.  David  Spear  and  Capt.  Aaron 
Graves,  dated  Feb.  9,  1778;  residence.  Palmer;  enlisted  for  town  of  Palmer; 
joined  Capt.  Danford's  (Danforth's)  co..  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.;  enlistment, 
3  years;  said  McNawl  reported  as  having  enlisted  from  Capt.  David  Spear's  co. 

McNeal,  Francis,  Boston.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
Col.  Jonathan  Glover's  (5th  Essex  Co.)  regt.,  as  returned  agreeable  to  order  of 
Council  of  Nov.  7,  1777;  engaged  for  town  of  Marblehead;  joined  Capt.  William 
Scott's  CO.,  Col.  David  Henley's  regt. ;  term,  3  years ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Hunt's 
CO.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Dec.  13, 1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779;  also.  Col.  David  Henley's  regt. ;  return  of  recruits 
for  knapsacks,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  16,  1778;  reported  under  marching  orders; 
also,  Capt.  Ezra  Lunt's  co.,  Col.  David  Henley's  regt.;  pay  rolls  for  April  and 
May,  1778,  sworn  to  at  Providence;  also,  Capt.  William  Scott's  co..  Col.  Henley's 
regt.;  pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Hunt's  (8th)  co.,  Col.  Henry 
Jackson's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  April,  1779,  dated  Pawtuxet;  enlisted  Nov.  15 
(also  given  Nov.  10),  1777;  enlistment,  during  war;  reported  on  command  in 
Pennsylvania;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  return  dated  Camp  Providence,  July  9, 
1779;  also,  Capt.  Hunt's  (4th)  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Oct.,  1779, 
dated  Camp  near  Providence ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  regimental  return  made 
uptoDec. 31, 1779,  dated  Camp  at  Providence;  reported  on  command  in  Pennsyl- 
vania; also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  Continental  Armj'  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  1,  1780 ;  reported  deserted  Dec.  1,  1780 ;  also,  return  certified 
at  Camp  near  Morristown,  April  30,  1780,  of  officers  and  men  belonging  to  Col. 
Lee's,  Col.  Henley's,  and  Col.  Jackson's  regts.,  and  men  belonging  to  Massachu- 
setts in  Col.  Henry  Sherburne's  regt.,  who  were  incorporated  into  a  I'cgiment 
under  the  command  of  Col.  Henry  Jackson,  agreeable  to  the  arrangement  of  April 
9,  1779 ;  Capt.  Hunt's  co. ;  rank.  Private ;  residence,  Boston ;  enlisted  Dec.  13, 
1777;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Hunt's  (4th)  co..  Col.  Jack- 
son's regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  April-July,  1780;  reported  on  extra  service. 

McNeal,  George,  N.  Canaan,  Albany  Co.  List  of  deserters  from  Col.  Joseph  Vose's 
(1st)  regt.,  dated  Camp  Highlands,  July  13,  1780;  residence,  N.  Canaan,  Albany 
Co. 


564  :massachusetts  soldiers  and  sailors 

McNeal,  Hector,  Marblehead.  Corporal,  Capt.  Nicholson  Broughton's  co.,  Col.  John 
Glover's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  17,  1775;  service,  2 
mos.  20  days. 

McNeal,  Henry,  Groton.  Private,  Cape.  Henry  Farwell's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  AVilliam 
Prescott's  (10th)  regt.;  companj'  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  enlisted  April  19, 
1775;  also,  Capt.  Daniel  AVhiting's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt.;  muster  roll 
dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  27,  1776 ;  enlisted  April  4,  1776 ;  also,  Private, 
Capt.  Joseph  Morse's  co..  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th)  regt.;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  residence,  Groton; 
engaged  for  town  of  Groton;  also,  Capt.  Morse's  co..  Col.  Putnam's  (4th)  regt.; 
return  dated  Albany,  Feb.  9,  1778;  mustered  by  Col.  Barber;  reported  deserted; 
also,  Capt.  Moses  McFarland's  co.  of  invalids  stationed  at  Boston,  Col.  Lewis 
Nicola's  regt. ;  service  from  Sept.  5, 1779,  to  Oct.  31, 1779, 1  mo.  27  days ;  reported 
transferred  Sept.  5,  1779;  also  reported  sick  in  hospital;  also,  Capt.  McFarland's 
corps  of  invalids;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780, 
to  Dec.  31,  1780;  reported  transferred  from  Col.  Putnam's  regt. 

McNeal,  John,  Dunstable.  List  of  men  raised  in  Middlesex  Co.  for  the  term  of  9 
months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  returned  as  received  of  Jonathan 
AVarner,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  J.  Glover,  at  Fort  Arnold,  Juh'  8,  1778; 
residence,  Dunstable;  arrived  at  Fishkill  July  5,  1778. 

McNeal,  John.  3d  Master's  Mate,  sloop  "Providence,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Paul  Jones;  list  of  officers  and  men  entitled  to  prize  shares  in  the  ship  "  Alexan- 
der" captured  Sept.  20,  1776. 

McNeal,  John.  Descriptive  list  of  men  mustered  in  Bristol  Co.  by  James  Leonard, 
Muster  Master,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  9  months  from 
the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Springfield,  dated  Oct.  29,  1779;  3d  co.,  Col.  Hatha- 
way's  regt.;  age,  24  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  black; 
eyes,  dark;  engaged  for  town  of  Dighton  ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Tew's  co.. 
Col.  John  Hathaway's  regt.;  marched  Aug.  5,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  6,  1780; 
service,  2  days ;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm. 

McNeal,  Neil,  Canaan.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master 
for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  May  10,  1778 ;  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  also,  Bombardier 
and  Corporal,  Capt.  Buckland's  co..  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artiller}")  regt.;  Conti- 
nental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  resi- 
dence, Canaan;  term,  during  war  (also  given  3  years). 

McNeal,  Prince.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Middlesex  Co.,  agreeable  to  resolve 
of  Dec.  2,  1780,  as  returned  by  Joseph  Hosmer,  Superintendent  for  said  county; 
age,  22  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7i  in.;  complexion,  black;  hair,  black;  eyes,  black; 
occupation,  laborer ;  engaged  for  town  of  Framingham;  engaged  March  13,  1782; 
term,  3  years;  reported  a  negro. 

McNeall,  John.  Petition  dated  Ipswich,  Oct.  17,  1782,  signed  by  said  McNeall  and 
others,  asking  for  wages  for  3  mos.  service  in  1780  in  Capt.  Benjamin  Gould's 
CO.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt. ;  petition  endorsed  "Nov'r  4lh  1782  Withdraw." 

McNear,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  McNair,  McNare,  McNiar, 

McNier,  McNire.] 

McNear,  Joseph,  Newcastle.  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Davis's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Fry's 
regt.;  marched  from  home  March  4,  1776;  service  to  May  31,  1776,  2  mos.  28 
days,  in  defence  of  seacoast;  also,  Capt.  Davis's  co. ;  service  from  June  1,  1776, 
to  Oct.  15,  1776,  4  mos.  15  days,  at  Boothbay  in  defence  of  seacoast;  also.  Senti- 
nel, Capt.  Robert  Hodge's  co..  Col.  William  Jones's  regt.;  list  of  men  who  as- 
sisted in  the  recapture  of  the  ship  "Grout"  ("Gruel")  from  the  British  ship 
"Rainbow"  Sept.  10,  1777,  sworn  to  at  Newcastle,  Lincoln  Co. 


IN  THE   WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  565 


McNear,  Robert.  Private,  1st  division,  Capt.  Squire  Millard's  co..  Col.  Waterman's 
regt. ;  service  from  Jan.  9, 1777,  to  Feb.  3, 1777,  31  davs ;  also,  copy  of  a  compan}' 
receipt,  dated  Warwick,  1777,  given  to  Capt.  Squire  Millard,  for  wages  for  service 
from  Jan.  9,  1777,  to  Feb.  8,  1777. 

McNear,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Davis's  co. ;  service  from  Sept.  30,  1776,  to 
Dec.  5,  1776,  2  raos.  5  days;  company  stationed  at  Boothbay  for  defence  of  sea- 
coast;  also.  Sentinel,  Capt.  Robert  Hodge's  co..  Col.  William  Jones's  ragt. ;  list 
of  men  who  assisted  in  the  re-capture  of  the  ship  "  Grout "  ("  Gruel ")  from  the 
British  ship  "  Rainbow  "  Sept.  10,  1777,  sworn  to  at  Newcastle,  Lincoln  Co. 

McNeel,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Gould's  co..  Col.  Wade's  regt.;  enlisted 
July  6,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10, 1780;  service,  3  mos.  17  days,  including  12  days 
(240  miles)  travel  home ;  regiment  raised  in  Essex  Co.  to  reinforce  the  Continen- 
tal Army  for  3  months. 

McNeil,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  MaXeall,  McNaile,  McNeal 

McNeall,  McNeel,  McNeill,  McNiel,  McNill,  McNille.] 

McNeil,  Daniel.  Petition  signed  by  Philip  Moore  and  Archibald  Mercer,  of  Boston, 
owners  of  the  brigantine  "Hancock"  (privateer),  asking  that  said  McNeil  be 
commissioned  as  commander  of  said  vassal ;  vessel  reported  as  having  baan  nearly 
12  months  in  commission  under  Capt.  Wingate  Newman,  resigned;  ordered  in 
Council  Nov.  30,  1776,  that  a  commission  be  issued;  also,  petition  dated  Boston, 
Dec.  27, 1776,  signed  by  Archibald  Mercer,  of  Boston,  asking  that  the  brig  "  Rising 
States,"  commanded  by  Capt.  James  Thompson,  and  the  brig  "  Hancock,"  com- 
manded by  said  McNeil,  Captain,  be  permitted  to  convoy  the  ships  "Mercer," 
"  Moore,"  and  "  Two  Friends,"  chartered  by  Nathaniel  Falkner,  on  behalf  of  the 
secret  committee  of  the  Continental  Congress,  to  proceed  from  Boston  to  Virginia, 
there  to  load  with  tobacco  for  Franca,  and  upon  their  return  from  convoying  said 
vessels,  to  take  a  short  cruise  against  the  enemies  of  United  States ;  petition  granted 
in  Council  Dec.  30,  1776,  but  action  non-concurred  by  the  House  and  a  committee 
of  both  houses  appointed  to  report  thereon  ;  also,  Captain,  schooner  "  America;" 
Council  order  dated  April  26,  1777,  permitting  officers  and  men  of  certain  armed 
vessels  to  do  necessary  work  upon  Sunday,  April  27,  1777,  in  order  to  fit  said 
vessels  for  sea;  also,  petition  dated  Boston,  April  22,  1779,  signed  by  Thomas 
Harris  and  John  Larkin,  in  behalf  of  themselves  and  others,  of  Boston,  asking 
that  said  McNeil  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  brigantine  "America" 
(privateer)  ;  ordered  in  Council  April  22, 1779,  that  a  commission  be  issued;  also, 
petition  dated  Boston,  June  2,  1780,  signed  by  Stephen  Higginson,  in  behalf  of 
himself  and  others,  asking  that  said  McNeil  be  commissioned  as  commander  of 
the  ship  "  Eagle  "  (privateer) ;  ordered  in  Council  June  2, 1780,  that  a  commission 
be  issued. 

McNeil,  Daniel.  Carpenter;  return  of  rations  allowed  in  Quartermaster  General's 
department,  dated  Fishkill,  Oct.  14,  1781. 

McNeil,  George.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Nov.  23,  1777;  Capt.  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Alden's  regt. 

McNeil,  Hector,  Boston.  Council  warrant  dated  April  26,  1777,  drawn  for  £1,635 
18s  lid  to  be  paid  said  McNeil,  Commander  of  the  Continental  ship  "  Boston,"  to 
enable  him  to  put  said  vassal  to  sea;  also,  petition  dated  Boston,  May  22,  1780, 
signed  by  said  McNeil,  in  behalf  of  John  Tracey  and  others,  of  Newburyport, 
asking  that  he  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  brigantine  "Pallas" 
(privateer)  ;  ordered  in  Council  May  22,  1780,  that  a  commission  be  issued;  also, 
petition  dated  Boston,  Nov.  21,  1780,  signed  by  said  McNeil,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  others,  of  Boston,  asking  that  he  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  ship 
"Adventure"  (privateer) ;  advised  in  Council  Nov.  22,  1780,  that  a  commission 
be  issued. 


566  IVIASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

McNeil,  Hexrt,  Groton.  Private,  Capt.  Henr_v  Farwell's  co.,  Col.  William  Prescott's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted  May  15,  1775;  service,  78  days. 

McNeil,  John.  Corporal  of  Marines,  Continental  frigate  "Deane,"  commanded  by 
Capt.  Samuel  NTckerson ;  engaged  Dec.  1,  1781 ;  service  to  May  31,  1782,  6  mos. ; 
engagement,  5  months. 

McNeil,  Neil.  Corporal,  Capt.  Stephen  Buckland's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's  (3d  Artil- 
lery) regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  June 
23,  1780 ;  reported  killed  June  23,  1780 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  of  men 
who  were  in  service  before  Aug.  1,  1777,  and  who  had  not  been  absent  subse- 
quently except  by  leave  of  proper  authority,  certified  at  Park  of  Artillery  near 
Morristown,  Jan.  28,  1780. 

McNeil,  William.  Lieutenant,  brigantine  "  Rising  States  "  (privateer) ;  petition 
dated  Boston,  Oct.  13,  1776,  signed  by  William  Davis,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
others,  asking  that  James  Thompson  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  said 
vessel;  ordered  in  Council  Oct.  18,  1776,  that  a  commission  be  issued. 

McNeil,  William.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  on  board  the  armed  ship 
"  Deane,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Elisha  Hinman,  dated  Boston,  Nov.  -,  1780 ;  age, 
35  yrs. ;  complexion,  light;  occupation,  seaman  ;  reported  as  belonging  to  Massa- 
chusetts. 

McNeill,  Archibald.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Torrey's  co.,  Boston  regt.  of 
Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers;  commissioned  June  7,  1780. 

McNeill,  Daniel.  Petition  dated  Boston,  April  16,  1777,  signed  by  Thomas  Harris 
&  Co.,  asking  that  said  McNeill  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  schooner 
"America"  (privateer),  then  in  the  harbor  of  Boston  fitted  out  for  a  4  months 
cruise;  ordered  in  Council  April  17,  1777,  that  a  commission  be  issued;  also,  peti- 
tion dated  Boston,  March  17,  1778,  signed  by  Philip  Moore,  of  Boston,  asking 
that  said  McNeill  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  ship  "  General  Mifflin  " 
(privateer) ;  ordered  in  Council  March  18,  1778,  that  a  commission  be  issued ; 
also,  petition  dated  Boston,  Oct.  6,  1780,  signed  by  Stephen  Higginson,  in  behalf 
of  himself  and  Ebenezer  Parsons,  of  Boston,  asking  that  said  McNeill  be  commis- 
sioned as  commander  of  the  ship  "  Ulysses  "  (privateer) ;  advised  in  Council  Nov. 
8,  1780,  that  a  commission  be  issued ;  also,  petition  dated  Boston,  June  5,  1782, 
signed  by  Stephen  Higginson,  in  behalf  of  himself  and  others,  asking  that  said 
McNeill  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  brigantine  "  Wasp  "  (privateer) ; 
advised  in  Council  June  5,  1782,  that  a  commission  be  issued. 

McNeill,  George,  Boston.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Armj'  on  behalf  of  the  1st  Dudley  co.,  as  returned  by  Capt.  William  Carter,  of 
Col.  Holman's  regt.,  dated  Dudley,  Jan.  13,  1778;  residence,  Boston;  engaged 
for  town  of  Dudley;  joined  Capt.  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Alden's  regt.;  term,  during 
war. 

McNeill,  Hector.  Capt.  Nicholson  Broughton's  co.,  Col.  John  Glover's  regt. ;  receipt 
for  advance  pa}%  signed  by  said  McNeill  and  others,  dated  Cambridge,  June  27, 
1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  at  Cam- 
bridge, Dec.  20,  1775. 

McNeill,  Henrt,  Groton.  Capt.  Henry  Farwell's  co..  Col.  William  Prescott's  regt. ; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Sewall's  Point,  Nov.  16, 
1775 ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Holden's 
CO.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  (6th  Middlesex  Co.)  regt.,  as  returned  to  Brig.  Gen. 
Prescott,  dated  Littleton,  Sept.  17,  1777 ;  residence,  Groton ;  engaged  for  town  of 
Groton  ;  joined  Capt.  Goodale's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  regt. ;  term,  3  years. 

McNeill,  John.  Seaman,  State  brig  "  Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Foster 
Williams ;  engaged  July  1, 1778 ;  discharged  Oct.  14, 1778 ;  service,  3  mos.  15  days. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  TILE  REVOLUTION.  567 

McNeill,  Robert.  Letter  from  Edward  Brooks  to  Hon.  James  Bowdoin,  dated  Hali- 
fax Barracks,  Nov.  8,  1777,  asking  that  arrangements  be  made  for  the  exchange 
of  said  McNeill,  1st  Lieutenant  of  Marines  on  the  "  Boston,"  and  other  prisoners 
confined  in  barracks  at  Halifax ;  also,  petition  addressed  to  the  Council,  dated  Dec. 
22, 1777,  signed  b.v  Daniel  McNeill,  stating  that  his  brother,  said  Robert  McNeill, 
had  been  1st  Lieutenant  of  Marines  on  the  ship  "Boston,"  commanded  by  Hector 
McNeill,  and  had  been  taken  prisoner  while  in  command  of  the  marines  on  board 
the  frigate  "  Fox,"  to  which  he  had  been  ordered,  and  was  then  confined  at  Hali- 
fax, and  asking  that  Donald  McBean,  a  British  prisoner  on  board  the  guard-ship, 
be  permitted  to  go  to  Halifax  under  parole  to  secure  the  exchange  of  said  McNeill ; 
ordered  in  Council  Dec.  22, 1777,  that  the  Commissary  of  Prisoners  take  the  parole 
of  Donald  McBean  upon  his  engaging  to  secure  the  return  of  said  McNeill  by  the 
cartel  "  Favourite  "  or  to  return  himself ;  also,  list  of  prisoners  brought  from  Hali- 
fax in  the  cartel  "Favorite  "  Jan.  29,  1778;  said  McNeill,  a  Lieutenant,  reported 
as  having  been  taken  in  the  "Fox;"  also  reported  exchanged;  also,  Captain  of 
Marines,  ship  "General  Mifflin"  (privateer);  petition  dated  Boston,  March  17, 
1778,  signed  by  Philip  Moore,  of  Boston,  asking  that  Daniel  McNeill  be  commis- 
sioned as  commander  of  said  vessel ;  ordered  in  Council  March  18,  1778,  that  a 
commission  be  issued. 

McNeill,  William.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master  for 
Worcester  Co. ;  Capt.  Danforth's  co..  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  mustered 
March  4,  1777 ;  term,  3  years. 

McNeill,  William.  Cooper,  ship  "Alfred,"  commanded  by  Capt.  E.  Hinman;  list 
of  United  States  Navy  pensioners  l)elonging  to  Massachusetts  made  up  from  Dec. 
31,  1781,  to  Dec.  31, 1787;  reported  disabled  by  the  blowing  up  of  some  cartridges ; 
pensioned  Aug.  12,  1778 ;  discharged  from  roll  March  17,  1786,  having  become  a 
resident  of  Connecticut. 

McNel,  Barnabas.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  [year  not 
given]  from  5th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  endorsed  "  Col'o  David  Fields  Return;" 
engaged  for  town  of  Ashfield;  joined  Capt.  Bartlett's  co..  Col.  Wesson's  regt.; 
term,  8  months.     [See  Bernice  McNitt.] 

McNellet,  Henry,  Chesterfield.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  re- 
turned by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of 
Chesterfield  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  to  camp 
July  7,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  15,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  18  days,  including  travel 
(180  miles)  home. 

McNellt,  Henry.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received 
of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  8, 
1780;  age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  dark;  engaged  for  town  of 
Chesterfield;  marched  to  camp  July  8,  1780,  under  command  of  Ebenezer  Kent, 
Esq. 

McNelly,  John,  Providence.  Descriptive  list  of  deserters  from  the  8th  regt.  and  part 
of  the  9th  regt.  commanded  by  Col.  Michael  Jackson,  dated  Jan.  25,  1781 ;  com- 
plexion, light;  hair,  light;  birthplace,  Worcester ;  residence.  Providence ;  enlisted 
Jan.  20,  1777;  enlistment,  during  war;  reported  deserted  April  18,  1777. 

McNely,  James.  List  of  men  raised  in  Middlesex  Co.,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  9, 
1779,  as  returned  by  Joseph  Hosmer,  Superintendent,  Nov.  24,  1779 ;  engaged  for 
town  of  Newton. 

McNiAR,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Luke  Day's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th) 
regt.;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1782,  dated  York  Huts;  enlisted  April  24,  1781;  en- 
listment, 3  years. 


568  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

McNiEL,  George,  Pittsfield.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  David  Mosley's  (Westfield)  co.,  sworn  to  in  Hampshire  Co.,  April  5, 
1779;  residence,  Pittstield;  engaged  for  town  of  Westfield;  joined  Col.  Yose's 
regt. ;  term,  during  war. 

McNiER,  John.  Capt.  Robert  Hodge's  co.,  Col.  William  Jones's  regt.;  list  of  men 
who  assisted  in  the  re-capture  of  the  ship  "  Grout "  ("  Gruel  ")  from  the  British 
ship  "Rainbow"  Sept.  10,  1777,  sworn  to  at  Newcastle,  Lincoln  Co. 

McNiER,  Samuel.  Private,  2d  co.;  entries  dated  Oct.  18,  Oct.  22,  and  Dec.  27,  1783, 
of  orders  for  wages  for  May-Dec.  [year  not  given] ,  appearing  in  a  register  of 
orders  accepted  on  account  of  wages,  etc. 

McNiGHT,  John,  Williamstown.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  re- 
turned by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of 
Williamstown  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  June 
29,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  14,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  23  days,  including  travel  (132 
miles)  home. 

McNiGHT,  Robert,  Londonderry  (also  given  Derry).  Order  on  Col.  Bridge,  Paymas- 
ter, for  advance  pay,  dated  Cambridge,  June  10,  1775,  signed  by  said  McNight 
and  others,  payable  to  Capt.  Micajah  Gleason ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Micajah 
Gleason's  co..  Col.  John  Nixon's  5th  (also  given  4th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  May  2,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  6  days;  also,  company  return 
dated  Sept.  30,  1775;  also,  company  receipt  for  wages  for  Sept.,  1775,  dated  Camp 
Winter  Hill ;  also,  order  for  bount}'  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  endorsed 
"  Dec'r  22d  1775." 

McNiGHT,  Robert,  Washington.  List  of  men  raised  in  Berkshire  Co.  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778,  as  returned  by  Truman 
Wheler,  Muster  Master,  dated  Great  Barrington,  June  5,  1778 ;  also,  descriptive 
list  of  men  raised  in  Berkshire  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of 
their  arrival  at  Fishkill;  Lieut.  Cornish's  co.,  Col.  Dimond's  regt. ;  age,  22  yrs. ; 
complexion,  dark;  residence,  Washington;  arrived  at  Fishkill  June  9,  1778. 

McNiGHT,  Robert.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Trafton's  co.,  Col.  Henr.v  Sherburne's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  "  Middel  Town,"  Aug.  21, 1778;  enlisted  Sept.  24, 
1777 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

McNiLL,  Hector,  Marblehead.  3d  Corporal,  Capt.  Nicholson  Broughton's  (5th)  co.. 
Col.  John  Glover's  (21st)  regt.;  company  return  [probaljly  Oct.,  1775]. 

McNiLLE,  George,  Boston.  Private,  6th  co..  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Nov.  7,  1777,  to  May  30,  1778;  residence,  Boston; 
term,  3  years ;  reported  killed. 

McNiMARRA,  Daniel,  Cambridge.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Hill's  co.,  Col.  James 
Scammon's  (30th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  26,  1775; 
also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  27,  1775,  including  al)stract  of  pay  to  last  of 
July,  1775;  reported  deserted  June  20,  1775. 

McNiRE,  Samuel,  Marlborough.  Private,  Capt.  Luke  Day's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John 
Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  July  and  Aug.,  1781;  enlisted  April  24, 
1781 ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781,  certified  at  Continental  Village;  also,  mus- 
ter roll  for  Oct. -Dec,  1781,  dated  York  Hutts;  also,  muster  roll  for  Feb.,  1782, 
dated  Hutts;  also,  descriptive  list  dated  Feb.  20,  1782;  Capt.  Luke  Day's  co., 
Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  age,  17  .yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  3  (also  given  5 
ft.  8)  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  occupation,  cordwainer;  birthplace, 
Boston ;  residence,  Marlborough ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Marlborough ;  enlisted 
April  23  (also  given  April  28),  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 


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McXiTE,  Robert.  Private,  Capt.  John  Strong's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt. ;  entered  service  Sept.  6,  1777 ;  discharged  Sept.  26,  1777 ;  service,  20 
days,  with  Northern  army. 

McNiTT,  Adajw.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  to  serve  in  the  Conti- 
nental Army,  as  returned  by  Noah  Goodman,  Superintendent;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stat- 
ure, 5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  occupation,  farmer;  engaged  for 
town  of  Shelburne;  engaged  Jan.  31,  1781; -term,  3  years;  also,  Private,  Col. 
Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt.;  service  from  Jan.  28,  1781,  23  mos.  3  days. 

McNiTT,  Andre-w,  Myrifield  (Rowe) .  Corporal,  Capt.  Oliver  Avery's  co.  of  Minute- 
men,  which  marched  April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  7  days ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army  under  Capt.  Hugh  Maxwell  April 
27,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Hugh  Maxwell's  co..  Col.  William  Prescott's  (10th)  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  28,  1775;  service,  95  days;  also, 
company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  money  in  lieu  of  bounty 
coats  signed  by  Andrew  McNitt  and  John  Nollan,  dated  Jan.  3,  1776;  also, 
Sergeant,  Capt.  Samuel  Taylor's  co..  Col.  Porter's  regt. ;  engaged  July  10,  1777 ; 
discharged  Aug.  12,  1777;  service,  38  days,  including  travel  (100  miles)  home; 
company  marched  Crom  Charlemont  to  reinforce  Northern  army  after  the  evacua- 
tion of  Ticonderoga. 

McNiTT,  Barnard  (also  given  Barnabas).  Account  dated  Buckland,  March  12, 1781, 
rendered  by  the  Selectmen,  of  bounties  paid  said  McNitt  and  John  Tompson  to 
serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2, 1780;  also,  descrip- 
tive list  of  men  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  as 
returned  by  Noah  Goodman,  Superintendent;  age,  21  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.; 
complexion,  dark ;  hair,  dark;  occupation,  farmer;  engaged  for  town  of  Buck- 
land  ;  engaged  Jan.  15,  1781 ;  term,  3  years  ;  also.  Private,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's 
(10th)  regt. ;  service  from  Jan.  9,  1781,  23  mos.  23  days. 

McNiTT,  Berxice,  Ashfield.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Bartlet's  co..  Col.  James  Wesson's 
regt. ;  return  [year  not  given]  ;  i-eported  an  8  months  man ;  also  reported  dis- 
charged.    [See  Barnabas  McNel.] 

McNiTT,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Taylor's  co..  Col.  Porter's  regt.;  enlisted  July 
10,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  12,  1777;  service,  38  days,  including  travel  (100  miles) 
home;  company  marched  from  Charlemont  to  reinforce  Northern  army  after  the 
evacuation  of  Ticonderoga. 

McNuT,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Lawrence  Kemp's  co..  Col.  Leonard's  regt.;  enlisted 
Feb.  23,  1777;  discharged  April  10,  1777;  service,  47  days,  at  Ticonderoga. 

McNuTT,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Newton's  co.,  Col.  S.  Murray's  regt.;  enlisted 
July  13,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  7  days,  including  travel 
(172  miles)  home;  regiment  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  3  months. 

McoMBER.  HrMPHRET.  Capt.  Thomas  Kempton's  co.,  Col.  Danielson's  regt. ;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Oct.  30,  1775. 

McOner,  James.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Wright's  CO.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  (6th  Middlesex  Co.)  regt.,  as  returned  to 
Brig.  Gen.  Prescott,  dated  Littleton,  Sept.  17, 1777 ;  engaged  for  town  of  Pepperell ; 
joined  Capt.  Brown's  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  term,  3  years. 

McOrgin,  Dennis,  Pepperell.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Middlesex  Co.  to  rein- 
force the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their 
arrival  at  Fishkill,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778;  Uth  co..  Col.  Reed's 
regt. ;  age,  41  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in. ;  residence,  Pepperell ;  engaged  for  town  of 
Pepperell ;  arrived  at  Fishkill  June  19,  1778. 


570  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

McPharson,  DoiGAL.  Receipt  dated  Stow,  April  16,  1781,  for  bounty  paid  said 
McPharson  by  the  Selectmen  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army. 

McPhakson,  Murdock.  Private,  Capt.  James  Noble's  co..  Col.  Benedict  Arnold's 
rest. ;  enlisted  May  10,  1775;  discharged  June  24,  1775;  service,  6  weeks  3  days. 
Roll  sworn  to  at  Pittsfield. 

McPharson,  Paul,  Newburyport.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  French's  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Enoch  Putnam's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  10, 1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  25,  1781 ;  service, 
3  mos.  28  days,  near  West  Point,  including  13  days  (260  miles)  travel  home; 
regiment  raised  in  Essex  and  Plymouth  counties  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  3  months. 

McPharson,  Pavl,  Plymouth.  Quartermaster  Sergeant,  Colonel's  co..  Col.  Bradford's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Feb.  7, 
1780;  residence,  Plymouth;  term,  3  years. 

McPhatrig,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Lemont's  co..  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's 
regt. ;  enlisted  June  26,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  24,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  29  (also 
given  2  mos.  28)  days,  at  Penobscot. 

McPherson,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  McFarson,  McFerson, 

McPharson,  McPhurson,  Mcpherson,  Mepperson.] 

McPherson,  Dougal,  Acton.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Conti- 
nental Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  re- 
turned as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at 
Springfield,  Aug.  19,  1780  ;  age,  21  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in. ;  complexion,  ruddy ; 
engaged  for  town  of  Acton ;  arrived  at  Springfield  Aug.  17,  1780 ;  marched  to 
camp  Aug.  19,  1780,  under  command  of  Ensign  Blasdale;  also,  pay  roll  for 
6  months  men  belonging  to  the  town  of  Acton  raised  for  service  in  the  Continen- 
tal Army  during  1780;  marched  to  camp  Aug.  15, 1780;  discharged  Dec.  15, 1780; 
service,  4  mos.  10  da}'s,  including  travel  (200  miles)  home. 

McPherson,  Hugh.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Keith's  co.,  Col.  Isaac  Dean's  regt.;  en- 
listed March  4,  1781 ;  discharged  March  16,  1781 ;  service,  13  days ;  regiment 
raised  in  Bristol  Co.  for  service  at  Rhode  Island  b}'  order  of  His  Excellency  John 
Hancock;  also,  receipt  dated  Mansfield,  April  2,  1781,  for  bounty  paid  said 
McPherson  by  a  class  of  the  town  of  Mansfield,  of  which  Capt.  John  Dean  was  a 
member,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years,  agreeable  to 
resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780 ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  in  Bristol  Co.  to  serve  in  the  Con- 
tinental Army,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780,  as  attested  by  James  Wil- 
liams, Superintendent  for  said  county,  dated  Taunton ;  also,  descriptive  list  of 
men  returned  as  received  by  John  Burt,  at  Taunton,  April  18,  1781,  to  be  con- 
ducted to  Springfield  and  delivered  to  Col.  Shepard;  age,  24  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft. 
6  in.;  complexion,  light;  occupation,  laborer;  engaged  for  town  of  Mansfield; 
term,  3  years. 

McPherson,  Hugh,  alias  Hugh  Grant.  List  of  recruits  who  were  mustered  but 
deserted  from  Boston  subsequent  to  June  24,  1782,  as  returned  by  Lieut.  Col.  John 
Popkin,  of  the  artiliery;  mustered  July  24,  1782,  to  the  credit  of  the  town  of 
Milton ;  deserted  Aug.  4,  1782. 

McPherson,  John.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army, 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780,  as  returned  by  James  Williams,  Superin- 
tendent, dated  Jan.  15,  1782 ;  age,  23  j-rs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in. :  complexion,  dark ; 
occupation,  tailor;  engaged  for  town  of  Swanzey;  engaged  Dec.  27,  1781;  term, 
3  years ;  reported  deserted. 

McPherson,  Paul,  Plymouth.  Sergeant,  (late)  Capt.  Turner's  (3d)  co..  Col.  Brad- 
ford's regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  14,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Turner's  co..  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt.; 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  571 

McPherson,  Paul,  continued. 

return  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Plymouth;  engaged  for  town  of  Pembrolie; 
mustered  by  County  and  Continental  Muster  Masters  ;  term,  3  years  ;  also,  Quar- 
termaster Sergeant,  Capt.  Zebedee  Redding's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  (14th)  regt. ; 
pay  roll  for  Dec.,  1778. 

McPhersox,  Paul.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  re- 
ceived of  Justin  Elj',  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield, 
July  14,  1780 ;  age,  30  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in. ;  complexion,  ruddy  ;  engaged  for 
town  of  Newbury ;  marched  to  camp  July  14,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt. 
Hancock  ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Newburyport  for 
service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  8, 1780;  discharged 
Dec.  31,  1780;  service,  6  mos.  7  days,  including  travel  (13  da.ys)  home;  also,  Pri- 
vate, Capt.  Rufus  Lincoln's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  muster 
roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  July  13,  1780;  discharged  Jan.  1, 
1781 ;  enlistment,  6  months. 

McPhetress,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  McPretress.] 

McPhetress,  Archibalii.  Private,  in  a  company  commanded  by  Lieut.  Andrew  Gil- 
man  ;  enlisted  Oct.  19,  1776 ;  discharged  Jan.  22,  1778 ;  service,  15  rao^.  3  days ; 
company  stationed  at  Penobscot  river. 

McPhurson,  Paul,  Newbury.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

McPretress,  Archihald.  Private;  pay  roll  of  Lieut.  Andrew  Oilman's  co.  (includ- 
ing Indians)  stationed  at  Penobscot  river ;  roll  made  up  for  15^  days  additional 
service  rendered  by  a  portion  of  above  company  subsequent  to  date  of  regular 
discharge,  Jan.  22,  1778,  news  of  such  discharge  not  having  reached  them  until 
Feb.  7,  1778. 

McQuex,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Noah  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt. ;  mus- 
ter rolls  for  Jan.  and  Feb.,  1782,  dated  Quarters  York  Huts ;  enlisted  July  6, 1781 ; 
enlistment,  3  years. 

McQuERRT,  James.  Seaman  or  Marine,  brigantine  "  Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Simeon  Samson;  roll  made  up  for  advance  pay  for  officers,  seamen,  and  marines 
belonging  to  said  vessel  dated  Boston,  Nov.  13,  1777.     [See  James  McQuire.] 

McQuiGG,  Daniel,  Newcastle  (also  given  Salisbury).  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve 
in  the  Continental  Army  from  3d  Lincoln  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Robert 
Hodge;  i"esidence,  Newcastle;  engaged  for  town  of  Salisbury;  joined  Capt.  John 
Baley's  co..  Col.  M.  Jackson's  regt.;  term,  3  years;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to 
serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Benjamin  Evans;  also,  Ser- 
geant, Capt.  James  Bancroft's  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  5,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  John 
Baley's  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt. ;  engaged  March  5, 1777 ;  service  to  May 
26,  1777,  2  mos.  27  days;  also,  Capt.  Wade's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  Continen- 
tal Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Feb.  14,  1780. 

McQuiN,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  McQuen.] 

McQuix,  John.  Return  of  men  raised  in  Suffolk  Co.  for  Continental  service,  agreeable 
to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780 ;  engaged  for  town  of  Stoughton  ;  engaged  July  6,  1781 ; 
also.  Private,  Capt.  Noah  Allen's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt.;  muster  roll 
for  July,  1781,  dated  Camp  near  Dobbs's  Ferrj' ;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  mus- 
ter rolls  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1781,  dated  Camp  Peekskill;  also,  muster  roll  for 
Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  dated  Quarters  York  Hutts. 


572  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

McQuiRE,  James,  Boston.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Hazard,"  commanded  bv  Capt. 
Simeon  Samson ;  engaged  Nov.  8, 1777 ;  discharged  May  20, 1778 ;  service,  6  mos. 
12  days;  residence,  Boston.     [See  James  McQuerry.] 

McQuiRE,  John.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master  for 
Worcester  Co.;  Capt.  Gates's  co..  Col.  Bigelow's  regt. ;  mustered  May  8,  1777; 
term,  3  years. 

McQriRE,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Parsons's  co.,  Col.  Prime's  regt. ;  enlisted  May 
1,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1780;  service,  8  mos.,  under  Brig.  Gen.  AVadsworth 
at  the  Eastward.  Roll  dated  North  Yarmouth,  Cumberland  Co.,  and  certified  at 
Thomaston. 

McQuiRE,  Owen.  List  of  men  who  took  the  oath  required  by  Congress  on  enlisting, 
dated  Feb.  24,  1777. 

McScuTCHEON,  George,  Saratoga  (also  given  Granville).  Private,  Major's  co..  Col. 
Shepard's  (4th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 
1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  for  gratuity,  dated  High- 
lands, Feb.  24,  1780;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  return  made  up  for  the  year  1780, 
dated  West  Point  and  endorsed  «'  Cap't  Fullers  Comp'y;"  residence,  Granville; 
engaged  for  town  of  Granville;  engaged  March  1,  1777;  term,  during  war;  also, 
Private,  Capt.  John  Fuller's  co..  Col.  William  Shepard's  regt.;  muster  rolls  for 
Aug.  and  Sept.,  1781;  reported  with  Gen.  Patterson  in  Aug.,  1781,  on  extra  ser-. 
vice  in  Sept.,  1781 ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  dated  York  Hutts; 
reported  on  extra  service. 

McScuTCHON,  George.  Piivate,  Capt.  John  Fuller's  co..  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th) 
regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  June  and  July,  1781 ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Dec,  1781,  and 
Jan.,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts;  term,  during  war;  reported  on  extra  service;  also, 
muster  roll  for  Feb.,  1782,  sworn  to  in  Garrison  at  West  Point;  reported  on  extra 
service. 

McShannocgh,  Michael.  General  order  dated  Headquarters  [Oct.]  8  [1776]  ;  Col. 
Swoope  is  directed  to  send  to  the  main  guard  and  take  away  said  McShannough, 
a  prisoner  belonging  to  his  regiment. 

McShaw,  James,  Royalston.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Elliot's  co..  Col.  William  Thomas's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  25,  1781;  discharged  Sept.  14,  1781;  service,  1  mo.  25  days, 
at  Rhode  Island,  including  travel  (100  miles)  home.  Roll  dated  Camp  at  Battes 
Hill. 

McSpencer,  John.  Descriptive  list  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  25,  1781 ;  Col.  John  Grea- 
ton's  (3d)  regt.;  age,  60  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  gray; 
eves,  dark;  enlisted  Feb.  17,  1777,  by  Lieut.  Lee;  enlistment,  during  war;  also. 
Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Watson's  co..  Col.  John  Greaton's  (3d)  regt. ;  muster 
roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  reported  transferred  to  corps  of  invalids 
Jan.  26,  1781.     [See  John  Spencer.] 

McSwAiN,  Dennis.  List  of  9  months  men  mustered  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Mas- 
ter for  Worcester  Co. ;  Capt.  Cutler's  co..  Col.  Rice's  regt. ;  engaged  for  town  of 
Western  (Warren) ;  mustered  June  29,  1779. 

McSwANT,  Dennis,  Western  (Warren).  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Worcester 
Co.  in  1779  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  9  months,  as  returned 
by  Seth  Washburn,  Superintendent  for  said  county;  Capt.  Joseph  Cutler's  co.. 
Col.  Rice's  regt. ;  age,  48  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in. ;  complexion,  dark  ;  residence, 
Western;  engaged  for  town  of  Western;  marched  to  Springfield  July  8,  1779; 
reported  delivei-ed  to  Capt.  Marshall.     [See  Dennis  Sweeny.] 

McSweenet,  .     [This  name   appears  under  the  form  of  McSwain,  McSwany, 

McSweny,  Sweeny,  Swena,  Sweny.] 


IN  THE  WAR   OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        573 

McSwENY,  Dennis.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780,  returned  as  received 
of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  22, 
1780;  age,  58  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  2  in. ;  complexion,  dark;  engaged  for  town  of 
Western  (Warren) ;  marched  to  camp  July  22,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt. 
William  Scott. 

McTear,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Rowley's  co..  Col.  John  Ashley's  detach- 
ment of  Berkshire  Co.  militia;  enlisted  July  22,  1777  ;  discharged  Aug.  13,  1777; 
service,  23  days,  at  Stillwater. 

McTiER,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Rowley's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  detachment 
of  militia;  enlisted  June  30,  1777  ;  discharged  July  21,  1777,  near  Fort  Ann;  ser- 
vice, 22  days;  detachment  raised  in  Berkshire  Co.  for  service  at  Fort  Ann  on  an 
alarm  at  Ticonderoga. 

McrMBER,  Henry,  Taunton.  Private,  Capt.  Hunt's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  Conti- 
nental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Aug.  2,  1780;  also, 
return  certified  at  Camp  near  Morristown,  April  30,  1780,  of  officers  and  men  be- 
longing to  Col.  Lee's,  Col.  Henley's,  and  Col.  Jackson's  regts.,  and  men  belong- 
ing to  Massachusetts  in  Col.  Henry  Sherburne's  regt.,  who  were  incorporated  into 
a  regiment  under  the  command  of  Col.  Henry  Jackson,  agreeable  to  the  arrange- 
ment of  April  9,  1779;  rank,  Private;  residence,  Taunton;  term,  3  years;  said 
Mcumber  returned  among  those  belonging  to  Col.  Sherburne's  regt.  incorporated 
with  Col.  Jackson's  regt.  by  order  of  Gen.  Washington  May  2,  1780;  reported 
joined  Capt.  Hunt's  co. ;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Hunt's  (4th)  co.,  Col.  Henr}'  Jack- 
son's (16th)  regt.;  payrolls  for  May-July,  1780;  reported  transferred  from  Col. 
Sherburne's  regt.  May  1,  1780. 

McVane,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Heath's  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  3, 1779;  dis- 
charged May  2,  1779;  service,  4  mos.,  with  guards  under  Maj.  Gen.  Gates  at  and 
about  Boston ;  also,  Corporal,  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath's  co. ;  enlisted  May  3,  1779; 
discharged  Aug.  2, 1779 ;  service,  3  mos.,  with  guards  at  and  about  Boston ;  com- 
pany raised  for  3  months. 

McVaughn,  Daniel,  Kittery.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Joseph  Bragdon,  Jr.,  Muster 
Master  for  York  Co.,  dated  York,  Feb.  20,  1777  ;  Capt.  Burbank's  co..  Col.  Sam- 
uel Brewer's  regt.;  residence,  Kittery;  reported  received  State  and  Continental 
bounties;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Burbank's  co.,  Col.  Sprout's  regt.;  Continen- 
tal Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  March  4,  1778;  reported 
died  March  14,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Burbank's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt.; 
return  dated  Camp  near  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  23, 1778;  residence,  Kittery;  enlisted 
for  town  of  Kittery ;  mustered  by  Capt.  Bragdon.     [See  Daniel  Vaughn.] 

McWain,  Andrew.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  16, 1777;  Capt.  King's  co..  Col.  Marshall's  regt.; 
also,  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  King's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  (10th)  regt. ;  sub- 
sistence allowed  from  date  of  entering  service,  Dec.  27,  1776,  to  Feb.  21,  1777; 
credited  with  56  days  allowance ;  subsistence  also  allowed  for  11  days  travel  on 
march  from  Boston  to  Bennington ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for 
clothing  for  the  year  1778 ;  reported  deserted  Feb.  20,  1778. 

McWain,  William,  Putney.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Moore's  co.  of  Minute-men,  which 
marched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service  from  April  23,  1775, 
14  days ;  reported  returned  liome. 

McWat,  Silas,  Plymouth  (also  given  Martha's  Vineyard).  Private,  (late)  Capt. 
Turner's  (3d)  co..  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  March  13,  1777,  to  July  1,  1778 ;  residence,  Plymouth ;  reported 
deceased;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Turner's  co..  Col.  Bradford's  regt.;  subsistence 
allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  April  29,  1777,  to  May  28,  1777;  credited  with 


574  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 


McWat,  Silas,  cotitinued. 

30  days  allowance ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  I'eturn  [year  not  given] ;  residence, 
Martin's  (Martha's)  Vineyard;  enlisted  for  town  of  Abington ;  mustered  by 
County  and  Continental  Muster  Masters ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  return  of  men 
recruited  by  Capt.  Tliomas  Turner,  of  Col.  Bradford's  regt.,  who  were  in  camp 
on  or  befoi'e  Aug.  15,  1777,  and  who  had  not  been  absent  subsequently  except  on 
furlough,  etc.;  enlisted  April  25,  1777;  joined  May  21,  1777;  reported  died  June 
29,  1778. 

McWharter,  Samuel,  Ware.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Bardwell's  co.,  Col.  David 
Brewer's  (9th)  regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  reported  absent  by 
order  and  Edmund  Capen  reported  as  serving  in  his  place. 

McWhokter, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  McWharter,  Whorter, 

Whurter.] 

McWhorter,  John,  Greenwich.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joseph  Hooker's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  Iluggles  Woodbridge's  regt.,  which  uiarched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  18  days. 

McWhorter,  JoH>f.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Wilbore's  co..  Col.  Mitchel's  regt.  com- 
manded by  Lieut.  Col.  James  Williams,  Brig.  Gen.  Godfrey's  (Bristol  Co.)  bri- 
gade; service,  8  days;  company  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of 
Aug.  2,  1780. 

McWhorter,  Samuel.  Capt.  Jonathan  Bardwell's  co.,  (late)  Col.  David  Brewer's 
regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury  Camp, 
Oct.  31,  1775. 

McWill'm,  Ephraim,  List  of  prisoners  appearing  in  a  return  of  the  main  guard,  dated 
Cambridge,  Sept.  13,  1775,  signed  by  Ephraim  Corey,  Captain  of  the  guard;  said 
McWilliam  with  other  riflemen  confined  3  nights  by  Col.  Thompson  for  mutiny. 

McWines,  Andrew,  Bolton.  Return  dated  May  23,  1778,  made  by  Maj.  Silas  Bailey, 
of  men  belonging  to  Bolton  who  had  engaged  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
for  3  years  and  who  were  then  absent  from  their  corps  and  at  Bolton. 

Meach,  Dennis.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of 
Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  14, 
1780;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for  town  of 
Worthington ;  marched  to  camp  July  14, 1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Hancock. 

Meach,  Elijah.  Account  dated  Westfield,  Sept.  4,  1781,  rendered  by  the  town  of 
Westfield,  of  bounties  paid  said  Meach  and  others  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  3  years,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780;  also,  Private, 
Capt.  Noah  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Oct.  and 
Nov.,  1781,  Jan. -March,  1782,  dated  Quarters  York  Hutts ;  enlisted  May  15,  1781 ; 
enlistment,  3  years. 

Meach,  Elisha.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Clark's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  (Berk- 
shire Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  12,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  19,  1780;  service,  11 
days,  including  4  days  (80  miles)  travel  home;  company  marched  to  Northern 
frontiers  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows  on  an  alarm. 

Meach,  Jason.  Private,  Capt.  William  Watson's  co.,  3d  Mass.  regt.  commanded  by 
Lieut.  Col.  Mellen ;  muster  roll  for  April,  1783;  balance  of  term  of  enlistment 
unexpired,  9  months  17  days. 

Meach,  Timothy.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  William  Ward's  (14th)  co..  Col.  Israel  Cha- 
pin's  (2d  Hampshire  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers;  commissioned 
Sept.  24, 1778 ;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Webber's  (9th)  co.,  2d  Hamp- 
shire Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  [year  not  given]. 


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Meacham,   .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Meachem,  Meachum, 

Meakum,  Mecham,  Mechem,  Mechham,  Mechum,  Meecham,  Meechum,  Meekem.] 

Meacham,  Abraham,  Williamstown.  Private,  Capt.  Abiathar  Angel's  co.,  Col.  David 
Brewer's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  1  week  ;  also,  Capt.  John  Wright's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (late  Brewer's) 
9th  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury  Camp, 
Nov.  2,  1775. 

Meacham,  Asa.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Kellogg's  co..  Col.  Porter's  (Hampshire  Co.) 
regt.;  marched  Sept.  23,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777;  service,  32  days,  in- 
cluding 6  days  (114  miles)  travel  home;  company  marched  under  command  of 
Maj.  Gen.  Gates  to  reinforce  Northern  army  on  an  alarm. 

Meacham,  Eben.  Descriptive  list  dated  Northampton,  Sept.  14, 1780,  of  men  detached 
from  Col.  Israel  Chapin's  (2d  Hampshire  Co.)  regt.  for  the  terra  of  3  months, 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  22,  1780;  Capt.  Kirtland's  co. ;  age,  25  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for  town  of  Norwich;  mustered  July -, 
1780. 

Meacham,  Ebexezeu,  Jr.  Lieut.  David  Scott's  detachment  from  Capt.  John  Kirt- 
land's CO.;  service,  17  days,  including  travel  (110  miles)  home;  detachment 
marched  to  Stillwater  in  Sept.,  1777,  at  request  of  Gen.  Gates. 

Meacham,  Ichabod.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  July  20,  1777;  Capt.  Langdon's  co..  Col.  Henry  Jack- 
son's regt. 

Meacham,  Ichabod.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Clark's  co.,  in  a  detachment  from  Col. 
Barnabas  Sears's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  18,  1781 ;  service,  5  daj'S,  "  up  the  Mohawk 
River;"  reported  deserted  July  23,  1781;  regiment  raised  for  3  mouths.  Roll 
sworn  to  in  Berkshire  Co. 

Meacham  [?],  Ichabod.  Receipt  dated  Boston,  June  15,  1782,  for  bounty  paid  said 
Meacham  by  Nathan  Lynd,  Chairman  of  a  class  of  the  town  of  Maiden,  to  serve 
in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years. 

Meacham,  Isaac,  Williamstown.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Abiathar  Angel's  co..  Col.  David 
Brewer's  (9th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  Ma.y  1,  1775;  ser- 
vice, 3  mos.  1  week;  aiso,  Capt.  John  Wright's  co..  Col.  Brewer's  (9th)  regt.; 
company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  Capt.  Wright's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Put- 
nam's (late  Brewer's)  regt.;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money 
dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Nov.  2,  1775. 

Meacham,  Isaac.  Capt.  Samuel  Clark's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  14,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  21,  1777;  service,  8  days;  com- 
pany took  part  in  battle  of  Wallumsick  near  Bennington  Aug.  16,  1777,  and  later 
convoyed  provisions  to  Pittsfield.     Roll  certified  at  Williamstown. 

Meacham,  Isaac.  Capt.  Simeon  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards; 
service  from  July  2  to  July  12,  1778,  10  days;  roll  dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill; 
also,  Capt.  Samuel  Huse's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards ;  enlisted  July 
13,  1778 ;  discharged  Dec.  14,  1778;  service,  5  mos.  3  days,  at  Cambridge. 

Meacham,  Jacob,  Williamstown.  Private,  Capt.  Abiathar  Angel's  co..  Col.  David 
Brewer's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  1  week;  also,  Capt.  John  Wright's  co..  Col.  David  Brewer's  (9th)  regt.; 
company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  Capt.  John  Wright's  co..  Col.  Rufus 
Putnam's  (late  Brewer's)  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money 
dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Nov.  2,  1775;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Clark's  co.. 
Col.  John  Brown's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  June  30,  1777;  discharged 
July  26,  1777;  service,  27  days;  company  called  out  by  Brig.  Gen.  Fellows  at 
request  of  Maj.  Gen.  Schuyler  and  ordered  to  march  to  Fort  Ann. 


576  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

Meacham,  Jacob.  Capt.  Samuel  Sloan's  cc,  Col.  Patterson's  regt. ;  order  for  advance 
pay,  signed  by  said  Meacham  and  others,  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  June  6, 1775. 

Meacham,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Kellogg's  cc.  Col.  E.  Porter's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt.;  marched  July  10,  1777;  discharged  July  27,  1777;  service,  23  days, 
including  5  days  (100  miles)  travel  home;  company  marched  to  Moses  Creek 
to  reinforce  Continental  Army  under  Maj.  Gen.  Schuyler. 

Meacham,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Harris's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  (Berk- 
shire Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  12, 1780;  discharged  Oct.  19, 1780;  service,  11  days, 
including  4  days  (80  miles)  travel  home ;  company  marched  to  Northern  frontiers 
by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows  on  an  alarm ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  26, 
1780;  discharged  Oct.  31, 1780;  service,  9  days,  including  4  days  (80  miles)  travel 
home;  company  marched  to  Northern  frontiers  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows  on  an 
alarm  ;  also,  Lieut.  Alexander  Sloan's  detachment  from  Capt.  Samuel  Clark's  co.. 
Col.  Asa  Barns's  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  22,  1781;  discharged  Nov.  2,  1781 ;  service, 
12  days ;  detachment  marched  from  Berkshire  Co.  to  Northern  frontiers. 

Meacham,  Jeremiah,  New  Salem.  Corporal,  Capt.  EbenezerGoodall's  co.  of  Minute- 
men,  Col.  Woodbridge's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  7  days ;  also,  Capt.  John  King's  (9th)  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Ruggles 
Woodbridge's  (25th)  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Meacham 
and  others,  dated  Cambridge,  June  22,  1775;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  26,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  13  days;  also, 
company  return  dated  Cambridge  Camp,  Sept.  29,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  at  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  23,  1775;  also. 
Sergeant,  Lieut.  John  Trask's  co.,  Col.  David  Leonard's  regt.;  engaged  Feb.  26, 
1777 ;  discharged  April  10,  1777  ;  service,  44  days,  on  expedition  to  Ticonderoga, 
including  travel  (180  miles)  home. 

Meacham,  John,  Boston.  Corpoi'al,  Capt.  Lemuel  Trescott's  co..  Col.  Jonathan 
Brewer's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  12,  1775;  seiwice, 
2  mos.  24  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775;  also, 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  at  Prospect  Hill, 
Oct.  25, 1775;  also.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Lemuel  Trescott's  co..  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  27,  1776;  engaged  Jan.  1, 
1776;  reported  re-engaged  Nov.  15,  1776,  as  Ensign,  in  Capt.  AVilliams's  co..  Col. 
Graton's  regt.,  but  to  remain  in  Col.  Whitcomli's  regt.  until  Dec.  31, 1776;  also, 
Lieutenant,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (3d)  regt.;  return  of  officers  dated  Boston,  Jan. 
19,  1781. 

Meacham,  John,  New  Salem.  Capt.  John  King's  (9th)  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Ruggles 
Woodbridge's  (25th)  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Meacham  and 
others,  dated  Cambridge,  June  22,  1775;  also.  Private,  same  co.  and  regt.;  mus- 
ter roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  11,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  25  days;  also, 
company  return  dated  Cambridge  Camp,  Sept.  29,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  monej'  dated  Camp  at  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  23, 1775;  also, 
Corporal,  Capt.  James  Keith's  co..  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  13, 1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  descrip- 
tive list  dated  Jan.  -,  1781 ;  5th  (also  given  4th)  co..  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  (8th) 
regt. ;  rank.  Sergeant;  age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  hair, 
dark;  occupation,  cordwainer;  birthplace,  Danvers;  residence.  New  Salem; 
engaged  March  1, 1779,  by  Lieut.  S.  Jackson,  at  White  Plains ;  term,  during  war. 

Meacham,  John,  Northampton.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army, 
as  returned  by  Capt.  Oliver  Lyman  and  Capt.  Joseph  Cooke;  residence,  North- 
ampton;  engaged  for  town  of  Northampton;  joined  Capt.  Flower's  co.,  Col. 
Greaton's  regt.;  term,  3  years;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Flower's  co..  Col. 
John  Greaton's  (2d)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb. 
7,  1777,  to  Nov.  26,  1778;  reported  died  Nov.  26,  1778;  also,  return  [year  not 


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Meachajvi,  John,  continued. 

given]  ;  mustered  by  Col.  Woodbridge,  County  Muster  Master;  also,  muster  roll 
for  Jan. -Aug.,  1777,  dated  Van  Schaick's  Island  and  sworn  to  in  Camp  at  or  near 
Stillwater,  N.  Y. ;  enlisted  Feb.  7,  1777 ;  also,  muster  rolls  dated  Albany,  Nov. 
10,  1777,  Jan.  2,  Feb.  4,  and  March  9,  1778;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Albany,  April 
16, 1778  ;  reported  on  command  "  Do^vn  the  river ;  "  also,  muster  roll  dated  Albany, 
May  13,  1778;  reported  on  command  at  West  Point;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Fort 
Constitution,  June  15,  1778 ;  also,  muster  rolls  dated  White  Plains,  July  20,  and 
Aug.  5,  1778;  reported  on  command  at  West  Point;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug., 
1778,  dated  White  Plains ;  reported  on  command  at  West  Point ;  also,  muster  roll 
for  Sept.,  1778,  dated  Fredericksburgh ;  reported  on  command  at  West  Point; 
also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1778,  dated  Camp  Roxbury ;  reported  on  command  at 
West  Point ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Nov.,  1778,  dated  Continental  Village  ;  reported 
died  Nov.  26,  1778. 

Meacham,  Johx.  Corporal,  Capt.  Zebulon  Norten's  co..  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berk- 
shire Co.)  regt. ;  entered  service  July  27,  1777 ;  discharge4  Aug.  14, 1777 ;  service, 
23  days,  at  the  Northward,  including  travel  (70  miles)  home.  Roll  dated  Equiva- 
lent. 

Meacham,  Jonathan,  New  Salem.  Capt.  John  King's  (9th)  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Rug- 
gles  Woodbridge's  (25th)  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Meacham 
and  others,  dated  Cambridge,  June  22,  1775 ;  also.  Private,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  11,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  25  days; 
also,  company  return  dated  Cambridge  Camp,  Sept.  29,  1775 ;  also,  order  for 
Ijounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  at  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  23, 1775. 

Meacham,  Jonathan.  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Harris's  CO.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  12,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  19,  1780;  service, 
11  days,  including  4  days  (80  miles)  travel  home;  company  marched  to  Northern 
frontiers  bv  order  of  Gen.  Fellows  on  an  alarm  ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  engaged 
Oct.  26,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  28,  1780;  service,  3  days;  company  marched  to 
Northern  frontiers  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows  on  an  alarm ;  also,  Lieut.  Alexander 
Sloan's  detachment  from  Capt.  Samuel  Clark's  co..  Col.  Asa  Barns's  regt.;  en- 
listed Oct.  22,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  2,  1781 ;  service,  12  days ;  detachment 
marched  from  Berkshire  Co.  to  Northern  frontiers. 

Meacham,  William,  New  Salem.  Captain,  Col.  Woodbridge's  regt.;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  engaged  May  11, 1775;  service,  1  mo.  9  days;  reported  killed 
June  17, 1775,  and  place  taken  by  Sergt.  John  King. 

Meacham,  William.  Private,  Capt.  William  Douglas's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's 
detachment  of  Berkshire  Co.  militia;  entered  service  Jan.  19,  1777;  discharged 
March  22,  1777;  service,  96  days;  companj'  marched  to  Ticonderoga. 

Meacham,  AVilliam.  2d  Corporal,  Capt.  Enos  Parker's  co..  Col.  Jacob Gerrish's  regt. 
of  guards  ;  engaged  July  3,  1778  ;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1779  ;  service,  6  mos.  1  day, 
including  3  days  (60  miles)  travel  home;  company  detached  from  Berkshire  Co. 
militia  to  guard  stores  at  Springfield  for  6  months  from  July  1,  1778. 

Meacham,  Williasi  P.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Clark's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  entered  service  Sept.  7,  1777;  discharged  Sept.  30,  1777; 
service,  24  days;  company  marched  to  Pawlet  by  order  of  Maj.  Gen.  Lincoln  to 
serve  for  20  days  from  time  of  joining  at  headquarters  and  was  discharged  at 
Pawlet  60  miles  from  home.    Roll  certified  at  Williamstown. 

Meachem,  Isaac,  Lynn.  Private,  Capt.  Rufus  Mansfield's  (4th  Lynn)  co.  of  militia, 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Concord ;  service,  2  days. 

Meachem,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  Stewart's  co.;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  returned 
May  23,  1775;  service,  25^  days,  on  expedition  against  Ticonderoga  and  Crown 
Point;  mileage  (240  miles)  out  and  home  allowed. 


578  .  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND  SAH^ORS 

Meachem,  John.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Simon  Jackson's  (8th)  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's 
(3d)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  June  and  July,  1782;  leave  of  absence  reported  as 
having  expired. 

Meachum,  Jeremiah.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Goodale's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  24,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  1  day,  in- 
cluding travel  (120  miles)  home;  company  marched  to  join  Northern  army. 

Meachum,  Johx,  New  Salem.  Corporal,  Capt.  Storey's  co..  Col.  Michael  Jackson's 
regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31, 
1780;  residence,  New  Salem;  reported  as  serving  7  mos.  as  Corporal,  5  mos.  as 
Sergeant. 

Meachum,  John.  Ensign,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (3d)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  ac- 
counts for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779;  reported  as  serving  10  mos. 
11  daj's  as  Ensign,  25  mos.  19  days  as  Lieutenant;  also,  Ensign,  Col.  Greaton's 
regt.;  list  of  officers  of  the  Continental  Army;  commissioned  April  1,  1777;  also. 
Ensign,  Capt.  Joseph  Williams's  co..  Col.  Greaton's  (2d)  regt.;  return  of  men 
who  were  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  and  who  had  not  been  absent  sub- 
sequently except  on  furlough,  etc. ;  also,  return  of  officers  for  clothing,  dated  Bos- 
ton, May  4,  1778 ;  also,  order  on  the  Board  of  War,  dated  Camp  Peekskill,  Nov. 
29, 1778,  signed  by  Col.  J.  Greaton,  for  clothing  for  officers  in  his  regiment;  also, 
pay  abstract  dated  Boston,  April  25,  1781,  made  up  by  John  Crane,  Colonel  of 
Mass.  artillery,  for  3  mos.  pay  due  said  Meachum,  Lieutenant  and  Adjutant,  3d 
Mass.  regt.,  and  Capt.  Haffleld  White,  said  officers  being  under  orders  to  march 
to  camp  with  recruits  by  direction  of  Maj.  Gen.  B.  Lincoln. 

Meachum,  Jonathan.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Goodale's  co.,  in  a  regiment  com- 
manded by  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Williams;  engaged  July  11,  1777;  discharged 
Aug.  12,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  9  days,  including  travel  home ;  cAnpany  marched 
to  join  Northern  army  and  was  discharged  110  miles  from  home. 

Mead,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Meade,  Meades,  Meads, 

Meddes,  Mede,  Meed,  Meede,  Meeds.] 

Mead,  Abijah,  Lincoln.  Corporal,  Capt.  William  Smith's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
Abijah  Pierce's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7 
days;  a/so.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Asahel  Wheeler's  co..  Col.  John  Robinson's  regt.; 
marched  Feb.  4  [year  not  given,  probably  1776] ;  service,  1  mo.  28  days ;  also, 
Capt.  Zachariah  Fitch's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt. ;  service  from  Aug.  23  to 
Sept.  30  [year  not  given,  probably  1776],  1  mo.  9  days. 

Mead,  Abner,  Lexington.  Capt.  Benjamin  Walker's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Bridge's  (27th) 
regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Mead  and  others,  dated  Cambridge, 
June  24, 1775 ;  also,  Private,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct., 
1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge, 
Nov.  30, 1775 ;  also,  list  of  men  who  guarded  the  cannon  at  Lexington  and  thence 
to  Cambridge;  warrant  for  pay  allowed  in  Council  April  26,  1776;  also.  Private, 
Capt.  John  Wood's  co.,  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt. ;  pay  abstracts  for 
Feb.  and  March,  1776;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  April,  1776, 
dated  New  York ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  May,  1776;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  June,  1776,  dated  New  York;  also,  same  co. 
and  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  for  the  year  1776;  reported  de- 
ceased ;  amount  due  said  Mead  receipted  for  by  John  Wood. 

Mead,  Amos.  Capt.  Samuel  Sloan's  co.,  Col.  John  Paterson's  (26th)  regt.;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  endorsed  "Dec  22'd  1775."  [See  Israel 
Mead.] 

Mead,  Asa.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Worcester  Co.  to  serve  in  the  Continen- 
tal Army,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780,  as  returned  by  Seth  Washburn, 


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Mead,  Asa,  cotitinued. 

Superintendent;  Capt.  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Whitney's  regt. ;  age,  20  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  occupation,  farmer ;  engaged  for  town  of  Harvard ; 
engaged  March  6,  1781 ;  term,  3  years. 

Mead,  Benjamin,  Holden.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Thompson's  co.,  Maj.  Asa  Bald- 
win's division.  Col.  Deany's  (Denny's)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  26,  1777;  service, 
1  mo.,  in  Northern  department,  including  8  days  (170  miles)  travel  home;  also, 
Capt.  Nathan  Harrington's  co..  Col.  Abijah  Stearns's  regt.;  enlisted  March  31, 
1778;  service,  3  mos.  2  days;  company  probably  stationed  at  Rutland. 

Mead,  Benjamin.  Capt.  Ezra  Newhall's  co..  Col.  Mansfield's  regt. ;  order  for  advance 
pa.y,  signed  by  said  Mead  and  others,  dated  Cambridge,  June  8,  1775;  also,  Capt. 
Newhall's  co.,  19th  regt.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Hutchinson  ;  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill,  Nov.  4,  1775;  also, 
Capt.  Miles  Greenwood's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards;  enlisted  Nov. 
11,  1777 ;  service  to  April  3,  1778, 4  mos.  23  days ;  rolls  dated  Camp  Winter  Hill. 

Mead,  Cato,  Norwich,  Conn.  Descriptive  list  of  deserters  from  Col.  William  Shepard's 
(4th)  regt.  made  up  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  June  1,  1780;  Capt.  Larned's  co. ;  age, 
20  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  copper  color;  hair,  black;  residence, 
Norwich,  Conn.;  enlistment,  during  war;  deserted  April  1,  1777;  reported  never 
joined. 

Mead,  Elijah,  Waltham.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Child's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Gardner's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  29,  1775;  service,  94  days; 
stature,  6  ft. ;  also,  Capt.  Child's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  William  Bond's  (late  Col.  Gard- 
ner's) 37th  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  Prospect  Hill,  Sept.  9,  1775;  reported 

.  sick  and  absent;  also,  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775;  also, 

order  for  bount.y  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Dec.  20, 
1775 ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Brooks's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt.  of  guards ;  joined 
Nov.  3,  1777 ;  service  to  April  3,  1778,  5  mos.,  at  Cambridge. 

Mead,  George.  Seaman,  ship  "Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Foster  Wil- 
liams; engaged  July  15,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  17,  1780;  service,  1  mo.  2  days; 
also,  same  vessel  and  commander ;  engaged  Dec.  11, 1780 ;  service,  4  mos.  24  days ; 
reported  captured  May  5,  1781 ;  also  reported  a  negro. 

Mead,  Israel,  East  Hoosuck  (also  given  New  Stamford).  Capt.  Samuel  Sloan's  co., 
Col.  John  Patterson's  regt. ;  order  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Mead  and 
others,  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  June  6, 1775 ;  also,  Private,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  5,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  4  days; 
also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775].     [See  Amos  Mead.] 

Mead,  Israel,  Hubbardston.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  7th  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Capt.  William  Mare^in  ;  residence, 
Hubbardston  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Hubbardston;  joined  Capt.  Adam  Wheeler's 
CO.,  Col.  Nickson's  (Nixon's)  regt. ;  term,  during  war  (also  given  3  years) ;  also. 
Private,  Colonel's  co..  Col.  Nixon's  (6th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Feb.  14,  1777,  to  July  11,  1779;  reported  deserted  July  11,  1779, 
but  later  returned ;  balance  of  his  service  was  rendered  in  1780  by  Nathan  Clark, 
who  took  his  place;  also,  Capt.  Adam  Wheeler's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (5th) 
regt. ;  i-eturn  of  men  who  were  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  and  who  had 
not  been  absent  subsequently  except  on  furlough,  etc.,  dated  Soldier's  Fortune, 
Feb.  15,  1779;  reported  enlisted  Feb.  14,  1777;  also.  Colonel's  co.  commanded  by 
Capt.  Lieut.  Benjamin  Heywood,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  June,  1779; 
reported  deserted  June  15,  1779. 

Mead,  Israel.  Account  of  money  paid  by  persons  to  hire  men  to  go  to  Canada  [year 
not  given],  examined  and  allowed  by  a  committee  at  Medford,  Oct.  8,  1776. 


580  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND  SAILORS 

Mead,  Israel.  Assistant  Commissary  of  Issues  under  John  Lucas,  Commissary  Gen- 
eral; engaged  July  2,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  4,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  2  days,  on 
Penobscot  expedition. 

Mead,  Jason.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Worcester  Co.  to  serve  in  the  Conti- 
nental Army,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2, 1780,  as  returned  by  Seth  Washburn, 
Superintendent;  Capt.  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Whitney's  regt. ;  rank.  Private;  age,  17 
(also  given  19)  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  2  (also  given  5  ft.  3  and  5  ft.  4)  in. ;  complexion, 
light;  hair,  light;  eyes,  blue ;  occupation,  farmer  (also  given  yeoman)  ;  residence. 
Harvard ;  engaged  for  town  of  Harvard ;  engaged  March  7  (also  given  March  6), 
1781;  joined  Capt.  Watson's  co.,  3d  Mass.  regt.;  term,  3  years;  also.  Private, 
Capt.  Abraham  Watson's  co..  Col.  John  Greaton's  (3d)  regt.;  muster  roll  for 
Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  dated  Highlands ;  reported  on  duty  at  the  Lines ;  also,  mus- 
ter roll  for  Dec,  1781,  dated  New  Boston ;  reported  at  the  Lines;  also,  8th  co., 
Col.  Greaton's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  May,  1782;  also,  Capt.  Simon  Jackson's 
(8th)  CO.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  June-Nov.,  1782;  reported  sick 
in  general  hospital  in  Nov.,  1782;  also,  Capt.  William  Watson's  (6th)  co.,  3d 
Mass.  regt.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Millen ;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.  and  March, 
1783;  also,  order  on  Lieut.  Heni-y  Nelson,  Pa}'master,  3d  Mass.  regt.,  dated  Can- 
tonment near  New  Windsor,  May  13,  1783,  signed  by  said  Mead  and  others  be- 
longing to  Capt.  William  Watson's  co.,  for  wages  for  Feb.  and  March,  1783 ;  also, 
Capt.  James  Tisdale's  (4th)  co.,  3d  Mass.  regt.  commanded  by  Col.  Michael  Jack- 
son; muster  roll  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1783;  balance  of  term  of  enlistment  unex- 
pired, 5  months  10  days. 

Mead,  Jesse.  Private,  Capt.  John  King's  co..  Col.  Hopkins's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.; 
entered  service  July  15,  1776;  discharged  Aug.  4,  1776;  service,  20  days;  com- 
pany marched  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  John  Fellows. 

Mead,  John,  Harvard.  3d  Sergeant,  Capt.  Jonathan  Davis's  co..  Col.  John  Whit- 
comb's  regt.  of  Minute-men,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to 
headquarters  at  Cambridge;  left  place  of  rendezvous  April  25,  1775;  service,  6 
days ;  also,  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  main  guard  under  Lieut.  Col.  L. 
Baldwin  at  Prospect  Hill,  dated  July  11,  1775;  also,  Ensign,  Capt.  Edmund 
Bemis's  co.,  Col.  Asa  AVhitcomb's  regt. ;  list  of  officers  [year  not  given,  probably 
1775]  ;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  (23d) 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  engaged  April  26,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  13 
days;  also,  company  receipts  for  wages  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1775,  dated  Camp  at 
Prospect  Hill. 

Mead,  John,  Hubbardston.  Private,  Capt.  William  Marean's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
Doolittle's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  11  days. 

Mead,  John,  Lynn.  Capt.  Gideon  Foster's  co..  Col.  John  Mansfield's  regt.;  receipt 
for  advance  pay,  signed  bj'  said  Mead  and  others,  dated  Cambridge,  July  4,  1775; 
rt^so,  2d  Corporal,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted 
May  10,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  26  days. 

Mead,  John,  Lynn.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780,  returned  as  received 
of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  11, 
1780 ;  age,  27  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in. ;  complexion,  dark  ;  engaged  for  town  of 
Lynn  ;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  10, 1780  ;  marched  to  camp  July  11, 1780,  under 
command  of  Capt.  George  Webb ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service 
and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated 
Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

Mead,  John,  Medford.  List  of  men  drafted  from  the  town  of  Medford  Dec.  9,  1776, 
to  march  to  Cambridge  and  join  Capt.  John  Walton's  co.  and  go  to  Noddle's 
Island. 


m  THE   WAR  OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  581 

Mead,  John.  Account  of  monej'  paid  I\v  persons  to  hire  men  to  go  to  Canada  [.vear 
not  given] ,  examined  and  allowed  by  a  committee  at  Medford,  Oct.  8,  1776. 

Mead,  Johx.  Account  of  mone.y  paid  by  persons  to  hire  men  who  went  to  New  York 
in  Sept.,  1776,  examined  and  allowed  by  a  committee  at  Medford  Jan.  13,  1777. 

Mead,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Blaney's  co..  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  Jan.  12,  1778;  service  to  April  3,  1778,  2  mos.  23  days,  at  Cam- 
bridge. 

Mead,  John.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Jonathan 
Haraden;  engaged  Oct.  6,  1777;  discharged  May  8  (also  given  June  13),  1778; 
service,  7  mos.  2  (also  given  8  mos.  7)  days;  reported  sick  at  Rainsford  Island; 
also,  list  of  men  returned  as  sick  at  Mr.  Carter's ;  entered  Feb.  24,  1778. 

Mead,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Manasseh  Sawyer's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.;  ser- 
vice from  July  30,  1778,  to  Sept.  13,  1778,  1  mo.  15  days,  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll 
sworn  to  at  Lancaster. 

Mead,  John.  Return  of  men  raised  in  Essex  Co.  for  Continental  service,  agreeable  to 
resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780 ;  engaged  for  town  of  Lynn ;  engaged  July  31,  1781 ;  also, 
Private,  Capt.  Japhet  Daniels's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (6th)  regt. ;  return 
for  wages  for  the  year  1781 ;  wages  allowed  said  Mead  from  July  11, 1781,  to  Dec. 
31,  1781,  5  mos.  20  days ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  for  wages  for  the  year 
1782;  wages  allowed  said  Mead  for  Jan.,  1782,  1  mo.,  John  Danforth  having 
probably  served  the  remainder  of  the  year  in  his  stead ;  also,  discharge  dated 
Highlands,  Feb.  12, 1782,  signed  by  Calvin  Smith,  Lieutenant  Colonel  Command- 
ant, discharging  said  Mead  from  the  service  on  account  of  his  having  been  relieved 
by  another  man ;  also,  order  on  Capt.  Hayward,  Paymaster,  payable  to  John 
Danforth,  dated  Lynnfield,  April  20,  1784,  signed  by  said  Mead,  for  wages  for  7 
mos.  service. 

Mead,  Jonathan,  Lincoln.  Descriptive  list  dated  Feb.  3, 1781 ;  Capt.  John  Williams's 
CO.,  1st  Mass.  regt. ;  rank,  Private ;  age,  27  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in. ;  complexion, 
light;  hair,  light;  occupation,  blacksmith;  birthplace,  Lincoln;  residence,  Lin- 
coln ;  enlisted  Dec.  12,  1779,  by  Capt.  Williams,  at  Fishkill ;  enlistment,  during 
war;  also.  Private,  Capt.  John  Williams's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Yose's  (1st)  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  reported  sick  in  genei-al  hospital; 
also,  muster  rolls  for  Feb. -April,  1781 ;  reported  sick  in  general  hospital  in  Feb. 
and  March,  1781 ;  also  reported  deserted  Jan.  1,  1781. 

Mead,  Jonathan.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Middlesex  Co.  in  1779  to  reinforce 
the  Continental  Army;  age,  18  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  light;  en- 
gaged for  town  of  Lincoln;  reported  delivered  to  Lieut.  Jabez  Snow. 

Mead,  Josiah.  Private,  Capt.  Francis  Brown's  co..  Col.  Mcintosh's  regt.,  Gen.  Lovell's 
brigade;  enlisted  Aug.  1,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  11,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  14 days, 
on  expedition  to  Rhode  Island. 

Mead,  Levi,  Concord.  Capt.  Charles  Miles's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  regt.;  pay 
abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  from  Albany  home,  dated  Dec.  20, 1776 ;  reported 
discharged;  also.  Private,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance, 
etc.,  from  Ticonderoga,  sworn  to  Feb.  16,  1777:  190  miles  travel  allowed  said 
Mead ;  service  with  Northern  army ;  also,  order  on  Capt.  Miles,  payable  to  Edmund 
Munro,  dated  Lexington,  Feb.  17, 1777,  signed  by  said  Mead  and  others,  for  travel 
allowance,  etc.,  from  Ticonderoga. 

Mead,  Levi,  Lexington.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Brooks's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  muster 
roll  for  Dec,  1776-Feb.,  1777;  service  guarding  stores  at  and  about  Boston  ;  en- 
listed Dec.  -,  1776;  regiment  raised  to  serve  until  March  1,  1777;  also.  Private, 
Capt.  Munro's  co..  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  March  10,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return 
dated  Feb.  2,  1778;  residence,  Lexington  ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Lexington  ;  mus- 


582  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SMLORS 

Mead,  Levi,  continued. 

tered  by  Col.  Barret,  County  Muster  Master,  and  Col.  Varrick,  Continental  Mus- 
ter Master;  also,  Corporal,  (late)  Capt.  Edmund  Munro's  co..  Col.  Bigelow's 
regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Feb.-April,  1779,  dated  Providence;  enlistment,  3  years; 
also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Bowman's  co..  Col.  Bigelow's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  March  10,  1780. 

Mead,  Levi.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Andrews's  co.,  CoL  Cyprian  How's  regt.; 
entered  service  July  27,  17S0;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  7  days; 
regiment  detached  from  Middlesex  Co.  militia  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for 
3  months. 

Mead,  Michael,  Chesterfield  (also  given  Williamstown),  Private,  Capt.  Luke  Day's 
CO.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May 
18,  1777,  to  Dec.  il,  1779;  residence,  Chesterfield;  credited  to  town  of  Chester- 
field; also,  Capt.  Luke  Day's  co.,  Col.  Alden's  (6th)  regt.;  return  dated  Jan.  11, 
1777;  residence,  Williamstown;  enlisted  for  town  of  Chesterfield;  mustered  by 
Ruggles  Woodbridge,  Muster  Master  for  Hampshire  Co.,  and  by  a  Continental 
Muster  Master;  also,  Capt.  Day's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Alden's  regt.;  return  of  men 
who  were  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  and  who  had  not  been  absent  sub- 
sequently except  on  furlough,  etc.,  certified  at  Cherry  Valley,  Feb.  24, 1779;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Cherry  Valley 
and  sworn  to  in  Quarters  at  Fort  Alden;  also.  Private,  corps  of  invalids;  Conti- 
nental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780 ;  reported 
transferred  from  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  also,  Capt.  Moses  McFarland's  corps  of 
invalids  stationed  at  Boston;  pay  abstract  for  Oct.-Dec,  1780. 

Mead,  Moses,  Lexington.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Child's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Gardner's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  29,  1775;  sei-vice,  94  days; 
stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  also,  Capt.  Child's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  William  Bond's  (late  Col. 
Gardner's)  37th  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  Prospect  Hill,  Sept.  9,  1775;  also, 
company  return  dated  Camp  at  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  6, 1775;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Dec.  20,  1775 ;  also.  Private, 
Capt.  Edward  Fuller's  co..  Col.  William  Mcintosh's  regt.;  entered  camp  March 
23,  1778 ;  discharged  April  5,  1778 ;  service,  14  days ;  company  stationed  at 
Roxbury;  roll  dated  Newton. 

Mead,  Oliver,  Harvard.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Davis's  co.,  Col.  John  Whitcomb's 
regt.  of  Minute-men,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  head- 
quarters at  Cambridge;  left  place  of  rendezvous  April  27,  1775;  service,  8  (also 
given  9)  days. 

Mead,  Stephen.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Barns's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Symonds's  (Berk- 
shire Co.)  regt. ;  entered  service  April  26, 1777 ;  discharged  May  19, 1777 ;  service, 
24  days;  company  called  out  by  order  of  Maj.  Gen.  Gates  and  marched  to  Sara- 
toga; roll  sworn  to  at  Lanesborough ;  also,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Newell's  co..  Col. 
Symonds's  regt. ;  service,  6  da.ys ;  company  marched  from  Lanesborough  to 
Meloomscuyck  Aug.  14,  1777,  on  an  alarm;  roll  certified  at  Lanesborough;  also, 
Capt.  Asa  Barns's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  regt.;  service,  5  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  the  Northward ;  company  marched  from  Lanesborough  Oct.  26,  1780 ; 
also,  Capt.  Timothy  Read's  co..  Col.  Asa  Barns's  regt.;  service,  8  days ;  com- 
pany marched  from  Lanesborough  to  Stillwater  Oct.  13,  1781. 

Mead,  Tilley,  Watertown.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Barnard's  co.  of  militia,  Col.  Thomas 
Gardner's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  6  days; 
also,  order  dated  Cambridge  Camp,  Jan.  1,  1776,  signed  by  Capt.  Abner  Craft, 
for  money  in  lieu  of  a  bounty  coat  due  said  Mead  belonging  to  Capt.  Craft's  co., 
Col.  Bond's  regt.;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Francis  Brown's  co..  Col.  Mcintosh's 
regt..  Gen.  Lovell's  brigade;  enlisted  Aug.  1,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  11,  1778; 
service,  1  mo.  14  days,  on  expedition  to  Rhode  Island,  including  3  days  (60  miles) 
travel  home. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  583 

Mead,  Zaccheus.  Drummer,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Hammond's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's 
(4th  Plymouth  Co.)  regt. ;  service,  15  daj's;  company  marched  from  Rochester 
to  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm  in  Dec,  1776. 

Meade,  Israel,  East  Hoosuck.  Private.  Capt.  Samuel  Sloane's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
which  marched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  engaged  April  22, 1775 ; 
service,  14  days ;  company  discharged  May  5,  1775. 

Meade,  Jason.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Watson's  co..  Col.  John  Greaton's  (3d)  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1782,  dated  Hutts  New  Boston ;  enlisted  March  6,  1781 ;  en- 
listment, 3  years. 

Meader,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Meeder.] 

Meader,  Daniel,  Wells.  Private,  Capt.  Jesse  Dorman's  co.,  Col.  James  Scammon's 
(30th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  12,  1775;  service,  2 
mos.  24  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775],  including  abstract  of 
pay  to  fast  of  July,  1775. 

Meader,  Francis.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Smith's  co. ;  service  from  Jan.  20,  1776, 
to  Sept.  1,  1776,  7  mos.  12  days;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for 
defence  of  seacoast. 

Meader,  Jos'h.    List  of  men  .returned  as  sick  in  hospital;  entered  March  18,  1778. 

Meades,  Eli  (also  given  Elisha).  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Lakin's  co..  Col.  John 
Jacobs's  (Light  Infantry)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  13  (also  given  Sept.  30),  1779; 
discharged  Nov.  16  (also  given  Nov.  30),  1779;  service,  2  mos.  8  (also  given  2 
mos.  3)  days,  travel  included,  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay 
rolls  for  Sept. -Nov.,  1779,  sworn  to  at  Newport. 

Meades,  Tillet.  Order  on  the  Commissary  of  Stores  at  Watertown,  dated  Water- 
town,  Aug.  2,  1775,  signed  by  Abraham  Watson,  Surgeon,  for  liquor  for  the  use 
of  said  Meades,  of  Capt.  Crafts's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Bond's  regt.,  who  was  wounded. 

Meadows,  .     [This  name  also  appears   under  the  form  of  Madders,  Medders, 

Meder.] 

Meadows,  James,  Boston.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as 
received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Capt.  Lieut.  John  Callender,  of  3d 
Artillery  regt.,  at  Springfield,  July  6,  1780;  age,  26  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.; 
complexion,  ruddy ;  engaged  for  town  of  Boston ;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  5, 
1780 ;  also,  descriptive  return  dated  Boston,  Jan.  9, 1781,  made  by  Edward  Procter, 
Colonel  of  Boston  regt.,  of  men  who  had  enlisted  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  place  of  rendezvous, 
unless  sooner  discharged,  and  who  had  received  bounty  and  mileage  due  them  of 
said  Col.  Procter;  Capt.  Farrington's  co. ;  age,  25  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  com- 
plexion, light;  residence,  Boston. 

Meads,  Abner,  Lexington.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Walker's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer 
Bridge's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  28,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  11  days;  also,  list  of  recruits  for  the  new  establishment  in  Col.  Baldwin's 
regt.,  approved  by  Brig.  Gen.  W.  Heath  in  Camp  at  Cambridge,  Dec.  30,  1775; 
Capt.  Wood's  CO. 

Meads,  Benjamin,  Lynn.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  Newhall's  (Lynn)  co.  of  Minute-men, 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  17  days ;  also,  Capt.  Ezra 
Newhall's  co..  Col.  John  Mansfield's  (19th)  regt.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col. 
Israel  Hutchinson;  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775. 

Meads,  Ebenezer.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Hammond's  Co.,  4th  Plymouth  Co.  regt. 
commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  White  ;  entered  service  July  30, 1780 ;  discharged  Aug. 
8, 1780 ;  service,  9  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  on  an  alarm.    Roll  certified  at  Rochester. 


584  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND  SAILORS 

Meads,  Jabez.  Private,  in  a  company  commanded  by  Capt.  Joseph  Sargent,  of  Prince- 
ton; service  from  May  o,  1777,  to  July  12,  1777,  67^  days,  at  Rhode  Island  ;  com- 
pany drafted  from  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  and  Col.  Stearns's  regts.  and  marched 
to  serve  under  Gen.  Spencer. 

Meads,  Jason.  Receipt  dated  Harvard,  May  7,  1781,  for  bounty  paid  said  Meads  by 
a  committee  of  Class  No.  6  of  the  town  of  Harvard  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  3  years;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Watson's  (3d)  co., 
Col.  John  Greaton's  (3d)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March,  1782;  balance  of  term  of 
enlistment  unexpired,  1  year,  11  months,  6  days. 

Meads,  John,  Ashby.  Private,  Capt.  Abishai  Brown's  co..  Col.  John  Nixon's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  April  25, 1775  ;  service,  1  mo.  26  days;  also, 
company  return  dated  Sept.  30,  1775 ;  reported  deceased ;  also,  account  showing 
sums  of  money  to  be  paid  from  the  public  treasury  to  sundry  persons  for  losses 
sustained  at  battles  of  Lexington  and  Bunl<er  Hill ;  amounts  allowed  in  Council 
June  13,  1776 ;  entr}'  credits  amounts  due  to  heirs  of  said  Meads. 

Meads,  John,  Harvard.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Jonathan  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's 
regt. ;  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775. 

Meads,  John,  Lynn.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  Newhall's  (Lynn)  co.  of  Minute-men,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  17  days;  also.  Corporal,  Capt. 
John  Baker's  co..  Col.  John  Mansfield's  (19th)  regt.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col. 
Israel  Hutchinson ;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  afoo,order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill,  Dec.  25,  1775. 

Meads,  John,  Medford.  Corporal,  Capt.  Isaac  Hall's  co. ;  service,  4  days;  company 
marched  from  Medford  by  order  of  Gen.  Washington  at  the  time  of  taliing  Dor- 
chester Heights  in  March,  1776. 

Meads,  John.  Private,  Capt.  John  Walton's  co. ;  enlisted  Dec.  9,  1776 ;  discharged 
Dec.  12,  1776 ;  company  detached  for  service  at  Noddle's  Island ;  also,  list  of  men 
belonging  to  Capt.  John  Walton's  co.  who  went  to  Noddle's  Island  Dec.  9,  1776 ; 
reported  as  among  those  who  went  home  Dec.  12,  1776,  without  a  discharge. 

Meads,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Simon  Hunt's  co..  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Nov.  3.  1777;  service  to  April  3,  1778,  5  mos.,  at  Cambridge;  company  detached 
from  militia. 

Meads,  Josiah.  Private,  Capt.  Simon  Hunt's  co..  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Nov.  3,  1777;  service  to  April  3,  1778,  5  mos.,  at  Cambridge;  company  detached 
from  militia;  also,  Capt.  John  Hayward's  co..  Col.  Webb's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept. 
17,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  4,  1781 ;  service,  2  mos.  27  days,  including  10  days 
(200  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for 
3  months. 

Meads,  Stephen,  Ashby.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Wyman's  co..  Col.  William  Pres- 
cott's  regt.;  company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  3,  1775. 

Meads,  Thomas,  Westford.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Minot's  co.  of  militia.  Col.  James 
Prescott's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  10  days. 

Meads,  Tilley,  Watertown.  Private,  Capt.  Abner  Crafts's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  William 
Bond's  (late  Col.  William  Gardner's)  37th  regt.;  company  return  dated  Cam- 
bridge, Oct.  7,  1775. 

Meak,  William.  Private,  Capt.  William  Warner's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.; 
service  from  May  15,  1776,  4  days  preceding  march,  to  Aug.  1,  1776,  2  mos.  17 
days. 

Meak,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Zadok  Bufflnton's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  19,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777,  at  Cambridge;  service,  3  mos. 
12  days,  in  Northern  department.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Salem. 


IN  THE   WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  585 

Meakum,  Ichabod,  Boston.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army, 
as  returned  by  Capt.  Benjamin  Lapham  and  Capt.  Peter  Cnshing,  sworn  to  at 
Hingham.Feb.  17, 1778;  residence,  Boston;  enlisted  for  town  of  Hingham;  joined 
Capt.  Langdon's  co.,  Col.  H.  Jackson's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

Meanes,  Jajies.  Captain, 2d  Mass.  regt.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout; 
list  of  officers,  dated  July  11,  1783. 

Means,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mains,  Manes,  Meanes, 

Mein.] 

Means,  James,  Gorham  (also  given  Falmouth).  Private,  Capt.  Hart  Williams's  co., 
which  marched  April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  ser- 
vice, 5  days;  reported  returned  home;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Brackett's  co., 
Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  (31st)  regt. ;  billeting  allowed  from  date  of  enlistnient, 
May  12,  1775,  to  date  of  marching  from  Falmouth  to  headquarters,  July  3,  1775; 
credited  with  7  weeks  3  days  allowance ;  also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  29, 1775 ; 
also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Hart  Williams's  (5th)  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8, 1776;  appointed  Jan. 1,1776;  re- 
ported promoted  to  Ensign  Aug.  3, 1776 ;  also  reported  re-engaged  Nov.  13, 1776,  as 
2d  Lieutenant  in  Col.  Brewer's  regt. ;  also.  Lieutenant  and  Captain,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Sprout's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31, 1779 ;  reported  as  serving  30  mos.  as  Lieutenant,  6  mos.  as  Captain  ;  also, 
2d  Lieutenant;  petition  addressed  to  the  Council  dated  Boston,  Feb.  24,  1777, 
signed  by  Capt.  Silas  Burbank,  of  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt.,  stating  that  he  and 
his  company  of  60  men  were  under  marching  orders  for  Ticonderoga  and  asking 
commissions  for  himself  and  officers  of  his  company  ;  ordered  in  Council  Fel).  24, 
1777,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned  with  the  exception  of  Lieut.  William 
Frost,  who  was  to  be  commissioned  after  the  company  was  completed ;  also,  2d 
Lieutenant,  Capt.  Silas  Burbank's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt. ;  return  dated 
Camp  near  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  23,  1778;  residence,  Falmouth;  also,  order  dated 
Camp  near  Valley  Forge,  April  9,  1778,  signed  by  said  Means,  Lieutenant,  and 
other  officers  of  Col.  Brewer's  regt.,  for  clothing  to  be  delivered  to  Lieut.  Col. 
Littlefield ;  also,  letter  from  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Carlton  to  the  Board  of  War  at 
Boston,  dated  West  Point,  Dec.  27,  1778,  asking  that  clothing  be  delivered  said 
Means  and  others,  officers  of  (late)  Col.  Brewer's  regt. ;  also.  Lieutenant,  12th 
Mass.  regt.  commanded  by  Maj.  Tobias  Fernald;  return  of  officers  who  were  in 
actual  service  from  May  -,  1777,  who  had  not  been  absent  subsequently  except 
by  leave  of  proper  authority,  dated  Boston,  Dec.  5,  1779;  also,  Captain,  Col. 
Sprout's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to 
Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  Captain;  return  of  officers  of  12th  Mass.  regt.  who  were  in 
actual  service,  certified  at  Boston,  July  13, 1780;  also,  Captain,  (late)  Col.  Sprout's 
(12th)  regt. ;  return  of  officers  in  service  Jan.  17,  1781,  dated  Boston  ;  also.  Cap- 
tain, 7th  CO.,  2d  Mass.  regt.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  E.  Sprout;  return  of 
effectives,  dated  Philadelphia,  July  11,  1783. 

Means,  John,  Boston.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  8,  1777;  Maj.  Ebenezer  Stevens's  (Artillery) 
battalion;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  William  Treadwell's  co..  Col.  John  Crane's 
(Artillery)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777, 
to  Dec.  31,  1779;  residence,  Boston;  enlistment,  3  years. 

Means,  John.  Captain,  r2th  Mass.  regt. ;  list  of  settlements  of  rank  of  Continental 
officers,  dated  West  Point,  made  by  a  Board  held  for  the  purpose  and  confirmed 
by  Congress  Sept.  6,  1779;  commissioned  July  5,  1779.     [See  James  Means.] 

Means,  Thomas,  North  Yarmouth.  Private,  Capt.  George  Ilogers's  co. ;  service,  6 
days;  company  detached  from  2d  Cumberland  Co.  regt.  b}' order  of  Col.  Jona- 
than Mitchel  to  work  on  the  fort  at  Falmouth  in  Nov.,  1775  ;  also,  Matross,  Capt. 
Abner  Lowell's  co.  of  matrosses;   service  from  Sept.  1,  1776,  to  Dec.  31,  1776, 


586  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Means,  Thomas,  continued. 

4  mos. ;  company  stationed  at  Falmouth,  Cumberland  Co. ;  also,  return  of  men 
raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  fi"ora  Capt.  George  Rogers's  (3d  North 
Yarmouth)  CO.,  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchel's  (2d  Cumberland  Co.)  regt. ;  residence. 
North  Yarmouth;  enlisted  for  town  of  North  Yarmouth;  joined  Capt.  George 
White's  CO.,  Col.  Francis's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Corporal,  Capt. 
George  White's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  ac- 
counts for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also.  Private,  Capt.  George 
White's  CO.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt. ;  subsistence  allowed  from  date  of  en- 
listment, Dec.  16,  1776,  to  May  5,  1777;  credited  with  139  days  allowance;  also, 
Corporal,  Capt.  White's  co.,  Col.  Tupper's  regt. ;  return  dated  Jan.  -,  1778;  mus- 
tered by  County  Muster  Master  Ilsley  and  Col.  Varrick,  Continental  Muster 
Master ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March,  1779,  dated  West  Point ; 
enlisted  Dec.  13,  1776;  reported  transferred  to  Light  Infantry  co.  April  1,  1779; 
also,  Capt.  Samuel  Page's  (Light  Infantry)  co..  Col.  Tupper's  regt. ;  muster  roll 
dated  West  Point,  April  5,  1779. 

Means,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Lemont's  co..  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's 
regt. ;  enlisted  June  26, 1779 ;  discharged  Sept.  24,  1779 ;  service,  2  mos.  28  (also 
given  2  mos.  29)  days,  on  Penobscot  expedition. 

Meant,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Manna,  Mannee,  Many.] 

Meant,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Micajah  Gleason's  co. ;  company  receipt  for  wages  for 
Sept.,  1775,  dated  Camp  Winter  Hill. 

Mear,  Oliver.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Middlesex  Co.,  agreeable  to  resolve 
of  Dec.  2,  1780,  as  returned  by  Joseph  Hosmer,  Superintendent  for  said  county ; 
age,  18  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  3^  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  eyes,  dark; 
occupation,  farmer  (also  given  cordwainer) ;  engaged  for  town  of  Dracut;  engaged 
Feb.  9,  1781 ;  term,  3  years. 

Mear,  Russell.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Middlesex  Co.,  agreeable  to  resolve 
of  Dec.  2,  1780,  as  returned  by  Joseph  Hosmer,  Superintendent  for  said  county; 
engaged  for  town  of  Tewksbury ;  engaged  April  1, 1781 ;  term,  3  years ;  reported 
rejected. 

Mearen,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Peirce's  co..  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt.  of 
guards ;  joined  Jan.  13,  1778 ;  service  to  Feb.  3,  1778,  21  days,  at  Cambridge. 

Meariam,  Jonathan.  Ensign,  Capt.  Benjamin  Hastings's  co. ;  list  of  officers  belong- 
ing to  Col.  Asa  Whetcomb's  regt.  [year  not  given,  probably  1775]  ;  Capt.  Hastings 
and  officers  of  his  company  reported  as  Minute-officers  who  "  came  down  at  the 
fight  at  Concord,"  joined  said  regiment,  and  served  with  it  from  the  time  they 
were  in  camp ;  Col.  Whetcomb  requests  that  said  officers  be  commissioned  accord- 
ing to  their  respective  ranks. 

Meariam,  Nathaniel,  Brookline.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  White's  (Brookline)  co.  of 
militia.  Col.  William  Heath's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775;  service,  6  days;  company  served  until  May  12,  1775. 

Meariam,  Timothy,  Concord.  Private,  Capt.  Abishai  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whit- 
ney's regt. ;  service  from  Aug.  1,  1776,  to  Dec.  1,  1776,  4  mos.  2  days.  Rolls 
dated  Camp  at  Hull. 

Mearrel,  Enoch.  Private,  Capt.  Abishai  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.; 
enlisted  May  24,  1776,  4  days  preceding  march;  service  to  Aug.  1,  1776,  2  mos.  8 
days.     Roll  dated  Camp  at  Hull. 

Mearrifield,  Ithamar.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Sibley's  co..  Col.  Danforth  Keyes's 
regt. ;  return  of  men  stationed  at  North  Kingston  Dec.  8,  1777,  dated  Sturbridge. 

Mears, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mear,  Meear,  Meears,  Meers, 

Meres,  Merrs,  Mers,  Miers.] 


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Mears,  Alexander.  Private,  Capt.  William  Pearson's  (3cl)  co. ;  service  between  June 
1,  1776,  and  Aug.  31,  1776,  25  days;  company  stationed  at  Gloucester  for  defence 
of  seacoast;  also,  same  Co.;  service  between  Sept.  1,  1776,  and  Nov.  18,  1776,  1 
mo. ;  company  stationed  at  Gloucester  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Mears,  Daniel,  Marblehead.  Capt.  Nicholson  Broughton's  co..  Col.  John  Glover's 
regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Mears  and  others,  dated  Cambridge, 
June  27, 1775;  also,  Sergeant,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775; 
engaged  May  16,  1775 ;  service,  2  mos.  21  days ;  also,  2d  Sergeant,  same  co.  and 
regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge  Camp,  Dec.  20,  1775. 

Mears,  Daniel.  Sergeant  of  Marines,  frigate  "Boston,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Sam- 
uel Tucker;  engaged  Jan.  5,  1779.    Roll  made  up  for  advance  pay  for  1  month. 

Mears,  Daniel.  Landsman,  frigate  "  Boston,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel  Tucker; 
engaged  Feb.  17,  1779.    Roll  make  up  for  advance  pay  for  1  month. 

Mears,  Jajvies,  Dorchester.  Private ;  return  of  men  drafted  from  companies  com- 
manded by  Capts.  Gore,  Mayo,  White,  and  May,  who  served  at  Nantasket  in 
June,  1776,  under  Lieut.  James  Morton,  driving  ships  from  Boston  harbor;  ser- 
vice, 3  days;  also,  Capt.  Hopestill  Hall's  co.,  Col.  Lemuel  Robinson's  regt.;  en- 
listed Jan.  29,  1776;  service  to  time  of  marching,  23  days. 

Mears,  John,  Chelmsford.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Barron's  co.  of  militia,  Col.  David 
Green's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5  days; 
also,  receipt  dated  Chelmsford,  April  19,  1776,  signed  by  said  Mears  and  others 
belonging  to  Capt.  John  Ford's  co.,  Col.  Roberson's  (Robinson's)  i"egt.,  for  wages 
for  service  from  Feb.  5,  1776,  to  April  1,  1776;  also,  company  receipt  for  mileage, 
given  to  Capt.  John  Ford,  dated  Ticonderoga,  Aug.  28,  1776;  also,  company  re- 
ceipt, given  to  Capt.  John  Ford,  for  wages  to  Oct.  1,  1776,  dated  Ticonderoga; 
company  marched  from  Chelmsford  July  25, 1776,  and  was  discharged  at  Albany 
Jan.  1,  1777. 

Mears,  John,  Easton.  Drummer,  Capt.  Abiel  Mitchel's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  11  days;  also,  Capt.  Francis  Luscombe's  co., 
Col.  Timothy  Walker's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3, 
1775;  service,  3  mos.  5  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775. 

Mears,  John,  Easton.  Drummer,  Capt.  Matthew  Randell's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Mar- 
shall's regt. ;  abstract  for  advance  pay,  etc.,  dated  Camp  at  Hull,  June  18,  1776; 
aZso,  Drummer,  Capt.  Matthew  Randell's  co. ;  engaged  June  1,  1776;  service  to 
Nov.  1,  1776,  5  mos. 

Mears,  John,  Easton.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780,  returned  as  received 
of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July 
20,  1780;  age,  18  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  2  in.;  complexion,  dark;  engaged  for  town 
of  Easton;  marched  to  camp  July  20,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Benjamin 
Warren ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig. 
Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25, 
1780;  also,  Drummer;  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Easton 
for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  17,  1780; 
discharged  Dec.  29,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  22  days,  including  10  days  (200  miles) 
travel  from  camp  home;  also.  Drummer,  Capt.  James  Cooper's  co..  Col.  Gamaliel 
Bradford's  (14th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Oct. -Dec,  1780,  dated  Huts  near  West 
Point;  enlisted  July  20,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  29,  1780;  enlistment,  6  months. 

Mears,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Bradley  Varnum's  (Dracut)  co.  of  volunteers, 
Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  29,  1777;  marched  from  home  Oct.  1, 
1777;  discharged  Nov.  7,  1777;  service,  42  days;  company  marched  to  reinforce 
Northern  army.     Roll  dated  Dracut. 


588  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Mears,  John.  Drummer,  Capt.  Matthew  Randell's  co.,  Col.  George  Williams's  regt. ; 
service  between  Dec.  7,  1776,  and  Jan.  1,  1777,  2  weeks  5  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island  ;  roll  dated  Easton. 

Mears,  John.  Drummer,  Capt.  Matthew  Randel's  co.,  Col.  John  Dagget's  regt. ;  en- 
gaged Jan.  7,  1778;  discharged  April  1,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  26  days,  at  Rhode 
Island;  regiment  raised  to  serve  for  3  months  from  Jan.  1,  1778. 

Mears,  John.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Bristol  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months 
from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778, 
returned  as  mustered  by  James  Leonard,  Muster  Master,  dated  Taunton,  May  16, 
1778;  Capt.  Matthew  Randell's  (5th)  co.,  Col.  George  Williams's  (3d  Bristol  Co.) 
regt.;  age,  37  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  4  (also  given  5  ft.  5)  in.;  complexion,  dark; 
hair,  black  ;  eyes,  dark ;  engaged  for  town  of  Easton  ;  also,  list  of  men  returned 
as  received  of  Jonathan  Warner,  Commissioner,  by  Col.  R.  Putnam,  July  20, 
1778 ;  arrived  at  Fishkill  June  22,  1778. 

Mears,  John.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joseph  Boynton's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt. ;  en- 
gaged June  26, 1778 ;  service  to  Jan.  1,  1779,  6  mos.  11  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  in- 
cluding travel  (100  miles)  home ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  North 
Kingston,  Nov.  6,  1778 ;  cdso,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  rolls  dated  East  Green- 
wich, Sept.  17,  Sept.  28,  Nov.  12,  and  Dec.  29,  1778;  term  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779. 

Mears,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Shed's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Gerrish's  (1st)  regt. ;  en- 
listed Oct.  18,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  2,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  14  days,  near 
Claverack. 

Mears,  John.  Private,  Col.  Sheldon's  regt.  of  dragoons;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  1,  1778,  to  Dec.  31, 1779. 

Mears,  Oliver.  Enlistment  agreement,  dated  Dracut,  Feb.  9,  1781,  signed  b}'  said 
Mears  and  others,  engaging  themselves  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the 
term  of  3  years,  unless  sooner  discharged;  also,  receipt  dated  Dracut,  March  22, 
1781,  for  bounty  paid  said  Mears  by  the  town  of  Dracut  to  serve  in  the  Continen- 
tal Army  for  the  term  of  3  years,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780;  also.  Pri- 
vate, Capt.  Luke  Hitchcock's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt.;  muster  roll  for 
May,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  Feb.  9,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years;  also, 
muster  roll  for  June,  1781,  sworn  to  in  Camp  at  Phillipsborough ;  also,  muster 
rolls  for  Julj'-Sept.,  1781 ;  reported  on  duty  with  Col.  Scammell  in  July,  1781 ; 
also,  muster  rolls  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  and  Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts. 

Mears,  Roger,  Tewksbury.  Private,  in  a  Tewksbury  co.  of  militia  commanded  by 
Lieut.  Thomas  Clark,  Col.  Green's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775;  service,  3  days. 

Mears,  Russell.  Receipt  dated  Tewksbury,  March  16,  1781,  for  bounty  paid  said 
Mears  by  individuals  of  the  town  of  Tewksbury  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  3  years,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780;  also,  list  of  men 
mustered  in  Middlesex  Co. ;  engaged  for  Tewksbury;  mustered  April  10,  1781. 

Mears,  Samuel  (also  given  Samuel,  Sr.),  Dracut.  List  of  men  raised  in  1777  to  serve 
in  the  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Joseph  Bradley  Varnum's  co..  Col.  Simeon 
Spaulding's  regt.;  residence,  Dracut ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Dracut;  joined  Capt. 
James  Varnum's  CO.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years;  n^so.  Pri- 
vate, Capt.  James  Varnum's  co..  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  16, 1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779;  also,  Lieut.  Colonel's 
CO.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 
1780,  to  May  16,  1780. 

Hears,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Bradley  Varnum's  co.,  Col.  Simeon  Spaulding's 
regt.;  abstract  for  equipments  of  train  band  and  alarm  list,  endorsed  "  1777;" 
reported  as  l)elonging  to  train  band. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  589 


Mears,  Samuel.  Certificate  dated  West  Point,  May  8,  1780,  signed  by  Lieut.  William 
Story,  certifying  that  said  Mears,  a  soldier  in  the  8th  Mass.  regt.,  had  returned 
his  arras  and  accoutrements. 

Hears,  Samuel,  Jr.,  Dracut.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Butterfield's  co. ;  enlisted  Dec. 
16,1776;  discharged  March  16,  1777;  service,  90  days ;  travel  home  15  days  (300 
miles)  also  allowed ;  also,  return  of  men  raised  in  1777  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  from  Capt.  Joseph  Bradley  Varnum's  co..  Col.  Simeon  Spaulding's  regt. ; 
residence,  Dracut;  enlisted  for  town  of  Dracut;  joined  Capt.  James  Varnum's 
CO.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  «Zso,  Private,  Capt.  Var- 
num's CO.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army 'pay  accounts  for  ser- 
vice from  April  6,  1777,  to  April  6,  1780. 

Mears,  Thomas,  Lancaster.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Daniel  Robbins's  co.  of  militia,  Col.  Asa 
Whitcomb's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge; 
returned  home  April  29,  1775 ;  service,  12  days ;  company  made  up  from  2d  and 
13th  COS.  in  said  regiment. 

Mears,  Thomas,  Tewksbury.  Private,  in  a  Tewksbury  co.  of  militia,  commanded  by 
Lieut.  Thomas  Clark,  Col.  Green's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775;  service,  3  days. 

Mears,  William,  Chelmsford.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Barron's  co.  of  militia.  Col. 
David  Green's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  4 
days;  also,  company  receipt  for  mileage,  given  to  Capt.  John  Ford,  dated  Ticon- 
deroga,  Aug.  28, 1776 ;  also,  companj^  receipt,  given  to  Capt.  John  Ford,  for  wages 
due  to  Oct.  1, 1776,  dated  Ticonderoga;  company  marched  from  Chelmsford  July 
25, 1776,  and  was  discharged  at  Albany  Jan.  1, 1777;  a/so.  Private,  Lieut.  Colonel's 
CO.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  residence,  Chelmsford;  engaged  for  town  of 
Chelmsford;  also,  descriptive  list  dated  Hutts,  West  Point,  Jan.  25,  1781 ;  Capt. 
Hayward's  co.,  2d  Mass.  regt.;  rank.  Private;  age,  25  yrs  ;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in.; 
complexion,  dark;  hair,  black;  residence,  Chelmsford;  enlisted  April  -,  1777,  by 
Lieut.  Ball,  at  Chelmsford ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

Hears,  William.  2d  Lieutenant,  brigantine  "Sturdy  Beggar"  (privateer);  petition 
endorsed  "July  26,  1777,"  signed  by  Mungo  Mackay,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
Thomas  Adams,  of  Boston,  asking  that  Himan  Doane  be  commissioned  as  com- 
mander of  said  vessel ;  ordered  in  Council  Jul}'  26,  1777,  that  a  commission  be 
issued. 

Heart,  Timothy,  Swansey.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Peleg  Shearman's  co..  Col.  Thomas 
Carpenter's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  service  from  July  23,  1777,  to  Aug.  25,  1777,  34 
days,  including  2  days  preceding  march  and  2  days  travel  from  North  Kingston 
home;  mileage  from  Providence  (16  miles)  also  allowed. 

Heasland,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Dyer's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  9,  1777;  dis- 
charged Dec.  13,  1777;  service,  4  mos.  5  days;  company  raised  for  expedition 
against  St.  John's,  N.  S.,  and  continued  in  service  at  Machias  for  its  defence. 

Measorte,  Benjamin.  Matross,  Sergt.  Benjamin  Felt's  detachment;  service  from 
Jan.  1,  1779,  to  March  31,  1779,  3  mos. ;  detachment  stationed  at  fort  at  Salem. 

Measorte,  John.  Matross,  Sergt.  Benjamin  Felt's  detachment;  service  from  Jan.  1, 
1779,  to  March  31,  1779,  3  mos. ;  detachment  stationed  at  fort  at  Salem. 

Meassellee,  James.  Capt.  Brewer's  co..  Col.  Brewer's  regt.;  return  dated  Camp 
Valley  Forge,  Jan.  23,  1778;  reported  deserted  in  Jan.  [year  not  given]. 

Measurt,  Samuel,  Salem.  Gunner,  brigantine  "Ranger,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Robert  Stone;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  June  12,  1780;  age,  29 
yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  dark  ;  residence,  Salem. 


590  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAH^ORS 

Meaux,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mense,  Muse.] 

Meaux,  Bra.  (also  given  Braz.).  Drummer,  brigantine  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded 
by  Capt.  John  Fisk ;  engaged  Sept.  30,  1776;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1777;  service,  3 
mos. ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Boston  ;  a/so,  same  vessel  and  commander ;  engaged  Jan.  1, 
1777;  discharged  Feb.  16,  1777;  roll  sworn  to  at  Boston. 

Meatrerky,  Richard.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Samuel  Knight's  co. ;  engaged  July  1, 1775 ; 
service,  6  mos.,  2  weeks,  2  days;  company  stationed  on  seacoast  at  Falmouth, 
Cumberland  Co. 

Meatberry,  Thomas.  Corporal,  Capt.  Samuel  Knight's  co. ;  enlisted  July  18,  1775; 
service,  5  mos.,  3  weeks,  6  days;  company  stationed  on  seacoast  at  Falmouth, 
Cumberland  Co. 

Mebikrt,  Thomas.  List  of  prisoners  sent  in  the  cartel  "  Silver  Eel "  from  Halifax  to 
Boston  Oct.  8,  1778,  to  be  exchanged  for  British  prisoners,  as  returned  by  Bat. 
Fox,  Commissary  of  Prisoners ;  reported  a  Seaman. 

Mecambr,  Nehemiah.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Haskins's  co..  Col.  Abiel  Mitchel's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  27, 1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  31, 1780 ;  service,  3  mos.  6  days ;  regiment 
raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

Mecan,  William.  Pay  roll  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  sloop  pirigantine]  '*  Tyranni- 
cide," commanded  by  Capt,  John  Fisk,  dated  Salem;  engaged  June  12,  1776; 
discharged  Sept.  30,  1776;  also,  Seaman,  same  vessel  and  commander;  engaged 
Sept.  30,  1776 ;  discharged  Jan.  1, 1777 ;  service,  3  mos. ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Boston ; 
also,  same  vessel  and  commander;  engaged  Jan.  1,  1777;  discharged  Feb.  17, 
1777 ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Boston. 

Mecarter,  John,  Plymouth.  Mate,  sloop  "Jonathan,"  of  Salem,  Capt.  Christopher 
Babbidge,  Master ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  endorsed  "  Octob'r  1780 ; " 
age,  32  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion,  brown ;  residence,  Plymouth. 

Mecham,  Abraham,  Williamstown.  Capt.  John  Wright's  co..  Col.  David  Brewer's 
(9th)  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

Mecham,  Isaac,  Williamstown.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Sloane's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
which  marched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  engaged  April  22, 1775 ; 
service,  28  days,  travel  (320  miles)  included;  compauj^  discharged  May  5,  1775. 

Mecham,  Isaac.  Capt.  Simeon  Brown's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards;  ser- 
vice from  April  2,  1778,  to  July  3,  1778,  3  mos.  2  days.  Roll  dated  Camp  Winter 
Hill. 

Mecham,  Johx,  New  Salem.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  as 
returned  b.y  Capt.  Israel  Richardson  and  Capt.  Jeremiah  Ballard,  dated  New 
Salem,  April  2,  1779;  residence.  New  Salem;  engaged  for  town  of  New  Salem; 
joined  Capt.  Keth's  (Keith's)  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  term,  3  years. 

Mecham,  John.  Lieutenant  and  Adjutant,  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  reported  as 
serving  3  mos.  20  days  as  Lieutenant,  8  mos.  10  days  as  Lieutenant  and  Adju- 
tant; also.  Lieutenant,  Col.  Greaton's  (3d)  regt.;  list  of  officers  promoted  in  the 
Continental  Army  and  for  whom  warrants  were  made  out;  commissioned 
Sept.  [?],  16,  1780;  also,  Lieutenant  and  Adjutant,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col. 
Greaton's  regt. ;  muster  roll  of  field,  staff,  and  commissioned  officers  for  Aug.  and 
Sept.,  1780  ;  also,  Lieut.  Col.  William  Hull's  co..  Col.  Greaton's  regt. ;  muster  roll 
of  field,  staff,  and  commissioned  officers  for  Oct.,  1780;  reported  transferred  to 
Capt.  Thomas  Prichard's  (4th)  co. 

Mecham,  Nat.,  Williamstown.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Sloane's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
which  marched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775;  enlisted  April  22, 1775; 
service  to  May  22,  1775,  28  days ;  company  discharged  May  5,  1775. 


IN   THE  WAR  OF  THE   REVOLUTION.  591 

MECHA.M,  William.  Certificate  dated  Camp  near  Prospect  Hill,  Dec.  1,  1775,  signed 
by  R.  "Woodbridge,  Colonel,  certifying  that  said  Mecham,  Captain  of  a  company 
in  his  regiment,  had  lost  a  gun  at  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill  June  17,  1775,  on  which 
occasion  he  was  l^jlled,  and  that  he  had  been  succeeded  by  Capt.  King. 

Mecham,  William.  Private,  Capt.  William  Douglas's  co,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's 
detachment  of  Berkshire  Co.  militia;  muster  roll  dated  Ticonderoga,  Feb.  25, 
1777;  enlisted  Jan.  19,  1776;  enlistment  to  expire  March  15,  1777. 

Mechem,  Eleazek.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Burt's  co..  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hamp- 
shire Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  22,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  25,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 
7  days,  at  New  London,  Conn.,  including  3  days  (67  miles)  travel  home. 

Mechham,  Abraham,  Williamstown.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Sloan's  co.  of  Minute- 
men,  which  marched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  engaged  April 
22,  1775  ;  service,  14  days  ;  company  discharged  May  5,  1775. 

Mechhaji,  Jacob,  Williamstown.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Sloane's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
which  marched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  enlisted  April  22, 1775 ; 
service,  14  days ;  company  discharged  May  5,  1775. 

Mechvm,  Ichabod,  Boston  (also  given  East  Haddam,  Conn.).  Private,  Capt.  Hunt's 
CO.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
July  8,  1777,  to  June  15,  1779;  residence,  Boston;  reported  deserted;  also,  Lieut. 
Thomas  Lamb's  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Feb.,  1778,  dated  "  Gulph  ;  " 
also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  June-Aug.,  dated  Providence  ;  also,  same 
CO.  and  regt.;  payrolls  for  Sept.  and  Nov.,  1778,  and  March,  1779,  dated  Paw- 
tuxet;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Hunt's  (8th)  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for 
April,  1779,  dated  Pawtuxet;  enlisted  July  8,  1777;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  re- 
turn certified  at  Camp  near  Morristown,  April  30,  1780,  of  officers  and  men  be- 
longing to  Col.  Lee's,  Col.  Henley's,  and  Col.  Jackson's  regts.,  and  men  belonging 
to  Massachusetts  in  Col.  Henry  Sherburne's  regt.,  who  were  incorporated  into 
a  regiment  under  the  command  of  Col.  Henry  Jaclison,  agreeable  to  the  arrange- 
ment of  April  9, 1779 ;  Capt.  Hunt's  co. ;  rank.  Private  ;  residence,  East  Haddam, 
Conn.;  enlisted  July  8, 1777 ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  reporteddeserted  June  15,  1779. 

Mecintyer,  William.  Corporal,  Capt.  Asa  Prince's  co.,  Col.  Danforth  Keyes's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  12, 1777  ;  discharged  Jan.  3, 1778 ;  service,  3  mos.  21  days,  at  Rhode 
Island, including  travel  home;  roll  dated  Danvers;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay 
roll  dated  Providence,  Dec.  31,  1777. 

Meckroff,  Peter,  Stockbridge.  Private,  Capt.  William  Goodrich's  co.  of  Indians, 
Col.  Patterson's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  23,  1775; 
service,  1  mo.  11  days ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money 
dated  Stockbridge,  Feb.  27,  1776. 

Meclo.stee,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Gilbert's  co..  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt. ;  ser- 
vice from  July  30,  1777,  to  Sept.  2,  1777,  1  mo.  4  days,  at  Bennington  and  Half 
Moon. 

Meclothlin,  Lawrence.  List  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  co..  Col. 
Gerrish's  regt.,  who  had  not  passed  muster,  but  who  took  the  oath  in  Middlesex 
Co.,  June  10,  1775,  required  by  Congress  to  be  taken  by  the  Mass.  army. 

Meco,  Grove.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Noble's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  Wood's  regt. ;  entered  ser- 
vice May  20,  1778;  discharged  Feb.  7,  1779;  service,  8  mos.  19  days,  at  North 
river;  enlistment,  8  months  from  time  of  arrival  at  Peekskill. 

Mecom,  Josiah,  Boston.  Private,  Capt.  Charles  Furbush's  co..  Col.  Bridge's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  29,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  8  days. 

Mecom,  Southworth.  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  [Col  ]  Marshal's  (10th)  regt. ;  entered  ser- 
vice July  25,  1779;  discharged  April  25,  1780;  term,  9  months. 


592  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

Mecomb,  Joseph.  Account  of  labor  performed  on  board  the  brig  "  Tyrannicide,"  com- 
manded by  Capt.  Jonathan  Haraden,  dated  Boston,  June  18,  1778;  said  Mecomb 
credited  with  15  days  labor. 

Mecontosh,  Jeremiah,  Dorchester.  Sergeant,  Capt.  George  Gould's  co..  Col. 
Paul  Dudley  Sargent's  regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  reported 
discharged. 

Medbart,  Abel.  List  of  men  mustered  by  James  Leonard,  Muster  Master  for  Bristol 
Co.,  dated  Sept.  2,  1777 ;  Capt.  Caleb  Richardson's  co..  Col.  Keys's  regt. 

Medbart,  Benjamin.  List  of  men  mustered  by  James  Leonard,  Muster  Master  for 
Bristol  Co.,  dated  Sept.  2,  1777;  Capt.  Caleb  Richardson's  co..  Col.  Keys's  regt. 

Medbart,  Benjamin.  List  of  men  mustered  subsequent  to  Sept.  16,  1777,  by  James 
Leonard,  Muster  Master  for  Bristol  Co. ;  Capt.  Jonathan  Drown's  co.,  Col.  Henry 
Jackson's  regt. ;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  engaged  for  town  of  Rehoboth. 

Medberrt,  Abel.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  Danforth  Keyes's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  27,  1777;  service  to  Jan.  1,  1778,  4  mos.  3  days,  at  Rhode 
Island;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  dated  Warren,  Dec.  3,  1777,  and  sworn 
to  at  Headquarters,  Providence. 

Medberrt,  Benjamin.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Richardson's  co..  Col.  Danforth  Keyes's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  15,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  1,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  15  days,  at 
Rhode  Island ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  dated  Warren,  Dec.  3, 1777,  and 
sworn  to  at  Headquarters,  Providence. 

Medberrt,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Ichabod  Wade's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col.  George 
Williams's  regt.;  service,  21  days;  companj'  stationed  at  Tiverton  Oct.  7,  1777. 
Roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth. 

Medbert,  Ebenezer.  Capt.  Jonathan  Drown's  co. ;  copy  of  a  list  of  men  returned  as 
having  engaged  for  the  year's  service  in  1776,  dated  Oct.  -,  1775,  and  endorsed 
"  12  mos.  men." 

Medbert,  Jajies,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  James  Keith's  co..  Col.  Paul  Dudley  Sar- 
gent's (28th)  regt. ;  companj-  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  before  Boston,  Dec.  21,  1775. 

Medbert,  John.  Capt.  Perry's  co..  Col.  Timothy  Walker's  (22d)  regt.;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Oct.  26,  1775. 

Medborough,  Abel.  Private,  Capt.  Jabez  Bullock's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt. ;  entered  service  July  27,  1780;  discharged  July  31,  1780;  service,  5  days,  at 
Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm  ;  company  raised  for  6  days  service. 

Medborough,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Jabez  Bullock's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt.;  entered  service  July  27,  1780;  discharged  July  31, 1780;  service,  5  days,  at 
Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm ;  company  raised  for  6  days  service. 

Medbrt,  Abel.  Private,  Capt.  Simeon  Cole's  co.,  Col.  Dean's  regt.;  service  from 
March  6.  1781,  10  days;  company  raised  to  serve  on  a  40  days  expedition  to 
Rhode  Island,  but  discharged  March  15,  1781,  by  order  of  Maj.  Gen.  Lincoln. 

Medbrt,  Ebenezer.  Private,  Capt.  James  Perry's  co.,  16th  regt. ;  enlisted  Dec.  24, 
1775.    Roll  endorsed  "3  mo  from  1  Jany  to  6  apl  76." 

Medbuart,  John,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  John  Perry's  co..  Col.  Timothy  Walker's 
regt.;  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775. 

Medburt,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Medbarj',  Medberry, 

Medbery,  Medborough,  Medbry,  Medbuary.] 


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Medbukt,  Abel.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  (Bristol 
Co.)  regt. ;  entered  service  Julj^  27, 1778  ;  discharged  Sept.  10, 1778  ;  service,  1  mo. 
15  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  Lieut.  Samuel  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Car- 
penter's regt.;  service  between  Aug.  1,  and  Aug.  8,  1780,  5  days;  company 
marched  from  Rehoboth  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  1,  1780,  and 
there  served  under  Gen.  Heath. 

Medburt,  Benjamin,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Carpenter's  co.,  Col. 
Thomas  Carpenter's  regt. ;  service  fro!n  July  20,  1777,  1  mo.  5  days,  at  Rhode 
Island,  including  travel  (1  day)  to  Camp  at  Bristol  and  travel  (1  day)  from  Provi- 
dence home  to  Rehoboth. 

Medburt,  Benjamin,  Rehoboth.  Corporal,  (late)  Col.  Lee's  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Sept.  1, 1777,  to  Aug.  29,  1778;  also,  return  certified 
at  Camp  near  Morristown,  April  30,  1780,  of  officers  and  men  belonging  to  Col. 
Lee's,  Col.  Henley's,  and  Col.  Jackson's  regts.,  and  men  belonging  to  Massa- 
chusetts in  Col.  Henry  Sherburne's  regt.,  who  were  incorporated  into  a  regiment 
under  the  command  of  Col.  Henry  Jackson,  agreeable  to  the  arrangement  of 
April  9,  1779;  rank,  Corporal;  residence,  Rehoboth;  engaged  for  town  of  Reho- 
both ;  engaged  Sei)t.  1,  1777;  term,  3  years;  said  Medbnry  appears  among  men 
belonging  to  Col.  William  R.  Lee's  regt.  who  had  been  discharged  from  the  rolls 
prior  to  above  arrangement;  reported  killed  in  action  Aug.  29,  1778. 

Medburt,  Benjamin.  Capt.  John  Pain's  co. ;  copy  of  a  list  of  men  stationed  at  Win- 
ter Hill  and  Dorchester  for  about  2  months  and  dismissed  April  1,  1776. 

Medburt,  Benjamin.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Franklin's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt. ;  service,  16  days ;  company  marched  from  Rehoboth  to  Bristol  on  the  alarm 
at  Rhode  Island  of  Dec.  8,  1776. 

Medburt,  Benjamin.  Private,  Capt.  James  Hills's  co..  Col.  John  Dagget's  regt.; 
copy  of  a  list  of  men  stationed  at  Bristol  for  3  months  from  Dec.  28,  1776. 

Medburt,  Ebenezer.    Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Carpenter's  co.,  Col.  John  Hatha- 
way'sregt. ;  service  from  April  21,  1777,23  days;  company  stationed  at  Tiver- 
ton, R.  I.;  also,  copy  of  a  list  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Nathaniel  Carpenter's 
CO.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt.,  stationed  at  "  Obdik  New  town  "  for  1  month,  ' 
dated  July  20,  1777. 

Medburt,  James,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  John  Perr.v's  co.  of  Minute-men,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service  to  April  27,  1775,  1  week  3  days; 
also,  Capt.  James  Keith's  co..  Col.  Paul  Dudley  Sargent's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  16, 1775 ;  enlisted  July  8, 1775 ;  service,  24  days  ;  also,  Capt.  Carpenter's  co., 
Col.  Simeon  Gary's  regt..  Gen.  John  Fellows's  brigade ;  copy  of  a  list  of  men  sta- 
tioned at  New  York  and  White  Plains  for  5  months  and  dismissed  Dec.  1,  1776; 
also,  Private,  Capt.  James  Hills's  co..  Col.  Williams's  regt. ;  service  from  Sept. 
29,  1777,  at  Tiverton,  R.  I.;  reported  enlisted  out  Oct.  9,  1777. 

Medburt,  John,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  John  Lyon's  or  Capt.  Jesse  Perrin's  co., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  7  days  [the  two  Rehoboth 
alarm  cos.  under  Capt.  Lyon  and  Capt.  Perrin  returned  upon  one  roll]  ;  also,  Capt. 
John  Perry's  co..  Col.  Timothy  Walker's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775; 
enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  3  mos.,  1  week,  1  day. 

Medburt,  John,  Rehoboth.  Ensign,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  29,  1777,  to  April  9,  1779;  reported  a  super- 
numerary officer;  also,  certificate  dated  Cambridge,  May  7,  1778,  signed  by  Col. 
William  R.  Lee,  certifying  that  said  Medbury,  Lieutenant,  and  other  officers  be- 
longed to  his  regiment ;  also,  Lieutenant,  Lieut.  Col.  Smith's  regt. ;  return  of  officers 
dated  Pawtuxet,  Sept.  19, 1778 ;  also.  Lieutenant,  Lieut.  Mel.  L.  Woolsey's  co..  Col. 
Jackson's  regt.  commanded  liy  Lieut.  Col.  William  S.  Smith;  pay  rolls  for  Oct. 


594  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

Medbury,  John,  contimted. 

and  Nov.,  1778 ;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  re,?t. ;  muster  roll  of 
field,  staff,  and  commissioned  officers,  for  April,  1779,  dated  Pawtuxet;  reported 
a  supernumerary  officer  by  reason  of  Lieut.  Col.  Smith's,  Col.  Henley's,  and  Col. 
Jackson's  regts.  being  incorporated  into  one ;  also,  return  of  supernumerary  officers 
belonging  to  Col.  Jackson's  regt.,  according  to  the  arrangement  of  April  1, 1779, 
when  said  regiment  was  incorporated,  as  certified  by  Col.  Jackson,  at  Camp  Provi- 
dence, Jujy  10,  1779;  also,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  supernumerary  offi- 
cers for  Oct.,  1779,  dated  Camp  Providence;  a/«o, return  certified  at  Camp  near 
Morristown,  April  30,  1780,  of  officers  and  men  belonging  to  Col.  Lee's,  Col. 
Henley's,  and  Col.  Jackson's  regts.,  and  men  belonging  to  Massachusetts  in  Col. 
Henry  Sherburne's  regt.,  who  were  incorporated  into  a  regiment  under  the  com- 
mand of  Col.  Henry  Jackson,  agreeable  to  the  arrangement  of  April  9,  1779 ;  rank, 
Lieutenant;  residence,  Rehoboth;  appointed  April  29,  1777;  said  Medbury 
returned  among  officers  belonging  to  Col.  William  R.  Lee's  regt.  who  were  not 
included  in  the  above  arrangement;  reported  a  supernumerary  officer  April  9, 
1779. 

Medbuky,  Nathaniel,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  John  Lyon's  or  Capt.  Jesse  Perrin's 
CO.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7  days  [the  two 
Rehoboth  alarm  cos.  under  Capt.  Lyon  and  Capt.  Perrin  returned  upon  one  roll]  ; 
also,  Capt.  Joseph  Franklin's  (Rehoboth)  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt.; 
service,  8  days ;  company  marched  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776. 

Medcaff,  Jabez.  Private,  Capt.  Francis  Willson's  co.,  Col.  Danforth  Keyes's  i"egt. ; 
enlisted  July  2, 1777;  service  to  Dec.  31,  1777,  5  mos.  28  days,  at  Rhode  Island; 
also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Providence,  Dec.  28,  1777. 

Medcaff,  Leonard.  Private,  Capt.  Philip  M.  Ulmer's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's 
regt. ;  service  from  July  8,  1779,  to  Sept.  24,  1779,  2  mos.  16  days,  on  Penobscot 
expedition. 

Medcalf,  Calvin.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Heath's  detachment;  engaged  July  6, 
1778 ;  discharged  Aug.  14,  1778  ;  service,  1  mo.  8  da5'S  ;  detachment  drafted  to  serve 
for  6  months  with  guards  under  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish  at  Boston  and  Cambridge. 

Medcalf,  Eli.  Private,  Lieut.  Constant  Webster's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  15  [1777];  dis- 
charged Aug.  23  [1777]  ;  service,  12  days,  including  travel  (90  miles)  home;  com- 
pany marched  from  Worthington  on  expedition  to  Bennington  to  reinforce  army 
under  Gen.  Stark  and  returned  home,  via  Northampton,  conducting  prisoners  from 
Bennington. 

Medcalf,  Elias.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Woodbury's  co..  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt. ;  en- 
listed July  28,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  29,  1777  ;  company  marched  to  Bennington 
July  28,  1777,  to  reinforce  army  under  Gen.  Stark;  roll  dated  Petersham;  also, 
Capt.  Jotham  Houghton's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ;  service  from  July  31, 
1778,  to  date  of  discharge,  Sept.  15,  1778,  1  mo.  16  days;  company  raised  for 
6  weeks  service  at  Rhode  Island. 

Medcalf,  Ezekiel,  Ashburnham.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Elisha  Jackson's  co. ;  enlisted 
June  25,  1778  ;  roll  dated  Middleton,  Aug.  27, 1778  ;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Edgell's 
CO.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  regt. ;  engaged  June  25,  1778 ;  service,  6  mos.  12  (also 
given  6  mos.  5)  days,  including  travel  (100  miles)  home;  engagement  to  expire 
Jan.  1, 1779 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  rolls  dated  Freetown,  Sept.  13,  and 
Oct.  18,  1778. 

Medcalf,  Ezekiel.  Private,  Capt.  John  Joslin's  co..  Col.  Job  Cushing's  (Worcester 
Co.)  regt.;  service,  1  mo.  7  days  ;  company  marched  from  Leominster  to  Benning- 
ton the  last  of  July,  1777,  to  join  forces  under  Col.  Seth  Warner.  Roll  dated 
Leominster. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  595 

Medcalf,  Jabez,  Holden.  Private,  Capt.  Francis  "Willson's  co.,  Col.  Danforth  Keyes's 
re.i;t. ;  service  from  Dec.  1,  1777,  to  date  of  discharge,  Jan.  3,  1778,  1  mo.  3  daj's ; 
roll  dated  Providence;  a/«o,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage  from 
place  of  discharge  home,  dated  Providence,  Dec.  29,  1777 ;  mileage  (53  miles) 
allowed  said  Medcalf. 

Medcalf,  John.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Newell's  co. ;  engaged  Nov.  3,  1778;  discharged 
Nov.  18,  1778;  service,  15  days;  company  detached  from  Gen.  Warner's  brigade 
to  join  Col.  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards  and  to  escort  troops  of  Saratoga  convention 
from  Rutland  to  Enfield,  Conn. 

Medcalf,  John.  Sergeant,  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  March  24,  1780. 

Medcalf,  Jonathan.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Philip  Marett's  (5th)  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt.;  service  from  May  7,  1777,  to  Aug.  1,  1777,  84  days.  . 

Medcalf,  Joseph,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Jewett's  troop  of  horse.  Col.  John 
Baker's  (3d  Essex  Co.)  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to 
Medford ;  service,  3  days. 

Medcalf,  Joseph,  Salem.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Arm}'  from 
1st  Essex  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  agreeable  to  order  of  Council  of  Nov.  7,  1777; 
residence,  Salem ;  engaged  for  town  of  Salem ;  joined  Capt.  Porter's  co..  Col. 
Francis's  regt. ;  term,  3  years. 

Medcalf,  Nathan.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Battle's  co..  Col.  Mcintosh's  regt. ;  ser- 
vice, 5  days,  at  the  time  of  taking  and  fortifying  Dorchester  Heights  in  March, 

1776. 

Medcalf,  Ozias  (also  given  "Ozee"),  Medway.  Corporal,  Capt.  Hezekiah  Bullard's 
(1st  Medway)  co.  of  militia.  Col.  John  Smith's  regt  ,  which  marched  on  the  alarm 
of  April  30, 1775 ;  service,  2  days  ;  also,  Matross,  Capt.  Thomas  Seward's  co..  Col. 
John  Crane's  (Artillery)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
March  10,  1777,  to  Nov.  15,  1777 ;  reported  died  Nov.  15,  1777. 

Medcalf,  Ralph.  Private,  (late)  Capt.  Asa  Coburn's  co.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Levi 
Parker,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov., 
1781,  dated  York  Hutts;  term,  during  war;  also,  Capt.  Asa  Coburn's  (8th)  co., 
Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  muster  roll  f-or  Dec,  1781,  dated  York  Hutts. 

Medcalf,  Reuben.  Private,  Capt.  John  Boynton's  co..  Col.  Nathan  Sparhak's  (Spar- 
hawk's)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  27, 1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  23, 1777  ;  service,  34  days, 
under  Col.  Job  Gushing  on  expedition  to  Bennington,  including  6  days  (113  miles) 
travel  home;  also,  Capt.  Jotham  Houghton's  co. ;  service  from  Nov.  3,  1778,  to 
Nov.  19,  1778,  17  days;  company  detached  from  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  (7th) 
regt.,  Gen.  Warner's  brigade,  to  reinforce  guards  at  the  barracks  in  Rutland  under 
Col.  Jacob  Gaiiish  (Gerrish)  and  to  escort  troops  of  Saratoga  convention  to  Enfield, 
Conn.;  roll  dated  Petersham;  also,  Capt.  Jotham  Houghton's  co..  Col.  Samuel 
Denny's  (2d)  regt.,  Gen.  Fellows's  brigade;  service  from  Oct.  24,  1779,  to  Dec.  1, 
1779,  1  mo.  8  days,  at  Claverack ;  roll  dated  Petersham. 

Medcalf,  Samuel,  Hubbardston.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Fish's  co..  Col.  Nathan 
Tyler's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  3,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  17,  1779;  service,  5  mos.  20 
days,  at  Rhode  Island  ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Newport ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay 
roll  for  Dec,  1779,  sworn  to  at  Newport,  allowing  1  mo.  5  days  service  at  Rhode 
Island,  travel  (100  miles)  included. 

Medcalf,  Samuel.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Crawford's  co..  Col.  James  Converse's  regt. ; 
engaged  Aug.  20,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  23,  1777;  service,  5  days;  company 
marched  to  Bennington  Aug.  20,  1777,  on  an  alarm.  Roll  sworn  to  in  Worces- 
ter Co. 


596  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Medcalf,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Elias  Pratt's  co. ;  enlisted  May  13, 1779 ;  discharged 
July  1,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  18  days;  company  stationed  at  Rutland. 

Medcalf,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Jotham  Houghton's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt. ;  service  from  July  31,  1779,  to  date  of  discharge,  Sept.  14,  1779,  1  mo. 
15  days ;  company'  raised  for  6  weeks  service  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll  dated 
Petersham. 

Medcalf,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Cowdin's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  regt.; 
enlisted  Nov.  1,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  23,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  2  days,  at  Clav- 
erack,  including  9  days  (180  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army  in  the  state  of  New  York  for  3  months. 

Medcalf,  Timothy,  Hubbardston.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Jackson's  co. ;  enlisted 
June  30, 1778 ;  roll  dated  Middleton,  Aug.  27, 1778 ;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Edgell's 
CO.,  Col.  John  Jacohs's  regt. ;  enlisted  June  30, 1778 ;  service,  6  mos.  6  (also  given 
6  mos.  5)  days,  including  travel  (80  miles)  home;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1, 
1779;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  rolls  dated  Freetown,  Sept.  13,  and  Oct. 
18,  1778. 

Medcalf,  Timothy,  Rutland.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Thomas  Eustis's  (Rutland)  co.  of 
Minute-men,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  left 
place  of  rendezvous  April  27,  1775;  service,  12  days. 

Medcalfe,  Jonathan.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Philip  Marett's  (5th)  co..  Col.  Thomas 
Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt.;  service  from  July  31,  1777,  to  Oct.  1,  1777,  2  mos. 
Roll  sworn  to  at  Boston. 

Medcef,  Samuel,  Ashburnhara.  Capt.  Joseph  Sargent's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  dated  June  22,  1777  ;  mileage  (102  miles)  allowed 
said  Medcef;  also.  Private,  in  a  company  commanded  by  Capt.  Joseph  Sargent, 
of  Princeton ;  service  from  May  5, 1777,  to  July  12, 1777, 68  days,  at  Rhode  Island ; 
company  drafted  from  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  and  Col.  Stearns's  regts.  and 
inarched  to  serve  under  Gen.  Spencer. 

Meddel,  John,  Sturbridge.  Listof  men  mustered  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master 
for  Worcester  Co.;  Capt.  Coburn's  co..  Col.  Alden's  regt.;  mustered  March  5, 
1777 ;  term,  3  years  ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Coburn's  co..  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  Con- 
tinental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  1,  1777,  to  March  9,  1778;  resi- 
dence, Sturbridge;  reported  deceased;  also,  Capt.  Asa  Coburn's  co..  Col.  Ichabod 
Alden's  regt.;  return  dated  Albany,  Jan.  12,  1778;  enlisted  for  town  of  Stur- 
bridge; mustered  by  Capt.  Newell;  also,  Capt.  Coburn's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Alden's 
regt. ;  return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  certified  at  Cherry 
Valley,  Feb.  24,  1779 ;  reported  died  March  9,  1778.     [See  John  Middle.] 

Medders,  Henry.  Return  of  men  raised  in  Suffolk  Co.  for  Continental  service,  agree- 
able to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780;  engaged  for  town  of  Boston;  engaged  Dec.  21, 
1781. 

Medders,  James.  List  dated  Boston,  Feb.  24,  1781,  signed  by  Alexander  Hodgdon, 
Secretary  of  Committee  of  the  town  of  Boston,  of  men  returned  as  having  been 
enlisted  as  the  quota  of  said  town,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780;  said 
Medders  reported  as  having  been  assigned  to  a  class  of  which  Israel  Mead  was 
Chairman  ;  enlisted  Dec.  28,  1780;  also,  return  of  men  raised  in  Suffolk  Co.  for 
Continental  service,  asreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780;  engaged  for  town  of 
Boston ;  engaged  Dec.  28,  1780. 

Meddes,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Churchill's  co..  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's 
regt.;  enlisted  March  9,  1781;  discharged  March  31,  1781;  service,  23  days,  at 
Newport,  R.  I. ;  company  raised  by  order  of  His  Excellency  John  Hancock  to 
serve  for  40  days  at  Rhode  Island,  unless  sooner  discharged. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  597 

Mede,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Putnam's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  17,  1778;  service  to  Dec.  31,  1778,  4  mos.  19  days,  at  Rhode  Island, 
including  4  days  (75  miles)  travel  home ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll 
dated  North  Kingston,  Nov.  6, 1778 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  rolls  dated 
East  Greenwich,  Sept.  17,  Sept.  24,  Oct.  14,  and  Nov.  13,  1778;  enlistment  to 
expire  Jan.  1, 1779. 

Medelt,  Ignatius.  Company  receipts  dated  Sept.  16,  1775,  and  Gloucester,  Sept.  28, 
1775,  for  advance  pay  for  1  month,  and  4  weeks  billeting,  respectively,  received 
of  Michael  Farley,  Muster  Master  and  Paymaster  of  men  raised  in  Gloucester  and 
stationed  there  for  defence  of  seacoast  in  Essex  Co.  and  commanded  by  Capt. 
Daniel  Warner. 

Meder,  James,  Marl)lehead.  Boy,  ship  "Rhodes,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Nehemiah 
Bufflnton ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  sworn  to  Aug.  14,  1780 ;  age,  16 
yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in. ;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Marblehead. 

Medges,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  Lunt's  co..  Col.  David  Henley's  regt. ;  paj^  roll 
for  April,  1778,  sworn  to  at  Providence ;  service,  10  days. 

Medkif,  Abijah.  Capt.  Edward  Seagrave's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Read's  regt.;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  25,  1775. 

Medkiff,  Asa,  Hubbardston.  Private,  Capt.  William  Marean's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  Doolittle's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  11 
days. 

Medley, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Medely,  Medly.] 

Medley,  Ignatius.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Warner's  (1st)  co. ;  enlisted  July  19,  1775; 
service  to  Nov.  1,  1775,  3  mos.  21  days;  companj'  stationed  at  Gloucester  for 
defence  of  seacoast. 

Medly,  Ignatius.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Warner's  (Isc)  co. ;  service  from  Nov.  1, 
1775,  to  Dec.  31, 1775, 2  mos.  5  days ;  company  stationed  at  Gloucester  for  defence 
of  seacoast. 

Medrick, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Medricks,  Midricks.] 

Medrick,  Thomas,  Marblehead.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Loammi  Baldwin's  (late  Col.  Gerrish's)  38th  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Camp 
at  Chelsea,  Oct.  2,  1775 ;  reported  transferred  to  the  artillery  June  19,  1775. 

Medricks,  Thomas,  Marblehead.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Loammi  Baldwin's  (38th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1, 
1775;  service,  7  weeks  1  day. 

Medtcalf,  John,  Hutchinson  (Barre).  Private,  Capt.  John  Black's  co.,  Col.  Jona- 
than Brewer's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  20,  1775; 
service,  103  days. 

Medtclf,  John,  Hutchinson  (Barre).  Private,  Capt.  John  Black's  co..  Col.  Jonathan 
Brewer's  regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775] . 

Mee,  Moses.  Private;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  main  guard  under  Lieut. 
Col.  L.  Baldwin,  dated  July  3,  1775.     [See  Moses  Amee.] 

Mee,  Samuel.  Private;  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Kittery  for 
service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  19,  1780;  discharged 
Dec.  4,  1780;  service,  5  mos.     [See  Samuel  Amey.] 

Meear,  Adam.  List  of  men  probably  raised  for  Continental  service  [year  not  given] ; 
residence,  Bridgewater;  credited  to  town  of  Machias. 


598  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Meears,  William,  Chelmsford.  Private,  1st  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  23,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt. 
Hugh  Maxwell's  (1st)  co..  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Camp 
near  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  24,  1778 ;  residence,  Chelmsford. 

Meech,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Meach,  Meetch,  Meich.] 

Meech,  Aaron,  Norwich  (also  given  Prescott).  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Peters's  co., 
Col.  Timothy  Danielson's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May  18, 
1775;  service,  2  mos.,  3  weeks,  6  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775; 
also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury  Camp, 
Nov.  20,  1775. 

Meech,  Dennis  (also  given  "Danison"),  "Worthington.  List  of  men  raised  for  the 
6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster 
in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

Meech,  Elijah.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  to  serve  in  the  Con- 
tinental Army,  as  returned  bj'  Noah  Goodman,  Superintendent;  age,  29  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  occupation,  blacksmith;  en- 
gaged for  town  of  Westfield;  engaged  May  15,  1781;  term,  3  years;  also,  Pri- 
vate, Capt.  Noah  Allen's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  June, 
1781;  also,  muster  roll  for  July,  1781,  dated  Camp  near  Dobbs's  Ferry;  also, 
muster  rolls  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1781,  dated  Camp  at  Peekskill. 

Meech,  Elkanah.  Receipt  dated  Hadley,  Jan.  4,  1781,  for  bounty  paid  said  Meech 
to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  during  the  war,  one-quarter  of  said  term  for 
Benjamin  Colt  and  Deacon  John  Eastman,  one-tenth  for  Chiliab  Smith,  the 
balance  for  Ebenezer  and  Timothy  Marsh ;  reported  as  having  been  hired  by 
Class  No.  8 ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army,  as  returned  by  Noah  Goodman,  Superintendent;  age,  21  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  occupation,  farmer ;  engaged  for  town  of  Hadle.v ;  reported  an 
"  Old  Deserter; "  also,  certificate  dated  South  Hadley,  Dec.  29, 1780,  signed  by  R. 
AVood bridge.  Muster  Master  for  Hampshire  Co.,  certifying  that  Ensign  Timothy 
Marsh  mustered  said  Meech  to  serve  for  the  war  in  the  Continental  Army  to  the 
credit  of  the  town  of  Hadley ;  also,  receipt  dated  Hadley,  Jan.  5,  1781,  signed  by 
Luke  Bliss,  Commissioner,  stating  that  he  had  received  said  Meech  of  Noah  Good- 
man, Superintendent  for  Hampshire  Co.,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  to  the 
credit  of  the  town  of  Hadley. 

Meech,  Thomas,  Preston.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Nathan  Peters's  co..  Col.  Timothy  Dan- 
ielson's regt.;   muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  engaged  May  7,  1775;   service, 

3  mos.  2  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Nov.  20,  1775. 

Meech,  Timothy.  Sergeant,  Lieut.  Abner  Dwellee's  co. ;  engaged  July  20,  1777;  dis- 
charged July  31,  1777;  service,  16  days,  on  expedition  to  Manchester,  including 

4  days  (80  miles)  travel  home ;  also,  Lieut.  Constant  Webster's  co. ;  engaged  Aug. 
15  [1777]  ;  discharged  Aug.  23  [1777]  ;  service,  12  days,  including  travel  (90  miles) 
home ;  company  marched  from  Worthington  on  expedition  to  Bennington  to  rein- 
force army  under  Gen.  Stark  and  returned  home,  via  Northampton,  conducting 
prisoners  from  Bennington  ;  also.  Quartermaster  Sergeant,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Web- 
ber's CO.,  Col.  Ezra  May's  regt. ;  engaged  Sept.  20, 1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  14, 1777; 
service,  29  days,  on  expedition  to  Stillwater,  including  travel  (90  miles)  home ; 
also.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Benjamin  Bonney's  co..  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt.;  engaged  July  21,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  27, 1779;  service,  42  days,  at 
New  London,  Conn.,  including  5  days  (107  miles)  travel  home;  roll  dated  Ches- 
terfield; also,  statement  sworn  to  at  Chesterfield,  March  6,  1780,  by  said  Meech, 
Lieutenant,  and  others,  militia  officers  of  the  town  of  Worthington,  stating  that 
certain  men  returned  by  Capt.  Ebenezer  Webber  as  serving  in  the  Continental 


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Meech,  Timothy,  conti7iued. 

Arm}'  to  the  credit  of  the  town  of  Worthington  were  inhabitants  of  said  town  at 
the  time  of  their  engagement  and  had  not  permission  to  serve  for  any  other  town. 

Meechaji,  Frederick.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Munn's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  26,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777 ;  service,  30  days,  in  Northern 
department,  including  travel  (140  miles)  home;  companj'  detached  to  join  army 
under  Gen.  Gates  for  30  days  service ;  roll  dated  Monson ;  also,  Capt.  Caleb 
Keep's  CO.,  Col.  Israel  Chapen's  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  18,  1779;  discharged  Nov. 
21,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  11  days,  at  Claverack,  including  6  days  (120  miles)  travel 
home ;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

Meecham,  Jacob.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Hammond's  co.,  Col.  John  Dagget's 
regt.;  entered  service  Aug.  25,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  1,  1778;  service,  8  days; 
company  detached  from  militia  for  service  on  expedition  to  Rhode  Island.  [See 
Jacob  Muxham.] 

Meechaji,  Oliver.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Barns's  (1st)  co..  Col.  Israel  Chapen's  (3d) 
regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  17,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  9  days,  at 
Claverack,  including  3  days  (60  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

Meechum,  Ichabod,  Enfield.  List  of  prisoners  sent  from  port  of  Halifax  by  order 
of  Sir  George  Collier  June  28,  1777,  to  be  exchanged  for  British  prisoners,  as 
returned  by  John  Emerson,  Commissary;  said  Meechura,  a  Private,  reported  as 
having  been  taken  at  Canada;  also,  pay  abstract  dated  Boston,  July  7,  1777,  for 
travel  allowance  from  Boston  to  their  respective  homes  allowed  said  Meechum 
and  other  prisoners  "lately  arrived  in  a  Cartel,"  as  returned  by  Lieut.  Joseph 
Welch;  Col.  Patterson's  regt.;  residence,  Enfield;  said  Meechum  credited  with 
allowance  for  5  days  (100  miles)  travel. 

Meed,  Abxer.  Private,  26th  regt. ;  account  of  articles  lost  at  the  evacuation  of  New 
York,  Sept.  14,  1776. 

Meed,  Asa.  Receipt  dated  Harvard,  May  7, 1781,  for  bounty  paid  said  Meed  by  Class 
No.  12  of  the  town  of  Harvard  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3 
years. 

Meed,  Cato.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Alvord's  co..  Col.  Shepard's  regt.;  return  dated  Jan. 
31,  1778;  reported  deserted. 

Meed,  Jason.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Watson's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  (3d)  regt.;  mus- 
ter roll  for  Sept.,  1781,  dated  Continental  Tillage;  enlisted  March  6,  1781 ;  enlist- 
ment, 3  years ;  also,  Capt.  William  Watson's  (6th)  co.,  3d  Mass.  regt.  commanded 
by  Lieut.  Col.  Millen;  muster  rolls  for  Dec,  1782,  and  Feb.,  1783;  balance  of 
term  of  enlistment  unexpired,  1  year  2  days. 

Meed,  Johx.  Ensign;  list  of  ofRcers  belonging  to  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt.  recom- 
mended by  Committee  of  Safety  for  commissions,  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge, 
June  3, 1775;  ordered  in  Provincial  Congress  June  12,  1775,  that  said  officers  be 
commissioned. 

Meed,  Johx.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Hill's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.;  marched 
Aug.  19, 1777 ;  service  to  Aug.  25, 1777,  6  days ;  company  marched  from  Harvard 
on  an  alarm  at  Bennington. 

Meed,  Jonathan,  Rutland.  Private,  Capt.  J.  Williams's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Dec.  12,  1779,  to  Dec.  31, 
1780;  residence,  Rutland. 

Meed,  Jonathan.  List  of  men  raised  in  Middlesex  Co.  for  Continental  service,  agree- 
able to  resolve  of  June  9,  1779,  as  returned  by  Joseph  Hosmer,  Superintendent, 
Nov.  24,  1779 ;  engaged  for  town  of  Lincoln. 


600  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 


Meed,  Michael,  Chesterfield.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Benjamin  Bonney's  (4th  Chesterfield)  co.,  dated  April  3,  1779;  resi- 
dence, Chesterfield ;  engaged  for  town  of  Chesterfield ;  joined  Capt.  Luke  Day's 
CO.,  Col.  Alden's  regt. ;  term,  3  years. 

Meed,  Samtel,  Harvard.  Corporal,  Capt.  Joseph  Fairbanks's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whet- 
comb's  regt.,  which  marched  April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775,  to  Caml)ridge ;  service,  3  da3's. 

Meed,  Samuel.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  ship  "Franklin,"  com- 
manded by  Capt.  John  Turner,  dated  Salem,  Dec.  2, 1780 ;  age,  17  yrs. ;  complex- 
ion, light;  birthplace,  Salem;  cruise  reported  to  have  begun  Aug.  8,  1780. 

Meede,  Benjamin,  Holden.  Private,  Capt.  March  Chase's  co..  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's 
regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  22,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  12,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  24  days, 
at  Dorchester. 

Meeder,  Daniel.  Capt.  Jesse  Dorman's  co..  Col.  James  Scammon's  (30th)  regt.; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  27,  1775. 

Meeder,  Francis.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Benjamin  Smith's  co. ;  engaged  Oct.  9,  1775;  ser- 
vice to  Dec.  1,  1775,  1  mo.  25  days;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for 
defence  of  seacoast. 

Meeds,  Benjamin,  Lynn.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  Newhall's  co.,  Col.  John  Mansfield's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  May  6,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  2 
days. 

Meeds,  Eli,  Bedford.  Private,  Capt.  Simon  Hunt's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  company 
return  [year  not  given]  ;  said  Meeds  reported  as  in  camp  at  White  Plains. 

Meeds,  Jabez,  Princeton.  Capt.  Joseph  Sargent's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ; 
pay  abstract  for  mileage,  dated  June  22,  1777 ;  mileage  (90  miles)  allowed  said 
Meeds. 

Meeds,  John,  Ashby.  Corporal,  Capt.  Samuel  Stone's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col.  Wil- 
liam Prescott's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  15 
days. 

Meeds,  John.  Certificate  dated  Ashby,  Nov.  22,  1775,  sisrned  by  the  Selectmen,  certi- 
fj'ing  that  Mary  Meeds,  wife  of  said  Meeds,  was  his  legal  heir ;  certificate  endorsed 
"  p'd  fori  Dec'd  Soldier  in  Capt  Brown  Comp  in  Col'o  Nixon's  Regt  Feb  21st 
1776." 

Meeds,  John.  Order  dated  Cambridge,  June  18, 1775,  signed  by  Capt.  Jonathan  Davis, 
for  cartridge  boxes  of  which  said  Meeds  and  others  in  his  company  were  in  need, 
and  for  which  said  Davis  promised  to  be  accountable;  order  endorsed  "Col 
Frye." 

Meeds,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Hezekiah  Whitney's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.; 
entered  service  July  22,  1777 ;  service,  2  days ;  company  marched  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 

Meeds,  John.  Pa.v  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  l)y  the  town  of  Lynn  for  service  in 
the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  June  27,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  5, 
1780;  service,  5  mos.  20  days,  travel  (220  miles)  included. 

Meeds,  Joseph.  List  of  men  between  the  ages  of  sixteen  and  sixty  who  were  liable  to 
bear  arms,  as  returned  to  Col.  Green,  dated  Bedford,  May  15,  1775. 

Meeds,  Joseph,  Jr.,  Bedford.  Private,  in  a  Bedfoi-d  co.  of  Minute-men  commanded 
by  1st  Lieutenant  Moses  Abbott,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775, 
to  Cambridge ;  service,  8  days. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE   REVOLUTIOX.  601 

Meeds,  Josiah.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Lealand's  co.  of  guards;  enlisted  Oct.  7  (also 
given  Oct.  6),  1779;  discharged  Nov.  10,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  4  days;  company- 
detached  from  militia  by  order  of  Gen.  Hancock  to  man  forts  at  and  about  Boston 
until  Nov.  10,  1779,  and  stationed  at  Boston  under  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath. 

Meeds,  Levi.  Private,  Capt.  Jotham  Houghton's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  (2d)  regt., 
Gen.  Fellows's  brigade;  service  from  Oct.  24,  1779,  to  Dec.  1,  1779,  1  mo.  8  days, 
at  Claverack.    Roll  dated  Petersham. 

Meeds,  Samuel,  Bedford.  Private,  Capt.  John  Moore's  (Bedford)  co.  of  militia, 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  15  days. 

Meeds,  Sajiuel.  List  of  men  between  the  ages  of  sixteen  and  sixty  who  were  liable  to 
bear  arms,  as  returned  to  Col.  Green,  dated  Bedford,  May  15,  1775. 

Meeds,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Hezekiah  Whitney's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ; 
entered  service  July  22,  1777;  service,  2  days;  company  marched  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island. 

Meeds,  Sajiuel.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Hill's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.; 
marched  Aug.  19,  1777 ;  service  to  Aug.  26, 1777, 6  days ;  company  marched  from 
Harvard  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  marched  Oct. 
2,  1777  ;  service  to  Oct.  26,  1777,  24  days,  under  Lieut.  Col.  Ephraim  Sawyer  with 
Northern  army ;  company  marched  from  Harvard  on  a  30  days  expedition. 

Meeds,  Samuel,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Hill's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ; 
marched  Aug.  19,  1777 ;  service  to  Aug.  26, 1777,  6  days ;  company  marched  from 
Harvard  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington. 

Meeds,  Samuel,  Jr.    List  of  men  dated  Bedford  [year  not  given]. 

Meeds,  Stephex,  Ashby.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Wyman's  co..  Col.  William  Pres- 
cott's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  30,  1775;  service,  93 
days. 

Meeg,  Stephen,  New  Ashford.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  belonging  to  the  District  of 
New  Ashford  raised  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  Capt.  Mar- 
shel's  CO.,  Col.  Marshel's  regt..  Gen.  Porterson's  (Paterson's)  brigade;  marched 
June  3,  1780;  discharged  Jan.  3,  1781 ;  service,  6  mos.     [See  Stephen  Muge.] 

Meeds,  Stephen,  Westford.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Underwood's  co..  Col.  William 
Prescott's  regt.  of  Minute-men,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  9  days. 

Meeds,  Stephen.  List  of  men  between  the  ages  of  sixteen  and  sixty  who  were  liable 
to  bear  arms,  as  returned  to  Col.  Green,  dated  Bedford,  May  15,  1775. 

Meegee,  Edward.  Seaman,  sloop  "  Machias  Liberty,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Jeremiah 
Obrien ;  engaged  March  1, 1776 ;  discharged  April  15, 1776 ;  service,  1  mo.  14  days. 

Meegee,  Robert.  Receipt  signed  by  said  Meegee  and  others  for  bounties  received  of 
the  several  classes  of  the  town  of  Rowle.y  for  enlisting  to  serve  for  3  years  in  the 
Continental  Army  ;  said  bounty,  in  each  instance,  consisting  of  .$133  in  silver  or 
paper  money  and  clothing  equivalent  and  an  obligation  promising  14  heifers  to  be 
aged  according  to  the  years  of  service  performed. 

Meegs,  Benjamin.  List  of  men  mustered  May  15  [year  not  given],  by  Thomas  New- 
hall,  Muster  Master  for  Worcester  Co.,  to  serve  in  Col.  Waid's  regt.  at  Rhode 
Island;  engaged  for  town  of  Petersham;  term,  8  months. 

Meek,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Meak.] 

Meek,  John,  Salem.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  ship  "Junius  Brutus," 
commanded  by  Capt.  John  Leach,  dated  Salem,  June  15,  1780;  age,  16  yrs.; 
stature,  5  ft.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Salem. 


602  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Meek,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  King's  co. ;  company  receipt,  given  to  Daniel 
Hopliins,  for  advance  pay  for  1  montli,  dated  Salem,  Sept.  25, 1775  ;  also,  Private, 
same  co. ;  enlisted  July  11,  1775;  service,  6  mos.  5  days;  company  stationed  at 
Salem  and  Lynn  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Meek,  Thomas,  Marblehead.  Gunner,  Capt.  Samuel  Russell  Trevett's  co.,  Col.  Richard 
Gridley's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  June  21,  1775;  enlisted  May  17,  1775;  service, 
1  mo.  7  days. 

Meek,  Thomas,  Marblehead.  Private,  Capt.  Putnam's  co..  Col.  Hutchinson's  (Mass. 
Line)  regt.  of  12  months  men ;  list  of  deserters  in  1776. 

Meek,  Thomas.  Capt.  William  Hooper's  co. ;  company  receipt  for  advance  pay  for 
1  month,  given  to  Daniel  Hopkins,  dated  Salem,  Sept.  26,  1775;  also.  Private, 
same  co. ;  enlisted  July  15,  1775 ;  service  to  Dec.  31,  1775,  5  mos.  30  days,  in  de- 
fence of  seacoast;  rolls  dated  Marblehead. 

Meek,  Timothy,  Salem.  Boy,  ship  "Rhodes,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Nehemiah 
Bufflnton;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  sworn  to  Aug.  14,  1780;  age,  14 
yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  2  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Salem. 

Meek,  William,  Petersham.  Private,  Capt.  William  Warner's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whit- 
ney's regt. ;  abstract  for  advance  pay,  mileage  to  camp,  etc.,  dated  Camp  at  Hull, 
June  18,  1776;  mileage  (77  miles)  allowed  said  Meek;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.; 
service  from  Aug.  1,  1776,  to  Nov.  1,  1776 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for 
Nov.,  1776. 

Meek,  William.  List  of  prisoners  sent  in  the  cartel  "Silver  Eel"  from  Halifax  to 
Boston  Oct.  8,  1778,  to  be  exchanged  for  British  prisoners,  as  returned  by  Bat. 
Fox,  Commissary  of  Prisoners ;  reported  a  Seaman. 

Meekem,  Abner.  Private,  Capt.  Salmon  White's  co..  Col.  David  Wells's  regt.; 
inarched  May  10,  1777;  discharged  July  10,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  10  days,  on 
expedition  to  Ticonderoga,  including  8  days  (160  miles)  travel  home.  Roll  sworn 
to  in  Hampshire  Co. 

Meekem,  Oliver.  Private,  Capt.  John  Spoor's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt.;  entered 
service  July  18,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  2  days;  reported  killed  Oct.  19,  1780;  com- 
pany discharged  80  miles  from  home;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Arm}'  for  3  months. 

Meeker,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Meco.] 

Meeker,  Grove.  Order  on  Lieut.  John  Potter,  for  wages,  payable  to  Timothy  Brown, 
dated  Sandisfiekl,  May  22,  1779,  signed  by  said  Meeker  and  others  belonging  to 
Capt.  Nol)le's  co. 

Meeker,  Samuel,  Sandisfield.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Deming's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  entered  service  July  8,  1777;  discharged  July  21,  1777; 
service,  14  days;  company  called  out  by  Maj.  Gen.  Schuyler  and  ordered  to 
march  to  Fort  Edward ;  also,  Capt.  Zenas  Wheeler's  CO.,  Col.  John  Ashley's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  entered  service  July  21,  1777  [service  not  given]  ;  company 
marched  to  Fort  Edward  and  received  pay  at  Albany ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for 
the  6  months  service  and  returned  Ijy  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster 
in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780.     [See  Samuel  Maker.] 

Meekings,  "Live,"  Hatfield.  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Chapin's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
John  Fellows's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of 
April  19,  1775 ;  service,  1  mo.  3  days ;  reported  returned  home. 

Meekins,    .      [This  naifie  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Makins,  Meekings, 

Mukins.] 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  603 

Meekins,  Levi.  Private,  Capt.  John  Kirkland's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  16, 1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  21, 1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  8  days ;  regiment 
raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  at  the  Northward. 

Meekins,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  Russell  Kellogg's  co..  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  19,  1777;  service,  5  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Bennington,  including  travel  (70  miles)  out  and  home. 

Meen,  Calvin,  Greenfield.  List  of  men  entitled  to  $20  or  200  acres  of  land,  agreeable 
to  resolve  of  March  5,  1801 ;  4th  Mass.  regt. ;  residence,  Greenfield. 

Meers,  John.  Drummer,  Capt.  Matthew  Randall's  co.,  Col. Thomas  Marshall's  regt. ; 
pay  roll  for  Nov.  1776 ;  service,  1  mo.  ^  day,  including  travel  home. 

Meers,  Michael.  Private,  Maj.  Ball's  co..  Col.  Sheppard's  regt.;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  25, 1777,  to  June  15, 1777 ;  reported  deserted ; 
also,  Capt.  Lebbeus  Ball's  co..  Col.  William  Shepard's  regt. ;  return  dated  Feb.  3, 
1778. 

Meers,  Oliver.  Private,  Capt.  Luke  Hitchcock's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1782,  dated  Huts ;  enlisted  Feb.  9,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

Meesok,  "  Wine."  Pay  roll  of  a  number  of  Indians  under  Lieut.  Andrew  Gilman, 
sworn  to  at  Boston  ;  service  between  June  29,  1779,  and  Aug.  21,  1779,  10  days, 
on  Penobscot  expedition. 

Meesuezan,  Francis,  Rehoboth.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  re- 
turned by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

Meetch,  Aaron.  List  of  prisoners  delivered  Col.  Gabriel  Johonnot  by  Charles  Waller, 
Commissary  of  Prisoners,  at  Rhode  Island  March  17,  1778 ;  reported  a  Seaman. 

Meferland,  James,  Pembroke  (probably).  Private,  Capt.  Freedom  Chamberlain's 
CO.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  2 
weeks. 

Meffericks,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mefiix,  Meffrick 

Mefrach,  Mefricks.] 

Meffericks,  John,  Sandwich.  Private,  7th  co..  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt. ;  Con- 
tinental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  18,  1777,  to  July  7,  1777 ;  re- 
ported taken;  also  reported  deceased;  also,  Capt.  Joshua  Eddy's  co..  Col. 
Bradford's  regt.;  subsistence  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  April  21,  1777,  to 
May  25,  1777;  credited  with  35  days  allowance;  reported  as  belonging  to  3d  de- 
tachment; also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  on  or 
before  Aug.  15,  1777;  reported  joined  May  25,  1777;  also  reported  died  Oct.  -, 
1777 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  endorsed  "  January  2Sth  1778 ; "  residence. 
Sandwich;  enlisted  for  town  of  Wareham;  mustered  by  Perez  Simons,  County 
Muster  Master,  and  by  a  Continental  Muster  Master;  term,  3  years;  reported  a 
prisoner. 

Meffert,  Anthony  (also  given  Francis  Anthony).  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised 
to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  re- 
solve of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  b.v  Capt. 
Lieut.  John  Callander,  of  3d  Artillery  battalion,  at  Springfield,  July  6, 1780;  age, 
34  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  ruddy;  engaged  for  town  of  Boston; 
arrived  at  Sprmgfield  July  5,  1780 ;  also,  descriptive  return  dated  Boston,  Jan.  9, 
1781,  made  by  Edward  Procter,  Colonel  of  Boston  regt.,  of  men  who  had  enlisted 
to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months  from  the  time  of  their 
arrival  at  place  of  rendezvous,  unless  sooner  discharged,  and  who  had  received 
bounty  and  mileage  due  them  of  said  Col.  Procter;  Capt.  Boyle's  co. ;  age,  35 
yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  dark. 


604  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND  SAILORS 

Meffix,  Daniel.  Matross,  Capt.  Amos  Lincoln's  co.  of  matrosses;  service  from  Nov. 
1,  1782,  2  mos.  2  days;  reported  died  Jan.  2,  1783.    Roll  dated  Boston. 

Meffeick,  John,  Wareham.  List  of  men  mustered  between  May  7  and  May  14,  1777, 
by  James  Hatch,  Muster  Master  for  Plymouth  Co. ;  Capt.  Eddy's  co..  Col.  Brad- 
ford's regt. ;  age,  21  yrs. ;  residence,  Wareham ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

Mefrach,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Lincoln's  co.  of  matrosses;  enlisted  July  14, 
1781;  service  to  Nov.  1,  1782,  15  mos.  18  days;  reported  as  among  rejected 
recruits  detailed  for  garrison  duty. 

Mefricks,  John,  Marshfield.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  David  Nye's  (Wareham)  co.,  as  returned  to  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout, 
of  4th  Plymouth  Co.  regt.,  dated  Wareham,  Jan.  13,  1778;  residence,  Marshfield; 
engaged  for  town  of  Wareham  (also  given  Barnstable) ;  joined  Capt.  Eddy's  co., 
Col.  Bradford's  regt.;  term,  3  years,  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1780;  reported  an  Indian; 
also  reported  a  transient. 

Megee,  David.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Dinsmor's  co..  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  26  (also  given  Aug.  17),  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3 
mos.  8  (also  given  3  mos.  17)  days,  including  4  days  (80  miles)  travel  home ;  com- 
pany raised  to  serve  until  Nov.  30,  1777,  with  Northern  army.  Roll  sworn  to  in 
Hampshire  Co. 

Megee,  Neal.  Receipt  dated  Bradford,  April  9, 1781,  for  bounty  paid  said  Megee  by 
Class  No.  3  of  the  East  Parish  of  Bradford  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  3  years. 

Megee,  Patrick.  Drummer,  Capt.  William  Watkins's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's 
detachment  of  Berkshire  Co.  militia;  muster  roll  dated  Ticonderoga,  Feb.  25, 
1777 ;  appointed  Dec.  16,  1776  ;  term  to  expire  March  15,  1777. 

Meggs,  Benjamin.  Certificate  dated  Petersham,  May  23,  1778,  signed  by  Capt.  Asa 
How  and  Capt.  Wing  Spooner,  certifying  that  said  Meggs  and  others  had  been 
engaged  and  mustered  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  8  months 
to  the  credit  of  the  town  of  Petersham  ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  term  of  8 
months  to  fill  deficiencies  in  quota  of  men  raised  for  3  years  and  during  the  war; 
engaged  for  town  of  Petersham ;  joined  Col.  Putnam's  regt. ;  arrived  at  Fishkill 
June  13,  1778. 

Meggs,  Bez'a  (also  given  Bezai  and  Bezelat),  Great  Barrington.  Private,  6th  co.. 
Col.  John  Bailey's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April 
9,  1777,  to  April  9,  1778;  reported  died  April  9,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Isaac  Warren's 
(6th)  CO.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Camp  Valley  Forge,  Jan. 
24,  1778  ;  residence.  Great  Barrington ;  term,  during  war. 

Meggs,  Nathaniel,  Rochester.  Private,  Capt.  Earl  Clap's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
Theophilus  Cotton's  regt.,  which  marched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775;  service,  12  days;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Earl  Clap's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus 
Cotton's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  2,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  6  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775. 

Megiven,  Henry,  Machias.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
Col.  John  Cushing's  (2d  Plymouth  Co.)  regt.,  as  returned  agreeable  to  order  of 
Council  of  Nov.  7,  1777;  residence,  Machias;  engaged  for  town  of  Scituate; 
joined  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  term,  3  j-ears. 

Megoon,  Moses.  Capt.  William  Hudson  Ballard's  co..  Col.  James  Frye's  regt.;  re- 
ceipt for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Megoon  and  others,  dated  June  8,  1775; 
also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge  Camp, 
Dec.  13,  1775. 


m  THE  WAR  OF  THE   REVOLUTION.  605 

Megoox,  Samuel,  Exeter.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Oilman's  co.,  Col.  John  Nixon'a 
(5th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  15,  1775;  service,  2 
mos.  21  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  30,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  AVinter  Hill,  Dec.  25,  1775. 

Megoon,  Seth,  Scituate.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Winslow's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whit- 
ney's regt.;  service  from  Aug.  1,  1776,  to  Nov.  1,  1776,  3  mos.;  also,  same  co. 
and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1776;  service,  1  mo.  2  days,  including  travel  home. 

Megoone,  James,  Plympton.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Loring's  co.  of  militia,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshfield ;  service,  1  day. 

Megoun,  Joshua.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Turner's  co..  Col.  Titcomb's  regt.;  service 
from  April  -,  1777,  to  the  middle  of  June,  1777,  2  mos.  6  (also  given  2  mos.  9) 
days,  including  travel  (120  miles)  out  and  home;  company  detached  from  militia 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  11,  1777,  and  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

Megrath,  Richahd.  Boy,  brigantine  "Nantes,"  William  Williams,  Master,  bound 
on  voyage  from  Boston  to  Billioa  and  return;  engaged  Dec.  19,  1778;  service  to 
Jan.  17,  1779,  29  days. 

Megraw,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  Ellas  Parkman's  detachment ;  engaged  July  2, 1778 ; 
discharged  July  17, 1778 ;  service,  15  days ;  detachment  drafted  to  serve  as  guards ; 
also,  pay  roll  for  same  service,  sworn  to  at  Boston. 

Megraw,  John.  Lieutenant;  list  dated  Feb.  7,  1778,  signed  by  said  Megraw,  of  men 
belonging  to  Sudbury  and  other  places  who  were  delivered  to  Col.  Ezekiel  How. 

Megrony,  Joseph,  Springfield.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Conti- 
nental Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  re- 
turned as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at 
Springfield,  July  14,  1780;  age,  21  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  fresh; 
engaged  for  town  of  Springfield ;  marched  to  camp  July  14, 1780,  under  command 
of  Capt.  Hancock.     [See  Joseph  McGrerey.] 

Megrot,  Moses.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards;  muster  roll  dated  Boston,  Aug.  14,  1778;  company  drafted  to  serve  for 
6  weeks  from  July  29,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Davis's  co.,  Maj.  Goodwin's  detachment. 
Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards  ;  detached  July  29, 1778 ;  discharged  Sept.  10, 
1778;  service,  1  mo.  11  days,  at  Boston. 

Megs,  Bezai.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  as  returned  by 
Capt.  James  Black,  sworn  to  April  13,  1779;  engaged  for  town  of  Murrayfield; 
joined  Capt.  Warren's  co..  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  term,  3  years  or  during  war. 

Megs,  Jabez.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joseph  Palmer's  co..  Col.  Freeman's  regt.;  service, 
8  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Falmouth  and  Dartmouth  in  Sept.,  1778. 

Megs,  Jabez.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Palmer's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  service, 
4  days;  company  marched  on  alarms  at  Falmouth  Feb.  4,  April  2,  and  May  16, 
1779.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Barnstable  Co. 

Meguagh,  Roger,  Plymouth.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Nathaniel  Goodwin's  co.,  1st  Plymouth  Co.  regt.,  dated  Feb.  21, 1778; 
residence,  Plymouth ;  engaged  for  town  of  Plymouth ;  joined  Capt.  Donham's 
CO.,  Col.  Baih''s  regt. ;  terra,  3  years. 

Meguin,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Megiven,  Miguin.] 

Meguin,  Andrew,  Boston.  Private,  Capt.  Hunt's  co..  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  July  8,  1777,  to  Sept.  21,  1779; 
reported  deserted  ;  also,  Lieut.  Thomas  Lamb's  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  pay  roll 
for  Feb  ,  1778,  dated  "Guelph;"  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  rolls  for  June- 
Aug.,  1778,  dated  Providence;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Sept.,  1778, 
dated  Pawtuxet;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Hunt's  (8th)  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.; 


606  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

Meguix,  Andrew,  contmued. 

muster  roll  for  April,  1779,  dated  Pawtuxet;  enlisted  July  8,  1777;  also,  same 
CO.  and  regt. ;  return  dated  Camp  Providence,  July  9,  1779;  also,  return  certified 
at  Camp  near  Morristown,  April  30,  1780,  of  officers  and  men  belonging  to  Col. 
Lee's,  Col.  Henley's,  and  Col.  Jackson's  regts.,  and  men  belonging  to  Massachu- 
setts in  Col.  Henry  Sherburne's  regt.,  who  were  incorporated  into  a  regiment 
under  the  command  of  Col.  Henry  Jackson,  agreeable  to  the  arrangement  of 
April  9,  1779;  Capt.  Hunt's  co. ;  rank,  Private;  residence,  Boston;  engaged 
July  8,   1777;  term,   3  years;  reported  deserted  Sept.  21,   1779. 

Meguin,  Henbt.  Private,  Lieut.  Thomas  Lamb's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt.; 
pay  roll  for  March,  1779,  dated  Pawtuxet.  [See  Andrew  Meguin  and  Henry 
Miguin.] 

Mehals,  William.  Company  receipt,  given  to  Capt.  Benjamin  Leraont,  for  musket, 
etc.,  dated  Camp  Coxes's  Head,  June  8,  1781. 

Mehane,  Patrick.  Private,  Capt.  John  Lane's  co. ;  service  from  Nov.  1,  1775,  to 
Dec.  31,  177o,  2  mos.  5  days ;  company  stationed  at  Gloucester  for  defence  of  sea- 
coast.    Roll  dated  Cape  Ann. 

Mehanet,  Thomas,  Kittery.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Leighton's  co..  Col.  James  Scam- 
mon's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  July  4,  1775;  service,  27 
days. 

Mehant,  Patrick.  Matross,  Capt.  Jackson's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  March  1,  1780;  reported 
deserted  March  1,  1780. 

Meharn,  "  Granshorn."  Listof  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  sworn  to 
at  Hopkinton,  Feb.  8,  1780;  engaged  for  town  of  Hopkinton  ;  engaged  by  Henry 
Millen,  Jonathan  Hall,  and  John  Freeland,  Committee;  joined  Capt.  Perkins's 
CO.,  Col.  Grain's  regt. ;  term,  3  years ;  reported  a  foreigner. 

Meherin,  David.  Capt.  James  Perry's  co..  Col.  Paul  D.  Sargent's  regt. ;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Boston,  Nov.  14,  1775. 

Mehewrin,  David,  Easton.  Private,  Capt.  James  Perry's  co..  Col.  Paul  Dudley  Sar- 
gent's regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  12,  1775;  enlisted  July  2,  1775;  service,  1 
mo.  13  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775. 

Mehon,  James.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  [year  not  given] ; 
engaged  for  town  of  Lexington. 

Mehoney,  John,  Georgetown.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  McCobb's  co.  of  Minute-men; 
enlisted  April  24,  1775;  service,  7  days,  probably  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775. 

Mehoney,  Owen,  Boston.  Return  certified  at  Camp  near  Morristown,  April  30,  1780, 
of  officers  and  men  belonging  to  Col.  Lee's,  Col.  Henley's,  and  Col.  Jackson's 
regts.,  and  men  belonging  to  Massachusetts  in  Col.  Henry  Sherburne's  regt.,  who 
were  incorporated  into  a  regiment  under  the  command  of  Col.  Henry  Jackson, 
agreeable  to  the  arrangement  of  April  9,  1779;  rank,  Private;  residence,  Boston; 
engaged  Feb.  21,  1778;  term,  during  war;  said  Mehoney  appears  among  men 
belonging  to  Col.  David  Henley's  regt.  who  had  been  discharged  from  the  rolls 
prior  to  above  arrangement;  reported  deserted  March  1,  1778. 

Mehont,  Jeremiah.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Perkins's  co.,  Col.  Cogswell's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  22,  1776;  discharged  Nov.  16,  1776;  service,  2  mos.  7  days,  includ- 
ing 12  days  (250  miles)  travel  home.    Roll  dated  North  Castle. 

Mehorton,  Job,  Framingham.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
[year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Framingham ;  engaged  for  town  of  Framingham. 
[See  Job  Horton.] 


IN  THE  WAR  OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  607 

Mehuen,  John.  Capt.  Brewer's  co.,  Col.  Brewer's  regt. ;  return  dated  Camp  Valley 
Forge,  Jan.  23,  1778  ;  reported  deserted  in  Jan.  [year  not  given] . 

Mehurak,  Benjamin,  Bridgewater.  Private,  Capt.  James  Allen's  co.,  Col.  John  Bai- 
ley's regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775  ;  enlisted  May  1, 1775;  service,  3  raos., 
1  week,  1  day. 

Mehuean,  Jonathan,  Bridgewater.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Mitchell's  co.,  Col.  Simeon 
Cary's  regt.;  service  from  time  of  enlistment  to  time  of  marching,  7  days.  Roll 
dated  Bridgewater,  April  2,  1776. 

Mehuran,  Jonathan.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Hodges's  co..  Col.  Carpenter's  regt. ;  ser- 
vice from  July  27, 1778,  to  Aug.  13, 1778, 18  days,  on  expedition  to  Rhode  Island. 

Mehuren,  Benjamin,  Bridgewater.  Private,  Capt.  James  Allen's  co..  Gen.  Thomas's 
regt.;  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  list  of  men  mustered 
between  May  26,  1777,  and  June  10,  1777,  by  James  Hatch,  Muster  Master  for 
Plymouth  Co.;  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt.;  age,  39  yrs. ;  residence.  Bridge- 
water  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Bridgewater ;  engaged  by  Capt.  Porter  (also  given 
Capt.  Wads  worth) ;  term,  3  years. 

Mehuren,  Jonathan,  Norton.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Robinson's  co. ;  enlisted  June 
21,  1778;  discharged  July  13,  1778;  service,  22  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  company 
raised  to  serve  in  Col.  Wade's  regt.  for  21  days  from  July  [June]  21,  1778.  Roll 
dated  Attleborough. 

Mehuren,  Jonathan.  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Trow's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt.; 
entered  service  Jan.  20, 1778 ;  discharged  March  31, 1778 ;  service,  2  mos.  12  days, 
under  Maj.  Gen.  Spencer  at  Rhode  Island ;  company  drafted  to  serve  for  3  months 
from  Jan.  1,  1778. 

Mehuren,  Jonathan.  Private,  Capt.  John  Shaw's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  Oct.  5,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  1-t,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  9  days, 
at  Cambridge.    Roll  dated  Raynham. 

Mehurin,  Amasa  (also  given  "  Amara  "),  Worthington  Private,  Lieut.  Col.  Millen's 
CO.,  Col.  James  Wesson's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
May  15,  1777,  to  June  1,1779;  residence,  Worthington ;  reported  deserted;  also 
reported  as  not  having  deserted  but  as  having  been  unable  to  return  after  his  fur- 
lough, as  per  certificate  from  Selectmen  of  Wortliington  and  Dr.  James  Bradish ; 
also,  (late)  Capt.  Samuel  Bartlett's  co..  Col.  Wesson's  regt. ;  return  of  men  who 
were  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  and  who  had  not  been  absent  subse- 
quently except  on  furlough,  etc. ;  reported  deserted  June  1,  1778. 

Mehurin,  David.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Keith's  co.,  Col.  Isaac  Dean's  regt.;  entered 
service  Aug.  4,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  10,  1780;  service,  6  days;  company 
marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm. 

Mehurin,  Hezekiah.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Webber's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel 
Williams's  regt. ;  enlisted  Dec.  17,  1776 ;  discharged  March  20,  1777 ;  service, 
3  mos.  14  days,  at  the  Northward,  including  11  days  (220  miles)  travel  home. 
Roll  sworn  to  at  Chesterfield  and  endorsed  "  Maj'r  Claps  Reg't." 

Mehurin,  Jonathan,  Bridgewater.  Private,  Capt.  John  Packard's  co..  Col.  David 
Brewer's  (9th)  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Ptoxbury,  Oct.  7, 1775 ;  also,  Private, 
3d  CO.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Feb.  28, 1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779;  credited  to  town  of  Bridgewater;  also,  (late)  Capt. 
Jacob  Allen's  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Camp  Valley 
Forge,  Jan.  24,  1778;  residence,  Bridgewater;  also,  Capt.  Adams  Bailey's  co.. 
Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1780, 
to  Feb.  28,  1780;  also,  Capt.  Adams  Bailey's  (late  Capt.  Jacob  Allen's)  co..  Col. 
John  Bailey's  (2d)  regt. ;  muster  roll  made  up  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Jan.  1,  1780; 
enlisted  Feb.  28,  1777 ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  reported  discharged  Feb.  28,  1780. 


608  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Mehurin,  Jonathan-.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Keith's  co.,  Col.  Isaac  Dean's  regt. ;  en- 
tered service  Aug.  4, 1780;  discharged  Aug.  10,  1780;  service,  6  days ;  company 
marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm. 

Mehurin,  Josiah,  Bridgewater.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Mitchell's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  8  days. 

Mehuring,  Benjamin,  Bridgewater.  Private,  Capt.  Abram  Washburn's  co.,  Col. 
John  Cushing's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  20,  1776;  service,  59^  days;  company  sta- 
tioned at  Newport,  R.  I. ;  also,  Private,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Calvin  Smith's 
(late  Wigglesworth's)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
May  15, 1777,  to  Aug.  12, 1778 ;  residence,  Bridgewater ;  credited  to  town  of  Bridge- 
water  ;  reported  died  Aug.  12, 1778 ;  also,  Capt.  Daniel  Pilsbury's  co.,  Col.  Edward 
Wigglesworth's  (4th)  regt.;  return  [year  not  given]  ;  mustered  by  County  Muster 
Master;  a/so,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  May,  1778,  dated  West  Point; 
enlistment,  3  years;  reported  sick  at  Dunkertown;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  June,  1778,  dated  "  Greenage ; "  reported  sick  at  Dunkertown. 

Mehuring,  Josiah.  Private,  Lieut.  Joshua  Alden's  detachment.  Col.  Mitchell's  regt. ; 
service,  10  days,  on  the  alarm  at  Bristol,  R.  I.,  of  Dec.  8,  1776.  Roll  endorsed 
"  Alarm  Roll  to  Providence  in  Dec'r  1776." 

Mehurn,  Jonathan,  Easton  (also  given  Taunton).  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Blake's 
CO. ;  service,  32  days ;  company  marched  from  Taunton  on  a  secret  expedition  to 
Rhode  Island  Sept.  29,  1777,  under  command  of  Col.  George  Williams  and  was 
discharged  Oct.  29,  1777,  by  Gen.  Spencer. 

Meich,  Dennis.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Worthington  for 
service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  12,  1780; 
discharged  Dec.  20,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  14  days,  including  travel  (120  miles) 
home. 

Meidgs,  Ralph,  Sandwich.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Griffith's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's 
regt.;  enlisted  June  3,  1778;  service,  7  mos.  1  day;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1, 
1779. 

Meier,  John  (also  given  Christian),  Broad  Bay.  List  of  men  mustered  by  James 
Hatch,  Muster  Master  for  Plymouth  Co.,  dated  June  8,  1778;  Col.  Henry  Jack- 
son's regt. ;  age,  20  yrs. ;  residence,  Broad  Bay ;  enlisted  by  Capt.  Langdon ;  en- 
listment, 3  j'ears. 

Meiggs,  John,  Rochester.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Hammond's  (2d  Rochester)  co. 
of  militia,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775,  to  Marshfield;  service,  4  days. 

Meiggs,  Phineas.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term 
of  9  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Timothy 
Childs  and  Capt.  Ebenezer  Arms,  dated  Greenfield,  Sept.  25,  1778. 

Meigs, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Maggs,  Meeg,  Meegs,  Meggs, 

Megs,  Meidgs,  Meiggs.] 

Meigs,  .    Major,  Col.  Wylis's  regt.,  Maj.  Gen.  Spencer's  division;   list  of  field 

officers  of  the  Continental  Army  in  1776. 

Meigs,  Bezai.  List  of  men  mustered  between  Jan.  20,  1777,  and  June  1,  1778,  by 
Truman  Wheler,  Muster  Master  for  Berkshire  County ;  term,  3  years  or  during 
war. 

Meigs,  Ebenezer.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Hammond's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's 
(4th  Plymouth  Co.)  regt.;  service,  15  days;  company  marched  from  Rochester 
to  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm  in  Dec,  1776. 


IN  THE  WAR   OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        609 

Meigs,  Jabez.  Council  warrants  dated  June  2,  1779,  and  Sept.  29, 1779,  for  £1,300  and 
£3,000,  respective!}',  drawn  in  favor  of  said  Meigs,  Commissary  to  the  troops 
stationed  at  Falmouth,  Barnstable  Co.,  in  payment  for  supplies. 

Meigs,  Jabez.  Petition  dated  Boston,  May  4,  1782,  signed  by  Joseph  Dimuck  and 
Ebenezer  Nye,  of  Falmouth,  asking  that  Barachiah  Bassett  be  commissioned  as 
commander  of  the  decked  boat  "  Falmouth  ;  "  that  Lot  Dimuck  be  commissioned 
as  commander  of  the  boat  "  Ranger ;  "  that  William  Sanford  be  commissioned  as 
commander  of  the  open  boat  "  Success ;  "  and  that  said  Meigs  be  commissioned 
as  commander  of  the  open  boat  "  Dolphin ;  "  all  of  which  were  intended  to  cruise 
in  Vineyard  Sound  to  prevent  depredations  of  the  enemy ;  advised  in  Council  May 
(3,  1782,  that  commissions  be  issued. 

Meigs,  John.  Order  dated  Rochester,  May  2,  1778,  signed  by  said  Meigs  and  others, 
for  bounty  for  service  at  Rhode  Island  in  Capt.  Samuel  Briggs's  co..  Col.  Cotten's 
regt.,  payable  to  Lieut.  Solomon  Young. 

Meigs,  Matthew.  Private,  Capt.  Simeon  Fisher's  co..  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  11,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1779;  service,  2  da)'s,  on  an  alarm  at  Fal- 
mouth ;  companj'  ordered  out  by  Brig.  Otis.    Roll  dated  Sandwich. 

Meigs,  Nathaniel.  Corporal,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Hammond's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's 
(4th  Plymouth  Co.)  regt.;  service,  15  days;  company  marched  from  Rochester 
to  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm  in  Dec,  1776. 

Meigs,  Reuben.  Private,  Capt.  Simeon  Fish's  co..  Col.  Freeman's  regt.;  enlisted 
Sept.  11,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  15,  1779;  service,  5  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Fal- 
mouth ;  company  ordered  out  by  Brig.  Otis.    Roll  dated  Sandwich. 

Meiler,  Anthony.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
SufTolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  March  15,  1778;  Capt.  Langdon's  co..  Col.  Henry 
Jackson's  regt. 

Mein,  "Armour."  Account  dated  Westfield,  Sept.  14,  1781,  rendered  by  the  Select- 
men, of  bounties  paid  said  Mein  and  others  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Array  for 
the  term  of  3  years,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780.     [See  Armer  Men.] 

Meine,  Christian.  Private,  Col.  Armand's  Legion  (Independent  Corps  taken  into 
Continental  service,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  25, 1778) ;  list  dated  July-,  1778. 

Meins,  George.  Corporal,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Cousens's  co.,  (late)  Maj.  Littletield's 
detachment  of  York  Co.  militia;  entered  service  July  G,  1779;  discharged  Aug. 
24,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  19  days,  on  Penobscot  expedition. 

Meinzies,  John.  Captain  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Turner  Phillips's  (8th)  co..  Col.  Thomas 
Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt.;  service  from  May  8,  1777,  to  Oct.  1,  1777,  4  mos.  24 
days;  also,  Lieutenant,  Col.  Crafts's  regt.  of  artillery;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Feb.  1,  1779;  reported  as  serving  16 
mos.  as  Lieutenant,  9  mos.  as  Captain ;  also,  petition  dated  Boston,  Nov.  5,  1778, 
signed  by  said  Meinzies,  Captain  Lieutenant,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's  regt.,  stating 
that  he  had  been  continuously  in  service  since  the  battle  of  Lexington  and  asking 
permission  to  resign  his  commission  because  of  the  necessity  of  supporting  his 
family ;  request  of  said  Meinzies  favorably  endorsed  by  Col.  Crafts ;  ordered  in 
Council  Nov.  5,  1778,  that  the  petition  be  granted  and  that  Col.  Crafts  be  directed 
to  discharge  said  Meinzies. 

Meinzies,  William.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  William  Todd's  (6th)  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  service  from  time  of  enlistment  to  Oct.  1,  1777,  4  mos. 
25  days ;  also.  Lieutenant,  Col.  Crafts's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  May  8,  1777,  to  Nov.  2,  1778;  also,  same  regt.;  list  of  officers 
entitled  to  clothing,  dated  Boston,  Dec.  31,  1779. 


610  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AXD   SAILORS 

Meiram,  Timothy.  Order  on  Deacon  JefFrais,  payable  to  Capt.  Brown,  dated  Camp 
at  Hull,  Aug.  29,  1776,  signed  by  said  Meiram  and  others  belonging  to  Capt. 
Abishai  Brown's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.,  for  advance  pay,  travel  allow- 
ance, etc. 

Meires,  Thomas.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Benjamin  Hawes's  (4th  Suffolk  Co.)  regt.  [year  not  given]  ;  engaged  for  town  of 
Medfield;  joined  Capt.  Allen's  co..  Col.  Alden's  regt.;  term,  during  war. 

Meisner,  AfGusT.  Corporal,  Col.  Armand's  Legion  (Independent  corps  taken  into 
Continental  service,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  25, 1778) ;  list  dated  July  -,  1778. 

Meisner,  "Dofius."  List  dated  Boston,  Feb.  11,  1779,  of  men  detached  from  Col. 
Jabcz  Hatch's  (Boston)  regt.  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Lovel  to  serve  at  Providence, 
R.  I.,  and  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk  Co. 

Mekeny,  James.  Capt.  Abraham  Tyler's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt.;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  26,  1775. 

Melborn,  George.  List  of  men  taken  from  the  Orderly  Book  of  Col.  Israel  Hutch- 
inson of  the  27th  regt.,  dated  Fort  Lee;  Capt.  Brown's  co. ;  reported  taken 
prisoner  at  Fort  Washington,  Nov.  16,  1776. 

Melbourne,  George.  Private;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  main  guard  under 
Lieut.  Col.  L.  Baldwin  at  Prospect  Hill,  dated  July  16,  1775. 

Melchah,  Elisha.  Captain  ;  list  of  commissioned  oflBcers  of  Col.  Gary's  regt.  "  of  the 
reinforcement  till  April  1776." 

Melcher,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Melchah.] 

Melcher,  Joseph,  Brunswick.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchell's  (2d  Cumberland  Co.)  regt.,  as  returned  by  Maj. 
Nathaniel  Larrabee ;  residence,  Brunswick ;  engaged  for  town  of  Brunswick ; 
joined  Capt.  White's  co.,  Col.  Francis's  regt.;  term,  3  years;  also,  Drummer, 
Capt.  George  White's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  1,  1777,  to  Oct.  7,  1777;  reported  killed  Oct.  7, 
1777;  also,  Capt.  White's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt. ;  subsistence  allowed 
from  date  of  enlistment,  Jan.  20,  1777,  to  time  of  arrival  at  Bennington ;  credited 
with  61^  days  allowance ;  368  miles  travel  allowed  said  Melcher ;  also.  Private, 
Capt.  White's  co..  Col.  Tupper's  regt.;  return  dated  Jan.  -,  1778;  mustered  by 
County  Muster  Master  Sewall  and  Col.  Varrick,  Continental  Muster  Master;  re- 
ported slain  in  battle  Oct.  7,  1777. 

Melcom,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Tobias  Lord's  co. ;  enlisted  March  1,  1776;  service 
to  May  31,  1776,  3  mos. ;  company  stationed  at  Falmouth  for  defence  of  seacoast. 
Roll  sworn  to  in  Cumberland  Co. 

Meldick,  "Ebit."  Private,  Capt.  William  Crow  Cotton's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  29,  1778 ;  discharged  Sept.  13,  1778 ;  service,  1  mo.  16  days ; 
company  raised  in  Plymouth  Co.  and  marched  to  Rhode  Island. 

Meldrabi,  Samuel.  Capt.  Samuel  Waterhouse's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards ;  marched  from  home  March  30,  1778 ;  service,  3  mos.  9  days,  at  Winter 
Hill;  company  detached  from  militia  to  serve  from  April  2,  1778,  to  July  3,  1778. 

Meldrum,  John,  Wells.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Saver's  co..  Col.  James  Scammon's 
(30th)  regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775],  including  abstract  of  pay  to 
last  of  July,  1775 ;  reported  enlisted  May  3,  1775. 

Meleken,  James,  Scarborough.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  from  Capt.  Jonathan  Andrews's  co.,  sworn  to  at  Scarborough,  Nov.  25, 
1778;  residence,  Scarborough;  term,  3  years. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE   REVOLUTION.  611 

Melenday,  Ebenezer,  Grafton.  Pay  abstract  for  advance  wages,  etc.,  due  said  Melen- 
day  and  others  belonging  to  Capt.  Jonathan  Carriel's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt.,  dated  Hull,  Sept.  23,  1776;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Carriel's  co.,  Col. 
Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ;  service  from  June  17,  1776,  4  days  preceding  march,  to 
Aug.  1,  1776,  1  mo.  15  days. 

Melendat,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Carriel's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ; 
service  from  May  10,  1776,  4  days  preceding  march,  to  Aug.  1,  1776,  2  mos.  22 
days. 

Melendet  [Thomas].  Capt.  John  Popkin's  co..  Col.  Richard  Gridley's  (Artillery) 
regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Winter  Hill,  Jan. 
13,  1776. 

Melendt,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Melenday,  Melendey, 

Mellendy,  Mellody,  Meloda,  Meloday,  Melody,  Melondy,  Molendy,  Molerdy.] 

Melendy,  Ebenezer,  Grafton.  Private,  Capt.  Luke  Drury's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Gen. 
Ward's  regt.,  vrhich  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775  ;  service,  7  days ;  also, 
Capt.  Luke  Drury's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's  I'egt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 
1775;  enlisted  April  26,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  13  days;  also,  company  return 
[probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  receipt  for  bounty  coat  dated  Nov.  3, 1775;  also,  Pri- 
vate, Capt.  Jonathan  Carriel's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ;  service  from 
Aug.  1,  1776,  to  Nov.  1,  1776,  3  mos.;  roll  dated  Camp  at  Hull;  also,  same  co. 
and  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1776;  service,  1  mo.  3  days,  including  travel  (60 
miles)  home;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Bartholomew  Woodbury's  co..  Col.  Job  Cush- 
ing's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  13,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  27 
days,  in  Northern  department,  including  10  days  (200  miles)  travel  home;  com- 
pany marched  Aug.  16,  1777;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  Thomas  Newhall, 
Muster  Master  for  Worcester  Co.,  to  serve  in  Col.  Waid's  regt.  at  Rhode  Island 
[year  not  given]  ;  Capt.  Lamb's  co. ;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Samuel  Lamb's  co., 
Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt. ;  enlisted  May  18  (also  given  May  8),  1778;  service 
to  Jan.  1,  1779,  7  mos.  16  da3^s,  at  Rhode  Island ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  mus- 
ter roll  dated  Warwick,  Nov.  7, 1778 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  rolls  dated 
East  Greenwich,  Sept.  17,  Sept.  22,  Nov.  13,  and  Dec.  30,  1778;  enlistment  to  ex- 
pire Jan.  1,  1779. 

Melendy,  James,  Sutton.  Capt.  Jonathan  Carriel's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.; 
company  receipt  for  advance  pay,  etc.,  dated  Point  Shirley,  June  13,  1776;  also. 
Private,  sameco.  and  regt. ;  service  from  Aug.  1, 1776,  to  Nov.  1, 1776,3  mos.;  roll 
dated  Camp  at  Hull ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1776 ;  service, 
1  mo.  4  days,  including  travel  (75  miles)  home;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by 
Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master  for  Worcester  Co. ;  Capt.  Thomas  Fisher's  co.. 
Col.  William  Shepard's  regt. ;  mustered  April  11,  1777 ;  term,  3  years. 

Melendt,  John,  Sutton.  Private,  Capt.  Arthur  Dagget's  co..  Col.  Learned's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  3  mos.,  1  week, 

1  day;  also,  Capt.  Bartholomew  Woodbury's  co..  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.;  en- 
listed Aug.  13, 1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  27  days,  in  Northern 
department,  including  10  days  (200  miles)  travel  home ;  company  marched  Aug. 
16,  1777. 

Melendy',  Thomas,  Cambridge.  Matross,  Capt.  John  Popkins's  co..  Col.  Richard 
Gridley's  I'egt. ;  company  return  dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill,  Sept.  27,  1775. 

Melendy,  William,  Chelmsford.  Private,  Capt.  John  Minot's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whit- 
ney's regt. ;  arrived  at  destination  May  10, 1777 ;  discharged  Julj'  9,  1777 ;  service, 

2  mos.  9  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  including  travel  (8  days)  to  and  from  place  of 
destination;  roll  dated  Warwick  Neck;  also,  Capt.  Joshua  Walker's  co..  Col. 
Samuel  Deanney's  (Denny's)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  27,  1779;  discharged  Nov. 
23,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  9  days,  including  travel  (215  miles)  home;  company  de- 


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Melexdt,  William,  continued. 

tached  to  join  Continental  Array  and  ordered  to  march  to  Claverack  to  serve  for 
3  months ;  roll  dated  Woburn. 

Meles,  Daniel,  Boston.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Armj'  from 
Col.  William  Mcintosh's  (1st  Suffolk  Co.)regt.,  as  returned  by  Capt.  George  Gould, 
Capt.  Abel  Richards,  and  Capt.  Ebenezer  Battle,  all  of  Dedham,  dated  Feb.  16, 
1778;  residence,  Boston;  engaged  for  town  of  Dedham;  joined  Capt.  Jackson's 
CO.,  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  term  to  expire  March  31,  1780. 

Melet,  John.  Agreement  signed  by  said  Meley,  Drummer,  and  others,  engaging  them- 
selves to  serve  on  board  the  sloop  "  Winthrop,"  commanded  by  Capt.  George 
Little,  for  6  months  from  time  of  sailing  from  Boston,  unless  sooner  discharged; 
entered  service  March  18  [year  not  given] . 

Melford,  Peter.  Capt.  John  Merrett's  (7th)  co.,  Col.  John  Glover's  regt. ;  order  for 
bountj'  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  Dec.  29,  1775. 

Melgart,  Peter.  List  of  men  mustered  bj^  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suf- 
folk Co.,  dated  Boston,  Oct.  12,  1777;  Capt.  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's 
i-egt. 

Melican,  WILLIA3I.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Goodrich's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Miles  Powell's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  18,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  22,  1779;  service, 
1  mo.  10  days,  at  New  Haven,  Conn.,  including  5  days  (110  miles)  travel  home. 

Melice,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Sumner's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.;  service, 
3  days ;  company  ordered  to  march  to  Moon  Island  June  12,  1776. 

Mellas,  Daniel.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk 
Co.,  dated  Boston,  March  30,  1777;  Col.  Crane's  regt. 

Mellear,  Robert.  Order  on  Maj.  Dummer  Sewall,  at  Georgetown,  payable  to  Capt. 
Caleb  Turner,  dated  Bristol,  Nov.  8,  1775,  signed  by  said  Mellear,  Sergeant,  and 
others  belonging  to  Capt.  Turner's  co.,  for  wages  for  1  month. 

Mellen,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mallen,  Mellens,  Mellin, 

Mellins,  Mellons,  Miling,  Milings,  Milins,  Millan,  Millar,  Millen,  Milieus,  Miller, 
Millin,  Millings,  Millins,  Millon.] 

Mellen,  Abner,  Charlton.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Larned's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Roxbury ;  service,  6  days ; 
reported  enlisted  into  the  army  ;  also,  Capt.  William  Campbell's  co.,  Col.  Eben- 
ezer Learned's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  April  26, 1775 ;  ser- 
vice, 3  mos.,  1  week,  5  days ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money 
dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Dec.  21,  1775. 

Mellen,  Abner.  Private,  Capt.  David  Brewer's  (10th)  co..  Col.  Abner  Perry's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  28,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  14  days,  including  3 
days  (70  miles)  travel  home ;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm. 
Roll  dated  Framingham. 

Mellen,  Alexander.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Strout's  co..  Col.  Enoch  Freeman's  regt. ; 
service,  2  days;  company  called  out  bj'  Col.  Freeman  in  Nov.,  1775,  to  assist  in 
building  a  fort  at  Falmouth  Neck  under  command  of  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchel. 
Roll  sworn  to  at  Cape  Elizabeth,  Cumberland  Co. 

Mellen,  David.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Hopkinton  for  ser- 
vice in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  4,  1780;  discharged 
Dec.  6,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  13  days,  travel  (200  miles)  to  camp  included. 

Mellen,  Henry,  Hopkinton.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Homes's  (Hopkinton)  co..  Col. 
Samuel  BuUard's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
12  davs. 


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Mellen,  Hexry.  Receipt  given  to  Capt.  Daniel  Eames,  dated  Hopkinton,  Sept.  30, 
1777,  signed  by  said  Mellen,  for  fines  collected,  amounting  to  £172. 

Mellen,  James,  Framingham.  Private,  Capt.  Jesse  Emes's  co.  of  militia,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  9  days. 

Mellen,  James,  Hopkinton.  Captain,  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  1775  ;  engaged  April  25,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  1-i  days ;  also,  company  re- 
turn [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also.  Captain,  Gen.  Ward's  regt.;  returns  of  officers 
for  provisions,  dated  Roxbury,  July  27,  1775,  and  Dorchester,  Aug.  3,  1775;  also. 
Lieutenant  Colonel,  Col.  James  Wesson's  (9th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  return  of  officers, 
dated  Orangetown,  Oct.  7, 1780 ;  also.  Lieutenant  Colonel,  Col.  William  Shepard's 
(4th)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  of  field,  staff,  and  commissioned  officers  for  June-Aug., 
1781;  appointed  Jan.  1,  1777;  also,  returns  of  effectives  between  July  27,  and 
Aug.  17,  1781,  dated  Phillipsborough  and  Camp  near  Dobbs's  Ferry;  also,  return 
of  effectives,  dated  Camp  Continental  Village,  Sept.  21,  1781 ;  also,  return  of 
effectives,  dated  Oct.  12,  1781 ;  reported  on  command  in  New  Jersey  by  the 
General's  order;  also,  muster  rolls  of  field,  staff,  and  commissioned  officers  for 
Oct.,  1781-Jan.,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts;  reported  furloughed  by  Gen.  Patterson 
in  Jan.,  1782;  aZ«o,  return  of  eSectives,  dated  York  Hutts,  May  10,  1782;  also, 
Lieutenant  Colonel  Commandant,  Col.  Shepard's  regt.;  returns  of  effectives 
between  May  24,  and  Sept.  27,  1782,  dated  Cantonment  1st  brigade,  West  Point, 
and  Verplanck's  Point;  also,  returns  of  effectives,  dated  Verplanck's  Point,  Oct. 
11,  and  Oct.  25,  1782;  reported  under  arrest;  also,  returns  of  effectives  between 
Nov.  15,  and  Nov.  29,  1782;  also,  return  of  efiectives,  dated  Camp  near  New 
Windsor,  Dec.  6,  1782 ;  reported  attending  general  court-martial ;  also,  return  of 
effectives,  dated  Camp  near  New  Windsor,  Dec.  20,  1782. 

Mellen,  James.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Amos  Perry's  co.,  Col.  Haws's  regt. ;  entered  ser- 
vice July  28,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  17  days,  at  Rhode 
Island. 

Mellen,  Jajies.  Adjutant,  Col.  Abner  Perry's  regt.;  engaged  July  28,  1780;  dis- 
charged Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  14  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island,  including 
3  days  (60  miles)  travel  home.    Roll  dated  Holliston. 

Mellen,  James.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  David  Brewer's  (10th)  co..  Col.  Abner  Perry's 
regt.;  engaged  July  28, 1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  7, 1780;  service,  14  days,  including 
3  days  (70  miles)  travel  home ;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm. 

Mellen,  James.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Staples  Chamberlin's  co..  Col.  Dean's  regt.; 
engaged  March  7,  1781;  discharged  March  14,  1781;  service,  11  days,  including 
3  days  (60  miles)  travel  home ;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  by  order  of  His 
Excellency  John  Hancock  on  a  40  da}'s  expedition. 

Mellen,  Joel.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  Emes's  (8th)  co.,  Col.  Abner  Perry's  regt.;  en- 
listed July  28,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  14  days,  including  3  days 
(60  miles)  travel  home ;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm.  Roll 
dated  Holliston. 

Mellen,  Joseph.  Resignation  dated  Holliston,  Oct.  27, 1779,  signed  by  said  Mellen, 
stating  that  he  had  been  commissioned  as  1st  Lieutenant,  1st  Holliston  co.  of 
militia.  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  regt.,  and  had  since  performed  the  duties  of  his 
position  at  home  and  in  one  fatiguing  campaign,  and  asking  to  be  dismissed 
from  the  office  aforesaid  inasmuch  as  all  the  other  officers  in  the  regiment  who 
had  been  commissioned  at  the  same  time  had  been  given  new  commissions; 
resignation  approved  by  Abner  Perry,  Colonel,  5th  Middlesex  Co.  regt. ;  ordered 
in  Council  Dec.  31,  1779,  that  the  resignation  be  accepted. 

Mellen,  Joshua,  Westminster.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Wheelock's  co..  Col.  Jonathan 
Ward's  regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 


614  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 


Mellen,  Lovett,  Hopkinton.  Private,  Capt.  James  Mellen's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Ward's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  12  days. 

Mellen,  Robert.  Private,  Capt.  David  Bell's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Symmes's  detachment 
of  guards;  enlisted  Feb.  12,  1778;  discharged  May  12,  1778;  service,  3  mos., 
under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath  at  Boston. 

Mellen,  Thomas.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Amos  Perry's  co.,  Col.  Haws's  regt. ;  entered 
service  July  28, 1778;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  17  days,  at  Rhode 
Island;  also,  Captain,  7th  co..  Col.  Perry's  (.5th  Middlesex  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass. 
militia;  list  of  officers;  commissioned  Oct.  12,  1779;  also.  Captain,  Col.  Abner 
Perry's  regt.;  entered  service  July  28,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  10,  1780;  service, 
14  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

Mellendy,  Ebenezer.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Brigham's  co..  Col.  Job  Cushing's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  27,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  29,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  10  days, 
including  7  days  (135  miles)  travel  home ;  company  called  out  on  an  alarm  to 
assist  Northern  army  and  discharged  at  Bennington. 

Mellendt,  James,  Sutton.  Private,  Capt.  William  Moors's  co.,  Col.  William  Shep- 
ard's  (4th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1780^ 
to  March  1,  1780;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  return  made  up  for  the  year  1780, 
dated  Mountain  Hutts,  West  Point;  enlistment,  3  years;  reported  discharged 
March  2,  1780;  also,  Capt.  Jonathan  Woodbury's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Davis's  regt.; 
marched  July  30, 1780;  discharged  Aug.  7, 1780;  service,  12  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Rhode  Island,  including  travel  (72  miles)  home. 

Mellendt,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Russell's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's 
regt.,  Gen.  Warner's  brigade;  enlisted  Aug.  15,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777; 
service,  3  mos.  28  days,  in  Northern  department,  including  12  days  (240  miles) 
travel  home.    Roll  dated  Dracut. 

Mellens,  Abner,  Framingham.  Petition  addressed  to  Col.  Samuel  Bullard,  dated 
Framingham,  June  1,  1776,  signed  by  said  Mellens  and  others  belonging  to  Capt. 
Jesse  Emes's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  (5th  Middlesex  Co.)  regt.,  asking  that 
the  company  be  divided  into  two  companies. 

Mellens,  James,  Framingham.  Petition  addressed  to  Col.  Samuel  Bullard,  dated 
Framingham,  June  1,  1776,  signed  by  said  Mellens  and  others  belonging  to  Capt. 
Jesse  Emes's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  (5th  Middlesex  Co.)  regt.,  asking  that 
the  company  be  divided  into  two  companies. 

Mellens,  Nathaniel,  Framingham.  Petition  addressed  to  Col.  Samuel  Bullard, 
dated  Framingham,  June  1, 1776,  signed  by  said  Mellens  and  others  belonging  to 
Capt.  Jesse  Emes's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  (5th  Middlesex  Co.)  regt.,  asking 
that  the  company  be  divided  into  two  companies. 

Meller.  Hezekiah.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Watson's  co..  Col.  John  Greaton's  (3d) 
_regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Jan.-June,  1780;  enlisted  July  28,  1779;  discharged  April 
28,  1780;  enlistment,  9  months. 

Mellerd,  John,  Warwick.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Procter's  (Warwick)  co.,  April  5,  1779;  residence,  Warwick;  engaged 
for  town  of  Warwick;  term,  8  months. 

Mellerd,  Thomas,  Warwick.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Procter's  (Warwick)  co.,  Aprils,  1779;  residence,  Warwick ;  engaged 
for  town  of  Warwick ;  term,  9  months. 

Mellery,  William.  Descriptive  list  of  men  in  Continental  service ;  Capt.  James  Tis- 
dale's  CO.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt.;  age,  22  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7i  in.;  com- 


m  THE  ^YAll  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  615 


Mellert,  Willia3I,  continued. 

plexion,  light;  hair,  darlc;  eyes,  dark;  occupation,  laborer;  engaged  for  town 
of  Conway  ;  engaged  April  17,  1781 ;  term,  3  years ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Tisdale's 
CO.,  Col.  Greaton's  (3d)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781,  dated  Camp  Peelvskill; 
reported  deserted. 

Melles,  SasiC'el.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  March  30,  1777;  Col.  Crane's  regt. 

Mellet,  Jox.  Company  receipt  dated  Sept.  16,  1775,  for  advance  pay  for  1  month, 
received  of  Michael  Farley,  Muster  Master  and  Paymaster  of  men  raised  in 
Gloucester  for  defence  of  seacoast  in  Essex  Co.  and  commanded  by  Capt.  Daniel 
Warner. 

Mellet,  Jonathan.  Capt.  Barnabas  Dodge's  co  ;  list  of  recruits  for  the  new  estab- 
lishment in  Col.  Baldwin's  regt.,  approved  by  Brig.  Gen.  W.  Heath  at  Camp  at 
Cambridge,  Dec.  30,  1775;  also,  Drummer,  Capt.  Barnabas  Dodge's  co..  Col. 
Loammi  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt. ;  return  of  men  who  engaged  to  serve  for  1  year 
from  the  last  of  Dec,  1775 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  April,  1776. 

Mellett,  Abraham.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  1st 
Duxbury  co..  Col.  Cotten's  (Plymouth  Co.)  regt.,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Bildad 
Arnold,  dated  Feb.  19, 1778 ;  engaged  for  town  of  Duxbury ;  joined  Capt.  Allen's 
CO.,  Col.  Alden's  regt. ;  term,  3  years. 

Mellier,  Job.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th)  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  July  17,  1780;  discharged 
Jan.  17,  1781 ;  enlistment,  6  months. 

Melliman,  Briant.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Hickok's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Sears's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  6,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  8,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  7  days,  including 
travel  (-1  days)  home ;  regiment  raised  in  Berkshire  Co.  to  serve  for  3  months. 
Roll  endorsed  "  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  Reg't." 

Mellin,  James,  HoUiston.  Drummer,  Capt.  John  Lealand's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
Abijah  Pierce's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cam- 
bridge ;  service,  21  days. 

Mellin,  Joseph,  Holliston.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Staples  Chamberlin's  (Holliston)  co. 
of  militia.  Col.  Samuel  BuUard's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775,  to  Roxbury ;  service,  9  days. 

Mellin,  "  Lodowick,"  Boston.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Boston  to 
serve  in  the  Continental  Array  for  the  term  of  9  months,  certified  by  J.  Hatch, 
Colonel  of  Boston  regt.,  at  Boston,  May  26,  1778,  as  delivered  to  Maj.  Thomas 
Cogswell,  of  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  regt. ;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in. ;  hair, 
light ;  eyes,  gray ;  residence,  Boston ;  endorsement  on  list,  dated  Roxbury,  May 
27,  1778,  signed  by  Col.  Joseph  Vose,  states  that  the  men  in  question  were  to  be 
receipted  for  to  Gen.  Warner  at  Fishkill. 

Mellins,  Gilbert.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780,  returned  as  received 
of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Maj.  Peter  Harwood,  of  6th  Mass.  regt.,  at 
Springfield,  July  6,  1780;  age,  16  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  light; 
engaged  for  town  of  Warwick ;  marched  to  camp  July  6,  1780,  under  command 
of  Lieut.  Taylor,  of  2d  Mass.  regt. 

Mellish. .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Malice,  Mallish,  Melice, 

Millesh,  Millish.] 

Mellish,  Henry.  Seaman,  ship  "  Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Foster  Wil- 
liams; engaged  Jan.  21,1780;  discharged  Aug.  17, 1780;  service,  6  mos.  27  daj'S. 


616  jviassachusetts  soldiers  and  sailors 

Mellish,  Henry.  Return  of  men  raised  in  Suffolk  Co.  for  Continental  service,  agree- 
able to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780;  engaged  for  town  of  Dorchester;  engaged  Dec. 
27,  1780. 

Mellish,  John,  Dorchester.  Private,  Capt.  Hopestill  Hall's  co.,  Col.  Lemuel  Robin- 
son's regt. ;  enlisted  Jan.  29,  1776;  service  to  time  of  marching,  23  daj'S.  Roll 
dated  Roxbury. 

Mellish,  John.  Fifer,  brigantine  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Allen  Hallet ; 
engaged  Feb.  25,  1779 ;  discharged  April  30,  1779 ;  service,  2  mos.  6  days. 

Mellish,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  John  Robinson's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt. ; 
service,  5  days,  in  March,  1776;  company  called  out  to  guard  the  Lines  near 
Dorchester  Heights.    Roll  dated  Dorchester. 

INIellish,  Samuel.  Lieutenant  and  Quartermaster,  Col.  Greaton's  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  Lieu- 
tenant and  Quartermaster,  Capt.  Job  Sumner's  (1st)  co..  Col.  John  Greaton's 
(3d)  regt.;  muster  roll  of  field,  staff,  and  commissioned  ofHcers  for  Aug.-Oct., 
1780;  also,  Lieutenant,  Col.  Greaton's  regt.;  return  of  officers,  dated  Boston, 
Jan.  19,  1781 ;  also,  receipts  signed  by  said  Mellish,  Paymaster,  3d  Mass.  regt., 
in  Aug.,  1781,  and  Feb.,  1782,  for  money  due  Brig.  Gen.  John  Patterson  and 
others  for  service  for  Oct. -Dec,  1780. 

Mellish,  William.  Fifer,  Capt.  Jonathan  W.  Edes's  (2d)  co.,  CqI.  Thomas  Crafts's 
(Artillery)  regt.;  service  between  May  8,  1777,  and  Aug.  1,  1777,  80  days;  roll 
sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. ;  also,  list  of  men  belonging  to  the  State  regt.  of  artillery 
entitled  to  an  additional  bounty  of  £15,  as  returned  by  Col.  T.  Crafts,  dated 
Boston,  Jan.  12,  1778;  Capt.  Jonathan  W.  Edes's  (2d)  co. ;  also,  Capt.  Edes's 
CO.,  Col.  Crafts's  regt. ;  list  of  men  who  received  bounty  from  April  30,  1777,  to 
Dec.  30,  1777,  8  mos. 

Mellodt,  John.  Private,  Lieut.  Joseph  Sibley's  detachment.  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's 
regt. ;  service,  21  days ;  company  marched  from  Sutton  to  Providence,  R.  I.,  Dec. 
10,  1776,  on  an  alarm ;  also.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Samuel  Hamant's  co..  Col.  Samuel 
Denny's  (2d)  regt.;  engaged  Oct.  22,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  23,  1779;  service, 
1  mo.  11  days,  at  Claverack,  including  9  days  (180  miles)  travel  home;  regiment 
raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

Mellons,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Belknap's  co..  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt. ; 
enlisted  June  23, 1778;  discharged  Jan.  1, 1779;  service,  6  mos.  12  days,  at  Rhode 
Island,  including  travel  (80  miles)  from  North  Kingston,  to  place  of  discharge, 
i.e.,  home;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  rolls  dated  North  Kingston,  Nov.  6, 
and  Dec.  4,  1778 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  rolls  sworn  to  at  East  Green- 
wich, Sept.  28,  Nov.  10,  and  Dec.  30,  1778  ;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779. 

Mellot,  John,  Pownal borough.  List  of  men  raised  in  Lincoln  Co.  to  serve  with  guards 
over  troops  of  convention,  magazines,  and  public  stores,  under  Gen.  Heath,  as 
returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Charles  Cushing,  dated  Pownalborough,  Aug.  20,  1778; 
residence,  Pownalborough;  enlisted  from  Col.  McCobb's  (1st  Lincoln  Co.)  regt. 

Melluin,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Turner's  co. ;  entered  service  March  26,  1776; 
service  to  June  10,  1776,  2  mos.  15  days,  in  defence  of  seacoast.  Roll  dated 
Bristol. 

Mellus,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mallis,  Mallus,  Malunt, 

Meles,  Mellas,  Melles,  Millus,  Mulles.] 

Mellus,  Daniel.  Gunner,  Capt.  Jackson's  co..  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artillery)  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  March  1,  1780; 
also.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Vose's  co..  Col.  Crane's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  March  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780. 


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Mellls,  Hexrt.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  Badlam's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's 
(26th)  regt. ;  pay  abstracts  for  April- June,  1776,  dated  New  York;  enlisted 
March  15  (also  given  March  26),  1776;  aZso,  list  of  men  returned  as  having  gone 
out  of  Capt.  Ezra  Badlam's  co.  to  attack  the  enemy  at  Trenton  [year  not  given]  ; 
ai!so,  same  co.  and  regt.;  payroll  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  for  the  j'ear  1776; 
reported  discharged  280  miles  from  home. 

Mellvs,  John,  Milton.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Daniel  Vose's  co.  of  the  train  in  Milton,  Col. 
Robinson's  regt.,  which  marched  to  Roxbury;  service,  14  days, 'subsequent  to 
battle  at  Concord  and  before  completion  of  standing  army ;  also,  Matross,  Capt. 
Thomas  Pierce's  co.,  Col.  Gridley's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted 
May  8,  1775 ;  service,  1  mo.,  2  weeks,  3  days. 

Mellus,  John.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Massachusetts,"  commanded  hy  Capt.  John 
Lambert;  engaged  Dec.  24,  1777.    Roll  made  up  for  advance  pay  for  1  month. 

Mellus,  Jos.  Musician,  Capt.  Thomas  Bnmstead's  co. ;  list  of  men  drafted  from  Lieut. 
Col.  Jabez  Hatch's  (Boston)  regt.,  agreeable  to  order  of  Council  of  May  7,  1777, 
to  guard  stores,  etc.,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath  at  and  about  Boston  for  the  term  of 
5  weeks. 

Mellus,  Sajviuel,  Boston.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  as 
returned  by  Col.  Benjamin  Gill,  dated  June  27,  1777;  residence,  Boston ;  engaged 
for  town  of  Northbridge ;  term,  3  years. 

Mellus,  William.  2d  Mate,  ship  "Live  Oak,"  Joseph  Chapman,  Master,  bound  on 
voyage  from  Boston  to  Charleston,  S.  C,  and  Nantes  and  return;  portage  bill 
made  up  for  advance  pay  for  1  month,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  17, 1779 ;  engaged  Jan. 
25,  1779. 

Mellvin,  John,  Gorham.  Private,  Capt.  Hart  Williams's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's 
regt. ;  company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  7,  1775. 

Meloda,  Johx.  Private,  Capt.  John  Putnam's  co. ;  return  dated  June  22,  1778; 
company  detached  from  Col.  John  Holman's  regt.  to  serve  for  21  days  at  Provi- 
dence, R.  I. 

Melodat,  John,  Sutton.  Private,  Capt.  John  Putnam's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
Ebenezer  Larned's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
1  week  5  days. 

Melody,  Ebenezer.  Private,  Capt.  David  Moore's  co..  Col.  John  Jacobs's  (Light 
Infantry)  regt.;  marched  Sept.  27,  1779;  arrived  at  place  of  rendezvous  Sept.  29, 
1779;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  6  (also  given  'I  mos.  7)  days,  at 
Rhode  Island,  including  4  days  (85  miles)  travel  home;  roll  sworn  to  in  Worces- 
ter Co. ;  also,  pay  roll  for  same  service,  sworn  to  at  Bolton. 

Melody,  John,  Sutton.  Private,  (late)  Capt.  Arthur  Dagget's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer 
Lerned's  regt. ;  companj'  return  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  Capt. 
Reuben  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Luke  Drury's  regt.;  detached  July  17,  1781;  marched 
to  join  regiment  July  19,  1781 ;  arrived  at  West  Point  Aug.  1,  1781 ;  discharged 
Nov.  1,  1781;  service,  3  mos.  21  days,  including  8  days  (160  miles)  travel  home; 
residence,  Sutton ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Sutton ;  regiment  raised  for  3  months. 

Melody,  Thomas,  Guilford  (also  given  Cambridge).  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Draper's 
CO.,  Lieut.  Col.  William  Bond's  (late  Col.  Gardner's)  37th  regt. ;  company  return 
dated  Camp  at  Prospect  Hill ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  train  ;  also,  Matross,  Capt. 
John  Popkin's  co..  Col.  Richard  Gridley's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775; 
enlisted  July  3,  1775 ;  service,  1  mo.  1  day. 

Melondy,  Ebenezer.  Capt.  Luke  Drury's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's  regt. ;  order  for 
advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Melondy  and  others,  dated  June  10,  1775. 


618  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Melondt,  James,  Sutton.  Private,  Capt.  Moore's  co.,  Col.  William  Sheppard's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  8,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
also,  Capt.  Thomas  Fish's  co..  Col.  Shepard's  regt.;  return  dated  Feb.  3,  1778; 
residence,  Sutton  ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Sutton ;  mustered  by  State  and  Continen- 
tal Muster  Masters;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  for  July  and  Aug., 
1778;  reported  sick  at  Fairfield;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Oct., 

1778,  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence;  enlisted  March  1,  1777;  enlist- 
ment, 3  years;  reported  on  command  at  South  Kingston  in  March  and  April, 

1779.  • 

Melone,  Solomon.  Receipt  given  to  Dummer  Sewall,  dated  Georgetown,  Nov.  2, 1775, 
signed  by  said  Melone  and  others  belonging  to  Capt.  James  Lemont's  co.,  for 
advance  pay  for  1  month. 

Melone,  Timothy,  Londonderry,  N.  H.  Private,  Capt.  Fox's  co..  Col.  Henry  Jack- 
son's regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  July  16,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779;  credited  to  town  of  Attleborough;  also,  Capt.  Lemuel  Trescott's 
CO.,  Col.  David  Henley's  regt.;  pay  rolls  for  April  and  May,  1778,  sworn  to  at 
Providence;  reported  at  Lancaster  hospital  in  May,  1778;  also,  Capt.  William 
Scott's  CO.,  Col.  Henley's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Fox's 
CO.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  April,  1779,  dated  Pawtuxet;  also,  Capt. 
Fox's  (7th)  CO.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  July,  1779;  also,  same  co.  and 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1779,  dated  Camp  Providence ;  enlisted  July  16,  1777 ; 
also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  regimental  return  made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1779,  dated  Camp 
at  Providence. 

Meloney,  Bartholomew.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Freedom,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
John  Clouston ;  engaged  Aug.  6,  1777 ;  discharged  Sept.  14,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo. 
8  days. 

Meloney,  Barth'y.  Boy,  brig  "Freedom,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Clouston; 
shipped  Sept.  6,  1777;  discharged  Dec.  25,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  19  days;  pay 
roll  of  men  belonging  to  said  brig  made  up  for  wages  for  service  and  while  in 
captivity,  sworn  to  in  Middlesex  Co. 

Meloney,  Cornelius,  Lincoln.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  belonging  to  the  town  of 
Lincoln  raised  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  to  camp 
Oct.  24,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  2,  1780;  service,  1  mo.  18  days,  including  travel 
(200  miles)  home. 

Meloney,  James  (also  given  Tho's),  Maiden.  Corporal,  6th  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Nov.  20,  1779; 
reported  deserted;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Capt.  Robert  Allen's  co., 
endorsed  "1778;"  residence,  Maiden;  enlisted  for  town  of  Maiden;  mustered 
by  County  Muster  Master  Barber  and  by  a  Continental  Muster  Master;  also, 
Capt.  Lieut.  Jonas  Parker's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Ichabod  Alden's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for 
Dec,  1778,  dated  Cherry  Valley;  reported  on  command  at  Albany;  also,  (late) 
Capt.  Robert  Allen's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Alden's  regt.;  return  of  men  who  were  in 
camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  and  who  had  not  been  absent  subsequently 
except  on  furlough,  etc.,  certified  at  Fort  "  Harkermer,"  Feb.  26, 1779 ;  also,  Capt. 
Lieut.  Parker's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Alden's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April, 
1779,  dated  Fort  "  Harkemer." 

Meloney,  James.  Matross,  Capt.  Daniel  Lothrop's  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt. ; 
service  from  Nov.  1,  1776,  to  Feb.  1,  1777,  3  raos. ;  reported  as  serving  1  mo.  in 
Colony  service,  2  mos.  in  Continental  service ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  service 
from  Feb.  1,  1777,  to  date  of  discharge.  May  7,  1777,  3  mos.  7  days. 

Meloney,  John,  Boston.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Clap's  CO.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.,  dated  Stoughton,  June  27,  1777;  resi- 
dence, Boston ;  engaged  for  town  of  Dorchester ;  joined  Capt.  Langdon's  co.,  Col. 
Jackson's  regt. ;  term,  3  years. 


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Melonet,  John.  Capt.  Perez  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  service, 
42  days;  company  reported  as  Boston  militia  and  stationed  at  Hull  from  July 
26,  1777,  to  Sept.  11,  1777.  Roll  sworn  to  in  SufiFolk  Co.  and  endorsed  "Men 
drafted  from  Boston  Reg't." 

Melonet,  Joseph.  Capt.  Dix's  co.,  Col.  Wesson's  (9th)  regt.;  entered  service  Aug. 
1,  1779;  term,  9  months;  reported  re-enlisted. 

Meloney,  Timothy,  York.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental 
Army  at  Fishkill,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778,  returned  as  received  of 
John  Frost,  Superintendent  for  York  Co.,  by  Capt.  Samuel  Leighton,  at  Kittery, 
June  1,  1778,  to  be  conducted  to  Fishkill  and  delivered  to  Brig.  Jonathan  Warner; 
Capt.  Moulton's  (3d)  co.,  1st  York  Co.  regt.;  age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.; 
complexion,  dark;  residence,  York. 

Meloney,  William,  Bristol.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Thomas  Brackett's  co.,  3d  Lincoln  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  agreeable  to 
order  of  Council  of  Nov.  7,  1777 ;  residence,  Bristol ;  engaged  for  town  of  Bris- 
tol; joined  Capt.  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt. 

Melony,  Bartholomeav.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Freedom,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Clouston  ;  engaged  Feb.  4,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  4,  1777;  service,  6  mos. 

Melony,  Cornelius.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Array 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780,  returned  as  received 
of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow,  at  Springfield,  Nov.  16, 
1780;  age,  47  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for  town  of 
Lincoln ;  marched  to  camp  under  command  of  Capt.  Parker. 

Melony,  James,  Bridgewater.  Matross,  Capt.  Daniel  Lothrop's  (7th)  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt.;  abstract  for  advance  pay,  etc.,  dated  Boston,  June  3, 
1776;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  enlisted  May  15,  1776;  service  to  Nov.  1,  1776,  5 
mos.  9  days. 

Melony,  James,  Maiden.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master 
for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  19,  1777;  Capt.  Robert  Allen's  co..  Col. 
Ichabod  Alden's  regt. 

Melony,  James.  Seaman,  sloop  "  Machias  Liberty,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Jeremiah 
Obrien;  engaged  Juh'  S,  1776;  discharged  Aug.  1,  1776;  service,  24  days. 

Melony,  John,  Boston.  List  of  men  raised  in  Suffolk  Co.  for  Continental  service,  as 
returned  by  Col.  Benjamin  Gill,  dated  June  27,  1777;  residence,  Boston;  term,  3 
years;  also,  Private,  Major's  co..  Col.  Henr}^  Jackson's  regt.;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  16,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Peter 
Dolliver's  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  June  and  Juh',  1778,  dated 
Providence;  reported  sick  at  Lancaster  hospital;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay 
rolls  for  Nov.,  1778,  and  Feb.,  1779,  dated  Garrison  at  Pawtuxet;  also,  Maj.  Tres- 
cott's  (3d)  CO.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  July,  1779,  dated  Providence; 
reported  joined  July  16,  1779;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Oct.,  1779; 
also.  Major's  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  regimental  return  made  up  to  Dec.  31, 
1779,  dated  Camp  at  Providence. 

Melony,  John.  Descriptive  list  of  offlcers  and  crew  of  the  ship  "  Aurora  "  (privateer), 
commanded  by  Capt.  David  Porter,  dated  Boston,  June  16,  1781;  age,  21  yrs.; 
stature,  5  ft.  6  in. 

Melony,  Joseph.  Private;  order  on  Maj.  Dummer  Sewall,  at  Georgetown,  payable 
to  Capt.  Caleb  Turner,  dated  Boston,  Nov.  18,  1775,  signed  by  said  Melony  and 
others  belonging  to  Capt.  Turner's  co.,  for  wages  for  1  month. 

Melony,  Joseph.  List  of  men  raised  in  Middlesex  Co.,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June 
9,  1779,  as  returned  by  Joseph  Hosmer,  Superintendent  for  said  county,  Nov.  24, 


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Mklont,  Joseph,  continued.  , 

1779;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Middlesex  Co.  in  1779  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Arm.y  ;  age,  21  jts.  ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  light;  engaged 
for  town  of  Lincoln  ;  delivered  to  Ensign  E.  White. 

Melont,  Joseph.  Seaman,  ship  "  Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Foster  Wil- 
liams ;  engaged  Sept.  10,  1780  [service  not  given] . 

Melony,  Thojias.  Receipt  dated  Methuen,  Juh'  9,  1781,  for  bounty  paid  said  Melon}' 
by  Oliver  Emerson,  on  behalf  of  a  class  of  the  town  of  Methuen,  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army  during  the  war  (also  given  3  years),  agreeable  to  resolve  of 
Dec.  2,  1780. 

Melony,  Timothy,  Yorlv.  List  of  men  raised  in  York  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from 
the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20, 1778,  returned 
as  received  of  Jonathan  Warner,  Commissioner,  by  Col.  R.  Putnam,  July  20, 1778 ; 
engaged  for  town  of  York ;  arrived  at  Fishkill  June  4,  1778. 

Meloon,  • -.     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Malloon,  Malone,  Maloon, 

Melluin,  Meloone,  Meluen,  Melune,  Moloon,  Moloone.] 

Meloox,  Abraham,  Bowdoinham.  Private,  Capt.  Reed's  co..  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  July  1,  1780;  re- 
ported deserted  July  1,  1780;  also,  descriptive  list  of  deseiters  from  Lieut.  Col. 
John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.,  dated  West  Point,  Aug.  18,  1782;  Capt.  Thorp's  co. ; 
age,  24  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  Sin. ;  complexion,  light;  hair,light;  occupation,  farmer ; 
residence,  Bowdoinham;  deserted  July  1,  1780,  from  Bowdoinham. 

Meloon,  David.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of 
Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Maj.  Peter  Harwood,  of  6th  Mass.  regt.,  at  Spring- 
field, July  2,  1780;  age,  17 yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  light;  engaged 
for  town  of  Newburyport;  marched  to  camp  July  2,  1780,  under  command  of 
Capt.  Phineas  Parker ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of 
Newburyport  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  June  29, 
1780;  discharged  Dec.  5,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  20  days,  including  travel  (13  days) 
home. 

Meloon,  Enoch,  Portsmouth.  Corporal,  Capt.  Samuel  Leighton's  co..  Col.  James 
Scammon's  (30th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  5,  1775; 
service,  3  mos.  4  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775],  including 
abstract  of  pay  to  last  of  July,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent 
in  money  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  28,  1775;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Silas  Wild's  co.. 
Col.  Edmund  Phinny's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec. 
8, 1776 ;  reported  on  command  as  artificer  at  Ticonderoga ;  appointed  Jan.  1, 1776. 

Meloon,  Isaac,  Methuen.  Capt.  Charles  Furbush's  co..  Col.  Bridges's  regt.;  receipt 
for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Meloon  and  others,  dated  Cambridge,  June  30, 
1775;  also.  Private,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted 
May  27,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  10  daj^s. 

Meloon,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Turner's  co. ;  service  from  June  10,  1776,  to 
Sept.  10, 1776,  3  mos.,  in  defence  of  seacoast;  roll  dated  Bristol ;  also,  same  co. ; 
service  from  Sept.  10,  1776,  to  Dec.  7,  1776,  2  mos.  27  days;  company  stationed 
at  Boothbay  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Meloon,  Josiah.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780,  returned  as  received  of 
Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Maj.  Peter  Harwood,  of  6th  Mass.  regt.,  at  Spring- 
field, July  2,  1780;  age,  24  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  ruddy;  en- 
gaged for  town  of  Newburyport;  marched  to  camp  July  2,  1780,  under  command 
of  Capt.  Phineas  Parker ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of 


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Meloon,  Josiah,  continued. 

Newburyport  for  service  in  the  Continental  Arm.y  during  1780;  marched  June 
29,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  16,  1780;  service,  6  mos.  1  day,  including  travel  (13 
da.vs)  home. 

Meloon,  Timothy,  Londouderry,  N.  H.  Private,  Capt.  Fox's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jack- 
son's regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to 
Dec.  20,  1780;  also,  return  certified  at  Camp  near  Morristown,  April  30,  1780,  of 
officers  and  men  belonging  to  Col.  Lee's,  Col.  Henley's,  and  Col.  Jackson's  regts., 
and  men  belonging  to  Massachusetts  in  Col.  Henry  Sherburne's  regt.,  who  were 
incorporated  into  a  regiment  under  the  command  of  Col.  Henry  Jackson,  agreea- 
ble to  the  arrangement  of  April  9,  1779;  Capt.  Fox's  co. ;  rank,  Private;  resi- 
dence, Londonderry,  N.  H.;  engaged  for  town  of  Attleborongh ;  engaged  July 
16,  1777;  term,  3  years;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Fox's  (3d)  co..  Col.  Jackson's  (16th) 
regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  April-July,  1780 ;  reported  a  prisoner  of  war  in  April  and  May, 
1780. 

Meloone,  Abraham,  Brunswick.  Private,  Capt.  Reed's  co..  Col.  Brooks's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  5,  1778,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
residence,  Briniswick ;  credited  to  town  of  Salem;  also,  Capt.  John  Reed's  co., 
(late)  Col.  Ichabod  Alden's  (6th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779, 
dated  Cherry  Valley;  enlisted  March  5,  1778;  enlistment,  3  years. 

Meloonet,  John,  Boston.  Private,  Major's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt. ;  Conti- 
nental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  May  15,  1780;  resi- 
dence, Boston;  credited  to  town  of  Attleborough  ;  a^so,  return  certified  at  Camp 
near  Morristown,  April  30,  1780,  of  oflficers  and  men  belonging  to  Col.  Lee's,  Col. 
Ht'nley's,  and  Col.  Jackson's  I'egts.,  and  men  belonging  to  Massachusetts  in  Col. 
Henry  Sherburne's  regt.,  who  were  incorporated  into  a  regiment  under  the  com- 
mand of  Col.  Henry  Jackson,  agreeable  to  the  arrangement  of  April  9,  1779; 
Major's  co. ;  rank.  Private  ;  residence,  Boston  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Dorchester ; 
engaged  May  15,  1777 ;  term,  3  years ;  family  of  said  Melooney  reported  as  in 
camp;  also,  Maj.  Trescott's  co..  Col.  Jackson's  (16th)  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  April 
and  May,  1780;  reported  discharged  May  15,  1780. 

Meloos,  Andrew.  Capt.  William  Goodrich's  co.,  Col.  Paterson's  regt. ;  order  for  ad- 
vance pay,  signed  by  said  Meloos  and  others,  dated  Jul}'  1,  1775. 

Melor,  John,  West  Springfield.  List  of  men  raised  by  the  town  of  West  Springfield 
to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Levi  Ely,  sworn  to  in 
Hampshire  Co.,  April  1-1,  1779;  residence.  West  Springfield;  joined  Capt.  Flow- 
er's CO.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt. ;  term,  3  years  or  during  war. 

Meloss,  Andrew.  Capt.  William  Goodrich's  co..  Col.  John  Paterson's  regt. ;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Stockbridge,  Feb.  27,  1776. 

Melosse,  Andrew,  Stockbridge.  Private,  Capt.  AVilliam  Goodrich's  co.  of  Indians, 
Col.  Patterson's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  Ma}-  2,  1775; 
service,  3  mos.  7  days. 

Melot,  "After."  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Kimball's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards ;  enlisted  Jan.  13,  1778 ;  service  to  April  3,  1778,  2  mos.  23  days,  at  AVinter 
Hill ;  also,  copy  of  a  company  receipt,  given  to  Capt.  Caleb  Kimball,  for  wages  for 
4  mos.  20  days  service  in  his  company  at  Winter  Hill  [year  not  given,  probably 
1777  and  1778.] 

Meloy,  Hugh,  Georgetown.  Private,  Capt.  James  Curtis's  co. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug. 
1,  1775;  enlisted  May  30,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  15  days. 

Meloy,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Flower's  CO.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  2d  (also  given 
3d)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1777,  to  Dec.  2, 
1779;  reported  discharged ;  a^so,  return  [year  not  given]  ;  enlisted  for  town  of  West 


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Melot,  John,  co7itinued. 

Springfield;  mustered  by  Col.  Woodbridge,  County  Muster  Master;  also,  muster 
roll  for  Jan. -Aug.,  1777,  dated  Van  Schaick's  Island  and  sworn  to  in  Camp  at 
Stillwater;  enlisted  Dec.  2,  1776;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  muster  roll  dated 
Albany,  Nov.  10,  1777;  reported  sick  in  general  hospital;  also,  muster  roll  dated 
Alban.y,  Jan.  2, 1778 ;  reported  under  inoculation ;  also,  muster  rolls  dated  Albany 
Feb.  4,  March  9,  April  16,  and  May  13, 1778 ;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Fort  Constitu 
tion,  June  15, 1778 ;  also,  muster  rolls  dated  White  Plains,  July  20,  and  Aug.  5, 1778 
also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1778,  dated  "White  Plains ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept. 

1778,  dated  Fredericksburgh ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1778,  dated  Camp  Rox- 
bury;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec,  1778,  and  Jan.,  1779,  dated  Camp 
Continental  Village ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Feb.,  1779,  dated  Quarters  near  Croten 
River ;  also,  muster  roll  for  March,  1779,  dated  Quarters  near  Croten  Bridge ;  also, 
muster  roll  for  April,  1779,  dated  "  Crompond;  "  also,  muster  roll  for  May,  1779, 
dated  Camp  Highlands;  reported  sick  in  general  hospital;  also,  muster  roll  for 
June,  1779,  dated  Constitution  Island;  reported  sick  in  general  hospital  at  Fish- 
kill  May  3,  1779;  also,  muster  rolls  for  July  and  Aug.,  1779,  dated  Camp  High- 
lands ;  reported  sick  at  New  Hackinsack  Ma.y  3, 1779 ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept., 

1779,  sworn  to  at  Camp  Bedford ;  reported  sick  at  New  Hackinsack  ;  also,  muster 
roll  for  Oct.,  1779,  dated  Camp  near  Peekskill;  reported  sick  at  Fishkill  May  4, 
1779;  also,  muster  roll  for  Dec,  1779,  dated  Continental  Village;  reported  dis- 
charged Dec.  2,  1779. 

Melot,  Johx.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  ship  "Lion,"  commanded 
by  Capt.  Wingate  Newman,  sworn  to  at  Boston,  July  12, 1781 ;  age,  22  yrs. ;  stat- 
ure, 5  ft.  5  in. ;  complexion,  dark. 

Meloy,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  Philip  Thomas's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt. ; 
subsistence  allowed  from  date  of  entering  service,  Dec.  11,  1776,  to  Feb.  6,  1777; 
credited  with  58  daj's  allowance;  subsistence  also  allowed  for  11  days  (220  miles) 
travel  on  march  from  Boston  to  Bennington. 

Melsord,  George.  Capt.  William  Hooper's  co. ;  company  receipt,  for  advance  pay, 
given  to  Daniel  Hopkins,  dated  Salem,  Sept.  26,  1775. 

Melton,  William.  Certificate  dated  Dedham,  June  18,  1781,  signed  by  Ebenezer 
Battelle,  Chairman  of  a  Class  of  the  town  of  Dedham,  certifying  that  the  class  had 
hired  said  Melton  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years,  agree- 
able to  resolve  of  Dec  2,  1780. 

Mell'en,  Abram.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  April  12,  1778;  Capt.  Reed's  co.,  Col.  Alden's  regt. 

Melune,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Hunter's  co.,  Col.  Jones's  regt. ;  service,  2  days, 
on  an  alarm,  in  defence  of  a  ship  loading  with  masts  at  Sheepscot  river.  Roll 
dated  Newcastle,  Sept.  15,  1777. 

Melvan,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Hart  Williams's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776; 
reported  promoted  to  Corporal  Sept.  17,  1776. 

Melvel,  Thomas.  Captain,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  list  of  officers 
dated  Boston,  April  18, 1777,  submitted  by  Col.  Crafts  to  the  Council  for  approval ; 
said  officers  approved  in  Council  April  18,  1777. 

Melvell,  John,  Marblehead.  Sergeant,  Capt.  William  Blackler's  co..  Col.  John 
Glover's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  engaged  May  15,  1775;  service, 
2  mos.,  3  weeks,  1  day. 

Melvell,  Thomas.  Captain,  2d  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  list  of  offi- 
cers to  be  commissioned,  as  returned  by  Col.  Crafts,  dated  Boston,  Sept.  27,  1776; 
ordered  in  Council  Oct.  9,  1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  623 

Melvex,  Amos.  Lists  of  men  appearing  under  the  heading  "  Hartwell  Brook  the  first 
Everidge;"  said  Melven  appears  among  6  weeks  men  in  Dec.  [1775],  and  Jan. 
1776,  and  among  men  forming  the  first  guard  at  Cambridge  [year  not  given]  ; 
also,  certificate  dated  Concord,  Sept.  17, 1777,  signed  by  Ephraim  Wood,  Town 
Clerk,  by  order  of  the  Selectmen,  certifying  that  said  Melven  went  with  others 
from  Concord  to  Boston  on  an  alarm  to  convey  stores  thence  and  returned  with 
empty  teams;  said  Melven  traveled  19  miles  to  Cambridge;  also,  Corporal,  Capt. 
Simon  Hunt's  co..  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt. ;  engaged  Nov.  10,  1777 ;  service 
to  Feb.  3,  1778,  2  mos.  23  days,  at  Cambridge;  company  detached  from  militia. 

Melven,  David  (also  given  David,  Jr.),  Concord.  Private,  Capt.  Abishai  Brown's 
CO.,  Col.  John  Nixon's  (5th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775  ;  enlisted  April 
24,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  15  days,  also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  30,  1775. 

Melven,  David,  Concord.  Private,  Capt.  Abishai  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  "Whitney's 
regt. ;  service  from  Nov.  1,  1776,  to  Dec.  1,  1776, 1  mo.  2  days.  Roll  dated  Camp 
at  Hull. 

Melven,  David,  Concord.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  for  Continental  service,  as 
returned  by  Seth  Washburn,  Superintendent  for  Worcester  Co. ;  Capt.  Hall's  co. ; 
age, 23  3'rs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Concord;  engaged 
for  town  of  Shrewsbury ;  marched  Aug.  3,  1779 ;  reported  delivered  to  Ensign 
White;  a/io,  Private,  Maj.  Harwood's  co.,6th  Mass.  regt. ;  payroll  for  Jan.-June, 
1780 ;  service,  4  mos.  4  days ;  reported  discharged  May  4,  1780. 

Melven,  David.  List  of  men  appearing  under  the  heading  "  Hartwell  Brook  the  first 
Everidge;  "  said  Melven  appears  among  men  in  service  at  Ticonderoga  in  1776. 

Melven,  Eph.  List  of  men  appearing  under  the  heading  "  Hartwell  Brook  the  first 
Everidge ;  "  said  Melven  appears  among  men  in  service  at  Ticonderoga  in  1776. 

Melven,  Isaac,  Concord.  Capt.  Abishai  Brown's  co..  Col.  John  Robinson's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  7,  1777 ;  service,  5  mos.  28  days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  also.  Private, 
Capt.  Asa  Drury's  CO.,  Col.  Turner's  regt.;  entered  service  July  28,  1781;  dis- 
charged Nov.  30,  1781 ;  service,  4  mos.  7  days,  including  travel  (80  miles)  home; 
roll  endorsed  "  five  Months  Service  at  Rhode  Island." 

Melven,  James,  Hubbardston.  Capt.  Adam  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle's 
regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Melven  and  others,  dated  Charles- 
town  Camp,  July  13,  1775;  also.  Private,  same  co.  and  regt.;  company  return 
dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6, 1775  ;  reported  as  having  gone  to  Quebeck  ;  also,  list  of 
men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  7th  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  as  re- 
turned by  Capt.  William  Marean,  dated  Hubbardston,  Dec.  29,  1777;  residence, 
Hubbardston. 

Melven,  Jn.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  SuflFolk 
Co.,  dated  Boston,  March  30,  1777 ;  Col.  Crane's  regt.     [See  James  Melvin.] 

Melven,  John,  Gorham.  Corporal,  Capt.  Hart  Williams's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phin- 
ney's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776;  enlisted 
April  17,  1776;  reported  re-engaged  Dec.  1,  1776;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve 
in  the  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Samuel  Whitmore's  (Gorham)  co..  Col. 
Reuben  Fogg's  (3d  Cumberland  Co.)  regt.,  as  returned  to  Capt.  Briant  Morton; 
residence,  Gorham  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Gorham ;  joined  Capt.  Smith's  co.,  Col. 
Yose's  (also  given  Col.  Patterson's)  regt. ;  term,  3  years,  to  expire  Dec.  -,  1779; 
also.  Private,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Yose's  (1st)  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  June  12,  1779;  reported  de- 
serted June  12,  1779,  but  returned  April  17,  1780;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  George 
Smith's  CO.,  Col.  Yose's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Dec,  1777,  sworn  to  at  Camp  near 
Yalley  Forge;  appointed  Nov.  17,  1777;  reported  attending  court-martial;  also. 
Private,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec,  1778,  sworn  to  in 
Quarters  at  Providence;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Jan.,  1779;  also, 


624  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 


Melven,  John,  cotitinued. 

Capt.  George  W.  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Vose's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Feb.,  1779,  sworn 
to  in  Quarters  at  Providence;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Yose's  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Quarters,  Providence. 

Melven,  Josiah.  List  of  men  appearing  under  the  heading  "  Hartwell  Brook  the  first 
Everidge ;  "  said  Melven  appears  among  men  in  service  at  Ticonderoga  in  1776. 

Melven,  Josiah.  Capt.  Abishai  Brown's  co..  Col.  John  Robinson's  regt.;  enlisted 
July  7,  1777 ;  service,  5  mos.  28  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

Melven,  Nathan.  Private,  Capt.  Deliverance  Davis's  co.  of  militia,  Col.  Asa  Whet- 
comb's  regt.,  which  marched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  said 
Melven  marched  April  20,  1775;  left  place  of  rendezvous  April  27,  1775;  service, 
10  days. 

Melven,  Samuel.  List  of  men  appearing  under  the  heading  "  Hartwell  Brook  tlie  first 
Everidge;  "  said  Melven  appears  among  6  weeks  men  in  Dec.  [1775]  and  Jan., 
1776  ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Hosmer's  (Light  Infantry)  co. ;  company  return 
endorsed  "  1776;  "  also,  Capt.  Abishai  Brown's  co..  Col.  John  Robinson's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  7,  1777 ;  service,  5  mos.  28  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

Melvil,  George.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master  for 
Worcester  Co. ;  Capt.  Gates's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  regt.;  mustered  May  26,  1777; 
term,  3  j^ears;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  McFarland's  corps  of  invalids;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1780,  to  July  10, 1780 ;  reported  trans- 
ferred from  Col.  Putnam's  regt. ;  also  reported  deserted  July  10,  1780. 

Melvil,  John.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Massachusetts,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Fisk  ;  engaged  Feb.  17,  1777  ;  discharged  July  31,  1777 ;  service,  5  mos.  14  daj's ; 
roll  dated  Boston ;  also,  pay  roll  for  same  service  dated  Salem  ;  also,  same  vessel 
and  commander;  engaged  July 31,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  16, 1777;  service,  2  mos. 
17  days ;  roll  dated  Boston. 

Melvill,  John.  Capt.  William  Blackler's  co..  Col.  John  Glover's  regt.;  receipt  for 
advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Melvill  and  others,  dated  Cambridge,  June  27,  1775; 
also,  Sergeant,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in 
money  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  20,  1775. 

Melvill,  John.  List  of  prisoners  delivered  to  Col.  Gabriel  Johonnot  by  Charles 
Waller,  Commissary  of  Prisoners  at  Rhode  Island,  March  17,  1778 ;  reported  a 
Seaman. 

Melvill,  John.  Sailor,  ship  "  Eagle,"  commanded  by  Capt.  William  Groves ;  descrip- 
tive list  of  ofl!icers  and  crew,  sworn  to  June  17,  1780;  stature,  5  ft.  3  in. ;  com- 
plexion, light. 

Melvill,  Thomas.  Captain;  list  of  officers  submitted  to  the  Council  for  approval  by 
Thomas  Crafts,  Jr.,  Lieutenant  Colonel  of  the  train ;  approved  and  ordered  in 
Council  May  10,  1776,  that  said  officers  be  granted  beating  orders;  also,  Captain, 
2d  CO.,  Col.  Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt.;  engaged  May  9,  1776;  service  to  Nov.  1, 
1776, 5  mos.  24  days ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  service  from  Nov.  1, 1776,  to  Feb. 
1,  1777,  3  mos. ;  reported  as  serving  1  mo.  in  Colony  service,  2  mos.  in  Continen- 
tal service;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  service  from  Feb.  1,  1777,  to  May  8,  1777, 
3  mos.  7  days ;  roll  dated  Boston ;  also,  resignation  dated  Boston,  Oct.  21,  1778, 
signed  by  said  Melvill,  stating  that  after  the  evacuation  of  Boston  he  had  been 
appointed  Captain  in  Col.  Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt.  and  the  year  following  had 
been  appointed  Major  in  said  regiment;  that  lie  had  been  almost  3  years  in  tlie 
service  and  would  willingly  continue  to  serve;  but  owing  to  inadequate  pay 
and  consequent  inability  to  support  his  family,  he  felt  compelled  to  resign  his 
commission ;  ordered  in  Council  Nov.  2,  1778,  that  the  resignation  be  accepted 
and  that  Col.  Crafts  be  directed  to  discharge  said  Maj.  Melvill. 


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Melville,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Melvel,  Melvell,  Melvil, 

Melvill,  Melwell.]  • 

Melville,  George,  Petersham.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Gardner's  co.,  Col.  Rufiis  Putnam's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  5,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779  ;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Gates's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  regt. ;  return  dated  Albany, 
Feb.  9,  1778 ;  residence,  Petersham ;  engaged  for  town  of  Petersham ;  mustered 
by  Capt.  Newhall;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Gates's  co..  Col.  Putnam's  (4th)  regt.;  re- 
turn for  State  gi'atuity,  approved  April  22,  1779.     [See  George  Melvin.] 

Melville,  Thomas.  Captain  and  Major,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's  (Artillerj')  regt.; 
Continental  Armv  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Nov.  2,  1778; 
reported  as  serving  4  mos.  8  days  as  Captain,  17  mos.  24  days  as  Major;  also, 
same  regt. ;  pa\' abstract  of  field  and  staff  officers  for  Oct.,  1777;  service,  1  mo., 
on  expedition  to  Rhode  Island. 

Melvix, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Malvein,  Mellvin,  Melvan, 

Melven,  Melvn.] 

Melvix,  Amos,  Concord.  Private,  Capt.  David  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  pay 
abstract  for  mileage  to  and  from  camp,  dated  Winter  Hill,  Jan.  15,  1776  ;  mileage 
(30  miles)  allowed  said  Melvin;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Simon  Hunt's  co..  Col. 
Brooks's  regt. ;  service  from  Feb.  3,  1778,  to  April  3,  1778,  2  mos.,  at  Cambridge. 

Melvin,  Bexjamix,  Chelmsford.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Barron's  co.  of  militia,  Col. 
David  Green's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5 

days. 

Melvix,  David,  New  Ipswich.  Descriptive  list  endorsed  "August  4,  1775;"  Capt. 
Ezra  Town's  CO.,  Col.  James  Read's  regt. ;  rank.  Private;  age,  27  }'rs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  3  in.;  complexion,  brown;  eyes,  light;  occupation,  cordwainer;  birthplace, 
Concord  ;  residence.  New  Ipswich ;  enlisted  May  10, 1775 ;  mustered  June  11, 1775. 

Melvix,  David.  Order  on  Deacon  JefFers,  Paymaster  to  the  Colony  troops,  pa^'able 
to  Col.  Ephraim  Jackson,  dated  Camp  at  Hull,  July  10,  1776,  signed  by  said 
Melvin  and  others  belonging  to  Capt.  Abishai  Brown's  co..  Col.  Whitney's  regt., 
for  advance  pay,  travel  allowance,  etc. ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Abishai  Brown's  co., 
Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ;  service  from  June  13, 1776,  4  da3-s  preceding  march, 
to  Nov.  1,  1776,  4  mos.  18  days ;  rolls  dated  Camp  at  Hull ;  also,  list  of  men  ap- 
pearing under  the  heading  "  Hartwell  Brook  the  first  Everidge;"  said  Melvin 
appears  among  men  in  service  with  Capt.  Abishai  Brown  in  1777. 

Melvix,  David.  Private,  Capt.  Francis  Brown's  co..  Col.  Mcintosh's  regt.,  Gen.  Lov- 
ell's  brigade;  enlisted  Aug.  1,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  11,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  14 
days,  on  expedition  to  Rhode  Island,  including  3  days  (60  miles)  travel  home. 

Melvix,  David.  List  of  men  appearing  under  the  heading  "  Hartwell  Brook  the  first 
Everidge;"  said  Melvin  appears  among  men  with  Col.  Buttrick  at  Rhode  Island 
in  1778. 

Melvix,  David.  List  of  9  months  men  mustered  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master 
for  Worcester  Co.;  Capt.  Rice's  co..  Col.  Cushing's  regt.;  engaged  for  town  of 
Shrewsbury  ;  mustered  July  15,  1779 ;  also.  Private,  Maj.  Joseph  Thompson's  co., 
Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  Aug. -Oct.,  1779;  enlisted  Aug.  3  (also 
given  Aug.  4),  1779;  also,  Maj.  Peter  Harwood's  co..  Col.  Nixon's  (6th)  regt.; 
pay  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec,  1779. 

Melvin,  George,  Petersham.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  7th  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Asa  How  and  Capt.  Wing 
Spooner,  dated  Dec.  12,  1777 ;  residence.  Petersham ;  engaged  for  town  of  Peters- 
ham; joined  Capt.  Benjamin  Gates's  co..  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  regt.;  term,  3 
years.     [See  George  Melville.] 


626  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Melvin,  Isaac.  Corporal,  Capt.  Samuel  Heald's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  (Light  Infan- 
try) regt. ;  entered  service  Sept.  25,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  25,  1779;  service,  2 
mos.  4  days  (also  given  2  mos.),  at  Rhode  Island. 

Melvin,  James,  Concord  (also  given  Springfield).  Matross,  Capt.  Bryant's  co..  Col. 
Mason's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  20,  1777, 
to  Dec.  31,  1779;  residence.  Concord;  ci'edited  to  town  of  Concord;  also,  Capt. 
Benjamin  Frothingham's  co..  Col.  John  Crane's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1778, 
dated  Springfield;  enlistment,  during  war;  a^so,  return  dated  Springfield,  Nov. 
1,  1779,  of  matrosses  belonging  to  Capt  Benjamin  Frothingham's  co.,  Col.  John 
Crane's  (Artillery)  regt.,  being  part  of  the  quota  of  Massachusetts  for  the  year 
1779,  and  who  were  entitled  to  the  gratuity  from  the  State ;  above  men  certified 
as  having  enlisted  for  3  years  or  during  the  war  and  as  being  in  actual  service  at 
date  of  return ;  company  stationed  at  Springfield;  also,  Capt.  Bryant's  co..  Col. 
Hodgsdon's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780, 
to  Dec.  31,  1780 ;  company  stationed  at  Springfield ;  also,  list  of  men  entitled  to 
$20  or  200  acres  of  land,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  March  5,  1801 ;  8th  Mass.  regt. ; 
residence,  Springfield. 

Melvin,  Jajies,  Hubbardston.  Private,  Capt.  William  Marean's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  Doolittle's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
8  days. 

Melvin,  John,  Gorhara  (also  given  Falmouth).  Private,  Capt.  Hart  Williams's  co., 
Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt. ;  billeting  allowed  from  time  of  enlistment  to  date 
of  marching,  July  5,  1775 ;  credited  with  allowance  for  7  weeks  1  day ;  also, 
Private,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  April  17,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  descriptive  list 
dated  Feb.  3,  1781;  Capt.  Noah  Allen's  co.,  1st  Mass.  regt.;  age,  28  yrs. ;  stat- 
ure, 5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  brown;  birthplace,  Chester;  residence, 
Falmouth ;  enlisted  Feb.  22,  1780,  by  Col.  Vose,  at  Boston ;  enlistment,  during 
war;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Noah  Allen's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt. ;  mus- 
ter roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  reported  transferred  to  Light  Infantry 
CO.;  also,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Cushing's  (Light  Infantry)  co..  Col.  Vose's  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  Garrison  at  West  Point;  also,  muster  roll  for 
Feb.-Nov.,  1781,  dated  Huts  near  West  Point;  also,  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1782, 
dated  Hutts;  also,  muster  roll  for  Feb.,  1782,  sworn  to  at  West  Point. 

Melvin,  Jonathan.  Receipt  given  to  the  Selectmen  of  Shelburne,  dated  Sept.  22, 1777, 
signed  by  said  Melvin  and  others,  for  mileage,  etc.,  from  Shelburne  to  Stillwater 
(112  miles) ;  Capt.  John  Wells  certifies  that  the  men  whose  names  appear  upon 
above  receipt  went  out  of  the  town  with  him ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  John  Wells's 
CO.,  Col.  David  Wells's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  22,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  23,  1777; 
service,  1  mo.  2  days,  in  Northern  department;  company  raised  from  Hampshire 
Co.  militia;  roll  dated  Shelburne. 

Melvin,  Josiah.  List  of  men  drafted  from  Concord  town  co.  to  go  to  Rhode  Island 
on  an  alarm  July  23,  1777. 

Melvin,  Josiah,  Jr.,  Concord.  Private ;  list  of  men  belonging  to  Concord  town  co., 
dated  1778;  also,  list  of  6  months  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780, 
returned  as  received  of  Maj.  Joseph  Hosnier,  Superintendent  for  Middlesex  Co., 
by  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  dated  Springfield ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men 
raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to 
resolve  of  June  5, 1780,  returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig. 
Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  14,  1780  ;  age,  21  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in. ; 
complexion,  light ;  engaged  for  town  of  Concord  ;  marched  to  camp  July  14, 1780, 
under  command  of  Capt.  Hancock ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  ser- 
vice and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return 
dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by 


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Melvin,  Josiah,  Jr.,  continued. 

the  town  of  Concord  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched 
to  camp  July  10,  1780;  discharged  Nov.  16,  1780;  service,  4  mos.  17  days,  includ- 
ing travel  (200  miles)  home. 

Meia'in,  Nathan.  Sergeant,  Capt.  William  Thurlo's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ; 
service  from  July  30,  1778,  to  Sept.  13,  1778,  1  mo.  15  days,  at  Rhode  Island.  Roll 
sworn  to  in  Worcester  Co. 

Melvin,  Reuben.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Harwood's  co..  Col.  John  Dickason's  (Dickin- 
son's) regt.;  enlisted  July  19,  1777;  discharged  July  31,  1777;  service,  15  days; 
company  marched  to  Manchester  on  an  alarm  to  join  forces  under  Col.  Warner; 
roll  sworn  to  at  Chesterfield;  also,  Capt.  William  Ward's  (Plantation  No.  5)  co., 
(late)  Col.  Ezra  May's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  22,  1777 ; 
service,  5  days ;  company  marched  to  Bennington  on  an  alarm. 

Melvin,  Samuel,  Concord.  Private,  Capt.  David  Wheeler's  co..  Col.  Nixon's  regt.; 
pay  abstract  for  mileage  to  and  from  camp,  dated  Winter  Hill,  Jan.  15,  1776. 

Melvn,  David,  Jr.  Capt.  Brown's  co..  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  order  for  advance  pay, 
signed  by  said  Melvn  and  others,  dated  Cambridge,  June  10,  1775. 

Melwell,  John,  Marblehead.  Sergeant,  Capt.  William  Blackler's  (6th)  co.,  Col.  John 
Glover's  (21st)  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  9,  1775. 

Melzard, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Malzard,  Melford,  Melgart, 

Melsord,  Melzare,  Melzer,  Melzerd,  Milzard.] 

Melzard,  George.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  ship  "Thorn,"  com- 
manded by  Capt.  Richard  Cowell,  dated  Marblehead,  Sept.  14, 1780;  stature,  S  ft. 
4  in. ;  complexion,  light. 

Melzard,  John.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Massachusetts,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Fisk  ;  engaged  March  7,  1777  ;  discharged  July  31, 1777 ;  service,  4  mos.  24  days  ; 
roll  dated  Boston ;  also,  pay  roll  for  same  service,  dated  Salem ;  also,  same  vessel 
and  commander;  engaged  July  31,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  16,  1777;  roll  dated 
Boston  ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  ship  "  Thorn,"  commanded 
by  Capt.  Richard  Cowell,  sworn  to  at  Marblehead,  Sept.  14,  1780 ;  stature,  5  ft.  9 
in.;  complexion,  dark. 

Melzard,  Nicholas,  Marblehead.  Private,  Capt.  William  Curtis's  (1st)  co.,  Col. 
John  Glover's  (21st)  regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  reported  sick 
and  absent;  also,  order  for  l)ounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Beverly, 
Jan.  6,  1776. 

Melzard,  Nicholas.  Petition  dated  Boston,  Jan.  28,  1783,  signed  by  Thomas  Elkins, 
in  behalf  of  himself  and  others,  of  Marblehead,  asking  that  said  Melzard  be  com- 
missioned as  commander  of  the  schooner  "  Rover "  (privateer) ;  advised  in 
Council  Jan.  29,  1783,  that  a  commission  be  issued;  also,  list  of  prisoners  sent  in 
the  schooner  "Hostage"  to  be  exchanged  for  British  prisoners,  as  returned  by 
Thomas  Stone,  Commissary  [j'ear  not  given]  ;  reported  taken  in  a  prize  of  the 
sloop  "  Rover"  (privateer)  by  the  British  ship  "Milford." 

Melzard,  Peter,  Marblehead  (also  given  Boston).  Capt.  John  Merrett's  (7th)  co.. 
Col.  John  Glover's  (21st)  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Melzard 
and  others,  dated  Cambridge,  June  27,  1775 ;  also,  Pi-ivate,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  30,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  6  days; 
company  marched  to  Cambridge  ;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

Melzard,  Thomas,  Marblehead.  Private,  Capt.  Nicholson  Broughton's  (5th)  co.,  Col. 
John  Glover's  (21st)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775  ;  enlisted  May  25, 1775  ; 
service,  2  mos.  12  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  20,  1775. 


628  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Melzare,  Nicholas,  Marblehead.  Private,  Capt.  William  Courtis's  co..  Col.  John 
Glover's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  18,  1775;  service, 
2  mos.  19  days. 

Melzer,  George.  Private,  Capt.  William  Hooper's  co. ;  enlisted  July  19,  1775 ; 
service  to  Dec.  31,  1775,  5  mos.  26  days,  in  defence  of  seacoast.  Rolls  dated 
Marblehead. 

Melzerd,  Thomas.  Capt.  Nicholson  Broughton's  co..  Col.  Glover's  regt.;  receipt  for 
advance  pa.v,  signed  by  said  Melzerd  and  others,  dated  Cambridge,  June  27, 1775. 

Men,  "  Armer.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  to  serve  in  the  Con- 
tinental Army,  as  returned  by  Noah  Goodman,  Superintendent;  age,  25  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark ;  occupation,  farmer;  engaged 
for  town  of  Westfield;  engaged  March  13,  1781;  terra,  3  years.  [See  Armour 
Mein.] 

Mendal,  Church,  Rochester.  Order  on  David  JeflFries,  Paymaster,  payable  to  Capt. 
Turner,  dated  Camp  at  Hull,  June  29,  1776,  signed  by  said  Mendal  and  others 
belonging  to  Capt.  Thomas  Turner's  co.,  for  advance  pay  for  1  month,  etc. 

Mendall,  .  [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mandall,  Mandell,  Men- 
dal, Mendil,  Mendol,  Mendoll.] 

Mexdall,  Ajios,  Hardwick.  Private,  3d  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  24, 1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779 ;  also,  Capt.  Benja- 
min Warren's  co..  Col.  Alden's  regt.;  return  dated  Albany,  Jan.  12,  1778;  resi- 
dence, Hardwick ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Hardwick  ;  mustered  by  Capt.  Newell  and 
by  a  Continental  Muster  Master ;  reported  on  furlough ;  also,  Capt.  Warren's  co., 
(late)  Col.  Alden's  regt. ;  return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15, 
1777,  and  who  had  not  been  absent  subsequently  except  on  furlough,  certified  at 
Cherry  Valley,  Feb.  2i,  1779;  also,  Maj.  Daniel  Whiting's  co.,  6th  Mass.  regt. 
forinerl)'  commanded  by  Col.  Ichabod  Alden ;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April, 
1779,  dated  Cherry  Valley;  enlisted  March  24,  1777;  enlistment,  3  years;  also, 
Major's  co..  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  Continental  Armj'  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Jan.  1,  1780,  to  March  24,  1780. 

Mendall,  Church,  Rochester.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Edward  Hammond's  co.,  Col. 
Theophilus  Cotton's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  engaged  May  1, 1775 ; 
service,  3  mos.  8  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  11,  1775;  also.  Ser- 
geant, Capt.  Thomas  Turner's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt.;  engaged  June 
10,  1776 ;  service  to  Dec.  1,  1776,  5  mos.  28  days. 

Mendall,  Church,  Rochester.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Parker's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer 
Sprout's  regt. ;  service,  15  days ;  company  marched  from  Rochester  to  "  foglon 
ferry,"  R.  I.,  under  command  of  2d  Lieutenant  John  Doty  on  the  alarm  of  Dec. 
8,  1776. 

Mendall,  Daniel,  Rochester.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Hammond's  co.  of  Minute- 
men,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt.,  which  marched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of 
April  19,  1775;  service  from  April  20  to  April  26,  1775,  7  days;  also,  Corporal, 
Capt.  Edward  Hammond's  co..  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  8  days;  a/so, company  return 
dated  Oct.  7,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated 
Roxbury,  Nov.  11,  1775;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Parker's  co..  Col.  Eljenezer 
Sprout's  regt. ;  service,  15  days;  company  marched  from  Rochester  to  "foglon 
ferry,"  R.  I.,  under  command  of  2d  Lieutenant  John  Doty  on  the  alarm  of  Dec. 
8,  1776. 

Mendall,  Moses,  Hardwick.  Private,  Capt.  Simeon  Hazeltine's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  16  days. 


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Mexdall,  Paul.  Brigade  Major;  list  of  officers  of  Worcester  Co.  militia;  commis- 
sioned March  13,  1778. 

Mexdall,  SASirEL,  Rochester.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Parker's  cc,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Sprout's  regt. ;  service,  15  days ;  company  marched  from  Rochester  to  "  foglon 
ferry,"  R.  I.,  under  command  of  2d  Lieutenant  John  Doty  on  the  alarm  of  Dec 
8,  1776;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Briggs's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotten's  regt..  Gen 
Palmor's  brigade;  service,  32  days,  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. 
Sept.  29,1777;  «/!«o,  Capt.  Charles  Church's  co.,  4th  Plymouth  Co.  regt.  com 
manded  by  Lieut.  Col.  White;  entered  service  July  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8 
1780 ;  service,  9  days,  at  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm. 

Mendall,  Seth,  Rochester.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Parker's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's 
regt. ;  service,  15  days ;  company  marched  from  Rochester  to  "  foglon  ferry,"  R.  I., 
under  command  of  2d  Lieutenant  John  Doty  on  the  alarm  of  Dec  8,  1776;  also, 
Capt.  Samuel  Briggs's  co..  Col.  Theophilus  Cotten's  regt..  Gen.  Palmor's  brigade ; 
service,  32  days,  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  Sept.  29, 1777 ;  also,  2d 
CO.  commanded  by  Lieut.  John  Doty,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt.;  entered  ser- 
vice May  6,  1778;  discharged  May  7,  1778;  service,  2  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Dart- 
mouth; also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  entered  service  Sept.  5,  1778;  discharged  Sept. 
11,  1778;  service,  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth. 

Mendeji,  William.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
Suffblk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  May  11,  1777;  Col.  Crane's  regt. 

Mexdil,  Samuel,  Dartmouth.  Capt.  Manasseh  Kempton's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpen- 
ter's regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage  from  camp  at  Rhode  Island  home  to  Dart- 
mouth Sept.  1,  1777;  mileage  (40  miles)  allowed  said  Mendil. 

Mendol,  Church,  Rochester.  Corporal,  Capt.  Edward  Hammond's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt.,  which  marched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April 
19,  1775;  service  from  April  20  to  April  26,  1775,  7  days. 

Mexdol,  Daxiel,  Pvochester.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Haskell's  co..  Col.  Benjamin 
Hawes's  regt.;  service  from  July  29,  1778,  to  Sept.  11,  1778,  1  mo.  15  days,  at 
Rhode  Island;  company  raised  in  Plymouth  Co. 

Mexdol,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Dillingham's  co. ;  enlisted  April  15,  1776; 
service,  7  mos.  20  daj'S ;  company  stationed  at  Dartmouth  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Mendol,  Seth,  Rochester.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Hammond's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt.,  which  marched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April 
19, 1775;  service  from  April  20  to  April  26,  1775,  7  days;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin 
Dillingham's  co. ;  enlisted  May  6,  1776;  service,  6  mos.  29  days;  company  sta- 
tioned at  Dartmouth  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Mendoll,  Samuel.  Order  dated  Rochester,  May  2,  1778,  signed  by  said  Mendol  and 
others,  for  bounty  for  service  at  Rhode  Island  in  Capt.  Samuel  Briggs's  co..  Col. 
Cotten's  regt.,  payable  to  Lieut.  Solomon  Young. 

Mexdoll,  Seth.  Order  dated  Rochester,  May  2,  1778,  signed  by  said  Mendoll  and 
others,  for  bounty  for  service  at  Rhode  Island  in  Capt.  Samuel  Briggs's  co.,  Col. 
Cotten's  regt.,  payable  to  Lieut.  Solomon  Young. 

Mexdoll,  Thomas.  Corporal,  Capt.  Thomas  Crandon's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's 
regt.;  entered  service  Aug.  2,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  6  days,  on 
an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

Mendox,  John,  Kittery.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  [year 
not  given];  residence,  Kittery;  enlisted  for  town  of  Kittery.  [See  Jonathan 
Mendum.] 


630  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Mendon,  Jonathan.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
SuflTolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  2,  1777;  Capt.  Donnell's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Brew- 
er's regt. 

Mendon,  William,  Boston.  Matross,  Capt.  William  Treadwell's  co.,  Col.  John 
Crane's  (Artillery')  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  fi'om  April 
30,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  residence,  Boston;  credited  to  town  of  Maiden;  term, 
during  war;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Dec,  1777;  reported  on 
command  at  Springfield;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1778, 
dated  Springfield;  also,  return  dated  Springfield,  Nov.  1,  1779,  of  matrosses  be- 
longing to  Capt.  Benjamin  Frothingliam's  co..  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artillery) 
regt.,  being  part  of  the  quota  of  Massachusetts  for  the  year  1779,  and  who  were 
entitled  to  the  gratuity  from  the  State ;  above  men  certified  as  having  enlisted  for 
3  years  or  during  the  war  and  as  being  in  actual  service  at  date  of  return ;  com- 
pany stationed  at  Springfield. 

Mendul,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Manasseh  Kempton's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  2,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  29,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.,  at  Rhode 
Island,  including  travel  home. 

Mendum,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mendem,  Mendon.] 

Mendi'm,  Jonathan,  Kittery.  Private,  Capt.  Tobias  Fernald's  co..  Col.  Edmund 
Phinney's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8, 1776;  enlisted 
Feb.  16,  1776;  reported  re-engaged  Nov.  1.5,  1776;  also,  Fifer,  Colonel's  co.,  Col. 
Sprout's  regt.;  Continental  Array  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to 
Dec^  31  (alsogivenNov.  3),  1779;  reported  discharged  Nov.  3, 1779;  also  reported 
as  serving  10  mos.  15  days  as  Private,  5  mos.  15  days  as  Fifer,  20  mos.  as  Private ; 
appointed  FiferNov.  16, 1777 ;  reduced  to  Private  May  1, 1778 ;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
James  Donnell's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt.;  subsistence  allowed  from  date 
of  enlistment,  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  March  20,  1777;  credited  with  79  rations,  including 
rations  for  14  days  travel  to  Bennington  ;  also,  Fifer,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return 
dated  Camp  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  22, 1778;  residence,  Kittery;  enlisted  for  town  of 
Kittery ;  mustered  by  State  Muster  Master. 

Meneere,  Jacob.  Capt.  Josiah  Harris's  co.,  Col.  Bond's  (37th)  regt. ;  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dec.  27,  1775.     [See  Jacob  Munneer.] 

Menjuie,  Peter.  List  of  French  prisoners  sent  from  Halifax  to  Boston  Oct.  8,  1778, 
to  be  exchanged ;  reported  a  Seaman  ;  letter  from  Bat.  Fox,  Commissary  of  Pris- 
oners, to  the  Commissary  of  Prisoners  at  Boston,  dated  on  board  the  "  Rainbow  " 
at  Halifax,  Oct.  8,  1778,  accompanying  list,  requests  that  said  men  be  exchanged 
for  British  prisoners. 

Menter,  Gad,  Nantucket.  List  of  prisoners  returned  from  New  York  in  the  schooner 
"  Speedwell "  Aug.  3,  1777. 

Menule,  Charles.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Chelmsford  for 
service  in  the  Continental  Army  at  North  river  during  1780 ;  reported  deserted 
before  he  arrived  at  camp. 

Menzies, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Meinzies,  Minzey,  Minzies.] 

Mexzies,  John.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Thomas  Melvill's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's 
regt. ;  list  of  oflScers  to  be  commissioned,  as  returned  by  Col.  Crafts,  dated  Boston, 
Sept.  27,  1776;  ordered  in  Council  Oct.  9,  1776,  that  said  officers  be  commis- 
sioned; also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Thomas  Melvill's  (2d)  co..  Col.  Crafts's 
(Artillery)  regt.:  engaged  May  9,  1776;  service  to  Nov.  1,  1776,  5  mos.  24 days; 
also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Col.  Crafts's  regt.;  list  of  officers,  dated  Boston,  April  18, 
1777,  submitted  by  Col.  Crafts  to  the  Council  for  approval;  said  oflScers  approved 
in  Council  April  18,  1777. 


IN  THE   WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  631 


Mexzies,  William.  Petition  dated  Boston,  Oct.  31,  1778,  signed  by  said  Menzies, 
Lieutenant,  in  an  artillery  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  regt.,  stating  that  he  had  served  about 
2  years  and  asking  permission  to  resign  his  commission ;  ordered  in  Council  Nov. 
2,  1778,  that  the  petition  be  granted  and  that  Col.  Crafts  be  directed  to  discharge 
said  Menzies. 

Mephersox,  Paul,  Pembrolie.  List  of  men  mustered  by  James  Hatch,  Muster  Master 
for  Plymouth  Co.  [year  not  given]  ;  Capt.  Turner's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt.; 
age,  27  yrs.;  residence,  Pembroke ;  term,  3  years. 

Meppekson,  Paul.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
James  Hatch's  (8th)  co.,  Col.  John  Cushing's  (2d  Plymouth  Co.)  regt.,  sworn  to 
Feb.  14,  1778;  engaged  for  town  of  Pembroke;  joined  Capt.  Turner's  co.,  Col. 
Bradford's  regt. ;  term,  3  years ;  reported  a  foreigner. 

Merad[?],  Israel.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Porter's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt.; 
pay  abstract  for  mileage,  dated  Dec.  1,  1776;  mileage  for  80  miles  allowed  said 
Merad. 

Meraiam,  Jonathan,  Ashburnham.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Sibley's  co..  Col.  Luke 
Drury's  regt.;  enlisted  Julj'  29,  1781;  marched  Aug.  1,  1781;  arrived  at  camp 
Aug.  11,  1781;  discharged  Nov.  10,1781;  service,  3  mos.  23  days,  including  10 
days  (200  miles)  travel  home;  residence,  Ashburnham;  enlisted  for  town  of 
Ashburnham  ;  regiment  raised  for  3  months. 

[MerJal,  [Bert'm].  List  of  prisoners  delivered  to  Col.  Gabriel  Johonnot  by  Charles 
Waller,  Commissary  of  Prisoners  at  Rhode  Island,  March  17,  1778;  reported  a 
Seaman. 

Meraldea,  Francis.  Capt.  Turner's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  J.  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  list  of 
men  who  died  or  were  discharged  subsequent  to  Jan.  1,  1781 ;  said  Meraldea  dis- 
charged June  8,  1783,  by  Gen.  Washington,  term  of  enlistment  having  expired. 
[See  Francis  Marvel.] 

Meran,  Peirce,  Boston.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  1st 
Middlesex  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  agreeable  to  order  of  Council  of  Nov.  7,  1777; 
residence,  Boston ;  engaged  for  town  of  Cambridge ;  terra,  3  years. 

Meranval,  "  Lewless."  Certificate  dated  Dartmouth,  Feb.  11, 1779,  signed  by  Capt. 
Amasa  Soper,  certifying  that  said  Meranval  and  others  joined  Col.  Marshal's 
regt.,  Gen.  Patteson's  brigade,  Feb.  15,  1777,  and  had  not  been  absent  from  camp 
except  on  furlough.     [See  Lewis  Demoranvilla.] 

Meraw,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  Clap's  co.,  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath's  detach- 
ment of  guards;  enlisted  May  11,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  10,  1779;  service,  3 
mos. ;  company  stationed  at  Dorchester  Heights. 

Meraw,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  Clap's  co.,  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath's  detach- 
ment of  guards;  enlisted  May  11,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  10,  1779;  service,  3 
mos.;  company  stationed  at  Dorchester  Heights ;  a^so,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  11,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  11  (also  given  Nov.  10),  1779;  service,  3  mos.; 
company  stationed  at  Dorchester  Heights. 

Mercer,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Masser,  Messar,  Messer.] 

Mercer,  Jonathan.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co..  Col.  Jacobs's  regt. ;  pay  roll 
for  Nov.,  1778. 

Mercer,  Jonathan,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co..  Col.  Jacobs's  regt.;  pay 
roll  for  Nov.,  1778. 

Mercer,  Peter.  Seaman,  ship  "  Live  Oak,"  Joseph  Chapman,  Master,  bound  on  voy- 
age from  Boston  to  Charleston,  S.  C,  and  Nantes,  and  return ;  portage  bill  made 
up  for  advance  nay  for  1  month,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  17,  1779 ;  engaged  Feb.  2, 
1779. 


632  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Mercer,  William,  Marblehead.  Pi-ivate,  Capt.  Nicholson  Broughton's  co.,  Col.  John 
Glover's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  21,  1775;  service,  1 
mo.  13  days. 

Mercer,  William,  Marblehead.  Descriptive  list  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  10,  1781; 
Capt.  Whipple's  co..  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th)  regt.;  rank,  Private;  age,  55 
yrs.  3  mos. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  dark  ;  hair,  dark  ;  eyes,  light;  resi- 
dence, Marblehead ;  enlisted  March  17, 1777,  by  Lieut.  Col.  Newhall ;  enlistment, 
during  war;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Job  Whipple's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th) 
regt.;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  reported  transferred  to  the 
corps  of  invalids  at  Boston,  Feb.  9,  1781. 

Mercer,  William,  Marlborough.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
[year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Marlborough ;  engaged  for  town  of  Marlborough. 

Mercer,  William.  List  of  men  appearing  under  the  heading  "  Hartwell  Brook  the 
first  Everidge ; "  said  Mercer  appears  among  men  in  service  at  Ticonderoga  in 
1776. 

Mercer,  William.  Corporal;  list  of  men  drafted  from  Concord  town  co.  to  go  to 
Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm  July  23,  1777 ;  also,  list  of  men  belonging  to  Concord 
town  CO.,  dated  1778. 

Mercer,  William.  List  of  men  appearing  under  the  heading  "Hartwell  Brook  the 
first  Everidge ; "  said  Mercer  appears  among  men  forming  the  2d  guard  at  Cam- 
bridge in  1778. 

Mercet,  Bartholomew.  Private,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt.;  service  from 
Jan.  1,  1782,  12  mos. 

Mercet,  John,  Dracut.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by 
Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780. 

Mercet,  William,  Norton.  Private,  4th  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt.;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  15, 1777,  to  Feb.  21, 1778 ;  credited  to  town  of 
Norton;  reported  discharged  Feb.  21  (also  given  Feb.  9),  1778;  also,  Capt. 
Ephraim  Burr's  (4th)  co..  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Camp 
near  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  24,  1778 ;  residence,  Norton. 

Merch,  Bexjamin.  List  of  prisoners  delivered  Col.  Gabriel  Johonnot  by  Charles 
Waller,  Commissary  of  Prisoners  at  Rhode  Island,  March  17,  1778;  reported  a 
Seaman. 

Merchant,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Marchant,  Marchent, 

Marshant,  Merchants,  Merchent.] 

Merchant,  Cornelius.  Private,  Capt.  Mark  Pool's  detachment  of  militia.  Col.  Jacob 
Gerrish's  regt. ;  service  from  Nov.  12, 1777,  to  Feb.  3, 1778,  with  guards  at  Charles- 
town  ;  also,  Capt.  Mark  Pool's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards;  muster 
roll  for  March,  1778,  dated  Winter  Hill ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  service  from 
Feb.  3,  1778,  to  April  5,  1778,  2  mos.  2  days,  at  Cambridge. 

Merchant,  "  Insine."  Capt.  Lot  Crowell's  co..  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  regt.;  ser- 
vice, 3  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth  in  Sept.,  1778. 

Merchant,  Jabez,  Chelsea.  Corporal,  Capt.  Barnabas  Dodge's  (6th)  co..  Col.  Bald- 
win's (38th)  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  Aug.,  1775,  dated  Camp  Chelsea. 

Merchant,  John,  Boston.  Sergeant,  8th  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt.;  Conti- 
nental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also, 
Capt.  Isaiah  Stetson's  co..  Col.  Bradford's  regt. ;  subsistence  allowed  from  date 
of  enlistment,  Dec.  18,  1776,  to  date  of  arrival  at  Bennington,  Feb.  4,  1777;  also, 
same  CO.  and  regt. ;  return  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Boston;  engaged  for  town 
of  Pembroke ;  mustered  by  County  and  Continental  Muster  Masters ;  also,  same 


IN  THE  AVAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  633 

Merchant,  John,  continued. 

CO.  and  regt.;  return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  and 
who  had  not  been  absent  subsequently  except  on  furlough,  etc. ;  enlisted  Dec.  28, 
1776;  joined  Jan.  17,  1777;  also,  list  of  deserters  from  (late)  14tli  Mass.  regt., 
dated  West  Point,  Aug.  19,  1782;  rank,  Sergeant;  age,  28  jts.  ;  stature,  5  ft.  6 
in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  occupation,  mason;  residence,  Boston;  re- 
ported deserted  Feb.  -,  1778,  from  furlough. 

Merchant,  John.  List  of  men  subscribing  to  regulations  for  formation  of  an  Inde- 
pendent CO.  to  be  raised  in  Boston ;  officers  of  said  Boston  Independent  co.  com- 
missioned in  Council  Dec.  7,  1776,  Maj.  Gen.  John  Hancoclc  to  serve  as  Colonel, 
Henry  Jackson  to  serve  as  Lieutenant  Colonel;  also,  Private,  Gen.  John  Han- 
cock's (Boston  Independent)  co.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Henry  Jackson; 
arrived  at  camp  April  17,  1777 ;  discharged  Maj'  5,  1777 ;  service,  21;^  days ;  com- 
pany marched  from  Boston  to  Rhode  Island. 

Merchant,  Joseph,  Salem.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  sloop  "  Race 
Horse,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Clifford  Byrne,  sworn  to  June  7,  1780;  age,  26yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  2  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Salem. 

Merchant,  Joseph.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  9  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  9,  1779, 
as  returned  by  Noah  Goodman,  Superintendent ;  Capt.  Montague's  co.,  Col.  Wil- 
liams's regt.;  age,  20  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  3  in.;  hair,  light;  engaged  for  town  of 
Sunderland ;  reported  delivered  to  Lieut.  William  Storey ;  also,  list  of  men  re- 
turned as  received  of  Noah  Goodman,  Superintendent  for  Hampshire  Co.,  by 
Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  dated  Springfield,  Oct.  19,  1779. 

Merchant,  Josiah.  Private,  Capt.  Lot  Crowell's  co..  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  regt. ; 
service,  13  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth  in  Sept.,  1778;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt. ;  service,  2  days,  guarding  prisoners  belonging  to  the  [British] 
ship  "  Somerset"  lost  on  Cape  Cod  Nov.  -,  1778. 

Merchant,  Philip.  Capt.  Timothy  Corey's  co..  Col.  Gerrish's  regt.;  receipt  for  ad- 
vance pay,  signed  by  said  Merchant  and  others,  dated  June  12,  1775. 

Merchant,  Reuben,  Yarmouth.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Joseph  Otis,  Muster  Master 
for  Barnstable  Co.,  dated  May  19, 1777 ;  Capt.  Russel's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt. ; 
engaged  for  town  of  Yarmouth;  mustered  May  15,  1777;  term,  3  years;  also. 
Sergeant,  6th  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt. ;  Continental  Armj^  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  May  5, 1777,  to  June  10, 1779 ;  reported  deserted  ;  also,  Capt.  John 
Russell's  CO.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt. ;  return  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Yarmouth; 
enlisted  for  town  of  Yarmouth;  mustered  by  County  and  Continental  Muster 
Masters ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  on  or  before 
Aug.  15,  1777,  etc. ;  enlisted  May  5,  1777 ;  joined  June  26,  1777.  [See  Reuben 
Muxhani.] 

Merchant,  Sam.  Quarter  Master,  ship  "  Vengeance,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Thomas 
Thomas;  engaged  June  27,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1779;  service,  2  mos.,  on 
Penobscot  expedition.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. 

Merchant,  Samuel,  Ipswich.  Private,  Capt.  Gideon  Parker's  co..  Col.  Moses  Little's 
(17th)  regt.;  company  return  dated  Oct.  8,  1775;  age,  19  yrs.;  enlisted  Aug.  7, 
1775 ;  reported  as  having  gone  to  Quebec. 

Merchants,  Joseph,  Sunderland.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Taylor's  co..  Col.  Nicholas 
Dyke's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  place  of  discliarge  home, 
etc.,  dated  Dorchester,  Nov.  28, 1776 ;  said  Merchants  credited  with  allowance  for 
5  days  (105  miles)  travel. 

Merchee,  Robert.  Private,  Capt.  John  Spurr's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (6th) 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  March  22, 
1780 ;  reported  discharged  March  22,  1780. 


634  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

Merchent,  Joseph.  Capt.  Ebenezer  Smith's  co.,  13th  Mass.  regt. ;  entered  service 
July  20,  1779;  discharged  April  20,  1780;  term,  9  months. 

Merchus,  William,  New  Providence.  Corporal,  Capt.  Samuel  Sloane's  co..  Col.  John 
Patterson's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  5,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  4  days.     [See  William  Merehew.] 

Merco,  Prince,  Fryeburg.  List  of  men  probably  raised  for  Continental  service  [year 
not  given]  ;  residence,  Fr.veburg;  engaged  for  town  of  Woburn. 

Mercy,  Bartholomew.  Private,  Col.  Benjamin  Tapper's  (10th)  regt.;  service  from 
July  1,1781,  6  mos. 

Mercy,  Elijah,  Hatfield.  Private,  Capt.  Perez  Graves's  co.,  which  marched  April  21, 
1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Ware;  service,  2  days. 

Mercy,  Elijah.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanns  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  (15th) 
regt.;  muster  roll  for  July  1780,  dated  "  Camp  Tenack;  "  enlisted  July  5,  1780; 
enlistment,  6  months ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Aug.  and  Sept., 
1780;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Nov.  and  Dec,  1780,  dated  Gar- 
rison West  Point;  reported  on  command  cutting  wood. 

Mercy,  Gardiner.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term 
of  9  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  9,  1779,  returned  as  received  of  Noah 
Goodman,  Superintendent  for  Hampshire  Co.,  by  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner, 
dated  Springfield,  Oct.  19,  1779;  engaged  for  town  of  Whately. 

Mercy,  John.  List  of  prisoners  sent  in  the  cartel  "Silver  Eel"  from  Halifax  to 
Boston  Oct.  8,  1778,  to  be  exchanged  for  British  prisoners,  as  returned  by  Bat. 
Fox,  Commissary  of  Prisoners;  reported  a  Seaman. 

Mercy,  John.  List  of  6  months  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  re- 
turned as  received  of  Maj.  Joseph  Hosmer,  Superintendent  for  Middlesex  Co.,  by 
Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  dated  Springfield,  Aug.  6,  1780;  engaged  for  town  of 
Dracut. 

Mercy,  Joseph,  Dudlej'.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Healey's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer 
Learned's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  engaged  April  27,  1775 ;  service, 
3  mos.,  1  week,  4  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  6,  1775;  also. 
Quarter  Master,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Healy's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's  regt.;  ser- 
vice, 43  days;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm  in  Dec,  1776,  and 
was  stationed  at  Providence  Jan.  21,  1777. 

Mercy',  Moses.  Order  on  Henry  Gardner,  Treasurer  and  Receiver  General,  payable 
to  Jacob  Davis,  dated  Charlton,  Feb.  19,  1782,  signed  by  said  Mercy  and  others, 
for  wages  for  3  mos.  service  in  1780  in  Capt.  Benjamin  Alton's  co..  Col.  Rand's 
regt. 

Merdun,  Isaac.  Private,  (late)  Capt.  Benjamin  Warren's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John 
Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  June,  1781 ;  enlisted  April  2,  1781 ;  enlist- 
ment, 3  years;  reported  on  command  at  West  Point. 

Mereal,  Samuel,  Sanford.  Private,  Capt.  Jedediah  Goodwin's  co.,  Col.  Edward 
Wiggelsworth's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  and  mileage  home;  290 
miles  travel  allowed  said  Mereal;  company  discharged  at  Albany  Nov.  30,  1776. 

Meream,  Asa,  Charlton.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Davis's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Larned's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Roxbury;  service,  15 

days. 

Meream,  John.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  M'orcester  Co.  to  serve  in  the  Conti- 
nental Army,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780,  as  returned  by  Seth  Washburn, 
Superintendent;  Capt.  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Grout's  regt. ;  age,  25  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
8  in.;  complexion,  light;  occupation,  farmer;  engaged  Jan.  31,  1781;  engaged 
for  town  of  Barre ;  term,  3  years. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE   REVOLUTION.  635 

Meueam,  Nathaniel,  Stoughton.  Corporal,  Capt.  William  Briggs's  co.,  Col.  Joseph 
Read's  (20th)  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Sept.  26,  1775. 

Merean,  John,  Georgetown.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Benjamin  Lemont's  (9th)  co..  Col. 
Samuel  McCobb's  (Lincoln  Co.)  regt.;  regimental  return  dated  Georgetown, 
Nov.  19,  1779,  made  by  Lieut.  Col.  Dummer  Sewall;  commissioned  July  1,  1776. 

Meeean,  John,  Newton.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Benjamin  Blaney's  (1st)  co. ;  return 
dated  Groton,  Dec.  5,  1776,  made  by  Brig.  Oliver  Prescot,  of  officers  appointed  to 
command  men  drafted  from  Middlesex  Co.  militia  into  a  regiment  to  be  com- 
manded by  Col.  Samuel  Thatcher  and  ordered  to  march  to  Fairfield,  Conn.,  on 
or  before  Dec.  16,  1776;  company  drafted  from  1st  Middlesex  Co.  regt.  and  made 
up  of  men  from  Cambridge,  Watertown,  Newton,  Waltham,  Medford,  and 
Maiden. 

Merean,  Samuel,  Brookline.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Corey's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Loammi 
Baldwin's  (late  Col.  Samuel  Gerrish's)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775; 
enlisted  April  26, 1775 ;  service,  97  days ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equiva- 
lent in  money  dated  Camp  at  Sewall's  Point,  Dec.  30,  1775;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
Ebenezer  Battle's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Titcomb's  regt.;  service  from  May  8,  1777, 
to  July  8,  1777,  59  days,  at  Providence,  R.  I. 
* 

Merean,   William.    Private,  Capt.  Edward  Fuller's  co..  Col.  William  Mcintosh's 

regt.;  entered  camp  March  19,  1778;  discharged  April  5,  1778;  service,  18  days; 
company  stationed  at  Roxbury.    Roll  dated  Newton. 

Meredith, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Merideth,  Meridit,  Meri- 

dith,  Merredeth.] 

Meredith,  Peter.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  2,  1777;  Col  Ebenezer  Stevens's  battalion;  also, 
Gunner,  Capt.  Stephen  Buckland's  co..  Col.  John  Crane's  (3d  Artillery)  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780; 
also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  of  men  who  were  in  service  prior  to  Aug.  1, 1777, 
and  who  had  not  been  absent  subsequently  except  by  leave  of  proper  authority, 
certified  at  Park  of  Artillery  near  Morristown,  Jan.  28,  1780. 

Meredith,  Richard.  Matross,  Capt.  Perez  Cushing's  (1st)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Paul 
Revere's  corps  of  artillery;  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  May  8,  1780,  4  mos.  8 
days.    Roll  dated  Boston. 

Mereen,  John.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Benjamin  Lemont's  (9th)  co.,  1st  Lincoln  Co. 
regt.  of  Mass.  militia ;  list  of  officers  chosen  by  the  several  companies  in  said  regi- 
ment, as  returned  by  Dummer  Sewall  and  others ;  ordered  in  Coifncil  Jul}'  1, 
1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned ;  reported  commissioned  July  1,  1776. 

Merehew,  Amos.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Willcox's  co..  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's 
regt. ;  entered  service  Sept.  29,  1777 ;  service,  30  days,  on  a  secret  expedition  to 
Rhode  Island ;  roll  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. ;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Crandon's  CO., 
Col.  John  Hathaway's  regt.;  entered  service  Aug.  2,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8, 
1780 ;  service,  8  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island.     ' 

Merehew,  Benjamin.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Crandon's  co..  Col.  John  Hathawav's 
regt.;  entered  service  Aug.  2,  1780;  dischargea  Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  6  days,  on 
an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

Mereheav,  Preserved.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Crandon's  co..  Col.  John  Hathaway's 
regt.;  entered  service  Aug.  2,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  6  days,  on 
an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

Merehew,  William,  New  Providence.  Corporal,  Capt.  Samuel  Sloan's  co.,  Col.  John 
Patterson's  regt. ;  compau}'  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dec.  22,  1775. 


636  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Merel,  Asa,  Townsend.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Warren's  5th  (South  Townsend)  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  (6th  Middlesex 
Co.)  regt.,  as  returned  to  Brig.  Gen.  Prescott,  dated  Littleton,  Sept.  17,  1777; 
residence,  Townsend;  engaged  for  town  of  Townsend;  joined  Capt.  Maxwell's 
CO.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt.;  term,  3  years. 

Meremnu,  Benjamin.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Rathbun's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  David  Rose- 
ter's  detachment  of  militia;  enlisted  Aug.  15,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  21,  1777; 
service,  7  days ;  company  marched  to  join  Northern  army.  Roll  sworn  to  in 
Berkshire  Co. 

Mekeon,  John,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Amariah  Fuller's  (Newton)  co..  Col.  Thatcher's 
regt.;  service,  5  days;  company  called  out  March  4,  1776.  Roll  sworn  to  at 
Watertown. 

Meseon,  Nathaniel,  Stoughton.  Corporal,  Capt.  "William  Briggs's  co.  of  Minute- 
men,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  14  days. 

Merepin,   .      [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Maripine,  Marrpin, 

Meripin,  Merripin,  Morepin.] 

Merepin,  Joseph,  Hardwick.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Conti- 
nental Army  for  the  term  of  9  months,  as  returned  by  Seth  Washburn,  Superin- 
tendent for  Worcester  Co.;  Lieut.  Pratt's  [?]  co.,  Col.  S.  Rice's  regt.;  age,  17 
vrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Hardwick;  marched  to 
Springfield  July  8,  1779. 

Meres,  John.  Private,  Capt.  William  Foord's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt. ;  entered 
service  July  21,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  27,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  6  days. 

Merey,  Timothy.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co..  Col.  Carpenter's  regt.;  enlisted 
Dec.  13,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  20,  1776;  service,  8  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Bristol, 
R.  I.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Swanzey. 

Mergague,  Samuel,  Amesbury.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  re- 
turned by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780.     [See  Samuel  Mugridge.] 

Mergaien,  James,  Stoughtonham.  Certificate  dated  Roxbury,  Jan.  22,  1776,  signed 
by  said  Mergaien  and  Nathaniel  Holland,  both  of  Stoughtonham,  soldiers  in  Capt. 
Samuel  Payson's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Read's  regt.,  certifying  that  they  had  not  re- 
ceived bounty  coats  due  for  the  8  mos.  service  in  1775.     [See  James  Morgan.] 

Mergart,  John.  Receipt  dated  Boston,  March  25,  1782,  for  bounty  paid  said  Mergart 
by  Alexander  Hodgdon,  on  behalf  of  a  committee  of  the  town  of  Boston,  to  serve 
in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years. 

Mergoon,  Moses.  Capt.  Ballard's  co..  Col.  James  Frye's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  camp 
at  Cambridge,  dated  May  17,  1775. 

Merguson,  John.  List  of  prisoners  brought  in  the  first  cartel  from  Rhode  Island,  as 
returned  by  John  Ayres,  dated  Providence,  Jan.  18,  1777;  reported  a  Master. 

Meriam,  .    List  of  prisoners  to  be  returned  in  exchange  for  British  prisoners  sent 

in  the  cartel  "  Favourite  "  [year  not  given]  ;  said  Meriam,  Doctor,  to  be  exchanged 
for  David  Burns,  Surgeon,  71st  regt. 

Meriam,  Abraham,  Bedford.  Private,  Capt.  John  Moore's  (Bedford)  co.  of  militia, 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775;  service,  3  days;  also,  list  of  men 
between  the  ages  of  sixteen  and  sixty  who  were  liable  to  bear  arms,  as  returned 
to  Col.  Green,  dated  Bedford,  May  15,  1775;  reported  enlisted;  also,  Private, 
Capt.  Benjamin  Walker's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Bridge's  (27th)  regt. ;  company  re- 
turn [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money 
dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  30,  1775. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  637 

Meriam,  Abraham,  Lexington.  Capt.  Abishai  Brown's  co.,  Col.  John  Nixon's  (5th) 
regt. ;  order  for  advance  par,  signed  by  said  Meriam  and  others,  dated  Cambridge, 
June  10,  1775;  also,  Private,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775; 
enlisted  April  28, 1775;  service,  3mos.  11  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Sept. 

30,  1775. 

Meriam,  Abraham.  Memorandum  of  firelocks  received  of  sundry  officers  and  soldiers ; 
date  of  delivery,  Jan.  2,  1776. 

Meriam,  Abraham.  Company  receipt  for  mileage,  given  to  Capt.  John  Ford,  dated 
Ticonderoga,  Aug.  28,  1776;  also,  company  receipt  for  wages  to  Oct.  1, 1776,  given 
to  Capt.  John  Ford,  dated  Ticonderoga ;  company  marched  from  Chelmsford  July 
25,  1776,  and  was  discharged  at  Albany  Jan.  1,  1777. 

Meriam,  Abraham.  Receipt  given  to  Benjamin  Heywood,  Paymaster,  4th  regt., 
signed  by  said  Meriam  and  others,  for  wages  for  Sept.,  1776,  for  service  as  Corpo- 
rals, Drummers,  and  Fifers,  in  said  regiment;  also.  Corporal,  8th  CO.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Thomas  Nixon's  (4th)  regt. ;  regimental  return  dated  North  Castle,  Nov.  9,  1776; 
also,  receipts  given  to  Benjamin  Heywood,  Paymaster,  4th  regt.,  signed  by  said 
Meriam  and  others,  for  wages  for  Oct.-Dec,  1776,  as  Corporals  in  said  regiment; 
also,  receipt  for  mileage,  etc.,  given  to  Benjamin  Heywood,  dated  Feb.  1,  1777, 
signed  by  said  Meriam  and  others  belonging  to  (late)  Capt.  Butler's  co. ;  also, 
Corporal,  Lieut.  Col.  Nixon's  (4th)  regt.;  return  of  men  who  engaged  to  serve 
the  month  of  Jan.,  1777,  dated  Springfield. 

Meriam,  Abraham.  List  of  men  raised  for  Continental  service  by  Capt.  John  Bridge, 
as  returned  to  Col.  Brooks,  dated  Concord,  Aug.  15,  1777. 

Meriam,  Abraham.  Private,  Capt.  George  Minott's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  16,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  14  days,  in 
Northern  department;  company  detached  from  militia. 

Meriam,  Abraham.  Private,  Lieut.  John  Flint's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  regt.;  en- 
listed June  16,  1778,  3  days  preceding  march;  discharged  Jan.  29,  1779;  service, 
7  mos.  26  days,  at  and  about  White  Plains,  including  12  days  (240  miles)  travel 
home ;  regiment  raised  to  fortify  passes  of  North  river,  N.  Y. ;  also,  Capt.  Asa 
Lawrance's  co.,  Col.  Poor's  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  June-Aug.,  1778,  dated  Fort 
Clinton ;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Lawrance's  co.  commanded  b}'  Lieut.  John  Flint,  Col. 
Poor's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Sept.,  1778,  dated  West  Point ;  also,  Lieut.  John  Flint's 
CO.,  Col.  Poor's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1778,  dated  West  Point. 

Meriam,  Abraham.  Corporal,  Capt.  Edward  Richardson's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Poor's 
regt. ;  engaged  June  21, 1778, 3  days  preceding  march ;  discharged  Feb.  18,  1779; 
service,  8  mos.  8  days,  at  North  river,  N.  Y.,  including  11  days  (220  miles)  travel 
home  ;  also.  Private,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  July,  1778;  also.  Corporal, 
same  CO.  and  regt.;  payroll  for  Aug.,  1778;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  payroll 
for  Sept.,  1778,  dated  West  Point;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  payroll  for  Nov., 
1778,  dated  King's  Ferry. 

Meriam,  Abraham.  List  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  9,  1779,  as  re- 
turned by  Brig.  Gen.  Eleazer  Brooks  to  Maj.  Hosmer,  dated  Lincoln  ;  also,  list  of 
men  raised  in  Middlesex  Co.,  as  returned  by  Joseph  Hosmer,  Superintendent; 
also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Middlesex  Co.  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  9  months,  returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner, 
by  Capt.  James  Cooper,  at  Springfield,  July  19,  1779;  Capt.  Moore's  co..  Col. 
Brown's  regt. ;  age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in. ;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for 
town  of  Bedford. 

Meriam,  Abraham.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Lexington  for 
service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  5,  1780; 
discharged  Dec.  20,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  26  daj's,  including  travel  (200  miles) 
home. 


638  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Meriam,  Abraham.  Receipt  dated  Lexington,  May  8,  1781,  for  bounty  paid  said 
Meriara  by  the  town  of  Lexington  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term 
of  3  years,  unless  sooner  discharged ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Mid- 
dlesex Co.,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780,  as  returned  by  Joseph  Hosraer, 
Superintendent  for  said  county;  age,  19  (also  given  21)  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in. ; 
complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  eyes,  darii;  occupation,  farmer  (also  given 
laborer) ;  engaged  for  town  of  Lexington ;  engaged  March  27,  1781 ;  term,  3 
years ;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  in  Middlesex  Co. ;  said  Meriam  mustered 
March  27,  1781. 

Meriam,  Amos,  Winchendon.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Abel  Wilder's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
Ephraim  Doolittle's  regt.,  which  inarched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm 
of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service,  6  days. 

Meriam,  Amos.  List  of  men  who  were  detached  from  Col.  Brool^s's  regt.  to  relieve 
guards  at  Cambridge,  as  returned  to  Lieut.  Col.  Francis  FauUiner  [year  not  given, 
probably  1778]  ;  Capt.  Hosmer's  co. ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Harrington's 
CO.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  regt.  of  guards;  muster  rolls  dated  Cambridge,  May  9, 
and  June  1, 1778;  enlisted  April  1, 1778;  enlistment,  3  months  from  April  2, 1778; 
also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  joined  April  2,  1778;  service  to  July  3,  1778,3  mos. 
2  days,  at  Cambridge. 

Meriam,  Asa,  Oxford.  Private,  Capt.  Joel  Green's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Learned's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted  May  9,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos. ;  also,  com- 
pany return , [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

Meriam,  Bexjamin.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bridge's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt.; 
service  between  March  4,  and  March  8,  1776,  2  days ;  company  stationed  at 
Roxbury. 

Meriam,  David.  Private,  Capt.  Manasseh  Sawyer's  co..  Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  muster  roll 
for  Dec,  1776-Feb.,  1777;  credited  to  town  of  Ashburnham;  enlisted  Dec.  14, 1776; 
regiment  raised  to  serve  until  March  1,  1777. 

Meriam,  Ekexezer,  Woburn.  Return  of  casualties  of  the  several  companies  of  38th 
regt.  made  by  Lieut.  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin,  dated  Chelsea,  Sept.  -,  1775;  Capt. 
John  Wood's  (5th)  co. ;  also.  Corporal,  Capt.  Nathan  Dix's  co..  Col.  James  Wes- 
son's regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  20,  1777,  to 
April  1,  1778;  reported  died  April  1,  1778;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  made 
up  for  the  year  1777;  residence,  Woburn ;  engaged  for  town  of  Woburn;  mustered 
by  Col.  Barber,  State  Muster  Master. 

Meriam,  Ezra,  Lexington.  Receipt  given  to  Benjamin  Heywood,  Paymaster,  4th 
regt.,  dated  Camp  Mount  Washington,  Sept.  30,  1776,  signed  by  said  Meriam  and 
others  belonging  to  Capt.  Butler's  co.,  for  wages,  etc.,  due  prior  to  Jan.  1,  1776; 
also.  Private,  8th  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (4th)  regt.;  regimental  return 
dated  North  Castle,  Nov.  9,  1776;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Butler's  co. ;  company  re- 
ceipts for  wages  for  Sept.-Dec,  1776;  also.  Private,  Lieut.  Col.  Nixon's  (4th) 
regt. ;  return  of  men  who  engaged  to  serve  the  month  of  Jan.,  1777,  dated  Spring- 
field ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Middlesex  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months 
from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778; 
Capt.  Brown's  co..  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  resi- 
dence, Lexington;  engaged  for  town  of  Lexington;  arrived  at  Fishkill  June  21, 
1778;  also,  list  of  men  returned  as  received  of  Jonathan  AVarner,  Commissioner, 
by  Col.  R.  Putnam,  July  20,  1778;  also,  list  of  men  raised  in  Middlesex  Co., 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  9,  1779,  as  returned  by  Joseph  Hosmer,  Superin- 
tendent; also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Middlesex  Co.  to  serve  in  the  Con- 
tinental Army  for  the  term  of  9  months,  returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely, 
Commissioner,  by  Capt.  James  Cooper,  at  Springfield,  July  19,  1779;  Capt. 
Bridge's  [  ?]  co..  Col.  Faulkner's  regt. ;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  engaged 
for  town  of  Lexington ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of 


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Meriam,  Ezra,  continued. 

Lexington  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  to  camp 
July  5,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  20,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  26  days,  including  travel 
(200  miles)  home ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  John  Hayward's  co..  Col.  A\^ebb's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  26,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  14  days,  in- 
cluding 10  days  (200  miles)  travel  home ;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  3  months.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Middlesex  Co. 

Meriam,  Hezekiah.  Capt.  Oliver  Lyman's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  return  for  mileage; 
warrant  for  pa.v  allowed  in  Council  Sept.  12,  1776;  also,  Private,  same  co.  and 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  home,  etc.,  dated  Dorchester,  Nov.  27, 
1776 ;  112  miles  travel  allowed  said  Meriam  ;  also,  Capt.  John  Kirkland's  co..  Col. 
Ruggles  Woodbridge's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  16,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777; 
service,  3  mos.  22  days,  including  8  days  (160  miles)  travel  home  ;  regiment  raised 
to  reinforce  Continental  Army  at  the  Northward ;  also,  list  of  men  returned  as 
received  of  Noah  Goodman,  Superintendent  for  Hampshire  Co.,  by  Justin  Elj^, 
Commissioner,  dated  Springfield ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  agreeable  to 
resolve  of  June  9, 1779,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  9  months, 
returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Capt.  James  Cooper,  at 
Springfield,  July  19,  1779;  Capt.  Wales's  co..  Col.  Chapin's  regt.;  age,  20  yrs.; 
stature,  6  ft.;  hair,  light;  engaged  for  town  of  Westhampton. 

Meriam,  Isaac,  Ashburnham.  Private,  Capt.  Deliverance  Davis's  co.  of  militia.  Col. 
Asa  Whetcombe's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm 
of  April  19,  1775 ;  left  place  of  rendezvous  April  24,  1775  ;  service,  7  days. 

Meriam,  Isaac,  Ashburnham.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Fish's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  23, 1779 ;  discharged  Dec.  17,  1779 ;  service,  5  mos.,  at  Rhode 
•Island;  roll  sworn  to  at  Newport;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Dec, 
1779,  sworn  to  at  Newport,  allowing  1  mo.  5  days  service  at  Rhode  Island,  travel 
(100  miles)  included. 

Meriam,  Isaac,  Ashburnham.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and 
returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  belonging  to  the  town  of 
Ashljurnham  raised  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780  ;  marched  to 
camp  June  29,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  14,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  26  days,  including 
travel  (200  miles)  home. 

Meriam,  Jesse.  Private,  Capt.  John  Town's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's  regt.;  ser- 
vice, 5  days ;  roll  dated  Providence,  Jan.  20,  1777,  sworn  to  in  Worcester  Co.  and 
endorsed  "  march'd  on  Alarm  to  Rhode  Island  in  Dec'r  1776." 

Meriam,  Jesse.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Kingsbery's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's 
regt.;  service,  1  mo.  8  days;  roll  dated  Providence,  Jan.  20,  1777,  sworn  to  in 
Worcester  Co.  and  endorsed  "  Alarm  Roll." 

Meriajvi,  John,  Barre.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  7th 
Worcester  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Benjamin  Nye  and  Capt.  William 
Henry;  residence,  Barre;  engaged  for  town  of  Barre;  joined  Capt.  Gates's  co.. 
Col.  Putnam's  regt. ;  term,  3  years  ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Gardner's  co..  Col.  Rufus 
Putnam's  (4th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pa.y  accounts  for  service  from  April  12, 
1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Gates's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  regt.; 
return  dated  Albany,  Feb.  9, 1778 ;  mustered  by  Capt.Newhall ;  reported  deserted. 

Meriam,  John,  Bedford.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Moore's  (Bedford)  co.  of  militia, 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  8  days  ;  also,  list  of  men 
between  the  ages  of  sixteen  and  sixty  who  were  liable  to  bear  arms,  as  returned 
to  Col.  Green,  dated  Bedford,  May  15,  1775;  reported  a  commissioned  officer. 

Meriam,  John,  East  Sudbury.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  re- 
turned by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp 


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Mekiam,  John,  continued. 

Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780 ;  also.  Private,  5th  Mass.  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  6  months  men 
raised  by  the  town  of  East  Sudbury  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during 
1780;  marched  Aug.  8,  1780;  discharged  Feb.  8,  1781;  service,  6  mos.,  at  West 
Point,  travel  (9  days)  included. 

Meriam,  John,  Sudbury.  Corporal,  Capt.  Joseph  Smith's  (Sudbury)  co..  Col.  James 
Barrett's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  3  days. 

Meriam,  John,  Sudbury.  Private,  Capt.  Asahel  Wheeler's  co..  Col.  John  Robinson's 
regt. ;  marched  Feb.  4  [year  not  given,  probably  1776]  ;  service,  1  mo.  28  days. 

Mekiam,  John,  Walpole.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
l)y  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way, Oct.  25,  1780 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  b}^  the  town  of  Wal- 
pole for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  June  28,  1780; 
dischai'ged  Dec.  30,  1780 ;  service,  6  mos.  3  days ;  travel  (220  miles)  allowed  said 
Meriam ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  30,  1781 ; 
age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  4^  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  brown;  eyes,  white; 
residence,  Walpole  ;  said  Meriam  detached  Aug.  4,  1781,  from  Capt.  Man's  co.  to 
serve  for  3  months;  also,  Private,  Capt.  John  Lincoln's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Webb's 
regt. ;  marched  to  camp  Aug.  20,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos. 
22  days,  including  3  days  preceding  march  and  travel  (210  miles)  from  camp  home ; 
regiment  raised  for  3  months. 

Meriam,  John.  List  of  men  appearing  under  the  heading  "  Hartwell  Brook  the  first 
Everidge ;  "  said  Meriam  appears  among  men  in  service  at  Ticonderoga  in  1776. 

Meriam,  John.  List  of  men  appearing  under  the  heading  "  Hartwell  Brook  the  first 
Everidge ;  "  said  Meriam  appears  among  men  forming  the  3d  guard  at  Cambridge 
in  1778. 

Meriam,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Fisher's  co. ;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1779";  ser- 
vice, 1  mo.  2  days ;  company  detached  from  militia  to  serve  at  Rhode  Island  for 
4  weeks  in  a  regiment  under  Capt.  Samuel  Fisher.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Wrentham 
and  endorsed  "  Colo  Benja  Haws  Regiment." 

Meriam,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Stearns's  co..  Col.  John  Rand's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  6,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  11,  1780;  service,  1  mo.  16  days,  including  10  days 
(200  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  in  Worcester  Co.  to  serve  for  3  months. 

Meriam,  John.  Receipt  dated  Barre,  Jan.  31,  1781,  for  bounty  paid  said  Meriam  by 
Class  No.  15  of  the  town  of  Barre  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term 
of  3  years,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780. 

Meriam,  Jonas.  Return  of  bounties  paid  said  Meriam  and  others  by  the  town  of 
Concord  to  serve  for  3  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  30, 1781 ;  also.  Private, 
Capt.  John  Hayward's  co..  Col.  Webb's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  15,  1781 ;  discharged 
Nov.  30,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  25  days,  including  10  days  (200  miles)  travel  home ; 
regiment  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

Meriam,  Jonathan,  Bolton.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Benjamin  Hastings's  co..  Col.  John 
Whitcomb's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge; 
service,  8  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  armj';  also.  Ensign,  Capt.  Benjamin 
Hastings's  co..  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt. ;  list  of  officers  [year  not  given,  proba- 
bly 1775]  ;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 
1775;  engaged  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  12  days;  also,  company  receipt  for 
wages  for  Aug.,  1775,  dated  Camp  at  Prospect  Hill;  also,  companj'  return  dated 
Oct.  6,  1775. 

Meriam,  Jonathan.  Private,  Capt.  John  Town's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's  regt.; 
service,  5  days;  roll  dated  Providence,  Jan.  20,  1777,  sworn  to  in  Worcester  Co. 
and  endorsed  '•  march'd  on  Alarm  to  Rhode  Island  in  Dec'r  1776." 


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Meriam,  Jonathan.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Kingsbery's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's 
regt. ;  service,  1  mo.  8  days ;  roll  dated  Providence,  Jan.  20,  1777,  sworn  to  in 
Worcester  Co.  and  endorsed  "  Alarm  Roll." 

Meriam,  Jonathan.  Private,  Capt.  James  Mirick's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.; 
entered  service  Oct.  1,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777;  service,  27  days,  under 
Lieut.  Col.  Ephraim  Sawyer,  including  travel  (180  miles)  home;  company  raised 
in  Bolton  and  Princeton  and  marched  to  reinforce  army  under  Gen.  Gates  at 
Saratoga. 

Meriam,  Jonathan.  Corporal,  Capt.  Samuel  Healy's  co..  Col.  John  Jacobs's  (Light 
Infantry)  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  17, 1779;  discharged  Nov.  17  (also  given  Nov.  16), 
1779;  service,  2  mos.  6  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  including  travel  (115  miles)  to 
camp  and  home ;  mileage  allowed  to  Providence  (40  miles)  and  from  place  of  dis- 
charge home  (75  miles)  ;  company  raised  for  2  months. 

Meriam,  Jos.,  Grafton.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Kimball's  co.  of  militia.  Gen.  Artemas 
Ward's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  discharged  May  15, 
1775;  service,  4  weeks  1  daj-. 

Meriam,  Joseph,  Bedford.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Tay's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Webb's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  18, 1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  29, 1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  22  days,  includ- 
ing 11  days  (210  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  in  Suffolk  and  Middlesex 
counties  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months.     Roll  dated  Woburn. 

Meriam,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Heald's  co..  Col.  John  Jacobs's  (Light 
Infantry)  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  15  (also  given  Sept.  16),  1779;  discharged  Nov.  15 
(also  given  Nov.  16),  1779;  service,  2  mos.  4  days  (also  given  2  mos.),  at  Rhode 
Island,  including  travel  (76  miles)  home ;  company  raised  for  2  months. 

Meriam,  Joseph.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Lexington  for  ser- 
vice in  the  Continental  Arm}'  during  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  5,  1780;  dis- 
charged Dec.  20, 1780;  service,  5  mos.  26  days,  including  travel  (200  miles)  home. 

Meriam,  Joseph.  List  of  men  appearing  under  the  heading  "  Hartwell  Brook  the  first 
Everidge  ;  "  said  Meriam  appears  among  men  in  a  detachment  with  Col.  Thatcher 
[year  not  given] . 

Meriam,  Josiah.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joseph  Hosmer's  (Light  Infantrj-)  co. ;  companj' 
return  endorsed  "  1776." 

Meriam,  Josiah.  Private,  Capt.  George  Minot's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  regt. ;  en- 
listed Aug.  16, 1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  30, 1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  25  days,  in  Northern 
department,  including  11  days  (220  miles)  travel  home.  Roll  sworn  to  in  Mid- 
dlesex Co. 

Meriam,  Josiah.  Lists  of  men  appearing  under  the  heading  "  Hartwell  Brook  the  first 
Everidge ;  "  said  Meriam  appears  among  men  in  a  detachment  with  Col.  Thatcher 
[year  not  given] . 

Meriam,  Josiah.  Lists  of  men  appearing  under  the  heading  "  Hartwell  Brook  the  first 
Everidge;"  said  Meriam  appears  among  men  with  Capt.  Abishai  Brown  at 
Nantasket  [year  not  given] . 

Meriam,  Josiah.  Lists  of  men  appearing  under  the  heading  "  Hartwell  Brook  the  first 
Everidge  ;  "  said  Meriam  appears  among  men  in  the  artillery  train  at  Rhode  Island 
[year  not  given] . 

Meriam,  Jotham,  Northfield  or  Warwick.  Private,  Capt.  Eldad  Wright's  co.  of 
Minute-men,  Col.  Samuel  Williams's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in 
response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Northfield  and  Warwick  to  Cam- 
bridge; service,  2  weeks;  also,  Capt.  William  Campbell's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer 
Learned's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury, 
Dec.  21,  1775. 


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Meriam,  Levi,  Bolton.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Hastings's  co.,  Col.  John  Whit- 
comb's  rest.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  ser- 
vice, 4  days;  also,  Capt.  Jonathan  Houghton's  co..  Col.  Smith's  regt. ;  company 
return  [year  not  given]  ;  oiso,  company  i-eceipt,  given  to  Cajjt.  Jonathan  Houghton, 
for  wages  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1776,  and  travel  allowance  home,  dated  Bolton,  Dec. 
4,  1776. 

Meriam,  Nathan,  Stoughton.  Corporal,  Capt.  William  Briggs's  co..  Col.  Joseph 
Read's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  7  days. 

Meriam,  Nathan.  Lists  of  men  appearing  under  the  heading  "  Hartwell  Brook  the  first 
Everidge;  "  said  Meriam  appears  among  men  forming  the  second  guard  at  Cam- 
bridge in  1778. 

Meriam,  Nathan.  Lists  of  men  appearing  under  the  heading  "  Hartwell  Brook  the  first 
Everidge;"  said  Meriam  appears  among  men  in  the  artillery  train  at  Rhode 
Island  [year  not  given] . 

Meriam,  Nathan,  Jr.  Lists  of  men  appearing  under  the  heading  "  Hartwell  Brook  the 
first  Everidge;  "  said  Meriam  appears  on  a  list  [no  date  or  particulars  given]. 

Meriam,  Nathaniel.  Lists  of  men  appearing  under  the  heading  "  Hartwell  Brook  the 
first  Everidge;"  said  Meriam  appears  among  men  in  a  detachment  with  Col. 
Thatcher  [year  not  given] . 

Meriam,  Oliver.  Corporal,  Capt.  Samuel  Heald's  co..  Col.  John  Jacobs's  (Light 
Infantry)  regt. ;  entered  service  Sept.  15, 1779 ;  discharged  Nov.  15, 1779 ;  service, 

2  mos.  4  days  (also  given  2  mos.),  at  Rhode  Island,  including  travel  (80  miles) 
home ;  company  raised  for  2  months. 

Meriam,  Samuel,  Bedford.  Private,  Capt.  John  Moore's  (Bedford)  co.  of  militia, 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  10  days ;  also,  list  of  men 
between  the  ages  of  sixteen  and  sixt.y  who  were  liable  to  bear  arms,  as  returned 
to  Col.  Green,  dated  Bedford,  May  15,  1775. 

Meriam,  Samuel,  Sudbury.  Private,  Capt.  Thaddeus  Russell's  co..  Col.  Jonathan 
Brewer's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  29,  1775;  service, 

3  mos.,  1  week,  3  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  26,  1775. 

Meriam,  Silas.  Petition  signed  by  said  Meriam,  stating  that  he  had  served  as  a  Sur- 
geon's Mate  in  Col.  Edward  Wigglesworth's  regt.  from  June  27,  1776,  to  Sept.  13, 
.  1776,  in  the  campaign  to  Ticonderoga,  but  not  having  been  made  up  in  any  roll, 
requesting  payment  for  his  services ;  also,  pay  abstract  for  wages,  travel,  etc.,  due 
said  Meriam  for  service  as  Surgeon's  Mate  in  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.  from  date 
of  commission  to  Sept.  13,  1776,  when  he  was  appointed  Surgeon  in  Col.  Jos'h 
Waite's  regt. ;  service,  2  mos.  17  days;  travel  5|  days  (115  miles)  from  Middleton 
to  Charlestown  also  allowed. 

Meriam,  Silas.  List  of  men  raised  in  Middlesex  Co.,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  9, 
1779,  as  returned  by  Joseph  Hosmer,  Superintendent ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men 
raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  9  months,  returned  as 
received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Capt.  James  Cooper,  at  Springfield, 
July  19,  1779;  Capt.  Bridges's  [?]  co..  Col.  Faulkner's  regt.;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stat- 
ure, 4  ft.  10  in. ;  engaged  for  town  of  Lexington ;  also,  list  of  6  months  men  raised 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of  Maj.  Joseph  Hosmer, 
Superintendent  for  Middlesex  Co.,  by  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  dated  Spring- 
field ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Lexington  for  service  in 
the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July  5, 1780  ;  discharged  Dec. 
20,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  26  days,  including  travel  (200  miles)  home;  also,  receipt 
dated  Lexington,  May  8,  1781,  for  bounty  paid  said  Meriam  to  serve  in  the  Conti- 


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Meriam,  Silas,  continued. 

nental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years,  unless  sooner  discharged;  aZso,  descriptive 
list  of  men  raised  in  Middlesex  Co.,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2, 1780,  as  returned 
by  Joseph  Hosmer,  Superintendent  for  said  county ;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  3 
in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  eyes,  dark;  occupation,  farmer  (also  given 
laborer);  engaged  for  town  of  Lexington ;  engaged  March  23, 1781 ;  term,  3  years. 

Meriam,  Simon.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Hills's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ; 
marched  Oct.  2, 1777 ;  service  to  Oct.  26, 1777,  24  days,  under  Lieut.  Col.  Ephraim 
Sawyer  with  Northern  army ;  company  marched  from  Harvard  on  a  30  days 
expedition. 

Meriam,  Timothy,  Grafton.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Kimball's  co.  of  militia.  Gen. 
Artemas  Ward's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  discharged 
May  1,  1775;  service,  2  weeks. 

Meriam,  Timothy.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Hosmer's  (Light  Infantry)  co. ;  company 
return  endorsed  "  1776 ;  "  also,  certificate  signed  by  said  Meriam  and  others,  certi- 
fying that  they  had  received  bounty  of  the  Selectmen  of  Concord  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
Edward  Richardson's  CO.,  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  regt. ;  enlisted  June  14,  1778, 
3  days  preceding  march;  discharged  Feb.  24,  1779;  service,  8  mos.  21  days,  at 
North  river,  N.  Y.,  including  11  days  (220  miles)  travel  home;  also,  same  co.  and 
regt.;  pay  roll  for  Sept.,  1778,  dated  West  Point;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay 
roll  for  Nov.,  1778,  dated  King's  Ferry. 

Meriam,  Will'd,  Littleton.  Private,  Lieut.  Aquila  Jewett's  co.  of  militia,  Col.  James 
Prescott's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  1  day. 

Meriam,  William,  Mendon.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  Nicholas 
Dike's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage  from  home  to  Dorchester  Heights,  dated 
Sept.  4,  1776 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from 
Dorchester  Heights  home,  dated  Nov.  28,  1776 ;  said  Meriam  credited  with  allow- 
ance for  2  days  (39  miles)  travel. 

Meriam,  William.  List  of  men  between  the  ages  of  sixteen  and  sixty  who  were  liable 
to  bear  arms,  as  returned  to  Col.  Green,  dated  Bedford,  May  15,  1775. 

Meriam,  AVilliam.  Pay  roll  of  a  detachment  from  Lexington  alarm  co.  commanded 
by  Capt.  Edmund  Munro ;  service,  5  days ;  detachment  reported  on  command  at 
Cambridge  from  May  16  to  May  20,  1775,  by  order  of  Committee  of  Safety. 

Meriam,  William.  Bombardier,  Capt.  Perez  Cushing's  (7th)  co..  Col.  Thomas 
Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt.;  service  from  Aug.  1,  1777,  to  Sept.  30,  1777,  2  mos.; 
roll  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co.;  also.  Corporal,  same  co.  and  regt.;  service  from 
Nov.  1,  1777,  to  April  31,  1778,  6  mos. ;  rolls  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. ;  also,  same 
CO.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  made  up  for  Sept.  and  Oct.,  and  deficiency  for  Aug.,  1778 ; 
said  Meriam  credited  with  2  mos.  service ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  made 
up  from  Nov.  1,  1778,  to  Dec.  31,  1778;  said  Meriam  credited  with  2  mos.  service. 

Meriam,  William.  Capt.  Webb's  co..  Col.  Shepard's  (4th)  i-egt. ;  entered  service 
July  25,  1779;  term,  9  months;  reported  taken  prisoner  Feb.  3,  1780;  a^so,  re- 
ported died  while  a  prisoner. 

Merian,  Ebenezer.  List  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  John  Wood's  co.  who  took  the 
oath  in  Middlesex  Co.  May  27,  1775,  required  by  Congress  to  be  taken  by  the 
Mass.  army. 

Merian,  Hezekiah.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  9  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  9,  1779, 
as  returned  by  Noah  Goodman,  Superintendent;  Capt.  Wales's  co..  Col.  Chapin's 
regt.;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  6  ft. ;  hair,  brown  ;  engagedfor  town  of  Westhampton. 


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Merian,  Nathan.  List  of  men  appearing  under  the  heading  "  Hartwell  Brook  the 
first  Everidge ;  "  said  Merian  appears  among  men  in  service  at  Ticonderoga  in 
1776. 

Merian,  Samuel,  Brookline.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  White's  co.  of  militia.  Col.  Wil- 
liam Heath's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  7  days ; 
reported  enlisted  into  the  army. 

Merick,  Christopher,  Nantucket.  List  of  prisoners  returned  from  New  York  in  the 
schooner  "  Speedwell  "  Aug.  3,  1777. 

Merick,  Daniel,  West  Springfield.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Chapin's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
which  marched  April  20, 1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
2  weeks ;  reported  deserted. 

Merick,  Jacob,  Newbury.  Private,  Capt.  William  Rogers's  (8th)  co..  Col.  Gerrish's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  26,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  13 
days ;  also,  Capt.  Rogers's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (late  Col.  Gerrish's) 
38th  regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or 
its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Chelsea,  Dec.  28,  1775 ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Ezra 
Badlam's  co.,  Col.  L.  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt.;  return  for  advance  pay  for  Jan., 
1776,  etc. 

Merick,  James.  Capt.  Reuben  Dickinson's  co..  Col.  Portor's  regt. ;  return  for  equip- 
ments, dated  Nov.  9,  1778. 

Merick,  Joseph,  Northfield.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780. 

Merick,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Zenas  Wheeler's  co..  Col.  John  Ashly's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  entered  service  July  21,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  15,  1777;  service,  26 
days;  company  marched  to  Fort  Edward,  N.  Y.,  and  received  pay  at  Albany. 

Merick,  Silas.  Seaman,  schooner  "  Active,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Andrew  Gardner. 
Roll  made  up  for  advance  wages  for  1  month,  dated  Boston,  Oct.  6,  1778. 

Merick,  Stephen.  Steward,  state  sloop  "  Winthrop,"  commanded  by  Capt.  George 
Little;  engaged  May  19,  1782;  discharged  Aug.  10,  1782;  service,  2  mos.  [22] 
days.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Boston. 

Merideth,  Peter,  Barnstable.  Matross,  Capt.  Buckland's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane'8 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  27,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779;  residence,  Barnstable;  reported  as  serving  11  mos.  4  days  as  Matross,  24 
mos.  as  Gunner. 

Meridit,  Peter,  Barnstable.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army, 
as  returned  by  Selectmen  and  Committee  of  Barnstable,  dated  May  10, 1778;  resi- 
dence, Barnstable ;  engaged  for  town  of  Barnstable ;  term  to  expire  Jan.  -,  1780. 

Meridith,  Peter.  Gunner,  Capt.  Samuel  Shaw's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's  (3d  Artillery) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Feb.  and  March,  1781,  dated  West  Point ;  term,  during  war ; 
reported  on  command  after  deserters;  also,  muster  roll  for  April,  1781,  dated 
North  Redoubt;  reported  on  command  at  Verplanck's  Point. 

Meridith,  Richard.  Matross,  Capt.  Cushing's  co..  Col.  Revere's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pa}'  accounts  for  service  from  March  11,  1778,  to  Dec.  31,  1779. 

Meriel,  Nathaniel,  Shelburne.  Private.  Capt.  Agrippa  Wells's  co..  Col.  Asa  Whit- 
comb's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  July  15,  1775;  service,  17 
days. 

Meriell,  Nathan.  Capt  Moses  Merrill's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt.;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge,  Oct.  26, 
1775. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  645 


Merifeild,  Francis,  Ipswich.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  David  Low's  co.  of  volunteers, 
3d  Essex  Co.  regt. ;  engaged  Sept.  30,  1777;  marched  Oct.  2,  1777;  discharged 
Nov.  7,  1777;  service,  40  daj's,  in  a  regiment  commanded  b}'  Maj.  Charles  Smith 
under  Gen.  Gates  in  Northern  department  and  in  guarding  Gen.  Burgoyne's 
army  to  Prospect  Hill ;  company  discharged  at  Cambridge. 

Merifeild,  Jonathan,  Milton.  Private,  Capt.  John  Baker's  Co.,  Col.  Samuel  Gerrish's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  11,  1775;  service,  81  days. 

Meuifield,  Abraham,  Oxford.  Private,  Capt.  William  Campbell's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer 
Learned's  regt.;  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775,  and  endorsed  "Roxbury 
Camp." 

Merifield,  Asa.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Amos  Perry's  co..  Col.  Abner  Perry's  regt. ; 
marched  July  28,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  14  da.ys,  travel  in- 
cluded ;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  July  28,  1780. 

Merifield,  Benjamin.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Smith's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Symms's 
detachment  of  guards ;  enlisted  Feb.  19, 1778 ;  discharged  April  26,  1778 ;  service, 
2  mos.  7  days,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath  at  Boston  and  Dorchester;  also,  Sergt. 
Joshua  Gore's  detachment;  enlisted  Jan.  6,  1779;  discharged  Feb.  16,  1779;  ser- 
vice, 1  mo.  11  days;  detachment  raised  to  guard  Continental  stores  at  Roxbury. 

Merifield,  Francis,  Ipswich.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Wade's  co.,  Col.  Moses 
Little's  (17th)  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775];  enlisted  May  10, 
1775;  age,  36  yrs. 

Merifield,  George,  Dorchester  (probably).  Private,  Capt.  William  Holden's  co. 
commanded  by  Lieut.  Preserved  Baker,  Col.  Robinson's  regt.,  which  mustered 
April  19, 1775;  service,  8  days. 

Merifield,  Ithamar.  Private,  Capt.  David  Batcheller's  co..  Col.  Ezra  Wood's  regt. ; 
arrived  at  camp  June  5,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  10,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  25  days, 
at  North  river,  including  3  days  to  prepare  for  camp  and  16  days  (320  miles)  travel 
out  and  home ;  regiment  raised  to  serve  for  8  months ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months 
men  raised  b.y  the  town  of  Sturbridge  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during 
1780;  marched  to  camp  July  4,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  16,  1780;  service,  5  mos. 
19  days,  including  travel  (140  miles)  home. 

Merifield,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Staples  Chamberlain's  co.,  Col.  Abner  Perry's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  28, 1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  7, 1780 ;  service,  14  days,  including  3  days 
(60  miles)  travel  home;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm. 

Merifield,  Joseph  (also  given  Asaph),  Holliston.  Private,  Capt.  Staples  Chamber- 
lin's  (Holliston)  co.  of  militia.  Col.  Samuel  Bullard'sregt.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Roxbury ;  service,  11  daj's ;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Staples 
Chamberlin's  co..  Col.  Dean's  regt. ;  engaged  March  7,  1781;  discharged  March 
14, 1781 ;  service,  11  days,  travel  included ;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on 
a  40  days  expedition  by  order  of  His  Excellency  John  Hancock. 

Merifield,  Robert,  Milton.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Tucker's  (Milton)  co.  of  militia, 
which  marched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  6  days,  before 
completion  of  standing  army;  also,  Capt.  Abel  Richards's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Hawes's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  25,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  28,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  7 
days,  travel  included,  on  a  seci'et  expedition  to  Rhode  Island. 

Merifield,  Samuel,  Dorchester.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Whiting's  co.,  36th  regt.; 
company  return  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge,  Oct.  5, 1775;  enlisted  May  5, 1775; 
reported  dismissed  Sept.  11,  1775. 

Merifield,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Pettengill's  co..  Col.  Baldwin's  (26th) 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  May,  1776,  dated  Camp  at  New  York ;  reported  deserted 
May  8,  1776;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc., 


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Merifield,  Samuel,  continued. 

for  the  year  1776,  sworn  to  at  Andover,  May  5,  1777;  reported  discharged  230 
miles  from  home. 

Merifield,  Samuel.  Receipt  dated  Westminster,  March  28,  1781,  for  bounty  paid 
said  Merifield  by  a  Committee  of  the  town  of  Westminster  to  serve  in  the  Conti- 
nental Army  for  the  term  of  3  years. 

Merifield,  Simeon.  Order  dated  Cambridge,  June  30,  1775,  signed  by  Lieut.  Col. 
William  Bond,  for  accoutrements  for  the  use  of  said  Merifield  and  others  belon^'- 
ing  to  Capt.  Benjamin  Bowne's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Gardner's  regt. ;  also,  Capt. 
Benjamin  Bowne's  co.,  Col.  Bond's  (late  Col.  Gardner's)  regt. ;  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Dec.  18,  1775. 

Meriham,  Abraham,  Lexington.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  re- 
turned by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

Merihew,  Preserved.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Dillingham's  co. ;  enlisted  April  16, 
1776 ;  service,  7  mos.  20  days ;  company  stationed  on  seacoast  at  Dartmouth. 

Merihew,  William.  Capt.  Esek  Eddy's  co.  of  artificers  acting  as  boatmen ;  en- 
listed Aug.  8,  1778 ;  service,  1  day,  on  expedition  to  Rhode  Island.  Roll  dated 
Providence. 

Merihu,  Preserved.  Private,  Capt.  Manasseh  Kempton's  co..  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  27,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  29,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  4  days,  on  a 
secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Bristol  Co. 

Meril,  David,  Tewksbury.  List  of  men  detached  for  service  at  Rhode  Island,  as  re- 
turned by  Lieut.  Col.  William  Thompson  to  Capt.  Joseph  B.  Varnum,  dated  Bil- 
lerica,  Aug.  2,  1778;  said  Meril  detached  from  Capt.  Trull's  co. 

Meril,  Mark.  Capt.  Moses  Merrill's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt.;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge,  Oct.  26, 
1775. 

Meril,  Moses.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Sawyer's  (late  Capt.  Wentworth  Stuart's) 
CO.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George, 
Dec.  8,  1776;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776. 

Merill,  Abijah,  Tyringham.  Private,  Capt.  Ezekiel  Hearick's  co.,  Col.  Brown's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  entered  service  June  29,  1777;  discharged  July  21,  1777; 
service,  23  days,  in  Northern  department. 

Merill,  Asa,  Townsend.  Private,  1st  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  May  26,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  credited  to  town  of 
Townsend;  also,  Capt.  Hugh  Maxwell's  co..  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt. ;  company 
return  dated  Camp  near  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  24,  1778;  residence,  Townsend. 

Meeill,  Benjamix.  Capt.  Jonathan  Evans's  CO.,  Col.  Frye's  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance 
pay,  signed  by  said  Merill  and  others,  dated  Cambridge  Camp,  June  28,  1775. 

Merill,  Bradbury.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Foster's  (Lin- 
coln Co.)  regt. ;  service,  13  days ;  company  served  at  Machias  from  July  16  [1777] , 
to  Oct.  10  [1777],  when  British  ships  lay  in  that  hai-bor. 

Merill,  Enoch.  Order  on  Deacon  Jeffers,  Paymaster  to  the  Colony  troops,  payable 
to  Col.  Ephraim  Jackson,  dated  Camp  at  Hull,  July  10,  1776,  signed  by  said 
Merill  and  others  belonging  to  Capt.  Abishai  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt.,  for  advance  pay,  blanket  money,  etc. 

Merill,  Jacob.  Receipt  dated  Pepperellborough,  April  17, 1776,  signed  by  said  Merill 
and  others  belonging  to  Capt.  John  Elden's  co.,  Col.  Lemuel  Roboson's  (Robin- 
son's) regt.,  for  wages  for  Continental  service. 


m  THE   WAR  OF  THE   REVOLUTION.  647 

Mekill,  Johx.  Capt.  Gideon  Parker's  CO.,  Col.  Little's  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay, 
signed  by  said  Merill  and  others,  dated  Cambridge,  July  2,  1775. 

Merill,  Nathaniel.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Rov^lee's  co. ;  company  return  endorsed 
"July  6  1775." 

Mekill,  Titus.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Rowlee's  co. ;  company  return  endorsed  "  July 
6  1775." 

Merils,  Hosea,  Pittsfield.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way,  Oct.  25, 1780. 

Merils,  Nathan.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of 
Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  9, 1780; 
age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  engaged  for  town  of  Bedford ; 
arrived  at  Springfield,  July  8,  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July  9,  1780,  under  com- 
mand of  Lieut.  Jackson,  of  the  artillery. 

Merils,  Stephen.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraira  Jenings's  CO.,  Col.  David  Wells's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  22,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777;  service  on  expedition  to  the 
Northward. 

Merimam,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Rowley's  co..  Col.  John  Ashley's  detach- 
ment of  Berkshire  Co.  militia ;  entered  service  July  22, 1777  ;  discharged  Aug.  13, 
1777 ;  service,  23  days ;  company  raised  for  service  at  Stillwater ;  also,  Capt.  Amos 
Rathbun's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  detachment  of  Berkshire  Co.  militia;  entered 
service  Sept.  21,1777;  discharged  Oct.  1, 1777;  service,  11  days ;  company  marched 
at  request  of  Gen.  Gates. 

Merin,  Peirce.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Salem  for  service  in 
the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  Aug.  12,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  17, 
1780;  service,  -i  mos.  18  days,  including  travel  (240  miles)  home. 

Merion,  Ebenezer,  Woburn.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Walker's  co..  Col.  David  Greene's 
(2d  Middlesex  Co.)  regt.,  which  marched  probably  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ; 
service,  9  days;  also,  list  of  training  soldiers  in  3d  Woburn  co.  commanded  by 
Capt.  Timothy  Winn,  dated  May  13,  1775;  also,  Capt.  John  Wood's  co..  Col. 
Samuel  Gerrish's  regt. ;  return  of  the  sick  and  absent,  dated  Medford,  Aug.  10, 
1775 ;  also,  list  endorsed  "  Medford  Dec'br  ye  22  nib,''  of  men  belonging  to  Capt. 
Wood's  CO.  who  agreed  to  serve  the  month  of  Jan.,  1776. 

Merion,  Edward.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Mighill's  co.,  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (26th) 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  wages  for  Jan.,  1776,  and  for  advance  pay  and  blanket 
money  due  to  April  1,  1776;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  abstracts  for  Feb.- 
May,  1776;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  June,  1776,  dated  New 
York  ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  on  march 
homeward  at  close  of  the  campaign  in  1776,  sworn  to  at  Rowley,  April  9,  1777 ; 
200  miles  travel  allowed  said  Merion. 

Merion,  Isaac,  Woburn.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Walker's  co..  Col.  David  Greene's 
(2d  Middlesex  Co.)  regt.,  which  marched  probably  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ; 
service,  8  days ;  also,  list  of  training  soldiers  in  3d  Woburn  co.  commanded  by 
Capt.  Timothy  Winn,  dated  May  13,  1775 ;  also,  return  of  cartridges  for  Capt. 
Ford's  CO.  received  from  Nov.  4  to  Jan.  6  [year  not  given]. 

Merion,  Nathaniel.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Swan's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.; 
service,  3  days ;  company  marched  from  Stoughton  to  Squantum  (The  Moon) ,  June 
13,  1776,  when  the  British  fleet  left  Boston  harbor. 


648  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAH^ORS 

Merion,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Talbot's  co.;  service,  2  days,  on  an  alarm 
[year  not  given,  probably  1775]  ;  also,  Capt.  Theophilus  Lyon's  co  ;  enlisted 
March  1,  1778;  discharged  April  5,  1778;  service,  36  days;  company  marched  to 
Castle  Island  under  command  of  Lient.  Col.  Samuel  Pierce. 

Meripin,  Joseph,  Hardwick.  Private,  Capt.  John  Cutler's  co..  Col.  Luke  Drury's 
regt. ;  marched  from  home  Aug.  27,  1781;  joined  regiment  at  West  Point  Sept. 
3,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  3,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  14  days,  including  travel  (145 
miles)  home;  residence,  Hardwick;  enlisted  for  town  of  Hardwick.  Roll  sworn 
to  at  Brookfield. 

Merit,  Daniel,  Pleasant  River.  Letter  from  Capt.  Francis  Shaw,  Jr.,  to  said  Merit, 
dated  Gouldsborough,  Sept.  11,  1775,  directing  him  to  enlist  10  able-bodied  men, 
inhabitants  of  Pleasant  River,  and  appointing  him  1st  Lieutenant  of  the  company 
of  rangers  under  his  command,  in  room  of  Edmund  Steevens,  who  had  declined 
the  appointment;  ordered  in  Council  Oct.  5,  1775,  that  said  appointment  be  con- 
firmed ;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Francis  Shaw,  Jr.'s  co. ;  engaged  Aug.  19, 
1775;  service,  4  mos.,  3  weeks,  1  day;  company  stationed  at  Gouldsborough, 
No.  4,  Narraguagus,  and  Pleasant  River,  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Merit,  Isaac.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Keep's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapen's  regt.;  enlisted 
Oct.  18,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  11  days,  at  Claverack, 
including  6  days  (120  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce  Continen- 
tal Army  for  3  months. 

Merit,  Joshua,  Scituate.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Winslow's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whit- 
ney's regt. ;  service  from  May  1,  1776,  4  days  preceding  march,  to  Nov.  1,  1776, 
6  mos. 

Meritt,  Elisha.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Stowers's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.;  ser- 
vice from  July  31,  1776,  to  Nov.  30,  1776,  4  mos. 

Meritt,  Jonathan.  Private,  Capt.  Hayward  Peirce's  co..  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's 
regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  25,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  28,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  6  days; 
company  drafted  from  Scituate  and  Hanover  and  ordered  to  march  to  Tiverton, 
R.  I.,  on  a  secret  expedition. 

Meritt,  Joshua.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Calvin  Curtis's  co. ;  engaged  Sept.  30,  1779;  dis- 
charged Dec.  1,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  1  day  (also  given  2  mos.  5  days),  at  Rhode 
Island ;  company  made  up  from  1st  and  2d  Plymouth  Co.  regts.  to  serve  in  Col. 
John  Jacobs's  regt.  for  2  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  camp. 

Meritt,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Pettengill's  co..  Col.  L.  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt. ; 
pay  abstracts  for  May  and  June,  1776,  dated  Camp  at  New  York. 

Merium,  Abraham.  List  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  picket  guard  under  Maj. 
Baldwin,  dated  May  23,  1775 ;  reported  detailed  under  Capt.  Jonas  Hubbard. 

Merium,  Abraham.  Capt.  Walker's  co..  Col.  Bridge's  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay, 
signed  by  said  Merium  and  others,  dated  Cambridge,  June  24,  1775. 

Merium,  Ezra,  Lexington.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

Merium,  Jonathan.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Lamb's  co.,  Col.  Cushing's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  15,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  24  days,  with  Northern 
army,  including  9  days  (180  miles)  travel  home.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Worcester  Co. 

Merium,  Joseph,  Lexington.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780. 


ES^   THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  G49 

Meriim,  Josiah,  Jr.,  Concord.  Private,  Capt.  David  ^YheeIer's  co..  Col.  Nixon's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage  to  and  from  camp,  dated  Winter  Hill,  Jan.  15, 
1776. 

Meriim,  Silas,  Lexington.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

Merlin,  Johx.  List  of  prisoners  delivered  to  Col.  Gabriel  Johonnot  bv  Charles 
Waller,  Commissary  of  Prisoners  at  Rhode  Island,  March  17,  1778;  reported  a 
Seaman. 

Mero,  Amariah,  Stoughton  (also  given  Milton).  Private,  Capt.  James  Endecott's  co. 
of  militia,  Col.  Lemuel  Robinson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775 ;  service,  9  days ;  also,  Capt.  William  Bent's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  12  days; 
also,  Capt.  Bent's  co.,  36th  regt.;  company  return  dated  Oct.  5,  1775;  also.  Pri- 
vate, in  a  company  in  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.,  which  marched  to  Bristol,  R.  I., 
April  18,  1777,  under  command  of  Capt.  Robert  Swan,  of  Stoughton ;  service,  24 
days ;  also,  return  of  men  raised  in  Suffolk  Co.  for  Continental  service,  agreeable 
to  resolve  of  Dec.  2, 1780 ;  engaged  for  town  of  Stoughton ;  engaged  May  19, 1781. 

Mero,  David,  Milton.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bradley's  militia  co.  of  Milton,  Col. 
Lemuel  Robinson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
11  days,  after  the  fight  at  Concord  and  before  completion  of  standing  army ;  also, 
Capt.  Elijah  Vose's  co.,  36th  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Fort  No.  2  [probably 
Oct.,  1775] ;  also,  Capt.  Vose's  co..  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt.;  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  2,  1775. 

Mero,  Hezekiah.  Corporal,  Capt.  Abner  Crane's  co. ;  engaged  Feb.  1,  1779;  service,  3 
mos.  3  days ;  company  served  until  May  4,  1779,  with  guards  at  Boston. 

Mero,  Josiah,  Stoughton.  Private,  Capt.  James  Endecott's  co.  of  militia.  Col.  Lemuel 
Robinson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  9  days; 
also,  Capt.  William  Bent's  co..  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug. 
1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  12  days;  also,  Capt.  Bent's  co., 
36th  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Oct.  5,  1775 ;  also,  Capt.  James 
Endicott's  CO.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.;  service,  5  days;  company  marched 
from  Stoughton  March  4, 1776,  at  the  time  of  fortifying  Dorchester  Heights ;  also, 
Private,  in  a  company  in  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.,  which  marched  to  Bristol, 
R.  I.,  April  18,  1777,  under  command  of  Capt.  Robert  Swan,  of  Stoughton;  ser- 
vice, 24  days;  also,  Capt.  John  Bradley's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.';  enlisted 
Aug.  14,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  28  daj^s,  including  12  days  (240  miles)  travel  home ; 
company  marched  to  Manchester,  Vt.,  to  join  Northern  army. 

Mero,  Richard,  Stoughton.  Private,  Capt.  James  Endecott's  co.  of  militia.  Col. 
Lemuel  Robinson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
6  days;  also,  Capt.  John  Bradley's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug. 
14, 1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  28  days,  including  12  days  (240  miles)  travel  home ;  com- 
pany marched  to  Manchester,  Vt.,  to  join  Northern  army ;  also.  Corporal,  Capt. 
Abner  Crane's  co. ;  engaged  Feb.  2, 1779 ;  service,  3  mos.  2  days ;  company  served 
until  May  4,  1779,  with  guards  at  Boston. 

Merofield,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Pettengill's  co..  Col.  Baldwin's  regt. ;  pay 
abstract  for  Dec,  1775,  dated  Camp  at  New  York;  service,  2  days;  also,  Capt. 
Joseph  Pettengill's  co..  Col.  L.  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt.;  pay  abstracts  for  Feb.  and 
March,  1776,  dated  Camp  at  New  York. 

Meroley,  Jhs.  List  of  prisoners  appearing  in  a  return  of  the  main  guard,  dated  Cam- 
bridge, Sept.  13,  1775,  signed  by  Ephraim  Corey,  Captain  of  the  guard ;  said 
Meroley  with  other  riflemen  confined  3  nights  by  Col.  Thompson  for  mutiny. 


650  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Merow,  Amariah.  Corporal,  Capt.  Samuel  Ward's  co.,  Col.  Cogswell's  regt. ;  entered" 
service  Sept.  22,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  11  days;  com- 
pany detached  to  guard  and  fortify  posts  at  and  about  Boston. 

Merow,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  Clap's  co..  Col.  Pierce's  regt. ;  marched  March 
1,  1778;  discharged  April  3,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  3  days;  company  ordered  to 
march  to  Castle  Island;  roll  dated  Dorchester;  also,  Capt.  Lemuel  Clap's  co., 
Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath's  detachment  of  guards ;  enlisted  Ma,y  11, 1779 ;  discharged 
Aug.  10,  1779 ;  service,  3  mos. ;  company  stationed  at  Dorchester  Heights ;  roll 
dated  Dorchester. 

Merow,  Josiah,  Dorchester.  Receipt  dated  Albany,  Nov.  28,  1776,  for  bounties  paid 
said  Merow  and  others  by  Capt.  Samuel  Forster,  of  Col.  Greaton's  regt.,  to  serve 
in  the  Continental  Army  during  the  war;  also,  return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in 
the  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Clap's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.,  dated 
Stoughton,  June  27, 1777;  residence,  Dorchester;  engaged  for  town  of  Dorchester ; 
joined  Capt.  Foster's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt.;  term,  3  years. 

Merow,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  Clap's  co.,  Col.  Pierce's  regt. ;  marched  March 
1,  1778;  discharged  April  3,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  3  days;  company  ordered  to 
march  to  Castle  Island.    Roll  dated  Dorchester. 

Merow,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  Clap's  (1st  Dorchester)  co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Gill's  regt.;  enlisted  March  4,  1776;  discharged  March  8,  1776;  service,  5  days, 
at  the  time  of  taking  Dorchester  Heights ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  enlisted  March 
14,  1776;  discharged  March  26,  1776;  service,  12  days. 

Merrak,  Jacob.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  Badlam's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt. ;  pay 
abstract  for  April,  1776,  dated  New  York. 

Merrall,  Juba.  Private,  Capt.  Zebulon  King's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  May,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  April  9, 1781 ;  enlist- 
ment, 3  years;  also,  muster  rolls  for  June-Aug.,  1781. 

Merrall,  William,  Buxton.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Eaton's  co..  Col.  Edward  Wig- 
glesworth's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Ticonderoga  in  1776, 
sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co.,  Jan.  31,  1777;  310  miles  travel  allowed  said  Merrall. 

Merraw,  William.  Sergeant,  Lieut.  William  I'oster's  detachment  from  Col.  Pierce's 
regt.;  joined  March  1,  1778;  discharged  April  4,  1778;  service,  35  days;  detach- 
m'ent  stationed  at  Long  Island. 

Merre,  David.  List  of  men  raised  in  York  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time 
of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778,  returned  as  re- 
ceived of  Jonathan  Warner,  Commissioner,  by  Col.  R.  Putnam,  July  20,  1778; 
engaged  for  town  of  Berwick ;  arrived  at  Fishkill  June  4,  1778. 

Merredeth,  Peter.  Capt.  Samuel  Shaw's  co.,  3d  Artillery  regt. ;  return  made  by 
order  of  Gen.  Heath,  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  9,  1781 ;  enlisted  Jan.  27,  1777,  by 
Capt.  Lieut.  Freeman ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

Merrehue,  Preserved.  Matross,  Capt.  Amos  Lincoln's  co.  of  matrosses;  enlisted 
Sept.  6,  1781 ;  service  to  Nov.  1,  1782,  13  mos.  25  days. 

Merrel,  Asa,  Townsend.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Warren's  co..  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ; 
company  return  dated  Oct.  31,  1776,  and  endorsed  "  White  Plains." 

Merrel,  Benjamin,  Amesbury.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Francis's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  to  camp  and  home,  etc.,  sworn 
to  Nov.  29,  1776 ;  said  Merrel  credited  with  allowance  for  3  days  (60  miles)  travel ; 
company  drafted  from  Amesbury,  Newbury,  Rowley,  Ipswich,  Topsfield,  Wen- 
ham,  and  Lynn. 


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Merrel,  Daniel.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Jesse  Dorman's  co.,  Col.  James  Scammon's  regt. ; 
return  of  officers ;  ordered  in  Provincial  Congress  at  Watertown,  June  2,  1775, 
that  commissions  be  delivered  said  officers  except  to  those  captains  who  bad 
already  received  them. 

Merrel,  David,  Tewksbury.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

Merrel,  Eliakim,  Jr.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Middlesex  Co.,  agreeable  to 
resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780,  as  returned  by  Joseph  Hosmer,  Superintendent  for  said 
county;  age,  39  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9i^  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  grej' ;  eyes, 
blue ;  occupation,  farmer  (also  given  laborer) ;  engaged  for  town  of  Wilmington ; 
engaged  Dec.  19,  1781 ;  term,  3  years. 

Merrel,  Ezekiel.  List  of  men  who  marched  from  Pittsfield  to  New  York  Sept.  30, 
1776,  under  command  of  Lieut.  William  Barber,  and  were  dismissed  Nov.  17, 
1776 ;  service,  7  weeks. 

Merrel,  Jacob.  Corporal,  Capt.  George  Rogers's  co. ;  service,  6  days ;  company  de- 
tached from  2d  Cumberland  Co.  regt.  by  order  of  Col.  Jonathan  Mifchel  to  work 
on  the  fort  at  Falmouth  in  Nov.,  1775. 

Merrel,  James,  Shelburne.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

Merrel,  John,  Andover.  Corporal,  Capt.  Samuel  Johnson's  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's 
regt.;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Albany  home,  sworn  to  March  7, 
1777 ;  said  Merrel  credited  with  210  miles  travel. 

Merrel,  John.  List  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  J.  Baker,  Jr.'s  co.,  who  had  been 
sworn  and  mustered,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Baker,  dated  Brookline,  July  11, 1775. 

Merrel,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Lemont's  co..  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt. ; 
enlisted  June  25,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1778;  service,  6  mos.  19  days,  at 
Rhode  Island,  including  12  days  (233  miles)  travel  home;  enlistment  to  expire 
Jan.  1,  1779;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Warwick,  Nov.  7, 1778; 
reported  sick  and  absent ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  rolls  dated  East 
Greenwich,  Sept.  17,  Sept.  23,  Nov.  13,  and  Dec.  30,  1778. 

Merrel,  Levi.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Lemont's  co..  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt. ; 
enlisted  June  25,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1778;  service,  6  mos.  19  days,  at 
Rhode  Island,  including  12  days  (233  miles)  travel  home ;  enlistment  to  expire 
Jan.  1,  1779;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  rolls  dated  East  Greenwich,  Sept. 
17,  Sept.  23,  and  Nov.  13,  1778. 

Merrel,  Moses,  Fitchburg.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

Merrel,  Samuel.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Hill's  co..  Col.  James  Scammon's 
regt.;  return  of  officers;  ordered  in  Provincial  Congress  at  Watertown,  June  2, 
1775,  that  commissions  Ije  delivered  said  officers  except  to  those  captains  who 
had  already  received  them. 

Merrel,  Stephen.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  William  Cobb's  (9th)  co..  Col.  Peter  Noj'es's 
(1st  Cumberland  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia ;  list  of  officers  chosen  by  the  several 
companies  in  said  regiment;  ordered  in  Council  Feb.  1,  1777,  that  said  officers  be 
commissioned;  reported  commissioned  Feb.  1,  1777. 

Merrel,  Stephen.  Private,  Capt.  John  Noyes's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  14,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  28  days,  in 
Northern  department,  including  12  days  (240  miles)  travel  home. 


652  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 


Merrel,  William.  List  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  John  Baker,  Jr.'s  co.  who  had 
been  sworn  and  mustered,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Baker,  dated  Brookline,  July  11, 
1775. 

Merrell,  Abel.  Drummer,  Capt.  Tobias  Lord's  co. ;  marched  Jan.  22,  1776;  service 
to  Feb.  29,  1776,  1  mo.  10  days ;  company  stationed  at  Falmouth,  Cumberland 
Co.,  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Merrell,  Abel.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Nason's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Storer's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  14,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  123  days,  with  Northern  army, 
including  15  days  (300  miles)  travel  home;  company  discharged  at  Queman's 
Heights. 

Merrell,  Abijah.  Private,  Capt.  Hawes's  co.  of  artificers  stationed  at  Springfield; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780. 

Merrell,  Axnis.  Account  showing  sums  of  money  to  be  paid  from  the  public 
treasury  to  sundry  persons  for  losses  sustained  at  battles  of  Lexington  and  Bun- 
ker Hill;  amounts  allowed  in  Council  June  13,  1776. 

Merrell,  Benjamin.  Capt.  Archelaus  Towne's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Bridge's  (27th) 
regt.;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  endorsed  "  Nov'r  20" 
[1775]. 

Merrell,  Daniel,  Scarborough.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army, 
as  returned  by  Capt.  Stephen  Perkins  and  Capt.  Nehemiah  Herrick,  sworn  to  in 
Essex  Co.,  Feb.  18, 1778 ;  residence,  Scarborough  ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Topsfield ; 
joined  Capt.  Fairfield's  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

Merrell,  John,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  John  Davis's  co..  Col.  James  Frye's  regt.; 
company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  5,  1775 ;  enlisted  May  14,  1775. 

Merrell,  John,  Fryeburg.  Private,  Capt.  John  Baker's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Gerrish's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  92  days. 

Merrell,  John.  Private,  Capt.  John  Reed's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  1,  1781;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1781;  service,  3  mos.  1  day,  in  defence  of  sea- 
coast;  enlistment  to  expire  Dec.  1,  1781;  regiment  raised  for  defence  of  eastern 
Massachusetts ;  also,  company  receipt  for  equipments,  given  to  Capt.  John  Reed, 
dated  Falmouth,  Dec.  1,  1781. 

Merrell,  Joseph.  Corporal,  Capt.  William  Harris's  detachment  from  Col.  Pike's 
(Cumberland  Co.)  regt.;  engaged  Sept.  27,  1779;  discharged  Oct.  23,  1779;  ser- 
vice, 26  days,  under  direction  of  Committee  of  Falmouth;  detachment  detailed 
for  defence  of  Falmouth,  agreeable  to  order  of  General  Court  of  Sept.  3,  1779. 

Merrell,  Josiah.  Fifer  (also  given  Private),  Capt.  Caleb  Champney's  co.,  Maj. 
Nathaniel  Heath's  detachment  of  guards ;  enlisted  Oct.  30,  1779;  discharged  Jan. 
11  (also  given  Jan.  23),  1780;  service,  2  mos.  17  (also  given  2  mos.  25)  days,  at 
and  about  Boston. 

Merrell,  Mark,  Gray  (New  Boston),  also  given  Falmouth.  Return  of  men  raised  to 
serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Jonas  Stevens's  (Gray)  co..  Col. 
Timothy  Pike's  (4th  Cumberland  Co.)  regt.;  residence,  Gray;  enlisted  for  town 
of  Gray;  joined  Capt.  Ellis's  co..  Col.  Bigelow's  regt.;  enlisted  in  1776;  enlist- 
ment, 3  years ;  also,  list  of  men  returned  by  a  committee  for  settling  disputes 
between  towns  as  to  soldiers  credited  to  them  [year  not  given]  ;  said  Merrell 
claimed  by  New  Boston  and  Amesbury ;  allowed  to  Amesbury ;  also,  Private, 
Lieut.  Colonel's  co..  Col.  Bigelow's  regt. ;  Continental  Arm.y  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Aug.  1,  1780;  residence,  Falmouth. 

Merrell,  Moses.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of 


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Merebll,  Moses,  continued. 

Justin  El}',  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  12, 
17S0;  age,  16  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in.;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for  town  of 
Pittsfleld  ;  marched  to  camp  July  12,  1780,  under  command  of  Ensign  Gilbert. 

Merrell,  Nathan.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Smith's  co..  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  July  8,  1780;  dis- 
charged Jan.  8,  1781 ;  enlistment,  6  months. 

Merrell,  Noah.  Corporal,  Lieut.  Obadiah  Beals's  detachment  of  guards;  enlisted 
Dec.  12,  1775;  service  to  April  3,  1776,  3  mos.  24  days;  stationed  at  Hull. 

Merrell,  Sajiuel.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Elden's  oth  (Buxton)  co.,  3d  York 
Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  chosen  by  the  several  companies  in  said 
regiment,  as  returned  by  Tristram  Jordan  and  others,  field  officers,  dated  Wells, ' 
March  20,  1776;  ordered  in  Council  March  29,  1776,  that  said  officers  be  com- 
missioned; reported  commissioned  March  27  [?],1776;  a/so,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt. 
John  Elden's  (5th)  co.,  3d  York  Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers;  com- 
missioned Dec.  14,  1779. 

Merrell,  Simox.  Private,  Capt.  John  Reed's  co..  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  2,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1781 ;  service,  5  mos. ;  enlistment  to  expire  Dec. 
1,  1781 ;  regiment  raised  for  defence  of  eastern  Massachusetts. 

Merrell,  Thomas,  Newburj^.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Perkins's  co..  Col,  Moses 
Little's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  9,  1775;  service,  12 

weeks. 

Merrell,  William,  Conway.  Private,  Capt.  John  Baker's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Gerrish's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  Maj'  1,  1775;  service,  92  days. 

Merrels,  Hosea.  Private,  Capt.  William  Wells's  detachment  of  militia,  3d  Berkshire 
Co.  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  30, 1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  7,  1781 ;  service,  8  days,  on  the 
alarm  at  Saratoga  of  Oct.  29,  1781. 

Merrender,  Job,  [Taconic]  Mountain.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Conti- 
nental Army  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  "Mountain;"  engaged  for  town  of 
Lenox;  joined  Capt.  Chadwick's  co..  Col.  Brewer's  regt.;  term,  during  war. 
[See  Job  Marnder.] 

Merret,  Daniel,  Machias.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army, 
sworn  to  at  Hopkinton,  Feb.  8,  1780;  residence,  Machias;  engaged  for  town  of 
Hopkinton;  engaged  by  Aaron  Abbe,  Committee;  joined  Capt.  Allen's  co..  Col. 
Alden's  regt. ;  term,  3  years. 

Merret  [  ?] ,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Dyer's  co. ;  enlisted  July  7, 1777 ;  reported 
deserted;  company  raised  for  service  on  expedition  against  St.  Johns,  N.  S.,  and 
continued  in  service  at  Machias  for  its  defence. 

Merret,  Elisha.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Stowers's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ; 
enlisted  May  29,  1776 ;  service  to  Aug.  1,  1776,  2  mos.  3  days.    Roll  dated  Hull. 

Merret,  George,  Scituate.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

Merret,  John.  List  of  men  mustered  subsequent  to  Sept.  16, 1777,  by  James  Leonard, 
Muster  Master  for  Bristol  Co.;  Capt.  Jonathan  Drown's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jack- 
son's regt. ;  age,  26  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in. ;  engaged  for  town  of  Swanzey. 

Merret,  Joshua,  Scituate.  Capt.  Newcomb's  (Independent)  co. ;  muster  return  of 
four  Independent  cos.  stationed  at  Hull,  dated  March  1,  1777  ;  age,  29  yrs. ;  resi- 
dence, Scituate ;  reported  mustered  by  Daniel  Souther,  Muster  Master. 


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Merret  [Philip].  Return  of  men  belonging  to  the  State  regt.  of  artillerj'  entitled  to 
an  additional  bounty  of  £15,  as  returned  by  Col.  T.  Crafts,  dated  Boston,  Jan. 
12,  1778  ;  5th  CO. ;  rank,  Captain. 

Merrett,  Amos,  Charlton.  Private,  Capt.  March  Chase's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's 
regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  18,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  12,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  28  days, 
at  Dorchester. 

Merrett,  Asa,  Conway.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Thomas  French's  (7th)  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  (5th  Hampshire  Co.)  regt., 
dated  April  1,  1779;  residence,  Conway;  enlisted  for  town  of  Conway;  joined 
Capt.  Robert  Oliver's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt.;  enlisted  March  1,  1777;  enlist- 
ment, during  war;  a  similar  list  is  endorsed  "  Colo  David  Field's  Return." 

Merrett,  Asa.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Thrall's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  21, 1781 ;  discharged 
Nov.  9,  1781 ;  service,  2  mos.  29  days,  under  Col.  Marinus  Willet  "  on  Mohawk 
River"  in  Western  department,  including  9  days  (180  miles)  travel  home;  com- 
pany raised  for  3  months. 

Merrett,  Daniel,  Machias.  Private,  Capt.  Holden's  co..  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  Con- 
tinental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  July  31,  1780. 

Merrett,  Edmund.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Moulton's  co.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Elipha- 
let  Hastings  subsequent  to  Oct.  II,  1778,  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  regt. ;  entered  ser- 
vice June  13,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  29,  1779;  service,  7  mos.  27  days,  at  North 
river,  including  11  days  (220  miles)  travel  home;  also,  Capt.  Caleb  Moulton's  co., 
Col.  Poor's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Sept.,  1778,  dated  Fort  Clinton  ;  also,  Lieut.  Elipha- 
let  Hastings's  co..  Col.  Poor's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1778;  also,  same  co.  and 
ragt. ;  pay  roll  for  Dec,  1778,  dated  King's  Ferry. 

Merrett,  George.  Gunner's  Mate,  State  sloop  "  Winthrop,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
George  Little;  engaged  Dec.  7,  1782;  discharged  March  17,  1783;  service,  3  mos. 
11  days.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. 

Merrett,  Hamblktt,  Marblehead.  Private,  Capt.  John  Merrett's  (7th)  co..  Col.  John 
Glover's  (21st)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  4,  1775; 
service,  2  mos.  2  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  25,  1775. 

Merrett,  John,  Marblehead.  Captain,  7th  co.,  Col.  John  Glover's  (21st)  regt.;  mus- 
ter roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  engaged  April  24,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  16  days; 
also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

Merrett,  John.  List  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  ship  "Franklin,"  commanded  by 
Capt.  Allen  Hallet,  dated  Boston,  June  20,  1781. 

Merrett,  Noah,  Templeton.  Private,  Capt.  Ezekiel  Knolton's  co.  of  militia,  Col. 
Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt.,  which  marched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775,  to  Cambridge;  service,  10  days. 

Merrett,  Noah,  Wells.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Bragdon's  co.,  Col.  James  Scammon's 
(30th)  regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775],  including  abstract  of  pay  to 
last  of  July,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  reported  enlisted  into  the  train  June  3, 
1775. 

Merrett,  Noah,  Jr.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  b.v  the  town  of  Templeton  for 
service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  to  camp  at  West  Point 
June  26,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  13,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  27  days,  travel  (200 
miles)  included. 

Merrett,  Richard.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Champney's  co.  of  guards ;  enlisted  Aug. 
1,1780;  discharged  Nov.  1, 1780;  service,  3  mos. ;  company  detached  from  militia 
for  service  at  and  about  Boston;  n/so,  same  co. ;  enlisted  Nov.  1, 1780;  discharged 


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Merrett,  Richard,  continued. 

Feb.  23,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  23  days  ;  company  detached  from  militia  in  accord- 
ance with  request  of  Gen.  Heath  for  service  at  and  about  Boston  guarding  Conti- 
nental stores;  roll  endorsed  "Maj'r  Heath  Detach't." 

Merrett,  Richard.  Return  of  men  raised  in  Suffolk  Co.  for  Continental  service, 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780;  engaged  for  town  of  Braintree;  engaged 
Feb.  24,  1781. 

Merrett,  William,  Machias.  Private,  Capt.  Holden's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  Con- 
tinental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  July  31,  1780;  resi- 
dence, Machias. 

Merret,  David.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co. ;  engaged  Oct.  5,  1775;  service 
to  Dec.  1,  1775,  2  mos.  1  day;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for  de- 
fence of  seacoast. 

Merret,  John.  Capt.  David  Cowdin's  co.,  Col.  Woodbridge's  regt. ;  receipt  for  ad- 
vance pay,  signed  b.y  said  Merrey  and  others,  dated  Cambridge,  June  26,  1775. 

Merrey,  Matthew.  Captain,  5th  co..  Col.  Beriah  Norton's  (Dukes  Co.)  regt.  of 
Mass.  militia ;  list  of  officers  chosen  in  said  regiment ;  ordered  in  Council  April 
-,  1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned ;  reported  commissioned  April  3,  1776. 

Merret,  Moses,  Marblehead.  Private,  Capt.  John  Glover's  co..  Col.  John  Glover's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  July  14,  1775;  service,  17  days. 

Merret,  Silas.  Private,  Capt.  Adams  Bailey's  co..  Col.  John  Bailey's  {2d)  regt., 
commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Sprout  subsequent  to  Jan.  1,  1781 ;  muster  roll  made 
up  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Jan.  1,  1782;  enlisted  July  9,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  7, 
1780 ;  enlistment,  6  months. 

Merrey,  Timothy.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co..  Col.  George  Williams's 
regt. ;  entered  service  Sept.  29,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1777  ;  service,  1  mo.  1 
day,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Spencer  on  a  secret  expedition;  company  stationed  at 
Tiverton,  R.  I.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Swanzey. 

Merret,  William,  Norton.  Private,  Capt.  Macey  Williams's  co..  Col.  Timothy 
Walker's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  2,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  1  day. 

Merriam, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Maream,  Mariam,  Marion, 

Meariam,  Meiram,  Meraiam,  Meream,  Meriam,  Merian,  Meriham,  Merion, 
Merium,  Merrian,  Merrion,  Merrium,  Miraam,  Miriam,  Mirriam,  Muream.] 

Merriam,  Abraham.  Order  on  Maj.  Barber,  dated  Cambridge,  June  24,  1775,  signed 
by  Col.  E.  Bridge,  for  cartridge  boxes  for  said  Merriam  and  others  belonging  to 
Lieut.  John  Flint's  co. 

Merriam,  Abraham.  List  of  6  months  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780, 
returned  as  received  of  Maj.  Joseph  Hosraer,  Superintendent  for  Middlesex  Co., 
by  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  dated  Springfield ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men 
raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to 
resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by 
Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  9,  1780;  age,  23  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  4 
in. ;  complexion,  ruddy ;  engaged  for  town  of  Lexington ;  marched  to  camp  July 
9,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Daniel  Shays. 

Merriam,  Amos,  Concord.  Matross,  Capt.  Jonathan  W.  Edes's  (4th)  co..  Col.  Crafts's 
(Artillery)  regt. ;  service  from  Feb.  1,  1777,  to  May  8,  1777,  3  mos.  7  days. 

Merriam,  Amos,  Winchendon.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Boynton's  (8th)  co..  Col. 
Nathan  Sparhawk's  (7th  Worcester  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers 


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Merriam,  Amos,  continued. 

chosen  by  the  several  companies  in  said  regiment,  dated  Petersham,  March  24, 
1776;  ordered  in  Council  April  6,  1776,  that  said  officers  Ije  commissioned; 
reported  commissioned  April  5  [?],  1776. 

Merriam,  Amos.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Hosmer's  (Light  Infantry)  co. ;  company 
return  endorsed  "  1776." 

Merriam,  Amos.  List  of  men  drafted  from  Concord  town  co.  to  go  to  Rhode  Island 
on  an  alarm  July  23,  1777. 

Merriam,  Asa,  Oxford.  Capt.  Joel  Green's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Learned's  regt. ;  order 
for  bounty  cpat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  26,  1775. 

Merriam,  David.  Private,  Capt.  Manasseh  Sawyer's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt.;  pay 
abstract  for  gun  and  blanket  money,  dated  Dorchester,  Feb.  12,  1777 ;  also,  Capt. 
"William  Thurlo's  co. ;  travel  out  and  home  180  miles ;  service  at  20  miles  per  day, 

9  days ;  company  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington,  Aug.  22,  1777,  under  com- 
mand of  Maj.  Ebenezer  Bridge,  by  order  of  Gen.  Stark  and  Col.  AVarner,  and  was 
dismissed  by  Gen.  Lincoln  after  proceeding  90  miles ;  roll  sworn  to  in  Worcester 
Co. ;  also,  Capt.  Jonathan  Gates's  co. ;  enlisted  Oct.  1,  1777;  service,  25  days,  at 
Saratoga,  including  7  days  (140  miles)  travel  home. 

Merriam,  Ebenezer,  Mendon.  Private,  Capt.  John  Albee's  (1st  Mendon)  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Roxbury ;  service,  5  days. 

Merriam,  Ebenezer.  Private,  Capt.  Loring  Lincoln's  co.,  which  marched  under 
command  of  Lieut.  Col.  Flagg  on  the  alarm  at  Bennington  in  1777 ;  service,  5  days ; 
company  probably  belonged  to  Leicester. 

Merriam,  Edmund,  Mendon.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Albee's  (1st  Mendon)  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Roxbury ;  service,  9  days ;  also,  Private, 
Capt.  John  Tyler's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's  regt. ;  companj'  return  endorsed  "  Dec. 

10  1775;"  company  raised  in  Mendon,  Uxbridge,  and  Upton;  also,  Corporal, 
Capt.  Samuel  Craggin's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regt. ;  service  from  Dec.  8, 

1776,  to  Jan.  21,  1777,  1  mo.  15  days,  at  Providence  Plantation  and  Rhode  Island 
on  an  alarm ;  mileage  home  to  Mendon  (24  miles)  allowed ;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
Peter  Penniman's  co.,  Col.  Wood's  regt. ;  service  from  April  18,  1777,  to  May  7, 

1777,  21  days ;  company  marched  for  defence  of  Rhode  Island ;  also,  Capt.  Philip 
Ammidon's  co.,  Col.  Tyler's  regt. ;  entered  service  July  28, 1780 ;  discharged  Aug. 
8,  1780;  service,  15  days,  including  travel,  3  days  (52  miles)  home;  company 
ordered  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  July  27,  1780. 

Merriam,  Ezra.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Armj-  for 
the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780,  returned  as  received  of 
Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  11, 
1780;  age,  20  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  ruddy  ;  engaged  for  town  of 
Lexington;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  9,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  11,  1780, 
under  command  of  Ensign  Bancroft. 

Merriam,  Hezekiah.  Private,  Capt.  Simeon  Clap's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  regt.;  en- 
listed May  10,  1777;  discharged  July  10,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  9  days,  including 
travel  home;  company  marched  on  a  2  months  expedition  to  Ticonderoga;  roll 
sworn  to  in  Hampshii-e  Co.;  a/so,  descriptive  list  dated  Northampton,  Sept.  14, 
1780,  of  men  detached  from  Col.  Israel  Chapin's  (2d  Hampshire  Co.)  regt.  for  the 
term  of  3  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  22,  1780;  Lieut.  Strong's  co. ;  age, 
21  yrs. ;  stature,  6  ft. ;  complexion,  light ;  engaged  for  town  of  Westhampton  ; 
mustered  July  10,  1780. 

Mkrriam,  Isaac,  Ashburnham.  Private,  Capt.  John  White's  co.,  Col.  Abijah  Stearns's 
regt.;  enlisted  April  1,  1778;  discharged  Jul}' 2,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  5  days,  at 
and  about  Boston.    Roll  dated  Lancaster. 


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Merriam,  Isaac.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received 
of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Maj.  Peter  Harwood,  of  6th  Mass.  regt.,  at 
Springfield,  July  2,  1780;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  2  in.;  complexion,  light; 
engaged  for  town  of  Ashburnhara;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  1,  1780  ;  marched 
to  camp  July  2,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Phineas  Parker. 

Merriam,  John,  Barre.  Private,  Colonel's  co..  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th)  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  April  12,  1780. 

Merriam,  John.  Private,  Capt.  George  Minot's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt. ;  ser- 
vice, 5  days;  company  marched  from  the  alarm  post  at  Concord  to  reinforce  the 
army  March  4,  1776.    Roll  dated  Watertown. 

Merriam,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Hosmer's  (Light  Infantry)  co. ;  company  re- 
turn endorsed  "  1776." 

Merriam,  John.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  i-eturned  as  received 
of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Maj.  Peter  Harwood,  of  6th  Mass.  regt.,  at 
Springfield,  July  2,  1780;  age,  17  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  3  in.;  complexion,  light; 
engaged  for  town  of  Walpole  ;  marched  to  camp  July  2,  1780,  under  command  of 
Capt.  Phineas  Parker. 

Merriaji,  John.  List  of  6  months  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780,  re- 
turned as  received  of  Maj.  Joseph  Hosmer,  Superintendent  for  Middlesex  Co.,  by 
Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  dated  Springfield,  Aug.  6,  1780;  also,  descriptive  list 
of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreea- 
ble to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner, 
by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  Aug.  9,  1780 ;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5 
ft.  3  in.;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for  town  of  East  Sudbury;  arrived  at 
Springfield  July  20,  1780;  marched  to  camp  Aug.  9,  1780,  under  command  of 
Capt.  Daniel  Lunt;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Killam's  co..  Col.  Rufus  Put- 
nam's (5th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Ja:n.,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  Aug.  6, 
1780;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1781;  enlistment,  6  months. 

Merriam,  Joseph.  List  of  6  months  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780, 
returned  as  received  of  Maj.  Joseph  Hosmer,  Superintendent  for  Middlesex  Co., 
by  Justin  Elj',  Commissioner,  dated  Springfield;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men 
raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to 
resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by 
Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  9,  1780 ;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
6  in. ;  complexion,  dark  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Lexington  ;  marched  to  camp  July 
9,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Daniel  Shays. 

Merriam,  Josiah,  Concord.  Matross,  Capt.  Jonathan  W.  Edes's  (4th)  co..  Col. 
Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  service  from  Feb.  1,  1777,  to  date  of  discharge.  May  8, 
1777,  3  mos.  7  days. 

Merriam,  Josiah.  Private,  Capt.  George  Minot's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt.; 
service,  5  days ;  company  marched  from  the  alarm  post  at  Concord  to  reinforce 
the  army  March  4,  1776.    Roll  dated  Watertown. 

Merriam,  Josiah.  List  of  men  drafted  from  Concord  town  co.  to  go  to  Rhode  Island 
on  an  alarm  July  23,  1777. 

Merriam,  Josiah,  Jr.  List  of  men  drafted  from  Concord  town  co.  to  go  to  Ticonde- 
roga  for  3  months,  dated  Aug.  13,  1777. 

Merriam,  Jotham,  Warwick.  Private,  Capt.  William  Campbell's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Learned's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775  ;  enlisted  April  29,  1775 ;  service, 
3  mos.,  1  week,  3  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  7,  1775. 


65S  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Mekriam,  Nathan.  Private,  Capt.  George  Minot's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt. ; 
service,  5  days;  company  marched  from  the  alarm  post  at  Concord  to  reinforce 
the  army  March  4,  1776.    Roll  dated  Watertown. 

Merriajvi,  Samuel,  Sudbury.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Cudworth's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  Abijah  Peiree's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service, 
10  days. 

Merriam,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Manasseh  Sawyer's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt.;  pay  ab- 
stract for  gun  and  blanket  money,  dated  Dorchester,  Feb.  12,  1777 ;  also,  same 
CO.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Dec,  1776-Feb.,  1777 ;  enlisted  Dec.  14,  1776 ;  cred- 
ited to  town  of  Westminster;  regiment  raised  to  serve  until  March  1,  1777. 

Merriam,  Silas.  List  dated  Feb.  24,  1778,  of  prisoners  to  be  exchanged  for  British 
prisoners  under  parole  to  be  returned  by  Col.  Johonnott;  said  Merriam,  Doctor, 
to  be  exchanged  for  David  Burnes,  Surgeon's  Mate. 

Merriam,  Silas.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of 
Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  14, 
1780;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  3  in.;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for  town  of 
Lexington ;  marched  to  camp  July  14,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Hancock. 

Merriam,  Timothy.  Private,  Capt.  George  Minot's  co..  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt.; 
service,  5  days;  company  marched  from  the  alarm  post  at  Concord  to  reinforce 
the  army  March  4,  1776;  also,  Capt.  Abishai  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt.;  enlisted  June  23,  1776;  service  to  Aug.  1,  1776,  1  mo.  8  days;  roll  dated 
Camp  at  Hull;  also,  petition  dated  Camp  at  Hull,  Sept.  17,  1776,  signed  by  said 
Merriam  and  others  belonging  to  battalion  stationed  at  Hull,  asking  for  increase 
and  payment  of  wages. 

Merriam,  Timothy.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Warren's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  21,  1777; 
discharged  Aug.  26,  1777;  service,  5  days,  under  Lieut.  Col.  Wheelock  in  North- 
ern department ;  company  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington. 

Merriam,  William,  Mendon.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Craggin's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Nathan 
Tyler's  regt. ;  service  from  Dec.  8,  1776,  to  Jan.  21,  1777,  1  mo.  15  days,  at  Provi- 
dence Plantation  and  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm ;  mileage  home  to  Mendon  (24 
miles)  allowed. 

Merriam,  William.  List  of  men  returned  as  received  of  Maj.  Stephen  Badlam,  Super- 
intendent for  Suffolk  Co.,  by  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  at  Springfield,  Sept.  20, 
1779;  engaged  for  town  of  Stoughton. 

Merriam,  William.  Return  of  men  belonging  to  the  State  regt.  of  artillery  entitled 
to  an  additional  bounty  of  £15,  as  returned  by  Col.  T.  Crafts,  dated  Boston,  Jan. 
12,  1778;  Capt.  Cushing's  (7th)  co. ;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Cushing's  co..  Col. 
Revere's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  20,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779. 

Merrian,  William,  Stoughton.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Suffolk  Co.  to  rein- 
force the  Continental  Army,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  9,  1779;  Capt.  Talbut's 
CO.,  Col.  Gill's  regt. ;  age,  21  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7i  in. ;  hair,  sandy ;  eyes,  gray ; 
occupation,  husbandman  ;  nationality,  American ;  residence,  Stoughton  ;  engaged 
for  town  of  Stoughton ;  reported  delivered  to  Capt.  L.  Bailey. 

Merrian,  William.  Corporal,  Capt.  Perez  Cushing's  (1st)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Paul 
Revere's  corps  of  artillery;  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  May  8,  1780,  4  mos.  8 
days.    Roll  dated  Boston. 

Merrick, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Marick,  Merick,  Merrack, 

Merrak,  Merret,  Merricks,  Merrit,  Merritt,  Mirack,  Mirak,  Mireck,  Mireek,  Miri- 
ack,  Mirick,  Mirik,  Mirrack,  Mirrak,  Mirreck,  Mirrich,  Mirrick,  Myraik,  Myreck, 
Myrick.] 


IN  THE   WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  659 

Merrick,  Caesar,  Wilbraham.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  L.  Woodbridge's  co.,  Col. 
Nathan  Tyler's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  3,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  15,  1779;  service,  4 
mos.  13  days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Newport ;  also,  Capt.  Joseph 
Browning's  co..  Col.  Seth  Murray's  regt. ;  enlisted  Juh^  24, 1780 ;  discharged  Oct. 
10,  1780;  service,  2  mos.  24  days,  including  7  days  (140  miles)  travel  home;  regi- 
ment raised  in.  Hampshire  Co.  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

Merrick,  Christopher.  Petition  signed  by  Paul  Hussey,  of  Nantucket,  asking  that 
measures  l)e  taken  for  the  exchange  of  said  Merrick  and  other  prisoners  confined 
on  board  prison-ships  at  New  York ;  ordered  in  Council  Aug.  12,  1777,  that  the 
petition  be  granted  and  that  a  cartel  be  sent  to  New  York. 

Merrick,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  Francis  Stebbins's  co.,  Col.  David  Mosley's  regt. ; 
entered  service  June  12,  1782;  discharged  June  20,  1782;  service,  7  days;  horse 
rations  allowed  said  Merrick ;  company  raised  for  support  of  the  government  at 
Springfield  and  Northampton  and  part  of  it  probably  mounted.  Roll  sworn  to  at 
West  Springfield. 

Merrick,  Ebenezer.  Corporal,  Capt.  Addison  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's 
regt.;  entered  service  Oct.  18,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  22,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  16 
days,  at  Claverack,  including  12  days  (240  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  de- 
tached from  militia  of  Suffolk  and  Essex  counties  to  reinforce  army  under  Gen. 
Washington. 

Merrick,  Ebexezer.  List  of  prisoners  brought  to  Marblehead  in  the  cartel  "  Pacific," 
to  be  exchanged  for  British  prisoners,  as  returned  b}'  Thomas  Stone,  Commissary 
[year  not  given] . 

Merrick,  Gad.  Private,  Capt.  Preserved  Leonard's  co..  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hamp- 
shire Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  28,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  2,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 
10  days,  at  New  London,  Conn.,  including  4  days  (72  miles)  travel  home. 

Merrick,  Isaac.  List  of  prisoners  on  board  the  cartel  "  Hostage  "  to  be  exchanged 
for  British  prisoners,  as  returned  by  Thomas  Stone,  Commissary  [year  not  given]  ; 
said  Merrick  reported  as  having  been  taken  in  the  "Retrieve"  (privateer),  of 
Casco  Baj%  by  the  British  ship  "  Milford." 

Merrick,  Jacob,  Newbury.  Private,  Capt.  William  Rogers's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
Samuel  Gerrish's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
7  days;  also,  Capt.  William  Rogers's  (8th)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Baldwin's  (37th) 
regt.;  pay  abstract  for  wages  for  Aug.,  1775,  dated  Chelsea;  also,  Capt.  Ezra 
Badlam's  co..  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  wages  for 
Feb.,  1776,  dated  New  York. 

Merrick,  Jacob  (also  given  Jacob,  Jr.),  Newbury.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in 
the  Continental  Army,  as  returned  by  Moses  Noyes,  Chairman  of  Selectmen  and 
Committee  of  Newbury;  residence,  Newbury;  engaged  for  town  of  Newbury; 
joined  Capt.  Samuel  Carr's  co..  Col.  Wesson's  regt. ;  term,  3  years ;  also.  Pri- 
vate, Capt.  Samuel  Carr's  co..  Col.  James  Wesson's  (9th)  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  11,  1777,  to  March  11,  1780;  re- 
ported discharged  March  11,  1780. 

Merrick,  Jesse,  Monson.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Munn's  (Monson)  co.,  which 
marched  April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge; 
left  Cambridge  April  25,  1775 ;  service,  8  days. 

Merrick,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Webster's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. ;  en- 
listed Oct.  14,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  22,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  19  days,  at  Clav- 
erack, including  travel  (220  miles)  home;  regiment  raised  in  Suffolk  and  Essex 
counties  to  reinforce  army  under  Gen.  Washington. 


660  I^IASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Merrick,  Jonathan.  Private,  Capt.  James  Shaw's  co.;  entered  service  Sept.  24, 1777; 
discharged  Oct.  18, 1777;  service,  32  da.ys,  with  Northern  army,  travel  (140  miles) 
included ;  company  detached  from  Col.  Charles  Pynchion's  regt.  and  ordered  to 
join  army  under  Gen.  Gates  to  serve  for  30  days,  unless  sooner  discharged. 

Merrick,  Joxathan.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Sargeant's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. 
of  guards ;  detached  July  2, 1778 ;  service  to  July  17, 1778, 15  days ;  regiment  sta- 
tioned at  Winter  Hill. 

Merrick,  Joseph,  Sandisfield.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Soul's  co..  Col.  John  Fellows's 
(8th)  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775;  enlisted  April  21,  1775. 

Merrick,  Joseph.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joseph  Ilsley's  co.,  Col.  Cogswell's  regt. ;  engaged 
Sept.  30,  1776;  discharged  Nov.  IG,  1776;  service,  2  mos.,  including  13  days  (260 
miles)  travel  home;  roll  dated  New  Castle;  order  for  payment  of  amount  of  roll 
dated  at  North  Castle  and  signed  by  Capt.  Ilsley. 

Merrick,  Noah.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Shaw's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  22, 1779;  discharged  Aug.  27, 1779;  service,  1  nio.  9  days 
at  New  London,  Conn.,  including  3^  days  (65  miles)  travel  home.  Roll  dated 
Monson. 

Merrick,  Phineas,  Monson.  Return  of  men  drafted  from  Hampshire  Co.  militia  to 
march  to  Horse  Neck  under  command  of  Col.  Samuel  How  [year  not  given],  but 
who  failed  to  join  regiment;  drafted  from  town  of  Monson;  drafted  into  Capt. 
Browning's  co. 

Merrick,  Richard,  Springfield.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Michael 
Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  5,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779;  residence,  Springfield. 

Merrick,  Samuel,  Cape  Cod.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Simeon  Samson;  engaged  Nov.  12,  1777.  Roll  made  up  for  advance  pay  for 
1  month. 

Merrick,  Samuel  F.  Private,  Capt.  James  Shaw's  co.  ;  entered  service  Sept.  24, 1777; 
discharged  Oct.  18, 1777 ;  service,  32  days,  with  Northern  army,  travel  (140  miles) 
included;  company  detached  from  Col.  Charles  Pynchion's  regt.  and  ordered  to 
join  army  under  Gen.  Gates  to  serve  for  30  days,  unless  sooner  discharged. 

Merrick,  Spencer,  Springfield.  Private,  in  a  company  of  Minute-men,  which 
marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  under  com- 
mand of  Maj.  Andrew  Colton  ;  service,  1  week  3  days  ;  reported  enlisted  into  the 
army  April  29,  1775. 

Merkick,  Tilly.  List  of  prisoners  sent  in  the  cartel  "  Swift"  from  Halifax  to  Boston 
Sept.  30,  1778,  to  be  exchanged  for  British  prisoners,  as  returned  by  Thomas  Bail- 
don,  Commissary  of  Prisoners ;  reported  a  passenger. 

Merrick,  Tilly.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Carpenter's  co.  of  guards ;  engaged  Sept.  29, 
1779;  discharged  Dec.  29,  1779;  service,  3  mos.;  company  raised  for  3  months 
from  time  of  joining  and  stationed  at  Springfield. 

Merricks,  James.  List  of  men  appearing  on  a  credit  bill  of  Capt.  Reuben  Dickinson's 
CO.  [year  not  given]  ;  said  Merrick  credited  with  service  for  4  mos.  1  week. 

Merrie,  William,  Shutesbury.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  from  Col.  James  Converse's  (4th  Worcester  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Brookfield, 
Sept.  15,  1777;  residence,  Shutesbury;  engaged  for  town  of  Hardwick;  term, 
3  years. 

Merriell,  Stephen.  Matross,  Capt.  Samuel  Gridley's  co..  Col.  Gridley's  regt.;  re- 
ceipt for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Merriell  and  others,  dated  Cambridge,  Aug. 
5,  1775. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  6(31 

Merrifeld,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Clap's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  3,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  11,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  9  daj^s,  at 
Rhode  Island. 

Merrifield, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Marifleld,  Marrifield, 

Marsfield,   Mearrifield,    Merifeild.   Merifield,   Merofield,   Merrifeld,    Merryfield, 
Meryfield,  Murrifield.] 

Merrifield,  Aarox,  Mendon.  Private,  Capt.  Gershom  Nelson's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Cambridge  and  Roxbury  ;  service,  9  days  ;  also, 
list  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Gershom  Nelson's  co.,  dated  July  19,  1776;  also, 
Private,  Lieut.  Seth  Thayer's  co.,  3d  Worcester  Co.  regt. ;  entered  service  Dec.  8, 
1776  ;  service,  1  mo.  15  days  ;  company  marched  to  Providence,  R.  I.,  under  com- 
mand of  Lieut.  Col.  Nathan  Tyler  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776. 

Merrifield,  Abrahaji,  Oxford.  Private,  Capt.  John  Town's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Roxbury;  service,  6  days;  reported  enlisted  into 
the  army;  also,  Capt.  William  Campbell's  CO.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Learned's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  April  26,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.,  1  week,  5 
days  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury,  Oct. 
26,  1775. 

Merrifield,  Asa.  Private,  Lieut.  William  Foster's  detachment  from  Col.  Pierce's 
regt. ;  joined  March  12,  1778 ;  discharged  April  8, 1778  ;  service,  28  days ;  detach- 
ment stationed  at  Long  Island. 

Merrifield,  Benjamix.  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Trow's  co..  Col.  John  Hathaway's  regt. ; 
service,  21  days,  in  April  and  May,  1777,  at  Rhode  Island ;  said  Merrifield  reported 
as  among  those  who  did  not  agree  to  tarry  2  months,  and  2  days  (38  miles)  travel 
allowed  him  to  return  home ;  company  raised  in  Bristol  Co. 

Merrifield,  Francis,  Ipswich.  Corporal,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Wade's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Mystic,  on  April  20tli  were 
ordered  to  Salem,  on  the  21st  to  Ipswich,  thence  to  headquarters  at  Cambridge; 
service  to  May  10,  1775,3  weeks;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Waid's  co. ; 
company  return  dated  June  5, 1775 ;  company  marched  to  Cambridge ;  also,  Capt. 
Wade's  CO.,  Col.  Moses  Little's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted 
May  10, 1775  ;  service,  11  weeks  5  days  ;  also,  order  for  bountj-  coat  or  its  equiva- 
lent in  money  dated  Dec.  21,  1775. 

Merrifield,  Francis.  Private ;  company  receipt  for  wages,  given  to  Capt.  John 
Dodge,  dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill,  June  21,  1778;  said  Merrifield  allowed  wages 
for  April  and  May,  1778 ;  also,  Capt.  John  Dodge's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. 
of  guards;  service  from  April  1,  1778,  to  July  -,  1778,  3  mos.  4  days. 

Merrifield,  Francis  (also  given  Francis,  Jr.)-  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Gould's 
CO.,  Col.  Wade's  regt. ;  entered  service  July  6, 1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  10, 1780;  ser- 
vice, 3  mos.  17  days,  including  12  days  (240  miles)  travel  home ;  regiment  raised 
in  Essex  Co.  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months;  roll  dated  Topsfield; 
also,  petition  dated  Ipswich,  Oct.  17,  1782,  signed  by  said  Merrifield  and  others, 
asking  for  wages  for  3  mos.  service  in  1780  in  Capt.  Benjamin  Gould's  co..  Col. 
Nathaniel  Wade's  regt. 

Merrifield,  Jonathan,  Milton.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Tucker's  (Milton)  co.  of 
militia,  which  marched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  7  days, 
before  completion  of  standing  army;  also,  Capt.  John  Baker,  Jr.'s  (10th)  co., 
Lieut.  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (38th)  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Aug.,  1775;  also,  Capt. 
Joseph  Pettengill's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  regt.;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equiv- 
alent in  money  dated  Camp  at  Sewall's  Point,  Nov.  19,  1775. 

Merrifield,  Robert.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  White's  co.,  Maj.  Edward  Procter's 
detachment  of  guards;  service  from  Dec.  10,  1777,  to  March  1,  1778,  2  mos.  22 
daj's,  at  Dorchester. 


662  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND  SAILORS 

Merrifield,  Samvel.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Worcester  Co.  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army,  agreeal)le  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2, 1780,  as  returned  by  Seth  Wash- 
burn, Superintendent;  Capt.  Sawin's  CO.,  Col.  Rand's  regt. ;  age,  33  yrs. ;  stature, 
b  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  occupation,  farmer ;  engaged  for  town  of  West- 
minster ;  engaged  March  20,  1781 ;  term,  3  years. 

Merrifield,  Simeon,  Damariscotta.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Bowne's  co.,  Lieut. 
Col.  William  Bond's  (late  Col.  Gardner's)  37th  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Pros- 
pect Hill,  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  list  of  men  drafted  from  1st  York  Co.  regt.  to  serve 
at  Rhode  Island  or  elsewhere  in  New  England  for  the  term  of  2  months,  endorsed 
"May  8  1777." 

Merrifield,  Stephen.  Private,  Lieut.  William  Foster's  detachment  from  Col.  Pierce's 
regt.;  joined  March  13,  1778;  discharged  April  8,  1778;  service, 27  days;  detach- 
ment stationed  at  Long  Island. 

Merrifield,  Timothy.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Perry's  co..  Col.  Haws's  regt.;  entered 
service  July  28,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  17  days,  at  Rhode 
Island;  also,  Capt.  Amos  Perry's  co..  Col.  Abner  Perry's  regt.;  marched  July 
28,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  14  days,  including  3  days  (60  miles) 
travel  home;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  July  28,  1780. 

Merrihew,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Marehew,  Merchus, 

Merehew,  Merihew,  Merihu,  Merrehue,  Merrihu,  Merryhew.] 

Merrihew,  James.  Treasury  pay  roll  of  men  who  served  on  the  seacoast  at  Dart- 
mouth, dated  June  5,  1783. 

Merrihew,  James.  Marine,  ship  "  Alfred,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Paul  Jones; 
list  of  officers  and  men  entitled  to  prize  shares  in  the  ship  "  Mellish  "  and  brig 
"  Active  "  [year  not  given] . 

Merrihew,  Preserved,  Dartmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Kempton's  co..  Col. 
Timothy  Danielson's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  May  4, 1775; 
service,  3  mos.  4  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  30,  1775 . 

Merrihu,  William.  Capt.  Samuel  Sloan's  co..  Col.  Patterson's  regt.;  order  for 
advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Merrihu  and  others,  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  June 
6,  1775. 

Merril,  Aaron.  Private;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  main  guard  under  Lieut. 
Col.  L.  Baldwin,  dated  June  22,  1775. 

Merril,  Abner,  North  Yarmouth.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Cumberland  Co. 
to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their 
arrival  at  Fishkill,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  13  [20j,  1778,  and  mustered  in 
from  Gen.  Thompson's  brigade,  certified  at  Falmouth,  June  15,  1778,  by  Daniel 
Ilsley,  Muster  Master,  as  mustered  and  delivered  to  Maj.  James  Johnson,  Super- 
intendent for  said  county ;  complexion,  dark ;  also,  list  of  men  returned  as  received 
of  Maj.  James  Johnson,  by  Jonathan  Warner,  Commissioner,  at  Fishkill,  June 
25,  1778;  residence,  North  Yarmouth;  engaged  for  town  of  North  Yarmouth; 
arrived  at  Fishkill  June  15,  1778;  also.  Corporal.  Capt.  George  Rogers's  co..  Col. 
Nathaniel  Jordan's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  23,  1779;  discharged  Oct.  23,  1779;  ser- 
vice, 1  mo.,  at  Falmouth. 

Merril,  Annis.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Nowell's  (Newburyport)  co. ;  enlisted  July  9, 
1776 ;  service  to  Nov.  19, 1776,  4  mos.  14  days ;  company  stationed  at  Plum  Island 
for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Merril,  Annis.  Corporal,  Capt.  Oliver  Titcomb's  co..  Col.  Cogswell's  regt.;  entered 
service  Oct.  3,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  1  day;  company 
detached  to  guard  and  fortifj'  posts  at  and  about  Boston. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  663 

Merril,  Asa,  Townsend.  Private,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  Continen- 
tal Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  May  26,  1780;  residence, 
Townsend. 

Merril,  Asa.  Petition  addressed  to  the  Council,  signed  by  Samuel  Johnson,  Colonel, 
4th  Essex  Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia,  stating  that  officers  for  two  companies  in  said 
regiment  had  been  chosen,  and  requesting  that  they  be  commissioned ;  said  Merril 
chosen  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Robinson's  13th  (Boxford)  co. ;  ordered  in 
Council,  Aug.  7,  1777,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned;  reported  commissioned 
Aug.  7,  1777. 

Merril,  Benj.vjiin,  Amherst.  Private,  Capt.  Archelaus  Towne's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer 
Bridge's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  Maj'  7,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  2  days. 

Merril,  Benjajiin.  Capt.  Moses  Merrill's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt.;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge,  Oct.  26, 
1775. 

Merril,  Bradbury.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Dyer's  co. ;  enlisted  July  29,  1777 ;  dis- 
charged Nov.  24,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  27  days;  company  raised  for  expedition 
against  St.  Johns,  N.  S.,  and  continued  in  service  at  Machias  for  its  defence ;  also, 
certificate  dated  Machias,  Dec.  12,  1777,  signed  by  Capt.  Reuben  Dyer,  certifyino- 
that  Capt.  Stephen  Smith,  Muster  Master  for  Lincoln  Co.,  had  paid  said  Merril 
and  others  belonging  to  Capt.  Dyer's  co.,  the  bounty  allowed  them  for  engaging 
to  serve  on  the  expedition  against  St.  Johns. 

Merril,  Christopher,  Newburyport.  Private,  Capt.  John  Peabody's  co..  Col.  Eben- 
ezer Francis's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  to  and  from  camp,  etc. 
sworn  to  Nov.  29,  1776;  said  Merril  credited  with  allowance  for  3  days  (55  miles) 
travel ;  company  drafted  from  Salisbury,  Newbury,  Bradford,  Haverhill,  Methuen 
Boxford,  and  Andover. 

Merril,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Evans's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  re^t.  • 
enlisted  Aug.  15,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  29  days,  in 
Northern  department,  including  14  days  (280  miles)  travel  home.  Roll  sworn  to 
in  Middlesex  Co. 

Merril,  Daniel.  1st  Lieutenant,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  a  reo'i- 
ment  ordered  to  be  detached  to  serve  at  Rhode  Island  until  Jan.  1, 1780,  agreeable 
to  resolve  of  June  8,  1779;  commissioned  Aug.  18,  1779. 

Merril,  Daniel.  List  of  men  who  marched  from  Pittsfield  to  Fort  Ann  June  30, 1777 
under  command  of  Capt.  John  Strong,  and  were  dismissed  July  26, 1777 ;  service 
3  weeks  5  days ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  John  Strong's  co..  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berk- 
shire Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  June  30,  1777;  discharged  July  20,  1777;  service,  20 
days ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Pittsfield  Oct.  26,  1779,  to  reinforce 
the  Continental  Army,  and  who  were  dismissed  Nov.  30,  1779;  service,  5  weeks; 
also,  Private,  Capt.  Ptufus  Allen's  co.  of  matrosses.  Col.  David  Rosetter's  regt.  • 
entered  service  Oct.  14,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  17,  1780;  service,  3  days ;  company 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  Oct.  14,  1780 ;  roll  dated  Pittsfield. 

Merril,  David,  Jr.  Capt.  Benjamin  Walker's  co..  Col.  Bridge's  regt.;  order  for  ad- 
vance pay,  signed  by  said  Merril  and  others,  dated  Cambridge,  June  6,  1775. 

Merril,  Ezekiel,  Newbury.  Corporal,  Capt.  William  Rogers's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  Samuel  Gerrish's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  ser- 
vice, 7  days. 

Merril,  Jacob.  Communication  addressed  to  the  Council,  dated  Wells,  July  2,  1777, 
signed  by  Nathaniel  Wells,  Muster  Master,  stating  that  said  Merril  and  others 
had  been  hired  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  until  Jan.  10,  1778,  had  been 
mustered,  and  were  to  join  Capt.  Daniel  Merril's  co..  Col.  Brewer's  regt. ;  said 
Merril  engaged  for  town  of  Wells. 


664  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAH^ORS 


Merril,  Jacob,  Jr.    Private,  Capt.  John  Gray's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchell's  regt. ;  . 
enlisted  July  7, 1779 ;  dischar<;ed  Sept.  12, 1779 ;  service,  2  mos.  6  days,  on  Penob- 
scot expedition.    Roll  dated  North  Yarmouth  and  sworn  to  in  Cumberland  Co. 

Merril,  James.  Official  record  of  a  ballot  by  the  House  of  Representatives,  dated 
Dec.  2,  1776;  said  Merril  chosen  1st  Major,  Col.  Peter  Noycs's  (1st  Cumberland 
Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  appointment  concurred  in  by  Council  Dec.  2,  1776; 
reported  commissioned  Dec.  2,  1776. 

Merril,  James.  Private,  Capt.  John  Wells's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Robinson's  de- 
tachment of  Hampshire  Co.  militia;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Ticonderoga, 
Feb.  24,  1777 ;  enlisted  Dec.  23,  1776 ;  enlistment  to  expire  March  23,  1777 ;  also, 
Capt.  Benjamin  Phillips's  co..  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  en- 
listed July  10,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  12,  1777;  service,  38  days,  in  Northern 
department,  including  travel  (100  miles)  home;  a/st>,  Capt.  Sjivanus  Rice's  co., 
Col.  Israel  Chapen's  (3d)  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  24, 1779;  discharged  Nov.  22,  1779; 
service,  1  mo.  5  days,  at  Claverack,  including  6  days  (120  miles)  travel  home. 

Merril,  John,  Falmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Pride's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Prime's 
(Cumberland  Co.)  regt.;  joined  April  25,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  6,  1780;  service, 
7  mos.  11  daj's;  enlistment,  8  months;  regiment  raised  for  defence  of  eastern 
Massachusetts. 

Merril,  John,  Gloucester.  Descriptive  list  of  deserters  from  13th  Mass.  regt.  com- 
manded bj' Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith,  endorsed  "July  13,  1780;"  Capt.  Page's 
CO.;  rank,  Sergeant;  age,  30  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair, 
red;  occupation,  joiner;  birthplace,  Haverhill;  residence,  Gloucester;  reported 
deserted  July  23,  1779. 

Merril,  John,  Newbury.  Private,  Capt.  William  Rogers's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
Samuel  Gerrish's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of/  April  19,  1775 ;  service^ 
4  days. 

Merril,  John,  Salisbuiy.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Moses  Nowell's  co. ;  list  dated  Ips- 
wich, April  30,  1777,  of  officers  appointed  to  command  men  drafted  from  Brig. 
Michael  Farley's  (Essex  Co.)  brigade,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  11,  1777,  and 
ordered  to  march  to  Rhode  Island  to  reinforce  troops  under  Gen.  Spencer. 

Merril,  John.  Captain,  2d  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Titcomb's  (2d  Essex  Co.)  regt.  of 
Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  chosen  in  said  regiment,  dated  Watertown,  April 
30,  1776;  ordered  in  Council  May  3,  1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned ;  re- 
ported commissioned  May  3,  1776;  also,  1st  Major,  2d  Essex  Co.  regt.  of  Mass. 
militia;  list  of  officers;  commissioned  July  16,  1779. 

Merril,  Joseph,  Western  (Warren).  Private,  Capt.  Edmund  Hodges's  co..  Col. 
Josiah  Whitney's  regt.;  enlisted  May  5,  1777;  discharged  July  5,  1777;  service, 
2  mos.  5  days,  travel  included,  at  Rhode  Island. 

Merril,  Joseph.  Private;  list  of  men  raised  from  the  militia  of  North  Yarmouth  to 
reinforce  the  Continental  Army,  as  returned  to  Samuel  Thompson,  Brigadier  for 
Cumberland  Co.,  dated  North  Yarmouth,  Dec.  3,  1776. 

Merril,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  David  Whittier's  co.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Jeremiah 
Blanchard  subsequent  to  Oct.  ■12,  1778;  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  regt. ;  enlisted  June 
12,  1778 ;  discharged  Dec.  7, 1778 ;  service,  6  mos.  8  days,  at  North  river,  including 
12  days  (240  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  for  8  months  from  the  time  of 
arrival  at  Peekskill;  also,  Capt.  David  Whittier's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  regt.; 
pay  roll  for  Sept.,  1778,  dated  Fort  Clinton;  also,  Lieut.  Jeremiah  Blanchard's 
CO.,  Col.  Poor's  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec,  1778,  and  Feb.,  1779,  dated 
King's  Ferry. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  TliE  REVOLUTIOX.  665 

Meuuil,  JosHfA.  Communication  addressed  to  the  Council,  dated  Falmouth,  Dec.  25,, 
1776,  signed  by  Col.  Peter  Noyes  and  others,  stating  that  said  Merril  had  been 
chosen  Captain,  and  Mark  Knight,  1st  Lieutenant,  of  4th  co.,  1st  Cumberland  Co. 
regt.,  and  asking  that  they  be  commissioned;  ordered  in  Council  Dec.  31,  1776, 
that  said  officers  be  commissioned;  reported  commissioned  Dec.  31,  177G. 

Merril,  Juba.  Return  dated  Newbury,  Sept.  20,  1781,  made  by  the  Selectmen,  of 
bounties  paid  said  Merril  and  others  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the 
term  of  3  years  or  during  the  war,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780 ;  also,  Pri- 
vate, Capt.  Zebulon  King's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  muster  roll 
for  Dec,  1781,  dated  York  Hutts;  enlisted  April  7,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  .years. 

Merril,  Levi,  Scarborough.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Larrabe's  co..  Col.  Mitchel's 
regt.;  marched  July  9,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  3  days, 
on  Penobscot  expedition. 

Merril,  Mark.  List  of  men  returned  by  a  committee  for  settling  disputes  between 
towns  as  to  soldiers  credited  to  them:  said  Merril  claimed  by  New  Boston  (Gra}') 
and  Amesbury ;  allowed  to  Amesbury. 

Merril,  Moses,  Newburyport.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  Lunt's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's 
(17th)  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  enlisted  July  17,  1775;  age, 
19  yrs. ;  reported  as  having  gone  to  Quebec. 

Merril,  Moses.  Official  record  of  a  ballot  by  the  House  of  Representatives,  dated 
Feb.  7,  1776;  said  Merril  chosen  Lieutenant  Colonel,  Col.  Timothy  Pike's  (4th 
Cumberland  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  appointment  concurred  in  by  Council 
Feb.  8,  1776;  reported  commissioned  Feb.  8,  1776. 

Merril,  Nathan.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Moses  Merrill's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinny's  (31st) 
regt. ;  billeting  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  May  15, 1775,  to  date  of  marching 
to  headquarters,  July  5,  1775;  credited  with  51  days  allowance;  also,  1st  Lieu- 
tenant, Capt.  William  Baston's  co..  Col.  Jacob  French's  regt. ;  list  of  officers 
appointed  to  command  companies  in  a  regiment  raised  in  Bristol  and  Cumber- 
land counties  and  stationed  at  Winter  Hill  Fel).  27,  1776 ;  company  raised  in  North 
Yarmouth,  Brunswick,  New  Gloucester,  Harpswell,  New  Boston,  and  Windham  j 
ordered  in  Council  March  26,  1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned;  reported 
commissioned  March  13  [  ?],  1776. 

Merril,  Nathan.  List  of  men  raised  in  Cumberland  Co.  to  serve  as  militia,  agreeable 
to  resolve  of  April  20, 1778,  as  returned  by  Brig.  Lemuel  Thompson,  dated  Bruns- 
wick, July  1,  1778 ;  engaged  for  town  of  New  Gloucester. 

Merril,  Nathan.  Private,  Capt.  Sihion  Hunt's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  July  14,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  15,  1778;  sei-vice,  5  mos.  2  days. 
Roll  dated  Winter  Hill. 

Merril,  Nathan.  Private,  Capt.  Solomon  Pollard's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  23,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  4,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  12  days,  including 
travel  (200  miles)  home  ;  company  detached  to  march  to  Claverack  and  join  Con- 
tinental Army  for  3  months.    Roll  dated  Billerica. 

Merril,  Nathan.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Bedford  for  service 
in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  Jul)'  4,  1780;  discharged  Jan.  8,, 
1781 ;  service,  6  mos.  13  days,  travel  (170  miles)  included. 

Merril,  Nathaniel.  Private,  Capt.  Lawrence  Kemp's  co.,  Col.  Leonard's  regt. ;  en- 
listed Feb.  23,  1777 ;  discharged  April  10,  1777  ;  service,  47  days,  at  Ticonderoga. 

Merril,  Richaru,  Bradford.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Peabodj-'s  co..  Col.  Ebenezer 
Francis's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  to  and  from  camp,  etc.,  sworn 
to  Nov.  29, 1776 ;  said  Merril  credited  with  allowance  for  2  days  (43  miles)  travel ; 
company  drafted  from  Salisbury,  Newburyport,  Bradford,  Haverhill,  Methuen, 
Boxford,  and  Andover;  also,  Capt.  Joshua  Reed's  co..  Col.  John  Robinson's 


666  IVIASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  A^D   SAILORS 

Merril,  Richard,  continued. 

regt. ;  enlisted  July  13,  1777;  service,  5  raos.  22  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  also, 
Corporal,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  rolls  dated  North  Kingston,  Dec.  18,  1777, 
and  Jau.  1,  1778;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1778. 

Merril,  Roger.  Private,  Capt.  John  Pearson's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Putnam's  regt. ;  en- 
listed Sept.  2,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  8,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  18  days,  including 
12  days  (240  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  in  Essex  and  Plymouth  coun- 
ties to  reinforce  Continental  Array  for  3  months. 

Merril,  Samuel,  Haverhill.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continen- 
tal Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  i-esolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned 
as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Spring- 
field, July  7, 1780 ;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  ruddy ;  engaged 
for  town  of  Haverhill ;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  6, 1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July 
7,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Dix ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months 
service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return 
dated  Camp  Totovvay,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

Merril,  Samuel.  Receipt  dated  Pepperellborough,  April  17,  1776,  signed  by  said 
Merril  and  others  belonging  to  Capt.  John  Elden's  co.,  Col.  Lemuel  Roboson's 
(Robinson's)  regt.,  for  wages  for  Continental  service. 

Merril,  Spencer.  List  of  men  drafted  from  Capt.  Squire  Millard's  (2d  Warwick)  co. 
Sept.  28  [year  not  given] . 

Merril,  Stephen  (also  given  Stephen,  Jr.),  Boxford.  Matross,  Capt.  Samuel  Grid- 
ley's  CO.,  Col.  Richard  Gridley's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ; 
enlisted  June  14,  1775;  service,  1  mo.  20  days;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  monej'  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge,  Nov.  6,  1775 ;  also,  return 
dated  Boxford,  Feb.  13, 1778,  made  by  a  committee  appointed  to  raise  one-seventh 
part  of  the  male  inhabitants  of  the  town  of  Boxford  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army;  residence,  Boxford;  engaged  for  town  of  Boxford;  joined  Capt.  Daniel 
Lane's  co..  Col.  Ichabod  Alden's  regt. ;  term,  3  years,  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1780. 

Merril,  Stephen.  Private;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  main  guard  at  Cam- 
bridge under  Maj.  Loammi  Baldwin,  dated  May  15,  1775. 

Merril,  Stephen  [?].  6th  co. ;  entry  dated  Feb.  11,  1784,  of  an  order  for  wages  for 
May  and  June  [year  not  given] ,  appearing  in  a  register  of  orders  accepted  on 
account  of  wages,  etc. 

Merril,  Theodore.  Private,  Capt.  John  Pearson's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Putnam's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  2,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  8,  1781 ;  service,  3  raos.  18  days,  includ- 
ing 12  days  (240  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  in  Essex  and  Plymouth 
counties  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

Merril,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  John  Abbot's  co.,  Maj.  Gage's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept. 
30,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  6,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  8  days,  with  Northern  army. 

Merril,  Winthrop.  Official  record  of  a  ballot  by  the  House  of  Representatives,  dated 
Feb.  12,  1776;  said  Merril  chosen  2d  Major,  Col.  Jonathan  Titcomb's  (2d  Essex 
Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  appointment  concurred  in  by  Council  Feb.  12,  1776; 
reported  commissioned  Feb.  12  (also  given  Feb.  14),  1776. 

Merrill, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Marel,  Marril,  Marrill, 

Mearrel,  Meral,  Mereal,  Merel,  Meriel,  Meriell,  Meril,  Merill,  Merils,  Merrall, 
Merrel,  Merrell,  Merrels,  Merriell,  Merril,  Merrills,  Merrils,  Merrit,  Merritt, 
Mirrel,  Morill,  Morrel,  Morrell,  Morril.] 

Merrill,  Aaron,  Salisbury.  Corporal,  Capt.  Jonathan  Evans's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  James  Frye's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  7 
days;  also,  Capt.  Jonathan  Evans's  co..  Col.  James  Frye's  regt.;  return  of  men 
in  camp  at  Cambridge,  dated  May  17,  1775 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  receipt  for 


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Merrill,  Aaron,  continued. 

advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Merrill  and  others,  dated  Camp  Cambridge,  June  28, 
1775 ;  also,  Corporal,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct. 
6,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge, 
Nov.  13,  1775. 

Merrill,  Abel,  Arundel.  Private,  Capt.  Jesse  Dorman's  co.,  Col.  James  Scammon's 
(30th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  8,  1775;  service,  3 
mos. ;  also,  company  return  [probabl}'  Oct.,  \llf)],  including  abstract  of  pay  to 
last  of  July,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated 
Cambridge,  Oct.  27,  1775. 

Merrill,  Abel,  Buxton.  Private,  Capt.  John  Elden's  (Buxton)  co.,  which  marched 
April  24,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Biddeford  on  an 
express  from  Col.  Tristram  Jordan ;  service,  1.^  daj^s ;  also,  Capt.  John  Elden's 
CO. ;  service,  4  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Falmouth  the  day  it  was  set  on  tire  \)\  the 
enemy;  company  marched  to  assist  in  preventing  the  landing  of  the  enemy  ;  roll 
dated  Buxton,  Dec.  14,  1775;  also,  same  co. ;  service,  1^  days;  company  marched 
to  Biddeford  on  an  express  from  Col.  Tristram  Jordan  sent  in  consequence  of 
armed  vessels  appearing  to  be  coming  into  Winter  Harbor ;  roll  dated  Buxton, 
Dec.  14,  1775. 

Merrill,  Abel,  Newl)uryport.  Private,  Lieut.  John  Brickett's  troop  of  horse,  which 
marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Newbury 
to  headquarters  at  Cambridge  [service  not  given]  ;  reported  detained  as  post-rider. 

Merrill,  Abel,  Wrenthara.  Copy  of  an  enlistment  agreement,  dated  July  2,  1776, 
signed  by  said  Merrill  and  others,  engaging  themselves  to  serve  until  Dec.  1, 1776, 
unless  sooner  discharged,  to  furnish  themselves  with  blankets,  fire-arms,  etc., 
and  to  march  with  despatch  to  join  Northern  army ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Lewis 
Whiting's  co.,  Col.  Wheelock's  regt.;  copy  of  a  company  return  dated  Camp  at 
Ticonderoga,  Aug.  27,  1776 ;  age,  25  yrs. 

Merrill,  Abner.  List  of  men  raised  from  the  militia  of  North  Yarmouth  to  reinforce 
the  Continental  Army,  as  returned  to  Samuel  Thompson,  Brigadier  for  Cum- 
berland Co.,  dated  North  Yarmouth,  Dec.  3,  1776 ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  in  Cum- 
berland Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill, 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778,  as  returned  by  Brig.  Lemuel  Thompson, 
dated  Brunswick,  July  1,  1778 ;  engaged  for  town  of  Yarmouth ;  also,  list  of  men 
returned  as  received  of  Jonathan  Warner,  Commissioner,  by  Col.  E..  Putnam, 
July  20, 1778 ;  engaged  for  town  of  North  Yarmouth ;  arrived  at  Fishkill  June  15, 
1778. 

Merrill,  Adams.  Capt.  James  Merrill's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchel's  (Cumberland 
Co.)  regt. ;  service,  6  days,  in  Nov.,  1775,  fortifying  Falmouth. 

Merrill,  Amos,  Falmouth.  Capt.  Samuel  Noyes's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinnie's  (31st) 
regt. ;  billeting  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment.  May  15,  1775,  to  date  of  marching 
from  Falmouth  to  headquarters,  July  13, 1775 ;  credited  with  allowance  for  8  weeks 
3  days;  also,  Corporal,  same  co.  andregt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775], 
dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in 
money  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge,  Oct.  27,  1775. 

Merrill,  Amos,  New  Casco.  Capt.  John  Wentworth's  co..  Col.  Aaron  Willard's  regt. ; 
pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  home  to  Bennington,  dated  Boston,  Jan. 
6,  1777;  330  miles  travel  allowed  said  Merrill;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay 
abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  home  from  place  of  discharge.  Fort  Edward, 
dated  Boston,  Jan.  15,  1777;  434  miles  travel  allowed  said  Merrill;  a/so,  Sergeant, 
Capt.  William  Cobb's  co. ;  marched  from  home  July  8,  1779 ;  discharged  Sept.  25, 
1779;  service,  2  mos.  17  days;  company  raised  in  Cumberland  Co.  for  service  on 
Penobscot  expedition  and  served  in  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchel's  detachment;  roll 


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Merrill,  Amos,  continued. 

sworn  to  at  Falmouth ;  also,  Capt.  Cobb's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchell's  detach- 
ment; pay  abstract  for  mileai,'e,  sworn  to  at  North  Yarmouth,  Nov.  26,  1779;  re- 
ported as  having  first  drawn  rations  at  Falmouth  and  as  discharged  at  Falmouth. 

Merrill,  Amos,  New  Gloucester.  Pay  roll  for  mileage  from  home  for  a  number  of 
recruits  who  joined  Capt.  Richard  Mayberry's  co.,  dated  Dorchester,  Aug.  29, 
1776 ;  mileage  for  160  miles  allowed  said  Merrill. 

Merrill,  Annis,  Newbury  (also  given  Newburyport).  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Gerrish's 
CO.,  Col.  Moses  Little's  (17th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May 
1,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  8  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  age, 
24  yrs. ;  also,  Capt.  Gerrish's  co.,  Col.  Little's  regt.,  Gen.  Green's  brigade ;  receipt 
for  bounty  coat  dated  Nov.  2,  1775. 

Merrill,  Anni.s,  Newburyport.  1st  Corporal,  Capt.  Joshua  French's  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Enoch  Putnam's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  10,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  25, 1781 ;  service, 
3  mos.  28  days,  near  West  Point,  including  13  days  (260  miles)  travel  out  and 
home;  regiment  raised  in  Essex  and  Plymouth  counties  to  reinforce  Continental 
Array  for  3  months. 

Merrill,  Annis.  Private,  Lieut.  Moses  Pike's  detachment  from  Capt.  Moses  Nowell's 
CO.;  service  from  Nov.  20,  1776,  to  Jan.  1,  1777,  1  mo.  12  days;  detachment  sta- 
tioned at  Plum  Island.    Roll  dated  Newburyport. 

Merrill,  Annis.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Kimball's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards;  muster  roll  for  Nov.,  1777;  company  detached  from  militia  to  guard 
Lieut.  Gen.  Burgoyne's  army;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  enlisted  Nov.  13,  1777; 
service  to  April  3,  1778,  4  mos.  22  days,  at  Charlestown  and  Winter  Hill ;  also, 
copy  of  a  company  receipt,  given  to  Capt.  Caleb  Kimball,  for  wages  for  4  mos.  20 
days  service  at  Winter  Hill  [probably  in  1777  and  1778]. 

Merrill,  An'nis,  Jr.  Copy  of  a  company  receipt,  given  to  the  Selectmen  of  Newbury, 
for  wages  for  1^  mos.  service  under  Maj.  William  Rogers  at  Rhode  Island,  dated 
Newbury,  Jan.  25,  1779. 

Merrill,  Asa,  Boxford.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Cushing's  13th  (Boxford)  co.,  4th 
Essex  Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  chosen  by  the  several  companies 
in  said  regiment,  as  returned  by  Samuel  Johnson  and  others,  field  officers,  dated 
Andover,  March  26,  1776;  ordered  in  Council  April  3,  1776,  that  said  officers  1)6 
commissioned;  reported  commissioned  April  3,  1776;  o/so,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt. 
Nathaniel  Gage's  co..  Col.  Timothy  Pickering,  Jr.'s  regt.;  return  made  to  Maj. 
Gen.  James  Warren  of  officers  of  a  regiment  raised  by  Brig.  Michael  Farley  from 
his  brigade  and  ordered  to  march  to  Danbury,  Conn.,  via  Providence,  dated  Ips- 
wich, Dec.  24,  1776;  company  raised  in  Andover,  Bradford,  and  Boxford;  also, 
Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Robinson's  co.,  Maj.  Gage's  regt.;  engaged  Oct.  4, 1777; 
discharged  Nov.  6,  1777;  service,  35  days;  company  marched  to  reinforce 
Northern  a'rm_y. 

Merrill,  Benjamin,  New  Gloucester.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Merrill's  co..  Col. 
Edmund  Phinnj^'s  (31st)  regt. ;  billeting  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment.  May 
15,  1775,  to  date  of  marching  to  headquarters,  July  5,  1775;  credited  with  allow- 
ance for  7  weeks  2  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  reported 
enlisted  May  15,  1775. 

Merrill,  Benjamin,  Salisbury.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Evans's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  James  Frye's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
7  days ;  also,  Capt.  Jonathan  Evans's  CO.,  Col.  James  Frye's  regt. ;  company  re- 
turn dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent 
in  money  dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  13,  1775;  also,  return  of  articles  lost  at  battle  of 
Bunker  H  ill,  June  17, 1775,  and  value  thereof,  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge ;  amounts 
allowed  in  Council  June  13,  1776;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Nowell's  co..  Col. 


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Merrill,  Benjamin,  continued. 

Titcorub's  regt. ;  arrived  at  destination  May  4,  1777;  discharged  July  4,  1777;' 
service,  2  mos.  9  days,  including  9  days  (180  miles)  travel  home;  company 
marched  to  Rhode  Island  to  serve  for  2  months  from  time  of  arrival  at 
Providence. 

Merrill,  Benjamin.  Capt.  Archelaus  Towne's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Bridge's  regt.;  re- 
ceipt for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Merrill  and  others,  dated  Cambridge,  July 
6,  1775. 

Merrill,  Benjamin.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Titcomb's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. 
of  guards;  enlisted  Nov.  10,  1777;  service  to  Feb.  2,  1778,  82  days,  at  Charles- 
town;  roll  dated  Winter  Hill;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  service  between  Feb.  3, 
1778,  and  April  2,  1778,  9  days;  regiment  raised  to  guard  Lieut.  Gen.  Burgoyne's 
army  after  his  surrender  to  Maj.  Gen.  Gates;  roll  dated  Winter  Hill  and  en- 
dorsed "  Service  at  Cambridge." 

Merrill,  Caesar,  Amesbury.  Receipt  dated  Amesbury,  July  2,  1781,  for  bounty 
paid  said  Merrill  by  Enoch  Rogers,  on  behalf  of  Class  No.  10  of  the  town  of 
Amesbury,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  terra  of  3  years,  agreealjle  to 
resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780 ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  in  Continental  service ;  Capt. 
.  King's  CO.,  liieut.  Col.  J.  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  age,  22  .yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  2  in. ; 
hair,  black;  occupation,  farmer;  residence,  Amesbury ;  engaged  for  town  of 
Amesbury;  engaged  July  2,  1781 ;  term,  3  years;  reported  a  negro. 

Merrill,  Caleb.  Private,  Lieut.  Solomon  Jackson's  co..  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berk- 
shire Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  13, 1781 ;  discharged  Oct.  20, 1781 ;  service,  12  days, 
including  4  days  (84  miles)  travel  home;  company  marched  to  the  Northward 
under  command  of  Lieut.  Col.  John  Collar  by  order  of  Col.  John  Ashley,  Jr.,  on 
an  alarm.    Roll  dated  Tyringham. 

Merrill,  Christopher,  Newbury  (also  given  Newburyport).  Private,  Capt.  Jacob 
Gerrish's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's  (17th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775; 
enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  3  m6s.  8  days;  also,  company  return  [probably 
Oct.,  1775]  ;  age,  24yrs. ;  also,  Capt.  Moses  Nowell's  (Newburyport)  co. ;  enlisted 
July  9,  1776;  service  to  Nov.  19,  1776,  4  mos.  14  days;  company  stationed  at 
Plum  Island  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Merrill,  Daniel,  Arundel.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Jesse  Dorman's  co..  Col.  James  Scam- 
mon's  (30th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  engaged  May  3,  1775;  ser- 
vice, 3  mos.  5  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775],  including 
abstract  of  pay  to  last  of  July,  1775 ;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Silas  Wild's  (7th) 
CO.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George, 
Dec.  8,  1776;  appointed  Jan.  1,  1776;  reported  re-engaged  as  Captain  in  Col. 
Brewer's  regt.  Nov.  13, 1776 ;  also,  communication  addressed  to  the  Council,  dated 
Boston,  March  14,  1777,  signed  by  said  Merrill,  Captain,  Col.  Brewer's  regt.,  stat- 
ing that  his  company  was  under  orders  to  march  to  Bennington  and  i-equesting 
that  commissions  be  issued  to  officers  of  said  companj' ;  ordered  in  Council  March 
14,  1777,  that  the  Captain  and  the  2d  Lieutenant  be  commissioned ;  also.  Captain, 
Col.  Sprout's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1777, 
to  April  1,  1779;  reported  discharged  April  1,  1779;  also.  Captain,  Col.  Samuel 
Brewer's  regt.;  subsistence  allowed  from  date  of  engagement,  Jan.  1,  1777,  to 
March  17,  1777;  credited  with  90  days  subsistence,  including  allowance  for  travel 
(280  miles)  on  march  from  home  to  Bennington,  the  place  of  rendezvous;  also, 
same  regt. ;  subsistence  allowed  from  March  18,  1777,  to  May  30,  1777 ;  credited 
with  222  rations ;  also,  order  dated  Camp  Valley  Forge,  April  9,  1778,  signed  by 
said  Merrill  and  others,  officers  of  (late)  Col.  Brewer's  regt.,  for  clothing  to  be 
delivered  to  Lieut.  Col.  Littlefield ;  also,  letter  from  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Carlton 
to  the  Board  of  War  at  Boston,  dated  West  Point,  Dec.  27, 1778,  asking  that  cloth- 
ing be  delivered  said  Merrill  and  other  officers  of  (late)  Col.  Brewer's  regt. ;  also, 


670  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND  SAILORS 

Merhill,  Daniel,  continued. 

Captain,  Col.  Carlton's  (late  Brewer's)  regt. ;  return  of  officers,  dated  Boston, 
Feb.  2,  1779;  also,  (late)  Col.  Brewer's  (r2th)  regt.  commanded  by  Maj.  Tobias 
Fernald;  return  for  the  moiety  of  money  due  officers  July  15,  1779;  reported 
returned  as  absent  without  leave  April  -,  1779  [name  crossed  out  on  return]. 

Mereill,  Daniel,  Falmouth.  Capt.  Samuel  Noyes's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinnie's 
(31st)  regt.;  billeting  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment.  May  15,  1775,  to  date  of 
marching  from  Falmouth  to  headquarters,  July  13, 1775 ;  credited  with  allowance 
for  8  weeks  3  days ;  also,  Sergeant,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  company  return  [probably 
Oct.,  1775],  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge,  Oct.  2,  1775;  also,  2d  Lieuten- 
ant, Capt.  Joshua  Merrill's  (4th)  co.,  Col.  Peter  Noyes's  (1st  Cumberland  Co.) 
regt.  of  Mass.  militia ;  list  of  officers  chosen  by  the  several  companies  in  said  regi- 
ment; ordered  in  Council  Feb.  1, 1777,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned;  reported 
commissioned  Feb.  1,  1777;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Adam  Martin's  co.,  Col. 
Nathan  Tyler's  regt. ;  engaged  Sept.  25,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  29,  1779;  service, 
3  mos.  15  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Dec, 
1779,  allowing  1  mo.  10  days  service  at  Rhode  Island,  travel  (200  miles)  included. 

Merrill,  Daniel,  Falmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Adam  Martin's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  24, 1779 ;  discharged  Dec.  17, 1779 ;  service,  3  mos.  4  days,  at 
Rhode  Island;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Dec,  1779,  allowing  1  mo. 
10  days  service  at  Rhode  Island,  travel  (200  miles)  included. 

Merrill,  Daniel.  Capt.  James  Merrill's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchel's  (Cumberland 
Co.)  regt. ;  service,  3  days,  in  Nov.,  1775,  fortifying  Falmouth. 

Merrill,  Daniel.  List  of  men  who  marched  from  Pittsfield  to  Ticonderoga,  Oct.  17, 
1776,  under  command  of  Capt.  William  Francis,  and  were  dismissed  Nov.  16, 
1776 ;  service,  4  weeks  2  days. 

Merrill,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Huse's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt,  of 
guards  ;  muster  roll  dated  Winter  Hill,  May  11, 1778  ;  reported  on  furlough ;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt. ;  enlisted  April  1,  1778 ;  service,  to  July  4, 1778,  3  mos.  4  days, 
at  Cambridge. 

Merrill,  Daniel.  Receipt  dated  Rowley,  Feb.  1,  1781,  for  Ijounty  paid  said  Merrill 
by  Benjamin  Jackman  and  others,  a  class  of  the  town  of  Rowley,  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years ;  also,  return  of  men  raised  in  Essex 
Co.  for  Continental  service,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2, 1780 ;  engaged  for  town 
of  Rowley;  engaged  Feb.  1,  1781;  term,  3  years;  also,  Private,  Col.  Benjamin 

I  Tupper's  (10th)  regt. ;  service  from  Feb.  8,  1781,  22  mos.  21  days. 

Merrill,  David,  Amesbury.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Barnard's  co..  Col.  Moses 
Little's  (17th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  July  15,  1775;  ser- 
vice, 2  weeks  3  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  9,  1775;  age,  18  yrs.;  re- 
ported died  Aug.  28,  1775. 

Merrill,  David,  Tewksbury.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Brown's  co.  (Southeast  co.  in 
Tewksbury),  Col.  David  Green's  (Middlesex  Co.)  regt.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  3  days. 

Merrill,  David,  Tewksbury.  Private,  Capt.  John  Trull's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
Ebenezer  Bridge's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
9  days;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  AValker's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Bridge's  (27th)  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  28,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  11  days; 
also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  Capt.  Charles  Furbush's  CO., 
Col.  Bridge's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cam- 
bridge, Nov,  21,  1775. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  071 

Merrill,  David,  Tewksbury.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Farmer's  co..  Col.  Jonathan 
Reed's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  29,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  8,  1777;  service,  41  days; 
company  marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

Merrill,  David.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Bradley  Varnum's  co..  Col.  Mclntush's  (Mc- 
intosh's) regt..  Gen.  Lovel's  brigade;  enlisted  Aug.  1,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  11, 
1778;  service,  1  mo.  15  days,  on  expedition  to  Rhode  Island,  including  5  days 
(100  miles)  travel  home.    Roll  dated  Dracut. 

Merrill,  David.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Tewksbury  for 
service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  4,  1780;  discharged 
Dec.  25,  1780;  service,  6  mos.  2  days,  including  11  days  (220  miles)  travel  home. 

Merrill,  Edmund,  Falmouth,  Cumljerland  Co.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Brackett's  co. 
of  Minute-men,  which  marched  April  2-1,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April 
19,  1775,  to  headquarters ;  service,  5  days. 

Merrill,  Edmund,  New  Casco.  Private,  Capt.  William  Cobb's  co. ;  marched  from 
home  July  8,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  25,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  17  days;  company 
raised  in  Cumberland  Co.  for  service  on  Penobscot  expedition  and  served  in  Col. 
Jonathan  Mitchel's  detachment;  roll  sworn  to  at  Falmouth;  also,  Capt.  Cobb's 
CO.,  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchell's  detachment;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  sworn  to  at 
North  Yarmouth,  Nov.  26,  1779;  reported  as  having  tirst  drawn  rations  at  Fal- 
mouth and  as  discharged  at  Falmouth. 

Merrill,  Edmund.  Capt.  James  Merrill's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchel's  (Cumberland 
Co.)  regt. ;  service,  6  days,  in  Nov.,  1775,  fortifying  Falmouth. 

Merrill,  Edmund.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Winthrop  Boston's  (Baston's)  co. ;  engaged  Feb. 
1, 1776 ;  company  raised  in  North  Yarmouth,  Brunswick,  Harpswell,  New  Glouces- 
ter, New  Boston  (Gray),  and  Windham,  Cumberland  Co.,  for  2  months  service 
during  the  siege  of  Boston  in  1776. 

Merrill,  Edmund,  Jr.,  New  Casco.  Capt.  James  Merrill's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchel's 
(Cumberland  Co.)  regt.;  service,  3  days,  in  Nov.,  1775,  fortifying  Falmouth; 
also.  Private,  Capt.  William  Cobb's  co. ;  marched  from  home  July  8,  1779;  dis- 
charged Sept.  25, 1779;  service,  2  mos.  17  days;  company  raised  in  Cumberland 
Co.  for  service  on  Penobscot  expedition  and  served  in  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchel's 
detachment;  roll  sworn  to  at  Falmouth;  also,  Capt.  Cobb's  co..  Col.  Jonathan 
Mitchell's  detachment ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  sworn  to  at  North  Yarmouth, 
Nov.  26,  1779;  reported  as  having  first  drawn  rations  at  Falmouth  and  as  dis- 
charged at  Falmouth. 

Merrill,  Eliakim,  Jr.  Descriptive  list  of  enlisted  men  received  at  "this  Post," 
as  returned  by  Seth  Banister,  Captain,  4th  Mass.  regt.,  and  Commandant  at 
Springfield;  age,  39  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9^  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  gray; 
eyes,  blue;  occupation,  cord wainer;  engaged  for  town  of  Wilmington;  engaged 
Dec.  18,  1781 ;  term,  3  years ;  arrived  at  Springfield  Dec.  19,  1781. 

Merrill,  Enoch,  Falmouth.  Capt.  Samuel  Noyes's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinnie's  (31st) 
regt. ;  billeting  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  June  20,  1775,  to  date  of  march- 
ing from  Falmouth  to  headquarters,  July  13,  1775 ;  credited  with  allowance  for 
3  weeks  2  days ;  also,  Corporal,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  company  return  [probably 
Oct.,  1775],  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge,  Oct.  27,  1775. 

Merrill,  Enoch,  Methuen.  Ensign,  in  a  company  commanded  by  Maj.  Samuel  Bod- 
well,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  3^  days. 

Merrill,  Enoch.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Little's  co.  of  Minute-men,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  5  days  ;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
Jonathan  Poor's  co. ;  copy  of  a  company  return  [year  not  given]  ;  copy  of  a  com- 
pany receipt,  dated  Newbury,  March  IS,  1777,  signed  by  others  of  said  company, 
for  wages  for  6  weeks  service,  appears  on  reverse  of  return. 


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Merrill,  Ezra,  Salisbury.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Morrill's  co.,  Col.  Caleb  Cushing's 
regt.,  which  inarched  April  20,  1775,  ia  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ; 
service,  7  days. 

Merrill,  Giles.  Private,  Capt.  William  Harris's  detachment  from  Col.  Pike's  (Cum- 
berland Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  27,  1779;  discharged  Oct.  23,  1779;  service,  26 
days,  under  direction  of  Committee  of  Falmouth  ;  detachment  detailed  for  defence 
of  Falmouth,  agreeable  to  order  of  General  Court  of  Sept.  3,  1779. 

Merrill,  Humphrey  (also  given  Humphrey,  Jr.),  Falmouth.  Capt.  Samuel  Noyes's 
CO.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinnie's  (31st)  regt.;  billeting  allowed  from  date  of  enlist- 
ment, May  15,  1775,  to  date  of  marching  from  Falmouth  to  headquarters,  July  13, 
1775;  credited  with  allowance  for  8  weeks  3  days;  also,  Sergeant,  same  co.  and 
regt. ;  companj'  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775] ,  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge ;  also, 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge, 
Oct.  27,  1775. 

'Merrill,  Humphrey.  Private,  Capt.  John  Elden's  co. ;  service,  4  days,  on  an  alarm 
at  Falmouth  the  day  it  was  set  on  fire  by  the  enemy  ;  company  marched  to  assist 
in  preventing  the  landing  of  the  enemy ;  roll  dated  Buxton,  Dec.  14,  1775 ;  also, 
same  co. ;  service,  1^  days;  company  marched  to  Biddeford  on  an  express  from 
Col.  Tristram  Jordan  sent  in  consequence  of  armed  vessels  appearing  to  be  coming 
into  AVinter  Harbor;  roll  dated  Buxton,  Dec.  14,  1775;  also,  Capt.  John  Elden's 
detachment.  Col.  Mitchel's  regt.;  service,  5  days;  detachment  stationed  at 
Falmouth,  Cumberland  Co.,  to  assist  in  fortifying  said  town ;  warrant  for  pay 
allowed  in  Council  Jan.  23,  1779. 

Merrill,  Isaac,  Dracut.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Coburn's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
Bridge's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  13  days. 

Merrill,  Israel,  New  Casco.  Private,  Capt.  William  Cobb's  co. ;  marched  from 
home  July's,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  25,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  17  days;  company 
raised  in  Cumberland  Co.  for  service  on  Penobscot  expedition  and  served  in  Col. 
Jonathan  Mitchel's  detachment ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Falmouth;  also,  Capt.  Cobb's 
CO.,  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchell's  detachment;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  sworn  to  at 
North  Yarmouth,  Nov.  26,  1779;  reported  as  having  first  drawn  rations  at  Fal- 
mouth and  as  discharged  at  Falmouth. 

Merrill,  Jabez,  Salisbury.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Titcomb's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel 
Wade's  regt.;  enlisted  July  4,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  20 
days,  including  13  days  (260  miles)  travel  home ;  company  raised  in  Newbury- 
port,  Amesbury,  and  Salisbury ;  regiment  raised  in  Essex  Co.  to  reinforce  Conti- 
nental Army  for  3  months;  also,  Capt.  Joshua  French's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Enoch 
Putnam's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  13, 1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  27, 1781 ;  service,  3  mos. 
28  days,  near  West  Point,  including  13  days  (260  miles)  travel  out  and  home; 
regiment  raised  in  Essex  and  Plymouth  counties  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  3  months. 

Merrill,  Jacob,  Arundel.  Private,  Capt.  John  Elden's  co..  Col.  Lemuel  Robinson's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  dated  Roxbury,  Feb.  26,  1776 ;  mileage  (110 
miles)  allowed  said  Merrill ;  also,  company  receipt,  given  to  Capt.  John  Elden,  for 
travel  allowance  to  and  from  camp,  dated  Dorchester,  April  1,  1776;  also,  Capt. 
Daniel  Merrill's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt. ;  return  [year  not  given]  ;  resi- 
dence, Arundel ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Wells ;  enlistment,  8  months,  to  expire 
March  1  [year  not  given]. 

Merrill,  Jacob,  Falmouth.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Adam  Martin's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's 
regt.;  engaged  Sept.  21,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  17,  1779;  service,  3  mos.  7  days, 
at  Rhode  Island ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Dec,  1779,  allowing  1  mo. 
10  days  service  at  Rhode  Island,  travel  (200  miles)  included. 


m  THE  WAR  OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  673 

Merrill,  Jacob.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Little's  co.  of  Minute-men,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service,  5  days. 

Merrill,  Jacob.  Capt.  James  Merrill's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchel's  (Cumberland 
Co.)  regt. ;  service,  3  days,  in  Nov.,  1775,  fortifying  Falmouth. 

Merrill,  Jacob.  Pay  roll  of  a  detachment  from  Capt.  Jesse  Partridge's  co.,  Col.  John 
Greaton's  regt. ;  enlisted  April  1, 1778;  discharged  Nov.  30, 1778 ;  service,  8  mos., 
at  North  river,  with  Falmouth  volunteers. 

Merrill,  James,  New  Casco.  Corporal,  Capt.  "William  Cobb's  co. ;  marched  from 
home  July  8,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  25,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  17  days;  company 
raised  in  Cumberland  Co.  for  service  on  Penobscot  expedition  and  served  in  Col. 
Jonathan  Mitchel's  detachment;  roll  sworn  to  at  Fjilmouth ;  also,  Capt.  Cobb's 
CO.,  Col  Jonathan  Mitchell's  detachment;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  sworn  to  at 
North  Yarmouth,  Nov.  26,  1779;  reported  as  having  first  drawn  rations  at  Fal- 
mouth and  as  dischai-ged  at  Falmouth. 

Merrill,  James,  Presumpscot.  Private,  Capt.  William  Cobb's  co. ;  marched  from 
home  July  8,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  25,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  17  days;  company 
raised  in  Cumberland  Co.  for  service  on  Penobscot  expedition  and  served  in  Col. 
Jonathan  Mitchel's  detachment;  roll  sworn  to  at  Falmouth;  also,  Capt.  Cobb's 
CO.,  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchell's  detachment;  paj'  abstract  for  mileage,  sworn  to 
at  North  Yarmouth,  Nov.  26,  1779;  reported  as  having  first  drawn  rations  at 
Falmouth  and  as  discharged  at  Falmouth. 

Merrill,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Little's  co.  of  Minute-men,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service,  5  days. 

Merrill,  James.  Captain,  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchel's  (Cumberland  Co.)  regt.;  service, 
6  days,  in  Nov.,  1775,  fortifying  Falmouth. 

Merrill,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Nowell's  (Newburyport)  co. ;  enlisted  July 
10, 1775 ;  service  to  Dec.  31, 1775,  6  mos.  8  days ;  company  stationed  at  Newbury- 
port for  defence  of  seacoast.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Ipswich. 

Merrill,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Ilsley's  co.,  Col.  Cogswell's  regt.;  enlisted 
Sept.  30,  1776;  discharged  Nov.  16, 1776;  service,  2  mos.,  including  13  days  (260 
miles)  travel  home.    Roll  dated  New  Castle. 

Merrill,  James.  Pay  roll  of  a  detachment  from  Capt.  Jesse  Partridge's  co.,  Col.  John 
Greaton's  regt.;  enlisted  April  1, 1778;  discharged  Nov.  30, 1778;  service,  8  mos., 
at  North  river  with  Falmouth  volunteers. 

Merrill,  James.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Shelburne  for  ser- 
vice in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780  ;  marched  July  4, 1780  ;  discharged  Jan. 
5,  1781 ;  service,  6  mos.  11  days,  including  travel  (200  miles)  home. 

Merrill,  Jesse,  Haverhill.  Private,  Capt.  John  Robinson's  co.,  Col.  William  Turner's 
regt.  of  5  months  levies  raised  in  Essex  Co.  for  service  at  Rhode  Island;  enlisted 
Aug.  9,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  26  days,  including  5  days 
(100  miles)  travel  home. 

Merrill,  John,  Gloucester.  Private,  Capt.  Gideon  Parker's  co..  Col.  Moses  Little's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  6,  1775;  service,  2  mos.; 
also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Dec. 
28,  1775.     [See  Joseph  Merrill.] 

Merrill,  John,  Gloucester.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Page's  co.,  Col.  Smith's  regt.;  Con- 
tinental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  25,  1777,  to  July  25,  1779 ;  re- 
ported deserted  July  25,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  McNall's  co..  Col.  Edward 
AVigglesworth's  regt.;  return  [year  not  given];  residence,  Gloucester;  enlisted 
for  town  of  Beverly;  mustered  by  Esq.  Cushing;  also,  Corporal,  same  co.  and 
regt.;  muster  roll  for  May,  1778,  dated  Camp  at  Valley  Forge;  also,  Sergeant, 
same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Oct.,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Peter  Page's  co.,  Col. 


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Merrill,  John,  cotitinued. 

Edward  Wiggleswoi'th's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated 
Providence;  enlisted  Aug.  10,  1777;  enlistment,  during  war;  reported  on  fur- 
lough at  Cape  Ann  by  leave  of  Gen.  Sullivan. 

Merrill,  John,  New  (Jasco.  Private,  Capt.  William  Cobb's  co. ;  marched  from  home 
July  8, 1779;  discharged  Sept.  25, 1779;  service,  2  mos.  17  days;  company  raised 
in  Cumberland  Co.  for  service  on  Penobscot  expedition  and  served  in  Col.  Jona- 
than Mitchel's  detachment;  roll  sworn  to  at  Falmouth;  also,  Capt.  Cobb's  co.. 
Col.  Jonathan  Mitchell's  detachment ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  sworn  to  at  North 
Yarmouth,  Nov.  26,  1779;  reported  as  having  first  drawn  rations  at  Falmouth 
and  as  discharged  at  Falmouth. 

Merrill,  John,  Salisbury.  *  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Jonathan  Evans's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  James  Frye's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
7  days;  also,  Capt.  Jonathan  Evans's  co..  Col.  James  Fry's  regt.;  return  of  men 
in  camp  at  Cambridge,  dated  May  17,  1775;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  same  co.  and 
regt.;  company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt. 
Moses  Nowell's  co.,  Col.  Titcomb's  regt.;  arrived  at  destination  May  4,  1777; 
discharged  July  4,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  9  days,  including  9  days  (180  miles) 
travel  home ;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  to  serve  for  2  months  from  time 
of  arrival  at  Providence. 

Merrill,  John,  Salisbury.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  ship  "  Junius 
Brutus,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Leach,  dated  Salem,  June  15,  1780;  age,  27 
yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Salisbury. 

Merrill,  John.  Private,  Capt.  John  Davis's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col.  Fry's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  7  days ;  reported  enlisted 
Feb.  14,  1775;  also,  Capt.  John  Davis's  co..  Col.  James  Frye's  regt.;  return  of 
men  in  camp  at  Cambridge,  dated  May  17,  1775 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  receipt 
for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Merrill  and  others,  dated  Cambridge,  June  8, 1775. 

Merrill,  John.  Capt.  John  Baker,  Jr.'s  co..  Col.  Gerrish's  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance 
pay,  signed  by  said  Merrill  and  others,  dated  Brookline,  July  22,  1775;  also,  Pri- 
vate, Capt.  John  Baker,  Jr.'s  (10th)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (late 
Col.  Gerrish's)  38th  regt.;  payroll  for  Aug.,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Pettengill's 
CO.,  Lieut.  Col.  Baldwin's  regt.;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money 
dated  Sewall's  Point,  Nov.  19,  1775. 

Merrill,  John.  Captain,  Col.  Jonathan  Cogswell,  Jr.'s  regt.;  general  return  dated 
Ipswich,  Sept.  30,  1776,  made  by  Brig.  Michael  Farley  to  Maj.  Gen.  James  War- 
ren, of  officers  of  a  regiment  drafted  from  said  Brig.  Farley's  brigade  and  ordered 
to  march  to  Horse  Neck,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Sept.  12, 1776 ;  company  raised  in 
Salisbury  and  Amesbury,  and  drafted  from  2d  Essex  Co.  regt. ;  also,  Captain, 
Col.  Cogswell's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  showing  amount  due  officers  and  men  for  ser- 
vice rendered  [year  not  given]  ;  said  Merrill  credited  with  2  mos.  2  days  service. 

Merrill,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Huse's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards ;  enlisted  Nov.  13, 1777 ;  service  to  Feb.  3, 1778,  at  Winter  Hill ;  also,  same 
CO.  and  regt.;  enlisted  Feb.  3,  1778,  1  mo.  9  days,  at  Winter  Hill;  also,  same  co. 
and  regt. ;  enlisted  July  23,  1778 ;  discharged  Dec.  14,  1778 ;  service,  4  mos.  24 
days,  at  Cambridge. 

Merrill,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Titcomb's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards;  muster  roll  dated  Winter  Hill,  April  2,  1778;  reported  discharged  March 
15,  1778;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  service  from  Feb.  3,  1778,  to  April  2,  1778, 
2  mos.  2  days ;  regiment  raised  to  guard  Lieut.  Gen.  Burgoyne's  army  after  his 
surrender  to  Maj.  Gen.  Gates;  roll  dated  Winter  Hill  and  endorsed  "Service  at 
Cambridge;"  also.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Oliver  Titcomb's  co..  Col.  Cogswell's  regt.; 
entered  service  Sept.  28,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  6  days; 
company  detached  to  guard  and  fortify  posts  at  and  about  Boston. 


m  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  675 

Mereill,  Johx.  Receipt  dated  Rowley,  Feb.  17,  1781,  for  bounty  paid  said  Merrill  by 
Capt.  Timothy  Jackman  and  others,  on  behalf  of  a  class  of  the  town  of  Rowley,  to 
serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years  ;  also,  return  of  men  raised 
in  Essex  Co.  for  Continental  service,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2, 1780 ;  engaged 
for  town  of  Rowley ;  engaged  Feb.  17,  1781 ;  term,  3  years. 

Merrill,  Johx.  Private,  in  a  company  commanded  by  Lieut.  Stephen  Farington ; 
enlisted  Oct.  10,  1782 ;  discharged  Nov.  22, 1782 ;  service,  1  mo.  12  days  ;  company 
raised  in  and  for  defence  of  York  and  Cumberland  counties  and  stationed  at 
"  Sudbury-Canada."    Roll  dated  Fryeburg. 

Merrill,  John.  Treasury  pay  roll  dated  Oct.  18,  1783,  for  wages  due  Sergt.  Peter 
Merrill  and  men  for  service  with  guards  at  Falmouth ;  warrant  for  payment 
covers  service  from  Jan.  to  April,  1783. 

Merrill,  Jonathan,  Amesbury.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Barnard's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  East  Parish  in  Amesbury ;  service,  10  days. 

Merrill,  Jonathan,  Newburyport.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  from  2d  Essex  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Maj.  Ralph  Cross,  sworn  to  in 
Essex  Co.,  Feb.  16,  1778;  residence,  Newburyport;  engaged  for  town  of  New- 
buryport; joined  Capt.  Moses  Greenleaf's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt.; 
term,  3  years. 

Merrill,  Joseph,  Gloucester.  Private,  Capt.  Gideon  Parker's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's 
(17th)  regt.;  company  return  dated  Oct.  8,  1775;  enlisted  June  6,1775;  age,  23 
yrs.     [See  John  Merrill.] 

Merrill,  Joseph,  North  Yarmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Parker's  co..  Col. 
Nathan  (Nathaniel)  Wade's  regt. ;  enlisted  June  25  [1778]  ;  company  stationed 
at  Rhode  Island  for  6  months. 

Merrill,  Joseph,  Presumpscot.  Private,  Capt.  "William  Cobb's  co. ;  marched  from 
home  July  8,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  25,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  17  days;  company 
raised  in  Cumberland  Co.  for  service  on  Penobscot  expedition  and  served  in  Col. 
Jonathan  Mitchel's  detachment;  roll  sworn  to  at  Falmouth;  also,  Capt.  Cobb's 
CO.,  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchell's  detachment;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  sworn  to  at 
North  Yarmouth,  Nov.  26,  1779;  reported  as  having  first  drawn  rations  at  Fal- 
mouth and  as  discharged  at  Falmouth. 

Merrill,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Winthrop  Boston's  (Baston's)  co. ;  enlisted  Feb.  1, 
1776;  company  raised  in  North  Yarmouth,  Brunswick,  Harpswell,  New  Glouces- 
ter, New  Boston  (Gray),  and  Windham,  Cumberland  Co.,  for  2  months  service 
during  the  siege  of  Boston  in  1776. 

Merrill,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Titcomb's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards;  muster  roll  dated  Winter  Hill,  April  2,  1778;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.; 
service  between  Feb.  3,  1778,  and  April  2,  1778,  1  mo.  12  days ;  regiment  raised 
to  guard  Lieut.  Gen.  Burgoyne's  army  after  his  surrender  to  Maj.  Gen.  Gates ;  roll 
dated  Winter  Hill  and  endorsed  "  Service  at  Cambridge." 

Merrill,  JosHt^A,  Falmouth.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Samuel  Noyes's  co.,  Col.  Edmund 
Phinnie's  (31st)  regt. ;  billeting  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment.  May  15, 1775,  to 
date  of  marching  from  Falmouth  to  headquarters,  July  13,  1775;  credited  with 
allowance  for  8  weeks  3  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775],  dated 
Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge;  also.  Ensign,  Capt.  Samuel  Noyes's  co. ;  regimental 
return  with  accompanying  petition  to  the  Council,  dated  Oct.  4,  1775,  signed  by 
Col.  Edmund  Phiney,  stating  that  he  had  commanded  a  regiment  in  the  army  at 
Cambridge  during  "the  present  Campaign"  but  had  never  been  commissioned, 
and  asking  that  he,  with  the  officers  in  his  regiment,  be  recommended  to  Gen. 
Washington  for  commissions;  ordered  in  Council  Oct.  6,  1775,  that  said  officers 
be  recommended  for  commissions  in  the  Continental  Army;  also,  1st  Lieuten- 


676  ]SLVSSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Merrill,  Joshua,  continued. 

ant,  Capt.  Joseph  Pride's  (Falmouth)  co. ;  return  dated  Falmouth,  Dec.  9,  1776, 
signed  by  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchell  and  Col.  Timothy  Pike,  field  officers  in  Cum- 
berland Co.,  of  officers  appointed  to  command  various  companies  drafted  from 
the  militia  in  accordance  with  order  of  the  General  Court  to  serve  under  Col. 
Reuben  Fogg;  also,  Captain,  4th  co..  Col.  Peter  Noyes's  (1st  Cumberland  Co.) 
regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  chosen  by  the  several  companies  in  said 
regiment;  ordered  in  Council  Feb.  1,  1777,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned; 
reported  commissioned  Feb.  1,  1777. 

Merrill,  Joshua,  New  Casco.  Private,  Capt.  William  Cobb's  co. ;  marched  from 
home  July  8.  1779;  discharged  Sept.  25,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  17  days;  company 
raised  in  Cumberland  Co.  for  service  on  Penobscot  expedition  and  served  in  Col. 
Jonathan  Mitchel's  detachment;  roll  sworn  to  at  Falmouth;  also,  Capt.  Cobb's 
CO.,  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchell's  detachment;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  sworn  to  at 
North  Yarmouth,  Nov.  26,  1779;  reported  as  having  first  drawn  rations  at  Fal- 
mouth and  as  discharged  at  Falmouth. 

Merrill,  Joshua.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Little's  co.  of  Minute-men,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service,  5  days. 

Merrill,  Joshua.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Ilsley's  co.,  Col.  Cogswell's  regt.;  enlisted 
Sept.  30,  1776;  discharged  Nov.  16,  1776;  service,  2  mos.,  including  13  days  (260 
miles)  travel  home ;  roll  dated  New  Castle ;  order  for  payment  of  amount  of  roll, 
dated  at  North  Castle  and  signed  by  Capt.  Ilsley. 

Merrill,  Juba,  Newbury.  Return  of  men  raised  in  Essex  Co.  for  Continental  ser- 
vice, agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780 ;  engaged  for  town  of  Newbury ;  engaged 
April  9,  1781;  term,  3  years;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Zebulon  King's  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781 ;  also,  descriptive  list  dated 
Feb.  20,  1782;  Capt.  Zebulon  King's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  J.  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  age, 
45  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  residence,  Newbury ;  enlisted  April  9,  1781;  enlist- 
ment, 3  years;  reported  a  negro;  also,  list  of  men  who  died  or  were  discharged 
subsequent  to  Jan.  1,  1781;  said  Merrill  died  April  2,  1782,  at  West  Point,  of 
fever. 

Merrill,  Judah  Hacket.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Mas- 
ter for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  April  27,  1777;  Capt.  Cogswell's  co.,  Col.  Wes- 
son's regt. 

Merrill,  Levi,  New  Gloucester.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Merrill's  co..  Col.  Edmund 
Phinny's  (31st)  regt.;  billeting  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment.  May  15,  1775, 
to  date  of  marching  to  headquarters,  July  5,  1775;  credited  with  allowance  for  7 
weeks  2  days ;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge,  Oct.  26,  1775. 

Merrill,  Levi,  Scarborough.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Parker's  co..  Col.  Nathan 
(Nathaniel)  Wade's  regt.;  enlisted  June  25  [1778] ;  company  stationed  at  Rhode 
Island  for  6  months. 

Merrill,  Levi.  Capt.  David  Bradish's  co. ;  billeting  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment, 
May  12,  1775,  to  date  of  marching  to  headquarters,  July  8,  1775;  credited  with  57 
days  allowance. 

Merrill,  Mark,  New  Boston.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Merrill's  co..  Col.  Edmund 
Phinny's  (31st)  regt. ;  billeting  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment.  May  15,  1775, 
to  date  of  marching  to  headquarters,  July  5,  1775;  credited  with  allowance  for  7 
weeks  2  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  return  of  men 
raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army;  residence.  New  Boston;  engaged  for 
town  of  Amesbury ;  joined  Capt.  Ellis's  cp..  Col.  Bigelow's  regt. ;  term,  3  years; 
also.  Private,  Capt.  Paul  Ellis's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Aug.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  same 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REA^OLUTION.  677 

Merrill,  Mark,  continued. 

CO.  and  regt.;  return  dated  Feb.  4,  1778;  mustered  by  County  and  Continental 
Muster  Masters;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Ellis's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt.;  pay  rolls  for 
Jan.,  March  and  April,  1779,  sworn  to  at  Providence. 

Merrill,  Moses,  Falmouth.  Capt.  Samuel  Noyes's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinnie's 
(31st)  regt.;  billeting  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  Maj^  15,  1775,  to  date  of 
marching  from  Falmouth  to  headquarters,  July  13,  1775 ;  credited  with  allowance 
for  8  weeks  3  days ;  also,  Private,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  company  return  [probably 
Oct.,  1775] ,  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equiv- 
alent in  money  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge,  Oct.  27,  1775. 

Merrill,  Moses,  Newburyport.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  Lunt's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Lit- 
tle's regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  July  17,  1775;  service,  2 
weeks  1  day. 

Merrill,  Moses,  New  Casco.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Joshua  Merrill's  (4th)  co.,  Col. 
Peter  Noyes's  (1st  Cumberland  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  chosen 
by  the  several  companies  in  said  regiment;  ordered  in  Council  Feb.  1,  1777,  that 
said  officers  be  commissioned;  reported  commissioned  Feb.  1,  1777;  also,  1st 
Lieutenant,  Capt.  William  Cobb's  co. ;  marched  from  home  July  8,  1779 ;  dis- 
charged Sept.  25,  1779;  service,  2  nios.  17  days;  company  raised  in  Cumberland 
Co.  for  service  on  Penobscot  expedition  and  served  in  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchel's  de- 
tachment; roll  sworn  to  at  Falmouth;  also,  Capt.  Cobb's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Mitchell's  detachment;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  sworn  to  at  North  Yarmouth, 
Nov.  26,  1779 ;  reported  as  having  first  drawn  rations  at  Falmouth  and  as  dis- 
charged at  Falmouth. 

Merrill,  Moses,  New  Gloucester.  Captain,  Col.  Edmund  Phinny's  (31st)  regt. ; 
billeting  allowed  from  date  of  engagement,  April  24,  1775,  to  date  of  marching  to 
headquarters,  July  5,  1775;  credited  with  allowance  for  10  weeks  2  days;  also, 
company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also.  Captain ;  regimental  return  with 
accompanying  petition  addressed  to  the  Council,  dated  Oct.  4,  1775,  signed  by 
Col.  Edmund  Phiney,  stating  that  he  had  commanded  a  regiment  in  the  army 
at  Cambridge  during  "  the  present  Campaign  "  but  had  never  been  commissioned, 
and  asking  that  he,  with  the  officers  in  his  regiment,  be  recommended  to  Gen. 
Washington  for  commissions ;  ordered  in  Council  Oct.  6,  1775,  that  said  officers 
be  recommended  for  commissions  in  the  Continental  Army. 

Merrill,  Moses,  North  Yarmouth.  Capt.  John  Worthley's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phin- 
ney's  (31st)  regt. ;  billeting  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment.  May  12, 1775,  to  date 
of  marching  to  headquarters  July  6,  1775 ;  credited  with  allowance  for  7  weeks 
6  days ;  also,  Sergeant,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775] , 
dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in 
money  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge,  Nov.  2,  1775. 

Merrill,  Moses,  North  Yarmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Burbank's  co..  Col.  Eben- 
ezer  Sprout's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1777, 
to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Burbank's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt. ;  return 
dated  Camp  near  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  23,  1778 ;  residence,  North  Yarmouth ;  en- 
listed for  town  of  North  Yarmouth ;  mustered  by  Daniel  Insley,  Muster  Master. 

Merrill,  Moses,  Sylvester.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Merrill's  co. ;  marched  from 
home  July  8,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  25,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  17  days;  company 
raised  in  Cumberland  Co.  for  service  on  Penobscot  expedition  and  served  in  Col. 
Jonathan  Mitchell's  detachment;  roll  sworn  to  at  North  Yarmouth ;  also,  Capt. 
Merrill's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchel's  detachment;  pay  abstract  for  mileage, 
sworn  to  at  North  Yarmouth,  Nov.  3,  1779;  mileage  for  45  miles  allowed  said 
Merrill ;  reported  as  having  first  drawn  rations  at  Falmouth  and  as  discharged  at 
Falmouth. 


678  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Merrill,  Moses.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  tbe  town  of  Fitchburg  for  ser- 
vice in  the  Continental  Array  during  1780;  marched  July  10,  1780;  discharged 
Jan.  12,  1781;  service,  6  mos.  12  days,  including  travel  (200  miles)  home. 

Merrill,  Nathan,  Falmouth.  Capt.  Samuel  Noyes's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinnie's 
(31st)  regt. ;  billeting  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  June  20,  1775,  to  date  of 
marching  from  Falmouth  to  headquarters,  July  13, 1775 ;  credited  with  allowance 
for  3  weeks  2  days ;  also,  Private,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  company  return  [probably 
Oct.,  1775]  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equiv- 
alent in  money  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge,  Oct.  27,  1775. 

Merrill,  Nathan,  New  Gloucester.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Moses  Merrill's  co..  Col.  Edmund 
Phinney's  (31st)  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775] ;  enlisted  May  15, 
1775;  a/so.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Winthrop Boston's  (Baston's)  co. ;  engaged  Jan.  31, 
1776;  company  raised  in  North  Yarmouth,  Brunswick,  Harpswell,  New  Glouces- 
ter, New  Boston  (Gray),  and  Windham,  Cumberland  Co.,  for  2  months  service 
during  the  siege  of  Boston  in  1776 ;  also.  Captain  of  a  company  raised  in  Cum- 
berland Co.  for  service  on  Penobscot  expedition;  marched  from  home  July  8, 
1779;  discharged  Sept.  25,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  17  days,  with  Col.  Jonathan 
Mitchel's  detachment ;  also,  Captain,  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchel's  detachment;  pay 
abstract  for  mileage,  sworn  to  at  North  Yarmouth,  Nov.  3, 1779 ;  mileage  for  25 
miles  allowed  said  Merrill ;  reported  as  having  first  drawn  rations  at  Falmouth 
and  as  discharged  at  Falmouth. 

Merrill,  Nathan.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Little's  co.  of  Minute-men,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service,  5  days. 

Merrill,  Nathan.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Ilsley's  co..  Col.  Cogswell's  regt.;  enlisted 
Sept.  30,  1776;  discharged  Nov.  16,  1776;  service,  2  mos.,  including  13  days  (260 
miles)  travel  home ;  roll  dated  New  Castle ;  order  for  payment  of  amount  of  roll, 
dated  at  North  Castle  and  signed  by  Capt.  Ilsley. 

Merrill,  Nathan.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Kimball's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards;  muster  roll  for  Nov.,  1777;  company  detached  from  militia  to  guard 
Lieut.  Gen.  Burgoyne's  army;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  enlisted  Nov.  13,  1777; 
service  to  April  3, 1778,  4  mos.  22  days,  at  Charlestown  and  Winter  Hill;  also, 
copy  of  a  company  receipt,  given  to  Capt.  Caleb  Kimball,  for  wages  for  4  mos.  20 
days  service  at  Winter  Hill  [probably  in  1777  and  1778] . 

Merrill,  Nathan.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Jenkins's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. ; 
entered  service  Oct.  14, 1779;  discharged  Nov.  22, 1779;  service,  1  mo.  20  days,  at 
Claverack,  including  12  da}'s  (240  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  detached  from 
militia  of  Suffolk  and  Essex  counties  to  reinforce  army  under  Gen.  Washington. 
Roll  sworn  to  in  Essex  Co. 

Merrill,  Nathaniel,  Falmouth.  Capt.  Samuel  Noyes's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinnie's 
(31st)  regt. ;  billeting  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  June  20,  1775,  to  date  of 
marching  from  Falmouth  to  headquarters,  July  13,  1775;  credited  with  allow- 
ance for  3  weeks  2  days;  also.  Private,  same  co.  and  regt.;  company  return 
[probably  Oct.,  1775]  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge ;  reported  discharged  Sept.  21, 
1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Fort  No.  2, 
Cambridge,  Oct.  27,  1775. . 

Merrill,  Nathaniel,  Shelburne.  Capt.  Agrippa  Wells's  co..  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's 
regt. ;  company  receipt  for  wages  for  Sept.,  1775,  dated  Camp  at  Prospect  Hill ; 
also,  Private,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also, 
Capt.  Agrippa  Wells's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  travel 
allowance  and  mileage  from  place  of  discharge  home,  sworn  to  at  Deerfield,  Dec. 
10,  1777;  92  miles  travel  allowed  said  Merrill;  company  served  at  Ticonderoga 
for  3  months  from  Sept.  1,  1776. 


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Mekrill,  Nathaniel.  Capt.  James  Merrill's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchel's  (Cumber- 
land Co.)  regt. ;  service,  3  days,  in  Nov.,  1775,  fortifying  Falmouth. 

Merrill,  Nicholas,  North  Yarmouth.  Pay  roll  for  mileage  from  home  for  a  number 
of  recruits  who  joined  Capt.  Richard  Mayberry's  co.,  dated  Dorchester,  Aug.  29, 
1776 ;  mileage  for  155  miles  allowed  said  Merrill. 

Merrill,  Peter.  Matross,  Capt.  Abner  Lowell's  co.  of  matrosses  stationed  at  Fal- 
mouth, Cumberland  Co. ;  copy  of  a  return  dated  Falmouth,  July  31,  1777  ;  com- 
pany reported  Aug.  11,  1777,  as  mustered  by  Col.  Noyes,  agreeable  to  seacoast 
establishment. 

Merrill,  Peter.  Private,  Sergt.  John  Bagley's  detachment;  enlisted  May  7,  1782; 
service  to  July  20,  1782;  service,  2  mos.  13  days;  detachment  raised  to  guard 
forts  and  magazine  at  Falmouth  by  order  of  said  town. 

Merrill,  Peter.  Sergeant;  treasury  pay  roll  dated  Oct.  18,  1783,  for  wages  due  said 
Merrill,  Sergeant,  and  men  for  service  with  guards  at  Falmouth ;  warrant  for  pay- 
ment covers  service  from  Jan.  -,  1783,  to  April  -,  1783. 

Merrill,  Reuben,  Harwich.  Private,  Capt.  Matthias  Tobey's  co..  Col.  Aaron  Wil- 
lard's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  from  home  to  Ticonderoga, 
the  place  of  rendezvous,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  15,  1777;  travel  (283  miles)  allowed 
said  Merrill;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc., 
from  place  of  discharge  home,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  -,  1777;  travel  (331  miles) 
allowed  said  Merrill ;  reported  discharged  at  Fort  Edward ;  also,  Capt.  Joseph 
Franklin's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  22, 1779 ;  discharged  Dec. 
31, 1779 ;  service,  2  mos.  8  (also  given  2  mos.  9)  days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  also,  same 
CO.  and  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Dec,  1779,  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth,  allowing  21  days 
service  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Dec,  1779,  allow- 
ing 1  mo.  4  days  service  at  Rhode  Island,  travel  (89  miles)  included. 

Merrill,  Richard.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Ilsley's  co.,  Col.  Cogswell's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  30,  1776;  discharged  Nov.  16,  1776;  service,  2  mos.,  including  13  days  (260 
miles)  travel  home ;  roll  dated  New  Castle ;  order  for  payment  of  amount  of  roll, 
dated  at  North  Castle  and  signed  by  Capt.  Ilsley. 

Merrill,  Richard.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Evans's  co..  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  6,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  6  mos.  1  day,  at 
North  Kingston,  R.  I.,  including  6  days  (115  miles)  travel  home;  roll  svrorn  to 
at  Newburyport;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  North  Kingston, 
Nov.  6,  1778 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  rolls  dated  East  Greenwich,  Sept. 
17,  Sept.  22,  Oct.  14,  and  Nov.  13,  1778;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  showing  amounts  due  said  Merrill  and  others  for  losses 
sustained  at  Rhode  Island  in  Aug.,  1778,  dated  North  Kingston,  Dec.  7,  1778. 

Merrill,  Richard.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Sullivan's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Forster's 
(6th  Lincoln  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  21, 1780;  discharged  Nov.  11, 1780;  service, 
22  days;  company  ordered  on  duty  by  Col.  John  Allan  to  protect  inhabitants  of 
Frenchman's  Bay. 

Merrill,  Ripley,  Harwich.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Franklin's  co..  Col.  Nathan 
Tyler's  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  22,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1779;  service,  2  mos. 
8  (also  given  2  mos.  9)  days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll 
for  Dec,  1779,  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth,  allowing  21  days  service  at  Rhode  Island; 
also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Dec,  1779,  allowing  1  mo.  4  days  service  at 
Rhode  Island,  travel  (89  miles)  included. 

Merrill,  Robert,  Salisbury.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Evans's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  James  Frye's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
7  davs. 


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Mbrrill,  Samuel,  Amesl>ury.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army ; 
residence,  Amesburj';  engaged  for  town  of  Amesbury;  joined  Capt.  Yarnum's 
CO.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  term,  3  years ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  James  Yarnum's 
CO.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Feb.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779. 

Mebrill,  Samuel,  Buxton.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Elden's  co.,  which  marched 
April  24,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Biddeford  on  an  ex- 
press from  Col.  Tristram  Jordan  ;  service,  lA  days;  also,  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Jere- 
miah Hill's  CO.,  Col.  James  Scammon's  (30th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 
1775;  engaged  April  24,  1775;  service,  14  weeks  1  day;  also,  company  return 
dated  Sept.  27,  1775;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Elden's  co. ;  service,!^ 
days;  company  marched  to  Biddeford  on  an  express  from  Col.  Tristram  Jordan 
sent  in  consequence  of  armed  vessels  appearing  to  be  coming  into  Winter  Har- 
bor; roll  dated  Buxton,  Dec.  14,  1775;  also,  same  co. ;  service,  4  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Falmouth  the  day  it  was  set  on  fire  by  the  enemy ;  company  marched  to 
assist  in  preventing  the  landing  of  the  enemy;  roll  dated  Buxton,  Dec.  14,  1775. 

Merrill,  Samuel,  Buxton.  Private,  Capt.  John  Elden's  co.,  which  marched  April 
24,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Biddeford,  on  an  express 
from  Col.  Tristram  Jordan  ;  service,  l.J  days ;  also,  Capt.  John  Elden's  co. ;  ser- 
vice, 14  days;  company  marched  to  Biddeford  on  an  express  from  Col.  Tristram 
Jordan  sent  in  consequence  of  armed  vessels  appearing  to  be  coming  into  Winter 
Harbor;  roll  dated  Buxton,  Dec.  14,  1775;  also,  Capt.  John  Elden's  co.,  CoL 
Lemuel  Robinson's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  dated  Roxbury,  Feb.  26, 
1776;  mileage  for  130  miles  allowed  said  Merrill;  also,  company  receipt  given  to 
Capt.  John  Elden,  for  travel  allowance  to  and  from  camp,  dated  Dorchester, 
April  1,  1776. 

Merrill,  Samuel,  Haverhill.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  belonging  to  the  town  of 
Haverhill  raised  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  June 
29,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  8,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  21  days,  travel  (240  miles) 
included. 

Merrill,  Samuel.  Captain,  7th  (Haverhill)  co.,  4th  Essex  Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia; 
list  of  officers  chosen  by  the  several  companies  in  said  regiment,  as  returned  by 
Samuel  Johnson  and  others,  field  officers,  dated  Andover,  March  26, 1776 ;  ordered 
in  Council  April  3,  1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned ;  reported  commis- 
sioned April  3,  1776;  also,  Captain  of  a  company  in  Maj.  Gage's  regt.,  which 
marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army ;  pay  roll  of  said  Merrill's  company  made  up 
for  service  from  Sept.  30,  1777,  to  Nov.  6,  1777,  dated  Haverhill. 

Merrill,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Titcomb's  co..  Col.  Cogswell's  regt. ;  entered 
service  Sept.  28,  1778 ;  discharged  Dec.  31, 1778 ;  service,  3  mos.  6  days ;  company 
detached  to  guard  and  fortify  posts  at  and  about  Boston. 

Merrill,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Titcomb's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  3,  1780 ;  service,  2  mos.  6  days,  including  13  days  (260  miles) 
travel  home;  compan}' raised  in  Newburyport,  Salisbury,  and  Amesbury ;  regi- 
ment raised  in  Essex  Co.  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

Merrill,  Samuel,  Jr.,  Buxton.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Hill's  co..  Col.  James  Scam- 
mon's (30th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  ser- 
vice, 12  weeks  6  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  27,  1775;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Oct.  26,  1775. 

Merrill,  "Samuel  Gr."  Receipt  dated  Boston,  July  5,  1782,  for  bounty  paid  said 
Merrill  by  Capt.  William  Ladd,  Chairman  of  Class  No.  8  of  the  town  of  Haverhill, 
to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years. 

Merrill,  Silas,  Falmouth.  Capt.  Samuel  Noyes's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinnie's  (31st) 
regt. ;  billeting  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment.  May  18,  1775,  to  date  of  marching 


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Merkill,  Silas,  continued. 

from  Falmouth  to  headquarters,  July  13,  1775;  credited  with  8  weeks  allowance; 
also,  Private,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  companj^  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775],  dated 
Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money 
dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge,  Oct.  27,  1775. 

Merrill,  Simon.  Company  receipt  for  equipments,  given  to  Capt.  John  Reed,  dated 
Falmouth,  Dec.  1,  1781. 

Merrill,  Stephen,  Ashfield.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Webber's  (9th)  co..  Col.  John 
Fellows's  (8th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775  ;  enlisted  May  8,  1775  ;  ser- 
vice, 2  mos.  27  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Dorchester  Oct.  7,  1775 ;  also, 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dorchester,  Nov.  22, 1775. 

Merrill,  Stephen  (also  given  Stephen,  Jr.),  Boxford.  Private,  Capt.  William  Par- 
ley's CO.  of  Minute-men,  Col.  James  Frye's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of 
April  19,  1775;  service  to  April  25,  1775,  7  days;  reported  enlisted  Feb.  16,  1775; 
also,  Capt.  William  Parley's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  camp 
at  Cambridge,  dated  May  17,  1775;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted 
April  26,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  13  days ;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct., 
1775]  ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  train  June  14, 1775;  also,  Matross,  Capt.  Samuel 
Gridley's  co.,  Col.  Richard  Gridley's  (Artillerj^)  regt. ;  company  return  [probably 
Oct.,  1775]  ;  also.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Daniel  Lane's  co..  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  Conti- 
nental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  .14,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  resi- 
dence, Boxford;  credited  to  town  of  Boxford;  also,  Capt.  Daniel  Lain's  co..  Col. 
Alden's  regt.;  return  dated  Albany,  Jan.  14,  1778;  mustered  by  John  Cashing, 
County  Muster  Master,  and  by  a  Continental  Muster  Master;  also,  Capt.  Lane's 
CO.,  (late)  Col.  Ichabod  Alden's  (6th)  regt. ;  return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  on 
or  before  Aug.  15, 1777,  and  who  had  not  been  absent  subsequently  except  on  fur- 
lough, etc.,  certified  at  Cherry  Valley,  Feb.  24,  1778 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Cherry  Valley;  enlisted  April  14, 
1777;  enlistment,  3  years;  a/so,  Capt.  Holden's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  Conti- 
nental Array  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  April  14,  1780. 

Merrill,  Stephen,  Falmouth.  Capt.  Samuel  Noyes's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinnie's 
(31st)  regt. ;  billeting  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  May  15,  1775,  to  date  of 
marching  from  Falmouth  to  headquarters,  July  13, 1775;  credited  with  allowance 
for  8  weeks  3  days;  a^so.  Sergeant,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  company  return  [probably 
Oct.,  1775],  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge,  Oct.  2,  1775. 

Merrill,  Stephen,  Salisbury.  Captain  of  a  Salisbury  co,  Col.  Caleb  Cushing's  regt., 
which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
3^  days. 

Merrill,  Stephen.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Phillips's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy 
Robinson's  detachment  of  Hampshire  Co.  militia;  enlisted  Jan.  6,  1777;  service 
to  April  1,  1777,  86  days;  company  marched  to  Ticonderoga. 

Merrill,  Stephen.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Titcomb's  co..  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  4,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  20  days, 
including  13  days  (260  miles)  travel  home;  company  raised  in  Newburyport, 
Amesbury,  and  Salisbury;  regiment  raised  in  Essex  Co.  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  3  months. 

Merrill,  Thaddeus.  Capt.  John  Wells's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  regt.;  enlisted 
Sept.  22,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  23,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  2  days,  in  Northern  de- 
partment ;  company  detached  from  Hampshire  Co.  militia.    Roll  dated  Shelburne. 

Merrill,  Thomas,  Newburyport.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Nowell's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  4  days;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Perkins's 
CO.,  Col.  Moses  Little's  (17th)  regt.;   company  return   [probably   Oct.,  1775]; 


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Merrill,  Thoiias,  continued. 

enlisted  May  9,  1775;  age,  26  yrs. ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent 
in  money  dated  Dec.  27,  1775. 

Merrill,  Thomas.  3d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Samuel  Huse's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. 
of  guards;  muster  roll  dated  Winter  Hill,  May  11,  1778;  enlisted  April  3  [year 
not  given,  probably  1778] . 

Merrill,  William.  Capt.  Jobn  Baker,  Jr.'s  co..  Col.  Gerrish's  regt.;  receipt  for  ad- 
vance pay,  signed  by  said  Merrill  and  others,  dated  Brookline,  July  22,  1775;  also, 
Private,  Capt.  John  Baker,  Jr.'s  (10th)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (38th) 
regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Aug.,  1775. 

Merrill,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Romery's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Storer's  regt.; 
entered  service  Aug.  14,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777 ;  service,  123  days,  in- 
cluding travel  (16  days)  home;  company  marched  from  York  Co.  to  join  army 
under  Gen.  Gates  at  Manchester. 

Merrill,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Waterhouse's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's 
regt.  of  guards;  marched  from  home  April  3,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  5  days,  at 
Winter  Hill ;  company  detached  to  serve  from  April  2,  1778,  to  July  3,  1778. 

Merrill,  Zachariah  (also  given  Zachary),  New  Casco.  Private,  Capt.  William 
Cobb's  CO. ;  marched  from  home  July  8, 1779;  discharged  Sept.  25, 1779;  service, 
2  mos.  17  days ;  company  raised  in  Cumberland  Co.  for  service  on  Penobscot  ex- 
pedition and  served  in  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchel's  detachment;  roll  sworn  to  at  Fal- 
mouth; also,  Capt.  Cobb's  CO.,  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchell's  detachment ;  pay  abstract 
for  mileage,  sworn  to  at  North  Yarmouth,  Nov.  26, 1779;  reported  as  having  first 
drawn  rations  at  Falmouth  and  as  discharged  at  Falmouth. 

Merrill,  Zachariah.  Pay  roll  of  a  detachment  from  Capt.  Jesse  Partridge's  co..  Col. 
John  Greaton's  regt. ;  enlisted  April  1,  1778;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1778;  service, 
8  mos.,  at  North  river  with  Falmouth  volunteers. 

Merrills,  Hosea.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Pittsfield  for 
service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  Aug.  3,  1780;  discharged 
Dec.  19,  1780;  service,  4  mos.  21  days,  travel  (110  miles)  included. 

Merrils,  Abijah.  Private,  Capt.  Noah  Lankton's  co..  Col.  John  Ashley's  (1st  Berk- 
shire Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  22,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  14,  1777 ;  service,  24 
daj's ;  company  marched  on  expedition  to  Kingsbury  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  John 
Fellows  July  8,  1777.    Roll  dated  Tyringham. 

Merrils,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Raymond's  co..  Col.  Israel  Chapin's  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  23,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  3  daj's,  at  Clav- 
erack,  including  3  days  (60  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce  Conti- 
nental Army  for  3  months. 

Merrils,  Hosea.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Ashley's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt.'; 
muster  roll  for  July,  1780,  dated  Camp  "Tenith  ;  "  enlisted  Aug.  2,  1780;  enlist- 
ment, 6  months. 

Merrils,  Nathan.  List  of  6  months  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780, 
returned  as  received  of  Maj.  Joseph  Hosmer,  Superintendent  for  Middlesex  Co., 
by  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  dated  Springfield,  Aug.  6,  1780;  engaged  for  town 
of  Bedford. 

Merrils,  Reuben.  Corporal,  Capt.  Seth  Clark's  co.;  enlisted  July  1, 1775;  discharged 
Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  6  mos.  10  days,  in  defence  of  seacoast.  Roll  sworn  to  in 
Barnstable  Co. 

Merrils,  Stephen.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Phillips's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Rob- 
inson's detachment  of  Hampshii-e  Co.  militia;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at 
Ticonderoga,  Feb.  24,  1777;  enlisted  Jan.  6,  1777;  enlistment  to  expire  March  23, 
1777 ;  reported  on  command  at  the  block  house  at  the  mills. 


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Merrils,  Thaddeus.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Ciiild's  (Greenfield)  co.,  Col.  David 
Field's  regt. ;  service,  4  days ;  company  marched  on  the  alarm  at  Bennington, 
of  Aug.  14,  1777. 

Mekriman,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Meremnd,  Meriman, 

Merymon.] 

Mekriman,  Amos.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Raymond's  co.,  Col.  David  Rosseter's  regt., 
Brig.  Gen.  Fellows's  brigade;  enlisted  Oct.  14,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  17,  1780; 
service,  5  days ;  company  marched  to  reinforce  army  under  Gen.  Stark  at  Still- 
water on  the  alarm  of  Oct.  14,  1780. 

Merriman,  Daniel.  Corporal,  Capt.  David  Wheler's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's 
detachment  of  Berkshire  Co.  militia;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga, 
Feb.  25,  1777;  enlisted  Dec,  16,  1776;  enlistment  to  expire  March  15,  1777  [see 
Daniel  Shirman]  ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Zebulon  Norten's  co.,  Maj.  Caleb  Hyde's 
detachment  of  Berkshire  Co.  militia;  enlisted  July  11,  1777;  discharged  July  27, 
1777;  service,  16  days,  at  the  Northward;  roll  dated  Equivalent. 

Merriman,  Levi.  Private,  Capt.  Elihu  Lyman's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  25,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  31,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  13 
days,  at  New  London,  Conn.,  including  6  days  (117  miles)  travel  home. 

Merriman,  Samuel,  Lenox.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Hyde's  co..  Col.  James  Easton's 
regt. ;  marched  May  10,  1775 ;  service,  5  days ;  company  marched  from  Lenox 
on  an  alarm  at  Ticonderoga. 

Merriman,  Samuel.  Captain,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for 
mileage  from  Fort  Edward  home,  dated  Feb.  1,  1777  ;  mileage  for  160  miles  allowed 
said  Merriman;  also,  Captain,  Col.  Phineas  Wright's  (6th  Hampshire  Co.)  regt.; 
engaged  Sept.  22,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  3  days,  in 
Northern  department,  including  travel  (140  miles)  home;  roll,  dated  Northfield ; 
also,  Captain,  2d  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapen's  (3d)  regt. ;  engaged  Oct.  15,  1779;  dis- 
charged Nov.  21,  1779  ;  service,  1  mo.  14  days,  at  Claverack,  including  6  days  (120 
miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

Merrion,  Ebenezer,  Woburn.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  from  Capt.  Joshua  Walker's  (8th  Woburn)  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Fox's  (2d 
Middlesex  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Jan.  20,  1778;  residence,  Woburn;  engaged  for  town 
of  AVoburn ;  joined  Capt.  Dix's  co..  Col.  Wesson's  regt. ;  term,  3  years. 

Meerion,  Isaac.  Private,  Capt.  Cadwallader  Ford's  co..  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt. 
of  guards ;  enlisted  Nov.  4,  1777 ;  service  to  April  3,  1778,  4  mos.  30  days,  at  Fort 
No.  2,  Cambridge,  guarding  troops  of  convention. 

Merripin,  Joseph.  Capt.  Cumston's  co.,  3d  Mass.  regt.;  list  of  9  months  men; 
reported  discharged  April  10, 1780  ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce 
the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 
1780,  returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John 
Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  7,  1780;  age,  16  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion, 
light;  engaged  for  town  of  Hard  wick;  marched  to  camp  July  7,  1780,  under  com- 
mand of  Capt.  Dix ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Hard- 
wick  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  1,  1780; 
discharged  Dec.  13, 1780;  service,  5  mos.  19  days,  at  New  York,  including  9  days 
(180  miles)  travel  home. 

Merrit,  Asa,  Conway.  Capt.  Robert  Oliver's  co..  Col.  John  Greaton's  (2d)  regt.; 
return  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Conway ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Conway ;  mus- 
tered by  Col.  Woodbridge,  County  Muster  Master. 

Merrit,  Asa.  Private,  Capt.  Williana  Cannon's  co..  Col.  David  Leonard's  regt. ;  ser- 
vice, 70  days;  company  drafted,  marched  to  Ticonderoga  May  6,  1777,  and  re- 
turned home  July  14,  1777 ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Blandford  and  also  at  Westfield ; 


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Merrit,  Asa,  continued. 

also,  Capt.  Daniel  Sacket's  co.,  Col.  Woodbridge's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  20,  1777  ; 
discharged  Oct.  27,  1777  ;  service,  2  mos.  7  days,  in  Northern  department. 

Merrit,  Asa.  Private,  Capt.  John  Turner's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt.  of  guards ; 
joined  Jan.  7,  1778 ;  service  to  April  3,  1778,  2  mos.  26  days,  at  Cambridge. 

Merrit,  Consider.  Private,  Capt.  Francis  Cushing's  co..  Col.  John  Cushing's  (2d 
Plymouth  Co.)  regt.;  service,  11  days;  company  ordered  to  march  to  Bristol, 
R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  -,  1776. 

Merrit,  Daniel.  Private,  Lieut.  Thomas  Parrat's  detachment;  enlisted  June  25, 
1777;  discharged  June  30,  1777;  service,  6  days,  at  Machias;  detachment  drafted 
from  militia;  roll  sworn  to  at  No.  4;  also,  certificate  dated  Machias,  Dec.  12, 1777, 
signed  by  Capt.  Reuben  Dyer,  certifying  that  Capt.  Stephen  Smith,  Muster  Mas- 
ter for  Lincoln  Co.,  paid  said  Merrit  and  others  belonging  to  Capt.  Dyer's  co.  the 
bounty  allowed  them  for  engaging  to  serve  on  expedition  against  St.  Johns. 

Merrit,  David,  Scituate.  Private,  Capt.  "William  Turner's  (3d  Scituate)  co.  of  militia, 
Col.  Anthony  Thomas's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775;  ser- 
vice, 4  days. 

Merrit,  Edjiund.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Lealand's  co.  of  guards;  enlisted  Sept.  30, 
1779;  discharged  Nov.  10,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  12  days;  company  detached  from 
militia  by  order  of  Gen.  Hancock  to  man  forts  at  and  about  Boston  until  Nov.  10, 
1779,  and  stationed  at  Boston  under  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath, 

Merrit,  Gamaliel.  Private,  Capt.  Calvin  Curtis's  co. ;  enlisted  Sept.  30,  1779;  dis- 
charged Dec.  1,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  1  day  (also  given  2  mos.  5  days),  at  Rhode 
Island ;  company  made  up  from  1st  and  2d  Plymouth  Co.  regts.  to  serve  in  Col. 
John  Jacobs's  regt.  for  2  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  camp. 

Merrit,  Gamaliel.  Private,  Capt.  William  White's  co.,  Col.  Enoch  Putnam's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  4,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  8,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  14  days,  at  West 
Point,  including  10  days  (200  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  detached  from  militia 
to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

Merrit,  George,  Scituate.  Private,  Capt.  Calvin  Partridge's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel 
Pierce's  regt.;  marched  June  9,  1779;  service,  26  days;  company  raised  in 
Plymouth  Co.  and  stationed  at  Little  Compton,  R.  I. ;  also,  Capt.  Edward  Spar- 
row's CO.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regt.;  enlisted  July  18,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  15, 
1779 ;  service,  4  mos.  28  days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll 
for  Dec,  1779,  sworn  to  at  Middleborough,  allowing  19  days  service  at  Rhode 
Island;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Dec,  1779,  allowing  1  mo.  3  days 
service  at  Rhode  Island,  travel  (72  miles)  included;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men 
raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to 
resolve  of  June  5, 1780,  returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig. 
Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  22,  1780 ;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  3  in. ; 
complexion,  light ;  engaged  for  town  of  Scituate ;  marched  to  camp  July  22,  1780, 
under  command  of  Capt.  William  Scott;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised 
by  the  town  of  Scituate  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched 
July  17, 1780 ;  discharged  Jan.  21, 1781 ;  service,  6  mos.  17  days,  travel  (242  miles) 
included. 

Merrit,  Ichabod,  Ware.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Coney's  co..  Col.  Sears's  regt.; 
marched  Aug.  12,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  15,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  10  days,  in- 
cluding travel  (146  miles)  home;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  3  months. 

Merrit,  Isaac,  Palmer.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Graves's  co.,  Col.  David  Leonard's 
regt. ;  enlisted  May  8,  1777 ;  discharged  July  8,  1777 ;  service,  70  days,  at  the 
Northward,  including  10  days  (200  miles)  travel  from  camp  home;  also,  Capt. 


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Merrit,  Isaac,  continued. 

Nathan  Rowle's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  1,  1778;  service, 
6  nios.  4  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  including  travel  (80  miles)  home;  enlistment  to 
expire  Jan.  1,  1779. 

Merrit,  James.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk 
Co.,  dated  Boston,  April  13,  1777;  Col.  Crane's  regt. 

Merrit,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Francis  Cushing's  co..  Col.  John  Cushing's  (2d  Plym- 
outh Co.)  regt. ;  service,  11  days ;  company  ordered  to  march  to  Rhode  Island  on 
the  alarm  of  Dec.  -,  1776. 

Merrit,  Jonathan.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Cliffs  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ; 
marched  July  29,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  13,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  19  days;  com- 
pany raised  in  Plymouth  Co.  and  marched  to  Rhode  Island. 

Merrit,  Joshua,  Scituate.  Private,  Capt.  William  Turner's  (3dScituate)  co.  of  militia. 
Col.  Anthony  Thomas's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  ser- 
vice, 4  days;  also,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Winslow's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.; 
pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1776;  service,  1  mo.  2  days,  including  travel  home. 

Merrit,  Melzar.  Private,  Capt.  John  Turner's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt.  of 
guards ;  joined  Jan.  7, 1778 ;  service  to  April  3, 1778,  2  mos.  26  days,  at  Cambridge. 

Merrit,  Nehemiah,  Scituate.  Private,  Capt.  William  Turner's  (3d  Scituate)  co.  of 
militia,  Col.  Anthony  Thomas's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775 ;  service,  4  days. 

Merrit,  Noah,  Templeton.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

Merrit,  Noah.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master  for  Worces- 
ter Co.;  Capt.  Gates's  co..  Col.  Putnam's  regt.;  mustered  June  16,  1777;  term, 
3  years ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Morse's  CO.,  Col.  Ruf us  Putnam's  (4th)  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  14,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  dated  Albany,  Feb.  9,  1778;  residence.  Temple- 
ton  ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Templeton  ;  mustered  by  Capt.  Leonard. 

Merrit,  Richard,  Pleasant  River.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Dyer's  co.  of  rangers ;  en- 
listed March  6,  1780;  discharged  May  1,  1780;  service,  1  mo.  25  days;  company 
raised  for  defence  of  eastern  Massachusetts  by  order  of  Col.  John  Allan,  Com- 
manding Officer  at  Machias  and  Superintendent  of  Eastern  Indian  department; 
also,  same  co. ;  paj'  roll  for  rations,  sworn  to  at  Boston  ;  said  Merrit  credited  with 
55  rations;  residence.  Pleasant  River;  company  raised  in  No.  4,  Gouldsborough, 
Frenchman's  Bay,  Pleasant  River,  and  Narraguagus. 

Merrit,  Samuel.  List  of  prisoners  sent  from  Halifax  to  Boston  in  the  cartel  "  Silver 
Eel  "  Oct.  8,  1778,  to  be  exchanged  for  British  prisoners,  as  returned  by  Bat.  Fox, 
Commissary  of  Prisoners ;  reported  a  Seaman. 

Merrit,  Simeon,  Conway.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Dinsraor's  co..  Col.  Elisha  Porter's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  24,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  31, 1779;  service, 
1  mo.  13  days,  at  New  London,  Conn.,  including  5  days  (102  miles)  travel  home; 
also,  list  sworn  to  in  Hampshire  Co.,  Aug.  3,  178  >,  of  men  belonging  to  militia  of 
Conway  who  were  mustered  by  Lieut.  Col.  David  Wells  for  3  months  service  at 
Claverack ;  Capt.  Whitney's  co. ;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion, 
light;  residence,  Conway. 

Merrit,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  Pettengill's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  regt.;  list  of  men 
returned  as  having  received  advance  pay,  dated  Camp  at  New  York,  April  23, 
1776. 

Merritt,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Maritt,  Marret,  Marrett, 

Marritt,  Merit,  Meritt,  Merret,  Merrett,  Merrit,  Mirritt,  Mrrit,  Murret.] 


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Merbitt,  Aaron.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Lamb's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's  regt. ; 
service,  43  days ;  company  marched  from  home  to  Providence,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm 
of  Dec.  10,  1776;  also,  Capt.  John  Nickols's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's  regt.; 
service,  30  days;  company  marched  Sept.  27,  1777,  to  reinforce  array  under  Gen. 
Gates  in  Northern  department;  roll  dated  Charlton. 

Mbrritt,  Amos.  Private,  Capt.  Hayward  Peirce's  co.,  Col.  Jeremiah  Hall's  regt.; 
marched  Dec.  10,  1776 ;  service,  3  mos.  2  days ;  company  raised  in  Scituate  and 
Hanover  to  serve  at  Bristol,  R.  I. 

Merritt,  Amos.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Lamb's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Davis's  (Worcester 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  29,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  15  days,  in- 
cluding 4  days  (80  miles)  travel  home;  company  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on 
the  alarm  of  July  29,  1780. 

Merritt,  Asa.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk 
Co.,  dated  Boston,  March  2,  1777;  Capt.  Oliver's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt.;  also, 
Private,  Capt.  Edward  Cnmpston's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (2d)  regt. ;  return  of 
men  who  were  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  and  who  had  not  been  absent 
subsequently  except  on  furlough,  etc.;  reported  discharged  Sept.  -,  1777. 

Merritt,  Benjamin.  Private,  Lieut.  Josiah  Wilson's  co..  Col.  Porter's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt. ;  marched  Sept.  23, 1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  17, 1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  2  days, 
including  7  days  (140  miles)  travel  home;  company  marched  to  reinforce  army 
under  Maj.  Gen.  Gates  at  the  Northward  on  an  alarm. 

Merritt,  Benjamin.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Lamb's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's 
regt. ;  service,  17  days ;  company  marched  from  home  to  Providence,  R.  I.,  on 
the  alarm  of  Dec.  10,  1776;  also,  Capt.  Abijah  Lamb's  co.,  Col.  Jacol)  Davis's 
(Worcester  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  29,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service, 
14  days,  including  4  days  (80  miles)  travel  home ;  company  marched  to  Tiverton, 
R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  July  29,  1780. 

Merritt,  Consider,  Scituate.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Stockbridge's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  Bailey's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  3  weeks ; 
also.  Corporal,  Capt.  Samuel  Stockbridge's  co..  Gen.  John  Thomas's  regt.;  mus- 
ter roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May  10, 1775 ;  service,  2  mos.,  3  weeks,  6  days ; 
also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equiv- 
alent in  money  dated  Roxbury,  Jan.  10,  1776;  also.  Corporal,  Capt.  Joseph  Stet- 
son's CO.,  Col.  Anthony  Thomas's  regt. ;  service,  5  days ;  company  marched  from 
Scituate  to  Hingham  March  24,  1776,  on  an  alarm  subsequent  to  the  time  of 
taking  Dorchester  Heights. 

Merritt,  Daniel,  Machias.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster 
Master  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Oct.  26, 1777 ;  Capt.  Allen's  co..  Col.  Alden's 
regt. ;  also,  Private,  6th  co..  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Aug.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  residence,  Machias;  also,  (late) 
Capt.  Robert  Allen's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Alden's  regt.;  return  of  men  who  were  in 
camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  and  who  had  not  been  absent  subsequently 
except  on  furlough,  etc.,  certified  at  Fort  "Harkermer,"  Feb.  26,  1779;  also, 
Capt.  Daniel  Lane's  CO.,  (late)  Col.  Ichabod  Alden's  (6th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for 
March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Cherry  Valley;  enlisted  Aug.  1,  1777;  enlistment, 
3  years. 

Merritt,  Daniel,  Scituate.  Private,  Capt.  William  Turner's  (3d  Scituate)  co.  of 
militia.  Col.  Anthony  Thomas's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775;  service,  4  days;  also,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Winslow's  co..  Gen.  John  Thomas's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  6 

^  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  reported  discharged  Oct.  4,  1775; 
also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury,  Dec.  18, 
1775. 


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Merritt,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  John  Hall's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Foster's  (Lincoln 
Co.)  regt. ;  service  from  Aug.  7,  1779,  to  Sept.  7,  1779,  1  mo.,  at  Penobscot;  com- 
pany marched  on  expedition  to  Majorbagaduce  by  order  of  Gen.  Lovel. 

Merritt,  George.  Private,  Capt.  Williams  Barker's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotten's 
regt. ;  detached  March  6,  1781 ;  discharged  March  30,  1781 ;  service,  28  days,  at 
Rhode  Island,  including  travel  (60  miles)  to  place  of  rendezvous. 

Merritt,  Ja3Ies.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  terra  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age,  23  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  dark;  engaged  for  town  of  Bernardston ;  arrived  at 
Springfield  July  5,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  5, 1780,  under  command  of  Capt. 
Frothingham,  of  the  artillery. 

Merritt,  John,  Marblehead.  Captain ;  list  dated  Watertown,  June  15,  1775,  of  offi- 
cers of  companies  that  made  choice  of  John  Glover  for  Colonel,  recommended  for 
commissions  by  Committee  of  Safety  June  22,  1775;  above  officers  ordered  to  be 
commissioned  with  the  exception  of  Capt.  William  Lee  and  his  subalterns;  also, 
Captain,  2d  co. ;  communication  addressed  to  the  Council,  dated  Marblehead, 
Jul}-  17,  1776,  signed  by  Jonathan  Glover,  requesting  that  the  officers  of  two 
militia  companies  in  Marblehead  be  commissioned;  letter  endorsed  "5th  Essex 
Co.  regt. ;  "  ordered  in  Council  July  19,  1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned  ; 
reported  commissioned  July  19,  1776. 

Merritt,  John,  Scituate.  Private,  Capt.  William  Turner's  (3d  Scituate)  co.  of  militia, 
Col.  Anthony  Thomas's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  ser- 
vice, 4  days. 

Merritt,  John.  Petition  dated  Cambridge,  Jan.  15,  1776,  signed  by  said  Merritt  and 
others,  who  had  served  as  armorers  in  the  Continental  service  for  5  mos.  from 
Aug.  1  [year  not  given],  the  term  for  which  they  were  engaged,  asking  for  £1 
per  month  in  addition  to  the  sum  allowed  and  paid  them  for  their  service  and 
requesting  that  allowance,  if  granted,  he  paid  to  Abijah  Thompson,  Master 
Armorer;  petition  endorsed  "  Leave  to  withdraw." 

Merritt,  John.  Master-at-arms,  ship  "  Mars,"  commanded  by  Capt.  James  Nivens; 
engaged  March  27,  1781 ;  discharged  June  12,  1781 ;  service,  2  mos.  16  days. 
Roll  dated  Boston. 

Merritt,  Jonathan.  Private,  Capt.  Hayward  Peirce's  co..  Col.  Jeremiah  Hall's  regt. ; 
marched  Dec.  10,  1776;  service,  3  mos.  2  days;  company  raised  in  Scituate  and 
Hanover  to  serve  at  Bristol,  R.  I. 

Merritt,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  David  Whittier's  co.,  in  a  regiment  commanded  by 
Maj.  Benjamin  Gage;  service,  40  days;  company  marched  Oct.  2,  1777,  to  join 
Northern  army.    Roll  sworn  to  in  SulTolk  Co. 

Merritt,  Joshua,  Scituate.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Winslow's  co..  Gen.  John 
Thomas's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  6  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Stet- 
son's CO.,  Col.  Anthony  Thomas's  regt. ;  service,  5  days ;  company  marched  from 
Scituate  to  Hingham  March  24, 1776,  on  an  alarm  subsequent  to  the  time  of  taking 
Dorchester  Heights;  also,  receipt  dated  Point  Shirley,  June  13,  1776,  signed  by 
said  Merritt  and  others  belonging  to  Capt.  Nathaniel  Winslow's  co..  Col.  Whit- 
ney's regt.,  for  advance  pay  for  1  month,  travel  allowance  from  home  to  Boston, 
etc. ;  also,  petition  dated  Camp  at  Hull,  Sept.  17,  1776,  signed  by  said  Merritt  and 
others  belonging  to  battalion  stationed  at  Hull,  asking  for  increase  and  payment 
of  wages;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Hayward  Peirce's  co.,  Col.  John  Cushing's  (2d 
Plymouth  Co.)  regt. ;  service,  7  days  ;  company  ordered  to  march  to  Bristol,  R.  I., 
on  an  alarm  in  Dec,  1776. 


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Merritt,  Melzar.  Private,  Capt.  Hayward  Peirce's  co.,  Col.  John  Cushing's  (2d 
Plymouth  Co.)  regt. ;  service,  11  days;  company  ordered  to  march  to  Bristol, 
R.  I.,  on  an  alarm  in  Dec,  1776.    Roll  dated  Scituate. 

Merritt,  Nehejiiah,  Scituate.  Private,  Capt.  William  Turner's  co. ;  pay  abstract 
for  mileage  to  and  from  camp,  dated  Jan.  9,  1776;  mileage  (56  miles)  allowed 
said  Merritt;  company  joined  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt.  Dec.  10,  1775;  also,  Capt. 
Hayward  Peirce's  co.,  Col.  John  Cushing's  (2d  Plymouth  Co.)  regt.;  service,  11 
days;  company  ordered  to  march  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm  in  Dec,  1776. 

Merritt,  Noah,  Templeton.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  7th  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Josiah  Wilder,  sworn  to  in 
Worcester  Co.,  Feb.  21,  1778;  residence,  Templeton;  engaged  for  town  of  Tem- 
pleton; joined  Capt.  Morse's  co..  Col.  Putnam's  regt.;  term,  3  j-ears;  also,  Pri- 
vate, Capt.  Gardner's  co..  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  April  15,  1780. 

Merritt,  Noah,  Wells.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Bragdon's  co..  Col.  James  Scammon's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  May  3, 1775;  service,  1  mo.  7  days; 
also,  Capt.  Samuel  Gridley's  co..  Col.  Richard  Gridley's  (Artillery)  regt.;  receipt 
for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Merritt  and  others,  dated  Cambridge,  Aug.  5, 
1775;  also,  Matross,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted 
June  10, 1775;  service,  1  mo.  24  days  ;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ; 
also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cam- 
bridge, Nov.  8, 1775. 

Merritt,  Noah.  Private,  Capt.  Hayward  Peirce's  co.,  Col.  Jeremiah  Hall's  regt.; 
marched  Dec.  10,  1776 ;  service,  3  mos.  2  days ;  company  raised  in  Scituate  and 
Hanover  to  serve  at  Bristol,  R.  I. ;  also,  Capt.  Hayward  Peirce's  co..  Col.  The- 
ophilus  Cotton's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  25,  1777  ;  discharged  Oct.  28,  1777;  service, 
1  mo.  6  days ;  company  drafted  from  Scituate  and  Hanover  and  ordered  to  march 
to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  a  secret  expedition. 

Merritt,  Noah.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of 
Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Maj.  Peter  Harwood.  of  6th  Mass.  regt.,  at  Spring- 
field, July  1,  1780;  age,  23  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  11  in.;  complexion,  light;  engaged 
for  town  of  Templeton;  arrived  at  Springfield  June  29,  1780;  marched  to  camp 
July  1,  1780,  under  command  of  Ensign  Joseph  Miller. 

Merritt,  Paul.  Private,  Capt.  Williams  Barker's  co..  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's  regt. ; 
detached  March  6,  1781;  discharged  March  30,  1781;  service,  28  days,  at  Rhode 
Island,  including  travel  (60  miles)  to  place  of  rendezvous. 

Merritt,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Zadok  Buflinton's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  19,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  12  days,  in 
Northern  department;  company  raised  to  serve  until  Nov.  30,  1777,  and  was  dis- 
charged at  Cambridge.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Salem. 

AIerritt,  Seth.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Stetson's  co.,  Col.  Anthony  Thomas's  regt.; 
service,  5  days ;  company  marched  from  Scituate  to  Hingham  March  24,  1776,  on 
an  alarm  subsequent  to  the  time  of  taking  Dorchester  Heights ;  also,  Capt.  Hay- 
ward Peirce's  co..  Col.  John  Cushing's  (2d  Plymouth  Co.)  regt. ;  service,  11  days ; 
company  ordered  to  march  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm  in  Dec,  1776;  roll  dated 
Scituate. 

Merritt,  Simeon.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Newton's  co.,  Col.  S.  Murray's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  30,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  2  mos.  20  days,  including  9 
days  (170  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army  for  3  months. 


m  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  689 

Merkitt,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  .Joseph  Pettengill's  co.,  Col.  L.  Baldwin's  (26th) 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  for  the  year  1776,  sworn  to  at 
Andover,  May  5,  1777  [no  allowance  credited  to  said  Merritt] . 

Merritt,  William,  Machias  (also  given  Pleasant  River).  List  of  men  raised  to  serve 
in  the  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Nathan  Snow's  co.  (South  co.  in  Abington), 
Col.  Mitchell's  (3d  Plymouth  Co.)  regt.;  residence,  Machias;  engaged  for  town 
of  Abington;  joined  Capt.  D.  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt.;  term,  during 
war;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk 
Co.,  dated  Boston,  Oct.  26,  1777;  Capt.  Allen's  co..  Col.  Alden's  regt.;  also,  Pri- 
vate, 6th  CO.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Aug.  19,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779;  also,  Capt.  Robert  Allen's  co..  Col.  Ichabod 
Alden's  regt.;  return  endorsed  "1778;"  residence.  Pleasant  River;  enlisted  for 
town  of  Hingham;  mustered  by  County  Muster  Master  Barber  and  by  a  Con- 
tinental Muster  Master;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Robert  Allen's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Alden's 
regt. ;  return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  and  who  had 
not  been  absent  subsequently  except  on  furlough,  etc.,  certified  at  Fort  "  Har- 
kermer,"  Feb.  26,  1779;  reported  "then  on  Command  at  Boston  Since  Join'd;  " 
also,  Capt.  Daniel  Lane's  co.;  (late)  Col.  Ichabod  Alden's  (6th)  regt. ;  muster  roll 
for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Cherry  Valley ;  enlisted  Aug.  1,  1777 ;  enlist- 
ment, 3  years. 

Merrium,  Abrail^^m,  Bedford.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Walker's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Bridge's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,1775;  enlisted  April  28,1775;  service, 
3  raos.  11  days. 

MERRIU3I,  Abrahaji.  Capt.  Dix's  CO.,  Col.  Wessou's  (9th)  regt. ;  entered  service  July 
18,  1779;  discharged  April  1,  1780;  term,  9  months. 

Merriim,  Ezra.  Capt.  Dix's  co.,Col.  Wesson's  (9th)  regt.;  entered  service  July  18, 
1779;  discharged  April  1,  1780;  term,  9  months. 

Merrii'31,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Battelle's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Pierce's 
regt.;  enlisted  June  2,  1779;  discharged  July  1,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  3  days,  at 
Tiverton,  R.  I.,  including  travel  (40  miles)  home. 

Merriim,  Silas.  Capt.  Dix's  co.,  Col.  Wesson's  (9th)  regt. ;  entered  service  July  18, 
1779;  discharged  April  1,  1780;  term,  9  months. 

Merrow,  .     [This  name  also  appears  imder  the  form  of  Marow,  Marrow,  Meraw, 

Mero,  Merow,  Merraw,  Mevo,  Munro,  Munroe,  Murrow.] 

Merroav,  David,  Berwick.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental 
Army  at  Fishkill,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778,  returned  as  received  of 
John  Frost,  Superintendent  for  York  Co.,  by  Capt.  Samuel  Leighton,  at  Kittery, 
June  1,  1778,  to  be  conducted  to  Fishkill  and  delivered  to  Brig.  Jonathan  Warner; 
Capt.  Staples's  (12th)  co.,  2d  York  Co.  regt.;  age,  36  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.; 
complexion,  dark;  residence,  Berwick.     [See  David  Merry .j 

Merrow,  John,  North  Yarmouth.  Private,  Capt.  John  Worthley's  co..  Col.  Edmund 
Phinney's  regt.;  billeting  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment.  May  12,  1775,  to  date 
of  marching  to  headquarters,  July  6,  1775;  credited  with  allowance  for  7  weeks 
6  days;  also.  Private,  Capt.  James  Bancroft's  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jackson's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
residence.  North  Yarmouth;  credited  to  town  of  Salisbury;  term,  3  j^ears;  also, 
descriptive  list  of  men  in  Continental  service ;  Light  Infantry  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John 
Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  age,  27  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair, 
dark;  occupation,  farmer ;  residence,  North  Yarmouth ;  enlisted  April  12,  1782; 
enlistment,  3  years. 

Merrow,  Joshua.  List  of  prisoners  taken  by  Lieut.  Gen.  J.  Burgoyne  to  be  exchanged 
for  British  prisoners  taken  by  Maj.  Gen.  Gates,  dated  Albany,  Oct.  24,  1777  ;  said 
Merrow,  an  Ensign,  to  be  exchanged  for  Ensign  Johnson,  of  the  29th  regt. 


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Merbs,  James,  Concord.  Private,  Capt.  Whipple's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  regt.  j 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  16,  1777,  to  Aug.  3,  1778 ; 
residence,  Concord ;  credited  to  town  of  Concord  ;  reported  exchanged  for  Jona- 
than Gooden  Aug.  3,  1778. 

Merry,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Marry,  Mary,  Mercey, 

Merey,  Merre,  Merrey,  Merrie,  Mery,  Mirrey,  Murraj-,  Murrj'.] 

Merrt,  Benjamin.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Goodwin's  co.,  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's 
regt. ;  detached  Sept.  25,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  25,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.,  on  a 
secret  expedition  to  Newport,  E,.  I. 

Merry,  Benjamin.  Capt.  Simeon  Brown's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards; 
service  from  April  2, 1778,  to  July  3,  1778,  3  mos.  2  da.ys ;  roll  dated  Camp  Winter 
Hill ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  service  from  July  2  to  July  12, 1778,  10  days ;  roll 
dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill. 

Merry,  Benjamin.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Tyrannicide,"  commanded  bj' Capt.  John 
Cathcart;  engaged  May  17, 1779;  discharged  June  23, 1779;  service,  1  mo.  6  days; 
roll  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. ;  also,  account  of  rations  due  [Capt.]  John  Cathcart 
and  men  from  May  4  [1779]  to  June  22  [1779J,  dated  Boston,  July  9,  1779;  said 
Merry  credited  with  41  days  rations. 

Merry,  Daniel,  Marblehead.  Private,  Capt.  John  Merrett's  (7th)  co.,  Col.  John 
Glover's  (21st)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May21,  1775;  ser- 
vice, 2  mos.  17  days ;  company  marched  to  Cambridge ;  also,  company  return 
[probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated 
Cambridge,  Dec.  29,  1775 ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  William  Hooper's  co. ;  enlisted 
Jan.  8,  1776;  service  to  Sept.  1,  1776,  7  mos.  24  days,  in  defence  of  seacoast. 

Merry,  David,  Berwick.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Nowell's  co..  Col.  James  Scam- 
mon's  (30th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May  3, 1775 ;  service, 
3  mos.  6  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775],  including  abstract  of 
pay  to  last  of  July,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money 
dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  16,  1775;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  York  Co. 
for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill ;  Capt.  Staples's 
CO.,  2d  regt. ;  age,  36  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  dark  ;  residence,  Ber- 
wick ;  arrived  at  Fishkill  June  4,  1778.     [See  David  Merrow.] 

Merry,  David.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co. ;  entered  service  Jan.  18,  1776; 
service  to  Nov.  21,  1776,  10  mos.  4  days;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vine- 
yard for  defence  of  seacoast;  also,  Lieut.  Jeremiah  Manter's  detachment;  service 
from  Nov.  20,  1776,  to  Dec.  31,  1776,  1  mo.  10  days;  detachment  stationed  at 
Martha's  Vineyard. 

Merry,  Ebenezeu.  3d  Sergeant,  Capt.  Enos  Parker's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. 
of  guards;  engaged  July  3,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  1, 1779;  service,  6  mos.  1  day; 
company  detached  from  Berkshire  Co.  militia  to  guard  stores  at  Springfield  for 
6  months  from  July  1,  1778. 

Merry,  Ebenezer.  List  of  men  who  marched  from  Pittsfield  to  Ticonderoga  Oct.  17, 
1776,  under  command  of  Capt.  William  Francis,  and  were  dismissed  Nov.  16, 
1776;  service,  4  weeks  2  days;  also,  list  of  men  who  marched  from  Pittsfield  to 
Springfield  July  8,  1778,  and  were  dismissed  Jan.  8,  1778  [9]  ;  service,  6  mos. 

Merry,  Ehenezer.  Captain,  Col.  Hyd's  (Hyde's)  detachment  of  militia;  entered  ser- 
vice Oct.  30,  1781  ;  discharged  Nov.  5,  1781 ;  service,  7  days,  on  an  alarm  at  the 
Northward;  company  ordered  to  march  to  the  Westward  under  command  of  Maj. 
Oliver  Root. 

Merry,  James,  Edgecomb.  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Fry's  regt.; 
marched  from  home  March  7,  1776;  service  to  May  31,  1776,  2  mos.  25  days,  in 
defence  of  seacoast;  also,  Capt.  Israel  Davis's  co. ;  service  from  June  1,  1776,  to 


IN  THE   WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  691 


Merry,  James,  continued. 

Dec.  5,  1776,  6  mos.  5  days;  company  stationed  at  Boothbay  for  defence  of  sea- 
coast;  also,  Lieut.  Nathaniel  Winslow's  detachment;  service  from  Dec.  5  to  Dec. 
31,  1776,  26  days,  at  Boothbay  in  defence  of  seacoast. 

Merry,  John,  North  Yarmouth.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  from  Capt.  Edward  Russell's  (2d  North  Yarmouth)  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Mitchell's  (2d  Cumberland"  Co.)  resjt.,  dated  Dec.  9,  1777;  residence.  North  Yar- 
mouth ;  engaged  for  town  of  North  Yarmouth ;  joined  Col.  Marshall's  regt. ; 
term,  3  years. 

Merry,  John.  Capt.  David  Cowden'sco.,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's  regt. ;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Nov.  13,  1775. 

Merry,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Pettengill's  co..  Col.  L.  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt. ; 
list  of  men  returned  as  having  received  advance  pay,  dated  Camp  at  New  York, 
April  23,  1776 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc., 
for  the  year  1776,  sworn  to  at  Andover,  May  5,  1777 ;  reported  discharged  230 
miles  from  home. 

Merry,  John.  Private,  Capt.  John  Strong's  co..  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt.;  entered  service  June  30,  1777;  discharged  July  20,  1777;  service,  20  days, 
in  Northern  department;  also,  list  of  men  who  marched  from  Pittsfieid  to  Fort 
Ann  June  30,  1777,  under  command  of  Capt.  John  Strong  and  were  dismissed 
July  26,  1777 ;  service,  3  weeks  5  days. 

Merry,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Marsh's  co..  Col.  Sears's  regt. ;  mustered  July  21, 
1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  2,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  12  days  ;  regiment  raised  in  Berk- 
shire Co.  and  stationed  at  Fort  Plains,  Tryon  Co.,  under  Brig.  Gen.  Stark  ;  order 
for  payment  of  amount  of  roll  dated  at  Stockbridge  and  signed  by  Capt.  Marsh. 

Merry,  Jonathan.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Smith's  co. ;  entered  service  Jan.  18, 1776; 
service  to  Nov.  21,  1776,  10  mos.  4  days;  company  stationed  at  Martha'^  Vine- 
yard for  defence  of  seacoast;  also,  Lieut.  Jeremiah  Manter's  detachment;  service 
from  Nov.  20,  1776,  to  Dec.  31,  1776,  1  mo.  10  days;  detachment  stationed  at 
Martha's  Vineyard. 

Merry,  Joseph.  Return  certified  at  Camp  near  Morristown,  April  30,  1780,  of  officers 
and  men  belonging  to  Col.  Lee's,  Col.  Henley's,  and  Col.  Jackson's  regt.,  and 
men  belonging  to  Massachusetts  in  Col.  Henry  Sherburne's  regt.,  who  were 
incorporated  into  a  regiment  under  the  command  of  Col.  Henry  Jackson,  agree- 
able to  the  arrangement  of  April  9,  1779;  rank.  Sergeant;  engaged  Feb.  17, 1777; 
term,  3  years ;  said  Merry  appears  among  men  belonging  to  Col.  William  R.  Lee's 
regt.  who  had  been  discharged  from  the  rolls  prior  to  above  arrangement ;  reported 
deserted  May  1,  1778. 

Merry,  Moses,  Marblehead.  Private,  Capt.  John  Glover,  Jr.'s  (10th)  co..  Col.  John 
Glover's  (21st)  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

Merry,  Patrick.  Receipt  dated  May  17,  1783,  signed  by  said  Merry,  for  wages  for 
service  to  May  10,  1783,  on  board  the  frigate  "  Hague,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
John  Manley. 

Merry,  Peter.  Private,  Capt.  John  Russell's  co. ;  marched  Aug.  5,  1776;  service  to 
Sept.  30,  1776,  1  mo.  25  days ;  compan.v  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for  de- 
fence of  seacoast;  also,  same  co. ;  service  from  Sept.  30,  1776,  to  Nov.  22,  1776, 
1  mo.  22  days  ;  company  raised  for  defence  of  seacoast  and  stationed  at  Martin's 
(Martha's)  Vineyard  under  Maj.  Barachiah  Bassett. 

Merry,  Ralph.  Receipt  dated  Salem,  Sept.  25,  1775,  signed  by  said  Merry  and  others 
belonging  to  Capt.  Samuel  King's  co.,  for  advance  pay  for  1  month  ;  also,  Private, 
same  co. ;  enlisted  July  14,  1775;  service,  6  mos.  2  days;  company  stationed  at 
Salem  and  Lynn  for  defence  of  seacoast. 


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Mekiiy,  Samuel.  List  of  men  who  marched  from  Pittsfield  to  Kinderhook  May  4, 
1777,  under  command  of  Capt.  John  Strong,  after  inimical  persons,  and  were  dis- 
missed May  11,  1777;  service,  1  weelc. 

Merry,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Archibald  McAllister's  co..  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  11,  1779 ;  service  to  Sept.  24,  1779,  2  mos.  13  days,  on  expedi- 
tion against  Majorbagaduce.     Roll  endorsed  "  Reg't  at  Penobscot." 

Merry,  Timothy',  Swanzej'.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's 
regt.;  entered  service  Dec.  30,  1777;  discharged  April  1,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  2 
days;  regiment  stationed  at  Warwick,  11.  I.;  also,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co..  Col. 
Thomas  Carpenter's  regt. ;  entered  service  Aug.  1, 1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  9, 1780 ; 
service,  9  days;  company  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm;  hy  order  of 
Col.  Slead  all  the  men  in  Swanzey  were  joined  in  one  company  under  Capt.  Peck, 
the  other  officers  refusing  to  serve ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth. 

Merry,  William,  Biddeford.  Private,  Capt.  Theodore  Bliss's  co.,  Col.  John  Pater- 
son's  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  in 
York  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill, 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778,  returned  as  received  of  Jonathan  Warner, 
Commissioner,  by  Col.  R.  Putnam,  July  20, 1778;  residence,  Biddeford  ;  engaged 
for  town  of  Bedford ;  arrived  at  Fishkill  June  4,  1778. 

Merry,  William,  Norton.  Private,  Capt.  Macey  Williams's  co..  Col.  Timothy  Walk- 
er's regt. ;  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775. 

Merry,  William.  Private,  Capt.  John  Russell's  co. ;  marched  Aug.  5,  1776;  service 
to  Sept.  30,  1776,  1  mo.  25  days ;  company  stationed  at  Martha's  Vineyard  for 
defence  of  seacoast;  also,  same  co. ;  service  from  Sept.  30,  1776,  to  Nov.  22, 1776, 
1  mo.  22  days ;  company  raised  for  defence  of  seacoast  and  stationed  at  Martin's 
(Martha's)  Vineyard  under  Maj.  Barachiah  Bassett. 

Merry,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Charles  Dibbel's  co..  Col.  Rosseter's  (3d  Berkshire 
Co.)  regt. ;  entered  service  Oct.  18, 1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  21, 1780;  service,  4  days, 
on  the  alarm  at  the  Northward  of  Oct.  18,  1780. 

Merryfield,  Asaph,  Sherburne.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Bullard's  co.  of  Minute- 
men,  Col.  Peirce's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
15  days. 

Merryfield,  Benjamin,  Easton.  Private,  Capt.  Macey  Williams's  co.  of  Minute- 
men,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  4  days;  company 
served  until  April  28,  1775. 

Merryfield,  Ithamar.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  age,  21  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  ruddy;  engaged  for  town  of  Sturbridge;  arrived 
at  Springfield  July  5,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  5,  1780,  under  command  of 
Capt.  Frothingham,  of  the  artillery. 

Merryfield,  Timothy,  Sherburne.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Bullard's  co.  of  Minute- 
men,  Col.  Peirce's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
8  days. 

Merry'hew,  Preserved.  Matross,  Capt.  Amos  Lincoln's  co.  of  matrosses;  service 
from  Nov.  1,  1782,  to  date  of  discharge.  May  8,  1783,  6  mos.  8  days.  Roll  dated 
Boston. 

Mers,  John.  Capt.  Francis  Luscombe's  co..  Col.  Timothy  Walker's  regt.;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  27,  1775. 

Merservy,  David.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Libby's  (9th)  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Foster's 
(Lincoln  Co.)  regt. ;  entered  service  June  23,  1777 ;  discharged  July  16, 1777 ;  ser- 
vice, 23  days,  at  Machias  and  rivers  adjacent  when  ship  "Ambuscade"  lay  in 
the  harbor. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  693 

Merservt,  Nathaniel,  Scarborough.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Larrabe's  co. ; 
marched  Oct.  28,  1775;  discharged  Nov.  2,  1775;  service,  6  days,  under  Col. 
Jonathan  Mitchel ;  company  ordered  out  by  Col.  Freeman  to  fortify  Falmouth. 

Meeshell,  John,  North  Yarmouth.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Nathan  Merrill's  co. ;  marched 
from  home  July  8,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  25,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  17  days,  with 
Col.  Jonathan  Mitchell's  detachment;  company  raised  in  Cumberland  Co.  for 
service  on  Penobscot  expedition ;  roll  sworn  to  at  North  Yarmouth ;  also,  Capt. 
Nathan  Merrill's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchel's  detachment;  pay  abstract  for 
mileage,  sworn  to  at  North  Yarmouth,  Nov.  3,  1779;  reported  as  having  first 
drawn  rations  at  Falmouth  and  as  discharged  at  Falmouth. 

Mertin,  Peter,  Marblehead.  Private,  Capt.  John  Glover's  co.,  Col.  John  Glover's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  July  1,  1775;  service,  1  mo.  3 
days. 

Mertin,  Sajmuel.  Capt.  Benjamin  Ames's  co..  Col.  James  Frye's  regt.;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  14,  1775. 

Mertindal,  Geeshom.  Private,  Capt.  Orringh  Stoddard's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Vose'sregt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  18,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
also,  muster  roll  for  Dec,  1777,  sworn  to  at  Camp  near  Valley  Forge;  enlisted 
Feb.  18,  1777;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec,  1778, 
Jan.,  March  and  April,  1779,  swoi-n  to  at  Providence. 

Mertindale,  Gershom,  Lenox.  Private,  Capt.  Stoddard's  co..  Col.  Vose's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Feb.  15,  1780. 

Mertindale,  Stephen.  List  of  men  raised  in  Berkshire  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months 
from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778, 
returned  as  mustered  by  Henry  Rutgers,  Jr.,  Deputy  Muster  Master,  dated  Fish- 
kill,  Aug.  1,  1778;  engaged  for  town  of  Stockbridge;  arrived  at  Fishkill  May  31, 
1778. 

Merwick,  Hugh.  Private,  Capt.  Warren's  co..  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Jan.  17,  1780. 

Merwin,  Jos.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Belding's  co.,  Maj.  Caleb  Hyde's  detachment  of 
militia;  entered  service  July  8,  1777;  discharged  July  26,  1777;  service,  19  days, 
in  Northern  department. 

Merwish,  Hugh,  Royalston.  Private,  Capt.  John  Reed's  co..  Col.  Brooks's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  17,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
residence,  Royalston  ;  credited  to  town  of  Gloucester;  also,  Capt.  Reed's  co.,  Col. 
Alden's  regt.;  return  dated  Jan.  12,  1778;  residence,  Royalston;  enlisted  for 
town  of  Royalston;  mustered  by  Cumberland  Co.  Muster  Master  Hensley  and 
by  a  Continental  Muster  Master;  also,  Capt.  Reed's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Alden's  regt. ; 
return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  and  who  had  not 
been  absent  subsequentlj'  except  on  furlough,  certified  at  Cherry  Vallev,  Feb. 
24,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Warren's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Ichabod  Alden's  (6th) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Cherry  Valley  ;  enlisted  Jan. 
17,  1777;  enlistment,  3  years;  reported  returned  from  desertion  April  26  [year 
not  given]  ;  also  reported  on  command  at  West  Point. 

Mert,  Moses.  Capt.  John  Glover,  Jr.'s  co.,  Col.  John  Glover's  regt.;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Marblehead,  Jan.  8,  1776. 

Meryfield,  Ithamar.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Sil^lej^'s  co..  Col.  Danforth  Keyes's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  20  [1777]  ;  enlistment,  6  months  from  July  1, 1777;  roll  dated  Provi- 
dence; also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  North  Kingston,  Dec.  3,  1777; 
also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  service  from  Dec.  1,  1777,  to  Jan.  3,  1778,  1  mo.  3  days, 
including  travel  home  ;  roll  dated  Providence. 


694  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

Mektmon,  Samuel.  Corporal,  Capt.  Jesse  Bradley's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt. ; 
enlisted  June  30,  1777;  discharged  July  26,  1777;  service,  27  days,  at  the  North- 
ward. 

Mesarve,  John,  Scarborough.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Larrabe's  co..  Col.  Mitchel's 
regt.;  marched  July  9,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  3  days, 
on  Penobscot  expedition. 

Mesarvet,  Benjamin.  Private,  Lieut.  Alexander  Kelloch's  co. ;  service,  1  mo. ;  com- 
pany detached  from  Col.  Wheaton's  and  Col.  Jones's  regts.  by  order  of  Brig. 
Gen.  Cushing  to  protect  eastern  part  of  Lincoln  Co.  and  stationed  at  Camden  and 
St.  Georges  from  Nov.  13,  1779,  to  Feb.  13,  1780. 

Mesely,  James.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  ship  "  Aurora  "  (privateer), 
commanded  by  Capt.  David  Porter,  dated  Boston,  June  16,  1781 ;  age,  26  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  10  in. 

Mesenger,  Bela.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Peter  Porter's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  (Berk- 
shire Co.)  regt. ;  entered  service  April  26, 1777 ;  discharged  May  20, 1777 ;  service, 
25  days;  company  called  out  April  26,  1777,  by  order  of  iMaj.  Gen.  Gates  and 
marched  to  Saratoga. 

Mesenger,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  Whittelsey's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  detach- 
ment; entered  service  Sept.  7,  1777;  discharged  Sept.  26,  1777;  service,  20  days, 
in  Northern  department;  company  raised  in  Berkshire  Co.;  o^so,  Capt.  Charles 
Dibbel's  co.,  Col.  Rosseter's  (3d  Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  entered  service  Oct.  18, 
1780;  discharged  Oct.  21,  1780;  service,  4  days,  on  the  alarm  at  the  Northward 
of  Oct.  18,  1780;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Josiah  Yale's  co. ;  entered  service  Oct.  12, 
1781 ;  discharged  Oct.  20,  1781 :  service,  12  days ;  company  marched  from  Lee 
and  Lenox  to  Stillwater  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Rosseter  on  an  alarm. 

Mesenger,  David,  Simsbury.  Private,  Capt.  Malcolm  Henry's  co..  Col.  David  Brew- 
er's (9th)  regt.;  company  return  dated  Oct.  7, 1775;  also,  Capt.  Henry's  co..  Col. 
Rufus  Putnam's  (late  Brewer's)  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in 
money  dated  Roxbury,  Dec.  23,  1775. 

Mesenger,  Nehemiah.  Private,  Capt.  Roswell  Downing's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  entered  service  Sept.  19,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  19,  1777; 
service,  31  days,  at  Stillwater.  Roll  certified  at  Sheffield  by  Brig.  Gen.  John 
Fellows. 

Mesenger,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Ezekiel  Plimpton's  co..  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Dec.  3,  1777;  enlisted  Nov.  3,  1777;  company  stationed 
at  Cambridge;  also,  Capt.  Moses  Adams's  co..  Col.  Brooks's  regt.  of  guards; 
muster  rolls  dated  Camljridge,  Jan.  24,  March  2,  and  April  1,  1778;  also,  same 
CO.  and  regt. ;  joined  Nov.  3, 1777 ;  service  to  April  3, 1778,  5  mos.,  at  Cambridge. 

Meserve, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mesarve,  Meservee,  Meser- 

vey,  Messerve,  Messervy.] 

Meserve,  Elisha,  Scarborough.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Abraham  Tyler's  co.,  Col.  Edmund 
Phinney's  (31st)  regt. ;  billeting  allowed  from  date  of  engagement,  April  24,  1775, 
to  date  of  marching  to  headquarters,  July  6, 1775 ;  credited  with  73  days  allowance ; 
also,  1st  Lieutenant,  same  co.  and  regt.;  company  return  dated  Sept.  29,  1775; 
also,  Capt.  Abraham  Tyler's  co. ;  regimental  return  with  accompanying  petition 
to  the  Council,  dated  Oct.  4,  1775,  signed  by  Col.  Edmund  Phiney,  stating  that  he 
had  commanded  a  regiment  during  "  the  present  campaign,"  but  had  never  been 
commissioned,  and  asking  that  he,  with  the  officers  in  his  regiment,  be  recom- 
mended to  Gen.  Washington  for  commissions;  service  i-endered  with  the  army  at 
Cambridge;  ordered  in  Council  Oct.  6,  1775,  that  said  officers  be  recommended 
for  commissions  in  the  Continental  Army ;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Abraham 


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Meserve,  Elisha,  continued. 

Tyler's  (8th)  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt. ;  muster  roll  of  field,  staff,  and 
commissioned  oflScers,  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776;  appointed 
Jan.  1,  1776. 

Meserve,  Gideon,  Scarborough.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Tyler's  co..  Col.  Edmund 
Phinney's  (31st)  regt. ;  billeting  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment.  May  12,  1775, 
to  date  of  marching  to  headquarters,  July  6,  1775;  credited  with  54  days  allow- 
ance; also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  29,  1775;  reported  enlisted  May  1,  1775; 
also,  order  for  bountj'  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  26, 
1775. 

Meserve,  Gideon.  Official  record  of  a  ballot  by  the  House  of  Representatives,  dated 
June  22,  1776;  said  Meserve  chosen  Adjutant,  3d  Cumberland  Co.  regt.  of  Mass. 
militia;  appointment  concurred  in  by  Council  June  24,  1776;  reported  commis- 
sioned June  24,  1776;  also,  Adjutant,  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchel's  (Cumberland  Co.) 
regt.;  entered  service  July  6,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  25,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  19 
days,  on  Penobscot  expedition ;  roll  dated  North  Yarmouth. 

Meserve,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Alexander  McLellan's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchel's 
regt.;  entered  service  July  7,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  25,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  18 
days,  on  Penobscot  expedition.    Roll  dated  Gorham. 

Meserve,  John.  Private,  Capt.  John  Reed's  co..  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's  regt.;  en- 
listed Aug.  18,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  14  days,  in  defence 
of  seacoast;  enlistment  to  expire  Dec.  1,  1781;  regiment  raised  for  defence  of 
eastern  Massachusetts. 

Meserve,  Nathaniel,  Marblehead.  Bombardier,  Capt.  Samuel  Russell  Trevett's  co., 
Col.  Richard  Gridley's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  June  21,  1775;  enlisted  May  8, 
1775;  service,  1  mo.  16  days. 

Meserve,  Nathaniel,  Scarborough.  Capt.  Abram  Tyler's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinny's 
regt.;  roll  dated  Scarborough,  Oct.  25,  1777,  showing  men  entitled  to  allowance 
for  travel  to  headquarters  at  Cambridge  and  billeting  before  marching  in  Dec, 
1775,  and  subsequent  to  Jan.  1, 1776;  enlisted  Dec.  9, 1775;  said  Meserve  credited 
with  120  miles  travel  and  11  days  billeting. 

Meserve,  Solomon,  Scarborough.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Abraham  Tyler's  co..  Col.  Edmund 
Phinney's  (31st)  regt.;  billeting  allowed  from  date  of  engagement.  May  9,  1775, 
to  date  of  marching  to  headquarters,  July  6,  1775;  credited  with  57  days  allow- 
ance; also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  29,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or 
its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  26,  1775;  also.  Ensign,  Capt. 
Abrahari>  Tyler's  (8th)  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt. ;  muster  roll  of  field, 
staff  and  commissioned  officers,  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776; 
appointed  Jan.  1,  1776;  reported  discharged  Sept.  30,  1776. 

Meserve,  Williaji.  1st  Lieutenant,  brigantine  "Satisfaction"  (privateer) ;  petition 
dated  Boston,  April  1,  1778,  signed  by  Thomas  Prince,  in  behalf  of  Job  Prince 
and  others,  of  Boston,  asking  that  Nathaniel  Thayer  be  commissioned  as  com- 
mander of  said  vessel;  ordered  in  Council  April  1,  1778,  that  a  commission  be 
issued;  also,  petition  dated  Boston,  Aug.  31,  1778,  signed  by  Job  Prince,  of 
Boston,  asking  that  said  Meserve  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  schooner 
"General  Lincoln"  (privateer) ;  ordered  in  Council  Aug.  31,  1778,  that  a  com- 
mission be  issued. 

Meserve,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Alexander  McLellan's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchel's 
regt.;  entered  service  July  7,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  25,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  18 
days,  on  Penobscot  expedition.    Roll  dated  Gorham. 

Meserve,  William.  Private,  8th  co. ;  entry  dated  Oct.  21, 1783,  of  an  order  for  wages 
for  May- July  [year  not  given],  appearing  in  a  register  of  orders  accepted  oq 
account  of  wages,  etc. 


696  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Meservee,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Foster's  regt. ; 
service  between  Dec.  4,  1778,  and  Jan.  4,  1779,  3  days,  at  Machias. 

Meservee,  Nathaniel.  Private,  Capt.  Abram  Tyler's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  9,  1776;  enlisted  Dec.  9; 
1775;  reported  discharged  Oct.  4,  1776. 

Meservet,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Massavey,  Merservy, 

Mesarvey,    Meserve,    Meservee,    Meserviee,    Meservine,   Meserviue,    Meservue, 
Meservy,  Messerve,  Messervue,  Messervy,  Miservey.] 

Meservet,  Benjamin.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  George  Yeats's  (7th)  co..  Col.  Jones's 
(3d  Lincoln  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers;  commissioned  May  23, 
1780. 

Meservet,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Smith's  co..  Col.  Foster's  (Lincoln  Co.) 
regt.;  service,  2  mos. ;  company  served  at  Machias  from  July  16  [1777],  to  Oct. 
10  [1777],  when  British  ships  lay  in  that  harbor;  a/«o,  Lieut.  John  Scott's  detach- 
ment from  6th  Lincoln  Co.  regt. ;  service,  7  days ;  detachment  served  from  Aug. 
31,  1779,  to  Nov.  20,  1779,  at  Machias;  roll  endorsed  "  Service  at  Penobscot." 

Meservet,  Francis.  List  of  prisoners  at  Halifax  comprising  Capt.  Edward  Fetty- 
place,  Jr.,  and  crew,  to  be  exchanged  for  British  prisoners,  dated  Marblehead, 
Dec.  15,  1777 ;  said  Meservey  to  be  exchanged  for  Oliver  Morris. 

Meservet,  Gideon,  Scarborough.  Capt.  John  Wentworth's  co..  Col.  Aaron  Willard's 
regt.;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  from  home  to  Bennington,  dated 
Boston,  Jan.  6,  1777 ;  317  miles  travel  allowed  said  Meservey. 

Meservet,  Philip,  Marblehead.  Private,  Capt.  William  Bacon's  (2d)  co..  Col.  John 
Glover's  (21st)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  20,  1775; 
service,  2  mos.  17  days;  also,  company  return  [i)robably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  Jan.  1, 
1776. 

Meservet,  Thomas,  Scarborough.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Parker's  co.,  Col.  Nathan 
(Nathaniel)  Wade's  regt. ;  enlisted  June  25,  1778 ;  company  stationed  at  Rhode 
Island  for  6  months. 

Meserviee,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Eliphalet  Thorp's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's 
(7th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  June,  1781;  enlisted  March  15,  1781;  enlistment,  3 
years ;  reported  on  command  at  West  Point. 

Meservine,  William.  Private,  4th  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  in- 
spection return  for  May,  1782,  and  an  account  of  clothing  received  between  Nov. 
1,  1781,  and  May  31,  1782. 

Meserviue,  William,  Pearsontown.  Private,  Capt.  Eliphalet  Thorp's  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  July,  1781,  dated  Phillipsborough ; 
enlisted  March  15,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  reported  on  command  at  West 
Point;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1781,  dated  Peekskill;  reported  on 
command  at  West  Point  in  Aug.,  1781;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Oct.,  1781-Jan., 
1782,  dated  York  Hutts ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Feb.,  1782,  dated  Hutts  and  sworn 
to  at  West  Point;  also,  descriptive  list  dated  Feb.  20,  1782;  Capt.  Eliphalet 
Thorp's  CO.,  Lieut.  Col.  J.  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  age,  19  (also  given  20)  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion,  sandy  (also  given  light)  ;  hair,  sandy  (also  given 
light) ;  occupation,  laborer  (also  given  farmer) ;  birthplace,  Pearsontown ;  resi- 
dence, Pearsontown  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Pearsontown;  engaged  June  IS,  1781 ; 
term,  3  years. 

Meservue,  M''illiam.  Private,  Capt.  Eliphalet  Thorp's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's 
(7th)  regt.;   muster  roll  for  May,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  March  15, 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  697 

Meservue,  William,  continued. 

1781;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Capt.  Nathaniel  C.  Allen's  (8th)  co.,  4th  Mass. 
resrt. ;  muster  rolls  for  July-Sept.,  1783 ;  balance  of  term  of  enlistment  unexpired, 
5  months. 

Mesehvy,  Francis.  Seaman,  U.  S.  brig  "  General  Gates,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Skimmer;  list  of  men  entitled  to  prize  shares  [year  not  given]  ;  said  Meservy 
rated  1  share. 

Meshall,  Peter.  Seaman,  frigate  "Boston,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel  Tucker; 
engaged  Jan.  22,  1779.    Roll  made  up  for  advance  pay  for  1  month. 

Meshenger,  Bela.  Capt.  Thomas  Williams's  co..  Col.  John  Patterson's  regt. ;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  No.  3,  Charlestown,  Dec. 
23,  1775. 

Meshenger,  John.  Capt.  Thomas  Williams's  co..  Col.  John  Patterson's  regt.;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  mone}'  dated  Camp  No.  3,  Charlestown,  Dec. 
23,  1775. 

Mesinger,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  John  Boyd's  co..  Col.  John  Dagget's  regt. ;  entered 
service  Aug.  24, 1778 ;  discharged  Sept.  3, 1778 ;  service,  11  days,  at  Rhode  Island ; 
also,  Capt.  Samuel  Fisher's  co.,  Suffolk  Co.  regt.  commanded  by  Maj.  Seth  Bul- 
lard;  enlisted  July  28,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7, 1780;  service,  13  days ;  company 
marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm. 

Mesinger,  Wigglesworth.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Cowell's  co.,  4th  Suffolk  Co.  regt. 
commanded  by  Maj.  Seth  BuUard;  marched  July  28,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7, 
1780;  service,  13  days,  at  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm. 

Mesor,  French.  Pay  roll  of  a  number  of  Indians  under  Lieut.  Andrew  Gilman,  sworn 
to  at  Boston;  service  from  July  15,  1779,  to  Aug.  21,  1779,  on  Penobscot  expedi- 
tion. 

Messar,  Nathaniel.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  James  Jones's  12th  (Methuen)  co.,  4th 
Essex  Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia ;  list  of  officers  chosen  by  the  several  companies 
in  said  regiment,  as  returned  by  Samuel  Johnson  and  others,  field  officers,  dated 
Andover,  March  26,  1776 ;  ordered  in  Council  April  3,  1776,  that  said  officers  be 
commissioned;  reported  commissioned  April  3,  1776. 

Messar,  William,  Salem.  Private,  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  regt.;  Conti- 
nental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  7,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also, 
Capt.  John  Williams's  co..  Col.  Putnam's  (4th)  regt.;  return  dated  Albany,  Feb. 
9,  1778;  residence,  Salem;  enlisted  for  town  of  Salem;  mustered  by  John  Gush- 
ing, Esq. 

Messe,  Daniel  Swan.  Receipt  dated  Boston,  May  3, 1782,  for  bounty  paid  said  Messe 
by  Jacob  Hall,  Chairman  of  Class  No.  1  of  the  town  of  Methuen,  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army  during  the  war. 

Messenger,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mesenger,  Meshenger, 

Mesinger,  Messinger,  Missinger.] 

Messenger,  Aaron.  Private,  Capt.  Zenas  Wheeler's  co..  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berk- 
shire Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  21,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  15,  1777;  service,  25 
days;  company  marched  to  Fort  Edward,  N.  Y.,  and  received  pay  at  Albany. 

Messenger,  Andrew,  West  Stockbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Williams's  co.,  Col. 
John  Paterson's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  19,  1775; 
service,  1  mo. ;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775] ;  reported  died  June 
13  (also  given  June  16),  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in 
money  dated  Camp  No.  3,  Charlestown,  Dec.  23,  1775. 

Messenger,  Bela,  Becket.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Porter's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
Paterson's  regt.,  which  marched  April  23,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April 


698  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  Am)   SAILORS 

Messenger,  Bela,  continued. 

19, 1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  13  days ;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Williams's  co.,  Col. 
John  Paterson's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  May  5,  1775;  ser- 
vice, 3  mos.  4  days ;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  Capt. 
Peter  Porter's  co..  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  entered  service  July 
10,  1777;  discharged  July  17,  1777;  service,  7  days;  company  called  out  by  order 
of  Maj.  Gen.  Schuyler  and  marched  "to  Manchester  on  the  Grants  in  the  State 
of  Vermount." 

Messexger,  Benoni.  Private,  Lieut.  Benjamin  Chamberlen's  detachment  from  Col. 
John  Brown's  regt.;  entered  service  Aug.  16,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  19,  1777; 
service,  3  days ;  detachment  marched  to  Bennington  at  the  time  of  the  battle, 
lioll  sworn  to  in  Berkshire  Co. 

Messenger,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Porter's  detachment,  Gen.  Fellows's  (Berk- 
shire Co.)  brigade;  engaged  July  1,  1778;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1778,  by  order  of 
Brig.  Gen.  Stark;  service,  4  mos.,  under  Brig.  Gen.  Stark  at  Albany;  also,  Capt. 
Charles  Dibble's  co..  Col.  Rosseter's  (3d  Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  14, 
1780;  dischai-ged  Oct.  17,  1780;  service,  3  days,  on  the  alarm  at  the  Northward 
of  Oct.  14,  1780;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Bacon's  co..  Col.  Caleb  Hyde's  regt., 
Gen.  Rosseter's  brigade ;  entered  service  Oct.  20,  1781 ;  discharged  Oct.  28,  1781 ; 
service,  9  days,  at  Stillwater  on  an  alarm. 

Messenger,  David,  Becket.  Private,  Capt.  Malcolm  Henry's  co..  Col.  David  Brewer's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  3,  1775;  service,  2  mos. 
4  days. 

Messenger,  Gideon.  List  of  men  who  engaged  in  Col.  James  Easton's  regt.,  marched 
from  Pitlsfield  to  Canada  Aug.  4,  1775,  under  command  of  Capt.  Eli  Root,  and 
were  dismissed  Dec.  30,  1775;  service,  22  weeks  2  days. 

Messenger,  Gideon.  Sergeant,  Lieut.  Jabez  Cornish's  co..  Col.  John  Brown's  regt. ; 
entered  service  Aug.  14,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  17,  1777 ;  service,  4  days,  at 
Bennington. 

Messenger,  Jehiel.  Corporal,  Capt.  Silas  Fowler's  co.,  Col.  David  Mosely's  regt.; 
engaged  June  12,  1782;  discharged  June  17,  1782;  service,  7  days;  company 
probably  mounted  and  stationed  at  Springfield  and  Northampton  for  defence  of 
the  government.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Westfield. 

Messenger,  Joel.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Lealand's  co.  of  guards ;  enlisted  Sept.  30, 
1779 ;  discharged  Nov.  10,  1779 ;  service,  1  mo.  12  days ;  company  detached  from 
militia  by  order  of  Gen.  Hancock  to  man  forts  at  and  about  Boston  until  Nov.  10, 
1779,  and  stationed  at  Boston  under  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath. 

Messenger,  John,  Becket.  Corporal,  Capt.  Peter  Porter's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
Paterson's  regt.,  which  marched  April  23,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April 
19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service,  1  mo.  1^  days;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  AVilliams's 
CO.,  Col.  John  Paterson's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  July  18, 
1775;  service,  13  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

Messenger,  Lemtel.  Private,  Capt.  Levi  Bi'own's  co.,  of  Adams,  Col.  Asa  Barnes's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  entered  service  Oct.  30,  1781;  discharged  Nov.  7,  1781; 
service,  9  days ;  company  detached  on  the  alarm  of  Oct.  30,  1781,  and  joined  army 
under  Gen.  Stark  at  Saratoga. 

Messenger,  Nehemiah.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Fitch's  co..  Col.  Hopkins's  (Berk- 
shire Co.)  regt.;  entered  service  July  15,  1776;  discharged  July  26,  1776;  service, 
11  days ;  company  marched  to  the  Highlands,  N.  Y.,  on  an  alarm. 

Messenger,  Peter.  Private,  Capt.  William  Wells's  detachment,  3d  Berkshire  Co. 
regt. ;  entered  service  Oct.  30, 1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  7, 1781 ;  service,  8  days;  de- 
tachment marched  on  the  alarm  at  Saratoga  of  Oct.  29,  1781. 


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Messexger,  Roderick.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Clark's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  entered  service  Sept.  7,  1777;  dischari,'ed  Sept.  30,  1777; 
service,  24  days;  company  marched  to  Pawlet  by  order  of  Maj.  Gen.  Lincoln  to 
serve  for  20  days  from  time  of  joining  at  headquarters  and  was  discharged  at  Paw- 
let,  60  miles  from  home.    Roll  certified  at  Williamstown. 

Messenger,  Sami'el.  Private,  Capt.  John  Baxter's  co. ;  marched  Oct.  8,  1782;  dis- 
charged Oct.  24,  1782;  service,  19  days,  including  travel  (80  miles)  home;  com- 
pany detached  for  service  under  Maj.  Job  Gushing  at  Hull.    Roll  dated  Medlield. 

Messenger,  Uriah.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Clark's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  entered  service  Sept.  7,  1777;  discharged  Sept.  30,  1777; 
service,  24  days;  company  marched  to  Pawlet  by  order  of  Maj.  Gen.  Lincoln  to 
serve  for  20  days  from  time  of  joining  at  headquarters  and  was  discharged  at 
Pawlet,  60  miles  from  home;  roll  certified  at  Williamstown;  also,  Capt.  John 
Bacon's  co.,  Col.  David  Rosseter's  rest..  Gen.  John  Fellows's  brigade;  entered 
service  Oct.  13,  1781 ;  dischanxed  Oct.  23,  1781 ;  service,  13  days,  with  militia  sent 
as  reinforcements  to  army  under  Gen.  Stark  at  Stillwater  on  an  alarm ;  roll 
endorsed  "Col.  Hides  Reg't." 

Messenger.  Wigglesworth,  Wrentham.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Oliver  Pond's  co.  of 
Minute-men,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  8  days  ;  also. 
Lieutenant,  Capt.  Oliver  Pond's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Read's  regt. ;  regimental  return 
dated  Camp  at  Roxhury,  May  18,  1775;  commissions  for  said  offlcers  received  by 
Col.  Read  at  Watertown  May  24,  1775;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Oliver  Pond's 
CO.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's  (20th)  i-egt. ;  company  return  dated  Sept.  25,  1775; 
reported  discharged  by  Gen.  Washington  July  8,  1775. 

Messer, ■.     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Masser,  Mercer,  Mesor, 

Mesur,  Messar,  Messe,  Messers,  Messir,  Mester,  Misser,  Mosser.] 

Messer,  Daniel,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  John  Davis's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's  regt. ; 
return  of  men  in  camp  at  Cambridge,  dated  May  17,  1775;  also,  same  co.  and 
regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Messer  and  others,  dated  Cam- 
bridge, June  8,  1775;  also,  Private,  same  co.  and  regt.;  company  return  dated 
Cambridge,  Oct.  5,  1775;  enlisted  May  14,  1775. 

Messer,  Dudley,  Methuen.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Poor's  co..  Col.  James  Frye's 
regt.;  return  of  men  in  camp  at  Cambridge,  dated  May  17,  1775;  also,  receipt 
given  to  Capt.  Benjamin  Farnam,  signed  by  said  Messer  and  others,  for  advance 
pay ;  receipt  on  reverse,  signed  by  Capt.  Farnum,  for  money  for  above  men,  dated 
Aug.  -,  1775;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Farnum's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's 
regt. ;  company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  6, 1775 ;  also,  order  for  l)ounty  coat 
or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  13,  1775. 

Messer,  Dudley.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Reed's  co.,  Col.  Varnum's  regt.;  enlisted 
Jan.  1,  1776  [service  not  given] . 

Messer,  Ebenezer.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Brown's  (7th)  co..  Col.  John  Glover's  (14th) 
regt.;  copies  of  pay  abstracts  for  April-Aug.,  1776;  enlisted  May  27  [year  not 
given,  probably  1776]. 

Messer,  Ebenezer.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Webster's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  14,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  22,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  19  days,  at  Clav- 
erack,  including  ti-avel  (220  miles)  home;  regiment  raised  in  Suffolk  and  Essex 
counties  to  reinforce  army  under  Gen.  Washington;  also,  Capt.  John  Abbot's 
CO.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  10, 1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  11, 1780 ; 
service,  3  mos.  12  days,  at  West  Point,  including  travel  (225  miles)  home;  regi- 
ment raised  for  3  months. 

Messer,  French.  Private,  in  a  company  commanded  by  Lieut.  Andrew  Oilman; 
enlisted  Feb.  3,  1777;  discharged  Jan.  22,  1778;  service,  11  mos.  20  days;  com- 


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Messer,  French,  continued. 

pany  stationed  at  Penobscot  river;  also,  Lieut.  Andrew  Gilman's  co.  (including 
Indians)  stationed  at  Penobscot  river ;  roll  made  up  for  15^  days  additional  ser- 
vice rendered  by  a  portion  of  above  company  subsequent  to  date  of  regular  dis- 
charge, Jan.  22,  1778,  news  of  such  discharge  not  having  reached  them  until  Feb. 
7,  1778 ;  reported  an  Indian. 

Messer,  Jacob,  Methuen.  Sergeant,  Capt.  James  Jones's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Concord;  service,  4  days. 

Messer,  James,  Methuen.  Private,  Capt.  James  Jones's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Concord ;  service,  4  days ;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  John- 
son's CO.,  Col.  Johnson's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  14,  1777  ;  discharged  Nov.  .30, 1777 ; 
service,  4  mos.,  with  Northern  army,  including  13  days  (265  miles)  travel  home; 
roll  sworn  to  at  Andover. 

Messer,  Jonathan.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Bellows's  co. ;  enlisted  Oct.  1,1777;  ser- 
vice to  Oct.  19,  1777,  25  days,  at  Saratoga,  including  7  days  (140  miles)  travel 
home;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Cowdin's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  rest-;  enlisted 
Nov.  1,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  23,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  2  days,  at  Claverack, 
including  9  days  (180  miles)  travel  home ;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  in  the  state  of  New  York  for  3  months. 

Messer,  Nathaniel,  Methuen.  Corporal,  Capt.  Jonathan  Foster's  co..  Col.  Nathaniel 
Wade's  regt.;  enlisted  July  1,  1778;  company  stationed  at  Middleton,  R.  I.,  for 
6  months  from  July  1,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Jonathan  Evans's  co..  Col.  Nathaniel 
Wade's  regt.;  enlisted  July  3,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  6  mos. 
5  days,  at  North  Kingston,  R.  I.,  including  6  days  (115  miles)  travel  home;  roll 
sworn  to  at  Newburyport;  also.  Corporal,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated 
North  Kingston,  Nov.  6,  1778;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  rolls  dated  East 
Greenwich,  Sept.  17,  Sept.  22,  Oct.  14,  and  Nov.  13,  1778. 

Messer,  Nathaniel  Smith,  Methuen.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Gage's  co..  Col. 
Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards;  enlisted  Dec.  19,  1777;  service  to  April  3,  1778, 
3  mos.  17  days,  at  Winter  Hill,  guarding  Gen.  Burgoyne's  troops.  Roll  dated 
Bradford. 

Messer,  Stephen,  Andover.  Private,  1st  Lieut.  Peter  Poor's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service,  3^  days;  also,  Capt.  Samuel 
Johnson's  co..  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from 
Albany  home,  sworn  to  March  7,  1777;  210  miles  travel  allowed  said  Messer. 

Messer,  Stephen.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Lindsey's  co. ;  service  from  Dec.  10, 1776, 
to  March  18,  1777,  3  mos.  9  days ;  company  raised  in  Marblehead  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army;  affidavit  dated  Marl)lehead,  June  25, 1840,  made  by  Nathaniel 
Lindsey,  son  of  Capt.  Lindsey,  on  reverse  of  roll,  declares  the  same  to  be  a  true 
copy  of  the  original  found  among  his  father's  papers,  and  that  the  service  was 
rendered  at  Rhode  Island. 

Messes,  William,  Beverly.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
1st,  2d,  and  3d  cos.  in  Beverly,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Larkin  Thorndike,  Capt. 
John  Woodbery,  and  Capt.  Joseph  R[ae], dated  Feb.  13, 1778;  residence,  Beverly; 
engaged  for  town  of  Beverly;  joined  Capt.  William  Poter's  (Porter's)  co..  Col. 
Francis's  regt. ;  term,  3  years;  reported  as  belonging  to  1st  Beverly  co. 

Messer,  William,  Beverly.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
1st,  2d,  and  3d  cos.  in  Beverly,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Larkin  Thorndike,  Capt. 
John  Woodbery,  and  Capt.  Joseph  R  [ae] ,  dated  Feb.  13, 1778 ;  residence,  Beverly ; 
engaged  for  town  of  Beverly;  joined  Capt.  Fairfield's  co..  Col.  Wigglesworth's 
regt. ;  term,  3  years ;  reported  as  belonging  to  3d  Beverly  co. 

Messer,  William,  Marblehead.  Capt.  Nicholson  Broughton's  (5th)  co.,  Col.  John 
Glover's  (21st)  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Messer  and  others, 


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Messer,  WiLLiAjr,  continued. 

dated  Cambridge,  June  27,  1775 ;  also,  Private,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  company 
return  [probably  Oct.,  1775] ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in 
money  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  20,  1775. 

Messer,  William,  Salem.  Private,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co..  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th) 
regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31, 
1780. 

Messer,  William.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Joseph  Otis,  Muster  Master  for  Barnsta- 
ble Co.,  dated  April  14,  1777 ;  Capt.  George  Webb's  co..  Col.  Sheppard's  regt. ; 
engaged  for  tovfn  of  Hanover ;  mustered  Aprils,  1777;  term,  during  war;  reported 
received  State  and  Continental  bounties ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  deserters  from 
Col.  William  Shepard's  (-Ith)  regt.,  made  up  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  June  1,  1780; 
Capt.  Webb's  co. ;  age,  28  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair, 
brown;  term,  during  war;  deserted  April  26,  1777;  reported  a  foreigner;  also  re- 
ported as  having  left  regiment  at  Boston.     [See  William  Miffer.] 

Messers,  AVilliam,  Beverly.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Page's  co.,  Col.  Calvin  Smith's 
(late  Wigglesworth's)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Feb.  16, 1777,  to  April  1,  1777 ;  reported  deserted  April  1, 1777 ;  also,  Capt.  Joseph 
McNall's  CO.,  Col.  Edward  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  return  [year  not  given] ;  resi- 
dence, Beverly ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Beverly ;  mustered  by  Esquire  Cushing. 

Messerve,  Gideon,  Scarborough.  List  of  officers  chosen  in  3d  Cumberland  Co.  regt. 
of  Mass.  militia,  as  returned  by  Reuben  Fogg  and  others,  field  officers,  with 
recommendation  of  said  Messerve  as  Adjutant  of  said  regiment,  dated  Scarborough, 
April  3,  1776. 

Messerve,  Gideon,  Scarborough.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Wentworth's  co.;  pay  ab- 
stract for  billeting,  dated  Watertown,  Aug.  20, 1776 ;  mileage  for  135  miles  allowed 
said  Messerve. 

Messervie,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  C.  Allen's  (8th)  co.,  4th  Mass.  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  May  and  June,  1783 ;  balance  of  term  of  enlistment  unexpired, 
8  months. 

Messervt,  Francis.  Private,  Capt.  William  Hooper's  co. ;  enlisted  Sept.  1,  1776; 
discharged  Nov.  15,  1776;  service,  2  mos.  15  days.    Roll  dated  Marblehead. 

Messervy,  Gideon,  Scarborough.  Capt.  John  Wentworth's  co..  Col.  Aaron  Willard's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  home,  from  place  of  discharge,  Fort 
Edward,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  15,  1777 ;  412  miles  travel  allowed  said  Messervy. 

Messinger,  Aaron.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Deming's  co.,  Col.  Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt.;  entered  service  July  8,  1777;  discharged  July  21,  1777;  service,  14  days; 
company  called  out  by  Maj.  Gen.  Schuylar  and  ordered  to  march  to  Fort  Edward. 

Messinger,  Daniel,  Wrentham.  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  Kollock's  co..  Col.  John 
Smith's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  2  days; 
also,  receipt  dated  Medway,  June  16,  1778,  signed  by  said  Messinger  and  others 
belonging  to  Capt.  Moses  Adams's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt.  of  guards  at  Cambridge, 
for  wages  from  Nov.  3,  1777,  to  April  3,  1778,  5  mos.,  and  travel  allowance  for 
said  term. 

Messinger,  George.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Enoch  Noble's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berk- 
shire Co.)  regt.;  entered  service  Aug.  1,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  20, 1777;  service, 
20  days;  company  marched  to  Bennington  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Fellows  and 
Committee  of  Safety  at  request  of  Gen.  Stark.    Roll  certified  at  Sheffield. 

Messinger,  Roderick.  Private,  Capt.  John  Kirkland's  co..  Col.  Ruggles  Wood- 
bridge's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  16,  1777  ;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777  ;  service,  3  mos. 
22  days,  including  8  days  (160  miles)  travel  home ;  company  raised  to  reinforce 
Northern  army. 


702  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND  SAILORS 

Messinger,  Samuel.  Receipt  dated  Medway,  June  16, 1778,  signed  by  said  Messinger 
and  others  belonging  to  Capt.  Moses  Adams's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt.  of  guards 
at  Cambridge,  for  wages  from  Nov.  3,  1777,  to  April  3,  1778,  5  mos.,  and  travel 
allowance  for  said  term. 

Messinger,  Wigglesworth,  Wrentham.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Oliver  Pond's  co.. 
Col.  Joseph  Read's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  engaged  April  27, 1775; 
service,  2  mos.  17  days. 

Messinger,  Wigglesavorth.  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  Kolloclc's  co..  Col.  Wheelock's 
regt. ;  service,  8  days ;  company  marched  from  Wrentham  to  Warwick,  R.  1.,  on 
the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776. 

Messir,  Dudley,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Parker's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  regt.  of  artifi- 
cers ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  10, 1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779. 

Messurt,  William.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  ship  "Tliorn,"  com- 
manded by  Capt.  Richard  Cowell,  sworn  to  at  Marblehead,  Sept.  14, 1780;  stature, 
5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  light. 

Mester,  Ebenezer.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Brown's  (7th)  co..  Col.  John  Glover's  (14th) 
regt.;  copy  of  a  paj'  abstract  for  March,  1776;  enlisted  May  27  [year  not  given, 
probably  1776] . 

Mestes,  Benjamix.  Capt.  Harnden's  co.,  Col.  Bridge's  regt. ;  order  for  advance  paj-, 
signed  by  said  Mestes  and  others,  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  June  6,  1775. 

Mesur,  Dudley,  Andover.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Pattin's  co.,  Gen.  Knox's  (Artillery) 
artificers;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec. 
31,  1780;  company  stationed  at  Springfield  (also  given  West  Point)  ;  also,  return 
dated  Morristown,  July  26,  1780,  made  by  Jeduthan  Baldwin,  Colonel  of  En- 
gineers and  Lieutenant  Colonel  Commandant  of  Artificers,  of  officers  and  men 
belonging  to  Massachusetts  in  his  regiment  who  had  engaged  for  3  years  or  during 
the  war ;  Capt.  Phineas  Parker's  co.  of  artificers ;  residence,  Andover ;  engaged 
March  10,  1777;  term,  3  years;  reported  re-enlisted  March  10,  1780,  for  the  war; 
promoted  to  Sergeant  Nov.  12,  1779. 

Mesuzen, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Masuzan,  Meesuezan.] 

Mesuzex,  Francis.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received 
of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  11, 
1780;  age,  38  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in.;  complexion,  dark;  engaged  for  town  of 
Rehoboth;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  10,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  11,  1780, 
under  command  of  Ensign  Bancroft. 

Meswell,  John,  Kittery.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental 
Army  at  Fishkill,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778,  returned  as  received  of 
John  Frost,  Superintendent  for  York  Co.,  by  Capt.  Samuel  Leighton,  at  Kittery, 
June  1,  1778,  to  be  conducted  to  Fishkill  and  delivered  to  Brig.  Jonathan  War- 
ner; Capt.  Weeks's  (5th)  co.,  2d  York  Co.  regt. ;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ; 
complexion,  dark;  residence,  Kitteiy. 

Metacaman,  Benjamin,  Stockbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Cleavland's  co.,  Col. 
Michael  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May 
13,  1777,  to  May  13,  1778;  residence,  Stockbridge;  term,  3  years;  reported 
deserted  but  returned  to  service.  [See  Benjamin  Mantohkamun,  Benjamin 
Mantoskarmun,  and  Benjamin  Mattuckman.] 

Metcalf, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Matcalf,  Matclf,  MedcafT, 

Medcalf,  Medcef,  Medkif,  MedkitT,  Medtcalf,  Medtclf,  Metcarflf,  Metcclaif,  Met- 
claif,  Metclf,  Metkilf,  Mitcalf.] 


m  THE  WAR  OF  THE   REVOLUTION.  703 

Metcalf,  ,  alias  John  Turner.    Certificate  dated  Boston,  Sept.  25,  1780,  signed 

by  John  Rice,  Town  Major,  stating  that  said  Metcalf,  with  others,  had  been  appre- 
hended by  Ensign  Edward  Phelon  as  deserters  and  placed  in  jail ;  Col.  Jackson's 
regt. ;  age,  40  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  light;  eyes,  light. 

Metcalf,  Abijah,  Douglas.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Wallis's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  Arnold's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  1  week 
5  days;  also,  Capt.  Edward  Seagrave's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's  (20th)  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  2,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  7  days; 
also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  25,  1775 ;  also,  return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in 
the  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Isaac  Martin's  CO.,  Col.  Ezra  Wood's  regt. ; 
residence,  Douglas;  engaged  for  town  of  Douglas;  joined  Capt.  Danforth's  co., 
Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  term,  during  war;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel 
Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  May  11,  1777;  Capt.  Fos- 
ter's CO.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Daniels's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  3,  1777,  to  Aug.  26,  1777 ; 
reported  deserted  Aug.  26,  1777 ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  deserters  from  Col. 
Thomas  Nixon's  (6th)  regt.,  dated  Camp  Ten  Eyck,  Aug.  27,  1780;  Capt.  Dan- 
iels's CO.;  rank.  Private;  age,  35  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  dark; 
hair,  black;  eyes,  black;  occupation,  farmer;  birthplace,  Franklin;  residence, 
Douglas;  deserted  Oct.  20,  1777. 

Metcalf,  Asa,  Wrenthara.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Fairbanks's  co.  of  militia,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service  to  April  29,  1775,  10.;J  days;  also, 
Capt.  Lewis  Whiting's  co.,  Col.  Whelock's  regt.;  copy  of  a  company  return  dated 
Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Aug.  27,  1776  ;  age,  22  yrs. ;  also,  list  of  men  belonging  to 
Col.  Wheelock's«regt.,  who  were  discharged;  Capt.  Whiting's  co. ;  said  Metcalf 
discharged  Nov.  11, 1776;  also,  Capt.  Asa  Fairbank's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Hawse's 
regt. ;  service  from  Sept.  30,  1777,  to  Oct.  31,  1777, 1  mo.  2  days,  at  Rhode  Island ; 
also,  Capt.  Asa  Fairbanks's  co.,  Maj.  Seth  Bullard's  regt.;  marched  July  27, 
1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  13  days,  at  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of 
July  27,  1780  ;  roll  dated  Franklin. 

Metcalf,  Benjamin.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Fisher's  co..  Col.  Ephraim  Wheelock's 
(Suffolk  Co.)  regt.;  service,  12  days;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the 
alarm  of  April  21,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Fisher's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Titcomb's 
regt. ;  service,  2  mos.  3  days ;  company  drafted  for  service  on  a  2  months  expedition 
and  marched  to  Rhode  Island  May  3,  1777  ;  also,  Capt.  Asa  Fairbanks's  co..  Col. 
Benjamin  Hawse's  regt. ;  service  from  Sept.  30, 1777,  to  Oct.  31, 1777, 1'rao.  2  days, 
at  Rhode  Island;  roll  dated  Wrentham;  a/so,  Capt.  John  Ellis's  co..  Col.  Thomas 
Poor's  regt.;  enlisted  June  12,  1778;  discharged  Feb.  24,  1779;  service,  8  mos.  23 
days,  including  10  days  (210  miles)  travel  home ;  regiment  raised  to  fortify  and 
secure  passes  of  North  river,  N.  Y. ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Medway  ;  also,  same  co.  and 
regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  June-Sept.,  1778,  dated  Fort  Clinton  ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
pay  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec,  1778,  dated  King's  Ferry;  also,  Capt.  Samuel 
Fisher's  co. ;  discharged  Sept.  12, 1779 ;  service,  1  mo.  2  days ;  company  detached 
from  militia  to  serve  at  Rhode  Island  for  4  weeks  in  a  regiment  under  Capt.  Samuel 
Fisher;  roll  sworn  to  at  Wrentham  and  endorsed  "  Colo  Benja  Haws  Regiment ;  " 
also,  list  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Nathan  Thayer's  co.  who  had  not  received 
pay  for  3  mos.  service  in  the  Continental  Army  [in  1780],  agreeable  to  resolve  of 
March  3  [year  not  given]  ;  wages  of  said  Metcalf  and  others  to  be  paid  to  the 
town  of  Franklin  by  agreement. 

Metcalf,  Bille  (also  given  Bill),  Wrentham.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Bacon's  (1st 
Wrentham)  co.  of  militia,  which  marched  April  30,  1775;  left  place  of  rendezvous 
May  1,  1775;  service,  2^  days;  also,  Capt.  Lewis  Whiting's  co.,  Col.  Whelock's 
regt. ;  copy  of  a  company  return  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Aug.  27, 1776 ;  age, 
21  yrs. ;  also,  list  of  men  belonging  to  Col.  Wheelock's  regt.  who  were  discharged  ; 
Capt.  Whiting's  co. ;  said  Metcalf  discharged  Nov.  11,  1776;  also.  Corporal,  Capt. 


704  IMASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

Metcalf,  Bille  (also  given  Bill),  continued. 

Adam  Peters's  co.,  Col.  Haws's  regt. ;  entered  service  Aug.  15,  1778;  discharged 
Sept.  12,  1778;  service,  29  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  Capt.  Asa  Fairbanks's 
CO.,  Maj.  Seth  Bullard's  regt.;  marched  July  27,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780; 
service,  14  days,  at  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  July  27,  1780;  roll  dated 
Franklin. 

Metcalf,  Calvin.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Fairbanks's  co..  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  24, 1778;  discharged  Sept.  3, 1778;  service,  11  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 
Roll  sworn  to  at  Wrentham. 

Metcalf,  Calvin.  Private,  Capt.  John  Blunt's  co.,Col.  Samuel  McCobb's  regt.;  ser- 
vice from  June  28,  1779,  to  Sept.  28,  1779,  3  mos.,  on  Penobscot  expedition. 

Metcalf,  Eben,  Attleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Jabez  Ellis's  (Attleborough)  co.  of 
Minute-men  and  militia,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 

5  days. 

Metcalf,  Ebenezer,  Wrentham.  List  of  men  belonging  to  West  Parish  in  Wren- 
tham, as  returned  to  Capt.  Plimpton,  dated  Walpole,  Nov.  5,  1777. 

Metcalf,  Eli.  Drummer,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Webber's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Williams's 
regt. ;  engaged  Dec.  17, 1776 ;  discharged  March  20, 1777  ;  service.  3  mos.  14  days, 
at  the  Northward,  including  11  days  (220  miles)  travel  home.  Roll  sworn  to  at 
Chesterfield  and  endorsed  "  Maj'r  Claps  Reg't." 

Metcalf,  Elias.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Wilder's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt. 
commanded  by  Maj.  Daniel  Clap;  entered  service  July  4,  1778;  discharged  July 
15,  1778 ;  service,  13  days,  at  Rutland  Barracks ;  company  raised  for  20  days  ser- 
vice.   Roll  dated  Templeton. 

Metcalf,  Eliot.  Private,  Capt.  John  Metcalf's  co.,  4th  Suffolk  Co.  regt.  commanded 
by  Maj.  Seth  Bullard;  marched  July  28,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service, 
13  days;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm. 

Metcalf,  Ezekiel.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Gates's  co.;  enlisted  Oct.  1,  1777;  ser- 
vice, 25  days,  at  Saratoga,  including  7  days  (140  miles)  travel  home. 

Metcalf,  Ezra,  Keene,  N.  H.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Stiles's  co..  Col.  Paul  Dud- 
ley Sargent's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  engaged  April  21,  1775 ;  ser- 
vice, 3  mos.  18  days ;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dec.  20,  1775. 

Metcalf,  George.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  David  Bent's  co..  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.; 
entered  service  Aug.  31,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  7  days, 
in  Northern  department,  including  7  days  (140  miles)  travel  home;  company 
raised  to  serve  until  Nov.  30,  1777 ;  also,  pay  abstracts  dated  Scaresdeal,  Nov.  30, 
1777,  and  sworn  to  in  Worcester  Co.,  respectively,  for  retained  rations  due  officers 
of  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.  in  Continental  service  in  Northern  department;  said 
Metcalf  credited  with  rations  from  Aug.  31  [1777],  to  Dec.  6  [1777],  99  rations. 

Metcalf,  George.  Private,  Capt.  David  Bent's  co..  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  5,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  5,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  7  days,  in  Northern  depart- 
ment, including  7  days  (140  miles)  travel  home;  company  raised  to  serve  until 
Nov.  30,  1777. 

Metcalf,  George.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Jotham  Houghton's  co. ;  service  from  Nov. 
3  to  Nov.  19,  1778,  17  days;  company  detached  from  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's 
(7th)  regt.,  Gen.  Warner's  brigade,  to  reinforce  guards  at  the  barracks  in  Rut- 
land under  Col.  Jacob  Garrish  (Gerrish)  and  to  escort  troops  of  Saratoga  con- 
vention to  Enfield,  Conn.    Roll  dated  Petersham. 

Metcalf,  "  Hanan,"  Wrentham.  Private,  Capt.  John  Boyd's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
Greaton's  regt.,  which  assembled  and  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 


IN  THE  WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  705 

Metcalf,  Hanan,  continued. 

service,  8  days;  also,  Capt.  Asa  Fairbanks's  co.,  Maj.  Metcalf  s  regt. ;  entered 
service  Dec.  8,  1777  [6]  ;  service  to  Dec.  31,  1777  [6],  23  days;  company  marched 
from  Wrentham  to  Providence  and  Warwick,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8, 
1777  [6]  ;  roll  endorsed  "  Col'o  Wheelock's  Reg't;"  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Lovell's 
(Independent)  co.  drafted  from  4th  regt.  when  at  Warwick,  R.  I.,  Dec.  29,  1776; 
service,  22  days;  roll  dated  Medway  and  endorsed  "  Comp'y  of  ye  4th  Regt.  that 
tarried  at  Providence;"  also,  Capt.  Asa  Fairbanks's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  24, 1778 ;  discharged  Sept.  3, 1778 ;  service,  11  days,  at  Rhode 
Island;  also,  Capt.  Asa  Fairbanks's  co.,  Maj.  Seth  BuUard's  regt. ;  niarciied  July 
27, 1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  7, 1780 ;  service,  14  days,  at  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm 
of  July  27,  1780;  roll  dated  Franklin. 

Metcalf,  Hezekiah,  Dedham.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Fuller's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  1st  Parish  in  Dedham ;  service,  9  days. 

Metcalf,  Hezekiah.  Fifer,  Capt.  Timothy  Stow's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Wheelock's 
regt. ;  company  stationed  at  Ticonderoga  in  1776  [name  crossed  out  on  roll] . 

Metcalf,  Hezekiah.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Smith's  co  ,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  15,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  27  days,  in- 
cluding 12  days  (240  miles)  travel  home;  company  marched  to  reinforce  Northern 
army. 

Metcalf,  Jabez,  Bellingham.  Corporal,  Capt.  Jesse  Holbrook's  co.  of  militia,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  4  days ;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt. 
Jesse  Holbrook's  co..  Col.  Wheelock's  regt. ;  marched  Dec.  8,  1776 ;  service,  18 
days;  company  marched  from  Bellingham  to  Warwick,  R.  I  ,  on  an  alarm. 

Metcalf,  Jabez,  Holden.  Private,  Capt.  James  Davis's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col.  Doo- 
little's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  25;^  days. 

Metcalf,  James,  Wrentham.  Captain;  return  of  militia  officers  and  men  who  joined 
Col.  Joseph  Read's  regt.  at  Roxbury  Camp  Dec.  10,  1775,  certified  in  Camp  at 
Roxbury,  Jan.  19,  1776;  company  raised  in  Wrentham;  ordered  in  Council  Feb. 
9,  1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned ;  reported  commissioned  Jan.  30,  1776. 

Metcalf,  James,  Wrentham.  Gunner,  Capt.  Perez  Cushing's  co. ;  return  for  mileage, 
etc.,  from  home  to  camp  at  Boston  where  company  joined  Col.  Crafts's  (Artillery) 
regt.,  sworn  to  at  Boston,  Dec.  7,  1776;  also,  Bombardier,  Capt.  Cushing's  (9th) 
CO.,  Col.  Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt.;  joined  regiment  Nov.  9,  1776;  service  to  May 
8,  1777,  5  mos.  28  days. 

Metcalf,  James,  Wrentham.  2d  Major,  Col.  John  Smith's  regt.  (West  regt.  in  Suffolk 
Co.) ;  engaged  April  19,  1775;  service,  14  days,  on  an  alarm;  also,  official  record 
of  a  ballot  by  the  House  of  Representatives,  dated  Jan.  23,  1776,  for  officers  to 
command  the  six  regiments  raised  to  serve  before  Boston  until  April  1, 1776;  said 
Metcalf  chosen  Major,  Col.  Lemuel  Robinson's  regt.  raised  in  Suffolk  and  York 
counties;  name  of  Benjamin  Hawes  appears  in  place  of  that  of  James  Metcalf 
(crossed  out)  and  the  former  may  have  been  substituted  for  said  Metcalf,  first 
chosen ;  also,  official  record  of  a  ballot  by  the  House  of  Representatives,  dated 
Feb.  8,  1776;  said  Metcalf  chosen  1st  Major,  Col.  Ephraim  Wheelock's  (4th  Suf- 
folk Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  appointment  concurred  in  by  Council  Feb.  10, 
1776;  reported  commissioned  Feb.  10,  1776;  also.  Major,  Col.  Wheelock's  regt., 
which  marched  from  Medfield  and  Wrentham  to  Warwick,  R.  I.,  under  command 
of  said  Metcalf,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776 ;  service,  23  days  ;  also,  official  record 
of  a  ballot  by  the  House  of  Representatives,  dated  Aug.  9, 1777 ;  said  Metcalf  chosen 
Lieutenant  Colonel,  4th  Suffolk  Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia,  in  room  of  Lieut.  Col. 
Hawes,  elected  Colonel ;  appointment  concurred  in  by  Council  Aug.  9, 1777 ;  also, 
petition  dated  Franklin,  Dec.  13, 1779,  signed  by  said  Metcalf,  stating  that  he  had 
held  several  military  appointments  within  the  last  ten  years ;  that  in  1777  he  had 


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Metcalf,  James,  continued. 

been  chosen  Lieutenant  Colonel,  4th  Suffolk  Co.  regt.,  and  had  rendered  service  in 
that  capacit}' ;  but  on  account  of  declining  years,  ill  health,  etc.,  asking  per- 
mission to  resign  his  commission ;  petition  granted  in  Council  Dec.  16,  1779. 

Metcalf,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Fairbanks's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawse's  regt. ; 
service  from  Sept.  30,  1777,  to  Oct.  31,  1777,  1  mo.  2  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  roll 
dated  Wrentham ;  a/so.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Metcalf's  co.,  4th  Suffolk  regt. 
commanded  by  Maj.  Seth  Bullard ;  marched  July  28,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7, 
1780;  service,  13  days;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm. 

Metcalf,  Jeremiah,  Wrentham.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Cobb's  co.,  Col.  Joseph 
Read's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  12  days  ;  also,  compan.y  return  dated  Roxbtuy  Camp,  Sept.  26,  1775  ;  also, 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  mone.y  dated  Roxbury,  Dec.  27,  1775 ; 
also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  1st  Wrentham  co. 
(known  as  North  co.  in  West  Precinct  of  Wrentham),  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  (4th 
Suffolk  Co.)  regt.,  as  returned  by  Capt.  John  Metcalf;  residence,  Wrentham; 
engaged  for  town  of  Wrentham  ;  joined  Capt.  Daniels's  co..  Col.  Nixson's  regt. ; 
term,  3  years,  to  expire  Feb.  15, 1780;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  Continental  ser- 
vice, as  returned  by  Maj.  Metcalf,  of  Col.  Wheelock's  regt.;  also,  list  of  men 
mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  May 
11,  1777;  Capt.  Daniels's  co..  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Japhet 
Daniels's  co..  Col.  Nixon's  6th  (also  given  5th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  14,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  return  of  men  who 
were  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  and  who  had  not  been  absent  subse- 
quently except  on  furlough,  etc,  certified  at  Camp  near  Peekskill,  Feb.  16,  1779; 
also,  muster  roll  for  May,  1779,  dated  Highlands;  enlisted  Feb.  14,  1777;  also, 
return  for  clothing  for  the  year  1780;  receipt  for  said  clothing,  dated  Peekskill, 
Dec.  1,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Daniels's  co..  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Sept.  22,  1780;  reported  died  Sept. 
22,  1780,  a  prisoner  in  New  York;  also,  pay  roll  for  Jan. -June,  1780;  reported 
taken  prisoner  Feb.  3,  1780. 

Metcalf,  Joel,  Attleborough.  Copy  of  an  order  on  Ephraim  Newell,  Town  Treasurer 
of  Attleborough,  dated  July  5,  1776,  for  wages  due  said  Metcalf  and  others  for 
service  on  an  alarm  caused  by  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill ;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
Jacob  Ide's  co..  Col.  Daggett's  regt.;  service,  17  days;  company  marched  to 
Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776 ;  also,  Capt.  Alexander  Foster's  co.. 
Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt. ;  service  from  July  27,  1778,  to  Aug.  12,  1778,  17 
days,  on  expedition  to  Rhode  Island. 

Metcalf,  John,  Barre.  (Late)  Capt.  John  Black's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Brewer's  regt. ; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  Prospect  Hill,  Oct. 
26,  1775;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  7th 
Worcester  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Benjamin  Nye  and  Capt.  William 
Henry,  dated  Dec.  29, 1777 ;  residence,  Barre ;  engaged  for  town  of  Barre;  joined 
Capt.  Gates's  co..  Col.  Putnam's  regt. ;  term,  3  years ;  also.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Gard- 
ner's CO.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  March  24,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Gates's  co.. 
Col.  Putnam's  regt. ;  return  dated  Albany,  Feb.  9,  1778  ;  mustered  by  Capt.  New- 
hall ;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Gates's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  (4th)  regt.;  return  for  State 
gratuity,  approved  April  22,  1779. 

Metcalf,  John,  Dedham.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Fuller's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  1st  Parish  in  Dedham;  service,  6  days. 

Metcalf,  John,  Wrentham.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Pond's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service  to  April  21,  1775,  3  days. 


m  THE   WAR  OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  707 

Metcalf,  Johx,  Wrentham.  Surgeon,  Col.  Ephraim  Wheelock's  regt. ;  list  of  officers, 
dated  Ticonderoga,  Oct.  11,  1776. 

Metcalf,  John.  Fifer,  Capt.  Timothy  Stow's  cc,  Col.  Ephraim  "Wheelock's  regt. ; 
company  stationed  at  Ticonderoga  in  1776  [name  crossed  out  on  roll] . 

Metcalf,  John.  Captain,  4th  co..  Col.  Ephraim  Wheelock's  (4th  Suffolk  Co.)  regt. 
of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  chosen  in  said  regiment,  dated  Wrentham,  April 
8,  1776;  ordered  in  Council  April  23,  1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned; 
reported  commissioned  April  21,  1776;  also.  Captain  of  North  co.  of  West  Pre- 
cinct in  Wrentham,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  (4th  Suffolk  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass. 
militia ;  list  of  officers  chosen  by  the  several  companies  in  said  regiment,  dated 
Wrentham,  Sept.  26,  1777;  said  Metcalf  and  officers  of  his  company  elected  Sept. 
23,  1777;  ordered  in  Council  Sept.  27,  1777,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned; 
reported  commissioned  Sept.  27,  1777;  also,  Captain,  4th  Suffolk  Co.  regt.  com- 
manded by  Maj.  Seth  Bullard ;  marched  July  27,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780; 
service,  14  days  ;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm. 

Metcalf,  Jonathan,  Dedham.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Guild's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
Greaton's  regt.,  which  assembled  April  19,  1775;  service,  13  days;  also,  Capt. 
Guild's  CO.,  36th  regt.;  company  return  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Oct.  5,  1775;  enlisted 
May  2,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Lewis's  (1st  Dedham)  co.,  Col.  William  Mcln- 
tash's  (Mcintosh's)  regt.;  service,  4  days;  company  marched  to  camp  at  Dor- 
chester on  the  alarm  of  March  4,  1776. 

Metcalf,  Jonathan,  Salem.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
[year  not  given] ;  residence,  Salem;  engaged  for  town  of  Salem.  [See  Joseph 
Metcalf.] 

Metcalf,  Jonathan.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Samuel  Cowel's  co..  Col.  Willard's  regt.; 
lift  of  officers  appointed  to  command  a  company  raised  in  Dedham,  Needham, 
Roxbury,  Medfield,  Wrentham,  Brookline,  Stoughton,  Medway,  Walpole,  Belling- 
ham,  Milton,  and  Stoughtonham,  for  service  at  Canada;  said  company  marched 
to  Bennington  Aug.  29,  1776. 

Metcalf,  Jonathan.  Capt.  Sabin  Mann's  co.  of  Medfield  militia;  Medfield  militia 
records ;  entry  dated  May  29,  1776,  stating  that  said  Metcalf,  being  of  the  one  in 
four  allotment  on  militia  roll  and  in  consequence  obliged  to  equip  himself  and  be 
ready  to  march  when  called  upon,  had  engaged  someone  else  to  serve  in  his  stead; 
also.  Private,  same  co. ;  return  of  train  band  with  equipments,  dated  June  10, 
1776;  age,  31  yrs. ;  reported  detached  May  27  [1776]  ;  also,  same  co. ;  list  of  men 
raised  from  Medfield  militia  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  at  Canada,  etc.,  agree- 
able to  resolves  of  June  25,  and  July  11, 1776 ;  reported  drafted  to  serve  until  Dec. 
1,  1776,  but  paid  a  fine  in  lieu  of  service;  also,  list  of  men  belonging  to  the  train 
band  of  Capt.  Mann's  co.  drafted  to  march  to  Providence,  R.  I.,  at  a  minute's 
warning  and  there  serve  under  Gen.  Spencer,  the  same  being  a  draft  of  one-fourth 
part  of  the  train  band,  in  accordance  with  an  order  from  Col.  Ephraim  Wheelock, 
dated  Medfield,  April  15,  1777 ;  reported  a  supernumerary ;  also  reported  as  re- 
leased from  above  draft;  also,  list  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Mann's  co.  who 
marched  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island  the  last  of  Sept.,  1777,  to  serve 
for  30  days  from  Oct.  1,  1777,  said  men  having  been  drafted  in  accordance  with  a 
warrant  from  Col.  Hawes,  dated  Sept.  25,  1777;  said  Metcalf  probably  sick  and 
unable  to  march. 

Metcalf,  Jonathan.  Lieutenant,  Col.  Crafts's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  May  8,  1777,  to  Sept.  26,  1778 ;  reported  killed  in  action. 

Metcalf,  Jonathan.  List  of  members  of  committees  appointed  to  raise  men  for  New 
York  and  Canada  showing  commissions  delivered  them  [year  not  given] ;  said 
Metcalf  reported  as  belonging  to  committee  for  Suffolk  Co. 


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Metcalf,  Joseph,  Ashburnham.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Jonathan  Gates's  co.,  Col.  Jolin 
Whetcomb's  regt.  of  Minute-men,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ; 
left  place  of  rendezvous  May  1,  1775;  service,  11  days. 

Metcalf,  Joseph,  Dedham.  Private,  Capt.  George  Gould's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  2  days ;  also,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Battelle's  co. ; 
enlisted  July  2,  1778;  discharged  July  17,  1778;  service  guarding  Continental 
stores  at  and  about  Watertown. 

Metcalf,  Joseph,  Salem.  Private;  list  dated  Maiden,  Aug.  3,  1775,  of  men  belong- 
ing to  Capt.  Eleazer  Lindsey's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Gerrish's  regt.,  who  were  cred- 
ited with  having  received  sums  of  money,  probably  on  account  of  advance  pay; 
no  allowance  credited  to  said  Metcalf;  also,  Capt.  Daniel  Gallushee's  (lOth)  co., 
Col.  Benjamin  Ruggles  Woodbridge's  (25th)  regt. ;  company  return  [probably 
Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Porter's  co..  Col.  Tupper's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  5,  1777,  to  Jan.  5,  1780;  residence, 
Salem;  credited  to  town  of  Salem;  also,  Capt.  Billy  Porter's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer 
Francis's  regt. ;  subsistence  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  Feb.  5,  1777,  to  time 
of  arrival  at  Bennington;  credited  with  48  days  allowance;  240  miles  travel 
allowed  said  Metcalf;  company  to  march  March  12,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Porter's 
CO.,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1779,  dated  West  Point; 
enlisted  Feb.  5,  1777;  enlistment,  3  years;  reported  sick  in  New  England. 

Metcalf,  Joseph,  Wrentham  (also  given  Medway).  Private,  Capt.  John  Boyd's  co. 
of  Minute-men,  Col.  Greaton's  regt.,  which  assembled  and  marched  on  the  alarm 
of  April  19,  1775;  service,  8  days;  also,  Capt.  Boyd's  co.,  36th  regt.;  company 
return  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Oct.  5,  1775 ;  enlisted  April  27,  1775 ;  also,  Capt.  John 
Boyd's  CO.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in 
money  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  23, 1775;  also,  list  of  men  returned  by  a  committee 
of  the  town  of  Medway  April  13, 1778,  as  having  rendered  service  at  various  times 
subsequent  to  April  19,  1775. 

Metcalf,  Joseph.  List  of  men  who  took  the  oath  in  Middlesex  Co.  Aug.  3,  1775, 
required  by  Congress  to  be  taken  by  the  Mass.  army. 

Metcalf,  Leonard.  Private,  Capt.  Archibald  McAllster's  co..  Col.  Prime's  regt.; 
entered  service  April  29,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  21,  1780;  service,  7  mos.  23  days, 
under  Brig.  Gen.  Wadsworth  at  the  Eastward.  Roll  certified  at  Headquarters  at 
Thomaston. 

Metcalf,  Levi.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Fairbanks's  co.,  Maj.  Metcalf's  regt.;  entered 
service  Dec.  8,  1777  [6]  ;  service  to  Dec.  31,  1777  [6],  23  days;  company  marched 
from  Wrentham  to  Providence  and  Warwick,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8, 
1777  [6].;  roll  dated  Wrentham  and  endorsed  "  Col'o  Wheelock's  Reg't;"  also, 
Capt.  Asa  Fairbanks's  co.,  Maj.  Seth  Bullard's  regt.;  marched  July  27,  1780; 
discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  13  days,  at  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  July 
27,  1780 ;  roll  dated  Franklin. 

Metcalf,  Luke,  Keene,  N.  H.  Corporal,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Stiles's  co.,  Col.  Paul 
Dudley  Sargent's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  21,  1775; 
service,  3  mos.  18  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Boston,  Nov.  10,  1775. 

Metcalf,  Luther,  Wrentham.  Private,  Capt.  John  Boyd's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
Greaton's  regt.,  which  assembled  and  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  ser- 
vice, 8  days ;  also,  Fifer,  Capt.  John  Boyd's  co.,  36th  regt. ;  company  return  dated 
Fort  No.  2,  Oct.  5, 1775 ;  enlisted  April  27, 1775 ;  also,  Capt.  Boyd's  co..  Col.  John 
Greaton's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cam- 
bridge, Dec.  23,  1775;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Lewis  Whiting's  co.,  Col.  Whelock's 
regt. ;  copy  of  a  company  return  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Aug.  27, 1776 ;  age, 
20  yrs. ;  also,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Pond's  co.,  Maj.  Metcalf's  regt.;  service,  17  days; 


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Metcalf,  Luther,  continued. 

company  marched  from  Wrentbam  to  Providence  and  Warwick,  R.  I.,  on  the 
alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Lovell's  (Independent)  co.  drafted  from 
4th  rest,  when  at  Warwick,  R.  I.,  Dec.  29, 1776 ;  service,  22  days ;  roll  dated  Med- 
way  and  endorsed  "  Comp'y  of  ye  4th  Regt.  that  tarried  at  Providence  ; "  also, 
Capt.  Asa  Fairbanks's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawse's  regt.;  service  from  Oct.  12  to 
Oct.  31,  1777,  20  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  Capt.  Amos  Ellis's  co.,  Col.  Ben- 
jamin Hawes's  regt.;  entered  service  July  26,1778;  discharged  Aug.  16,  1778; 
service,  22  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  Capt.  Adam  Peters's  co..  Col.  Haws's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  22,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1778;  service,  22  days,  at 
Rhode  Island ;  also,  list  dated  Medway,  Sept.  23,  1778,  of  men  detached  to  serve 
at  Boston  until  Jan.  1, 1779,  probably  from  Medway  co.  [name  crossed  out  on  list]  ; 
also,  enlistment  agreement,  dated  Medway,  June  24,  1779,  signed  by  said  Metcalf 
and  others,  engaging  themselves  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  to  the  credit  of 
the  town  of  Medway  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at 
place  of  rendezvous ;  also,  descriptive  list  dated  Medway,  July  24,  1779,  of  men 
raised  by  the  town  of  Medway  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of 
9  months,  as  returned  by  Moses  Adams  to  Maj.  Stephen  Badlam,  Superintendent 
for  Suffolk  Co.,  by  order  of  the  Selectmen;  Capt.  Adams's  co. ;  age,  22  (also 
given  23)  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  (also  given  5  ft.  8)  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  reported 
delivered  to  Ensign  Theophilus  Clark ;  also,  list  of  men  returned  as  received 
of  Maj.  Stephen  Badlam,  Superintendent  for  Suffolk  Co.,  by  Justin  Ely,  Com- 
missioner, at  Springfield,  Sept.  20,  1779;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Japhet  Daniels's 
CO.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (6th)  regt.;  pay  rolls  for  Aug.-Dec,  1779;  enlisted 
July  26,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Moses  Adams's  co.,  4th  Suffolk  Co.  regt.  commanded 
by  Maj.  Seth  BuUard;  enlisted  July  28,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service, 
13  days ;  company  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  July  28,  1780. 

Metcalf,  Matthew,  Holliston.  Private,  Capt.  John  Stone's  (Holliston)  co.  of  militia, 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Roxbury ;  service,  3  days. 

Metcalf,  Michael,  Wrentham.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Cowell's  co.,  Col.  L.  Rob- 
inson's regt.;  enlisted  Jan.  29,  1776;  service,  2  mos.  4  days;  regiment  raised  in 
Suffolk  and  York  counties;  roll  dated  Roxbury;  also,  Capt.  Lemuel  Kollock's 
CO.,  Col.  Wheelock's  regt. ;  service,  21  days ;  company  marched  from  Wrentham 
to  Warwick,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Lovell's 
(Independent)  co.  drafted  from  4th  regt.  when  at  Warwick,  R.  I.,  Dec.  29,  1776; 
service,  22  days ;  roll  dated  Medway  and  endorsed  "  Comp'y  of  ye  4th  Regt.  that 
tarried  at  Providence  "  ;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Cowell's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's 
regt. ;  marched  Sept.  25,  1777 ;  service  to  Oct.  30,  1777,  35  days,  on  a  secret  expe- 
dition. 

Metcalf,  Nathan,  Dedham.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Battle's  co.  of  4th  Parish  in 
Dedham ;  service,  3  days,  probably  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775. 

Metcalf,  Obed  (also  given  Obadiah),  Franklin.  Private,  Capt.  John  Metcalf's  co., 
4th  Suffolk  Co.  regt.  commanded  by  Maj.  Seth  Bullard ;  marched  July  28,  1780; 
discharged  Aug.  7,  1780-  service,  13  days;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island 
on  an  alarm ;  also,  Capt.  Amos  Ellis's  co. ;  entered  service  March  3,  1781 ;  dis- 
charged March  17,  1781;  service,  15  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  company  detached 
from  4th  Suffolk  Co.  regt.;  roll  endorsed  "Col  Dean  Reg't." ;  also,  descriptive 
list  of  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  30,  1781 ;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
3  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  residence,  Franklin  ;  said  Metcalf  detached  from  Lieut. 
Pond's  CO.  July  30,  1781,  to  serve  for  the  term  of  3  months;  also.  Private,  Capt. 
John  Lincoln's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Webb's  regt. ;  marched  to  camp  Aug.  20,  1781 ; 
discharged  Nov.  29,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  22  days,  travel  (240  miles)  included ; 
regiment  raised  for  3  months. 

Metcalf,  Ozias,  Medway.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Partridge's  (1st  Medway)  co.  of 
militia.  Col.  John  Smith's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 


710  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Metcalf,  Ozias,  continued. 

service,  3  days ;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Lovell's  co.,  4th  regt. ;  service,  4  daj's ;  com- 
pany marched  from  Medway  to  Warwick,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776; 
also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  1st  Medway  co.. 
Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  (4th  Suffolk  Co.)  regt.,  as  returned  by  Joseph  Lovell,  and 
sworn  to  at  Wrentham  by  Lieut.  Stephen  Clark;  residence,  Medway;  engaged 
for  town  of  Medway ;  joined  Capt.  Seward's  co.,  Col.  Grain's  regt. ;  term  to  ex- 
pire April  -,  1780;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  Continental  service,  as  returned  by 
Maj.  Metcalf,  of  Col.  Wheelock's  regt.;  term,  3  years;  also,  list  of  men  mustered 
by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  March  30, 
1777 ;  Col.  Crane's  regt. 

Metcalf,  Philemon,  Wrentham.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Fairbanks's  co  of  militia,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service  to  April  27,  1775,  9.J  days;  also, 
Capt.  John  Boyd's  co.,  36th  regt.;  company  return  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Oct.  5, 
1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Aaron  Guild's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whit- 
ney's regt. ;  abstract  for  advance  pay  for  1  month,  mileage,  etc.,  sworn  to  in 
Suffolk  Co.,  June  20,  1776;  also,  petition  dated  Camp  at  Hull,  Sept.  17,  1776, 
signed  by  said  Metcalf  and  others  belonging  to  battalion  stationed  at  Hull,  ask- 
ing for  increase  and  payment  of  wages ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Guild's  co.. 
Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ;  service  from  May  16,  1776,  4  days  preceding  march, 
to  Nov.  1,  1776,  5  mos.  15  days;  rolls  dated  Camp  at  Hull;  also,  same  co.  and 
regt. ;  service  from  Nov.  1,  1776,  1  mo.  3  days,  including  travel  home;  roll  dated 
Hull;  also,  list  of  men  detached  to  go  to  Providence,  R.  I.,  agreeable  to  regi- 
mental orders,  dated  Medway,  July  26,  1778;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Adam  Peters's 
CO.,  Col.  Haws's  regt.;  entered  service  Aug.  17,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1778; 
service,  27  days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  also,  receipt  given  to  Capt.  Moses  Adams,  dated 
Medway,  Nov.'  23,  1778,  signed  by  said  Metcalf  and  others,  for  wages  for  24 
days  service  at  Rhode  Island;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Adams's  co.,  4th  Suf- 
folk Co.  regt.  commanded  by  Maj.  Seth  BuUard;  entered  service  July  28,  1780; 
discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  13  days;  company  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I., 
on  the  alarm  of  July  28,  1780. 

Metcalf,  Philip,  Franklin.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Fairbanks's  co.,  Maj.  Metcalf's  regt. ; 
entered  service  Dec.  8,  1777  [6]  ;  service  to  Dec.  31,  1777  [6],  23  days;  company 
marched  from  Wrentham  to  Providence  and  Warwick,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of 
Dec.  8,  1777  [6]  ;  roll  dated  Wrentham  and  endorsed  "  Col'o  Wheelock's  Reg't;  " 
also,  Capt.  Samuel  Fisher's  co..  Col.  Ephraim  Wheelock's  (Suffolk  Co.)  regt.; 
service,  25  days ;  compan}-  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  April  21, 
1777 ;  also,  Capt.  Asa  Fairbanks's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Hawse's  regt. ;  service  from 
Sept.  30,  1777,  to  Oct.  31,  1777,  1  mo.  2  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  roll  dated 
Wrentham ;  also,  Capt.  Amos  Ellis's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  regt. ;  entered 
service  July  26,  1778;  discharged  Aug.  16,  1778;  service,  22  days,  at  Rhode 
Island;  also,  Capt.  Luke  Howell's  co..  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug. 
19,  1779;  service,  3  mos.  22  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay 
roll  for  Dec,  1779,  allowing  20  da.ys  service  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  same  co.  and 
regt.;  paj'  roll  for  Dec,  1779,  allowing  1  mo.  2  days  service  at  Rhode  Island, 
including  travel  (50  miles)  home;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce 
the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 
1780,  returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John 
Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  9, 1780 ;  age,  23  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion, 
dark  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Franklin ;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  8, 1780 ;  marched 
to  camp  July  9,  1780,  under  command  of  Lieut.  Jackson,  of  the  artillery;  also, 
pay  roll  for  6  months  men  belonging  to  the  town  of  Franklin  raised  for  service  in 
the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  3,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  23, 
1780;  service,  6  mos.  2  days,  including  travel  (200  miles)  home. 

Metcalf,  Ralph,  Machias  (also  given  Boston).  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army  from  Col.  John  Cusliiuij's  (2d  Plymouth  Co.)  regt.;  residence. 


IN  THE   WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  711 

Metcalf,  Ralph,  continued. 

Machias;  engaged  for  town  of  Scituate;  joined  Capt.  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Alden's 
regt. ;  term,  3  years ;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster 
Master  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  July  20, 1777 ;  Capt.  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Alden's 
regt. ;  also,  Private,  6th  co..  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  June  18, 1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779 ;  also,  Capt.  Robert  Allen's  co..  Col. 
Ichabod  Alden's  regt. ;  return  endorsed  "  1778;  "  residence,  Machias ;  engaged  for 
town  of  Hingham  ;  mustered  by  County  Muster  Master  Barber  and  by  a  Conti- 
nental Muster  Master;  also,  Capt.  Lieut.  Jonas  Parker's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Ichabod 
Alden's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Dec,  1778,  dated  Cherry  Valley;  enlisted  June  10 
[1777]  ;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Robert  Allen's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Alden's  regt.;  i-eturn  of 
men  who  were  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  and  who  had  not  been  absent 
subsequently  except  on  furlough,  etc.,  certified  at  Fort  "Harkermer,"  Feb.  26, 
1779;  also,  Capt.  Lieut.  Jonas  Parker's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Alden's  regt. ;  muster  roll 
for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Fort  Harkemer ;  also,  Major's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31, 
1780;  residence,  Boston;  also,  Capt.  Jonathan  Felt's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John 
Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.  and  Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts; 
reported  on  command  at  Newburg  in  Jan.,  1782;  also,  descriptive  list  dated  Feb. 
20,  1782;  Capt.  Jonathan  Felt's  (also  given  Capt.  Turner's)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  J. 
Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  age,  48  (also  given  41,  54,  and  58)  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in. 
(also  given  5  ft.  11  in.  and  6  ft.);  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  occupation, 
laborer  (also  given  farmer) ;  birthplace.  Great  Britain ;  residence,  Machias ; 
enlisted  March  20,  1779,  by  Lieut.  Trowbridge,  enlistment,  during  war;  also, 
Capt.  Coburn's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  J.  Brooks's  regt.;  list  of  men  tried  by  courts- 
martial  subsequent  to  Jan.  1,  1781 ;  said  Metcalf  tried  Feb.  23  [j'ear  not  given, 
probably  1782  or  1783],  by  court-martial,  Capt.  Thorp,  President,  on  charge  of 
being  absent  from  guard;  sentenced  to  receive  100  lashes,  but  pardoned;  also, 
Capt.  Turner's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  list  of  men  who  died  or  were  dis- 
charged subsequent  to  Jan.  1,  1781;  said  Metcalf  discharged  June  8,  1783,  by 
Gen.  Washington,  term  of  enlistment  having  expired. 

Metcai.f,  Reuben.  Private,  Capt.  John  Boynton's  co..  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt. 
commanded  by  Maj.  Jonas  Wilder;  enlisted  Sept.  27,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  18, 
1777 ;  service,  29  days,  in  Northern  department,  including  7  days  (141  miles)  travel 
home ;  company  raised  for  30  days  service. 

Metcalf,  Samuel,  Ashburnham.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Conti- 
nental Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780, 
returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Maj.  Peter  Harwood,  of  6th 
Mass.  regt.,  at  Springfield,  July  2,  1780;  age,  19  yrs.;  stature,  6  ft.  2  in.;  com- 
plexion, light;  engaged  for  town  of  Ashburnham  ;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  1, 
1780;  marched  to  camp  July  2,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Phineas  Parker; 
also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  Ijy  Brig.  Gen.  Pater- 
son  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

Metcalf,  Samuel,  Hubbardston,  Private,  Capt.  Ezekiel  Knoulton's  co.,  Col.  Dike's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage  from  home  to  Dorchester  Heights ;  also,  same  co. 
and  regt. ;  pay  aljstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Dorchester  home,  dated  Dorches- 
ter, Nov.  20,  1776;  64  miles  travel  allowed  said  Metcalf;  also,  Capt.  William 
Marean's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  (1st)  regt.  of  guards;  muster  rolls  dated 
Cambridge,  May  9,  and  June  1,  1778;  enlisted  March  28,  1778;  enlistment,  3 
months  from  April  2,  1778;  also,  Capt.  William  Marean's  co.,  Col.  Stairns's 
(Stearns's)  regt.  of  guards ;  service  from  March  27,  1778,  to  July  2,  1778,  3  raos. 
6  days,  at  Cambridge  guarding  troops  of  convention  ;  also,  list  of  9  months  men 
mustered  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master  for  Worcester  Co. ;  Capt.  Mer- 
rian's  co..  Col.  Grout's  regt.;  engaged  for  town  of  Hubbardston;  mustered  July 
6,  1779;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Stearns's  co.,  Col.  John  Rand's  regt.;  en- 
listed July  10,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  11  days,  including 


712  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Metcalf,  Samuel,  continued. 

11  days  (210  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  in  AVorcester  Co.  to  serve  for 
3  months;  also,  order  on  Henry  Gardner,  dated  Hubbardston,  Aug.  12,  1782, 
signed  by  said  Metcalf  and  others,  for  wages  due  for  3  mos.  service  in  the  Con- 
tinental Army  in  Capt.  Stearns's  co..  Col.  Ran's  (Rand's)  regt.,  in  1780. 

Metcalf,  Samuel,  Oakham  (probably).  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Crawford's  co..  Col. 
Jonathan  Warner's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
14  days;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Crawford's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.; 
engaged  Sept.  7,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  23  days. 

Metcalf,  Samuel,  Wrentham  (also  given  Franklin).  Private,  Capt.  John  Boyd's  co. 
of  Minute-men,  Col.  Greaton's  regt.,  which  assembled  and  marched  on  the  alarm 
of  April  19,  1775;  service,  8  days;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Boyd's  co.,  36th 
regt.;  company  return  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Oct.  5,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775; 
also,  Capt.  Boyd's  co..  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt.;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambi'idge,  Dec.  23,  1775;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to 
serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  1st  Wrentham  co.  (known  as  North  co.  in 
West  Precinct  of  Wrentham),  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  (4th  Suffolk  Co.)  regt.,  as 
returned  by  Capt.  John  Metcalf;  residence,  Wrentham;  engaged  for  town  of 
Wrentham  ;  joined  Capt.  Japhet  Daniels's  co..  Col.  Nixson's  regt. ;  term  to  expire 
Feb.  15,  1780;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  Continental  service,  as  returned  by 
Maj.  Metcalf,  of  Col.  Wheelock's  regt. ;  term,  3  years ;  also,  list  of  men  mustered 
by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  May  11,  1777; 
Capt.  Daniels's  co..  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  also.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Japhet  Daniels's 
(2d)  CO.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (6th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  Feb.  14, 1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779 ;  residence,  Franklin  ;  credited  to  town 
of  Franli;lin ;  reported  as  serving  31  mos.  16  days  as  Sergeant,  3  mos.  as  Pri- 
vate ;  also,  Sergeant,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  on  or 
before  Aug.  15,  1777,  and  who  had  not  been  absent  subsequently  except  on  fur- 
lough, etc.,  certified  at  Camp  near  Peekskill,  Feb.  16,  1779  [name  crossed  out  on 
return]  ;  also,  Capt.  Daniels's  co..  Col.  Nixon's  (5th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  May, 
1779,  dated  Highlands ;  enlisted  Feb.  14,  1777  ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll 
for  June  and  July,  1779;  reported  joined  since  muster;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.; 
payrolls  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1779;  also,  Private,  same  co.  and  regt.;  payrolls 
for  Oct.-Dec,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Daniels's  co.,  6th  Mass.  regt. ;  return  for  clothing 
for  the  year  1780;  receipt  for  said  clothing,  dated  Peekskill,  Dec.  1,  1779;  also. 
Private,  Capt.  Daniels's  co..  Col.  Nixon's  I'egt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Feb.  14,  1780;  reported  discharged  Feb.  14, 1780; 
also,  order  on  Capt.  Haward,  Paymaster,  6th  Mass.  regt.,  payable  to  Capt.  Daniels, 
dated  HoUiston,  Feb.  27,  1784,  signed  by  said  Metcalf,  for  wages  for  service  in 
1777,  1778,  and  1779. 

Metcalf,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Alexander  Foster's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt.;  entered  service  July  27,  1780;  discharged  July  31,  1780;  service,  7  (also 
given  5)  days,  including  travel  (2  days)  home;  company  marched  to  Tiverton, 
R.  I.,  to  serve  for  6  days.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Attleborough. 

Metcalf,  Samuel.  Lieutenant;  list  of  officers  appointed  to  command  men  detached 
from  militia  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for  3  months,  agreeable  to  resolve 
of  June  22,  1780;  commissioned  July  10,  1780;  company  detached  from  Suffolk 
Co.  militia;  also,  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Nathan  Thayer's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Thayer's 
regt.;  engaged  July  10,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  9,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  10  days, 
including  10  days  (200  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  in  Suffolk  Co.  to  rein- 
force Continental  Army  for  3  months  and  stationed  at  West  Point;  also,  list  of 
men  belonging  to  Capt.  Nathan  Thayer's  co.  who  had  not  received  pay  for  3  mos. 
service  in  the  Continental  Army  in  1780;  wages  of  said  Metcalf  and  others  to  be 
paid  to  the  town  of  Franklin  by  agreement. 


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Metcalf,  SaiMuel.  Receipt  dated  Franklin,  April  16,  1781,  for  bounty  paid  said  Met- 
calf  li.y  Class  No.  1  of  the  town  of  Franklin  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Arm\'  for 
the  term  of  3  years;  also,  return  of  men  raised  in  Suffolk  Co.  for  Continental  ser- 
vice, agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2, 1780;  engaged  for  town  of  Franklin ;  engaged 
May  31,  1781 ;  term,  3  years. 

Metcalf,  Silas.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Lemuel  KoUock's  co.,  Col.  Wheelock's  regt. ;  ser- 
vice, 23  days;  company  marched  from  Wrentham  to  Warwick,  E,.  I.,  on  the 
alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776. 

Metcalf,  Simeon.  Private,  Capt.  Dan.  Haws's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Holden  Parsons's 
(10th)  regt.;  enlistment  agreement  in  which  said  Metcalf  and  others  engaged 
themselves  to  serve  until  Jan.  15,  "  next; "  reported  enlisted  Dec.  5, 1775,  and  for- 
warded to  camp  bj'  John  Caldwell,  one  of  enlistment  committee  for  Worcester  Co. 

Metcalf,  Simeon.  Corporal,  Capt.  Benjamin  Nye's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's 
regt. ;  joined  Sept.  17,  1778 ;  service,  3  mos.  1  day,  at  Dorchester,  including  travel 
(5  days)  home ;  company  discharged  Dee.  12,  1778.  Roll  sworn  to  in  Worcester 
Co, 

Metcalf,  Solomon,  Barre.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
7th  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Benjamin  Nye  and  Capt.  William 
Henry;  residence,  Barre;  engaged  for  town  of  Barre;  joined  Capt.  Gates's  co., 
Col.  Putnam's  regt.;  terra,  3  years  (also  given  during  war) ;  also.  Private,  Capt. 
Gardner's  co..  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  March  24,  1777,  to  Oct.  19,  1777;  reported  died  Oct.  19,  1777;  also, 
Capt.  Benjamin  Gates's  co..  Col.  Putnam's  regt.;  return  dated  Albany,  Feb.  9, 
1778;  mustered  by  Capt.  Newhall. 

Metcalf,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  Kollock's  co..  Col.  Wheelock's  regt.;  ser- 
vice, 19  days;  company  marched  from  Wrentham  to  Warwick,  R.  I.,  on  the 
alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776. 

Metcalf,  Tijiotht,  Hubbardston.  Private,  Capt.  Adam  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim 
Doolittle's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  Corporal, 
Capt.  Adam  M'heeler's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (4th)  regt.;  regimental 
return  dated  North  Castle,  Nov.  9,  1776;  also,  I'eceipt  given  to  Benjamin  Hey- 
wood.  Paymaster,  4th  regt.,  dated  Nov.  19,  1776,  signed  by  said  Metcalf  and 
others,  for  wages  for  service  as  Corporals,  Drummers,  and  Fifers  in  Capt.  Wheeler's 
CO.;  also,  receipts  given  to  Benjamin  Heywood,  Paymaster,  4th  regt.,  signed  by 
said  Metcalf  and  others,  for  wages  for  Oct. -Dec,  1776,  as  Corporals  in  said  regi- 
ment; also,  receipt  given  to  Benjamin  Heywood,  Paymaster,  4th  regt.,  dated 
April  13,  1777,  signed  by  said  Metcalf  and  others  belonging  to  Capt.  Wheeler's 
CO.,  for  travel  allowance,  etc. 

Metcalf,  Timothy,  Hubbardston.  Private,  Capt.  William  Henry's  co..  Col.  Whit- 
ney's regt. ;  enlisted  May  5,  1777 ;  discharged  July  5,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  8 
days,  at  Rhode  Island,  Including  travel  (100  miles)  home. 

Metcalf,  Timothy,  Medway.  List  of  men  returned  by  a  committee  of  the  town  of 
Medway  April  13,  1778,  as  having  rendered  service  at  various  times  subsequent 
to  April  19,  1775. 

Metcalf,  Timothy,  Rutland.  Private,  Capt.  Adam  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Doo- 
little's regt. ;  company  return  dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6, 1775 ;  reported  died  Sept. 

27,1775." 

Metcalf,  Timothy.  Corporal,  Capt.  David  Bent's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.;  en- 
gaged Sept.  5,  1777  ;  discharged  Nov.  29, 1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  5  days,  in  Northern 
department,  including  10  days  (200  miles)  travel  home ;  company  raised  to  serve 
until  Nov.  30,  1777. 


714  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

Metcalf,  Timothy.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Fisher's  co.,  Col.  Ephraitn  Wheelock's 
(Suffollv  Co.)  regt. ;  service,  18  days;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the 
alarm  of  April  21,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Cowell's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's 
regt. ;  marched  Sept.  25,  1777 ;  service  to  Oct.  30,  1777,  35  days,  on  a  secret  expe- 
dition; also,  Lieut.  Hezekiah  Ware's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt.;  enlisted 
June  20,  1778;  discharged  July  13,  1778;  service,  24  days;  company  detached 
from  4th  Suffolk  Co.  regt.  to  serve  at  Rhode  Island  for  21  days  from  time  of 
arrival  at  headquarters;  aZso,  Lieut.  Hezekiah  Ware's  co..  Col.  Haws's  regt.; 
entered  service  Aug.  22,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  4,  1778;  service,  14  days;  com- 
pany detached  from  4th  Suffolk  Co.  regt.  for  service  on  expedition  to  Rhode 
Island. 

Metcalf,  Timothy.  List  of  9  months  men  mustered  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster 
Master  for  Worcester  Co.;  Capt.  Wilder's  co..  Col.  Grout's  regt.;  engaged  for 
town  of  Templeton;  mustered  July  2,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Haskell's  co..  Col.  Brad- 
ford's {14th)  regt.;  entered  service  July  10,  1779;  discharged  April  10,  1780; 
term,  9  months. 

Metcalf,  Timothy.  Sergeant  Major,  Capt.  Ephraim  Stearns's  co..  Col.  John  Rand's 
regt.;  engaged  July  10,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  11  days, 
including  10  days  (200  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  in  Worcester  Co.  to 
serve  for  3  months;  also,  order  on  Henry  Gardner,  Treasurer,  payable  to  Silas 
Cutler,  dated  Templeton,  June  8,  1782,  signed  by  said  Metcalf  and  others,  for 
wages  and  rations  due  for  3  mos.  service  under  Capt.  Ephraim  Stearns,  of 
Petersham. 

Metcalf,  Tirrs,  Wrentham  (also  given  Franklin).  Private,  Capt.  John  Boyd's  co. 
of  Minute-men,  Col.  Greaton's  regt.,  which  assembled  and  marched  on  the  alarm 
of  April  19,  1775;  service,  8  days  ;  also,  Capt.  John  Boyd's  co.,  36th  regt. ;  com- 
pany return  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Oct.  5,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  also,  Capt. 
Boyd's  CO.,  CoL  John  Greaton's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in 
money  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  23, 1775 ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Guild's  co.,  Col. 
Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ;  al)stract  for  advance  pay  for  1  month,  mileage,  etc.,  sworn 
to  in  SuflFolk  Co.,  June  20,  1776;  also,  petition  dated  Camp  at  Hull,  Sept.  17, 1776, 
signed  by  said  Metcalf  and  others  belonging  to  battalion  stationed  at  Hull,  ask- 
ing for  increase  and  payment  of  wages ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Guild's  co.. 
Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ;  service  from  May  16,  1776,  4  days  preceding  march, 
to  Nov.  1,  1776,  5  mos.  15  days;  rolls  dated  Camp  at  Hull;  also,  same  co.  and 
regt. ;  service  from  Nov.  1,  1776,  1  mo.  3  days,  including  travel  home ;  roll  dated 
Hull;  also,  Capt.  Asa  Fairbanks's  co.,  Maj.  Metcalf's  regt.;  entered  service  Dec. 
8,  1777 [6]  ;  service  to  Dec.  22,  1777 [6],  14  days;  company  marched  from  Wren- 
tham to  Providence  and  Warwick,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1777 [6]  ;  roll 
endorsed  "  Col'o  AVheelock's  Reg't;"  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Fisher's  co.,  Col. 
Ephraim  Wheelock's  (Suffolk  Co.)  regt. ;  service,  12  days;  company  marched  to 
Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  April  21, 1777 ;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Fisher's  co..  Col. 
Jonathan  Titcomb's  regt. ;  service,  2  mos.  3  days ;  company  drafted  for  service  on 
a  2  months  expedition  and  marched  to  Rhode  Island  May  3, 1777 ;  also,  Capt.  Asa 
Fairbanks's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawse's  regt.;  service  from  Sept.  30, 1777,  to  Oct. 
31,  1777,  1  mo.  2  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  return  dated  Franklin,  July  8, 
1778,  made  by  the  Selectmen,  of  bounties  paid  said  Metcalf  and  others  to  serve  at 
Rhode  Island  until  Jan.  1,  1779,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  12,  1778;  also.  Pri- 
vate, Capt.  Jacob  Haskins's  CO.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  regt.;  enlisted  July  2,  1778; 
service,  6  mos.  1  day,  at  Rhode  Island;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779;  roll 
dated  Tiverton  ;  also,  Capt.  Luke  Howell's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  20, 1779 ;  service,  4  mos.  11  days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
pay  roll  for  Dec,  1779,  allowing  20  days  service  at  Rhode  Island ;  also,  same  co. 
and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Dec,  1779,  allowing  1  mo.  2  days  service  at  Rhode  Island, 
including  travel  (50  miles)  home ;  also,  Capt.  Nathan  Tha.ver's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Thayer's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  14,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  9,  1780;  service,  3  mos. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  715 

Metcalf,  Titus,  continued. 

6  days,  including  10  days  (200  miles)  travel  home ;  regiment  raised  in  Suffolk  Co. 
to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months  and  stationed  at  West  Point;  also, 
list  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Nathan  Thayer's  co.  who  had  not  received  pay  for 
3  mos.  service  in  the  Continental  Army  [in  1780]  ;  wages  of  said  Metcalf  and 
others  to  be  paid  to  the  town  of  Franklin  by  agreement;  also.  Sergeant,  Capt. 
Amos  Ellis's  co. ;  entered  service  March  3,  1781;  discharged  March  17,  1781; 
service,  15  days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  company  detached  from  4th  Suffolk  Co.  regt. ; 
roll  endorsed  "Col  Dean  Reg't." 

Metcarff,  Joseph.  Capt.  Daniel  Gallushee's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's  regt.; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Maiden,  Oct.  25,  1775. 

Metcclaif,  Hezekiah,  Dedham.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Guild's  co..  Col.  Lemuel 
Robson's  (Robinson's)  regt.;  enlisted  Jan.  29,  1776;  service  to  time  of  marching 
in  [i.e.  home],  14  days;  regiment  raised  in  York  and  Suffolk  counties.  Roll 
dated  Roxbury  and  endorsed  "  service  at  Dorchester  Heighths  and  vicinity." 

Metclaif,  John,  Dedham.  Fifer,  Capt.  Aaron  Guild's  co..  Col.  Lemuel  Robson's 
(Robinson's)  regt.;  enlisted  Jan.  29,  1776;  service  to  time  of  marching  in  [i.e. 
home] ,  14  days ;  regiment  raised  in  York  and  Suffolk  counties.  Roll  dated 
Roxbury  and  endorsed  "  service  at  Dorchester  Heighths  and  vicinity." 

Metclf,  Timothy,  Templeton.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Contin- 
ental Army  for  the  term  of  9  months,  as  returned  by  Seth  Washburn,  Superin- 
tendent for  Worcester  Co. ;  Capt.  Wilder's  co.,  Col.  Grout's  regt. ;  age,  24  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  10  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  residence,  Templeton ;  marched  to 
Springfield  July  8,  1779 ;  reported  delivered  to  Capt.  Marshall. 

Metechel,  David,  Machias.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army, 
sworn  to  at  Hopkinton,  Feb.  8,  1780 ;  residence,  Machias ;  engaged  for  town  of 
Hopkinton;  engaged  by  Aaron  Abbe,  Committee;  joined  Capt.  Allen's  co.,  Col. 
Aldan's  regt. ;  term,  3  years. 

Methes,  Abner.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Farrar's  co.,  Col.  Reed's  regt. ;  engaged  Sept. 
29,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  7,  1777  ;  service,  1  mo.  10  days ;  company  drafted  from 
Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt.  to  reinforce  Northern  army  under  Gen.  Gates. 

Metkilf,  Ralph.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Coburn's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th) 
regt.;  muster  rolls  for  July-Sept.,  1781 ;  term,  during  war ;  reported  on  command 
at  New  Windsor  in  July  and  Aug.,  1781. 

Metsdorf,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Jordan  Parker's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's  regt. ; 
entered  service  Sept.  16,  1781 ;  service,  1  ino.  10  days,  at  the  Eastward;  reported 
deserted.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Georgetown. 

Mettoon,  Ebenezer,  Amherst.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Dickenson's  co  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  R.  Woodbridge's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  ser- 
vice, 15  days. 

Meusara,  Francis.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Middlesex  Co.  agreeable  to  re- 
solve of  Dec.  2,  1780,  as  i-eturned  by  Joseph  Hosmer,  Superintendent  for  said 
county  ;  age,  25  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in. ;  complexion,  black  ;  hair,  black  ;  eyes, 
black;  occupation,  farmer;  engaged  for  town  of  Marlborough;  engaged  May  29, 
1781 ;  term,  3  years. 

Mel'se,  Braz'l.  Drummer,  sloop  "Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Fisk ; 
engaged  June  12,  1776 ;  discharged  Sept.  30,  1776.    Roll  dated  Salem. 

Mevo,  Josiah.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Fisher's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Titcorab's  regt.; 
service,  2  mos.  3  days ;  company  drafted  for  service  on  a  2  months  expedition  and 
marched  to  Rhode  Island  May  3,  1777. 


716  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Mexsom,  David.  Private,  Capt.  David  Nye's  co.,  Col.  Sprout's  regt. ;  service,  7  days, 
at  Falmouth  on  the  alarm  of  Sept.  5,  1778. 

Met,  Philip,  Middlel)orough.  Private,  Capt.  Nehemiah  Allen's  co..  Col.  Jeremiah 
Hall's  regt.;  marched  Dec.  23,  1776;  service,  77  days;  company  marched  to 
Bristol,  R.  I. 

Meter,  John.  Sergeant,  Col.  Armand's  Legion  (Independent  corps  taken  into  Conti- 
nental service,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  25,  1778) ;  list  dated  July  -,  1778. 

Metlek,  John.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk 
Co.,  dated  Boston,  March  2,  1777;  Capt.  White's  co.,  Col.  Francis's  regt. 

Mezzet,  Nathan.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  19,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  23, 1779;  service,  1  mo.  12  days,  at 
Claverack,  including  7  days  (140  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  for 
3  months.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Worcester  Co. 

MiARS,  David.  Receipt  dated  Springfield,  Jan.  8,  1783,  signed  by  Luke  Day,  Captain, 
7th  Mass.  regt..  Muster  Master,  stating  that  he  had  received  said  Miars  of  Lieut. 
Stephen  Childes,  Chairman  of  a  class  of  the  town  of  Roxbury,  to  serve  in  the  Con- 
tinental Army  for  the  term  of  3  years. 

MiAs,  Thomas.  Seaman,  brigantine  "Active,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Allen  Hallet; 
engaged  July  15,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  31,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  17  days.  Roll 
sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. 

MiBOR,  .    General  order  dated  Headquarters,  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  9,  1776,  taken 

from  Col.  Wheelock's  Orderly  Book;   said  Mibor,  Sergeant,  Col.  Poor's  regt., 
promoted  to  Ensign,  vice  Lieut.  Caleard,  advanced. 

Micah,  Daniel,  Harwich.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
2d  Barnstable  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Maj.  Zenas  Winslow  and  Capt.  Abijah 
Bangs,  dated  Feb.  24,  1778 ;  residence,  Harwich  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Harwich ; 
joined  Capt.  J.  Russell's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt. ;  term  to  expire  in  1780. 

Micahel,  John.  Private,  Capt.  John  Cutler's  co..  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt.;  en- 
listed July  29,  1778;  service  at  Rhode  Island;  reported  deserted  Aug.  3,  1778; 
also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  East  Greenwich,  Sept.  17,  1778;  en- 
listment to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779. 

Micalls,  John.  Boatswain's  Mate,  ship  "  "Vengeance,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Thomas 
Thomas;  engaged  June  27,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1779:  service,  2  mos.,  on 
Penobscot  expedition ;  vessel  reported  lost.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. 

MicER,  Royal.  Receipt  dated  Worcester,  May  7,  1782,  for  bounty  paid  said  Micer  by 
Jonathan  Wilder,  Chairman  of  a  class  of  the  town  of  Lancaster,  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years. 

Michael, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mehals,  Michaels,  Mickels, 

Mikels.] 

Michael,  James.  Receipt  dated  Topsham,  Feb.  12, 1781,  for  bounty  paid  said  Michael 
by  the  Selectmen  of  Topsham  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of 
3  years,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780. 

Michaels,  David.  Private,  Capt.  John  Blunt's  co..  Col.  Prime's  regt. ;  pay  abstract 
for  service  at  the  Eastward  in  1780.     [See  James  Michaels.] 

Michaels,  James.  Private,  Capt.  John  Blunt's  co..  Col.  Prime's  regt. ;  service  between 
March  6,  1780,  and  Sept.  6,  1780,  3  mos.  5  days,  under  Brig.  Gen.  Wadsworth; 
company  raised  for  defence  of  eastern  Massachusetts.     [See  David  Michaels.] 

Michaels,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Wild's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinny's  regt.;  mus- 
ter roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776;  enlisted  March  10,  1776. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  717 

MicHAL,  Abner.  Private ;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  main  guard  under  Lieut. 
Col.  L.  Baldwin,  dated  June  22,  1775. 

MiCHAL,  Anthony.  Seaman,  brig  "  Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Foster  Wil- 
liams;  engaged  July  12,  1779;  service  to  Sept.  6,  1779,  1  mo.  26  days;  stature,  5 
ft.  9  in. ;  nationality,  American.     Roll  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. 

jMichal,  Peter.  Private,  Capt.  John  Baker,  Jr's  (10th)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Loanimi 
Baldwin's  (38th)  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Aug.,  1775. 

Michall,  Benjamin.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Tuckerman's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Vose's 
regt.;  muster  roll  for  Dec,  1777,  sworn  to  at  Camp  near  Valley  Forge ;  enlisted 
Feb.  10,  1777 ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

Michall,  Stephen..  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  Badlam's  co..  Col.  Loaninii  Baldwin's  (26th) 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  June,  1776,  dated  New  York. 

Michel,  .  List  of  prisoners  appearing  in  a  return  of  the  main  guard,  dated  Cam- 
bridge, Sept.  13,  1775,  signed  by  Ephraim  Corey,  Captain  of  the  guard ;  said 
Michel,  of  Capt.  Smith's  co.,  confined  5  nights  by  James  Pittes  for  theft. 

Michel'  Abner,  Lunenburg.  Private,  Capt.  John  Nutting's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
William  Prescott's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service, 
6  days ;  also,  Capt.  John  Nutting's  co.,  Col.  William  Prescott's  regt. ;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  25,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  8  days;  also,  com- 
pany return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  2,  1775. 

Michel,  Asaph.  Private,  1st  Lieut.  Solomon  Stevens's  detachment  from  Capt.  Silas 
Fowler's  co..  Col.  John  Mosley's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  21,  1776; 
returned  Nov.  17,  1776;  service,  28  days;  detachment  marched  under  command 
of  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Robinson  to  reinforce  Northern  army.  Roll  dated 
South  wick. 

Michel,  Benjamin.  Corporal,  Capt.  Joshua  Tobey's  co. ;  enlisted  July  18,  1775;  ser- 
vice, 5  mos.  26  days.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Middlesex  Co. 

Michel,  Benjamin.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Micah  Hamlen's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Marshal's 
regt. ;  service  from  Aug.  1,  1776,  to  Oct.  31,  1776,  3  mos. 

Michel,  Benjamin.  Private,  Capt.  Ward  Swift's  co..  Col.  Freeman's  regt.;  service, 
4  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth  Sept.  6,  1778. 

Michel,  Caleb,  Exeter.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Isaac  Sherman's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Gerrish's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  engaged  Sept.  11,  1775  [service  not  given]. 

Michel,  Cuff,  Bridgewater.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Hayden's  co..  Gen.  John  Thomas's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  15,  1775;  service,  2  mos.,  3 
weeks,  1  day. 

Michel,  David.  List  of  men  raised  in  Berkshire  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from 
the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20, 1778,  returned 
as  mustered  by  Henry  Rutgers,  Jr.,  Deputy  Muster  Master,  dated  Fishkill,  Aug. 
1,  1778;  engaged  for  town  of  Stockbridge;  arrived  at  Fishkill  May  31,  1778. 

Michel,  Day,  Bradford.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Johnson's  co..  Col.  Titcomb's  regt.; 
arrived  at  place  of  rendezvous  April  27,  1777;  discharged  June  27,  1777;  service, 
2  mos.  10  days,  including  travel  (171  miles)  to  place  of  rendezvous  and  from 
place  of  discharge  home ;  company  raised  to  serve  for  2  months  from  time  of 
their  arrival  at  Providence,  R.  I.    Roll  dated  Bristol. 

Michel,  Elijah,  Greenfield.  Private,  Caiit.  Agrippa  Wells's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Wil- 
liams's regt.  of  Minute-men,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  left  place  of  rendezvous  May  30,  1775,  and  returned 
home  ;  service,  30  days  ;  also,  Capt.  Timothy  Childs's  (Greenfield)  co..  Col.  David 
Field's  regt.;  service,  4  days;  company  marched  on  the  alarm  at  Bennington  of 
Aug.  14,  1777. 


718  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND  SAILORS 

Michel,  "  Elionah."  Sergeant,  Capt.  Thomas  Crandon's  co. ;  engaged  July  17,  1775; 
service,  5  raos.  17  days,  in  defence  of  seacoast. 

Michel,  Eliphaz,  Bridgewater.  Private,  Capt.  James  Allen's  co..  Gen.  Thomas's 
regt. ;  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  reported  enlisted  into  the 
artillery  June  7,  1775. 

Michel,  Elisha.  Private,  Capt.  David  Pixley's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt. ;  entered 
service  June  30,  1777;  service,  22  days;  company  served  until  July  26,  1777,  in 
Northern  department. 

Michel,  James,  Cape  Elizabeth.  Private,  Capt.  Adam  Martin's  co.,  Col.  Nathan 
Tyler's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Dec,  1779,  sworn  to  at  Newport,  allowing  1  mo.  10 
days  service  at  Rhode  Island,  including  travel  (200  miles)  home. 

Michel,  John,  Boston.  List  of  men  raised  for  Continental  service  from  Col.  Benjamin 
Hawes's  (4th  Suffolk  Co.)  regt.  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Boston;  engaged 
for  town  of  Medfield;  joined  Capt.  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Alden's  regt.;  term,  during 
war;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Maynard's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's 
(7th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781,  sworn  to  at  Peekskill;  term,  during  war; 
reported  on  command  with  light  infantry. 

[M]iCHEL,  [John].  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
Suflfolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  March  16,  1777;  Capt.  Burbank's  co.,  Col.  Brewer's 
regt. 

Michel,  John.  Private,  Lieut.  Joel  Whitney's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Foster's  (Lincoln 
Co.)  regt. ;  service  between  July  16,  1777,  and  date  of  discharge,  Oct.  7,  1777,  1 
mo.  13  days ;  company  called  out  to  serve  at  Machias  "  this  Summer  Past  Several 
Times." 

Michel,  John.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  11th  co., 
Col.  John  Cushing's  (2d  Plymouth  Co.)  regt.,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Ichabod 
Bonney,  dated  Pembroke,  Feb.  16,  1778;  engaged  for  town  of  Pembroke;  joined 
Capt.  Scott's  CO.,  Col.  David  Heneley's  (Henley's)  regt.;  term,  3  years. 

Michel,  Joshua.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  March  16,  1777;  Capt.  Lane's  co..  Col.  Nixon's  regt. 

Michel,  Mbdau.  Capt.  Sylvanus  Smith's  (l&t)  co.,  5th  Mass.  regt.  commanded  by 
Lieut.  Col.  David  Cobb;  muster  roll  for  Feb.,  1783;  John  Davis  reported  as  hav- 
ing taken  the  place  of  said  Michel. 

Michel,  Nash.  Private,  Capt.  Roswell  Downing's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashly's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  entered  service  Sept.  19,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  19,  1777;  service,  31 
days,  at  Stillwater.    Roll  certified  at  Sheffield  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Fellows. 

Michel,  Peter.  List  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Wood's  co.  who  took  the  oath  in 
Middlesex  Co.  May  27,  1775,  required  by  Congress  to  be  taken  by  the  Mass. 
army. 

Michel,  Richard,  Arundel  (also  given  Acton).  Capt.  Jesse  Dorman's  co..  Col.  James 
Scammon's  (30th)  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated 
Cambridire,  Oct.  27,  1775 ;  also,  enlistment  agreement,  dated  Oct.  -,  1775,  signed 
by  said  Michel  and  others,  engaging  themselves  to  serve  for  1  year  from  the  last 
day  of  Dec.  "  next "  unless  sooner  discharged ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve 
in  the  Continental  Army,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Simon  Hunt  to  Col.  Eleazer 
Brooks,  dated  Sept.  5,  1777;  residence,  Acton;  engaged  for  town  of  Acton; 
joined  Capt.  Parker's  co..  Col.  Allden's  regt. ;  term,  3  years  or  during  war;  also, 
list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Col.  Denny's  regt.,  as 
returned  by  Capt.  David  Prouty,  dated  Spencer,  Feb.  13,  1778 ;  residence,  Arun- 
del; engaged  for  town  of  Spencer;  joined  Capt.  Stone's  co.,  Col.  Brewer's  regt.; 
term,  during  war. 


m  THE  WAR  OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  719 

Michel,  "Rothias,"  Bridgewater.  Private,  Capt.  James  Allen's  co..  Gen.  Thomas's 
regt. ;  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

Michel,  Samuel,  Wells.  Private,  Capt.  Adam  Martin's  co.,  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's  regt. ; 
pay  roll  for  Dec,  1779,  sworn  to  at  Newport,  allowing  1  mo.  9  days  service  at 
Rhode  Island,  including  travel  (180  miles)  home. 

Michel,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Luke  Hitchcock's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  term,  during  war;  reported  on 
extra  duty  as  a  sapper. 

Michel,  Thomas,  Boston.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master 
for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Oct.  26,  1777;  Col.  Crane's  regt. 

Michel,  Thomas,  Stoughton.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Talbot's  co.,  Col.  Lemuel  Robin- 
son's regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  2  days. 

Michel,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  King's  co..  Col.  John  Daggit's  regt.;  entered 
service  Aug.  28, 1778 ;  discharged  Sept.  1,  1778 ;  service,  5  days,  at  Rhode  Island  ; 
company  detached  from  militia;  roll  swoi-n  to  at  Taunton ;  also,  Capt.  Pelatiah 
Eddy's  CO.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's  regt.;  enlisted  March  23,  1779;  discharged 
April  15,  1779 ;  service,  24  days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  company  detached  from  militia 
and  marched  from  Taunton  to  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

Michel,  Timothy,  Bridgewater.  Private,  Capt.  James  Allen's  co..  Gen.  Thomas's 
regt. ;  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

Michell,  Bela,  North  Yarmouth.  Fifer,  Capt.  John  Worthley's  co..  Col.  Edmund 
Phinney's  (31st)  regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775],  dated  Fort  No.  2, 
Cambridge;  enlisted  May  8, 1775. 

Michell,  David,  Stockbridge.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Berkshire  Co.  for  the 
term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill;  Capt.  Marsh's  co., 
Col.  Rosister's  (Rossiter's)  regt. ;  age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  6  ft. ;  complexion,  dark; 
residence,  Stockbridge;  arrived  at  Fishkill  May  21,  1778. 

Michell,  George.  1st  Lieutenant,  brig  "Adventure,"  commanded  by  Capt.  James 
Morris;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co.,  Sept.  26, 
1780;  age,  30  yrs.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  sandy;  birthplace,  Philadelphia. 

Michell,  Jonathan,  North  Yarmouth.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Worthley's  co..  Col. 
Edmund  Phinney's  (31st)  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775],  dated 
Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge;  enlisted  May  8,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge,  Nov.  2,  1775. 

Michell,  Richard,  Arundel.  Private,  Capt.  Jesse  Dorman's  co.,  Col.  James  Scara- 
mon'sregt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  May  8, 1775;  service,  3  mos. 

Michell,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Briant  Morton's  co. ;  service  from  March  1,  1776, 
to  May  31,  1776;  company  stationed  at  Cape  Elizabeth  and  Scarborough  for  de- 
fence of  seacoast. 

Michener,  Matthew.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Knight's  co. ;  enlisted  July  28,  1775; 
service,  5  mos.,  2  weeks,  3  days;  company  stationed  at  Falmouth,  Cumberland 
Co.,  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Michil,  Hugh,  Pittsfield.  Private,  Capt.  David  Noble's  co.  of  Minute-men  and  militia, 
Col.  Paterson's  regt.,  which  marched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
entered  service  April  22,  1775;  service,  7  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army. 

Mickel,  Hugh.  Receipt  dated  Richmond,  Feb.  25,  1781,  for  bounty  paid  said  Mickel 
by  Solomon  Dewey  and  Amos  Patterson,  a  committee  of  the  town  of  Richmond, 
to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years. 


720  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  A:!^D   SAILORS 

MiCKELHA,  Robert.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Palmor's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt.;  ser- 
vice, 8  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth  and  Falmouth  in  Sept.,  1778.  Roll  sworn 
to  in  Barnstable  Co. 

MiCKELou,  John.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army,  as  returned  by  Noah  Goodman,  Superintendent;  age,  36  j'rs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  occupation,  farmer;  engaged 
Aug.  18,  1781 ;  term,  3  years. 

MiCKELs,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Lemont's  co..  Col.  John  Allan's  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  3,  1777;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  9  days,  including 
12  days  (240  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  for  defence  of  Machias;  also, 
Capt.  Benjamin  Lemont's  co.,  Maj.  William  Lithgow's  detachment;  enlisted  Sept. 
15,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  18  days,  near  Penobscot. 

MicKELs,  WILLIA3I.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Lemont's  co..  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's 
regt. ;  enlisted  May  10,  1781 ;  service  to  Dec.  1, 1781,  6  mos.  20  days,  near  Penob- 
scot.   Roll  sworn  to  in  Lincoln  Co. 

MicKNALY,  James.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  9  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  9,  1779,  returned  as  received  of 
Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Capt.  James  Tisdale,  at  Springfield,  Aug.  23,  1779; 
Capt.  Hunt's  co..  Col.  Faulkner's  regt.;  age,  27  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  com- 
plexion, light;  engaged  for  town  of  Newton. 

MicuEN,  Archelais,  Wellfleet.  Private,  Capt.  Isaiah  Higgins's  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Marshall's  regt.;  entered  service  June  6,  1776;  service  to  Aug.  1,  1776,  1  mo.  26 
days. 

MiDAN, .  Lieutenant,  1st  Pennsylvania  battalion ;  list  of  officers  returned  as  prison- 
ers, dated  New  York,  Sept.  5,  1776. 

MiDDELTON,  Thomas,  Boston.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army, 
as  returned  by  Capt.  Benjamin  Farrar  to  Col.  Moses  Whelock,  at  Westborough ; 
residence,  Boston ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Upton ;  joined  Capt.  Brown's  co..  Col. 
Bigelow's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  j'ears ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Brown's  co.. 
Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
May  8,  1777,  to  July  19,  1778;  residence,  Boston;  credited  to  town  of  Boston; 
reported  died  July  19,  1778 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Jan. -Aug., 
1777,  dated  Van  Schaick's  Island;  enlisted  May  8,  1777;  reported  on  command 
at  Worcester ;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  by  Capt.  Joshua  Brown  of  Col.  Bige- 
low's regt.,  dated  Feb.  3,  1778;  mustered  by  Suffolk  Co.  Muster  Master. 

MiDDETON,  Sam.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk 
Co.,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  8,  1777;  Capt.  James  Gray's  co..  Col.  Marshall's  regt. 

Middle,  John,  Sturbridge.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  14th  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's  (Worcester  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Feb.  27, 1778 ; 
residence,  Sturbridge ;  engaged  for  town  of  Sturbridge ;  joined  Capt.  Asa  Coburn's 
CO.,  Col.  Alden's  regt.     [See  John  Meddel.] 

Middlesex, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Middlesix,  Midlesex.] 

Middlesex,  Saleji.  Private,  Capt.  Francis  Brown's  co..  Col.  Mcintosh's  regt..  Gen. 
Lovell's  brigade  [service  not  given]  ;  company  served  at  Rhode  Island  in  July, 
Aug.,  and  Sept.,  1778. 

Middlesix,  Salem.  Private,  Capt.  John  Hartwell's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt. ; 
service,  5  days ;  mileage  from  Lincoln  to  camp  and  return  (40  miles)  allowed : 
company  called  out  at  the  time  of  fortifying  Dorchester  Heights  March  4,  1776 ; 
also,  Capt.  Abraham  Andrews's  co..  Col.  Cyprian  How's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  27, 
1780;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  7  days;  regiment  detached  from 
Middlesex  Co.  militia  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  721 

MiLiDLETox,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Middelton,  Middeton, 

Middletown,  Midleton.] 

MiDDLETON,  Douglas,  Salem.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  1st  Essex  Co.  regt.,  sworn  to  at  Salem,  Feb.  5,  1778,  by  Joseph  Sprague,  1st 
military  officer  of  the  town  of  Salem ;  residence,  Salem ;  engaged  for  town  of 
Salem;  joined  Capt.  Winship's  co..  Col.  Putnam's  regt.;  term,  3  years;  also, 
Private,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  April  10,  1780. 

MiDDLETON,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Bartholomew  York's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's 
(18th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Boston,  July  15,  1777 ;  enlisted  May  22,  1776,  by 
Capt.  York.     [See  Samuel  Middletown.] 

MiDDLETON,  John,  Boston.  Matross,  Capt.  John  Gill's  (6th)  co..  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's 
(Artillery)  regt.;  service  from  Feb.  1,  1777,2  mos.  15  days;  reported  as  having 
been  drummed  out  of  the  regiment;  company  served  until  Maj-  8,  1777. 

MiDDLETON,  Lawrence.  Boy,  ship  "General  Putnam,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Daniel 
Waters  ;  engaged  July  9  (also  given  July  12) ,  1779 ;  service  to  Sept.  7, 1779,  1  mo. 
28  days,  on  Penobscot  expedition.     Roll  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. 

MiDDLETON,  Peter,  Haverhill.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Eaton's  co..  Col.  Edward 
Wiggelsworth's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  from  Ticonderoga 
in  1776,  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co.,  Jan.  31,  1777 ;  220  miles  travel  allowed  said  Mid- 
dleton ;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Eaton's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  regt.;  enlisted 
Aug.  15,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30  (also  given  Nov.  29),  1777;  service,  3  mos.  29 
days,  on  expedition  to  the  Noi-thward,  including  13  days  (260  miles)  travel  home; 
also,  Capt.  Jonathan  Foster's  co..  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  1, 
1778 ;  company  stationed  at  Middleton,  R.  I.,  for  6  months  ;  also,  Capt.  Jonathan 
Evans's  co..  Col.  AVade's  regt.;  enlisted  July  1,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1779; 
service,  6  mos.  7  days,  at  North  Kingston,  R.  I.,  including  6  days  (115  miles) 
travel  home ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Newburyport ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll 
dated  North  Kingston,  Nov.  6, 1778 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  rolls  sworn 
to  at  East  Greenwich,  Sept.  17,  Sept.  22,  Oct.  14,  and  Nov.  13,  1778;  enlistment 
to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779. 

MiDDLETON,  Richard,  Marblehead.  Return  dated  Boxford,  of  men  mustered  by 
John  Gushing,  Muster  Master  for  Essex  Co.,  to  join  the  Continental  Army  for  the 
term  of  9  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  9,  1779;  also,  descriptive  list  of 
men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely, 
Commissioner,  by  Capt.  James  Tisdale,  at  Springfield,  Aug.  23,  1779;  Capt.  Her- 
rick's  CO.,  Col.  Hutchinson's  regt. ;  age,  35  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in  ;  complexion, 
sandy;  engaged  for  town  of  Topsfield;  also,  company  receipt  for  equipments, 
given  to  Capt.  James  Tisdale,  dated  Springfield,  Aug.  22, 1779 ;  also,  Capt.  Spurr's 
CO.;  entered  service  July  29,  1779;  discharged  May  29,  1780;  term,  9  months; 
also.  Private,  Capt.  John  Spurr's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (6th)  regt.;  payrolls 
for  Sept.,  1779-June,  1780 ;  reported  discharged  April  29, 1780;  also,  same  co.  and 
regt.;  pay  rolls  for  Jul3'-Sept.,  1780;  enlisted  July  12,  1780;  also,  list  of  men 
raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having 
passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  account 
sworn  to  in  Essex  Co.,  Jan.  14,  1782,  rendered  by  the  Selectmen  of  Topsfield,  of 
bounties  paid  said  Middleton  and  others  for  engaging  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  for  3  years  or  during  the  war,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780;  said 
Middleton  received  bounty  of  Class  No.  11,  John  Peabody,  Chairman. 

MiDDLETON,  Samuel,  Haverhill.  Private,  Capt.  James  Gray's  CO.,  Col.  Thomas  Mar- 
shall's regt. ;  abstract  for  advance  pay,  mileage  to  camp,  etc.,  dated  July  15, 1776 ; 
also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  service  from  date  of  enlistment,  Aug.  1,  1776,  to  Nov.  1, 
1776,  3  mos. ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1776. 


722  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AOT)   SAILORS 

MiDDLETON,  Samuel,  Haverhill  (also  given  Pepperellborough).  Sergeant,  Capt. 
Daniel  Hills's  co.  of  militia,  Col.  Johnson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of 
April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge,  under  command  of  Lieut.  Samuel  Clements ;  service, 
5  days;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Cogswell's  co..  Col.  Baldwin's  regt.;  pay  abstracts 
for  Feb.,  March,  and  May,  1776;  also,  26th  regt. ;  account  of  articles  lost  at  the 
evacuation  of  New  York  Sept.  14,  177G;  also,  Ensign,  Col.  Wesson's  regt. ;  Conti- 
nental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  March  1,  1779 ;  reported 
a  supernumerary  officer  March  1,  1779;  also.  Ensign,  Capt.  Amos  Cogswell's  co., 
Col.  James  Wesson's  regt.;  return  dated  Jan.  25,  1778;  residence,  Haverhill; 
also.  Col.  Wesson's  regt. ;  return  of  officers  for  clothing,  dated  Boston,  Oct.  19, 
1778;  also,  list  of  officers  belonging  to  Col.  James  Wesson's  (9th)  regt.  who  died 
or  were  discharged  subsequent  to  Jan.  -,  1777,  as  certified  by  Col.  Wesson,  at 
West  Point,  Sept.  12, 1779;  reported  a  supernumerary  officer  March  1, 1779;  also, 
1st  Lieutenant;  list  of  officers  appointed  to  command  men  detached  from  militia 
to  reinforce  the  Continental  Armj%  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Oct.  9,  1779 ;  commis- 
sioned Oct.  28,  1779;  said  Middleton,  with  others,  detached  from  Suffolk  Co. 
and  Essex  Co.  brigades ;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Stephen  Webster's  co..  Col. 
Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. ;  engaged  Oct.  14,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  22,  1779;  service, 
1  mo.  19  days,  at  Claverack,  including  travel  (220  miles)  home;  regiment  raised 
in  Suffolk  and  Essex  counties  to  reinforce  army  under  Gen.  Washington. 

Middleton,  Samuel  (also  given  Samuel,  Jr.),  Haverhill  (also  given  Pepperellbor- 
ough). Private,  Capt.  Cogswell's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Wesson's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  15,  1778,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  residence, 
Haverhill ;  credited  to  town  of  Middleton ;  also,  list  of  men  who  reinlisted  be- 
tween Oct.  22,  1779,  and  Nov.  24,  1779,  for  the  war  and  who  received  State  and 
Continental  bounties,  as  returned  by  Maj.  Joseph  Pettengill,  of  9th  Mass.  regt.; 
also,  Drummer,  Capt.  J.  Edes's  co..  Col.  AVesson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Wil- 
liam Watson's  co..  Col.  James  Wesson's  (9th)  regt. ;  return  for  clothing  for  the 
year  1780;  also,  descriptive  list  dated  Hutts,  three  miles  from  West  Point,  Jan. 
28,  1781;  Capt.  Edes's  co.,  9th  Mass.  regt.  commanded  by  Col.  H.  Jackson; 
rank,  Drummer ;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  hair,  dark ; 
occupation,  cordwainer;  residence,  Haverhill ;  enlisted  Nov.  2,  1779,  by  Ensign 
■  Davis;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  list  of  men  entitled  to  $20  or  200  acres  of 
land,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  March  5, 1801 ;  1st  Mass.  regt. ;  residence,  Haverhill. 

Middleton,  Samuel.  Account  of  wages,  billeting,  etc.,  due  said  Middleton  and 
others  for  the  month  of  Dec.  [1775],  dated  Camp  Mt.  Washington,  Sept.  26,  1776; 
receipt  for  amount,  given  to  Benjamin  Heywood,  Paymaster,  4th  regt.,  is  signed 
by  Capt.  Moses  McFarland. 

Middleton,  Thomas,  Boston.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army, 
as  returned  by  Col.  Benjamin  Gill ;  residence,  Boston ;  engaged  for  town  of 
Upton;  term,  3  years;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster 
Master  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  May  11,  1777;  Capt.  Brown's  co..  Col. 
Bigelow's  regt. 

Middleton,  Thomas.  Matross,  Capt.  Joseph  Balch's  (3d)  co..  Col.  Crafts's  (Artillery) 
regt.;  abstract  for  advance  pay,  etc.,  sworn  to  at  Boston,  Oct.  22,  1776;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  4,  1776 ;  service  to  Nov.  1,  1776,  I  mo.  27  days. 

Middleton,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  Adam  Wheeler's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's 
(4th)  regt. ;  regimental  return  dated  North  Castle,  Nov.  9, 1776;  reported  deserted 
Oct.  17,  1776. 

Middleton,  William.  Seaman,  sloop  "Providence,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Paul  Jones;  list  of  officers  and  men  entitled  to  prize  shares  in  the  ship  "Alex- 
ander," captured  Sept.  20, 1776. 


IN  THE   WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  723 

MiDDLETOWN,  Samuel.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Thomas  Cogswell's  cc,  Col.  L.  Baldwin's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  April,  1776. 

MiDDLETOWN,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Bartholomew  York's  (late  Capt.  John  Rice's) 
CO.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George, 
Dee.  8,  1776;  enlisted  May  22,  1776;  reported  discharged  Sept.  20,  1776.  [See 
James  Middleton.] 

MiDDLETOWN,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  Bartholomew  York's  (late  Capt.  John  Rice's) 
CO.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George, 
Dec.  8,  1776 ;  enlisted  June  5,  1776 ;  reported  discharged  Sept.  20,  1776. 

MiDLESEx,  Salem.  Receipt  given  to  Capt.  John  Hartwell,  of  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's 
regt.,  dated  Lincoln,  Sept.  21,  1776,  signed  by  said  Midlesex  and  others,  for 
wages  due  for  service  at  the  time  of  taking  Dorchester  Heights  in  March,  1776. 

MiDLETON,  Douglas,  Salem.  Private,  Colonel's  co..  Col.  Putnam's  regt.;  Continen- 
tal Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  10, 1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779;  residence, 
Salem;  credited  to  town  of  Salem;  also,  Capt.  John  Williams's  co.,  Col.  R.  Put- 
nam's regt.;  return  dated  Albany,  Feb.  9,  1778;  mustered  by  John  Gushing,  Esq. 

MiDLETON,  Peter.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Lindsey's  co. ;  service  from  Dec.  10, 
1776,  to  March  18,  1777,  3  mos.  9  days ;  company  raised  in  Marblehead  to  rein- 
force Continental  Army;  affidavit  dated  Marblehead,  June  25,  1840,  made  by 
Nathaniel  Lindsey,  son  of  Capt.  Lindsey,  on  reverse  of  roll,  declares  same  to  be 
a  true  copy  of  the  original  found  among  his  father's  papers  and  that  the  service 
was  rendered  at  Rhode  Island. 

MiDLETON,  Samuel,  Haverhill.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  1st  Haverhill  co.,  as  returned  by  Lieut.  Israel  Bartlet,  dated  Haverhill,  Feb. 
12,  1778,  and  endorsed  "  Cap't  Nath'l  Marsh;"  residence,  Haverhill;  engaged 
for  town  of  Haverhill ;  joined  Capt.  Walcut's  co..  Col.  Marshal's  regt. ;  term  to 
expire  Jan.  -,  1780. 

MiDLETON,  Samuel,  Jr.,  Haverhill.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  from  1st  Haverhill  co.,  as  returned  by  Lieut.  Israel  Bartlet,  dated  Haverhill, 
Feb.  12,  1778,  and  endorsed  "Cap't  Nath'l  Marsh;"  residence,  Haverhill;  en- 
gaged for  town  of  Haverhill ;  joined  Capt.  Amos  Cogswell's  co..  Col.  Weston's 
(Wesson's)  regt. ;  term  to  expire  Jan.  -,  1780. 

MiDRiCKs,  Thomas.  Capt.  Richard  Dodge's  (3d)  co. ;  return  of  casualties  of  the 
several  companies  in  38th  regt.  made  by  Lieut.  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin,  dated 
Chelsea,  Sept.  -,  1775;  reported  enlisted  into  the  train  June  19  [1775]. 

MiEGHT,  Benjamin.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Graves's  co..  Col.  David  Leonard's  regt. ; 
enlisted  May  8,  1777;  discharged  July  8,  1777;  service,  70  days,  at  the  North- 
ward, including  10  days  (206  miles)  travel  from  camp. 

MiELDS,  Ezekiel,  Hatfield.  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Chapin's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
John  Fellows's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of 
April  19,  1775;  service  to  April  26,  1775,  15  days,  including  travel  (200  miles) 
from  home  and  return. 

MiELS,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Hamilton's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt.; 
pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  dated  Brookfield,  Feb.  17,  1777 ;  140  miles 
travel  allowed  said  Miels. 

MiER,  John,  Walthara.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by 
Brig.  Gen.  Patersou  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780. 

MiERS, Matross,  Capt.  John  Popkin's  co.,  Col.  Richard  Gridley's  regt.;  muster 

roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  25,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  12  days;  reported 
promoted  to  Sergeant  June  23,  1775,  in  place  of  Sergt.  Bryan,  promoted. 


724  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   A^D   SAILORS 

MiERs,  Adam,  Machias.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
Col.  Edward  Mitchell's  regt.,  dated  Bridgewater,  March  30,  1778 ;  residence, 
Machias ;  engaged  for  town  of  Bridgewater ;  joined  Capt.  Robert  Allen's  co..  Col. 
Alden's  regt. ;  term,  dui-ing  war. 

MiEKs,  James.  General  order  dated  Headquarters,  Ticonderoga,  Sept.  7,  1776,  taken 
from  Col.  Wheelock's  Orderly  Book ;  said  Miers,  Sergeant,  Col.  Phinnie's  regt., 
promoted  to  Ensign,  vice  Ensign  Wats,  promoted. 

MiEiis,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Andrew  Haskell's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  (23d)  regt. ; 
return  for  equipments  [year  not  given,  probably  1775]  ;  reported  deserted. 

MiEKS,  Michael.  Descriptive  list  of  deserters  from  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th)  regt., 
made  up  from  Jan.  1, 1777,  to  June  1, 1780 ;  Maj.  Ball's  co. ;  age,  29  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  hair,  black ;  enlistment,  during  war ;  deserted  June 
15, 1777  ;  reported  a  foreigner ;  also  reported  as  having  left  regiment  at  Peekskill. 

MiFFER,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Webb's  co..  Col.  William  Sheppard's  regt. ;  Conti- 
nental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  28,  1777,  to  April  26,  1777; 
reported  deserted.     [See  William  Messer.] 

MiFFERER,  Peter.  Seaman,  frigate  "  Boston,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel  Tucker; 
engaged  April  4, 1779 ;  reported  sick  and  sent  ashore.  Roll  made  up  for  advance 
pay  for  1  month. 

MiFFERT,  Fra's  a.  Matross,  Col.  Crane's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by 
the  town  of  Boston  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched 
July  1,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  25,  1780;  service,  6  mos.  5  days,  including  travel 
(10  days)  home. 

MiGALL,  Nathax.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Chapin's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards ;  enlisted  July  10,  1778 ;  discharged  Dec.  31, 1778 ;  service,  5  mos.  23  days ; 
company  detached  from  militia  of  Hampshire  Co.  to  guard  stores  at  Springfield 
and  Brookfield  for  6  months  from  July  1,  1778.    Roll  dated  Springfield. 

MiGHALL,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  Shubael  Willmark's  (Willmarth's)  CO.,  Col.  Benja- 
min Symonds's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  April  26;  discharged  May  19  [year 
not  given,  probably  1778]  ;  service,  24  days;  company  called  out  by  order  of 
Maj.  Gen.  Gates  to  march  to  Saratoga. 

MiGHEL,  AsAHEL,  Springfield.  Private,  Capt.  Eliphalet  Thorp's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John 
Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  reported  on 
command  with  artificers;  also,  muster  rolls  for  April  and  May,  1781,  dated  West 
Point;  reported  on  command  with  light  infantry;  also,  list  of  men  who  died  or 
were  discharged  subsequent  to  Jan.  1,  1781 ;  said  Mighel  discharged  June  8,  1783, 
by  Gen.  Washington,  term  of  enlistment  having  expired ;  also,  list  of  men  entitled 
to  honorary  badges  for  long  and  faithful  service ;  said  Mighel  served  from  March 
15,  1777;  entitled  to  1  stripe. 

MiGHELL,  Abner.  Private,  Capt.  John  Sherman's  co..  Col.  Gideon  Burt's  regt. ; 
entered  service  June  16,  1782 ;  service,  6  days  ;  mileage  to  and  from  Northampton 
(90  miles)  allowed  said  Mighell ;  company  marched  to  Springfield  and  Northamp- 
ton in  support  of  the  government  and  was  allowed  horse  rations. 

Mighell.  Asahel,  Williamsburg  (also  given  Springfield).  Private,  Capt.  Reed's  co., 
Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 
1780,  to  Dec.  31, 1780 ;  residence,  Williamsburg ;  also,  Capt.  Eliphalet  Thorp's  CO., 
Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  June,  1781 ;  also,  muster  roll 
for  July,  1781,  dated  Phillipsborough  ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1781, 
dated  Peekskill;  reported  on  command  with  light  infantry  from  June,  1781; 
also,  muster  rolls  for  Oct.,  1781-Jan.,  1782,  dated  York  Hntts;  also,  muster  roll 
for  Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts  and  sworn  to  at  West  Point;  reported  on  fur- 
lough;  also,  descriptive  list  dated  Feb.  20,  1782;  Capt.  Eliphalet  Thorp's  co., 


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MiGHELL,  AsAHEL,  Continued. 

Lieut.  Col.  J.  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  age,  36  (also  given  45)  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7 
in.;  complexion,  light  ((also  given  fair) ;  hair,  dark  (also  given  brown) ;  occu- 
pation, carpenter ;  birthplace,  Brimfield;  residence,  Springfield ;  enlisted  for  town 
of  Williamsburg;  enlisted  March  -,  1777,  by  Capt.  Reed;  enlistment,  during 
war;  also,  Private,  4th  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  inspection  return  for 
May,  1782,  and  an  account  of  clothing  received  between  Nov.  1,  1781,  and  May 
31,  1782 ;  reported  on  duty  as  a  carpenter. 

MiGHELL,  Nathan,  Williamsburg.  Private,  Lieut.  Abel  Thayer's  detachment  of 
Minute-men,  which  marched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service 
from  April  21  to  April  27,  1775,  7  days;  also,  Capt.  Abel  Thayer's  co..  Col.  John 
Fellows's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  28,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  11  days ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dor- 
chester, Nov.  7,  1775. 

MiGHELLES,  Thomas.  Capt.  Hugh  Maxwell's  co.,  Col.  Prescott's  regt. ;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Sewall's  Point,  Dec.  27, 1775. 

MiGHELLS,  Aarox.  Ist  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Joseph  Browning's  (4th)  co..  Col.  John 
Bliss's  (1st  Hampshire  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers;  commissioned 
June  5,  1779. 

MiGHELLS,  AsAHEL,  WilHamsburg.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Bonney's  co..  Col. 
Samuel  Brewer's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  dated  Chesterfield, 
March  13,  1777 ;  106  miles  travel  allowed  said  Mighells ;  company  marched  to 
Ticonderoga  to  reinforce  Northern  army ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Samuel  Fairfield,  dated  Feb.  10,  1778; 
residence,  Williamsburg;  engaged  for  town  of  Williamsburg;  joined  Capt.  Luke 
Day's  CO.,  Col.  Alden's  regt.;  term,  during  war. 

MiGHELLS,  Daniel.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780,  returned  as  received 
of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  21, 
1780;  age,  33  .yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for  town  of 
Ashfield;  marched  to  camp  July  21,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Isaac  Pope. 

MiGHELLS,  Thomas,  Deerfield.  Private,  Capt.  Hugh  Maxwell's  co..  Col.  Prescott's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  28,  1775;  service,  95  days. 

MiGHELLS,  Thomas,  Monson  (also  given  Brimfield  and  South  Hadley).  List  of  men 
raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Reuben  Munn's  9th  (1st 
Monson)  co..  Col.  John  Bliss's  regt.;  engaged  for  town  of  Monson;  engaged 
March  1,  1778;  joined  Capt.  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Marshell's  regt.;  term,  3  years; 
also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  9th  co.,  Col.  John 
Bliss's  (1st  Hampshire  Co.)  regt.,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Caleb  Keep;  residence, 
Monson;  also.  Private,  2d  co..  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  (10th)  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  22,  1778,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  residence, 
Brimfield;  credited  to  town  of  Monson;  also,  Capt.  Josiah  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Mar- 
shall's regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.  and  April,  1779,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted 
Feb.  22  (also  given  March  22),  1778;  also,  descriptive  list  endorsed  "  W  point 
January  11th  1781 ; "  Capt.  William  Parks's  (also  given  2d)  co..  Col.  Benjamin 
Tupper's  (10th)  regt.;  age,  32  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  dark  (also 
given  light)  ;  hair,  dark  (also  given  brown) ;  residence.  South  Hadley  (also  given 
Monson)  ;  engaged  Dec.  27,  1779,  by  Capt.  Smith;  term,  during  war;  also.  Ser- 
geant, Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt.;  service  from  Jan.  1,  1781,  24  mos. 

MiGHELS,  Daniel.  Private,  Lieut.  Ephraim  Jennings's  co..  Col.  David  Field's  (Hamp- 
shire Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  21,  1777;  service, 
a  days,  on  expedition  to  the  Northward  at  the  time  of  the  battle  of  Bennington  ; 
roll  dated  Ashfield  and  sworn  to  at  Deerfield ;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Hunt's  (4th) 


726  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

MiGHELS,  Daniel,  continued. 

CO.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  (16th)  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  June  and  July,  1780;  joined 
July  19,  1780;  term,  6  months. 

MiGHELS,  Nathaniel,  Wilbraham.  Private,  Capt.  Paul  Langdon's  (Wilbraham)  co. 
of  Minute-men,  which  marched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  said 
Mighels  marched  April  20,  1775;  service,  9  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army 
April  29,  1775 ;  also,  Capt.  Paul  Langdon's  co..  Col.  Timothy  Danielson's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  29,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  10  days; 
also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equiva- 
lent in  money  dated  Roxbur}',  Dec.  25,  1775. 

MiGHiELSE,  Simon.  Marine,  State  ship  "Tartar,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Cath- 
cart;  engaged  May  15,  1782;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1782;  service,  6  mos.  6  days. 
Roll  sworn  to  at  Boston. 

MiGHiL,  AsAHEL.  Private,  Capt.  Eliphalet  Thorp's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's 
(7th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Feb.  and  March,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  reported 
on  command  with  light  tnfantrj'. 

MiGHiL,  Thomas.  Captain  ;  return  of  officers  of  Col.  Samuel  Gerrish's  regt. ;  ordered 
in  Provincial  Congress  May  27,  1775,  that  commissions  be  delivered  said  officers. 

MiGHiLL,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Miels,  Migall,  Mighall, 

Mighel,  Mighell,  Mighelles,    Mighells,   Mighels,    Mighielse,    Mighil,   Mighills, 
Mighles,  Mighls,  Miles,  Milles,  Mills,  Myhler.] 

MiGHiLL,  Aaron,  Brimfield.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Joseph  Thompson's  co.  of  Minute- 
men,  Col.  Timothy  Danielson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775;  service  to  April  29,  1775,  16!^  days,  travel  (144  miles)  included;  also.  Lieu- 
tenant, Capt.  John  Morgan's  co.  [service  not  given]  ;  company  detached  from 
militia  of  Hampshire  and  Worcester  counties  to  guard  stores  and  magazines  at 
Springfield  and  Brookfield  and  served  between  Dec.  26,  1777,  and  July  1,  1778; 
also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Joseph  Browning's  (4th)  co.,  1st  Hampshire  Co.  regt. 
of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers;  commissioned  Oct.  2,  1778. 

MiGHiLL,  Akner,  Brimfield.  Private,  Capt.  James  Sherman's  co.,  Col.  Pyncheon's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  5  days. 

MiGHiLL,  AsAHEL,  Williamsburg.  Private,  Capt.  Day's  co..  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th) 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  15,  1777,  to  Dec. 
31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Luke  Day's  co..  Col.  Ichabod  Alden's  regt.;  return  dated 
Jan.  11, 1778;  residence,  Williamsburg;  enlisted  for  town  of  Williamsburg;  mus- 
tered by  Ruggles  Woodbridge,  Hampshire  Co.  Muster  Master,  and  by  a  Conti- 
nental Muster  Master;  reported  on  furlough;  also,  Capt.  Day's  co.,  (late)  Col. 
Alden's  (6th)  regt. ;  return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  and 
who  had  not  been  absent  subsequently  except  on  furlough,  etc.,  certified  at  Cherry 
Valley,  Feb.  24,  1779;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April, 
1779,  dated  Cherrj'  Valley  and  sworn  to  in  Quarters  at  Fort  Alden. 

MiGHiLL,  Nathan,  Williamsburg.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Thayer's  co..  Col.  John  Fel- 
lows's  (8th)  regt.;  company  return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  -,  1775. 

MiGHiLL,  Thomas,  Monson.  Sergeant,  2d  co..  Col.  Marshall's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  residence, 
Monson. 

MiGHiLL,  Thomas,  Rowley.  Captain  of  a  Rowley  co.  of  Minute-men,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5  days;  also.  Captain,  Col.  Samuel  Ger- 
rish's regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  engaged  April  24,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  15  days;  also,  return  dated  Camp  Brookline,  Aug.  12, 1775;  also,  Captain, 
1st  CO.,  Lieut.  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (late  Col.  Samuel  Gerrish's)  38th  regt.; 
payroll  for  Aug.,  1775;  also,  same  regt.;  returns  between  Aug.  26,  1775,  and 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  727 

MiGHtLL,  Thomas,  continued. 

Dec.  29,  1775,  dated  Camp  at  Sewall's  Point;  reported  on  furlough  on  return 
dated  Oct.  20,  1775 ;  present  and  fit  for  duty  on  return  dated  Nov.  3,  1775 ;  also, 
account  of  rations  allowed  officers  of  the  38th  regt.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col. 
Loamml  Baldwin,  from  July  1,  1775,  to  Dec.  31,  1775,  dated  Chelsea;  said  Mlg- 
hill  credited  with  184  days  allowance ;  also,  return  dated  Cambridge  Camp,  Jan. 
8,  1776,  made  by  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin,  of  commissioned  officers  in  26th  regt.; 
also,  receipt  given  to  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin,  dated  Camp  at  Fort  No.  1,  Feb.  2, 
1776,  signed  b.y  said  Mlghlll,  Captain,  for  money  to  pay  the  officers  and  soldiers 
in  his  company  who  engaged  to  serve  the  month  of  Jan.,  1776 ;  also.  Captain  ;  re- 
turns of  Col.  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt.  stationed  at  No.  1,  Chelsea,  and  Medford, 
dated  Fort  No.  1,  Cambridge,  Feb.  16,  1776,  Chelsea,  Feb.  23,  1776,  and  Fort 
No.  1,  March  2,  1776;  also,  receipt  given  to  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin,  for  ration 
allowance  from  Jan.  1,  1776,  to  April  1,  1776,  dated  New  York;  also,  returns  of 
Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  regt.,  between  April  12,  and  April  27,  1776,  dated  New 
York  ;  also,  same  regt. ;  pay  abstracts  for  Ma.v  and  June,  1776,  dated  New  York ; 
also,  same  regt.;  returns  between  Sept.  21,  1776,  and  Dec.  16,  1776,  dated  New 
Jersey,  English  Neighborhood,  Fort  Constitution,  Camp  at  Mile  Square,  North 
Castle,  and  East  Town ;  said  Mlghlll  reported  as  on  command  on  return  dated 
Nov.  22,  1776;  also,  return  dated  Mlxfield,  Pa.,  Dec.  29,  1776,  of  men  belonging 
to  Col.  Baldwin's  {26th)  regt.  who  marched  on  expedition  to  Trenton,  Dec.  26, 
1776;  also,  receipt  given  to  Col.  Baldwin,  dated  Trenton,  Jan.  1,  1777,  signed  by 
said  Mighill,  Captain,  and  others,  for  bounty  for  non-commissioned  officers  and 
soldiers  who  engaged  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  6  weeks  from  Dec. 
31,  1776;  also.  Captain,  Col.  Baldwin's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance, 
etc.,  on  march  homeward  at  close  of  the  campaign  In  1776,  sworn  to  at  Rowley, 
April  9,  1777;  reported  discharged  355  miles  from  home;  also.  Captain;  list  of 
men  formerly  of  Col.  Baldwin's  regt.  who  tarried  6  weeks  under  Col.  Jacobs 
and  returned  guns  at  Chatham  [year  not  given]  ;  also.  Captain,  Col.  Nathaniel 
Wade's  regt. ;  engaged  July  8,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  14 
days,  including  12  days  (240  miles)  travel  home;  company  raised  in  Newbury, 
Rowley,  and  Ipswich ;  regiment  raised  in  Essex  Co.  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  3  months. 

Mighill,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  John  Morgan's  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  9,  1778;  dis- 
charged Feb.  20,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  12  days;  company  detached  from  militia  of 
Hampshire  and  Worcester  counties  to  guard  stores  and  magazines  at  Brookfield 
and  Springfield. 

MiGHiLLS,  Aaron.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Jonathan  Charles's  (4th)  co.,  1st  Hampshire 
Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  chosen  by  the  several  companies  in  said 
regiment,  as  returned  by  Charles  Pyncheon,  dated  Springfield,  May  21,  1776; 
ordered  in  Council  June  13,  1776,  that  commissions  be  delivered  said  officers; 
reported  commissioned  June  13,  1776. 

MiGHiLLs,  Elihu.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Woodbiidge's  co..  Col.  Brown's  regt. ;  entered 
service  July  8, 1777 ;  discharged  July  26, 1777;  service,  19  days;  company  formed 
part  of  a  detachment  under  Maj.  Caleb  Hide  which  marched  from  Stockbrldge 
on  the  evacuation  of  Tlconderoga. 

Mighills,  Nathan.  Private,  Capt.  Russel  Kellogg's  co..  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbrldge's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  19,  1777;  service,  5  days,  includ- 
ing travel  (35  miles)  home  ;  company  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington. 

Mighills,  Thomas,  Brlmfield.  Descriptive  list  of  deserters  from  Col.  Ellsha  Porter's 
regt.,  dated  July  22,  1776;  Capt.  Lyman's  co. ;  age,  30  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.; 
complexion,  light;  residence,  Brlmfield;  reported  deserted  June  2,  1776. 

Mighills,  Thomas,  Deerfleld.  Private,  Capt.  Hugh  Maxwell's  co.,  Col.  William 
Prescott's  (10th)  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 


728  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND  SAILORS 

MiGHiLLS,  Thomas,  Monson.  Corporal,  Capt.  Freeborn  Moulton's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  Danielson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cam- 
bridge; left  Cambridge  May  2,  1775;  service,  17  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the 
army. 

MiGHiLLs,  Thomas.  Capt.  John  Kalogg's  (Kellogg's)  co.,  Col.  Leonard's  regt.; 
engaged  May  6,  1777;  discharged  July  15,  1777;  service,  71  days,  in  Northern 
department. 

MiGHiLLS,  Timothy,  Monson.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Munn's  co..  Col.  Nicholas 
Dike's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  dated  Roxbury,  Sept.  17, 1776 ;  also,  same 
CO.  and  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  etc.,  dated  Boston,  Nov.  26,  1776 ;  mileage 
for  81  miles  allowed  said  Mighills. 

MiGHLEs,  Daniel.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Ashfield  for  ser- 
vice in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  21,  1780;  discharged 
Dec.  9,  1780;  service,  4  mos.  27  days,  including  travel  (180  miles)  home. 

MiGHLES,  EzEKiEL.  Private,  Col.  Joab  StaflFord's  co.  of  volunteers;  marched  July  16, 
1777;  returned  July  30,  1777;  service,  15  days;  company  marched  from  New 
Providence  by  order  of  Maj.  Gen.  Schuyler  to  reinforce  troops  under  Col.  Warner 
at  Manchester. 

Mighls,  Thomas.  Capt.  Theodore  Bliss's  co..  Col.  John  Paterson's  (26th)  regt.;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dec.  20,  1775. 

MiGHLS,  Timothy.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Winchester's  co..  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's 
regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  24,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  14  days, 
with  Northern  army,  including  8  days  (152  miles)  travel  home. 

MiGLAULiN,  William.  List  of  men  raised  in  Cumberland  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months, 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778,  as  returned  by  Brig.  Lemuel  Thompson, 
dated  Brunswicli,  June  -,  1778;  engaged  for  town  of  Scarborough. 

[Mig]non,  "  Heevy."  Seaman,  brigantine  ""  Freedom,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Clouston ;  engaged  May  16,  1777 ;  discharged  July  9, 1777  ;  service,  1  mo.  23  days. 

MiGNON,  Lewis.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suf- 
folk Co.,  dated  Boston,  July  20, 1777 ;  Capt.  Langdon's  co..  Col.  Henry  Jackson's 
regt.     [See  Lewis  Miling,  Ludwig  Millen,  and  Lewis  Miller.] 

MiGUiN,  Henry.  Private,  Lieut.  Thomas  Lamb's  co..  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt.; 
pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1778,  sworn  to  at  Pawtuxet.  [See  Henry  Meguin  and  Andrew 
Meguin.] 

MiHLES,  Paris.  Private,  Capt.  Francis  Brown's  co..  Col.  Mcintosh's  regt..  Gen. 
Lovell's  brigade;  enlisted  Aug.  1,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  11,  1778;  service,  1  mo. 
14  days,  on  expedition  to  Rhode  Island. 

MiKELS,  James,  Topsham.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army,  as  returned  by  Samuel  Harnden,  Muster  Master,  dated  Topsham,  Feb.  26, 
1781;  Capt.  Patten's  co.,  Col.  McCob's  regt.;  age,  20  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.; 
residence,  Topsham;  said  men  received  at  Georgetown,  Feb.  27,  1781,  by  Dum- 
mer  Sewall,  Superintendent  for  Lincoln  Co. 

MiKELS,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Acter  Patten's  co..  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's  regt.; 
service  between  July  3,  1779,  and  Sept.  25,  1779, 1  mo.  18  days,  on  Penobscot 
expedition.    Roll  certified  at  Topsham  and  sworn  to  in  Lincoln  Co. 

Miklaszewiez,  Felix,  Boston.  Petition  dated  Boston,  March  18,  1783,  signed  by 
said  Miklaszewiez,  in  behalf  of  himself  and  others,  of  Boston,  asking  that  he 
be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  schooner  "  Prince  Radziwil  "  (privateer) ; 
ordered  in  Council  March  18,  1783,  that  a  commission  be  issued. 


IN  TIIE   WAR  OF  THE   REVOLUTION.  729 

MiLARD,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  George  Williams's  regt. ;  en- 
tered service  Sept.  29,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  30, 1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  1  day,  under 
Maj.  Gen.  Spencer  on  a  secret  expedition ;  company  stationed  at  Tiverton,  R.  I. 

MiLBANK,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Milbanks.] 

MiLBAXK,  Philip.  List  of  men  raised  in  Cumberland  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months,  as 
returned  by  Brig.  Lemuel  Thompson,  dated  Brunswick,  June  -,  1778;  engaged 
for  town  of  Yarmouth  ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Cumberland  Co.  to 
serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their 
arrival  at  Fishkill,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  13  [20],  1778,  and  mustered  in 
from  Gen.  Thompson's  brigade,  certified  at  Falmouth,  June  15,  1778,  by  Daniel 
Ilsley,  Muster  Master,  as  mustered  and  delivered  to  Maj.  James  Johnson,  Super- 
intendent for  said  county ;  Capt.  Roggers's  co. ;  age,  39  yrs. ;  stature,  n  ft.  7  in. ; 
complexion,  dark;  also,  list  of  men  returned  as  received  of  Jonathan  Warner, 
Commissioner,  by  Col.  R.  Putnam,  July  20,  1778;  engaged  for  town  of  North 
Yarmouth ;  arrived  at  Fishkill  June  15,  1778. 

Milbanks,  Philip,  North  Yarmouth.  List  of  men  raised  in  Cumberland  Co.  for  the 
term  of  9  months,  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  agreeable  to  resolve 
of  April  20,  1778,  returned  as  received  of  Maj.  James  Johnson,  by  Jonathan  War- 
ner, Commissioner,  at  Fishkill,  June  25,  1778 ;  residence.  North  Yarmouth ;  en- 
gaged for  town  of  North  Yarmouth;  arrived  at  Fishkill  June  15,  1778. 

MiLBERRT,  JoTHAM,  York.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Wells,  Muster  Master 
for  York  Co.,  dated  Wells,  Feb.  8,  1777;  Capt.  James  Donnel's  co..  Col.  Samuel 
Brewer's  regt.;  residence,  York;  term,  3  years  or  during  war. 

MiLBERRY,  JoTHAM.  Flfer,  Capt.  Stephen  Smith's  co.;  enlisted  Sept.  15,  1775;  dis- 
charged Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  3  mos.,  3  weeks,  2  days;  company  stationed  at 
Machias  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

MiLBERRT,  Samuel.  Corporal,  Capt.  Stephen  Smith's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  26,  1775; 
discharged  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  4  mos.,  2  weeks,  1  day;  compan.v  stationed  at 
Machias  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

MiLBERT,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Philip  Hubbord's  co. ;  enlisted  Sept.  1,1776;  ser- 
vice to  Nov.  13, 1776,  2  mos.  13  days ;  company  stationed  at  Kittery  Point  and  Old 
York  for  defence  of  seacoast.    Roll  dated  Kittery. 

Milbert,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Smith's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Foster's  (Lin- 
coln Co.)  regt. ;  service,  13  days ;  company  served  at  Machias  from  July  16  [1777] , 
to  Oct.  10  [1777] ,  when  British  ships  lay  in  the  harbor. 

MiLBERT,  Samuel.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Thomas  Bragdon's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Storer's  regt. ; 
entered  service  Aug.  14,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  22,  1777 ;  service,  84  days,  with 
Northern  army,  including  15  days  (300  miles)  travel  home;  company  discharged 
at  Queman's  Heights. 

MiLBORN,  George,  Salem.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Brown's  co.,  Col.  John  Mans- 
field's regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  25,  1775;  service,  9 
weeks  5  days;  also,  Capt.  Brown's  co.,  19th  regt.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col. 
Israel  Hutchinson  ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp 
at  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  27,  1775. 

Milborn,  Robert.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
John  Strong's  co.,  sworn  to  at  Pittsfield  April  2,  1779;  engasred  for  town  of  Pitts- 
field;  engaged  April  9,  1777;  joined  Capt.  Ashley's  co.,  Col.  Vose's  regt.;  term, 
3  years  (also  given  during  war). 

Milbrat,  William.  List  of  prisoners  sent  from  New  York  to  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  to 
be  exchanged  for  British  prisoners  [year  not  given]  ;  reported  a  Boy. 


730  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

MiLBURx,  .     [This   name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Melborn,  Melbourne, 

Milborn,  Millburn.] 

MiLBURN,  Geokoe,  Salem.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Brown's  co..  Col.  John  Mansfield's 
(19th)  rest,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson ;  company  return  dated 
Oct.  6,  1775. 

MiLBURN,  Robert  (also  given  Reuben),  Pittsfield.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Ashley's  co., 
Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  rest. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Feb.  11, 1777,  to  July  10,  1779;  reported  deserted ;  «/so,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return 
of  men  who  enlisted  prior  to  Aug.  16,  1777,  marched  with  regiment  to  Peekskill, 
and  who  had  not  been  absent  subsequently  except  on  furlough,  etc. ;  also,  same 
CO.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Dec,  1777,  sworn  to  at  Camp  near  Valley  Forge ;  en- 
listed Feb.  11,  1777;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  payroll 
for  Jan.,  1779,  sworn  to  in  Quarters  at  Providence ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  order 
for  gratuity,  dated  Providence,  Feb.  13, 1779 ;  also,  Capt.  Ashley's  co.,  Col.  Vose's 
(14th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence;  also, 
descriptive  list  of  deserters  from  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt.,  dated  Camp  High- 
lands, N.  Y.,  July  13, 1780;  age,  23  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 8  in. ;  complexion,  brown; 
hair,  black;  occupation,  hatter;  birthplace,  New  Jersey;  residence,  Pittsfield. 

MiLBURT,  — — .  [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Milberry,  Milbery,  Mill- 
berry,  Millbury.] 

MiLBURT,  Jonathan,  York.  Private,  Colonel's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  (12th) 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  3,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779;  residence,  York;  engaged  for  town  of  York;  term,  3  years. 

MiLBURT,  JoTHAM,  York  (also  given  Old  York).  Fifer,  Colonel's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer 
Sprout's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  James  Donnell's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt.;  sub- 
sistence allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  Feb.  3,  1777,  to  March  20, 1777 ;  credited 
with  59  rations,  including  rations  for  14  days  travel  to  Bennington  ;  also.  Private, 
same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  dated  Camp  at  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  22,  1778;  residence, 
York;  enlisted  for  town  of  York;  mustered  bj'  State  Muster  Master;  also,  Capt. 
Greenleaf's  co..  Col.  Tupper's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  May  1,  1780;  reported  deserted  May  1,  1780;  also,  descrip- 
tive list  dated  Jan.  10,  1780;  Capt.  Nehemiah  Emerson's  co.,  10th  Mass.  regt.; 
age,  19  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  residence.  Old 
York;  engaged  Dec.  18,  1779,  by  Lieut.  Emerson;  term,  during  war;  reported 
deserted  to  the  enemy  April  1,  1780;  also,  Fifer;  account  rendered  against  the 
United  States  by  the  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts  for  amounts  paid  officers 
and  men  of  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt.  on  account  of  depreciation  of  their 
wages  for  the  first  three  years'  service  in  the  Continental  Array  from  1777  to 
1780. 

MiLBURY,  Samuel.  Certificate  dated  Machias,  Dec.  12,  1777,  signed  by  Capt.  Reuben 
Dyer,  certifying  that  Capt.  Stephen  Smith,  Muster  Master  for  Lincoln  Co.,  paid 
said  Milbur}'  and  others  belonging  to  Capt.  Dyer's  co.  the  bounty  allowed  them 
for  engaging  to  serve  on  expedition  against  St.  Johns. 

Mild,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Low's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt. ;  entered  service  July  9,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  14,  1777 ;  service,  36 
days,  at  "  St.  Coyx." 

MiLDRAM,    o      [This    name    appears    under    the    form    of   Meldram,    Meldrum, 

Muldrum.] 

MiLDS,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Low's  co..  Col.  Simonds's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt. ;  entered  service  Sept.  5,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  1,  1777;  service,  27  days,  at 
Pawlet. 


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m  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  731 

Mile,  Dana,  Westborough.  Corporal,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Wright's  cc,  Col.  Luke  Drnry's 
regt. ;  marched  Aug.  9, 1781 ;  arrived  at  camp  Aug.  18, 1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  18, 
1781;  service,  3  mos.  20  days,  at  West  Point,  including  travel  (400  miles)  from 
home  to  camp  and  return ;  residence,  AVestborough ;  engaged  for  town  of  West- 
borough. 

MiLER,  IcHABOD.  Private,  Capt.  Andrew  Lusk's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt. ;  entered 
service  Sept.  21,  1777;  discharged  Sept.  30,  1777;  service,  10  days,  with  Northern 
army.     Roll  sworn  to  in  Berkshire  Co. 

Miles, .      [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Miels,  Mighells,  Mighels, 

Mighill,  Mighills,  Mighles,  Mighls,  Mihles,  Mild,  Milds,  Mile,  Mill,  Miller,  Milles, 
Millett,  Mills,  Myhler.] 

Miles, .     Colonel,  1st  Pennsylvania  battalion ;  list  of  officers  returned  as  prisoners, 

dated  New  York,  Sept.  5,  1776. 

Miles,  Abner,  Shrewsbury.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Job  Cushing's  co.  of  Minute-men 
and  militia.  Col.  Artemas  Ward's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  23  days,  including  travel  (70  miles)  from  home  and 
return. 

Miles,  Abner,  Westminster.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Jackson's  co. ;  travel  out  and 
home,  200  miles;  service  at  20  miles  per  day,  10  days,  probably  in  Aug.,  1777; 
company  marched  from  Westminster'to  East  Hoosuck  under  command  of  Maj. 
Ebenezer  Bridge  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington  and  was  there  dismissed  ;  roll  dated 
Aug.  22,  1777;  also,  same  co. ;  service,  27  days;  company  marched  from  West- 
minster under  command  of  Maj.  Bridge  to  reinforce  Northern  army,  agreeable 
to  resolve  of  Sept.  22,  1777 ;  also,  Capt.  John  White's  co..  Col.  Abijah  Stearns's 
regt.;  enlisted  April  1,  1778;  discharged  Juh'  2,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  5  days,  at 
and  about  Boston ;  roll  dated  Lancaster. 

Miles,  Abxer.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Aaron  Charles's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Robbinson's 
detachment  of  Hampshire  Co.  militia ;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Ticonderoga, 
Feb.  24,  1777 ;  entered  service  Dec.  25,  1776 ;  term  to  expire  March  25,  1777. 

Miles,  Asahel.  Register  of  furloughs  granted  subsequent  to  Jan.  1,  1781,  in  the  7th 
Mass.  regt.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks;  Capt.  Thorp's  co. ;  leave 
given  said  Miles  by  Col.  Brooks  Feb.  24,  1782,  to  go  from  AVest  Point  to  Chester- 
field for  40  days. 

Miles,  Benaiah.  Receipt  given  to  Benjamin  Heywood,  Paymaster,  4th  regt.,  dated 
Camp  Mt.  Washington,  Sept.  30,  1776,  signed  by  said  Miles  and  others  belonging 
to  Capt.  Thompson's  co.,  for  wages,  etc.,  due  prior  to  Jan  1,  1776;  also.  Private, 
Capt.  Joseph  Thompson's  (1st)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (4th)  regt.; 
regimental  return  dated  North  Castle,  Nov.  9,  1776;  also,  company  receipts  for 
wages  for  Sept, -Dec,  1776. 

Miles,  Bexjamin,  Rutland.  Capt.  Adam  Wheeler's  co..  Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle's 
regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Miles  and  others,  dated  Charles- 
town  Camp,  July  13,  1775 ;  also,  Private,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  company  return 
dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

Miles,  Benjamin.  Corporal,  Capt.  David  Bent's  co..  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt. ; 
travel  out  and  home,  226  miles;  service  at  20  miles  per  day,  11  days;  company 
detached  Aug.  20,  1777,  and  marched  from  Rutland  to  Bennington  on  an  alarm ; 
also,  Capt.  David  Bent's  co..  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.;  entered  service  Sept.  5, 
1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  5  days,  with  Northern  army,  in- 
cluding 10  days  (200  miles)  travel  home. 

Miles,  Benjamin.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Jotham  Houghton's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's 
(2d)  regt.,  Gen.  Fellows's  brigade;  service  from  Oct.  24,  1779,  to  Dec.  1,  1779,  1 
mo.  8  days,  at  Claverack ;  roll  dated  Petersham  ;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John 


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Miles,  Benjamin,  continued. 

Stone's  (4th)  co..  Col.  Grout's  (7th  Worcester  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of 
officers;  commissioned  June  22,  1780;  also,  Lieutenant,  in  command  of  a  detach- 
ment from  Col.  Jonathan  Grout's  regt. ;  entered  service  Dec.  21, 1780 ;  discharged 
Jan.  4,  1781;  service,  14  days;  detachment  escorted  prisoners  of  war  from  Rut- 
land to  New  London  to  be  exchanged  Dec.  26,  1780. 

Miles,  Benjamin,  Jr.,  Rutland.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Eustis's  (Rutland)  co.  of 
Minute-men,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  place  of  rendez- 
vous at  Cambridge;  left  rendezvous  April  27,  1775;  service,  9  days. 

Miles,  Charles,  Concord.  Captain,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  reirt..  Gen.  Bricket's  bri- 
gade; ammunition  return  dated  Ticonderoga,  Sept.  3,  1776;  also,  same  regt.; 
return  dated  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  2, 1776 ;  also,  same  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  rations ; 
rations  allowed  said  Miles  from  July  12,  1776,  to  Nov.  30,  1776;  credited  with  142 
days  allowance;  also,  same  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  from 
Ticonderoga,  sworn  to  Feb.  16,  1777;  180  miles  travel  allowed  said  Miles;  also, 
certificate  dated  Concord,  Sept.  17,  1777,  signed  by  Ephraim  Wood,  Town  Clerk, 
by  order  of  the  Selectmen,  certifying  that  said  Miles,  Captain,  went  with  others 
from  Concord  to  Boston  on  an  alarm  to  convey  stores  thence  and  returned  with 
empty  teams ;  said  Miles  traveled  21  miles  to  Boston  ;  also,  lists  of  men  appearing 
under  the  heading  "  Hartwell  Brook  the  first  Everidge;"  said  Miles  appears 
among  men  forming  the  1st  guard  at  Cambridge  [year  not  given]  and  among 
men  forming  the  3d  guard  at  Cambridge  in  1778. 

Miles,  Charles.  Private,  Capt.  Simon  Hunt's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  July  8,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  15,  1778;  service,  5  mos.  8  days. 
Roll  dated  Winter  Hill. 

Miles,  Charles,  Jr.  Private,  in  a  Concord  co.  commanded  by  -Lieut.  Ephraim 
Wheeler,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt.;  service,  6  days;  company  marched  to 
Roxbury  March  4,  1776,  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  near  Boston. 

Miles,  Dana,  Westborough.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continen- 
tal Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780;  age,  16 
yrs  ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for  town  of  Westborough ; 
arrived  at  Springfield  July  3,  1780;  inarched  to  camp  July  5,  1780,  under  com- 
mand of  Capt.  Frothingham,  of  the  artillery;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6 
months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in 
a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780.     [See  Daniel  Miles.] 

Miles,  Daniel,  Petersham.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Hamilton's  co..  Col.  Samuel 
Brewer's  regt. ;  service  from  Aug.  3,  1776,  to  Sept.  30,  1776,  1  mo.  29  (also  given 
1  mo.  28)  days  ;  also,  same  co. ;  company  receipt  for  wages  for  Oct.,  1776,  dated 
Ticonderoga  Mills ;  also,  Capt.  Hamilton's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt. ;  pay 
abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  home  from  Fort  Edward,  dated  Brookfield, 
Feb.  6,  1777;  said  Miles  credited  with  allowance  for  8  days  (160  miles)  travel; 
also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Peter  Woodbury's  co..  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.;  enlisted 
July  28,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  29,  1777;  5  days  (95  miles)  travel  home  allowed; 
company  marched  to  Bennington  July  28,  1777,  to  reinforce  army  under  Gen. 
Stark  ;  also,  Capt.  John  Oliver's  co..  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt.  5  enlisted  Sept. 
28,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777 ;  service,  28  days,  including  7  days  (140  miles) 
travel  home;  company  marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army  at  the  time  of  the 
reduction  of  Gen.  Bargoyne. 

Miles,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Childs's  co..  Col.  David  Leonard's  regt. ;  ser- 
vice, 1  mo.  17  days;  company  raised  Feb.  24,  1777,  for  service  at  Ticonderoga; 
also,  Capt.  Timothy  Childs's  co..  Col.  David  Wells's  regt. ;  service,  2  mos.  8  days, 
including  travel  home ;  company  raised  May  10,  1777,  for  service  at  Ticonderoga 
and  was  discharged  July  8,  1777. 


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Miles,  Daniel.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Westborough  for 
service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780  ;  marched  to  camp  July  1, 1780 ;  dis- 
charged Dec.  5,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  15  days,  including  travel  (200  miles)  home. 
[See  Dana  Miles.] 

Miles,  Ebenezer.  Private,  Capt.  John  Boynton's  co..  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt. ; 
entered  service  Julj'  27,  1777;  discha^ed  Aug.  25,  1777;  service,  34  days,  under 
Col.  Job  Gushing  on  expedition  to  Bennington,  including  travel  (113  miles)  home; 
also,  Capt.  Jotham  Houghton's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.;  service  from 
July  31, 1779,  to  date  of  discharge,  Sept.  13, 1779,  1  mo.  14  days,  at  Rhode  Island  ; 
company  raised  for  6  weeks  service;  roll  dated  Petersham;  also,  Capt.  Phineas 
Walker's  detachment  of  guards,  7th  Worcester  Co.  regt. ;  entered  service  Oct.  3, 
1779;  discharged  Oct.  20,1779;  service,  18  days;  detachment  stationed  at  Rut- 
land; also,  receipt  dated  Rutland,  March  5,  1781,  for  bounties  paid  said  Miles 
and  others  by  the  town  of  Rutland  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Array  for  the  term 
of  3  years. 

Miles,  Elihu.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Cook's  co..  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  entered  service  Sept.  20,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  14,  1777;  service,  24 
days,  at  the  Northward. 

Miles,  Elisha,  Needham.  Matross,  Capt.  James  Swan's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Crafts's 
(Artillery)  regt. ;  abstract  for  advance  pay,  etc.,  sworn  to  at  Boston,  June  8, 1776. 

Miles,  Ephraim,  Westminster.  Capt.  Joseph  Sargent's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  dated  June  22, 1777 ;  mileage  for  90  miles  allowed 
said  Miles ;  also.  Private,  in  a  company  commanded  by  Capt.  Joseph  Sergent, 
of  Princeton ;  service  from  May  5,  1777,  to  July  12,  1777,  67!^  days,  at  Rhode 
Island;  company  drafted  from  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  and  Col.  Stearns's  regts. 
and  marched  to  serve  under  Gen.  Spencer;  also,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Carter's  co..  Col. 
Job  Cushing's  (Worcester  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  7,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  23, 
1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  25  days,  at  the  Northward,  including  8  days  (160  miles)  travel 
home ;  roll  dated  Leominster. 

Miles,  Ezekiel.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Hosmer's  (Concord)  co..  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's 
regt. ;  service,  5  days  ;  company  marched  to  Roxbury  March  4,  1776,  to  reinforce 
the  army;  roll  endorsed  "Minet  Men;"  also.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joseph  Hosmer's 
(Light  Infantry)  co. ;  company  return  endorsed  "  1776  ;  "  also,  lists  of  men  appear- 
ing under  the  heading  "  Hartwell  Brook  the  first  Everidge;"  said  Miles  appears 
among  men  in  service  at  Ticonderoga  in  1776;  also,  certificate  dated  Concord, 
Sept.  17,  1777,  signed  by  Ephraim  AVood,  Town  Clerk,  by  order  of  the  Selectmen, 
certifying  that  said  Miles  went  with  others  from  Concord  to  Boston  on  an  alarm 
to  convey  stores  thence  and  returned  with  empty  teams ;  said  Miles  travelled  21 
miles  to  Boston  ;  a/«o,  list's  of  men  appearing  under  the  heading"  Hartwell  Brooks 
the  first  Everidge;"  said  Miles  appears  among  men  "  who  filled  up  the  Conti- 
nental Army  in  1777-" 

Miles,  James,  Lincoln.  Private,  Capt.  John  Hartwell's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's 
regt.;  service,  5  days;  mileage  from  Lincoln  to  encampment  and  return  (40  miles) 
allowed ;  company  called  out  at  the  time  of  fortifying  Dorchester  Heights  March 
4,  1776;  also,  Capt.  Jesse  AVyman's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.;  arrived  at 
destination  May  10,  1777;  discharged  July  10,  1777,  at  Point  Judith;  service, 
2  mos.  9  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  including  3  days  (60  miles)  travel  to  place  of 
destination  and  5  days  travel  from  place  of  discharge  home;  compan}'  raised  for 
2  months. 

Miles,  Joab.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Wing  Spooner's  co..  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt. ;  en- 
gaged Aug.  21,  1777 ;  travel  to  camp  and  home,  180  miles ;  service  at  20  miles  per 
day,  9  days;  company  marched  from  Petersham  to  Bennington  Aug.  21,  1777,  to 
reinforce  army  under  Gen.  Stark;  also,  1st  Sergeant,  Capt.  Josiah  Wilder's  co.. 
Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt.  commanded  by  Maj.  Daniel  Clap;  entered  service 


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Miles,  Joab,  contimced. 

July  4,  1778;  discharged  July  15,  1778;  service,  13  days,  at  Rutland  Barracks; 
company  raised  for  20  days  service ;  roll  dated  Templeton. 

Miles,  Joel,  Westminster.  Private,  Capt.  Noah  Miles's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Cambridge  and  joined  Col.  John  Whitcom's  regt. ;  ser- 
vice, 11^  days ;  also,  Capt.  Edmund  I||mis's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt. ;  mus- 
ter roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  23,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  14  days;  also, 
company  receipt  for  wages  for  Aug.,  1775,  dated  Camp  at  Prospect  Hill;  also, 
company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775] ;  also,  Capt.  Manasseh  Sawyer's  co.,  Col. 
Dike's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  gun  and  blanket  money,  dated  Dorchester,  Feb.  12, 
1777;  aZso,  same  CO.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Dec,  177G-Feb.,  1777;  enlisted  Dec. 
1,1776;  regimentraised  to  serve  until  March  1, 1777;  «/so,  Capt.  Joseph  Sargent's 
CO.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  dated  June  22,  1777; 
mileage  for  90  miles  allowed  said  Miles;  also.  Private,  in  a  company  commanded 
by  Capt.  Joseph  Sergent,  of  Princeton ;  service  from  May  5,  1777,  to  July  12, 
1777,67^  daj's,  at  Rhode  Island;  company  drafted  from  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
and  Col.  Stearns's  regts.  and  marched  to  serve  under  Gen.  Spencer;  also,  Ca,\tt. 
Elisha  Jackson's  co. ;  travel  out  and  home,  200  miles;  service  at  20  miles  per 
dny,  10  days,  probably  in  Aug.,  1777;  company  marched  from  Westminster  to 
East  Hoosuck  under  command  of  Maj.  Ebenezer  Bridge  on  an  alarm  at  Ben- 
nington and  was  there  dismissed;  roll  dated  Aug.  22,  1777;  also,  list  of  men  be- 
longing to  Capt.  Edgel's  co.  and  other  companies  in  Col.  Stearns's  regt.  mustered 
to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  9  months,  by  Thomas  Newhall, 
Muster  Master  for  Worcester  Co. ;  engaged  for  town  of  Westminster ;  also,  cer- 
tificate sworn  to  at  Westminster,  signed  by  Capt.  William  Edggil,  certifying  that 
said  Miles  and  others  were  raised  by  the  town  of  Westminster  to  reinforce  the 
Continental  Arm.y,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778,  and  were  mustered  by 
the  County  Muster  Master  prior  to  May  22,  1778;  residence,  Westminster;  also, 
list  of  men  raised  in  Worcester  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of 
their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  returned  as  mustered  by  Henry  Rutgers,  Jr.,  Deputy 
Muster  Master,  dated  Fishkill,  Aug.  1,  1773;  arrived  at  Fishkill  June  7,  1778; 
also,  Private,  Capt.  William  Warner's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt. ;  muster 
roll  for  Jan.,  1779,  dated  West  Point ;  enlisted  June  7, 1778 ;  enlistment,  9  months. 

Miles,  John,  Dartmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Kempton's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
which  marched  April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
5  days. 

Miles,  John,  Westminster.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Nicholas  Dike's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service,  4.^  days;  also,  1st  Lieutenant, 
Capt.  William  Pope's  co.,  Col.  Whitney's  regt. ;  list  of  officers  dated  1776. 

Miles,  John.  List  of  prisoners  brought  to  Marblehead  in  the  cartel  "Pacific"  to  be 
exchanged  for  British  prisoners,  as  returned  by  Thomas  Stone,  Commissary  [year 
not  given]. 

Miles,  John.  Seaman,  U.  S.  brig  "  General  Gates,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Skim- 
mer ;  list  of  men  entitled  to  prize  shares  [year  not  given]  ;  said  Miles  rated  1  share. 

Miles,  Levi,  Westminster.  Private,  Capt.  Noah  Miles's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Cambridge  and  joined  Col.  John  Whitcom's  regt. ;  ser- 
vice, 11.;^  days;  also,  Capt.  John  Joslin's  co..  Col.  Job  Cushing's  (Worcester  Co.) 
regt. ;  service,  1  mo.  7  days ;  company  marched  from  Leominster  to  Bennington 
the  last  of  July,  1777,  to  join  forces  under  Col.  Seth  Warner;  also,  list  of  men 
belonging  to  Capt.  Edgel's  co.  and  other  companies  in  Col.  Stearns's  regt.  mus- 
tered to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  9  months,  by  Thomas  New- 
hall,  Muster  Master  for  Worcester  Co. ;  engaged  for  town  of  Westminster;  also, 
certificate  sworn  to  at  Westminster,  signed  by  Capt.  William  Edggil,  certif3'ing 
that  said  Miles  and  others  were  raised  by  the  town  of  Westminster  to  reinforce  the 


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Miles,  Levi,  continued. 

Continental  Army,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778,  and  were  mustered  by 
the  County  Muster  Master  prior  to  May  22,  1778;  residence,  Westminster;  also. 
Private,  Capt.  William  Warner's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt. ;  muster  roll 
for  Jan.,  1779,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  June  7,  1778;  enlistment,  9  months; 
reported  siclc  at  Litchiield. 

Miles,  Nathan,  Westminster.  Private,  Capt.  Noah  Miles's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Cambridge  and  joined  Col.  John  Whitcom's  regt. ;  ser- 
vice, 11^  days  ;  also,  Capt.  Elisha  Jackson's  co. ;  travel  out  and  home,  200  miles  ; 
service  at  20  miles  per  day,  10  days,  probably  in  Aug.,  1777;  company  marched 
from  Westminster  to  East  Hoosuck  under  command  of  Maj.  Ebenezer  Bridge  on 
an  alarm  at  Bennington  and  was  there  dismissed ;  roll  dated  Aug.  22,  1777. 

Miles,  Nathan.  Return  of  bounties  paid  said  Miles  and  others  by  the  town  of  Con- 
cord; said  Miles  received  bounty  to  serve  3  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June 
30,  1781 ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  John  Hayward's  co.,  Col.  Webb's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  15,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  25  days,  including  10 
days  (200  miles)  travel  home ;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for 
3  months. 

Miles,  Noah,  Westminster.  Captain  of  a  company  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of 
April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge  and  joined  Col.  John  Whitcom's  regt.;  service,  II4 
days. 

Miles,  Noah,  Jr.,  Westminster.  Private,  Capt.  Noah  Miles's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Cambridge  and  joined  Col.  John  Whitcom's  regt.; 
service,  11 J  days;  also,  Capt.  Elisha  Jackson's  co. ;  travel  out  and  home,  200 
miles;  service  at  20  miles  per  day,  10  days,  probably  in  Aug.,  1777;  company 
marched  from  Westminster  to  East  Hoosuck  under  command  of  Maj.  Ebenezer 
Bridge  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington  and  was  there  dismissed;  roll  dated  Aug.  22, 
1777.'^ 

Miles,  Oliver.  Private,  in  a  Concord  co.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Ephraim  Wheeler, 
Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt.;  service,  6  days;  company  marched  to  Roxbury 
March  -i,  1776,  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  near  Boston ;  also,  list  of  men  ap- 
pearing under  the  heading  "  Hartwell  Brook  the  first  Everidge;"  said  Miles 
appears  among  men  in  a  detachment  with  Col.  Thatcher  [year  not  given] . 

Miles,  Parrish  (also  given  Parry).  Private,  in  a  Concord  co.  commanded  by  Lieut. 
Ephraim  Wheeler,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt. ;  service  6  days ;  company  marched 
to  Roxbury  March  4,  1776,  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  near  Boston ;  also, 
Capt.  John  Buttrick's  co.  of  volunteers.  Col.  Reed's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  28, 1777 ; 
discharged  Nov.  7,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  11  days,  at  the  time  of  taking  Gen.  Bur- 
goyne;  company  detached  from  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt.  to  reinforce  army 
under  Gen.  Gates  at  the  Northward ;  Col.  Buttrick  reported  as  serving  as  Cap- 
tain; aJso,  lists  of  men  appearing  under  the  heading  "Hartwell  Brook  the  first 
Everidge;"  said  Miles  appears  among  men  with  Col.  Buttrick  at  Rhode  Island 
in  1778,  and  as  among  men  who  went  with  Capt.  Minot  [year  not  given]. 

Miles,  Reuben,  Westminster.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Jackson's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge  and  joined  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's 
regt. ;  service,  6^  days. 

Miles,  Reuben,  Westminster.  Private,  Capt.  Noah  Miles's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge  and  joined  Col.  John  Whitcom's  regt. ; 
service,  6  days ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army ;  also,  Capt.  Edmund  Bemis's 
CO.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April 
25,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  14  days  ;  also,  company  receipt  for  wages  for  Aug.,  1775, 
dated  Camp  at  Prospect  Hill;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.  1775];  re- 
ported died  Sept.  15,  1775. 


736  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

Miles,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Simon  Hunt's  co..  Col.  Eleazer  Broolis's  rejrt. ;  enlisted 
Nov.  3,  1777;  service  to  April  3,  1778,  5  mos.,  with  guards  at  Cambridge;  com- 
pany detached  from  militia. 

Miles,  Stephen,  Westminster.  Private,  Capt.  Manasseh  Sawyer's  co.,  Col.  Nicholas 
Dilve's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage  from  home  to  Dorchester  Heights ;  warrant 
allowed  in  Council  Sept.  13,  1776;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  abstract  for 
travel  allowance,  etc.,  home'  dated  Dorchester  Heights,  Nov.  30,  1776;  said  Miles 
credited  with  allowance  for  3  days  (55  miles)  travel;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  John 
Joslin's  CO.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  (Worcester  Co.)  regt.;  service,  1  mo.  7  days; 
company  marched  from  Leominster  to  Bennington  the  last  of  July,  1777,  to  join 
forces  under  Col.  Seth  Warner ;  also,  Capt.  Elisha  Jackson's  co. ;  service,  27  days ; 
company  marched  from  Westminster  to  reinforce  Northern  army  under  command 
of  Maj.  Bridge,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Sept.  22,  1777. 

Miles,  Stephen.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Richards's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  9,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  28,  1777 ;  service,  22  days,  including  3  days 
(60  miles)  travel  home ;  company  marched  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode 
Island.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Dedham. 

Miles,  Thomas,  Alford.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army, 
probably  from  Capt.  Wilcox's  co.  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Alford;  engaged 
for  town  of  Alford ;  joined  Capt.  Alvord's  co..  Col.  Shepard's  regt. ;  term,  3  years ; 
also,  Private,  Capt.  Job  Alvord's  co..  Col.  Shepard's  regt. ;  return  dated  Jan.  31, 
1778;  mustered  bj'  State  Muster  Master;  reported  deserted;  also,  list  of  deserters 
from  Col.  William  Shepard's  (-tth)  regt.  made  up  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  June  1, 
1780;  Capt.  Larned's  co. ;  age,  28  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  dark; 
hair,  brown ;  residence,  Alford ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

Miles,  Thomas,  Brimfield.  Private,  Capt.  Theodore  Bliss's  co..  Col.  John  Paterson's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  22,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  17 
days. 

Miles,  William,  Worcester.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Bigelow's  co.  of  Minute-men 
and  militia.  Col.  Artemas  Ward's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775 ;  service,  5  days ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army ;  also,  Capt.  Jonas  Hub- 
bard's CO.,  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted 
April  24,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  15  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct., 
1775]  ;  also.  Corporal,  Capt.  William  Treadwell's  co..  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artil- 
lery) regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  June  21,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779;  residence,  Worcester;  term,  3  years. 

MiLET,  John.  Capt.  Moses  Merrill's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt. ;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge,  Oct.  26, 
1775. 

MiLFORD,  George.  List  of  prisoners  brought  in  the  first  cartel  from  Rhode  Island,  as 
returned  by  John  Ayres,  dated  Providence,  Jan.  18,  1777. 

MiLFORD,  William.  Memorandum  of  beef  delivered  Capt.  Edward  Fettyplace's  co. 
of  coast  guards;  date  of  deliverj',  Feb.  18,  1777. 

MiLFORD,  William.  Private,  Capt.  John  Devereux's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. 
of  guards;  enlisted  Nov.  8,  1777;  service  to  Feb.  3,  1778,  2  mos.  25  days,  at 
Charlestown.    Roll  dated  Winter  Hill. 

MiLiCAN,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Stower's  co..  Col.  John  Brown's  regt. ;  enlisted 
June  30,  1777;  discharged  July  4,  1777;  service,  5  days;  company  marched  to 
Saratoga.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Berkshire  Co. 

MiLiKEN,  Abner.  Private,  Colonel's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  regt.;  muster  roll 
for  March,  1779,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  June  16, 1778;  discharged  March  16, 
1779;  term,  9  months. 


m  THE   WAR   OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  737 

MiLiKEN,  Isaac.  Private,  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Tapper's  regt.;  muster  roll  for 
March,  1779,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  June  16,  1778;  discharged  March  16, 
1779;  term,  9  months. 

MiLiKEN,  Lemuel,  Scarborough.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Benjamin  Larrabe's  co.,  Col. 
Mitchel's  regt.;  marched  July  9,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1779;  service,  2  mos. 
3  daj's,  on  Penobscot  expedition. 

MiLiKEN,  Nathaniel,  Scarborough.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Benjamin  Larrabe's  co..  Col. 
Mitchel's  regt. ;  marched  Julj' 9,1779;  discharged  Sept.  12, 1779 ;  service,  2  mos. 
3  days,  on  Penobscot  expedition. 

MiUKiN,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Bartholomew  York's  (late  Capt.  John  Rice's)  co., 
Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  (18th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George, 
Dec.  8,  1776;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776,  bj'  Lieut.  Graves;  reported  discharged  Feb. 
15,  1776. 

MiLixG,  Lewis.  List  of  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Boston  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  9  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20, 1778,  as  returned 
b}'  Jabez  Hatch,  Colonel  of  Boston  regt.,  dated  Boston,  May  -,  1778. 

MiLiNGs,  Joseph.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Stapels  Chamblen's  (Chamberlain's)  4th 
(Holliston)  CO.,  5th  Middlesex  Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  chosen 
by  the  several  companies  in  said  regiment,  dated  Sherljurne,  March  25,  1776; 
ordered  in  Council  March  28,  1776,  that  said  officers  be  commisGioned,  except 
those  of  the  8th  co. ;  reported  commissioned  March  27,  1776. 

MiLiNs,  Thomas,  Jr.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Daniel  Emes's  7th  (Hopkinton)  co..  Col. 
Samuel  Bullard's  (5th  Middlesex  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers 
chosen  in  said  company,  dated  Sherburne,  May  14,  1777;  said  Milins  chosen  in 
the  room  of  Lieut.  Isaac  Clark,  resigned ;  ordered  in  Council  May  16,  1777,  that 
said  officers  be  commissioned;  reported  commissioned  May  16,  1777. 

MiLiNTON,  Samuel,  Tyringham.  Return  of  men  raised  for  Continental  service  [year 
not  given]  ;  residence,  Tyringham ;  engaged  for  town  of  Tyringham ;  joined 
Capt.  Chadwick's  co..  Col.  Brewer's  regt. ;  term,  3  years. 

Milk,  Jonathan.  Private,  Capt.  George  King's  co..  Col.  Hopkins's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt.;  entered  service  July  15,  1776;  discharged  Aug.  2,  1776;  service,  18  days; 
company  made  up  of  detachments  from  four  companies  and  marched  to  the  High- 
lands, N.Y.;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Willcox's  co.,  Col.  John  Ashley's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  entered  service  Sept.  19,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  17,  1777; 
service,  28  days,  with  Northern  army;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  15, 
1780 ;  service,  2  days,  on  an  alarm ;  company  allowed  horse  rations. 

Mill,  Levi.  List  of  men  raised  in  Worcester  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the 
time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  returned  as  mustered  by  Henry  Rutgers,  Jr., 
Deputy  Muster  Master,  dated  Fishkill,  Aug.  1,  1778;  engaged  for  town  of 
Westminster. 

MiLLAARD,  Peter,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Colonel's  co..  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Ma}'  28,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
residence,  Rehoboth;  reported  deserted  Nov.  9,  1779;  also,  Capt.  D.  Van  Home's 
CO.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  William  S.  Smith ;  pa.y  rolls 
for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1778  ;  also.  Colonel's  (1st)  co.  commanded  by  Capt.  Lieut.  John 
Hobby,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  April,  1779,  dated  Pawtuxet;  en- 
listed May  28,  1777;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  1st  co.  commanded  by  Capt. 
Lieut.  John  Hobby,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  company  return  dated  Camp  at  Provi- 
dence, July  9,  1779 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  July,  1779,  sworn  to  at 
Camp  Providence;  also.  Colonel's  co.  commanded  by  Capt.  Lieut.  Hobby,  Col. 
Jackson's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Oct.,  1779;  also.  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.; 
regimental  return  made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1779,  dated  Camp  at  Providence. 


738  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

MiLLAN,  Frederick,  Boston.  List  of  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Boston  to  serve  in 
the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  9  months,  certified  by  J.  Hatch,  Colonel  of 
Boston  regt.,  at  Boston,  May  26,  1778,  as  delivered  to  Maj.  Thomas  Cogswell,  of 
Col.  Vose's  regt.;  Col.  Hatch's  regt.;  age,  18  (also  given  48)  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft. 
10  in.;  hair,  light;  eyes,  light;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Boston;  endorse- 
ment on  list  dated  Roxbury,  May  27,  1778,  signed  by  Col.  Joseph  Vose,  states 
that  the  men  in  question  were  to  be  receipted  for  to  Gen.  Warner  at  Fishkill. 

Millar,  Asa.  Private,  Capt.  Nehemiah  Curtis's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchel's  regt.; 
entered  service  July  7,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  25,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  18  days, 
on  Penobscot  expedition.    Roll  dated  Harps  well  and  sworn  to  at  North  Yarmouth. 

Millar,  Benjamin.  Private,  Capt.  John  Carpenter's  co.  of  guards ;  engaged  July  2, 
1779;  discharged  Oct.  2,  1779;  service,  3  mos.;  company  raised  for  3  months 
from  time  of  joining  and  stationed  at  Springfield. 

Millar,  Caleb,  Middletown.  Capt.  James  Horton's  co..  Col.  Baldwin's  regt.  of  arti- 
ficers ;  copy  of  a  company  return  dated  July  20, 1780 ;  engaged  Sept.  4, 1777 ;  term, 
during  war ;  company  reported  as  belonging  to  Connecticut. 

Millar,  Ekenezer,  Brookfield.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Bolster's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer 
Learned's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  7,  1775. 

Millar,  Frederick,  Boston.  Descriptive  list  dated  Boston,  May  2G,  1778,  of  men 
raised  by  the  town  of  Boston  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of 
9  months,  returned  as  delivered  to  Maj.  Thomas  Cogswell,  of  Col.  Joseph  Vose's 
regt.,  by  J.  Hatch,  Colonel  of  Boston  regt..  Col.  Vose  agi-eeing  to  receipt  for  said 
men  to  Gen.  Warner  at  Fishkill ;  Boston  i-egt. ;  age,  48  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in. ; 
complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  eyes,  light;  residence,  Boston. 

Millar,  Frederick,  Partridgefield  (Peru).  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Berk- 
shire Co.,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780,  and  delivered  to  William  Walker, 
Superintendent  for  said  county ;  Capt.  Fletcher's  co.,  Col.  Simonds's  regt.;  age, 
16  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  3  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  occupation,  laborer; 
residence,  Partridgefield  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Partridgefield;  terra,  3  years;  re- 
ported receipted  for  by  Capt.  Smith. 

Millar,  Henrt.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Voce's  (Milton)  co..  Col.  Robertson's  (Robin- 
son's) regt. ;  service,  10  days,  probably  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775  ;  company 
marched  to  Roxbury  after  the  fight  at  Concord  and  there  served  before  com- 
pletion of  standing  army. 

Millar,  Hezekiah.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Voce's  (Milton)  co..  Col.  Robertson's  (Rob- 
inson's) regt.;  service,  15  days,  probably  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  com- 
pany marched  to  Roxbury  after  the  fight  at  Concord  and  there  served  before 
completion  of  standing  army. 

Millar,  Hezekiah  R.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as 
received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield, 
July  16,  1780;  age,  45  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for 
town  of  Needham ;  marched  to  camp  July  16,  1780,  under  command  of  Sergt. 
Thomas  Kench. 

Millar,  James.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Array  for 
the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  place  of  rendezvous ;  Capt. 
Gill's  CO.;  age,  22  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  fair;  hair,  light;  eyes, 
light ;  reported  sent  forward  July  12,  1779. 

Millar,  Jok.  List  of  6  months  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780,  returned 
as  received  of  Maj.  Joseph  Hosmer,  Superintendent  for  Middlesex  Co.,  by  Justin 
Ely,  Commissioner,  dated  Springfield;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  rein- 
force the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June 


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Millar,  Job,  continued. 

5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John 
Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  17,  1780;  age,  29yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion, 
dark ;  engaged  for  town  of  Woburn ;  marched  to  camp  July  17,  1780,  under  com- 
mand of  Capt.  Abner  Howard. 

Millar,  Johx,  Rochester.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Elisha  Haskell's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin 
Hawes's  regt. ;  service  from  July  29,  1778,  to  Sept.  11,  1778,  at  Rhode  Island; 
company  raised  in  Plymouth  Co. 

Millar,  John.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  place  of  rendezvous ;  Lieut. 
Holland's  co. ;  age,  26  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  fair;  hair,  light; 
eyes,  light;  reported  sent  forward  July  12,  1779. 

Millar,  Jonathan.  Private,  Capt.  John  Spoor's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt;  entered  service  April  26,  1777;  discharged  May  20,  1777; 
service,  25  days,  at  Saratoga  by  order  of  Gen.  Gates. 

Millar,  Joseph,  Marlborough.  Matross,  Capt.  Samuel  Gridley's  co..  Col.  Richard 
Gridley's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted  June  8,  1775 ;  service,  1 
mo.  26  days. 

Millar,  Leonard.  Gunner's  Yeoman,  frigate  "Deane,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Samuel  Nicholson;  engaged  Jan.  4,  1782;  service  to  May  31,  1782,  4  mos.  27 
days ;  engagement,  12  months. 

Millar,  Lewis.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received 
of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  Aug.  16, 
1780 ;  age,  41  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  ruddy ;  engaged  for  town  of 
Milton;  arrived  at  Springfield  Aug.  14,  1780;  marched  to  camp  Aug.  16,  1780, 
under  command  of  Capt.  Burbank. 

Millar,  Marshall,  Hardwick.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Billings's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer 
Learned's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775. 

Millar,  Robert.  Sentinel,  Capt.  Robert  Hodge's  co.,  Col.  William  Jones's  regt.; 
list  of  men  who  assisted  in  the  recapture  of  the  ship  "Grout"  ("Gruel  ")  from 
the  British  ship  "  Rainbow"  Sept.  10,  1777,  sworn  to  at  Newcastle,  Lincoln  Co. 

Millar,  Samuel.  Capt.  Miles  Greenwood's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards; 
enlisted  Nov.  11,  1777;  service  to  April  3,  1778,  4  mos.  23  days,  at  Charlestown 
and  Cambridge.    Rolls  dated  Camp  at  "Winter  Hill. 

Millar,  Solomon.  Fifer,  Capt.  John  Carpenter's  co.  of  guards;  joined  May  1,  1780; 
discharged  Jan.  2,  1781 ;  service,  8  mos. ;  enlistment,  8  months  from  time  of  join- 
ing at  Springfield. 

Millar,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Marsh's  co.,  Col.  Sears's  regt.;  mustered 
July  21,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  2,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  12  days,  under  Brig.  Gen. 
Stark ;  regiment  raised  in  Berkshire  Co.  and  stationed  at  Fort  Plains,  Tryon  Co. 

Millar,  William.  Receipt  dated  Springfield,  May  9,  1782,  signed  by  Seth  Banister, 
Captain,  4th  Mass.  regt..  Muster  Master,  stating  that  he  had  received  said  Millar 
of  Capt.  Seth  Lyman,  Chairman  of  Class  No.  7  of  the  town  of  Northfield,  to  serve 
in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years. 

Millard,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Milard,  Millaard,  Miller, 

Millerd,  Millord.] 

Millard,  Aaron,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Danforth's  co..  Col.  David 
Brewer's  (9th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  7,  1775;  ser- 
vice, 3  mos.  2  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775. 


740  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND  SAILORS 

Millard,  Abiathar.  Private,  Capt.  Ambrose  Hill's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Miles  Powell's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  18,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  22,  1779;  service, 
1  mo.  10  days,  at  New  Haven,  Conn.,  including  5  days  (110  miles)  travel 
home ;  order  for  payment  of  amount  of  roll  dated  at  Richmond  and  signed  by 
Capt.  Hill ;  also,  Lieut.  Joel  Stevens's  detachment.  Col.  David  Roseter's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  15,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1780;  service,  3  days,  on  an  alarm  at 
Fort  Edward;  roll  dated  Pittsfield ;  also,  Capt.  Joel  Stevens's  co.,  Col.  Roseter's 
regt. ;  entered  service  Oct.  12, 1781 ;  discharged  Oct.  25, 1781 ;  service,  13  days,  on 
an  alarm  at  Saratoga ;  roll  dated  Pittsfield. 

Millard,  James,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Bullock's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Car- 
penter's regt.;  service  to  Dec.  10,  1776,  2  days;  company  marched  from  Reho- 
both to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776 ;  also,  Capt.  Peleg  Shearman's 
CO.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  service,  23  days;  company  raised 
to  support  the  Lines  near  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm  and  stationed  at  Slade's 
Ferry  from  April  20,  1777,  to  May  13,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Simeon  Cole's  co.,  Col. 
Dean's  regt. ;  service  from  March  6,  1781,  10  days;  company  raised  to  serve  on  a 
40  days  expedition  at  Rhode  Island  but  discharged  March  15,  1781,  by  order  of 
Maj.  Gen.  Lincoln. 

Millard,  John,  Rehoboth.  List  of  men  drafted  from  Bristol  Co.  militia  to  march  to 
Horse  Neck  under  command  of  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter  [year  not  given] ,  but  who 
failed  to  join  regiment;  drafted  from  town  of  Rehoboth;  drafted  into  Capt. 
Simeon  Cole's  co. 

Millard,  John,  Rochester.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Briggs's  co.  of  militia,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  4  days. 

Millard,  John,  Rochester.  2d  Lieutenant,  in  a  detachment  from  Capt.  Jabez  Cottle's 
CO.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  (Plymouth  Co.)  regt. ;  marched  Dec.  8, 1776 ;  service, 
15  days;  detachment  marched  to  Fogland  Ferry,  R.  I.,  Dec.  8,  1776,  under  com- 
mand of  Lieut.  Barnabas  Doty  on  an  alarm. 

Millard,  John.  Ensign,  Capt.  Abijah  Bangs's  co. ;  list  of  officers  in  Col.  Nicholas 
Dike's  regt. ;  ordered  in  Council  Feb.  1,  1777,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned ; 
commissions  to  be  dated  Dec.  1,  1776. 

Millard,  John,  2d.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Bullock's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt. ;  service  to  Dec.  10,  1776,  2  days ;  company  marched  from  Rehoboth  to 
Bristol,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776. 

Millard,  Jos.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Fairbanks's  co.,  Maj.  Metcalf's  regt.;  entered  ser- 
vice Dec.  8,  1777  [6]  ;  service  to  Dec.  11, 1777  [6] ,  3  days ;  company  marched  from 
Wrentham  to  Providence  and  "Warwick,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1777  [6]. 
Roll  dated  "Wrentham  and  endorsed  "  Cd'o  "Wheelock's  Reg't." 

Millard,  Leverett.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Savage's  co..  Col.  Henry  Sherburne's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Rhode  Island,  Aug.  21,  1778;  enlisted  Sept.  19,  1777; 
enlistment,  3  years. 

Millard,  Matthew.  Private,  Capt.  William  Francis's  co.,  Maj.  Caleb  Hyde's  de- 
tachment of  militia;  entered  service  July  8,  1777;  discharged  July  26, 1777;  ser- 
vice, 19  days,  in  Northern  department;  mileage  home  (100  miles)  allowed;  also, 
list  of  men  who  marched  from  Pittsfield  to  Fort  Edward  July  8,  1777,  under  com- 
mand of  Capt.  William  Francis  and  were  dismissed  Ang.  26,  1777;  service, 
7  weeks. 

Millard,  Moses,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Carpenter's  co..  Col.  Thomas 
Carpenter's  regt. ;  service  from  July  20, 1777,  26  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  including 
travel  to  camp  at  Bristol  and  from  Providence  home  to  Rehoboth;  also,  Capt. 
Peleg  Shearman's  co..  Col.  John  Hathaway's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  service,  23  days ; 
company  raised  to  support  the  Lines  near  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm  and  stationed 
at  Slade's  Ferry  from  April  20,  1777,  to  May  13,  1777. 


IN  THE   WAR  OF  THE   REVOLUTION.  741 

Millard,  Nathan.  Copy  of  a  company  receipt,  dated  Warwick,  Feb.  -,  1777,  giveu  to 
Capt.  Squire  Millard,  for  wages  and  billeting  for  service  for  1  day  on  an  alarm 
Nov.  21,  1776. 

Millard,  Nathan,  Jr.  Copy  of  a  company  receipt,  dated  Warwick,  Feb.  -,  1777, 
given  to  Capt.  Squire  Millard,  for  wages  and  billeting  for  service  for  1  day  on  an 
alarm  Nov.  21,  1776. 

Millard,  Noah,  Needham.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Smith's  co.  of  militia.  Col.  William 
Heath's  regt.,  which  marched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
2  days. 

Millard,  Noah,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Carpenter's  co..  Col.  Thomas 
Carpenter's  regt. ;  service  from  July  20,  1777,  26  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  including 
travel  to  camp  at  Bristol  and  from  Providence  home  to  Rehoboth ;  also,  Capt. 
Nathaniel  Ide's  co..  Col.  Carpenter's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  13,  1779;  discharged 
Sept.  12,  1779;  service,  1  mo.;  travel  (44  miles)  allowed  to  and  from  camp  at 
Providence ;  company  detached  from  militia  to  serve  at  Rhode  Island  for  4  weeks 
in  a  regiment  under  Capt.  Samuel  Fisher. 

Millard,  Peter,  Rehoboth.  Return  certified  at  Camp  near  Morristown,  April  30, 
1780,  of  officers  and  men  belonging  to  Col.  Lee's,  Col.  Henley's,  and  Col.  Jack- 
son's regts.,  and  men  belonging  to  Massachusetts  in  Col.  Henry  Sherburne's 
regt.,  who  were  incorporated  into  a  regiment  under  the  command  of  Col.  Henry 
Jackson,  agreeable  to  the  arrangement  of  April  9,  1779;  Colonel's  co. ;  rank. 
Private;  residence,  Rehoboth;  engaged  May  28,  1777;  term,  during  war;  re- 
ported deserted  Nov.  9,  1779. 

Millard,  Peter.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Carpenter's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt.;  service,  4  days;  company  marched  from  Rehoboth  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  on  the 
alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776. 

Millard,  Philip,  Rehoboth.  List  of  men  drafted  from  Bristol  Co.  militia  to  march  to 
Horse  Neck  under  command  of  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter  [year  not  given],  but 
who  failed  to  join  regiment;  drafted  from  town  of  Rehoboth  ;  drafted  into  Capt. 
Cole's  CO.,  but  reported  as  having  paid  a  fine. 

Millard,  Samuel.  Corporal,  Capt.  Stephen  Bullock's  CO.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt. ;  service  to  Dec.  23,  1776,  16  days ;  company  marched  from  Rehoboth  to 
Bristol,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776. 

Millard,  Samuel.  Copy  of  a  company  receipt,  dated  Warwick,  Feb.  -,  1777,  given  to 
Capt.  Squire  Millard,  for  wages  and  billeting  for  service  for  1  day  on  an  alarm 
Nov.  21,  1776. 

Millard,  Samuel.  Drummer ;  copj'  of  a  compan.y  receipt,  dated  Warwick,  given 
to  Capt.  Squire  Millard,  for  wages  and  billeting  for  service  for  1  day  on  an  alarm 
Nov.  21,  1776;  also,  copy  of  a  company  receipt,  dated  Warwick,  Feb.  -,  1777, 
given  to  Capt.  Squire  Millerd,  for  wages  and  billeting  for  service  from  Dec.  4, 
1776,  to  Jan.  9,  1777 ;  also,  copy  of  a  company  receipt,  dated  Warwick,  given  to 
Capt.  Squire  Millerd.  for  wages  for  service  from  Jan.  9,  1777,  to  Feb.  8,  1777. 

Millard,  Spicer.  Copy  of  a  company  receipt,  dated  Warwick,  Feb.  -,  1777,  given  to 
Capt.  Squire  Millard,  for  wages  and  billeting  for  service  for  1  day  on  an  alarm 
Nov.  21,  1776. 

Millard,  Squire.  Copy  of  a  company  receipt,  dated  Warwick,  Feb.  -,  1777,  given  to 
Capt.  Squire  Millard,  for  wages  and  billeting  for  service  for  1  day  on  an  alarm 
Nov.  21,  1776. 

Millard,  Suuire.  Copy  of  a  company  receipt,  dated  Warwick,  Feb.  -,  1777,  given  to 
said  Millard,  Captain,  for  wages  and  billeting  for  service  for  1  day  on  an  alarm 
Nov.  21,  1776 ;  also,  Captain,  Col.  John  Waterman's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  wages 


742  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND  SAILORS 

Millard,  Squire,  continued. 

and  billeting  allowed  from  Dec.  4,  1776,  to  Jan.  9,  1777 ;  said  Millard  credited 
with  36  days  allowance ;  also,  Captain ;  list  of  men  drafted  from  said  Millard's 
(2d  Warwick)  eo.  Sept.  28  [year  not  given]. 

MiLLBERRY,  Samuel.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Reuben  Dyer's  co. ;  engaged  July  29,  1777; 
discharged  Dec.  6,  1777 ;  service,  4  mos.  8  days ;  company  raised  for  expedition 
against  St.  Johns,  N.  S.,  and  continued  in  service  at  Machias  for  its  defence. 

MiLLBURN,  Robert.  List  of  men  mustered  between  Jan.  20,  1777,  and  June  1,  1778, 
by  Truman  Wheler,  Muster  Master  for  Berkshire  Co.;  Capt.  Ashley's  co. ;  term, 
3  years  or  during  war. 

MiLLBURY,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Libby's  (9th)  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Foster's 
(Lincoln  Co.)  regt. ;  entered  service  June  23,  1777;  discharged  July  16,  1777; 
service,  23  days;  company  ordered  on  duty  for  defence  of  Machias  and  rivers 
adjacent  when  ship  "  Ambuscade  "  lay  in  the  harbor. 

MiLLEN,  Abner,  Charlton.  Private,  Capt.  William  Campbell's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer 
Learned's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  7,  1775. 

MiLLEX,  Benjamin.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Keep's  co..  Col.  Israel  Chapen's  regt.;  en- 
listed Oct.  18,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  10  days,  at  Clav- 
erack,  including  6  days  (120  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

MiLLEN,  David.  List  of  6  months  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780, 
returned  as  received  of  Maj.  Joseph  Hosmer,  Superintendent  for  Middlesex  Co., 
by  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  dated  Springfield ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men 
raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to 
resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by 
Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  9,  1780;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
7  in. ;  complexion,  ruddy ;  engaged  for  town  of  Hopkinton ;  marched  to  camp 
July  9,  1780,  under  command  of  Lieut.  Jackson,  of  the  artillery. 

MiLLEN,  Frederick,  Boston.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Suffolk  Co.  to  serve 
in  the  Continental  Army,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778,  as  returned  by 
Stephen  Badlam,  Superintendent  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Dorchester,  June  29, 
1778;  Col.  Hatch's  regt.;  age,  48  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  light; 
hair,  light;  eyes,  light;  residence,  Boston ;  conducted  to  Fishkill  by  Maj.  Thomas 
Cogswell,  of  Col.  Vose's  regt. 

MiLLEN,  Gilbert.  Private,  Colonel's  co.  commanded  by  Capt.  Lieut.  Peter  Clayes, 
Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (6th)  regt.;  pay  roll  for  July,  1780;  enlisted  July  6,  1780; 
also,  Colonel's  co.  commanded  by  Capt.  Lieut.  Benjamin  Pike,  Col.  Nixon's 
regt.;  payrolls  for  Aug. -Dec,  1780;  reported  discharged  Dec.  12, 1780;  also,  pay 
roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Warwick  for  service  in  the  Con- 
tinental Army  during  1780;  marched  July  2,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  5,  1780,  at 
Fishkill ;  service,  5  mos.  13  days,  including  travel  (200  miles)  home. 

MiLLEN,  James,  Hopkinton.  Captain,  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's  regt.;  return  of  officers 
to  be  commissioned  in  said  regiment,  dated  May  24,  1775 ;  resolved  in  Provincial 
Congress,  at  Watertown,  May  25,  1775,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned ;  also, 
Lieutenant  Colonel,  Col.  Wesson's  (9th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  return  of  officers  belonging 
to  8th  Mass.  regt.  commanded  by  Col.  James  Wesson  who  were  in  camp  on  or 
before  Aug.  15,  1777,  and  who  had  not  been  absent  subsequently  except  on  fur- 
lough, etc.,  certified  at  Soldier's  Fortune,  March  20,  1779;  also.  Lieutenant 
Colonel,  9th  Mass.  regt. ;  list  of  settlements  of  rank  of  Continental  officers,  dated 
West  Point,  made  by  a  Board  held  for  the  purpose  and  confirmed  by  Congress 
Sept.  6, 1779 ;  commissioned  Jan.  1, 1777 ;  also.  Lieutenant  Colonel,  Col.  Wesson's 
regt.;  return  of  officers,  dated  West  Point,  Sept.  12,  1779;  also,  same  regt.;  re- 


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MiLLEN,  James,  contimied. 

turns  of  officers  for  clothing,  dated  Boston,  Oct.  19,  1778,  and  Sept.  25, 1779;  also. 
Lieutenant  Colonel,  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th)  regt. ;  returns  of  effectives, 
dated  Cantonment  1st  Brigade,  Feb.  22,  and  March  1, 1782;  reported  on  furlough 
in  Massachusetts  by  leave  of  Gen.  McDougall. 

MiLLEN,  JA3IES.  Private,  Capt.  Simon  Edgel's  (Framingham)  co.,  Col.  Wylly's  regt. ; 
pay  abstract  for  mileage  to  and  from  camp,  dated  Jan.  14,  1776;  mileage  for 
44  miles  allowed  said  Millen  ;  company  stationed  at  Roxbury. 

MiLLEN,  James.  Official  record  of  a  ballot  by  the  House  of  Representatives,  dated 
Sept.  16,  1779;  said  Millen  chosen  Adjutant,  Col.  Perry's  (5th  Middlesex  Co.) 
regt.  of  Mass.  militia:  appointment  concurred  in  by  Council  Sept.  16,  1779;  re- 
ported commissioned  Sept.  16,  1779. 

MiLLEx,  John,  Oxford.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Curtis's  Co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Learned's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  15,  1775;  service,  2  mos.,  3 
weeks, 1  day. 

MiLLEN,  Joshua,  Westminster.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Wheelock's  co..  Col.  Jonathan 
Ward's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27, 1775;  service,  3 
mos.  12  days;  also,  Capt.  John  White's  co.,  Col.  Abijah  Stearns's  regt. ;  enlisted 
April  5,  1778;  discharged  July  2,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  1  day,  at  and  about  Bos- 
ton ;  roll  dated  Lancaster;  also,  Capt.  William  Henry's  co. ;  enlisted  Oct.  3, 1779; 
discharged  Nov.  10,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  11  days,  at  Castle  and  Governor's 
Islands ;  company  raised  in  Worcester  Co. 

Millen,  Lewis,  Milton.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by 
Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780. 

Millen,  Lodowick,  Boston.  List  of  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Boston  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  9  months,  certified  by  J.  Hatch,  Colonel  of 
Boston  regt.,  at  Boston,  May  26,  1778,  as  delivered  to  Maj.  Thomas  Cogswell,  of 
Col.  Vose's  regt. ;  Col.  Hatch's  regt. ;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in. ;  hair,  light ; 
eyes,  gray ;  reported  pox-pitted ;  residence,  Boston ;  endorsement  on  list,  dated 
Roxbury,  May  27,  1778,  signed  by  Col.  Joseph  Vose,  states  that  the  men  in 
question  were  to  be  receipted  for  to  Gen.  Warner  at  Fishkill ;  also,  list  of  men 
raised  in  Suffolk  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at 
Fishkill,  returned  as  mustered  by  Henry  Rutgers,  Jr.,  Deputy  Muster  Master, 
dated  Fishkill,  Aug.  1, 1778 ;  arrived  at  Fishkill  June  9, 1778 ;  reported  a  prisoner 
of  war  and  rejected  accordingly. 

Millen,  Lovett,  Hopkinton.  Private,  Capt.  James  Mellen's  co..  Col.  Jonathan 
Ward's  regt. ;  companj'  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

Millen,  Richard,  South  Hadley.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  from  5th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  endorsed  "  Col'o  David  Field's  Return;" 
engaged  for  town  of  Greenfield;  joined  Capt.  Smith's  co..  Col.  Marshall's  regt.; 
term,  3  years;  also,  Sergeant,  2d  co..  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  24,  1779;  residence, 
South  Hadley;  reported  discharged  Dec.  24,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Josiah  Smith's 
(3d)  CO.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt.;  return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  on  or 
before  Aug.  15,  1777,  and  who  had  not  been  absent  subsequently  except  on  fur- 
lough, etc.;  reported  deceased;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan. 
and  April,  1779,  dated  West  Point;  appointed  Dec.  24,  1776;  also,  Ensign,  Col. 
Marshall's  regt.;  list  of  officers  promoted  in  the  Continental  Army;  commis- 
sioned Nov.  26,  1779. 

Millen,  Samuel.  List  of  men  belonging  to  the  several  transports  employed  on  Penob- 
scot expedition,  as  per  a  roll  made  up  agreeable  to  resolve  of  March  23,  1784,  and 
attested  by  Joshua  Davis,  Agent ;  said  Millen  reported  as  belonging  to  the  sloop 
"  Pidgeon." 


744  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND  S^ULORS 

MiLLEN,  Thomas,  Hopkinton.  Sergeant,  Col.  Ephraim  Wheelock's  regt. ;  list  of  offi- 
cers, dated  Ticonderoga,  Oct.  11,  1776. 

MiLLENS,  Abner.  Private,  Capt.  John  Homes's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  (1st)  regt. 
of  guards ;  enlisted  April  6,  1778;  service  to  July  4,  1778, 2  mos.  27  days,  at  Cam- 
bridge; also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  rolls  dated  May  9,  and  June  1,  1778; 
enlistment,  3  months  from  April  2,  1778. 

MiLLENS,  Charles.  List  of  prisoners  to  be  received  in  exchange  for  British  prisoners 
sent  to  New  York  in  the  cartel  "Favorite,"  as  returned  by  Robert  Pierpont,  Com- 
missary [year  not  given]  ;  said  Millens,  Cooper,  to  be  exchanged  for  James 
Watters,  Carpenter. 

MiLLENS,  Ezra.  Private,  Capt.  Elihu  Lyman's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  25,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  31,  1779;  service/  1  mo.  13 
days,  at  New  London,  Conn.,  including  6  days  (124  miles)  travel  home. 

MiLLENS,  Joseph,  Holliston.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Hezekiah  Broad's  (5th)  co. ;  re- 
turn dated  Groton,  Dec.  5, 1776,  made  by  Brig.  Oliver  Prescot,  of  officers  appointed 
to  command  men  drafted  from  Middlesex  Co.  militia  into  a  regiment  to  be  com- 
manded by  Col.  Samuel  Thatcher  and  ordered  to  march  to  Fairfield,  Conn.,  on  or 
before  Dec.  16,  1776 ;  company  drafted  from  5th  Middlesex  Co.  regt.,  and  made 
up  of  men  from  Sherburne,  Framingham,  Hopkinton,  Holliston,  and  Natick. 

Miller,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mailer,  Meiler,  Mellear, 

Meller,  Mellier,  Mellins,  Mellons,  Meyler,  Milard,  Miler,  Miles,  Millan,  Millar, 
Millard,  Millen,  Milliar,  Millior,  Millor,  Millr,  Mills,  Miner.] 

Miller,  .     Corporal,  Capt.  Haynes's  co. ;  pa.y  abstract  of  men  belonging  to  Col. 

Edward  Wigglesworth's  regt.,  for  wages  previously  denied  them  on  account  of 
not  having  joined  regiment  before  July  1,  1777,  and  of  others  to  whom  extra 
wages  were  allowed;  said  Miller  allowed  2  mos.  10  days  wages,  not  having  been 
made  up  on  previous  roll. 

Miller,  .    List  of  men  belonging  to  the  "old  Light  Co."  and  the  amounts  due 

them,  returned  as  having  been  sent  to  Maj.  Sumner  Feb.  16,  1784;  said  list 
appears  in  a  register  of  orders  accepted  on  account  of  wages,  etc. 

Miller,  Aaron,  Pittsfield.  Private,  Capt.  David  Noble's  co.,  Col.  John  Paterson's 
(26th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  29,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  9  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Charlestown  Camp,  Fort  No.  3,  Oct.  26, 
1775. 

Miller,  Aaron.  List  of  men  who  marched  from  Pittsfield  to  Albany  Jan.  14,  1776, 
under  command  of  Capt.  William  Francis,  by  order  of  Gen.  Schuyler,  and  were 
dismissed  Jan.  19,  1776 ;  service,  5  days. 

Miller,  Aaron.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Noble's  co..  Col.  John  Brown's  regt. ;  entered 
service  June  29,  1777;  discharged  July  21,  1777;  service,  24  days,  with  Northern 
army ;  company  ordered  out  by  Gen.  Fellows  and  Committee  of  Safety  at  request 
of  Maj.  Gen.  Schuyler.    Roll  certified  at  Sheffield. 

Miller,  Aaron.  Private,  Capt.  John  King's  co..  Col.  Ashely's  (Ashley's)  Berkshire 
Co.  regt.;  entered  service  July  21,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  15,  1777;  service,  25 
days;  mileage  home  (74  miles)  allowed. 

Miller,  Aaron.  Descriptive  list  of  men  mustered  in  Bristol  Co.  by  James  Leonard, 
Muster  Master,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  9  months  from 
the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Springfield,  dated  Oct.  29, 1779 ;  Capt.  Stephen  Bulock's 
CO.,  Col.  Carpenter's  regt. ;  age,  32  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  dark ; 
hair,  black;  eyes,  black  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Rehoboth. 


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Miller,  Aaron.  Private,  Capt.  Rufus  Allen's  co.  of  matrosses,  Col.  David  Resetter's 
regt. ;  entered  service  Oct.  14,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  17,  1780;  service,  3  da.vs; 
company  marched  on  the  alarm  of  Oct.  14,  1780;  roll  dated  Pittsfield ;  also,  same 
CO.  and  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  18,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  21,  1780;  service,  3  days; 
company  marched  on  the  alarm  of  Oct.  18,  1780;  roll  dated  Pittsfield. 

Miller,  Aakon,  Jr.  List  of  men  who  marched  from  Pittsfield  to  Cambridge  April  22, 
1775,  under  command  of  Capt.  David  Noble  and  served  6  months. 

Miller,  Abner.  Private,  Sergt.  William  Kendall's  detachment  of  militia,  Col.  John 
Moasley's  (Moseley's)  regt.;  enlisted  July  12,  1777;  discharged  July  29,  1777; 
service,  17  days  ;  detachment  marched  from  West  Springfield  to  Stillwater  to  rein- 
force Continental  Army  and  there  served  under  Lieut.  Bentley  guarding  stores. 

Miller,  Abner.  Corporal,  Capt.  Levi  Elj^'s  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt.;  entered 
service  Jul.y  20,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  22, 1780;  service,  3  mos.  11  days,  including 
8  days  (160  miles)  travel  home ;  regiment  raised  to  serve  for  3  months. 

Miller,  Abraham.  Private,  Capt.  Preserved  Leonard's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  28,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  2,  1779;  service, 
1  mo.  10  days,  at  New  London,  Conn.,  including  4  days  (72  miles)  travel  home. 

Miller,  Abraham.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Barrows's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt. ; 
entered  service  Ma.y  6;  discharged  May  9;  entered  service  Sept.  6;  discharged 
Sept.  12;  service,  9  days;  company  marched  from  Middleborough  to  Dartmouth 
on  two  alarms  in  1778;  also,  Capt.  Abner  Bourn's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  White's 
regt.;  marched  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  9  days,  at  Rhode 
Island  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  1, 1780 ;  roll  dated  Middleborough. 

Miller,  Adam.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk 
Co.,  dated  Boston,  March  30,  1777;  Col.  Crane's  regt.;  also,  Matross,  Capt. 
Thomas  Seward's  co..  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  March  1, 1777,  to  April  1, 1777 ;  reported  as  belonging  to 
Massachusetts ;  reported  deserted  April  -,  1777. 

Miller,  Alexander.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Webber's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  May's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  20,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  4,  1777 ;  service,  19  days,  including  travel 
(90  miles)  home ;  regiment  marched  on  expedition  to  Stillwater. 

Miller,  Amariah,  Milton  (also  given  Dorchester).  Fifer,  Capt.  Daniel  Vose's  co.  of 
the  train  in  Milton,  Col.  Robinson's  regt.,  which  marched  to  Roxbury ;  service, 
4  days,  subsequent  to  Concord  battle  and  before  completion  of  standing  army ; 
also,  Maj.  Thomas  Pierce's  co.,  Col.  Richard  Gridley's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  8,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  1  day;  also,  Capt. 
Thomas  Pierce's  co..  Col.  Gridlej^'s  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Roxbury  Camp, 
Sept.  29, 1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Rox- 
bury Camp,  Dec.  27,  1775. 

Miller,  "  Amok."  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Shaw's  co..  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  22,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  9 
(also  given  I  mo.  10)  days,  at  New  London,  Conn.,  including  3^  days  (68  miles) 
travel  home ;  roll  dated  Monson ;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Browning's  co..  Col.  Seth 
Murray's  regt.;  enlisted  July  15,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos. 
3  days,  including  7  days  (140  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  in  Hampshire 
Co.  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months ;  also,  order  on  Henry  Gardner, 
Treasurer,  dated  Brimfield,  March  29,  1782,  signed  by  said  Miller,  for  wages  for 
3  mos.  service  in  Capt.  Browning's  co..  Col.  Murray's  regt.,  in  1780. 

Miller,  Anthony,  Boston.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Col.  John  Cushing's  (2d  Plymouth  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Scituate,  Sept.  1,  1778; 
engaged  for  town  of  Marshfield ;  joined  Capt.  Langdon's  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ; 
term,  during  war;  also,  return  certified  at  Camp  near  Morristown,  April  30, 1780, 


746  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

Miller,  Anthony,  continued. 

of  officers  and  men  belonging  to  Col.  Lee's,  Col.  Henley's,  and  Col.  Jackson's 
regts.,  and  men  belonging  to  Massachusetts  in  Col.  Henry  Sherburne's  regt.,  who 
were  incorporated  into  a  regiment  under  the  command  of  Col.  Henry  Jackson, 
agreeable  to  the  arrangement  of  April  9,  1779;  rank,  Private;  residence,  Boston; 
engaged  Nov.  20,  1777;  term,  3  years;  said  Miller  appears  among  men  belonging 
to  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt.  who  had  been  discharged  from  the  roll  prior  to 
above  arrangement;  reported  never  joined. 

Mii.LER,  Asa,  Harpswell  (also  given  Brunswick).  Fifer,  Capt.  James  Curtis's  co. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  17,  1775;  service,  3  mos.;  also, 
Capt.  James  Curtis's  co.,  Col.  James  Cargill's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  9,  1775;  ser- 
vice, 5  mos.  5  days,  in  defence  of  seacoast;  also,  Capt.  Richard  Mayberry's  co., 
Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage  from  home  to  Dorchester 
Heights,  sworn  to  Aug.  20, 1776 ;  mileage  for  170  miles  allowed  said  Miller;  also. 
Private,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  rations  and  travel  allowance  from 
Dorchester  Heights  home;  said  Miller  credited  with  allowance  for  8  days  (165 
miles)  travel;  warrant  allowed  in  Council  Nov.  29,  1776;  also.  Corporal,  Capt. 
Peter  Combs's  CO.,  Lieut.  Col.  Prime's  regt.;  enlisted  May  28,  1780;  discharged 
Jan.  21,  1781 ;  service,  7  mos.  25  days,  under  Brig.  Gen.  P.  Wadsworth  at  the 
Eastward  ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Brunswick  and  certified  at  Thomaston. 

Miller,  Asa.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Morgan's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Iluggles  Wood- 
bridge's  regt.;  engaged  Aug.  20  (also  given  Sept.  1),  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29, 
1777;  service,  3  mos.  17  (also  given  3  mos.  6)  days,  in  Northern  department,  in- 
cluding 7  days  (140  miles)  travel  home;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  roll  for 
rations,  dated  Camp  at  Scarsdale,  Dec.  7,  1777 ;  rations  allowed  said  Miller  from 
Aug.  2S),  1777,  to  Dec.  6,  1777;  credited  with  104  rations;  also,  1st  Lieutenant, 
Capt.  Levi  Ely's  (2d)  co.,  3d  Hampshire  Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia  commanded 
by  Col.  Moseley,  of  Westfield;  list  of  officers;  commissioned  Sept.  18,  1777. 

Miller,  Benjamin,  Arundel  (also  given  Casco  Bay).  Private,  Capt.  Jesse  Dorman's 
CO.,  Col.  James  Scammon's  (30th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted 
May  3,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  12 days ;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775], 
including  abstract  of  pay  to  last  of  July,  1775;  reported  enlisted  into  the  train 
July  5,  1775;  also,  Matross,  Capt.  John  Callender's  co.,  Col.  Richard  Gridley's 
(Artillery)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  30, 1775;  service, 
1  mo.  4  days ;  also,  Capt.  Lieut.  William  Perkins's  co.,  Col.  Richard  Gridley's 
regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Tobias  Lord's 
CO.;  marched  Jan.  22,  1776;  discharged  June  27,  1776;  service,  5  mos.  7  days; 
company  stationed  at  Falmouth,  Cumberland  Co.,  for  defence  of  seacoast;  also, 
1st  Quarter  Gunner,  Capt.  Abner  Lowell's  co.  of  matrosses;  marched  June  28, 
1776;  service  to  Dec.  31,  1776,6  mos.  3  days;  company  stationed  at  Falmouth, 
Cumberland  Co.;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Wells,  Muster  Master 
for  York  Co.,  dated  Wells,  March  12,  1777;  Capt.  Daniel  Merril's  co..  Col. 
Samuel  Brewer's  regt. ;  residence,  Arundel ;  term,  3  years ;  reported  received  State 
bounty ;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Hitchcock's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  I'egt. ;  Con- 
tinental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  1,  1777,  to  June  1,  1778;  re- 
ported discharged  June  1,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Daniel  Merrill's  co.,  Col.  Samuel 
Brewer's  regt. ;  subsistence  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  Jan.  1, 1777,  to  March 
17,  1777 ;  credited  with  90  days  subsistence,  including  allowance  for  travel  (280 
miles)  on  march  from  home  to  Bennington,  the  place  of  rendezvous;  also,  return 
of  men  enlisted  into  Capt.  Daniel  Merrill's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt.  [year 
not  given];  residence,  Arundel;  engaged  for  town  of  Arundel;  mustered  by 
Nathaniel  Wells,  at  Wells;  reported  on  furlough. 

Miller,  Benjamin,  Greenfield.  Private,  Capt.  Agrippa  Wells's  co..  Col.  Asa  Whit- 
comb's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service, 
3  ujos.  8  days;  also,  company  receipt  for  wages  for  Sept.,  1775,  dated  Camp  at 


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Miller,  Bexjamin,  continued. 

Prospect  Hill ;  «^so,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  a^so,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Dec.  22,  1775. 

Miller,  Benjamin,  Northfield  or  "Warwick.  Private,  Capt.  Eldad  Wright's  co.  of 
Minute-men,  Col.  Samuel  Williams's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in 
response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Northfield  and  Warwick  to  Cam- 
bridge ;  service,  14  days. 

Miller,  Benjamin.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Browning's  co.,  Col.  Seth  Murray's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  15,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  3  days,  including 
7  days  (140  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

Miller,  Caleb.  Seaman,  ship  "  Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Foster  Wil- 
liams; engaged  Nov.  1,  1780;  service,  6  mos.  5  days;  reported  captured  May 
5,  1781. 

Miller,  Charles.  Letter  from  said  Miller,  Deputy  Commissary  General,  to  William 
Hookins,  dated  Cambridge,  May  14,  1775,  informing  him  of  a  vacancy  in  the 
Commissary  General's  Office  and  offering  him  the  position  of  first  clerk;  also, 
Council  warrants  dated  respectively  Oct.  9,  1780,  July  26,  Aug.  8,  Sept.  20,  and 
Nov.  20,  1781,  for  various  amounts,  drawn  in  favor  of  said  Miller,  Commissary 
of  Purchases  for  the  Continental  Army,  to  enable  him  to  pay  for  supplies,  trans- 
portation, etc. 

Miller,  Christian,  Boston.  List  of  men  raised  in  Suffolk  Co.,  agreeable  to  resolve 
of  April  20, 1778,  as  returned  by  Stephen  Badlam,  Superintendent  for  said  county, 
dated  Dorchester;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Braintree  to 
serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  9  months,  returned  as  received  of 
Maj.  Stephen  Badlam,  Superintendent,  by  Capt.  Thomas  Jackson,  of  the  artillery, 
at  Boston,  June  17, 1778,  to  be  delivered  to  Gen.  Warner  at  Fishkill ;  Capt.  Wild's 
CO.,  Col.  Thayer's  regt.;  age,  32  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  11  in.;  hair,  black;  eyes, 
dark  (also  given  gray) ;  nationality,  German ;  residence,  Boston ;  engaged  for 
town  of  Braintree;  Maj.  Badlam  certifies  that  the  men  borne  on  the  descriptive 
list  had  enlisted  into  the  artillery  for  3  .vears  although  returned  as  9  months  men ; 
also,  Wagoner ;  return  for  rations  allowed  in  Quartermaster  General's  department, 
dated  Fishkill,  Oct.  14,  1781 ;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1782. 

Miller,  Christopher.  Matross,  Capt.  Treadwell'sco.,  Col.  John  Crane's  regt. ;  Con- 
tinental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  10,  1778,  to  May  21,  1779;  re- 
ported deserted. 

Miller,  Consider.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co..  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt.;  en- 
tered service  Jan.  28,  1778;  discharged  April  1,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  3  days; 
regiment  stationed  at  Warwick,  R.  I.     Roll  sworn  to  at  Swanzey. 

Miller,  Cornelius,  Partridgefield  (Peru).  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Watkins's  co.  of 
Minute-men,  which  marched  April  22,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775;  service,  14  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army  May  5,  1775;  also,  Capt- 
Nathan  Watkins's  co.,  Col.  John  Patterson's' regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 
1775;  enlisted  May  5,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  3  days;  also,  company  return  [prob- 
ably Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  receipt  for  bounty  coats,  signed  bj'  said  Miller  and  others, 
dated  Nov.  13,  1775. 

Miller,  Cornelius,  Partridgefield  (Peru).  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army  from  Capt.  William  Fletcher's  (Partridgefield)  co. ;  joined  Capt. 
Watkins's  co..  Col.  Brewer's  regt. ;  term,  3  years ;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  be- 
tween Jan.  20,  1777,  and  June  1,  1778,  by  Truman  Wheler,  Muster  Master  for 
Berkshire  Co.;  Capt.  Watkins's  co. ;  term,  3  years  or  during  war;  also.  Private, 
Capt.  A.  Williams's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Feb.  9,  1779;  reported  deserted  Feb. 


748  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND  SAILORS 

Miller,  Cornelius,  continued. 

9,  1779;  also.  Corporal,  Capt.  Nathan  "Watkins's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt. ; 
return  made  agreeable  to  order  of  Council  of  Dec.  26,  1777;  residence,  Partridge- 
field  ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Partridgefield ;  mustered  by  State  Muster  Master. 

Miller,  Cornelius.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Rathbun's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's 
detachment  of  Berkshire  Co.  militia ;  muster  roll  dated  Ticonderoga,  Feb.  25, 1777 ; 
enlisted  Jan.  6, 1777;  enlistment  to  expire  March  15, 1777  ;  reported  deserted  Jan. 
11,  1777. 

Miller,  Cornelius.  Major's  co. ;  entered  service  July  12,  1779  ;  discharged  April  12, 
1780;  term,  9  months.     [See  Jacob  Miller.] 

Miller,  Daniel,  Egremont.  Return  of  men  drafted  from  Berkshire  Co.  militia  to 
march  to  Horse  Neck  under  command  of  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds  [year  not  given] , 
but  who  failed  to  join  regiment;  drafted  from  town  of  Egremont;  drafted  into 
Capt.  Noble's  co. 

Miller,  David.  Private,  Capt.  William  Clark's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  regt. ; 
entered  service  July  17,  1777 ;  service,  13  days ;  company  marched  from  Gage- 
borough  to  Manchester  by  order  of  Gen.  Schiler  (Schuyler)  on  an  alarm;  also, 
Capt.  AVilliam  Fletcher's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  regt. ;  entered  service 
Aug.  22,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  29,  1777 ;  company  marched  on  expedition  to 
Bennington;  also.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Levi  Ely's  co..  Col.  John  Mosele3''s  regt.; 
engaged  Sept.  21,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  17,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  3  days,  on 
expedition  to  Northern  department,  including  6  days  (120  miles)  travel  home. 

Miller,  Ebenezer,  Brookfield.  Private,  Capt.  John  Woolcott's  co.  of  rangers,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Brookfield  and  Spencer ;  service,  12 
days ;  also,  Capt.  Isaac  Bolster's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Learned's  regt. ;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  10,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  27  days;  also,  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  mone}'  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Nov.  18,  1775; 
also,  list  of  men  dated  Brookfield,  June  30,  1778,  showing  service  credited  to  them, 
respectively,  as  returned  by  the  committee  chosen  to  make  an  average  of  the  ser- 
vice rendered  to  the  credit  of  the  3d  Precinct  of  Brookfield ;  total  amount  of  service 
rendered  made  to  average  5^  months  for  each  single  poll  in  said  Precinct;  said 
Miller  credited  with  5  mos.  service;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Joel  Green's  co.,  Col. 
Ezra  Wood's  regt. ;  service  between  June  1, 1778,  and  Jan.  31, 1779,  7  mos.  9  days, 
at  Peekskill  and  White  Plains ;  enlistment,  8  months ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
pay  roll  for  part  of  May  and  the  month  of  June,  1778 ;  said  Miller  allowed  28  days 
service,  being  3  days  preceding  march,  17  days  in  camp,  and  8  days  (160  miles) 
travel ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  July-Oct.,  1778 ;  also,  same  co.  and 
regt.;  pay  roll  for  Dec,  1778;  said  Miller  credited  with  25  days  service;  also,  re- 
ceipt dated  Brookfield,  Oct.  20,  1779,  for  bounties  paid  said  Miller  and  others  by 
the  Selectmen  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  months,  agree- 
able to  resolve  of  Oct.  9,  1779;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Richardson's  co.,  Col. 
Samuel  Denny's  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  19,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  23,  1779;  service, 
1  mo.  12  days,  at  Claverack,  including  7  days  (140  miles)  travel  home ;  regiment 
raised  for  3  months. 

Miller,  Ebenezer,  Westborough.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Morse's  co.  of  militia.  Col. 
Ward's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  14  days. 

Miller,  Eleazer.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Rowley's  co.,  Maj.  David  Rosseter's  de- 
tachment of  Berkshire  Co.  militia ;  entered  service  Feb.  23,  1777 ;  discharged 
April  7,  1777;  service  43  days,  at  Ticonderoga;  also,  Lieut.  Ezekiel  Crocker's 
CO.,  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  entered  service  Aug.  16,  1777;  dis- 
charged Aug.  20,  1777;  service,  4  days;  company  called  out  by  Maj.  Gen.  Hyde 
and  ordered  to  march  to  Bennington;  also,  Capt.  Amos  Rathbun's  co..  Col.  John 
Brown's  detachment  of  militia;  entered  service  Sept.  21,  1777;  discharged  Oct. 
5,  1777  ;  service,  15  days ;  company  marched  at  request  of  Gen.  Gates ;  also,  Capt. 


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Miller,  Eleazer,  continued. 

Joseph  Raymond's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapin's  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  24,  1779;  dis- 
charged Nov.  21,  1779;  service,  I  mo.  2  days,  at  Claverack,  including  3  days  (60 
miles)  travel  home ;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months ; 
also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Richmond  for  service  in 
the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  6,  1780;  discharged  Jan.  5, 
1781;  service,  6  mos.  5  days,  including  travel  (100  miles)  home;  [see  Eleazer 
Miner]  ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Miller's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st) 
regt.;  muster  roll  for  Jan..  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  July  5,  1780;  dis- 
charged Jan.  5,  1781. 

^IiLLER,  Eliakim.  Private,  Capt.  Solomon  Brown's  CO.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hamp- 
shire Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  31,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  1,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 
6  days,  at  New  London,  Conn.,  including  4  days  (87  miles)  travel  home. 

Miller,  Elias  (also  given  Elias,  Jr.),  Middleborough.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Abiel 
Pearce's  (2d  Middleborough)  co.  of  militia,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of 
April  19,  1775,  to  Marshfield  ;  service,  2  days ;  also,  2d  co.  commanded  by  Lieut. 
John  Barrows,  Col.  EBenezer  Sprout's  regt. ;_  marched  Dec.  8,  1776;  service,  12 
days ;  company  marched  from  Middleborough  to  Rowland's  Ferry,  R.  I.,  Dec. 
8,  1776,  on  an  alarm ;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Burrows's  (Barrows's)  3d 
CO.,  Col.  Sproutt's  (4th  Plymouth  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers; 
commissioned  April  8,  1778;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Amos  Washburn's  co.. 
Col.  Waide's  regt.;  entered  service,  June  22,  1778;  discharged  July  17,  1778; 
service,  25  days,  on  expedition  to  Rhode  Island;  also,  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John 
Barrows's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt.;  entered  service  May  6 ;  discharged 
May  9;  entered  service  Sept.  6;  discharged  Sept.  12;  service,  9  days ;  company 
marched  from  Middleborough  to  Dartmouth  on  two  alarms  in  1778;  also,  1st 
Lieutenant,  Capt.  Abner  Bourn's  (3d)  co.,  4th  Plymouth  Co.  regt.  of  Mass. 
militia;  list  of  officers;  commissioned  June  2,  1780  ;  a^so.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Abner 
Bourn's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  White's  rest.;  marched  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged 
Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  9  days,  at  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  1,  1780. 

Miller,  Elias.  Marine,  sloop  "  Providence,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Paul  Jones ; 
list  of  officers  and  men  entitled  to  prize  shares  in  the  ship  "  Alexander  "  captured 

Sept.  20,  1777  [6]. 

Miller,  Elihu.  Private,  Capt.  William  Cannon's  co.,  Col.  David  Leonard's  regt.; 
service,  70  days,  at  the  Northward ;  company  drafted  and  inarched  to  Ticon- 
deroga  May  6,  1777,  and  returned  home  July  14,  1777.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Bland- 
ford  and  also  at  Westfield. 

Miller,  Eliphaz.  Private,  Capt.  William  Cooley's  co.,  Col.  John  Mosley's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  21,  1776 ;  returned  Nov.  17, 1776 ;  service,  28  days ;  com- 
pany marched  under  command  of  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Robinson  to  reinforce 
Northern  arm.y ;  roll  dated  Granville;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  enlisted  July  9, 
1777;  discharged  Aug.  12,  1777;  service,  39  days,  including  travel  (100  miles) 
home ;  company  marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

Miller,  Elisha,  Yarmouth.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  (1st  Barnstable  Co.)  regt. ;  residence,  Yarmouth  ; 
enlisted  for  town  of  Yarmouth ;  joined  Capt.  Lamont's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt. ; 
term,  3  years ;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  Joseph  Otis,  Muster  Master  for  Barn- 
stable Co. ;  Capt.  Davis's  co..  Col.  Bradford's  regt. ;  mustered  May  15,  1777 ;  re- 
ported received  State  bounty;  also.  Private,  5th  co..  Col.  Bradford's  (12th)  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  16,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
also,  Capt.  John  Lamont's  co..  Col.  Bradford's  regt.;  subsistence  allowed  from 
date  of  enlistment.  May  16,  1777,  to  May  27,  1777;  credited  with  11  days  allow- 
ance ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  [year  not  given]  ;  mustered  by  County  and 
Continental  Muster  Masters;  reported  joined  June  26,  1777,  also  reported  on  fur- 


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Miller,  Elisha,  continued. 

lough;  also,  Capt.  Haskell's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  May  16,  1780. 

Miller,  Ephraim,  Westminster.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Noah  Miles's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge,  and  joined  Col.  John  Whltcom's 
regt.;  service,  U^  days. 

Miller,  Ephraim,  Worcester.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Bigelow's  co.  of  Minute-men 
and  militia,  Col.  Artemas  Ward's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775;  service,  5  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army;  a/so,  receipt  dated  Cam- 
bridge, June  19,  1775,  signed  by  Capt.  Jonas  Hubbard,  for  pouches,  for  use  of 
said  Miller  and  others  belonging  to  his  company.  Col.  Ward's  regt. ;  also,  Capt. 
Hubbard's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's  regt.;  order  for  advance  pay,  signed  by 
said  Miller  and  others,  dated  June  -,  1775;  a^so.  Private,  same  co.  and  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  24,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  15  days; 
also,  company  return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  7,  1775;  also.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Jesse 
Stone's  CO.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt. ;  marched  July  27, 1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  29, 
1777;  service,  1  mo.  9  days,  including  6  days  (120  miles)  travel  home;  company 
marched  to  Bennington  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Warner;  roll  dated  Oxford. 

Miller,  Ezekiel  Reed.  Private,  Capt.  John  Robinson's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's 
regt.;  service,  12  days,  at  Dorchester,  in  March,  1776,  guarding  shores  at  mouth 
of  Milton  river.     [See  Hezekiah  Read  Miller.] 

Miller,  Ezra,  Brattleboro.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Guild's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt. ;  abstract  for  advance  pay  for  1  month,  etc.,  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co.,  June 
20,  1776;  also,  petition  dated  Camp  at  Hull,  Sept.  17,  1776,  signed  by  said  Miller 
and  others  belonging  to  battalion  stationed  at  Hull,  asking  for  increase  and  pay- 
ment of  wages;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Guild's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.; 
service  from  May  16,  1776,  4  days  preceding  march,  to  Nov.  1,  1776,  5  mos.  15 
days;  rolls  dated  Camp  at  Hull;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  service  from  Nov.  1, 

1776,  1  mo.  3  days,  including  travel  (68  miles)  home;  roll  dated  Hull. 

Miller,  Ezra.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Willmarth's  co.,  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt. ;  ser- 
vice, 2  mos.  25  days ;  regiment  raised  to  serve  at  Rhode  Island  for  3  months  from 
Jan.  1,  1778.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Taunton. 

Miller,  Farrar,  Temple.  Descriptive  list  endorsed  "August  4  1775;"  Capt.  Ezra 
Town's  CO.,  Col.  James  Read's  regt. ;  rank,  Private ;  age,  21  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8 
in.;  complexion,  fair ;  eyes,  gray;  occupation,  farmer;  birthplace,  Great  Britain  ; 
residence,  Temple;  enlisted  April  23,  1775;  mustered  July  11,  1775. 

Miller,  Foktunatus,  Westborough.  Private,  Capt.  Edmund  Brigham's  co.  of  Minute- 
men,  Maj.  Gen.  Ward's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  5  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army;  also,  Capt.  Moses  Wheelock's 
CO.,  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April 
24,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  15  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ; 
also,  Capt.  Manasseh  Sawyer's  co..  Col.  Nicholas  Dike's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for 
mileage  from  home  to  Dorchester  Heights ;  warrant  for  pay  allowed  in  Council 
Sept.  13,  1776;  also.  Corporal,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allow- 
ance, etc.,  home,  dated  Dorchester  Heights,  Nov.  30,  1776 ;  said  Miller  credited 
with  allowance  for  2  days  (38  miles)  travel ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Martin's 
CO.,  Col.  Joseph  (Josiah)  Whitney's  regt.;  service  from  May  4,  1777,  to  July  4, 

1777,  2  mos.  7  days,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Spencer  at  Rhode  Island,  including  travel 
(100  miles)  from  home  to  place  of  destination  and  from  place  of  discharge  home; 
also,  Capt.  Joseph  Warrin's  co.,  in  a  regiment  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Wheel- 
ock  ;  enlisted  Sept.  27,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  23, 1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  3  days,  with 
Northern  army,  including  8  days  (l.'iO  miles)  travel  home;  company  raised  for 
30  days  service;  also,  list  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Brigham's  co.  and  other 


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MiLLEK,  FoRTUNATUS,  Continued. 

companies  in  Col.  Cushing's  regt.  mustered  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  9  months;  engaged  for  town  of  Westborough  ;  mustered  May  19 
[year  not  given,  probably  1778]  ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  by  the  town  of  West- 
borough  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  9  months,  as  returned 
by  Capt.  Nathan  Fisher  and  Capt.  Edmund  Brigham,  dated  Westborough,  May 
26,  1778;  Capt.  Fisher's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.;  also,  descriptive  list  of 
men  raised  in  Worcester  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their 
arrival  at  Fishkill;  Capt.  Brigham's  co..  Col.  Cushing's  regt.;  age,  26  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Westborough;  arrived  at  Fish- 
kill  June  7,  1778;  also,  list  of  men  returned  as  mustered  by  Henry  Rutgers,  Jr., 
Deputy  Muster  Master,  dated  Fishkill,  Aug.  1,  1778. 

Miller,  Francis.  Private,  Capt.  Jesse  Roe's  co.  of  artificers,  attached  to  Brig.  Gen. 
Henry  Knox's  corps  of  artillery;  muster  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Deo.,  1777;  also, 
Capt.  Christopher  Beackley's  co.  of  Artillery  artificers,  detached  from  Col.  Ben- 
jamin Flower's  corps  of  artificers  and  attached  to  artillery  in  the  field  commanded 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Henry  Knox;  muster  roll  for  April,  1778. 

Miller,  Francis.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Smith's  co. ;  enlisted  Sept.  15,  177.5;  dis- 
charged Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  3  mos.,  3  weeks,  2  days;  company  stationed  at 
Machias  for  defence  of  seacoast;  also,  Capt.  Stephen  Smith's  co..  Col.  Foster's 
(Lincoln  Co.)  regt.;  service,  2  mos.;  company  served  at  Machias  from  July  16 
[1777]  to  Oct.  10  [1777],  when  British  ships  lay  in  the  harbor;  also,  Lieut.  John 
Scott's  detachment  from  6th  Lincoln  Co.  regt. ;  service  between  Aug.  31,  1779,  and 
Nov.  20,  1779,  23  days,  at  Machias ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Machias  and  endorsed  "  Ser- 
vice at  Penobscot;  "  also,  Capt.  Jordan  Parker's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's  regt. ; 
enlisted  May  26,  1781;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1781;  service,  6  mos.  4  days,  at  the 
Eastward;  roll  sworn  to  at  Georgetown,  Lincoln  Co. 

Miller,  Frederick,  Boston.  List  of  men  raised  in  Sutfolk  Co.  for  the  term  of 
9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April 
20,  1778,  returned  as  mustered  by  Henry  Rutgers,  Jr.,  Deputy  Muster  Master, 
dated  Fishkill,  Aug.  1,  1778;  residence,  Boston;  engaged  for  town  of  Boston; 
reported  a  prisoner  of  war  and  rejected  accordingly. 

Miller,  Frederick.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  place  of  rendezvous,  re- 
turned as  received  of  Maj.  Stephen  Badlam  by  Joseph  Decoster,  at  Roxbury,  July 
12,  1779,  to  be  delivered  to  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  at  Springfield ;  Capt. 
Loring's  co. ;  age,  31  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  hair,  sandy;  eyes,  gray;  com- 
plexion, dark  and  pitted. 

Miller,  Frederick.  Receipt  dated  Berkshire  Co.,  June  6,  1781,  signed  by  William 
Walker,  Superintendent,  stating  that  he  had  received  said  Miller  and  others  to 
serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years  to  the  credit  of  the  town  of 
Partridgefield. 

Miller,  Gad.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Clark's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simons's  (Simonds's) 
Berkshire  Co.  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  26,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  27,  1780;  service, 
3  days,  including  1^  days  (30  miles)  travel  home ;  company  marched  to  Northern 
frontiers  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows  on  an  alarm. 

Miller,  George,  Ludlow.  Drummer,  Capt.  John  Carpenter's  co..  Col.  Ezra  Wood's 
regt.;  arrived  at  camp  June  23,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  27,  1779;  service,  7  mos. 
22  days,  at  North  River,  N.  Y.,  including  3  days  to  prepare  for  camp  and  14 days 
(280  miles)  travel  out  and  home ;  regiment  raised  for  8  months ;  also,  order  on 
the  Paymaster  of  Col.  Wood's  regt.,  payable  to  Capt.  John  Carpenter,  dated  Wil- 
braham,  April  8,  1779,  signed  by  said  Miller,  for  wages  due  for  service;  also,  re- 
ceipt dated  Ludlow,  July  24,  1780,  for  bounties  paid  said  Miller  and  others  by 


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Miller,  George,  continued. 

the  town  of  Ludlow  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  months, 
agreeable  to  order  of  the  General  Court  of  June  22,  1780 ;  also,  return  dated  Wil- 
braham,  Aug.  25,  1780,  made  by  Col.  John  Bliss,  of  men  mustered  by  him  to 
serve  for  3  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  22,  1780;  11th  co.,  1st  Hampshire 
Co.  regt. ;  age,  19  yrs. ;  residence,  Ludlow ;  mustered  July  24,  1780 ;  also,  Drum- 
mer, Capt.  Joseph  Browning's  co.,  Col.  Seth  Murray's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  24, 
1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  2  mos.  24  days,  including  7  days  (140 
miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  3  months. 

Miller,  Gilbert,  Warwick.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780.     [See  Gilbert  Millen.] 

Miller,  Heman.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Thrall's  co.;  engaged  Aug.  21,  1781;  dis- 
charged Nov.  9,  1781;  service,  2  mos.  29  days,  under  Col.  Marinus  Willet  "on 
Mohawk  River,"  including  9  days  (180  miles)  travel  home;  company  raised  for 
3  months ;  also,  Capt.  Francis  Stebbins's  co..  Col.  David  Mosley's  regt. ;  entered 
service  June  12,  1782 ;  discharged  June  20, 1782 ;  service,  7  days ;  company  raised 
for  support  of  the  government  at  Springfield  and  Northampton  and  part  of  it 
probably  mounted ;  roll  sworn  to  at  West  Springfield. 

Miller,  Hexrt,  Milton.  Private,  Capt.  William  Bent's  co..  Col.  John  Greaton's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  12 
days  ;  also,  Capt.  Bent's  co.,  36th  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Oct. 
5,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Bent's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  1,  1775. 

Miller,  Henry,  Milton.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Badcock's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.,  dated  Stoughton,  June  27,  1777; 
residence,  Milton;  enlisted  for  town  of  Milton  ;  joined  Capt.  Williams's  co..  Col. 
Greaton's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years.     [See  Henry  Mills.] 

Miller,  Henry,  Milton.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Badcock's  CO.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.;  residence,  Milton;  enlisted  for 
town  of  Milton;  joined  Capt.  Hanes's  (Haynes's)  co..  Col.  Wiglesworth's  regt.; 
enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster 
Master  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  2,  1777  ;  Capt.  Haynes's  co.,  Col.  Ed- 
ward Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  also.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  K.  Smith's  co..  Col.  Cal- 
vin Smith's  (late  Wigglesworth's)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  Capt.  Aaron  Haynes's  co..  Col. 
Edward  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  return  [year  not  given]  ;  mustered  by  Maj.  Barber, 
at  Boston ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  May,  1778,  dated  Valley 
Forge;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  for  June,  1778,  dated  Camp 
"Greeneage;"  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Oct.,  1778;  also,  Capt. 
John  K.  Smith's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March  and 
April,  1779,  dated  Providence;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1777;  enlistment,  during  war; 
also,  descriptive  list  dated  \Vest  Point,  Jan.  29,  1781;  Capt.  Pillsbury's  co.,  6th 
Mass.  regt.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Smith;  rank.  Corporal;  age,  35  yrs.; 
stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  hair,  dark  ;  eyes,  light;  residence,  Milton ; 
enlisted  Nov.  19,  1776,  by  Lieut.  Leonard  Miller;  enlistment,  during  war;  also, 
Corporal,  Capt.  Daniel  Pilsbury's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (6th)  regt.;  re- 
turn for  wages ;  wages  allowed  said  Miller  for  Jan. -Dec,  1782,  12  mos. ;  reported 
absent  in  July,  Aug.,  and  Nov.,  1782 ;  also,  return  [year  not  given,  probably  1783], 
of  men  entitled  to  |80  gratuity  agreeable  to  act  of  Congress  of  May  15,  1778,  for 
serving  during  the  war;  1st  co.,  6th  Mass.  regt. ;  also,  ordet  on  Capt.  Haywood, 
payable  to  Calvin  Smith,  dated  New  Windsor,  July  22, 1783,  signed  by  said  Miller, 
for  10  mos.  wages  due  him  for  service  as  Corporal,  6th  Mass.  regt.,  in  1781. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  753 

Miller,  Henry,  St.  Johns.  Private,  Capt.  Jabez  West's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Eddy's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Nov.  1-1,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  16,  1776;  service,  1  mo.  5  days; 
company  raised  in  Cumberland,  N.  S. 

Miller,  Henry.  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  Stewart's  co. ;  enlisted  July  20  [1775] ;  dis- 
charged Nov.  21  [1775]  ;  service,  4  mos.  1  day;  also,  same  co. ;  entered  service 
Jul}-  4  [1775]  ;  credited  with  48  days  billeting  allowance  ;  amount  of  billeting  for 
company  paid  on  a  wai-rant  from  Maj.  Gen.  Schuyler,  and  receipted  for  by  Capt. 
Stewart,  at  Albany,  Jan.  27, 1776. 

Miller,  Henry.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bradley's  (Milton)  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's 
regt. ;  service,  5  days;  company  marched  to  Dorchester  Neck  March  4,  1776, 
when  the  forts  were  erected  on  the  Heights. 

Miller,  Henry.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Vose's  (Milton)  co. ;  service  from  April  13  to 
April  26,  1776,  12  days,  in  defence  of  seacoast. 

Miller,  Henry.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Starret's  detachment  from  Col.  Mason 
Wheaton's  regt. ;  service  from  June  28,  1779,  to  July  5,  1779,  8  days,  at  Camden, 
Eastern  department;  also,  Capt.  Jacob  Ludwig's  co. ;  service,  1  mo.  10  days; 
company  detached  from  Col.  Mason  Wheaton's  regt.  by  order  of  Brig.  Gushing 
for  service  from  Sept.  21,  1779,  to  Nov.  1,  1779,  as  guards  at  Broad  Bay;  roll 
sworn  to  at  Waldoborough. 

Miller,  Henry.  List  of  prisoners  to  be  received  in  exchange  for  British  prisoners 
sent  to  New  Yorlv  in  the  cartel  "  Favorite,"  as  returned  by  Robert  Pierpont,  Com- 
missary [year  not  given]  ;  said  Miller,  Seaman,  to  be  exchanged  for  John  Bar- 
nard, Seaman. 

Miller,  Hezekiah,  Dorchester.  Seaman,  ship  "Pilgrim,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Joseph  Robinson ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Aug.  2,  1780 ;  age, 
23  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Dorchester. 

Miller,  Hezekiah,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  Peleg  Shearman's  co.,  Col.  John  Hath- 
away's  (Bristol  Co.)  regt. ;  service,  23  days  ;  company  raised  to  support  the  Lines 
near  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm  and  stationed  at  Slade's  Feny  from  April  20, 1777, 
to  May  13,  1777. 

Miller,  Hezekiah.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bradley's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  14,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  16  days ;  reported  furloughed ;  company 
marched  to  Manchester,  Vt.,  to  join  Northern  army.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. 

Miller,  Hezekiah,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bradley's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  14,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  28  days,  including  12  days  (240 
miles)  travel  home ;  company  marched  to  Manchester,  Vt.,  to  join  Northern  army. 
Roll  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. 

Miller,  Hezekiah  Read,  Dorchester  (also  given  Milton).  Matross,  Maj.  Thomas 
Pierce's  co.,  Col.  Gridley's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May 
20,  1775;  service,  2  mos.,  2  weeks,  3  days;  a^so,  enlistment  agreement,  dated 
Dorchester,  May  19,  1778,  signed  by  said  Miller  and  others,  engaging  themselves 
to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  under  His  Excellency  Gen.  Washington  for  the 
term  of  9  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778,  in  case  they  received 
bounty  of  £150  each  of  the  town  of  Dorchester  upon  passing  muster,  and  stating 
that  they  had  received  $8  "  Earnest "  from  said  town  ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  in 
Suffolk  Co.,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20, 1778,  as  returned  by  Stephen  Badlam, 
Superintendent  for  said  county ;  also,  order  dated  Dorchester,  June  3,  1778,  given 
to  said  Miller,  directing  him  to  march  immediately  to  Deacon  Thurston's  in 
Franklin,  and  take  charge  of  the  men  who  should  rendezvous  there  "  this  Day," 
and  proceed  with  them  to  Springfield,  and  there  await  orders  from  Capt.  Davis,  of 
Col  Yose's  regt.;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  returned 
as  received  of  Maj.  Stephen  Badlam,  by  Capt.  Robert  Davis,  to  be  delivered  to 


754  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Miller,  Hezekiah  Read,  continued. 

Brig.  Gen.  Jonathan  "Warner,  atFishkill;  Capt.  Sumner's  co.,  Col.  Gill's  regt. ; 
age,  40  j'rs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  hair,  dark;  eyes,  gray;  nationality,  American; 
occupation,  clothier;  residence,  Dorchester;  engaged  for  town  of  Dorchester; 
also,  list  of  men  returned  as  received  of  Jonathan  Warner,  Commissioner,  by  Col. 
R.  Putnam,  July  20,  1778;  reported  arrived  at  Fishkill  June  14,  1778;  also,  list 
of  men  returned  as  mustered  by  Henry  Rutgers,  Jr.,  Deputy  Muster  Master,  dated 
Fishkill,  Aug.  1, 1778 ;  also,  enlistment  agreement,  dated  Dorchester,  June  18, 1779, 
signed  by  said  Miller  and  others,  engaging  themselves  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  for  the  town  of  Dorchester  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their 
arrival  at  Springfield,  the  place  of  rendezvous,  unless  sooner  discharged;  also, 
descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Suffolk  Co.  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army, 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  9,  1779;  Capt.  Hall's  co..  Col.  Gill's  regt. ;  age,  41 
yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  hair,  dark;  eyes,  gray;  nationality,  American;  occu- 
pation, clothier;  residence,  Dorchester;  engaged  for  town  of  Dorchester ;  reported 
delivered  to  Ensign  Theophllus  Clark ;  also,  list  of  men  returned  as  received  of 
Maj.  Stephen  Badlam,  Superintendent  for  Suffolk  Co.,  by  Justin  Ely,  Commis- 
sioner, at  Springfield,  Sept.  20,  1779;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by 
the  town  of  Dorchester  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched 
to  camp  July  1,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  22,  1780;  service,  6  mos.  3  days,  including 
travel  (220  miles)  home;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Ralph  Thompson's  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Webb's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  2,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  7,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  17 
days,  including  11  days  (220  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  in  Suffolk  and 
Middlesex  counties  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months.  [See  Ezekiel 
Reed  Miller.] 

Miller,  Ichabod.  Private,  Lieut.  Jabez  Colt's  co.,  Col.  Rosseter's  detachment  of 
Berkshire  Co.  militia;  entered  service  July  17,  1777;  discharged  July  27,  1777; 
service,  11  days,  at  the  Northward.    Roll  dated  Richmond. 

Miller,  Israel,  Hatfield.  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Chapin's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
John  Fellows's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of 
April  19,  1775;  service,  1  mo.  3  days;  reported  returned  home. 

Miller,  Isaac,  Hatfield.  Certificate  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  June  18,  1775,  signed 
by  [Capt.]  Seth  Murray,  certifying  that  said  Miller  and  others  belonging  to  his 
company.  Col.  Woodbridge's  regt.,  were  in  need  of  cartridge  boxes  for  which  he 
promised  to  be  accountable;  also,  Capt.  Seth  Murray's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Rug- 
gles  Woodbridge's  (25th)  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Miller 
and  others,  dated  Cambridge,  June  22,  1775;  also.  Drummer,  Capt.  Ichabod 
Dexter's  co.,  Col.  Woodbridge's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted 
May  16,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  20  days;  also,  company  return,  probably  Oct. 
1775  [name  crossed  out  on  return]. 

Miller,  Isaac,  Middleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Abiel  Pearce's  (2d  Middleborough) 
CO.  of  militia,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshfield ;  .ser- 
vice, 2  days;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Barrows's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's 
regt.;  entered  service  Sept.  6,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1778;  service,  6  days; 
company  marched  from  Middleborough  to  Dartmouth  on  two  alarms,  one  in 
May,  and  one  in  Sept.,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Abner  Bourn's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer 
White's  regt.;  marched  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  9  days, 
at  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  1,  1780. 

Miller,  Isaac,  Westminster.  Private,  Capt.  Noah  Miles's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge  and  joined  Col.  John  Whitcom's  regt. ; 
service,  6  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army;  n^so,  Capt.  Elisha  Jackson's 
CO. ;  travel  out  and  home,  200  miles ;  service  at  20  miles  per  day,  10  days,  prob- 
ably in  Aug.,  1777;  companj-  marched  from  Westminster  to  East  Hoosuck  under 
command  of  Maj.  Ebenezer  Bridge  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington  and  was  there 
dismissed  ;  roll  dated  Aug.  22,  1777. 


m   THE   WAR  OF  THE   REVOLUTION.  755 

Miller,  Isaac.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Coe's  co.,  Col.  John  Mosley's  (Hampshire  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  21, 1776  ;  returned  Nov.  17,  1776;  service,  28  days;  company 
marched  under  command  of  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Robinson  to  reinforce  Northern 
army  ;  roll  dated  Granville ;  also,  Capt.  Aaron  Coe's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Rob- 
inson's detachment  of  Hampshire  Co.  militia;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at 
Ticonderoga,  Feb.  24,  1777;  enlisted  Dec.  25,  1776;  enlistment  to  expire  March 
25,  1777. 

Miller,  Jacob,  HoUiston.  Order  of  the  day,  dated  Cambridge,  May  9,  1775;  said 
Miller,  Major,  reported  as  field  officer  of  the  guard ;  also,  Captain,  Col.  Ephraim 
Doolittle's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug,  1,  1775;  engaged  April  25,  1775;  ser- 
vice, 1  mo.  27  days ;  reported  promoted  to  Major  June  18,  1775 ;  also,  company 
return  dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775;  a/so,  petition  addressed  to  the  General 
Court,  dated  Oct.  3,  1775,  signed  by  Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle  and  others,  officers 
in  his  regiment,  asking  that  certain  officers  be  recommended  to  Gen.  Washington 
for  commissions ;  said  Miller,  Captain,  in  the  room  of  Capt.  John  Ltland  who  re- 
signed, recommended  as  a  suitable  person  for  the  position  of  Major,  in  the  room 
of  Willard  Moore,  who  was  killed  at  Charlestown  June  17,  1775,  but  to  retain 
command  of  his  company;  also.  Major,  Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle's  (24th)  regt.; 
engaged  June  18,  1775 ;  service,  1  mo.  16  days ;  also,  official  record  of  a  ballot  by 
the  House  of  Representatives,  dated  June  5,  1776;  said  Miller  chosen  Major,  Col. 
Josiah  Whitney's  regt.;  appointment  concurred  in  by  Council  June  5,  1776;  also, 
Major,  1st  regt. ;  list  of  officers ;  commissioned  June  5,  1776 ;  regiment  raised  for 
defence  of  Boston ;  also,  Major,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ;  engaged  May  10, 
1776;  service  to  Nov.  1,  1776,  5  mos.  23  days ;  rolls  sworn  to  at  Hull ;  also,  same 
regt. ;  pay  roll  of  field  and  staff  officers  forNov.,  1776,  sworn  to  at  Boston  ;  ser- 
vice, 33  days;  mileage  to  camp  at  Boston  (30  miles)  and  from  camp  at  Hull  (60 
miles)  allowed. 

Miller,  Jacob,  Middleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Wood's  (1st  Middleborough) 
CO.  of  militia,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Marshfield ;  ser- 
vice, 2  days;  also,  Lieut.  Jonah  Washburn's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt.; 
service,  5  days ;  company  marched  from  Middleborough  to  Rhode  Island  on  the 
alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776;  also,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Wood's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's 
regt.;  enlisted  May  6,  1778;  discharged  May  9,  1778;  service,  3  days;  company 
marched  from  Middleborough  to  Dartmouth  on  two  alarms,  one  in  May,  and  one 
in  Sept.,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Jonah  Washburn's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  White's  regt.; 
marched  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  9  days;  company 
marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm. 

Miller,  Jacob,  Westborough.  List  of  men  mustered  to  serve  at  Rhode  Island  until 
Jan.  1,  1780,  as  returned  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master  for  Worcester  Co.; 
Capt.  Fisher's  co..  Col.  Cushing's  regt. ;  engaged  for  town  of  Westborough ;  mus- 
tered July  5,  1779;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Fish's  co..  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  12,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  17,  1779;  service,  5  mos.  10  days, 
at  Rhode  Island ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Newport ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for 
Dec,  1779,  sworn  to  at  Newport,  allowing  1  mo.  4  days  service  at  Rhode  Island, 
travel  home  included. 

Miller,  Jacob.  Capt.  Enoch  Chapin's  co..  Col.  Timothy  Danielson's  regt. ;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  26,  1775. 

Miller,  Jacob.  Private,  Capt.  John  Drury's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  Wood's  regt.;  service, 
8  mos.  1  day;  company  entered  service  June  6,  1778,  and  was  discharged  Feb.  10, 
1779 ;  regiment  raised  for  8  months  and  stationed  at  North  river,  N.  Y. ;  roll  sworn 
to  in  Worcester  Co. ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  part  of  May  and  the 
month  of  June,  1778;  said  Miller  credited  with  26  days  service,  being  3  days  to 
prepare  for  camp,  13  days  in  camp,  and  10  days  (200  miles)  travel;  also,  same  co. 
and  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  Aug.-Oct.,  and  Dec,  1778 ;  also,  order  on  Capt.  John 
Potter,  Paymaster  for  Col.  Wood's  regt.,  payable  to  Samuel  Crosby,  Jr.,  dated 


756  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

Miller,  Jacob,  continued. 

Shrewsbury,  April  12,  1779,  signed  by  said  Miller  and  others,  for  wages  for  ser- 
vice in  Col.  Wood's  regt. 

Miller,  Jacob.  Corporal,  Capt.  Edward  Hammond's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  13,  1779 ; 
discharged  Sept.  13,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  4  days;  company  detached  from  militia 
to  serve  at  Rhode  Island  for  4  weeks  in  a  regiment  under  Samuel  Fisher, 
Commandant. 

Miller,  Jacob.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  to  serve  in  the  Con- 
nental  Army  for  the  term  of  9  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  9,  1779,  as 
returned  by  Noah  Goodman,  Superintendent;  Capt.  Cook's  co..  Col.  Chapin's 
regt. ;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  hair,  brown ;  engaged  for  town  of 
Northampton ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the 
term  of  9  months,  returned  as  received  of  Noah  Goodman,  Superintendent  for 
Hampshire  Co.,  by  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  dated  Springfield  ;  also,  list  of  men 
returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Capt.  James  Cooper,  at 
Springfield,  July  19,  1779. 

Miller,  Jacob.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Strong's  co..  Col.  Sears's  (Hampshire  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  10, 1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  20,  1781 ;  marched  to  Alljany  Aug. 
17, 1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  10  days,  at  Saratoga;  also,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Strong's  co. 
of  volunteers,  2d  Hampshire  Co.  regt. ;  service  against  the  insurgents  at  Hadley 
June  13, 1782,  and  at  Northampton  June  16,  and  June  17, 1782,  3  days,  by  order  of 
Elisha  Porter,  Sheriff;  company  marched  for  support  of  the  Government  at  Spring- 
field, Northampton,  and  Hadley. 

Miller,  James,  Cape  Elizabeth.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  6th  Worcester  Co.  regt ,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Edward  Brigham ;  residence. 
Cape  Elizabeth ;  engaged  for  town  of  Westborough ;  joined  Capt.  Smith's  co., 
Col.  Vose's  regt. ;  term,  3  years ;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber, 
Muster  Master  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  8, 1777;  Capt.  Abraham  Hunt's 
CO.,  Col.  John  Patterson's  regt.;  also.  Sergeant,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co..  Col.  Joseph 
Vose's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to 
Oct.  23, 1777 ;  reported  deceased ;  also,  Capt.  George  Smith's  co..  Col.  Vose's  regt. ; 
return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777 ;  reported  died  Oct. 
-,  1777. 

Miller,  James,  Chester.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Salem  to  serve 
in  the  Continental  Army,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778;  age,  24  yrs.; 
stature,  5  ft.  11  in. ;  complexion,  dark  ;  hair,  dark;  eyes,  light;  residence,  Chester; 
also,  list  of  men  raised  in  Essex  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of 
their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  retui-ned  as  received  of  Jonathan  Warner,  Commissioner, 
by  Col.  R.  Putnam,  July  20,  1778 ;  arrived  at  Fishkill  June  23,  1778 ;  also,  list  of 
men  returned  as  mustered  by  Henry  Rutgers,  Jr.,  Deputy  Muster  Master,  dated 
Fishkill,  Aug.  1,  1778. 

Miller,  James,  Greenwich.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster 
Master  for  Worcester  Co.;  Capt.  Houdin's  co..  Col.  Biglow's  regt.;  age,  24  yrs.; 
stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  residence,  Greenwich;  mus- 
tered April  IS,  1780,  at  request  of  Lieut.  Stowers. 

Miller,   James,   Westborough.     Private,  Capt.  Seth  Morse's  co.  of  militia,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  5  days. 

Miller,  James,  Wrentham.  Private,  Capt.  Lewis  Whiting's  co.,  Col.  Wheelock's 
regt. ;  company  return  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Aug.  27,  1776 ;  age,  26  yrs. 

Miller,  James,  Jr.,  Westborough.  Private;  list  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Edmund 
Brigham's  co.  of  Minute-men  in  Westborough  in  1775;  also,  list  of  men  belong- 
ing to  Capt.  Brigham's  co.  and  other  companies  in  Col.  Cushing's  regt.  mustered 
to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  9  months ;  engaged  for  town  of 


IN  THE  AVAR  OF  THE   REVOLUTION.  757 

Miller,  James,  Jr.,  continued. 

Westborough ;  mustered  May  19  [year  not  given,  probably  1778]  ;  also,  list  of 
men  raised  by  the  town  of  Westborough  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the 
term  of  9  months,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Nathan  Fisher  and  Capt.  Edmund  Brig- 
ham,  dated  Westborough,  May  26,  1778;  Capt.  Fisher's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's 
regt. ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  in  Worcester  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the 
time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20, 1778 ;  Capt.  Brig- 
ham's  CO.,  Col.  Cushing's  regt.;  age,  28  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion, 
light ;  residence,  Westborough ;  arrived  at  Fishkill  June  7, 1778 ;  also,  list  of  men 
returned  as  received  of  Jonathan  Warner,  Commissioner,  by  Col.  R.  Putnam, 
July  20,  1778;  also,  list  of  men  returned  as  mustered  by  Henry  PLUtgers,  Jr., 
Deputy  Muster  Master,  dated  Fishkill,  Aug.  1,  1778. 

Miller,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Hooper's  co. ;  service  from  Feb.  29,  1776, 
to  Nov.  2-1,  1776,  8  mos.  23  days;  company  stationed  at  Falmouth,  Cumljerland 
Co.,  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Miller,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Andrew  Grant's  detachment  from  Col.  Josiah  Brewer's 
regt. ;  entered  service  Aug.  18,  1777 ;  service  to  Sept.  16,  1777,  30  days ;  detach- 
ment marched  to  assistance  of  Machias.    Roll  dated  Penobscot. 

Miller,  James-  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk 
Co.,  dated  Boston,  Nov.  23,  1777;  Capt.  Allen's  co..  Col.  Alden's  regt. 

Miller,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Jordan's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchal's  regt.; 
service  from  July  7,  1779,  to  Sept.  25,  1779,  2  mos.  20  days,  on  Penobscot  expedi- 
tion.   Roll  dated  Cape  Elizabeth. 

Miller,  Jasies.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Willmarth's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt.;  marched  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8, 1780;  service,  9  days  ;  company 
marched  from  Rehoboth  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  1,  1780,  and 
there  served  under  Gen.  Heath. 

Miller,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Ruggles's  co.  of  guards;  entered  service 
Jan.  26,  1781;  discharged  May  26,  1781 ;  service,  4  mos.;  company  stationed  at 
Rutland. 

MiLLEK,  Jedediah.  Private,  Capt.  Abishai  Tinkham's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sproutt's 
regt.;  entered  service  Sept.  6,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1778;  service,  6  days; 
company  marched  from  Middleborough  to  Dartmouth  on  two  alarms,  one  in 
May,  and  one  in  Sept.,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Abishai  Tinkham's  co..  Col.  White's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  1, 1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  9, 1780 ;  service,  9  days,  on  an  alarm 
at  Rhode  Island. 

Miller,  Jeremiah,  Richmond.  Corporal,  Capt  David  Rosseter's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  John  Patterson's  regt.,  which  marched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775;  service  from  April  23,  to  May  8, 1775,  2  weeks  1  day;  reported  enlisted  into 
the  army;  alsfi.  Sergeant,  Capt.  David  Noble's  co..  Col.  John  Patterson's  (26th) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  engaged  April  29,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  9 
days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bountj'  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money  dated  Charlestown  Camp,  Fort  No.  3,  Oct.  26,  1775 ;  also, 
Captain,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  ser- 
vice from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  same  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Dec. 
1777,  sworn  to  at  Camp  near  Valley  Forge ;  commissioned  Jan.  1,  1777 ;  reported 
attending  general  court-martial;  «Zso,  return  of  officers  for  clothing;  receipt  for 
said  clothing,  dated  Boston,  May  25,  1778,  signed  by  Col.  Vose;  also,  \>&y  rolls 
for  Sept.  and  Nov.,  1778-April,  1779,  dated  Providence;  reported  on  command  at 
Boston  in  March  and  April,  1779 ;  also,  Captain,  1st  Mass.  regt. ;  list  of  settlements 
of  rank  of  Continental  officers,  dated  West  Point,  made  by  a  board  held  for  the 
purpose  and  confirmed  by  Congress  Sept.  6,  1779  ;  commissioned  Jan.  1, 1777 ;  also, 
Captain  and  Paymaster,  Col.  Vose's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 


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Miller,  Jeremiah,  continued. 

service  from  Jan.  1, 1780,  to  Dec.  31, 1780;  reported  as  having  received  additional 
pay  as  a  staff  officer  from  April  10,  1779,  to  Dec.  31,  1779,  8  mos.  20  days;  also, 
Captain,  1st  Mass.  rejrt..  Gen.  Glover's  brigade;  return  of  officers,  dated  Boston, 
Dec.  14,  1780;  also.  Captain,  Col.  Vose's  (1st)  regt. ;  returns  of  effectives  between 
Jan.  5,  and  Jan.  26,  1781,  dated  Quarters  West  Point;  reported  on  furlough  at 
Richmond  (also given  Lenox),  absent  45  days  ;  also.  Captain,  2d  co..  Col.  Vose's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  of  field,  staff,  and  commissioned  officers  for  Feb.  and  March, 
1781,  dated  West  Point;  also,  Captain  Commandant,  1st  Mass.  regt.;  returns  of 
effectives  between  March  2,  1781,  and  April  27,  1781,  dated  Garrison,  West  Point; 
a/so,  Captain,  2d  Co.,  Col.  Vose's  regt.;  muster  roll  of  field,  staff,  and  commis- 
sioned officers  for  May,  1781,  dated  W^est  Point;  also,  return  of  effectives,  dated 
May  25,  1781;  reported  on  furlough  at  Lenox,  absent  11  days;  also.  Captain 
Commandant,  1st  Mass.  regt. ;  returns  of  effectives  between  June  8,  and  June  29, 

1781,  dated  West  Point  and  Peekskill ;  also.  Captain,  Col.  Vose's  regt.;  muster 
roll  of  field,  staff,  and  commissioned  officers,  dated  Camp  Phillipsburgh ;  also, 
returns  of  effectives  between  July  7,  and  July  27,  1781,  dated  Camp  at  Philips- 
burgh  and  Camp  near  Dobbs's  Ferry ;  also,  returns  of  effectives  between  Aug. 
3,  1781,  and  Sept.  20,  1781,  dated  Camp  near  Dobbs's  Ferry,  Camp  Peekskill,  and 
West  Point;  reported  on  command  at  West  Point;  also,  returns  of  effectives  be- 
tween Sept.  21,  1781,  and  Nov.  9,  1781,  dated  Camp  Continental  Village;  also, 
muster  roll  of  field,  staff,  and  commissioned  officers  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781, 
dated  York  Hutts ;  reported  on  furlough ;  also,  returns  of  effectives  between 
Dec.  2,  1781,  and  March  1,  1782,  dated  Hutts,  1st  Brigade;  reported  on  furlough 
at  Richmond  from  Dec.  6,  1781,  by  leave  of  Gen.  McDougal  (also  given  Gen. 
Gates) ;  furlough  to  expire  April  1,  1782;  also,  return  of  effectives,  dated  Camp 
at  West  Point,  June  14,  1782;  reported  absent  at  No.  1 ;  also,  returns  of  effectives 
between  Aug.  2,  1782,  and  Feb.  28,  1783,  dated  West  Point,  Cantonment  at  New 
Windsor,  and  Cantonment,  New  Sparta;  reported  on  furlough  from  July  26, 

1782,  in  Berkshire  by  leave  of  Gen.  Heath  (also  given  Gen.  Gates) ;  also,  returns 
of  effectives  between  April  4  and  May  23,  1783 ;  reported  attending  general  court 
martial  in  camp;  also,  returns  of  effectives,  dated  Camp  Providence,  July  25, 

1783,  Philadelphia,  Aug.  8  and  Aug.  22,  1783;  reported  attending  general  court 
martial  in  camp;  also,  Captain,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt.;  list  of  officers  of 
1st  Mass.  Brigade  [year  not  given,  probably  1782  or  1783],  showing  dates  of  ap- 
pointment; commissioned  Jan.  1,  1777. 

Miller,  Jesse,  Granville.  Private,  Capt.  Lebbeus  Ball's  co.  of  Minute-men,  which 
marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,1775;  service,  9 
days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  array  April  29,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Lebbeus  Ball's 
CO.,  Col.  Timothj'  Danielson's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted 
April  29,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  10  days;  a i!so,  company  return  dated  Camp  at 
Roxbury,  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money 
dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Nov.  25,  1775. 

Miller,  Jesse.  Private,  Capt.  William  Cooley's  co..  Col.  John  Mosley's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  9,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  12,  1777;  service,  39  days,  in- 
cluding travel  (100  miles)  home ;  company  marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

Miller,  Jesse.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Winch's  co..  Col.  Samuel  BuUard's  regt.;  en- 
listed Aug.  .16,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  25  days,  in 
Northern  department,  including  11  days  (220  miles)  travel  home;  roll  sworn  to 
in  Middlesex  Co.;  also,  Capt.  John  Homes's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  (1st)  regt. 
of  guards;  muster  I'olls  dated  May  9,  and  June  1,  1778;  enlistment,  3  months 
from  April  2,  1778;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  entered  service  April  1, 1778;  ser- 
vice to  July  4,  1778,  3  mos.  3  days,  at  Cambridge ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  in 
Middlesex  Co.,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  9,  1779,  as  returned  by  Joseph  Hos- 
mer,  Superintendent,  Nov.  24,  1779;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Mid- 
dlesex Co.  in  1779  to  reinforce  Continental  Army ;  age,  24  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 


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Miller,  Jesse,  continued. 

11  in.;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for  town  of  Holliston ;  delivered  to  Lieut.  J. 
Grace ;  also,  Col.  Wesson's  (9th)  regt. ;  entered  service  Aug.  27, 1779 ;  discharged 
May  27, 1780;  term, 9 months;  a/so,  Private,  Capt.  Staples  Chamberlain's co., Col. 
Abner  Perry's  regt.;  marched  July  28,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service, 
14  days,  travel  included,  at  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm. 

Miller,  Jesse,  2d.  Private,  Capt.  William  Cooley's  co.,  Col.  John  Mosley's  (Hamp- 
shire Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  9, 1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  12, 1777 ;  service,  39  days, 
including  travel  (100  miles)  home ;  company  marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

Miller,  Job,  Charlestown.  Capt.  Josiah  Harris's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  William  Bond's 
(late  Col.  Gardner's)  37th  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money 
dated  Dec.  27,  1775. 

Miller,  Job,  AVoburn.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  from  3d  Middlesex  Co.  regt.  to 
reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  9  mouths  from  the  time  of  their 
arrival  at  Fishkill,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20, 1778,  as  returned  by  E.  Brooks, 
Superintendent;  Capt.  Wyman's  co..  Col.  Fox's  (3d)  regt. ;  age,  27  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  8  in. ;  residence,  Woburn ;  engaged  for  town  of  Woburn ;  arrived  at  Fishkill 
July  27,  1778;  reported  "  dead  since." 

Miller,  Job.  4th  Corporal,  Capt.  Joseph  Fuller's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  regt.; 
engaged  Aug.  20,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  22  days,  at 
Stillwater,  including  12  days  (240  miles)  travel  home. 

Miller,  Job.  Company  receipt  for  wages,  etc.,  given  to  Capt.  Cadwallader  Ford, 
dated  Wilmington,  May  22,  1778. 

Miller,  Job.  Enlistment  agreement,  dated  Woburn,  June  21,  1779,  signed  by  said 
Miller  and  others,  engaging  themselves  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the 
term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Springfield,  the  place  of  ren- 
dezvous, unless  sooner  discharged;  also,  list  of  men  raised  in  Middlesex  Co., 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  9,  1779,  as  returned  by  Joseph  Hosmer,  Superin- 
tendent, Nov.  24,  1779;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Middlesex  Co.  in 
1779  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army ;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7^  in. ;  com- 
plexion, dark  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Woburn ;  delivered  to  Lieut.  William  Storey ; 
also,  Capt.  Hunt's  co. ;  entered  service  July  22,  1779;  discharged  April  22,  1780; 
term,  9  months ;  reported  deceased. 

Miller,  Job.  Private;  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Woburn  for 
service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  12,  1780;  discharged 
Jan.  17,  1781 ;  service,  6  mos.  16  days,  including  travel  (220  miles)  home. 

Miller,  Joel.  List  of  men  raised  in  Worcester  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the 
time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778,  returned  as 
received  of  Jonathan  Warner,  Commissioner,  by  Col.  R.  Putnam,  July  20,  1778; 
engaged  for  town  of  Westminster;  arrived  at  Fishkill  June  7,  1778. 

Miller,  John,  Boston.  List  of  men  raised  in  SuflFolk  Co.,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April 
20,  1778,  as  returned  by  Stephen  Badlam,  Superintendent  for  said  county;  also, 
descriptive  list  of  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Braintree  to  reinforce  the  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  9  months,  returned  as  received  of  Maj.  Stephen  Badlam, 
Superintendent,  by  Capt.  Thomas  Jackson,  of  the  artillery,  at  Boston,  June  17, 
1778,  to  be  delivered  to  Gen.  Warner  at  Fishkill ;  Capt.  Wild's  co..  Col.  Thayer's 
regt.;  age,  25  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  hair,  dai"k;  eyes,  gray;  nationality,  Ger- 
man ;  residence,  Boston ;  Maj.  Badlam  certifies  that  the  men  borne  on  the  descrip- 
tive list  had  enlisted  into  the  artillery  for  3  years  although  returned  as  9  months 
men. 

Miller,  John,  Cape  Elizabeth  (also  given  Falmouth).  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Dunn's 
CO.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  (31st)  regt.;  billeting  allowed  from  date  of  enlist- 
ment, July  5,  1775,  to  date  of  marching  to  headquarters,  July  11,  1775;  credited 


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Miller,  John,  continued. 

with  6  days  allowance;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  177fi]  ;  also,  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  1,  1775;  also, 
list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  5th  co.,  Col.  Peter  Noj-es's 
(1st  Cumberland  Co.)  regt.,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Daniel  Strout,  sworn  to  at  Cape 
Elizabeth,  Nov.  20,  1778;  residence.  Cape  Elizabeth;  engaged  for  town  of  Cape 
Elizabeth ;  joined  Capt.  Richard  Mabury's  co.,  Col.  Francis's  regt. ;  term,  3  years. 

MiLLEK,  John,  Grafton.  Corporal,  Capt.  Nathan  Fisher's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's 
regt. ;  enlisted  June  23,  1778 ;  company  raised  to  serve  until  Dec.  31, 1778,  unless 
sooner  discharged,  and  stationed  at  Rhode  Island. 

Miller,  John.  Mate,  on  board  the  armed  ship  "  Deane,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Elisha 
Hinman;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Boston,  Nov.  -,  1780;  age, 
24  yrs ;  complexion,  dark ;  occupation,  mariner ;  reported  as  belonging  to  Rhode 
Island. 

Miller,  John.  Surgeon's  Mate,  Col.  Timothy  Donolson's  (Danielson's)  regt. ;  return 
of  officers  in  camp  at  Roxliury,  dated  May  22,  1775. 

Miller,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Hooper's  co. ;  marched  May  3,  1776;  service 
to  Nov.  24,  1776,  6  mos.  23  days;  company  stationed  at  Falmouth,  Cumberland 
Co.,  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Miller,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Tobias  Lord's  co. ;  marched  Jan.  22,  1776;  service  to 
Feb.  29,  1776,  1  mo.  10  days;  company  stationed  at  Falmouth,  Cumberland  Co., 
for  defence  of  seacoast;  also,  Corporal,  same  co. ;  service  from  Feb.  29,  1776,  to 
Nov.  25,  1776,  8  mos.  25  days ;  company  stationed  at  Falmouth,  Cumberland  Co., 
for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Miller,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Turner's  co. ;  service  from  Sept.  10, 177G,  to  Dec. 
7,  1776,  2  mos.  27  days ;  company  stationed  at  Boothbay. 

Miller,  John.  Matross,  Capt.  Jonathan  Stoddard's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's 
(Artillery)  regt. ;  service  from  May  8,  1777,  to  July  8,  1777,  2  mos. 

Miller,  John.  Lieutenant,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  17,  1777;  reported  resigned  Dec. 
17,  1777. 

Miller,  John.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Mott's  co.,  Col.  Elias  Dayton's  (3d  New  Jersey) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  June  3, 1777  ;  appointed  April  1, 1777 ;  also,  same  co.  and 
regt.;  payrolls  for  Sept.-Dec,  1777;  enlistment,  during  war ;  reported  sick  and 
absent  in  Nov.  and  Dec,  1777. 

Miller,  John.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Jabez  Cotle's  (10th)  co.,  4th  Plymouth  Co.  regt. 
of  Mass.  militia  ;  list  of  officers  chosen  in  said  regiment  March  5, 1776,  as  returned 
by  Ebenezer  Sprontt  and  Ebenezer  White,  field  officers ;  ordered  in  Council  May 
9,  1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned ;  reported  commissioned  May  9,  1776 ; 
also.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Jabez  Cottle's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt.;  entered 
service  May  6,  1778;  discharged  May  7,  1778;  service,  2  days;  company  marched 
to  Dartmouth  on  an  alarm. 

Miller,  John.  Matross,  Capt.  Treadwell's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  10,  1778,  to  May  21,  1779;  reported 
deserted. 

Miller,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Starret's  detachment  from  Col.  Mason  Whea- 
ton's  regt.;  service  from  June  28,  1779,  to  July  5,  1779,  8  days,  at  Camden, 
Eastern  department. 

Miller,  John  [?].  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Hammond's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  13,  1779; 
discharged  Sept.  13,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  4  days,  travel  included;  company  de- 
tached from  militia  to  serve  at  Rhode  Island  for  4  weeks  in  a  regiment  under 
Samuel  Fisher,  Commandant. 


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Miller,  Johx.  Private,  Capt.  Philip  M.  Ulmer's  co..  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's  regt. ; 
service  from  July  8,  1779,  to  Sept.  24,  1779,  2  mos.  16  days,  on  Penobscot 
expedition. 

Miller,  John.  Descriptive  list  of  men  mustered,  in  Bristol  Co.  by  James  Leonard, 
Muster  Master,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  9  months  from 
the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Springfield,  dated  Oct.  29, 1779 ;  Capt.  Stephen  Bulock's 
CO.,  Col.  Carpenter's  regt. ;  age,  25  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion,  light; 
hair,  brown ;  eyes,  blue ;  engaged  for  town  of  Rehoboth. 

Miller,  Johx.  Drummer,  Capt.  McFarland's  corps  of  invalids ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Jan.  30,  1780;  reported  deserted. 

Miller,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Smith's  co..  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (late  Wig- 
glesworth's)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  16, 
1779,  to  April  15,  1780;  reported  deserted  April  15,  1780;  also,  Capt.  Smith's  co., 
(late)  Col,  Wigglesworth's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated 
Providence;  enlisted  March  16,  1779;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  descriptive 
list  of  deserters  from  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (13th)  regt.,  endorsed  "  July  13th 
1780;"  Capt.  Ebenezer  Smith's  co. ;  rank,  Private;  age,  24  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft. 
7 in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  brown ;  occupation,  seaman ;  birthplace,  Ireland ; 
deserted  April  13,  1780. 

Miller,  John.  List  of  deserters  from  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th)  regt.,  made  up 
from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  June  1,  1780 ;  Capt.  Webb's  co. ;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 

8  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  sandy;  enlistment,  during  war;  deserted  Dec.  7, 
1778;  reported  as  having  left  regiment  at  Providence,  also  reported  a  foreigner. 

Miller,  John.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Barnabas  Dotey's  (10th)  co.,  4th  Plymouth  Co. 
regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers;  commissioned  June  11,  1778;  also.  Lieu- 
tenant, Capt.  Barnabas  Doty's  co.,  4th  Plymouth  Co.  regt.  commanded  by  Lieut. 
Col.  White;    entered  service  July  30,  1780;   discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service, 

9  days,  at  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm.    Ptoll  certified  at  Rochester. 

Miller,  John.  Private,  Capt.  James  Allen's  co.,  Maj.  Eliphalet  Carey's  regt.; 
marched  July  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  11  days;  company 
marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm. 

Miller,  John.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Edward  Sparrow's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  regt. ; 
engaged  July  3,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  27,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  27  days,  travel 
included;  regiment  detached  from  militia  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3 
months.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Middleborough. 

Miller,  John.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of 
Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Capt.  Lieut.  John  Callender,  of  3d  Artillery  bat- 
talion, at  Springfield,  July  6,  1780 ;  age,  41  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion, 
light;  engaged  for  town  of  Boston;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  5,  1780;  also, 
Matross,  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of 
Boston  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  1,  1780; 
discharged  Dec.  24,  1780;  service,  6  mos.  4  days,  including  travel  (10  days) 
home;  also,  descriptive  return  dated  Boston,  Jan.  9,  1781,  made  by  Edward 
Procter,  Colonel  of  Boston  regt.,  of  men  who  had  enlisted  to  serve  in  the  Contin- 
ental Army  for  the  term  of  6  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  place  of 
rendezvous,  unless  sooner  discharged,  and  who  had  received  bounty  and  mileage 
due  them  of  said  Col.  Procter;  Capt.  Kneeland's  co. ;  age,  48  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft. 
7  in. ;  complexion,  brown. 

Miller,  John.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of 
Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  18, 
1780 ;  age,  20  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  ruddy ;  engaged  for  town  of 


762  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Miller,  John,  contimied. 

Williamsburg;  marched  to  camp  July  18,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Joseph 
Brown ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Williamsburg  for 
service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  18,  1780;  discharged 
Jan.  25,  1781 ;  service,  5  mos.  14  days,  including  travel  (140  miles)  home. 

Miller,  John.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Middlesex  Co.,  agreeable  to  resolve 
of  Dec.  2,  1780,  as  returned  l)y  Joseph  Hosmer,  Superintendent  for  said  county; 
age,  26  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  2^  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  eyes,  dark; 
occupation,  laborer  (also  given  farmer) ;  engaged  for  town  of  Newton ;  engaged 
April  17,  1781 ;  term,  3  years. 

Miller,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Strong's  co..  Col.  Sears's  (Hampshire  Co.) 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  10, 1781 ;  marched  to  Albany  Aug.  17, 1781 ;  discharged  Nov. 
20,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  10  days,  at  Saratoga. 

Miller,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Sheldon's  (7th)  co.  of  volunteers,  2d  Hamp- 
shire Co.  regt. ;  service  against  the  insurgents  at  Northampton  June  15,  16,  and 
17,  1782,3  days;  also,  Capt.  Sheldon's  (7th)  co.,  2d  Hampshire  Co.  regt.;  ser- 
vice, 2  days ;  company  ordered  to  Springfield  to  protect  the  sitting  of  the  Supreme 
Judicial  Court  Sept.  28,  1784;  roll  sworn  to  at  Southampton. 

Miller,  John,  2d.  Private,  Capt.  John  Barrows's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt.; 
entered  service  Sept.  6, 1778 ;  discharged  Sept.  12, 1778 ;  service,  6  days ;  company 
marched  from  Middleborough  to  Dartmouth  on  two  alarms,  one  in  May,  and  one 
in  Sept.,  1778. 

Miller,  John,  3d.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Abiel  Pierce's  co. ;  list  of  officers  of  the  Mass. 
militia  which  reinforced  the  armj'  who  joined  Col.  J.  Ward's  regt. ;  commis- 
sioned Jan.  29,  1776;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Abishai  Tinkham's  (11th)  co., 
4th  Plymouth  Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  chosen  in  said  regiment 
March  5,  1776,  as  returned  by  Ebenezer  Sproutt  and  Ebenezer  White,  field  offi- 
cers ;  ordered  in  Council  Maj^  9, 1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned ;  reported 
commissioned  May  9,1776;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Abishai  Tinkham's  co., 
Col.  Ebenezer  Sproutt's  regt. ;  entered  service  May  6 ;  discharged  May  9 ;  entered 
service  Sept.  6;  discharged  Sept.  12;  service,  9  days;  company  marched  from 
Middleborough  to  Dartmouth  on  two  alarms  in  1778. 

Miller,  Jonas.  Private,  3d  Mass.  regt. ;  list  of  officers  and  men  who  had  not  received 
the  gratuities  granted  by  resolve  of  Jan.  15,  1781.     [See  Jonas  Mills.] 

Miller,  Jonathan,  Sheffield.  Private,  Capt.  William  Bacon's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  Fellows's  regt.,  which  marched  April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of 
April  19,  1775 ;  service  to  May  7,  1775, 17  days ;  also,  Capt.  Bacon's  co..  Col.  John 
Fellows's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  8,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  1  day;  also,  company  return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dorchester,  Dec.  19,  1775 ;  also. 
Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Fitch's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  detachment  of 
Berkshire  Co.  militia;  muster  roll  dated  Ticonderoga,  Feb.  25,  1777;  enlisted 
Dec.  16,  1776 ;  enlistment  to  expire  March  15,  1777. 

Miller,  Jonathan.  Sergeant,  Lieut.  Enoch  Cooper's  co..  Col.  David  Leonard's  regt.; 
engaged  May  28,  1777;  discharged  July  15,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  19  days,  on  ex- 
pedition to  Ticonderoga;  engagement,  2  months. 

Miller,  Jonathan.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Strong's  co.  of  volunteers,  2d  Hamp- 
shire Co.  regt.;  service  against  the  insurgents  at  Northampton  June  16,  and  17, 
1782,  2  days,  by  order  of  Elisha  Porter,  Sheriff;  company  marched  for  support  of 
the  government  at  Springfield,  Northampton,  and  Hadley. 

Miller,  Joseph,  Fulham  (also  given  Worcester  and  Dummerstown,  N.  Y.).  Private, 
Capt.  Benjamin  Bullard's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Brewer's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  763 

Miller,  Joseph,  continued. 

1,1775;  enlisted  May  1, 1775;  service,  92  days ;  n/so,  company  return  dated  Pros- 
pect Hill,  Oct.  6, 1775 ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
7th  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Asa  How  and  Capt.  "Wing  Spooner, 
dated  Petersham;  residence,  Fulham  (also  given  "Worcester) ;  engaged  for  town 
of  Petersham  (also  given  "Worcester) ;  joined  Capt.  Hanes's  (Haynes's)  co..  Col. 
"Wigglesworth's  regt.;  term,  3  years;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  K.  Smith's  co., 
Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (late  Wigglesworth's)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  April  1,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Aaron  Haynes's  co., 
Col.  Edward  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  return  [year  not  given]  ;  mustered  by  Muster 
Master  Barrett,  at  Concord;  also,  Sergeant  Major,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.; 
return  of  field  and  staff  officers  who  were  engaged  and  in  service  Aug.  15,  1777 ; 
also.  Col.  Wigglesworth's  (4th)  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  July  and  Aug.,  1778,  ap- 
proved at  Providence ;  also.  Colonel's  co.  commanded  by  Capt.  Lieut.  Christopher 
Woodbridge,  (late)  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Marcli  and  April, 
1779;  appointed  Jan.  1,  1777;  term,  during  war;  reported  promoted  to  Ensign 
April  1,  1779;  also.  Ensign,  Col.  Smith's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  April  1,  1779,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  (late)  Colonel's  co.,  (late) 
Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.  commanded  by  Maj.  John  Porter;  muster  roll  of  field, 
staff,  and  commissioned  officers  for  March  and  April,  1779,  certified  at  Provi- 
dence; appointed  April  1,  1779;  also,  13th  Mass.  regt.  commanded  by  Maj.  John 
Porter ;  return  of  officers  for  clothing,  dated  Camp  at  Lower  Salem,  Aug.  28, 1779 ; 
also,  Lieutenant  and  Adjutant,  Col.  Smith's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  reported  as  serving  4  mos.  25  days 
as  Ensign,  1  mo.  5  days  as  Lieutenant,  6  mos.  as  Lieutenant  and  Adjutant;  also. 
Lieutenant,  Lieut.  Col.  Smith's  (13th)  regt. ;  list  of  officers  promoted  in  the  Con- 
tinental Army ;  commissioned  July  4,  1780 ;  also.  Lieutenant,  13th  Mass.  regt.. 
Gen.  Glover's  brigade ;  return  of  officers,  dated  Boston,  Dec.  14, 1780 ;  also.  Lieu- 
tenant, Capt.  Ebenezer  Smith's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (6th)  regt.;  return 
for  wages  for  the  year  1781 ;  said  Miller  allowed  wages  for  Jan.- July,  1781 , 7  mos. ; 
reported  made  up  in  the  field  and  staff  from  Aug.,  1781 ;  also,  same  regt. ;  return 
for  wages  for  the  year  1781 ;  vs'ages  allowed  said  Miller  for  Aug. -Dec,  5  mos. ; 
also,  same  regt. ;  return  for  wages  for  the  year  1782 ;  wages  allowed  said  Miller 
for  Jan.,  1782;  reported  transferred  to  Capt.  Pilsbury's  co.  Feb.  -,  1782;  also, 
Capt.  Daniel  Pilsbury's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Smith's  (6th)  regt. ;  return  for  wages  for 
the  year  1782;  wages  allowed  said  Miller  for  Feb.-July,  1782;  reported  trans- 
ferred from  field  and  statf  Feb.  -,  1782,  transferred  to  field  and  staff  Aug.  -,  1782; 
also,  Lieutenant,  6th  Mass.  regt.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith  ;  return 
of  commissioned  officers,  dated  April  23, 1782;  commissioned  March  30, 1778;  re- 
ported on  duty  at  Stanford ;  also,  Lieutenant,  6th  Mass.  regt.  commanded  by  Col. 
Benjamin  Tupper;  return  of  officers  entitled  to  the  commutation  of  five  years 
full  pay  in  lieu  of  half  pay,  agreeable  to  Act  of  Congress  of  March  22,  1783. 

Miller,  Joseph,  Marlborough.  Private,  Capt.  Cyprian  How's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service,  7  days;  company  discharged 
May  4,  1775,  by  order  of  Col.  Jonathan  Ward;  also,  Capt.  Josiah  Fay's  co..  Col. 
Jonathan  Ward's  (32d)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  24, 
1775 ;  service,  1  mo.  17  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  7, 1775 ; 
reported  enlisted  into  the  train  June  8,  1775;  also,  Matross,  Capt.  Samuel  Grid- 
ley's  CO.,  Col.  Richard  Gridley's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pav,  signed 
by  said  Miller  and  others,  dated  Cambridge,  Aug.  5,  1775 ;  also,  company  return 
[proI)ably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  -also,  return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Morse's  co..  Col.  Ezekiel  Howe's  (4th  Middlesex  Co.)  regt.  [year  not 
given];  residence,  Marlborough ;  engaged  for  town  of  Marlborough ;  joined  Capt. 
Barnes's  co.,  Col.  Biglow's  regt. ;  term,  3  years. 

Miller,  Joseph,  Westminster.  Capt.  Nicholas  Dike's  co.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm 
of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  4^  days. 


764  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND  SAILORS 

Miller,  Joseph,  Westminster.  Petition  addressed  to  tlie  Council,  dated  Sept.  30, 
1777,  signed  by  said  Miller  and  Nathan  Howard,  both  of  Westminster,  stating 
that  Jabez  Biglow,  of  Westminster,  had  been  chosen  2d  Lieutenant  in  Capt.  Wil- 
liam Edggel's  3d  (1st  Westminster)  co.,  Col.  Abijah  Stearns's  (Worcester  Co.) 
regt.,  but  owing  to  the  failure  of  the  Colonel  to  send  in  his  name  he  had  not  re- 
ceived a  commission,  and  as  he  was  about  to  march  to  the  Westward,  asking  that 
one  be  issued  to  him;  ordered  in  Council  Sept.  30,  1777,  that  a  commission  be 
issued. 

Miller,  Joseph,  Worcester.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Bigelow's  co.  of  Minute-men 
and  militia.  Col.  Arteraas  Ward's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775 ;  service,  18  days ;  reported  returned  home. 

Miller,  Joseph.  Private;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  the  main  guard  under 
Lieut.  Col.  L.  Baldwin,  dated  July  3,  1775. 

Miller,  Joseph.  Captain,  11th  co.,  1st  Hampshire  Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of 
officers  chosen  b}'  the  several  companies  in  said  regiment,  as  returned  by  Charles 
Pyncheon,  dated  Springfield,  May  21, 1776;  ordered  in  Council  June  13,  1776,  that 
said  officers  be  commissioned;  reported  commissioned  June  13,  1776. 

Miller,  Joseph.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Thomas  Willington's  (late  Capt.  Benjamin  Bullard's) 
CO.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  27, 
1776;  said  Miller  certified  as  having  been  in  service  prior  to  Oct.  1,  1776. 

Miller,  Joseph.  Sentinel,  Capt.  William  Cooley's  co..  Col.  John  Mosley's  (Hamp- 
shire Co.)  regt. ;  engaged  Aug.  17, 1777;  discharged  Aug.  19, 1777;  service,  4  days, 
travel  included ;  company  marched  towards  Bennington  on  an  alarm.  Roll  sworn 
to  at  Granville. 

Miller,  Joseph.  Corporal,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Carter's  co..  Col.  Job  Cushing's  (Worces- 
ter Co.)  regt.;  entered  service  Sept.  7,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  23,  1777;  service, 
1  mo.  25  days,  at  the  Northward,  including  8  days  (160  miles)  travel  home.  Roll 
dated  Leominster. 

Miller,  Joseph  (also  given  Joseph,  3d).  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Coe's  co..  Col.  John 
Moseley's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  entered  service  Sept.  21,  1777;  discharged  Oct. 
23,  1777;  service,  33  days,  including  travel  (120  miles)  home;  company  marched 
by  order  of  Gen.  Gates  to  reinforce  Northern  army  on  an  alarm. 

Miller,  Joseph.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  May  11,  1777 ;  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  also,  Matross,  Capt. 
William  Treadwell's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artillery)  regt.;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  30,  1777,  to  March  1, 1778 ;  reported  deserted  ; 
also.  Bombardier,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  Aug. -Dec,  1777  ;  enlistment, 
3  years. 

Miller,  Josiah,  Yarmouth.  Ensign,  Capt.  Joshua  Gray's  co. ;  list  of  officers  of  Col. 
Cary's  regt.  raised  to  reinforce  the  army  until  April  1,  1776;  also,  Ensign,  Capt. 
Matthias  Tobey's  co..  Col.  Aaron  Willard's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allow- 
ance, etc.,  from  home  to  place  of  rendezvous,  Ticonderoga,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  15, 
1777 ;  276  miles  travel  allowed  said  Miller ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  abstract 
for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  from  place  of  discharge  home,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  -, 
1777;  reported  discharged  at  Fort  Edward;  324  miles  travel  allowed  said  Miller; 
also.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Lamont's  co..  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  (r2th)  regt. ; 
subsistence  allowed  from  date  of  engagement,  Dec.  3, 1776,  to  May  27, 1777 ;  cred- 
ited with  174  daj's  allowance ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  of  men  who  were 
in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  and  who  had  not  been  absent  subsequently 
except  on  furlough,  etc  ;  commissioned  Nov.  6  [year  not  given]  ;  also,  same  co. 
and  regt. ;  return  [year  not  given] ;  residence,  Yarmouth ;  engaged  for  town  of 
Yarmouth;  mustered  by  County  and  Continental  Muster  Masters;  reported  re- 
signed. 


m  THE  WAR  OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  765 

Miller,  Josiah.  Capt.  Elisha  Hedge's  co.,  Col.  Freeman's  regt. ;  service,  3  days,  on 
an  alarm  at  Dartmouth  in  Sept.,  1778  ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  service,  9  dars, 
on  an  alarm  at  Falmouth  in  Sept.,  1778. 

Miller,  Lemuel  (also  given  Samuel),  Arundel.  Corporal,  Capt.  Jesse  Dorman's  co.. 
Col.  James  Scammon's  (30th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted 
May  8,  1775;  service,  3  mos. ;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775],  in- 
cluding abstract  of  pay  to  last  of  July,  1775;  also,  order  for  bount}'  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  27,  1775;  also.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Silas 
Wild's  CO.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort 
George,  Dec.  8,  1776 ;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776;  reported  re-engaged  ISTov.  13,  1776,  as 
2d  Lieutenant,  Col.  Brewer's  regt.;  also.  Lieutenant,  Col.  Sprout's  regt.;  Con- 
tinental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Sept.  5,  1780;  also, 
communication  addressed  to  the  Council,  dated  Boston,  March  U,  1777,  signed 
by  Capt.  Daniel  Merrill,  of  Col.  Brewer's  regt.,  stating  that  his  company  was 
under  orders  to  march  to  Bennington,  and  requesting  that  commissions  be  issued 
to  officers  of  said  company ;  ordered  in  Council  March  14,  1777,  that  the  Captain 
and  2d  Lieutenant  be  commissioned;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Daniel  Merrill's 
CO.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt.;  subsistence  allowed  trom  date  of  engagement, 
Jan.  1,  1777,  to  March  17,  1777;  credited  with  90  days  subsistence,  including 
allowance  for  travel  (280  miles)  from  home  to  Bennington,  the  place  of  rendez- 
vous; also,  Capt.  Daniel  Merrill's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt. ;  return  [year 
not  given]  ;  residence,  Arundel;  reported  on  furlough;  also.  Lieutenant;  return 
of  officers  of  the  r2th  Mass.  regt.  commanded  by  Maj.  Tobias  Fernald  who  were 
in  actual  service  and  who  had  not  been  absent  subsequent  to  May  -,  1777,  except 
by  leave  of  proper  authority ;  also,  letter  from  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Carlton  to  the 
Board  of  War  at  Boston,  dated  West  Point,  Dec.  27,  1778,  asking  that  clothing 
be  delivered  said  Miller  and  others,  officers  of  (late)  Col.  Brewer's  regt.;  also, 
Lieutenant,  Col.  Carlton's  (late  Brewer's)  regt.;  return  of  officers,  dated  Boston, 
Feb.  2,  1779;  also,  Lieutenant,  12th  Mass.  regt.;  return  of  officers,  certified  at 
Boston,  July  13,  1780. 

Miller,  Leonard,  Ludlow.  Private,  Sergt.  Israel  Warriner's  detachment  of  Minute- 
men,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ; 
service  to  May  ] ,  1775, 1  week  4^  days ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Con- 
tinental Army,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Joseph  Miller;  residence,  Ludlow;  engaged 
for  town  of  Ludlow ;  joined  Capt.  Keep's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt. ;  term,  during 
war;  also,  return  dated  Ludlow,  Nov.  30,  1779,  made  by  the  Selectmen,  of  men 
entitled  to  the  bounty  voted  to  be  allowed  by  the  District  of  Ludlow  to  men  who 
engaged  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  2  and  3  years ;  also.  Ser- 
geant, Capt.  Keep's  co..  Col.  Sheppard's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  March  7,  1777,  to  Oct.  10,  1777 ;  reported  discharged ;  also.  Pri- 
vate, (late)  Capt.  Caleb  Keep's  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's  regt. ;  return  of  men 
who  were  in  service  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777. 

Miller,  Leonard.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Aaron  Haynes's  co..  Col.  Asa  AVhitcomb's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  27,  1776;  enlisted  Jan.  15,  1776; 
enlistment,  during  war;  reported  re-engaged  Nov.  14,  1776,  as  Ensign  in  Capt. 
Haynes's  co..  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.,  but  to  remain  in  Col.  Whitcomb's  regt. 
until  Dec.  31,  1776;  also.  Lieutenant,  Col.  Smith's  (late  Wigglesworth's)  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
reported  as  serving  12  mos.  5  days  as  Ensign,  23  mos.  25  days  as  Lieutenant ; 
also,  Ensign,  Capt.  Aaron  Haynes's  co..  Col.  Edward  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  mus- 
ter roll  for  May,  1778,  dated  Valley  Forge ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll 
for  June,  1778,  dated  Camp  "  Greeneage;  "  also,  Subaltern,  Col.  Edward  Wig- 
glesworth's (13th)  regt.;  return  of  officers,  dated  Boston,  Oct.  5,  1778;  also, 
Ensign,  Capt.  Aaron  Haynes's  co..  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Oct., 
1778;  also.  Lieutenant,  Major's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.  commanded 
by  Maj.  John  Porter;  muster  roll  of  field,  stafl",  and  commissioned  officers  for 


766  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Miller,  LeonarD;  coniinued. 

March  and  April,  1779,  certified  at  Providence;  appointed  Feb.  3,  1778;  also, 
Lieutenant,  13th  Mass.  regt.  commanded  by  Maj.  John  Porter;  return  of  officers 
for  clothing,  dated  Camp  at  Lower  Salem,  Aug.  28, 1779;  also,  Col.  Smith's  regt. ; 
Continental  Arm}'  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Sept.  29,  1780. 

Miller,  Leonard.  Receipt  dated  Boston,  June  10,  1782,  for  bounty  paid  said  Miller 
by  Alexander  Hodgdon,  on  behalf  of  a  committee  of  the  town  of  Boston,  to  serve 
in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years. 

Miller,  Leonard.  Seaman,  ship  "Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Foster 
Williams;  engaged  Nov.  27,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1781;  service,  9  mos. ; 
also,  receipt  dated  May  17,  1783,  signed  by  Sarah  Miller,  for  wages  due  her  hus- 
band, said  Miller,  for  service  to  Feb.  19,  1783,  on  board  the  frigate  "Hague," 
commanded  by  Capt.  J.  Manley. 

Miller,  Levi.  List  of  men  who  engaged  in  Col.  James  Easton's  regt.,  marched  from 
Pittstield  to  Canada  Aug.  4,  1775,  under  command  of  Capt.  Eli  Root,  and  were 
dismissed  Dec.  30,  1775;  service,  22  weeks  2  days;  also,  list  of  men  under  com- 
mand of  Capt.  Eli  Root  who  engaged  in  Canada  Jan.  1,  1776,  and  were  dismissed 
May  2  [3],  1776;  service,  3  mos.  23  days. 

Miller,  Lewis,  Milton.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bradley's  (Milton)  co.  of  militia.  Col. 
Lemuel  Robinson's  regt.,  which  marched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775 ;  service,  4  days,  after  the  fight  at  Concord  and  before  completion  of  standing 
army;  a/so,  Capt.  William  Bent's  co..  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt.;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  12  days;  also,  Capt. 
Bent's  CO.,  36th  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Oct.  5, 1775 ;  also,  Capt. 
Bent's  CO.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt. ;  order  for  l)ounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money 
dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  1,  1775 ;  also,  return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Contin- 
ental Army  from  Capt.  Bradley's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.;  residence, 
Milton ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Milton ;  joined  Capt.  Haynes's  co.,  Col.  Wiggles- 
worth's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Bar- 
ber, Muster  Master  for  Sufifolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  March  2, 1777 ;  Capt.  Haynes's 
CO.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.;  also,  Private,  Capt.  John  K.  Smith's  co..  Col. 
Calvin  Smith's  (late  Wigglesworth's)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  Feb.  10,  1777,  to  Feb.  11,  1780;  also,  Capt.  Aaron  Haynes's  co..  Col. 
Edward  Wigglesworth's  regt.;  return  [year  not  given]  ;  mustered  by  Maj.  Bar- 
ber, at  Boston ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  May,  1778,  dated  Valley 
Forge;  reported  on  furlough  at  Milton;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for 
June,  1778,  dated  Camp  "  Greeneage;"  enlistment,  during  war;  reported  with  the 
blacksmiths;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Oct.,  1778;  also,  Capt.  John 
K.  Smith's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  March  and 
April,  1779,  dated  Providence;  enlisted  Feb.  10,  1777;  reported  sick  in  barracks; 
also,  return  daJed  Boston,  Aug.  8,  1780,  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Caleb  Champ- 
ney's  co.,  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath's  detachment,  who  enlisted  for  3  months  and  6 
months,  respectivel}',  agreeable  to  resolve  of  March  29,  1780;  enlisted  for  town  of 
Milton;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Champney's  co.,  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath's  de- 
tachment of  guards ;  enlisted  May  11,  1780;  dischai'ged  July  24,  1780;  service,  2 
mos.  14  days;  company  detached  from  militia  for  service  at  and  about  Boston; 
also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Milton  for  service  in  the 
Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  Aug.  13,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  8, 1780; 
service,  4  mos.  6  days,  including  11  days  (220  miles)  travel  home;  also,  Capt. 
Caleb  Champne5''s  co.  of  guards ;  engaged  Feb.  9, 1781 ;  discharged  April  6, 1781 ; 
service,  1  mo.  29  days,  at  Boston  guarding  Continental  stores  at  request  of  Gen. 
Heath. 

Miller,  Marshall,  Hardwick.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Billings's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer 
Learned's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted  May  4,  1775 ;  service,  3 
mos.  4  days. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  767 

Miller,  Michael.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  place  of  rendezvous,  re- 
turned as  received  of  Maj.  Stephen  Badlam  by  Joseph  Decoster,  at  Roxbury, 
July  12,  1779,  to  be  delivered  to  Justin  Elj%  Commissioner,  at  Springfield;  Capt. 
Bell's  CO.;  age,  37  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  dark;  eyes, 
light. 

Miller,  Moses.  Private,  Capt.  Jesse  Bradley's  co..  Col.  John  Brown's  regt. ;  entered 
service  June  30,  1777;  discharged  July  26,  1777;  service,  27  days,  at  the  North- 
ward, including  travel  (100  miles)  home. 

Miller,  Moses.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Willmarth's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt.;  marched  July  28,  1780;  discharged  July  31,  1780;  service,  5  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  company  detached  for  6  days  service  and  marched  from 
Rehoboth  to  Tiverton  and  there  served  under  Gen.  Heath. 

Miller,  Nathax,  Boston.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  as 
returned  by  Col.  Benjamin  Gill,  dated  June  27, 1777;  term,  during  war;  a/so,  list 
of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  2d  Methuen  co.,  as  returned 
l)y  Capt.  James  Jones,  dated  Methuen,  Feb.  13, 1778;  residence,  Boston  ;  engaged 
for  town  of  Methuen ;  joined  Capt.  Reed's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  term  to  ex- 
pire Jan.  1,  1780. 

Miller,  Nathan.  Private,  Capt.  John  Grannis's  co. ;  enlisted  July  6,  1775;  service 
to  Dec.  31,  1775,  6  mos.  11  days;  company  stationed  at  Elizabeth  Islands;  also, 
same  co. ;  marched  Jan.  4,  1776 ;  service  to  Feb.  29,  1776,  1  mo.  28  days ;  roll  en- 
dorsed "  Tarpaulin  Cove;  "  also,  same  co. ;  service  fi;om  March  1,  1776,  to  June 
1,  1776,  in  defence  of  seacoast;  roll  dated  Tarpaulin  Cove  and  endorsed  "Eliza- 
beth Islands." 

Miller,  Nathan.  List  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  brigantine  "  Rising  Empire,"  com- 
manded by  Capt.  Richard  Whellen  ;  engaged  May  24,  1776;  discharged  Sept.  4, 
1776;  service,  3  mos.  11  days.  Roll  sworn  to  in  Bristol  Co- 
Miller,  Nathan.  Copy  of  a  company  receipt,  dated  Warwick,  given  to  Capt.  Squire 
Millard,  for  wages  and  billeting  for  service  for  1  day  on  an  alarm  Nov.  21,  1776; 
also,  copy  of  a  company  receipt,  dated  Warwick,  Feb.  -,  1777,  given  to  Capt. 
Squire  Millerd,  for  wages  and  billeting  for  service  from  Dec.  4,  1776,  to  Jan.  9, 
1777. 

Miller,  Nathan.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Rice's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapen's  (3d)  regt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  29,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  22,  1779;  service,  1  mo.,  at  Claverack, 
including  6  days  (120  miles)  travel  home. 

Miller,  Nathan  H.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Willmark's  (Willmarth's)  co..  Col.  John 
Hathaway's  regt.;  entered  service  March  17,  1779;  discharged  April  12,  1779; 
service,  27  days,  at  Rowland's  Ferry;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Willmarth's  co..  Col. 
Thomas  Carpenter's  regt.;  marched  July  28,  1780;  discharged  July  31,  1780; 
service,  5  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island ;  company  detached  for  6  days  ser- 
vice and  marched  from  Rehoboth  to  Tiverton  and  there  served  under  Gen.  Heath  ; 
also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  marched  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  ser- 
vice, 9  days;  company  marched  from  Rehoboth  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm 
of  Aug.  1,  1780,  and  there  served  under  Gen.  Heath. 

Miller,  Nathaniel,  Brimfield.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Thompson's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.TimothyDanielson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775;  ser- 
vice to  April  29,  1775,  16^  days,  travel  (144  miles)  included;  also,  Capt.  Joseph 
Thoinpson's  co..  Col.  Timothy  Danielson's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775; 
enlisted  April  29, 1775 ;  service,  3  mos.,  3  weeks,  3  days ;  also,  company  return  dated 
Roxbury,  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated 
Roxbury  Camp,  Nov.  7,  1775 ;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Joseph  Thompson's  (1st)  co., 
Lieut.  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (4th)  regt.;  regimental  return  dated  North  Castle, 


768  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

MiLLEE,  Nathaniel,  continued. 

Nov.  9,  1776;  also,  receipt  given  to  Benjamin  Heywood,  Paymaster,  4th  regt., 
signed  by  said  Miller  and  others,  for  wages  for  Sept.,  1776,  as  Corporals, 
Drummers,  and  Fifers,  in  said  regiment;  also,  receipts  given  to  Benjamin 
Heywood,  Paymaster,  4th  regt.,  signed  by  said  Miller  and  others,  for  wages  for 
Oct. -Dec,  1776,  as  Corporals  in  said  regiment;  also,  receipt  dated  Feb.  1,  1777, 
given  to  Benjamin  Heywood,  Paymaster,  4th  regt.,  signed  b.v  said  Miller,  Ser- 
geant, and  others  belonging  to  Capt.  Thompson's  co.,  for  travel  allowance,  etc. ; 
also,  list  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Thompson's  co.,  4th  regt.,  who  returned 
equipments  used  in  campaign  of  1776,  dated  Chatham,  Feb.  1,  1777;  also.  Ser- 
geant, Lieut.  Col.  Nixon's  (4th)  regt. ;  return  of  men  engaged  to  serve  the  month 
of  Jan.,  1777,  dated  Springfield ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continen- 
tal Army,  as  returned  by  the  militia  officers  and  Selectmen  of  Brimfield ;  residence, 
Brimfield;  engaged  for  town  of  Brimfield;  joined  Capt.  Toogood's  co..  Col. 
Nixon's  regt.;  term  to  expire  in  1780;  also.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Wiliam  Toogood's 
(5th)  CO.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (5th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  April  1,  1777,  to  June  20,  1779;  reported  promoted  to  Ensign  June 
20,  1779;  also.  Sergeant,  same  co.  and  regt.;  return  of  men  who  were  in  camp 
on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  and  who  had  not  been  absent  subsequently  except  on 
furlough,  etc.,  dated  Camp  near  Peekskill,  P'eb.  16,  1779;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Too- 
good's CO.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  May,  1779,  dated  Highlands; 
appointed  April  1, 1777;  term,  3  years;  also.  Sergeant,  (late)  Capt.  Toogood's  co.. 
Col.  Nixon's  (6th)  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  June-Oct.,  1779 ;  a^so,  Sergeant,  (late)  Capt. 
Toogood's  CO.,  6th  Mass.  regt.;  account  of  clothing  delivered  for  the  year  1780; 
receipt  for  said  clothing,  dated  Peekskill,  Dec.  5,  1779;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Ben- 
jamin Hey  wood's  co..  Col.  Nixon's  (6th)  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec,  1779; 
also.  Ensign,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  June  20,  1779,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also.  Ensign,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  list  of 
officers  promoted  in  the  Continental  Army  and  for  whom  warrants  were  made  out; 
reported  commissioned  Nov.  26, 1779 ;  also,  Ensign,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  Continen- 
tal Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1780,  to  Dec.  31, 1780;  also.  Ensign, 
Capt.  Matthew  Chambers's  co..  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  Jan.-Sept.,  1780; 
also,  Capt.  Chambers's  co. ;  pay  roll  for  Oct.,  1780;  also,  same  co. ;  pay  roll  for 
Nov.  and  Dec,  1780,  dated  West  Point;  also,  Capt.  Matthew  Chambers's  co., 
Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (6th)  regt. ;  return  for  wages  for  the  year  1781 ;  wages 
allowed  said  Miller  for  Jan. -May,  1781 ;  reported  discharged  in  May,  1781 ;  also, 
order  on  Capt.  B.  Heywood,  payable  to  Lieut.  Reuben  Lilley,  dated  Brimfield, 
Feb.  26,  1784,  signed  by  said  Miller,  Ensign,  for  all  wages  due  him. 

Miller,  Nathaniel.  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Hicks's  co..  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt. ;  dis- 
charged March  31,  1778;  service  at  Rhode  Island;  said  Miller  reported  as  having 
joined  the  company  Feb.  28,  1778,  in  place  of  Barnard  Bullock  and  together  they 
are  credited  with  2  mos.  11  days  service.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth. 

Miller,  Nathaniel.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Hoar,  Jr.'s  co..  Col.  Gideon  Burt's  regt.; 
entered  service  June  16, 1782 ;  service,  6  days ;  mileage  to  and  from  Northampton 
(90  miles)  allowed  said  Miller ;  company  marched  to  Springfield  and  Northampton 
for  defence  of  the  government  and  was  allowed  horse  rations.  Roll  sworn  to  in 
Hampshire  Co. 

Miller,  Nelson.  Private,  in  a  company  commanded  by  Lieut.  Ephraim  Grover,  Col. 
Isaac  Dean's  (4th  Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  entered  service  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged 
Aug.  7,  1780 ;  service,  9  days,  at  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  1,  1780.  Roll 
sworn  to  at  Attleborough. 

Miller,  Noah.  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Hicks's  co..  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt.;  marched 
to  camp  Jan.  7,  1778;  discharged  March  8, 1778;  service,  2  mos.  2  days,  at  Rhode 
Island.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  769 

Miller,  Noah.  Private,  Sergt.  Thomas  Knight's  scouting  party  raised  by  order  of 
Brig.  Gen.  Peleg  Wadsworth  to  scout  from  head  of  St.  Georges  river  to  Belfast 
and  Penobscot  river ;  enlisted  Sept.  19,  1780 ;  discharged  Nov.  19,  1780 ;  service, 
2  mos.    Roll  certified  at  Falmouth. 

MiLLEK,  "NuBERT."  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Noble's  co..  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berk- 
shire Co.)  regt. ;  entered  service  Aug.  1,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  20,  1777;  service, 
20  days;  company  marched  to  Bennington  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Fellows  and 
Committee  of  Safety  at  request  of  Gen.  Stark.    Roll  certified  at  Sheffield. 

Miller,  Oliver.  List  of  men  who  engaged  in  Col.  James  Easton's  regt.,  marched  from 
Pittsfield  to  Canada  Aug.  4,  1775,  under  command  of  Capt.  Eli  Root,  and  were 
dismissed  Dec.  30,  1775 ;  service,  22  weeks  2  days ;  also,  list  of  men  who  marched 
from  Pittsfield  to  New  York  July  11,  1776,  under  command  of  Capt.  Oliver  Root, 
and  were  dismissed  Dec.  5, 1776 ;  service,  21  weeks ;  also,  Drummer,  Capt.  Erastus 
Sergeant's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  detachment  of  Berkshire  Co.  militia; 
muster  roll  dated  Ticonderoga,  Feb.  25,  1777 ;  enlistment  to  expire  March  15, 
1777 ;  also,  same  co.  and  detachment ;  enlisted  Jan.  6, 1777 ;  discharged  March  22, 
1777;  service,  77  days,  at  Ticonderoga,  including  7  days  (140  miles)  travel  home; 
also,  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Porter's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt.;  entered  service  April  26,  1777;  discharged  May  20,  1777;  service,  25  days; 
company  called  out  by  order  of  Maj.  Gen.  Gates  April  26,  1777,  and  marched  to 
Saratoga;  also,  Drummer,  Capt.  John  Strong's  co..  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  June  30,  1777;  discharged  July  20,  1777;  service,  20  days,  in 
Northern  department ;  also,  list  of  men  who  marched  from  Pittsfield  to  Fort  Ann 
June  30,  1777,  under  command  of  Capt.  John  Strong,  and  were  dismissed  July  26, 
1777;  service,  3  weeks  5  days;  also,  Drummer,  Capt.  William  Francis's  co..  Col. 
John  Ashley's  detachment  of  militia;  entered  service  July  22,  1777;  discharged 
Aug.  13,  1777;  service,  23  days,  in  Northern  department;  also.  Private,  Capt. 
Peter  Porter's  co..  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  entered  service  Sept. 
22,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  8, 1777 ;  service,  16  days ;  company  called  out  by  order 
of  Maj.  Gen.  Gates,  marched  to  Bennington,  thence  escorted  169  prisoners  to 
Springfield  by  order  of  Gen.  Lincoln  ;  also,  list  of  men  who  marched  from  Pitts- 
field to  headquarters  June  1,  1778,  by  order  of  the  General  Court,  and  were  dis- 
missed Feb.  1,  1779;  service,  8  mos.;  also,  Capt.  Enoch  Noble's  co..  Col.  Ezra 
Wood's  regt.;  [service  not  given]  ;  reported  deserted  a  month  before  his  time 
was  out;  company  served  from  May  15,  1778,  to  Feb.  7,  1779,  at  North  river; 
regiment  raised  for  8  months  from  time  of  arrival  at  Peekskill ;  also.  Drummer, 
same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  part  of  May  and  the  month  of  June,  1778 ;  said 
Miller  credited  with  20  days  service,  being  3  days  to  prepare  for  camp,  6  days 
(120  miles)  travel,  and  11  daj'S  in  camp;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  rolls  for 
Aug.-Oct.,  1778. 

Miller,  Peleg,  Cape  Elizabeth.  Return  of  men  probably  raised  for  Continental  ser- 
vice [year  not  given]  ;  residence.  Cape  Elizabeth  ;  credited  to  town  of  Salisbury. 
[See  Peleg  Willard.] 

Miller,  Peter,  Middleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Wood's  (2d  Middleborough) 
CO.  of  Minute-men,  which  marched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to 
Marshfield;  service,  3  days. 

Miller,  Peter,  Rehoboth.  Private,  Capt.  John  Lyon's  or  Capt.  Jesse  Perrin's  co., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  7  days.  [The  two  Reho- 
both alarm  cos.  under  Capt.  Lyon  and  Capt.  Perrin  returned  upon  one  roll.] 

Miller,  Peter.  Private,  Capt.  James  Perry's  co.,  16th  regt. ;  enlisted  Nov.  25, 1775 
Roll  endorsed  "  3  mo  from  1  Jany  to  6  apl  '76." 

Miller,  Peteh.  Private,  Capt.  Adam  Wheeler's  (2d)  co..  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (4th) 
regt.;  regimental  return  dated  North  Castle,  Nov.  9,  1776;  reported  taken  pris- 
oner Sept.  15,  1776. 


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Miller  Peter.  Private,  Capt.  Abishai  Tinkham's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sproutt's  regt. ; 
entered  service  May  6;  discharged  May  9;  entered  service  Sept.  6;  discharged 
Sept.  12 ;  service,  9  days ;  compan}'  marched  from  Middleborough  to  Dartmouth 
on  two  alarms  in  1778;  a/so,  Capt.  Abishai  Tinkham's  Co.,  Col.  White's  regt.; 
entered  service  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  9  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

Miller,  Peter.  Private,  Capt.  John  H.  Wendell's  co.,  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's 
(1st  New  York)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.-April,  1781,  dated  West  Point; 
term,  during  war. 

Miller,  Philip.  Descriptive  list  of  men  ;  Capt.  Moses  Cantine's  co.,  Col.  Levi  Pawl- 
ing's  (Ulster  Co.,  N.  Y.)  regt.,  Gen.  Clinton's  brigade;  age,  47  yrs. ;  stature,  5 
ft.  8.;^  in.;  complexion,  brown;  hair,  black;  eyes,  brown;  occupation,  cobbler; 
birthplace,  Catskills;  enlisted  Aug.  8,  1776;  marched  Aug.  10,  1776;  regiment 
reported  as  serving  as  part  of  the  Continental  Army  and  stationed  near  King's 
Bridge. 

Miller,  Philip.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Martin's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt.;  service,  11  days;  company  marched  from  Rehoboth  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  on 
the  alarm  of  Dec,  8,  1776. 

Miller,  Philip.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Willmarth's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt. ;  marched  Aug.  1,  1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780 ;  service,  9  days,  including 
2  days  (48  miles)  travel  to  and  from  camp;  company  marched  from  Rehoboth  to 
Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  1,  1780,  and  there  served  under  Gen.  Heath. 

Miller,  [Phineas].  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Harrington's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Deanney's 
regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  18,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  2,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  15  days; 
regiment  detached  to  join  Continental  Army  for  3  months  and  ordered  to  march 
to  Claverack. 

Miller,  Robert,  Colrain  or  Shelburne.  Private,  Capt.  Hugh  McClallen's  co.  of 
Minute-men,  Col.  Samuel  Williams's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in 
response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Colrain  and  Shelburne;  service,  15^ 
days. 

Miller,  Robert.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Caleb  Turner's  co.;  entered  service  July  13,  1775; 
service  to  Dec.  31,  1775, 6  mos.  3  days,  in  defence  of  seacoast.    Roll  dated  Bristol. 

Miller,  Robert.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Lemont's  (4th)  co.,  Col.  John  Robin- 
son's regt.;  list  of  officers  to  be  commissioned,  endorsed  "to  April  1st  1776;" 
commissions  to  be  dated  Feb.  5,  1776. 

Miller,  Robert.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Nowell's  (Newburyport)  co. ;  service  from 
July  23,  1776,  to  Nov.  19,  1776,  4  mos. ;  company  stationed  at  Plum  Island  for 
defence  of  seacoast. 

Miller,  Robert.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Brightman's  (Freetown)  co..  Col.  John  Hath- 
awa3''s  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  3,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  4  days; 
company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm. 

Miller,  Robert.  Private,  Capt.  John  Blunt's  co.,  Col.  Prime's  regt. ;  service  between 
March  6,  1780,  and  Sept.  6,  1780,  2  mos.  21  days,  under  Brig.  Gen.  Wadsworth; 
company  raised  for  defence  of  eastern  Massachusetts. 

Miller,  Robert.  Marine,  "Lincoln  Galley,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Curtis; 
engaged  May  5,  1781 ;  discharged  July  23,  1781 ;  service,  2  mos.  18  days. 

Miller,  Robert,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Brightman's  (Freetown)  co.,  Col.  John 
Hathaway'sregt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  4, 1780;  discharged  Aug.  7, 1780;  service,  3  days ; 
company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm. 


IN  THE   WAR  OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  771 

Miller,  Roger,  Southampton.  Private,  Capt.  Lemnel  Pomeroy's  co.,  which  marched 
April  21, 1775,  ia  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  7  days ;  reported 
enlisted  into  the  army  April  28, 1775 ;  also,  Capt.  Abuer  Pomeroy's  co..  Col.  John 
Fellows's  (8th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775; 
service,  3  mos.  12  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dorchester,  Nov.  28,  1775. 

Miller,  Roger,  West  Springfield.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Chapin's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
which  marched  April  20, 1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 

8  days ;  also,  Capt.  Enoch  Chapin's  co..  Col.  Timothy  Danielson's  regt. ;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  28,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  10  days;  also, 
company  return  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat 
or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  26,  1775. 

Miller,  Roger.  Capt.  Lemuel  Pomeroy's  co.,  Col.  Dickinson's  regt.  commanded  by 
Maj.  Clap;  pay  abstract  for  wages  and  mileage  home,  dated  July  10,  1777;  ser- 
vice, 38  days;  mileage  (100  miles)  allowed  said  Miller. 

Miller,  Roger.  Private,  Capt.  Roswell  Downing's  co..  Col.  Miles  Powell's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt. ;  entered  service  July  19, 1779 ;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1779 ;  service,  1  mo. 

9  days;  company  marched  to  New  Haven,  Conn.,  to  serve  for  1  month. 

Miller,  Rufl's,  Lyme,  Conn.  Descriptive  list  of  men  in  Continental  service;  Light 
Infantry  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  J.  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ; 
complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  occupation,  farmer;  residence,  Lyme,  Conn.; 
engaged  for  town  of  Springfield;  engaged  Jan.  1,  1783;  term,  3  years. 

Miller,  Samuel,  Charlestown.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Dana's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whit- 
ney's regt. ;  arrived  at  destination  May  9,  1777  ;  service,  2  mos.  8  days,  including 
travel  (7  days)  to  camp  and  from  place  of  discharge  home ;  company  raised  to 
serve  for  2  months  at  Rhode  Island.    Roll  dated  South  Kingston. 

Miller,  Samuel,  Middleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Abiel  Pearce's  (2d  Middleborough) 
CO.  of  militia,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  2  days  ;  also, 
Capt.  John  Barrows's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt.;  entered  service  May  6 ; 
discharged  May  9;  entered  service  Sept.  6;  discharged  Sept.  12;  service,  9  days; 
company  marched  from  Middleborough  to  Dartmouth  on  two  alarms  in  1778; 
also,  Capt.  Abner  Bourn's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  AVhite's  regt.;  marched  Aug.  1, 
1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  9  days;  company  marched  to  Rhode 
Island  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  1,  1780. 

Miller,  Samuel,  Newton.  Private,  Capt.  Amariah  Fuller's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  headquarters  at  Cambridge;  service,  4  days. 

Miller,  Samuel,  Newton.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master 
for  Suffollv  Co.,  dated  Boston,  March  30,  1777;  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  also,  Matross, 
Capt.  Burbeck's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  ser- 
vice from  March  14,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  residence,  Newton;  credited  to  town 
of  Newton ;  also,  Capt.  David  Briant's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Jan.- 
Sept.,  1777;  said  Miller  allowed  service  from  March  20,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Henry 
Burbeck's  CO.,  Col.  Crane's  regt.;  payrolls  for  Oct. -Dec,  1777;  enlisted  March 
14, 1777  ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also.  Bombardier,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  Continental 
Armj'  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  descrip- 
tive return,  dated  New  Windsor,  Jan.  11,  1781 ;  Capt.  Henry  Burbeck's  co..  Col. 
Crane's  regt.;  rank.  Bombardier;  age,  24  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion, 
brown;  re-engaged  Nov.  1,  1779,  by  Sergt.  White,  for  the  war;  reported  received 
State  and  Continental  bounties ;  also,  Bombardier,  Lieut.  William  Price's  detach- 
ment from  3d  Artillery  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  May  and  June,  1782. 

Miller,  Samuel.  Receipt  given  to  Benjamin  Heywood,  Paymaster,  4th  regt.,  dated 
Camp  Mt.  Washington,  Sept.  29, 1776,  signed  by  said  Miller  and  others  belonging 
to  Capt.  Oilman's  co.,  for  wages,  etc.,  due  prior  to  Jan.  1,  1776;  also.  Private, 


772  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Miller,  Samuel,  continued. 

Capt.  Jeremiah  Oilman's  (6th)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (4th)  regt. ; 
regimental  return,  dated  North  Castle,  Nov.  9,  1776;  also,  company  receipts  for 
wages  for  Sept.-Dec,  1776;  also,  Lieut.  Col.  Nixon's  (4th)  regt.;  return  of  men 
who  engaged  to  serve  the  month  of  Jan.,  1777,  dated  Springfield;  also,  certificate 
dated  Chatham,  Feb.  3,  1777,  signed  by  said  Miller  and  others,  certifying  that 
^  they  did  not  possess  any  Continental  arms  or  accoutrements. 

Miller,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Carpenter's  co. ;  copy  of  a  list  of  men 
stationed  at  Brookline  for  6  weeks  and  dismissed  Jan.  15,  1776. 

Miller,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  John  Joslin's  co..  Col.  Job  Cushing's  (Worcester 
Co.)  regt. ;  service,  1  mo.  7  days ;  mileage  (132  miles)  allowed ;  company  marched 
from  Leominster  to  Bennington  the  last  of  July,  1777,  to  join  forces  under  Col. 
Seth  Warner. 

Miller,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Fuller's  co..  Col. Samuel  Bullard's  regt.;  en- 
listed Aug.  20,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777 ;  service,  3  raos.  22  days,  at  Still- 
water, including  12  days  (240  miles)  travel  home. 

Miller,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Walker's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  20, 1778;  discharged  Nov.  5, 1778;  service,  19  days,  travel  included; 
company  detached  from  Gen.  Godfrey's  brigade  and  marched  to  Dorchester 
Heights. 

Miller,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Sargeant's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards;  detached  July  6,  1778;  service  to  July  17,  1778,  11  days;  regiment  sta- 
tioned at  Winter  Hill;  also,  3d  Corporal,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  enlisted  July  19, 
1778;  discharged  Dec.  14,  1778;  service,  4  mos.  26  days;  roll  dated  Camp  at 
Winter  Hill. 

Miller,  Seth,  Middleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Wood's  (IstMiddleborough) 
CO.  of  militia,  which  marched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to 
Marshfield  ;  service,  2  days;  also,  Capt.  Joshua  White's  co..  Col.  John  Cushing's 
regt.;  drafted  Sept.  20,  1776;  service,  60  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  roll  dated  New- 
port; also,  Capt.  Abishai  Tinkham's  CO.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt. ;  service, 
11  days,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776;  mileage  (64  miles)  allowed  to  and  from 
camp  near  Rhode  Island ;  also,  Capt.  Abishai  Tinkham's  co..  Col.  White's  regt. ; 
entered  service  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  9  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island. 

Miller,  Shadrach,  Grafton.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Elliot's  co..  Col.  William  Thomas's 
regt.;  entered  service  July  30,  1781;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1781;  service,  4  mos. 
5  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  travel  included.    Roll  dated  Camp  at  Battes  Hill. 

Miller,  Simeon,  Hopkinton.  Private,  Capt.  John  Homes's  (Hopkinton)  co.  of  militia, 
Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to 
Roxbury ;  service,  3  days ;  also,  receipt  given  to  Lieut.  Daniel  Eames,  dated  Hop- 
kinton, Feb.  5,  1776,  signed  by  said  Miller  and  others  belonging  to  Capt.  Henry 
Lealand's  co.,  Col.  Wyllys's  regt.,  for  wages  for  service  in  the  "  Last  campan;" 
also,  list  showing  pay  allowed  for  service  to  men  under  Lieut.  Daniel  Eames  [year 
not  given]  ;  said  Miller  credited  with  43  days  service ;  also.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Amos 
Perry's  co..  Col.  Haws's  regt. ;  entered  service  July  28, 1778 ;  discharged  Sept.  12, 
1778;  service,  1  mo.  17  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 

Miller,  Smith,  Granville.  Private,  Capt.  William  Cooley's  co..  Col.  John  Mosley's 
regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  23,  1776;  discharged  Nov.  16,  1776;  service,  2  mos.  1  day, 
including  7  days  (140  miles)  travel  home;  roll  dated  North  Castle;  also,  list  of 
men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  3d  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  as  re- 
turned by  Capt.  William  Cooley ;  residence,  Granville ;  engaged  for  town  of  Gran- 
ville ;  joined  Capt.  Lebbeus  Ball's  co..  Col.  William  Shepard's  regt. ;  term,  3  years ; 


m  THE  WAR  OF  THE   REVOLUTION.  773 

Miller,  Smith,  continued. 

also,  Private,  Maj.  Ball's  Co.,  Col.  "William  Sheppard's  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  same  regt.; 
return  of  men  enlisted  hx  Capt.  Lebbeus  Ball,  dated  Feb.  3,  1778;  mustered  by 
State  and  Continental  Muster  Masters ;  also,  Capt.  Ball's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's 
regt.;  muster  roll  for  July  and  Aug.,  1778,  dated  Camp  at  Providence;  enlist- 
ment, during  war ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1778 ;  also,  Maj. 
Lebbeus  Ball's  co..  Col.  Shepard's  (3d)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Nov.,  1778,  and 
March  and  April,  1779,  sworn  to  in  Camp  at  Providence ;  enlisted  March  1,  1777 ; 
reported  under  guard  in  Nov.,  1778;  also.  Major's  co..  Col.  Shepard's  (-ith)  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780; 
also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  return  for  gratuities,  dated  Highlands,  Feb.  24,  1780; 
gratuity  paid  said  Miller  Feb.  1,  1780;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  return  for  the 
year  1780,  dated  West  Point  and  endorsed  "  Capt.  Fullers  Comp'y." 

MiLLEK,  Solomon.  Private,  Capt.  Levi  Ely's  co.,  Col.  John  Moseley's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  21,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  17,  1777;  service,  33  days,  on  expedition  to 
Northern  department,  including  6  days  (120  miles)  travel  home. 

Miller,  Stephen,  Richmond.  Private,  Capt.  David  Noble's  co..  Col.  John  Paterson's 
(26th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  July  21,  1775;  service,  11 
days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money  dated  Charlestown,  Fort  No.  3,  Oct.  26,  1775;  also,  return 
of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Joseph  Ramond's  and 
Capt.  Ambrose  Hill's  cos.,  of  Richmond ;  residence,  Richmond ;  enlisted  for  town 
of  Richmond;  joined  Capt.  Miller's  co.,  Col.  Vose's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  }'ears; 
also,  list  of  men  mustered  between  Jan.  20,  1777,  and  June  1,  1778,  by  Truman 
Wheler,  Muster  Master  for  Berkshire  Co. ;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Miller's 
CO.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
April  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779 ;  reported  as  serving  4  mos.  as  Corporal,  29  mos.  as 
Sergeant;  also,  muster  roll  for  Dec,  1777,  sworn  to  in  Camp  near  Valley  Forge; 
appointed  Aug.  1, 1777;  also,  pay  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec,  1778,  Jan.,  March  and 
April,  1779,  sworn  to  at  Providence;  also.  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  April  1,  1780. 

Miller,  Stephen.  Private,  Capt.  Russell  Kellogg's  co..  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  19,  1777 ;  service,  5  days,  travel 
included ;  company  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington  ;  also,  Lieut.  Russell  Kel- 
logg's CO.,  Col.  Ezra  May's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  20,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  14, 
1777;  service,  30  days,  on  expedition  to  Stillwater  and  Saratoga,  including  travel 
(111  miles)  home;  roll  sworn  to  in  Hampshire  Co. 

Miller,  Thomas,  Charlestown.  Ensign,  Capt.  Josiah  Harris's  co.;  list  of  officers  of 
Col.  Thomas  Gardner's  regt.  recommended  by  Committee  of  Safety  to  be  com- 
missioned by  Congress ;  ordered  in  Provincial  Congress  June  2,  1775,  that  com- 
missions be  delivered  said  officers. 

Miller,  Thomas,  Gorham.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  [year 
not  given]  ;  residence,  Gorham ;  engaged  for  town  of  Gorham.  [See  Thomas 
Millet.] 

Miller,  Thomas,  Newton.  Private,  Capt.  Amariah  Fuller's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Headquarters  at  Cambridge ;  service,  1  day ;  re- 
ported as  belonging  to  the  alarm  list. 

Miller,  Thomas,  Pittsfield.  List  of  men  who  marched  from  Pittsfield  to  Cambridge 
April  22,  1775,  under  command  of  Capt.  David  Noble,  and  served  6  mos. ;  also. 
Private,  Capt.  David  Noble's  co..  Col.  John  Paterson's  (26th)  regt.;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,1775;  enlisted  April  29, 1775;  service,  3  mos.  9  days ;  aZso,  company 
return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money 
dated  Charlestown  Camp,  Fort  No.  3,  Oct.  26, 1775  ;  also,  list  of  men  who  marched 


774  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Miller,  ThojIas,  continued. 

from  Pittsfield  to  Boston  Dec.  31,  1775,  under  command  of  Capt.  David  Noble, 
thence  via  New  York  to  Canada,  and  were  dismissed  Dec.  31,  1776;  service, 
1  year. 

Miller,  Thomas,  Roxbury  (also  given  Brookline).  Heturn  of  men  raised  to  serve  in 
the  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Ebenezer  Gore's  (1st)  co..  Col.  William  Mcin- 
tosh's (1st  Suffolk  Co.)  regt. ;  residence,  Roxbury ;  engaged  for  town  of  Roxbury ; 
joined  Capt.  Coggswell's  co..  Col.  Wesson's  regt.  (also  given  Capt.  Foster's  co.. 
Col.  Greaton's  regt.);  term,  3  years,  to  expire  April  -,  1780;  a^so,  list  of  men 
mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  SuflFolk  Co.,  dated  May  25, 
1777 ;  Capt.  Coggswell's  co..  Col.  Wesson's  regt. ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Cogs- 
well's (2d)  CO.,  Col.  James  Wesson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  May  20, 1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  made 
up  for  the  year  1777;  mustered  by  Col.  Barber;  also,  list  of  men  who  reinlisted 
between  Oct.  22,  1779,  and  Nov.  24,  1779,  for  the  war,  and  who  received  State 
and  Continental  bounties,  as  returned  by  Maj.  Joseph  Pettengill,  of  9th  Mass. 
regt. ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Cogswell's  co.,  Col.  Wesson's  (9th)  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  July  13,  1780;  residence, 
Brookline ;  reported  deserted  July  13, 1780 ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  deserters  from 
8th  regt.  and  part  of  the  9th  regt.  commanded  hj  Col.  Michael  Jackson,  dated 
Jan.  25,  1781;  age,  25  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light; 
occupation,  carpenter;  birthplace,  Massachusetts;  residence,  Roxbury ;  enlist- 
ment, during  war ;  reported  deserted  Dec.  -,  1780. 

Miller,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  William  Fletcher's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's 
regt.;  entered  service  Aug.  22,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  29,  1777;  service,  7  days, 
on  expedition  to  Bennington. 

Miller,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  Preserved  Leonard's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  28,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  2,  1779;  service, 
1  mo.  10  days,  at  New  London,  Conn.,  including  4  days  (72  miles)  travel  home. 

Miller,  Thomas.  Seaman,  armed  ship  "  Count  D'Estaing,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Elias  Smith ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  sworn  to  at  Beverly,  Sept.  14, 
1780;  age,  25  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion,  dark;  reported  as  belonging 
to  New  England. 

Miller,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  Rufus  Allen's  co.  of  matrosses.  Col.  David  Rosetter's 
regt.;  entered  service  Oct.  14,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  17,  1780;  service,  3  days; 
company  marched  on  the  alarm  of  Oct.  14,  1780.    Roll  dated  Pittsfield. 

Miller,  Tillotson.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Stebbins's  co.,  Col.  David  Wells's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  23,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  1  day,  on  expe- 
dition to  Northern  department,  including  travel  (115  miles)  home;  I'oU  sworn  to 
at  Deerfield;  also.  Drummer,  Capt.  Abel  Dinsmor's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  engaged  July  24,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  31,  1779;  ser- 
vice, 1  mo.  13  days,  at  New  London,  Conn.,  including  5  days  (102  miles)  travel 
home. 

Miller,  Timothy.  List  of  men  who  engaged  in  Col.  James  Easton's  regt.,  marched 
from  Pittsfield  to  Canada  May  10,  1775,  under  command  of  Capt.  James  Noble, 
and  served  until  Dec.  30,  1775,  33  weeks  4  days. 

Miller,  Timothy.  List  of  men  who  marched  from  Pittsfield  to  Albany  Jan.  14,  1776, 
under  command  of  Capt.  William  Francis,  by  order  of  Gen.  Schuyler,  and  were 
dismissed  Jan.  19,  1776;  service,  5  days. 

Miller,  Timothy.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Hamilton's  delacliment  from  Col.  John 
Mosley's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  21;  discharged  Nov.  17  [year  not 
given,  probably  1776]  ;  service,  28  days;  detachment  marched  under  command 
of  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Robinson  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 


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Miller,  Timothy.  List  of  men  who  inarched  from  Pittsfield  to  Kinderhook  after  in- 
imical persons  May  4,  1777,  under  command  of  Capt.  John  Strong,  and  were  dis- 
missed Maj'  11,  1777;  service,  1  week. 

Miller,  Timothy.  List  of  men  who  marched  from  Pittsfield  to  Ticonderoga  April  25, 
1777,  under  command  of  Lieut.  Stephen  Crofoot,  and  were  dismissed  May  22, 
1777;  service,  4  weeks. 

Miller,  Timothy.  List  of  men  who  were  drafted  agreeable  to  order  of  the  General 
Court,  marched  from  Pittsfield  to  Albany  July  It),  1778,  and  were  dismissed  Dec. 
1,  1778;  service,  20  weeks. 

Miller,  Timothy.  Private,  Capt.  Rufus  Allen's  co.  of  matrosses.  Col.  David  Reset- 
ter's regt. ;  entered  service  Oct.  14, 1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  17, 1780 ;  service,  3  days ; 
company  marched  on  the  alarm  of  Oct.  14,  1780 ;  roll  dated  Pittsfield ;  also,  same 
CO.  and  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  18,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  21,  1780;  ^service,  3  days; 
company  marched  on  the  alarm  of  Oct.  18,  1780;  roll  dated  Pittsfield. 

Miller,  "Vaniah."  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Keep's  co..  Col.  Israel  Chapen's  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  18,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  11  days,  at 
Claverack,  including  G  days  (120  miles)  travel  home ;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

Miller,  Walter.  Landsman,  frigate  "Boston,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel 
Tucker;  engaged  June  26,  1779.    Roll  made  up  for  advance  pay  for  1  month. 

Miller,  William,  Boston.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Allen  Hallet ;  engaged  March  30, 1779  ;  discharged  April  30, 1779 ;  service,  1  mo. ; 
a^so,  Quarter  INIaster,  brigantine  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Cath- 
cart;  engaged  May  15,  1779;  discharged  June  23,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  8  days; 
roll  sworn  to  in  Suff"olk  Co.;  also,  Master's  Mate,  same  vessel  and  commander; 
engaged  June  24,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  6,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  14  days;  roll 
sworn  to  at  Boston ;  also.  Mate,  ship  "  Essex  "  (privateer),  commanded  by  Capt. 
John  Cathcart ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co.,  June 
12,  1780;  age,  21  yrs. ;  stature,  6  ft.;  residence,  Boston. 

Miller,  William.  2d  Lieutenant,  sloop  "  Machias  Liberty,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Jeremiah  Obrien;  engaged  Feb.  1, 1776;  discharged  Oct.  15, 1776;  service,  8  mos. 
14  days. 

Miller,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Hooper's  co. ;  marched  April  22,  1776; 
service  to  Nov.  24, 1776,  7  mos.  3  days ;  company  stationed  at  Falmouth,  Cumber- 
land Co.,  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Miller,  Willia^i.  List  of  officers  chosen  by  the  several  ward  companies  in  the  Boston 
regt.  of  Mass.  militia,  as  returned  by  Col.  Henry  Bromfield,  dated  Boston,  Nov.  25, 
1776  ;  said  Miller  recommended  as  Adjutant  with  the  rank  of  Captain  in  said  regi- 
ment; ordered  in  Council  Nov.  25,  1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned;  also, 
1st  Lieutenant,  ranking  as  Captain,  Capt.  Thomas  Bumstead's  (Matross)  co., 
Boston  regt.,  Suffolk  Co.  brigade ;  list  of  officers  of  Mass.  militia  [year  not  given, 
probably  1778] . 

Miller,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Ludwig's  co. ;  enlisted  Oct.  7,  1777;  dis- 
charged Dec.  22,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  26  days,  including  10  days  (200  miles) 
travel  home ;  company  raised  for  defence  of  Machias.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Waldo- 
borough. 

Miller,  William.  Musician,  Capt.  Thomas  Bumstead's  co. ;  list  of  men  drafted  from 
Lieut.  Col.  Jabez  Hatch's  (Boston)  regt..  agreeable  to  order  of  Council  of  May  7, 
1777,  to  guard  stores,  etc.,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath  at  and  about  Boston  for  the 
term  of  5  weeks;  a^so,  Fifer,  Capt.  John  Hinkley's  co. ;  Lieut.  Col.  Symmes's 
detachment  of  guards;  enlisted  Feb.  13,  1778:  discharged  May  13,  1778;  service, 
3  mos.,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath  at  Boston;  roll  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. 


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Miller,  William.  Private,  Capt.  S.vlvanus  Rice's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapen's  (3d) 
regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  24,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  22,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  5  days,  at 
Claverack,  including  6  days  (120  miles)  travel  home. 

Miller,  William.  List  of  men  who  marched  from  Pittsfield  to  New  York  July  11, 
1776,  under  command  of  Capt.  Oliver  Root,  and  were  dismissed  Dec.  5,  1776 ;  ser- 
vice, 21  weeks ;  also,  list  of  men  who  marched  from  Pittsfield  to  Kinderhook  after 
inimical  persons  May  4,  1777,  under  command  of  Capt.  John  Strong,  and  were 
dismissed  May  11,  1777;  service,  1  week;  also.  Private,  Capt.  John  Strong's  co., 
Col.  John  Brown's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  entered  service  June  30,  1777;  dis- 
charged July  20,  1777  ;  service,  20  days,  in  Northern  department ;  also,  list  of  men 
who  marched  from  Pittsfield  to  Fort  Ann  June  30,  1777,  under  command  of  Capt. 
John  Strong,  and  were  dismissed  July  26,  1777;  service,  3  weeks  5  days;  also. 
Private,  Lieut.  James  Hubbard's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  David  Rositer's  detachment  of 
militia ;  entered  service  Aug.  17, 1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  22, 1777 ;  service,  4  days ; 
company  marched  on  an  alarm  ;  also,  Capt.  Rufus  Allen's  co.  of  matrosses.  Col. 
David  Rosetter's  regt.;  entered  service  Oct.  14,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  17,  1780; 
service,  3  days ;  company  marched  on  the  alarm  of  Oct.  14,  1780 ;  roll  dated  Pitts- 
field; also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  entered  service  Oct.  18,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  21, 
1780 ;  service,  3  days ;  company  marched  on  the  alarm  of  Oct.  18, 1780 ;  roll  dated 
Pittsfield. 

Miller,  William.  Receipt  dated  AVilliraham,  March  30,  1781,  for  bounty  paid  said 
Miller  by  Moses  Burt  and  others  of  a  class  of  the  town  of  Wilbraham  to  serve  in 
the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised 
in  Hampshire  Co.  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  as  returned  l)y  Noah  Good- 
man, Superintendent;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  1  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair, 
light;  occupation,  farmer;  engaged  for  town  of  Wilbraham;  engaged  March  36, 
1781 ;  term,  3  years ;  also,  return  of  recruits  sent  by  the  state  of  Massachusetts  as 
portion  of  her  quota  of  the  Continental  Army  subsequent  to  Jan.  1,  1781,  who 
were  reported  as  unfit  for  duty ;  3d  Mass.  regt. ;  age,  16  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  1  in. ; 
engaged  for  town  of  Wilbraham  ;  term,  3  years;  reported  under  size. 

Miller,  William.  Receipt  dated  Springfield,  May  9, 1782,  for  bounty  paid  said  Miller 
by  the  town  of  Northfield  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years. 

Miller,  Zadok.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Raymond's  co..  Col.  Hyde's  regt..  Gen.  Ros- 
seter's  brigade;  entered  service  Oct.  29,  1781;  discharged  Nov.  6,  1781;  service, 
12  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Stillwater. 

Miller,  Zeb.,  Jr.  Corporal,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Sheldon's  (7th)  co.  of  volunteers,  2d 
Hampshire  Co.  regt. ;  service  against  the  insurgents  at  Hadley  June  13,  and  at 
Northampton  June  14,  15,  16,  and  17,  1782,  5  days. 

Miller,  Zebadiah,  Southampton  (probably).  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  Pomeroy's  co., 
Col.  John  Dickerson's  (Dickinson's)  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  20,  1777 ;  discharged 
Oct.  14,  1777 ;  service  30  days,  under  Col.  Ezra  May  on  expedition  to  Saratoga, 
including  travel  (112  miles)  home. 

Miller,  Zebadiah,  Southampton.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Fairfield's  co..  Col.  Nathan 
Sparhawk's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  23,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  25  days;  company 
served  at  Dorchester  and  was  discharged  Dec.  12,  1778. 

Miller,  Zebadiah.  Receipt  dated  Southampton,  June  28,  1782,  for  bounty  paid  said 
Miller  by  Capt.  Ebenezer  Sheldon,  Chairman  of  Class  No.  3  of  the  town  of  South- 
hampton, to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years;  also,  certifi- 
cate dated  Brookfield,  Feb.  3,  1785,  signed  by  Seth  Banister,  (late)  Captain  and 
Muster  Master,  certifying  that  the  town  of  Southampton  had  procured  3  men  to 
serve  in  the  Continental  Army;  said  Miller  enlisted  June  1,  1782;  was  mustered 
June  29,  1782,  and  was  returned  to  the  Muster  Master  at  Boston  July  1,  1782. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  777 

MiLLERD,  Aarox.  Capt.  Jonathan  Danforth's  co.,  (late)  Col.  David  Brewer's  (9th) 
regt.;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury  Camp, 
Nov.  14,  1775. 

MiLLERD,  Abiathar.  List  of  men  wlio  marched  from  Pittsfield  to  Bennington  Aug. 
16,  1777,  under  command  of  Lieut.  William  Ford,  and  were  dismissed  Aug.  23, 
1777;  service,  1  week. 

MiLLERD,  Hezekiah.  Private,  Capt.  Squire  Millard's  co.,  Col.  John  Waterman's 
regt. ;  abstract  for  wages  and  billeting  allowed  from  Dec.  4,  1776,  to  Jan.  9,  1777 ; 
said  Miller  credited  with  13  days  allowance ;  also,  copy  of  a  company  receipt, 
given  to  Capt.  Squire  Millerd,  for  wages  and  billeting  for  service  from  Dec.  4, 
1776,  to  Jan.  9,  1777,  dated  Warwick. 

MiLLERD,  John.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Joseph  Parker's  co..  Col.  John  Cushing's  regt. ; 
engaged  Sept.  19,  1776;  service,  60  days;  company  stationed  at  Rhode  Island. 

MiLLERD,  John,  Jr.  List  of  men  drafted  from  Capt.  Squire  Millard's  (2d  Warwick) 
CO.  Sept.  28  [year  not  given] . 

MiLLERD,  Nathan.  Private,  Capt.  Squire  Millard's  co.,  Col.  John  Waterman's  regt. ; 
abstract  for  wages  and  billeting  allowed  from  Dec.  4,  1776,  to  Jan.  9,  1777;  said 
Millerd  credited  with  allowance  for  1  day. 

MiLLERD,  Nathaniel.  Private,  Capt.  Squire  Millard's  co..  Col.  John  Waterman's 
regt. ;  abstract  for  wages  and  billeting  allowed  from  Dec.  4,  1776,  to  Jan.  9,  1777; 
said  Millerd  credited  with  7  days  allowance ;  also,  copy  of  a  company  receipt,  given 
to  Capt.  Squire  Millerd,  for  wages  and  billeting  for  service  from  Dec.  4, 1776,  to 
Jan.  9,  1777,  dated  Warwick. 

Millerd,  Peter.  Descriptive  list  of  men  enlisted  by  Capt.  Jonathan  Drown  and  mus- 
tered by  James  Leonard,  Muster  Master  for  Bristol  Co.;  age,  20  yrs.;  stature, 
5  ft.  10  in. ;  engaged  for  town  of  Rehoboth ;  mustered  July  9,  1777. 

Millerd,  Samuel.  Drummer,  Capt.  Squire  Millard's  co..  Col.  John  Waterman's 
regt.;  abstract  for  wages  and  billeting  allowed  from  Dec.  4,  1776,  to  Jan.  9,  1777; 
said  Millerd  credited  with  36  days  allowance;  also, 1st  division,  Capt.  Millerd's 
CO.,  Col.  Waterman's  regt.;  service  from  Jan.  9,  1777,  to  Feb.  3,  1777,  31  days; 
also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  service  between  April  6  and  April  20,  1777,  11  days. 

Millerd,  Spicer  (also  given  Spice).  Private,  Capt.  Squire  Millard's  co..  Col.  John 
Waterman's  regt. ;  abstract  for  wages  and  billeting  allowed  from  Dec.  4,  1776,  to 
Jan.  9,  1777;  said  Millerd  credited  with  28  days  allowance;  also,  copy  of  a  com- 
pany receipt,  given  to  Capt.  Squire  Millerd,  for  wages  and  billeting  for  service 
from  Dec.  4,  1776,  to  Jan.  9,  1777,  dated  Warwick ;  also,  list  of  men  drafted  from 
Capt.  Squire  Millard's  (2d  Warwick)  co.  Sept.  28  [year  not  given] . 

Millerd,  Squire.  Copy  of  a  company  receipt,  given  to  said  Millerd,  Captain,  for 
wages  and  billeting  for  service  from  Dec.  4,  1776,  to  Jan.  9,  1777,  dated  Warwick  ; 
also.  Captain,  Col.  John  AVaterman's  regt.;  service  from  Jan.  9,  1777,  to  Feb.  3, 
1777,  31  days;  also,  copy  of  a  company  receipt,  given  to  said  Millerd,  Captain, 
for  wages  for  service  from  Jan.  9,  1777,  to  Feb.  8,  1777,  dated  Warwick ;  also. 
Captain,  Col.  John  Waterman's  regt.;  service  from  April  6  to  April  20,  1777, 
15  days. 

MiLLES,  Cyrus.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Fairfield's  co..  Col.  May's  regt. ;  enlisted  July 
9  [1777]  ;  discharged  Aug.  12  [1777]  ;  service,  1  mo.  9  days,  with  Northern  army, 
including  travel  (100  miles)  home.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Hampshire  Co. 

MiLLEs,  Daniel,  Boston.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  as  re- 
turned by  Capt.  Samuel  Ward  and  Capt.  Thomas  Nash  to  Col.  David  Cushing,  at 
Hingham,  sworn  to  at  Weymouth,  Jan.  2,  1778;  residence,  Boston  ;  engaged  for 
town  of  Weymouth;  joined  Capt.  John  Langdon's  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt.; 
term,  3  years. 


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MiLLES,  Drake,  Sandisfield.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Soul's  co.,  Col.  John  Fellows's 
(8th)  rest. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May  8, 1775 ;  service,  3  mos. 
1  day  ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775. 

MiLLES,  EzEK.  Col.  Joab  Stafford's  (Independent)  co.  of  volunteers ;  service,  6  days ; 
company  raised  from  the  alarm  lists  of  New  Providence,  Lanesborough,  East 
Hoosvick.  and  Gageborough,  marched  Aug.  14,  1777,  and  fought  in  battle  near 
Bennington  Aug.  16,  1777. 

MiLLESH,  JoHx.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Holden's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Thayer's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  22,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10.  1780;  service,  3  mos.,  including  11 
days  (220  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  in  Suffolk  Co.  to  reinforce  Conti- 
nental Army  for  3  months. 

Millet, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mellet,  Mellett,  Miles,  Milet, 

Mill,  Millett,  Millit,  Millitt,  Mullet,  Mullett.] 

Millet,  Abraham,  New  Gloucester  (also  given  York).  Descriptive  list  endorsed 
"January  11th  1781;"  Capt.  Mills's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.; 
age,  24  yrs.;  stature,  6  ft.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  dark  (also  given  light); 
birthplace,  York ;  residence,  York  ;  enlisted  May  -,  1779  (also  given  May  -,  1777), 
by  Capt.  Coburn;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  War- 
ren's CO.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Feb. -April,  1781, 
dated  West  Point;  reported  on  command  at  New  Windsor  in  Feb.  and  March, 
1781 ;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Benjamin  Warren's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  mus- 
ter roll  for  May,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  reported  with  "Gen'l  Barge  N  Wind- 
sor;" also,  Capt.  AVilliam  Mills's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  muster  roll  for 
Sept.,  1781 ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Dec,  1781,  dated  York  Hutts;  also,  list  of  men 
who  died  or  were  discharged  subsequent  to  Jan.  1,  1781;  said  Millet  discharged 
June  8,  1783,  by  Gen.  Washington,  term  of  enlistment  having  expired ;  also,  list 
of  men  entitled  to  honorary  badges  for  faithful  service ;  said  Millet  entitled  to  1 
and  2  stripes. 

Millet,  Andrew.  Corporal ;  company  receipt  for  wages,  given  to  Capt.  John  Dodge, 
dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill,  June  21,  1778;  said  Millet  allowed  wages  for  22  days 
in  April  and  the  month  of  May,  1778;  also,  Capt.  John  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Jacob 
Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards ;  service  from  April  1,  1778,  to  July  -,  1778,  3  mos.  2 
days. 

Millet,  Ebenezer,  Holden.  Captain,  Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle's  regt. ;  list  of  officers, 
dated  May  20,  1775;  also,  petition  dated  Holden,  Aug.  30,  1776,  signed  by  said 
Millet,  of  Holden,  yeoman,  stating  that  he  had  mustered  on  the  alarm  of  April 
19,  1775,  and  marched  in  Capt.  Davis's  co.  of  Minute-men  to  Cambridge,  and  was 
there  chosen  by  the  field  officers  as  Quarter  Master,  and  continued  in  the  service 
10^  days,  travel  (100  miles)  included ;  that  at  the  desire  of  the  Committee  of 
Safety  at  Cambridge  and  Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle,  he  continued  to  serve  as  a  vol- 
unteer at  Cambridge  for  10  days  after  the  aforesaid  service;  and  requesting  that 
his  account  for  wages,  etc.,  be  allowed;  amount  due  allowed  by  resolve  of  April 
18.  1777. 

Millet,  James,  Cape  Ann.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Roby's  co..  Col.  Moses  Little's 
(17th)  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  enlisted  May  30,  1775;  age, 
18  yrs.;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dec.  11, 
1775;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Warner's  (1st)  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  18,  1776;  ser- 
vice to  Aug.  31,  1776,  7  mos.  14  days;  company  stationed  at  Gloucester  for  de- 
fence of  seacoast;  also,  same  co. ;  service  between  Sept.  1, 1776,  and  Dec.  31, 1776, 
2  mos.  18  days;  companj'  stationed  at  Gloucester  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Millet,  John,  Gloucester.  Private,  6th  co..  Col.  James  Wesson's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  10,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  residence, 
Gloucester;  reported  as  serving  28  mos.  21  days  as  Private,  5  mos.  as  Corporal; 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  779 

Millet,  John,  contimied. 

promoted  to  Corporal  Aug.  1,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Abraham  Child's  cc,  Col.  Wes- 
son's regt. ;  return  dated  Jan.  25,  1778;  residence,  Gloucester;  engaged  for  town 
of  Gloucester;  mustered  by  State  Muster  Master  Barber;  also.  Corporal,  Capt. 
William  Watson's  (Light  Infantry)  co..  Col.  Wesson's  (9th)  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  April  1,  1780;  reported  de- 
serted April  1,  1780. 

Millet,  John,  New  Gloucester.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Merrill's  co..  Col.  Edmund 
Phinney's  (31st)  regt.;  billeting  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  June  30,  1775, 
to  date  of  marching  to  headquarters,  July  5, 1775 ;  credited  with  4  days  allowance ; 
also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.  1775]. 

Millet,  John,  Salem.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  shipped  on  board  the  ship 
"Thomas  "  (privateer),  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel  Ingersoll,  dated  Salem, 
Aug.  7,  1780,  and  sworn  to  Nov.  -,  1780;  age,  14  yrs. ;  complexion,  dark;  resi- 
dence, Salem. 

Millet,  John.  Company  receipt  dated  Gloucester,  Sept.  28,  1775,  for  4  weeks  billeting 
received  of  Michael  Farley,  Muster  Master  and  Paymaster  of  men  raised  in  Essex 
Co.  for  defence  of  seacoast  and  stationed  at  Gloucester ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel 
Warner's  (1st)  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  13,  1776;  service  to  Dec.  31,  1776,  11  mos.  19 
days ;  company  stationed  at  Gloucester  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Millet,  John,  Jr.,  Gloucester.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
[year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Gloucester ;  engaged  for  town  of  Gloucester. 

Millet,  John  Baptist,  Salem.  Petition  dated  Boston,  Oct.  12,  1779,  signed  by  said 
Millet,  of  Salem,  asking  that  he  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  brigantine 
"  Harry  "  (privateer),  fitted  out  for  a  voyage  to  the  French  West  Indies ;  ordered 
in  Council  Oct.  12,  1779,  that  a  commission  be  issued ;  also,  petition  dated  Boston, 
Aug.  30,  1780,  signed  by  Joshua  Grafton,  in  behalf  of  himself  and  others,  of 
Salem,  asking  that  said  Millet  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  sloop 
"  Commerce  "  (privateer) ;  ordered  in  Council  Aug.  30, 1780,  that  a  commission  be 
issued. 

Millet,  Jonathan.  Drummer,  Capt.  Barnabas  Dodge's  co..  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's 
(26th)  regt. ;  pay  abstract  of  men  who  enlisted  in  Dec,  1775 ;  said  Millet  enlisted 
Dec.  12,  1775;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  return  for  advance  pay  for  Jan.,  1776, 
etc.;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  abstracts  for  Feb.  and  March,  1776;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  abstracts  for  May  and  June,  1776,  dated  New  York ;  also, 
26th  regt. ;  account  of  goods  and  effects  lost  at  the  evacuation  of  New  York,  Sept. 
14,  1776. 

Millet,  Jonathan.  Corporal,  Capt.  Benjamin  Ward,  Jr. 's  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  22, 1776; 
discharged  Nov.  18,  1776;  service,  9  mos.  28  days;  company  stationed  at  Salem 
for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Millet,  Joseph,  Roxbury.  List  of  men  raised  in  Suffolk  Co.,  agreeable  to  resolve  of 
April  20,  1778,  as  returned  by  Stephen  Badlam,  Superintendent;  also,  descriptive 
list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  9  months,  re- 
turned as  received  of  Maj.  Stephen  Badlam  by  Sergt.  Ebenezer  Brown,  of  Col. 
Bailey's  regt.,  at  Dorchester,  June  29,  1778,  to  be  delivered  to  Brig.  Jonathan 
Warner  at  Fishkill ;  Capt.  Gore's  co..  Col.  Mcintosh's  regt. ;  age,  49  yrs. ;  stat- 
ure, 5  ft.  8  in.;  hair,  dark;  eyes,  blue;  residence,  Roxbury;  engaged  for  town 
of  Roxbury ;  said  Millet,  with  others,  reported  as  having  marched  by  order  of 
Capt.  Gore  under  the  care  of  William  Seaver;  also,  list  of  men  returned  as  re- 
ceived of  Jonathan  Warner,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  J.  Glover,  at  Fort 
Arnold,  July  10,  1778;  also,  list  of  men  returned  as  mustered  by  Henry  Rutgers, 
Jr.,  Deputy  Muster  Master,  dated  Fishkill,  Aug.  1,  1778;  arrived  at  Fishkill  July 
7,  1778;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Suffolk  Co.  in  1779  to  serve  in  the 


780  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Millet,  Joseph,  continued. 

Continental  Army ;  Capt.  Heath's  co. ;  age,  50  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in. ;  com- 
plexion, dark;  engaged  for  town  of  Roxbury;  delivered  to  Ensign  Edward 
White;  also,  list  of  men  returned  as  received  of  Maj.  Stephen  Badlam,  Superin- 
tendent for  Suffbllv  Co.,  l)y  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  at  Springfield,  Sept.  20, 
1779 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Roxbury  for  service 
in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  June  27, 1780 ;  discharged 
Dec.  6,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  21  days,  including  travel  (200  miles)  home;  also, 
account  rendered  against  the  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts  l)y  Selectmen  of 
Roxbury  of  bounties  paid  said  Millet  and  others  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  3  years ;  the  date  March  9,  1781,  appears  against  the  name  of  said 
Millet  and  is  probal^ly  the  date  when  bounty  was  paid ;  also,  return  of  men  raised 
in  SufTolk  Co.  for  Continental  service,  agreeable  to  I'esolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780 ;  en- 
gaged for  town  of  Roxbury  ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Adams  Bailey's  co.,  Col.  John 
Bailey's  (2d)  regt.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Sprout  subsequent  to  Jan.  1, 1781 ; 
muster  roll  made  up  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Jan.  1,  1782;  enlisted  March  9,  1781; 
enlistment,  3  years. 

Millet,  Joseph,  Salem.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Killer's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Titcomb's 
regt. ;  arrived  at  destination  May  6,  1777 ;  discharged  May  8,  1777 ;  service,  8 
days,  at  Rhode  Island,  including  travel;  3  days  (65  miles)  allowed  to  return 
home.    Roll  dated  Camp  at  Providence. 

Millet,  Joseph,  Salem.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
1st  Essex  Co.  regt. ;  residence,  Salem  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Salem  ;  term,  3  years 
or  during  war;  also,  Wst  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master 
for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  June  8,  1777;  Capt.  Wiuship's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's 
regt. ;  also,  Private,  Colonel's  co..  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  7, 1777,  to  March  7,  1778 ;  reported  discharged 
March  7, 1778 ;  also,  Capt.  John  Williams's  co..  Col.  Putnam's  regt. ;  return  dated 
Albany,  Feb.  9,  1778 ;  mustered  by  John  Gushing,  Esq. 

Millet,  Morris,  Cape  Ann.  Private,  Capt.  George  Gould's  co.,  [Col.  Paul  Dudley 
Sargent's  regt.]  ;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775] ;  also,  order  on  Com- 
mittee of  Clothing,  dated  Camp  Cambridge,  Dec.  1,  1775,  signed  by  Capt.  George 
Gould,  of  Col.  Sergeant's  regt.,  for  coats  due  said  Millet  and  Thaddeus  Stowell 
for  the  8  mos.  service  in  1775 ;  receipt  for  said  coats,  signed  by  said  Millet  and 
Stowell,  appears  on  reverse  of  order. 

Millet,  Nathaniel.  Private,  Maj.  Oliver's  co..  Col.  Greaton's  (3d)  regt.;  entered 
service  Aug.  15,  1779;  discharged  May  15,  1780;  term,  9  months. 

Millet,  Solomon,  New  Gloucester.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Merrill's  co..  Col.  Edmund 
Phinney's  (31st)  regt.;  billeting  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment.  May  15,  1775, 
to  date  of  marching  to  headquarters,  July  5,  1775;  credited  with  allowance  for 
7  weeks  2  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge,  Oct.  26, 
1775. 

Millet,  Thomas,  Gloucester.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Warner's  co..  Col.  Moses 
Little's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  5,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  4  days ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Pros- 
pect Hill,  Nov.  25,  1775. 

Millet,  Thomas,  Gorham.  Private,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Yose's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Oct.  19,  1777; 
reported  deceased;  also,  Capt.  George  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Vose's  regt.;  return  of 
men  who  were  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777. 

Millet,  Thomas,  New  Gloucester.  List  of  men  mustered  to  serve  until  Jan.  1,  1779, 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  10,  1778,  as  returned  by  Natlianiel  Wells,  Muster 
Master  for  York  Co.,  dated  Wells,  July  11,  1778;  residence,  New  Gloucester; 


IN   TIIE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  781 

Millet,  Thomas,  continued. 

also,  Pi'ivate,  Capt.  Beniamin  Parker's  Co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt. ;  enlisted 
June  25, 1778 ;  company  stationed  at  Rhode  Island  for  6  months ;  also,  Capt.  Ben- 
jamin Lemoiit's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt.;  enlisted  June  25,  1778;  dis- 
charged Dec.  31, 1778 ;  service,  6  mos.  19  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  including  12  days 
(233  miles)  travel  home;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779;  a^so,  same  co.  and 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Warwick,  Nov.  7,  1778  ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  mus- 
ter rolls  dated  East  Greenwich,  Sept.  17,  Sept.  23,  Nov.  13,  and  Dec.  30,  1778. 

Millet,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Strout's  co..  Col.  Enoch  Freeman's  regt.; 
service,  2  days ;  companj^  called  out  by  Col.  Freeman  in  Nov.,  1775,  to  assist  in 
building  a  fort  at  Falmouth  Neck  under  command  of  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchel. 
Roll  sworn  to  at  Cape  Elizabeth. 

Millet,  Wentavorth  (also  given  Winthrop).  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Warner's  (1st) 
CO.;  enlisted  Jan.  20,  1776;  service  to  May  31,  1776,4  mos.  12  days;  company 
stationed  at  Gloucester  for  defence  of  seacoast;  also,  same  co. ;  service  between 
Sept.  1,  1776,  and  Dec.  31, 1776,  2  mos.  18  days ;  company  stationed  at  Gloucester 
for  defence  of  seacoast;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Gardner's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  4,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
residence,  Gloucester;  credited  to  town  of  Gloucester;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin 
Gates's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  regt.;  return  dated  Albany,  Feb.  9,  1778; 
mustered  by  Esq.  Gushing;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Gates's  co.,  Col.  Putnam'-s  (4th) 
regt.;  return  of  men  entitled  to  State  gratuity,  approved  April  22,  1779;  also, 
Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  (5th)  regt.;  Continental  Arm,y  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  March  1,  1780;  reported  deceased. 

MiLLETT,  Abraham,  Ticonderoga  (also  given  New  Gloucester).  Private,  Capt.  Win- 
throp  Boston's  (Baston's)  co. ;  enlisted  Feb.  1,  1776;  company  raised  in  North 
Yarmouth,  Brunswick,  Harpswell,  New  Gloucester,  New  Boston  (Gray),  and 
Windham,  Cumberland  Co.,  for  two  months  service  during  the  siege  of  Boston 
in  1776;  also,  Capt.  Bartholomew  York's  (late  Capt.  Joshua  Rice's)  co.,  Col. 
Edmund  Phinney's  (18th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George, 
Dec.  8, 1776;  enlisted  Feb.  1,  1776,  by  Capt.  York;  reported  re-engaged  Nov.  15, 
1776;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Lane's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  17,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  residence, 
Ticonderoga;  engaged  for  town  of  Duxbury;  also,  Capt.  Daniel  Lain's  co.,  Col. 
Alden's  regt.;  return  dated  Albany,  Jan.  14,  1778;  residence,  New  Gloucester; 
enlisted  for  town  of  Duxbury;  mustered  by  Continental  Muster  Master ;  also, 
Capt.  Daniel  Lane's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Ichabod  Alden's  (6th)  regt.;  return  of  men 
who  were  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  and  who  had  not  been  absent  sub- 
sequently except  on  furlough,  etc.,  certified  at  Cherry  Valley,  Feb.  24,  1778;  said 
Millett  reported  as  not  having  joined  until  Oct.  23  [year  not  given],  by  reason  of 
sickness  and  name  crossed  out  on  return  ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll 
for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Cherry  Valley;  enlisted  Nov.  16,  1776;  enlist- 
ment, 3  years ;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Benjamin  Warren's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's 
(7th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  June,  1781;  reported  on  command  with  the  boats; 
also,  Capt.  William  Mills's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  July 
and  Aug.,  1781 ;  enlistment,  during  w-ar;  reported  on  command  with  the  boats  in 
July,  1781,  on  command  with  "  Gener'ls  Barge  "  in  Aug.,  1781 ;  also,  muster  rolls 
for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  Jan.  and  Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts ;  reported  on 
duty  with  "  Gen'ls  Barge  "  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  and  Jan.,  1782. 

Millett,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  Child's  co..  Col.  Bond's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for 
Oct. -Dec.  [year  not  given,  probably  1775]  ;  reported  discharged  Oct.  2;  also, 
Capt.  Abijah  Child's  co. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  etc.,  from  Ticonderoga  home 
in  1776,  dated  July  10,  1777. 

Millett,  James,  Gloucester.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Roby's  co..  Col.  Little's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  31,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  6  days. 


782  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AM)   SAILORS 

MiLLETT,  John,  Gloucester.  List  of  men  mustered  bj'  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Mas- 
ter for  SuflFolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  March  30, 1777  ;  Capt.  Child's  co..  Col.  Wesson's 
regt. 

MiLLETT,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Warner's  (1st)  co. ;  enlisted  July  19,  1775; 
service  to  Dec.  31,  1775,  5  mos.  26  days ;  company  stationed  at  Gloucester  for  de- 
fence of  seacoast. 

MiLLETT,  John,  3d,  Gloucester.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
[year  not  given] ;  residence,  Gloucester ;  engaged  for  town  of  Gloucester. 

MiLLETT,  Joseph.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780,  returned  as  received 
of  Justin  Elj',  Commissioner,  by  Maj.  Peter  Harwood,  of  6th  Mass.  regt.,  at 
Springfield,  Jul.y  3,  1780;  age,  49  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  dark; 
engaged  for  town  of  Roxbury;  marched  to  camp  July  3,  1780,  under  command 
of  Lieut.  Daniel  Frye,  of  the  artificers. 

MiLLETT,  Levi.  List  of  men  raised  in  Worcester  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from 
the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20, 1778,  returned 
as  received  of  Jonathan  Warner,  Commissioner,  by  Col.  R.  Putnam,  July  20, 
1778 ;  engaged  for  town  of  Westminster ;  arrived  at  Fishkill  June  7,  1778. 

MiLLETT,  Morris,  Gloucester.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
[year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Gloucester;  engaged  for  town  of  Gloucester. 

MiLLETT,  Morris  Baker,  Gloucester.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Gloucester ;  engaged  for  town  of  Gloucester. 

MiLLETT,  Nathaniel.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Child's  co..  Col.  Bond's  regt.;  pay 
abstract  for  Oct. -Dec.  [year  not  given,  probably  1775]  ;  reported  discharged  Nov. 
9;  also,  Capt.  Child's  CO.,  25th  regt.;  company  receipt,  given  to  Capt.  Child,  for 
wages  for  July,  1776,  dated  Mt.  Independence;  also,  Capt.  Abijah  Child's  co. ; 
pay  abstract  for  mileage,  etc.,  from  Ticonderoga  home  in  1776,  dated  July  10, 
1777. 

MiLLETT,  Nathaniel.  List  of  prisoners  sent  from  port  of  Halifax  by  order  of  Sir 
George  Collier  June  28,  1777,  to  be  exchanged  for  British  prisoners,  as  returned 
by  John  Emerson,  Commissary;  said  Millett,  Seaman,  reported  as  having  been 
taken  in  a  trading  vessel. 

Millett,  Thomas,  Gloucester.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Warner's  co..  Col.  Moses 
Little's  (17th)  regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  enlisted  Maj'  5,  1775 ; 
age,  18  }'rs. ;  also,  Capt.  Bradbury  Sanders's  (2d)  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  15,  1776; 
service  to  Aug.  31,  1776,  7  mos.  16  days;  company  stationed  at  Gloucester  for 
defence  of  seacoast. 

MiLLiANs,  Robert.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  as  returned 
by  Capt.  Thomas  Trott,  dated  Windliam,  Nov.  20, 1778,  and  sworn  to  at  Falmouth, 
Cumberland  Co. ;  said  Millians,  with  others,  reported  as  having  enlisted  under 
Capt.  Mayberry,  of  Windham. 

MiLLiAR,  Jacob.  Private,  Capt.  John  Kirkland's  co..  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  16,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  22  days, 
including  8  days  (160  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce  the  Conti- 
nental Armj^  at  the  Northward. 

MiLLicAN,  Josiah,  Scarborough.  List  of  men  returned  by  a  committee  for  settling 
disputes  between  towns  as  to  soldiers  credited  to  them  [year  not  given]  ;  said 
Millican  claimed  by  Scarborough  and  Rowley  ;  allowed  to  Rowley. 

MiLLicAN,  Nathaniel.  List  of  men  returned  by  a  committee  for  settling  disputes 
between  towns  as  to  soldiers  credited  to  them  [year  not  given] ;  said  Millican 
claimed  by  Scarborough  and  Upton  ;  allowed  to  Upton. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  KEVOLUTION.  783 

MiLLicAx,  William.  Corporal,  Capt.  Joel  Stevens's  cc,  Col.  David  Roseter's  regt. ; 
entered  service  Oct.  12,  1781 ;  discharged  Oct.  25,  1781 ;  service,  13  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Saratoga.    Roll  dated  Pittsfield. 

MiLLiGAN,  .  [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Milligen,  Milligor,  Mul- 
ligan, Mulliken.] 

MiLLiGAN,  Edmund.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Hodgkins's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Jan. -Aug.,  1777,  dated  Van  Schaick's  Island  and  sworn  to 
at  Camp  near  Half  Moon ;  enlisted  March  11, 1777 ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  reported 
deserted  March  12,  1777. 

MiLLiGAN,  William.  Private,  Lieut.  Jabez  Cornish's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt.; 
entered  service  Aug.  14,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  22,  1777 ;  service,  9  days,  at 
Bennington.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Berkshire  Co. 

Milligen,  Edward.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master  for 
Worcester  Co. ;  Capt.  Smith's  co..  Col.  Bigelow's  regt. ;  mustered  April  23,  1777  ; 
term,  3  j'ears.     [See  Edmund  Milligan.] 

Milligor,  Edmund,  Lancaster.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  2d  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  Ijy  Capt.  Solomon  Stuart,  dated  Dec.  20, 
1777;  residence,  Lancaster;  engaged  for  town  of  Lancaster;  joined  Capt.  Smith's 
CO.,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt. ;  term,  3  years. 

Milliken,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Meleken,  Milican,  Mili- 

ken,  Milikin,  Milleken,  Millican,  Millikin,  Mullacin,  Mulleken,  Mulliken.] 

Milliken,  Abner,  Scarborough.  Capt.  John  Rice's  co. ;  billeting  allowed  from  date 
of  enlistment,  May  15,  1775,  to  date  of  marching  from  Scarborough  to  head- 
quarters, July  4, 1775 ;  credited  with  50  days  allowance ;  a/so,  Private,  Capt.  John 
Rice's  CO.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinny's  f31st)  regt.;  company  return  dated  Sept.  29, 
1775 ;  also,  return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Roger  Lebby's  co. ;  residence,  Scarborough  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Scarborough ; 
term,  9  months;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Cumberland  Co.  to  serve 
in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival 
at  camp,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  13  [20],  1778.  and  mustered  in  from  Gen. 
Thompson's  brigade,  certified  at  Falmouth,  June  15,  1778,  by  Daniel  Ilsley,  Mus- 
ter Master,  as  mustered  and  delivered  to  Maj.  James  Johnson,  Superintendenfrfor 
said  county;  Capt.  Andrews's  co..  Col.  Fogg's  regt.;  age,  20  j'rs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
10  in. ;  complexion,  dark  ;  arrived  at  Fishkill  June  17,  1778. 

Milliken,  Benjamin,  Scarborough.  Capt.  John  Rice's  co. ;  billeting  allowed  from 
date  of  enlistment.  May  15,  1775,  to  date  of  marching  from  Scarborough  to  head- 
quarters, July  4,  1775;  credited  with  50  days  allowance;  also,  Capt.  John  Rice's 
CO.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinny's  (31st)  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Sept.  29,  1775. 

Milliken,  Edward,  Newburyport.  Private,  Capt.  John  Robinson's  co..  Col.  Wil- 
liam Turner's  regt.  of  5  months  levies  raised  in  Essex  Co.  for  service  at  Rhode 
Island ;  enlisted  Aug.  9,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  11,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  7  days, 
including  5  days  (100  miles)  travel  home. 

Milliken,  Edward,  Scarborough.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Price's  co. ;  billeting 
allowed  from  date  of  engagement,  April  24,  1775,  to  date  of  marching  from  Scar- 
borough to  headquarters,  July  4,  1775;  credited  with  71  days  allowance;  also, 
Capt.  John  Rice's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinny's  (31st)  regt.;  company  return 
dated  Sept.  29,  1775;  a^so,  Ensign,  Capt.  John  Rice's  co. ;  regimental  return  with 
accompanying  petition  to  the  Council,  dated  Oct.  4,  1775,  signed  by  Col.  Edmund 
Phiney,  stating  that  he  had  commanded  a  regiment  in  the  army  at  Cambridge 
during  "the  present  Campaign"  but  had  never  Ijeen  commissioned,  and  asking 
that  he,  with  the  officers  in  his  regiment,  be  recommended  to  Gen.  Washington  for 
commissions;  ordered  in  Council  Oct.  6,  1775,  that  said  officers  be  recommended 
for  commissions  in  the  Continental  Army ;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Abraham 


784  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

MiLLiKEN,  Edward,  continued. 

Tyler's  (8th)  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt. ;  muster  roll  of  field,  staflF,  and 
commissioned  officers,  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8, 1776 ;  appointed  Jan. 
1,  1776;  reported  appointed  Quarter  Master  July  27,  1776;  also  reported  on  com- 
mand at  Albany. 

MiLLiKEX,  Isaac,  Scarborough.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Walking's  co..  Col.  Edmund 
Phinney's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8, 1776 ;  enlisted 
Jan.  1,  1776;  reported  promoted  to  Corporal  Sept.  1,  1776;  also,  return  of  men 
raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Roger  Leblty's  co. ;  residence, 
Scarborough;  engaged  for  town  of  Scarborough;  term,  9  months;  also,  descrip- 
tive list  of  men  raised  in  Cumberland  Co.  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  camp,  agreeable  to  resolve 
of  April  13  [20],  1778,  and  mustered  in  from  Gen.  Thompson's  brigade,  certified 
at  Falmouth,  June  15,  1778,  by  Daniel  Ilslej',  Muster  Master,  as  mustered  and 
delivered  toMaj.  James  Johnson,  Superintendent  for  said  county  ;  Capt.  Andrews's 
CO.,  Col.  Fogg's  regt.;  age,  24  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in. ;  complexion,  light;  re- 
ported arrived  at  Fishkill  June  16,  1778. 

MiLLiKEX,  Jajies,  Scarborough.  Capt.  John  Rice's  co.;  billeting  allowed  from  date 
of  enlistment,  May  18,  1775,  to  date  of  marching  from  Scarborough  to  head- 
quarters, July  4,  1775;  credited  with  47  days  allowance;  also.  Corporal,  Capt. 
Rice's  CO.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinny's  (31st)  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Sept.  29, 
1775;  also,  enlistment  agreement,  signed  by  said  Milliken,  Sergeant,  and  others, 
engaging  themselves  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  1  year  from 
the  last  of  Dec,  1775,  unless  sooner  discharged ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in 
the  Continental  Army  from  Col.  Reuben  Fogg's  (3d  Cumberland  Co.)  regt. ;  resi- 
dence, Scarborough;  term,  3  years;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Hastings's  co.. 
Col.  Jackson's  regt.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  William  S.  Smith;  pay  rolls  for 
Oct.  and  Nov.,  1778. 

MiLLiKEx,  Joel,  Scarborough.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Roger  Lebby's  co..  Col.  Reuben  Fogg's  (3d  Cumberland  Co  )  regt.; 
residence,  Scarborough;  engaged  for  town  of  Scarborough;  term,  3  j'cars;  also, 
return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  as  returned  by  enlistment 
committee  of  Salem ;  engaged  for  town  of  Salem ;  joined  Col.  W.  R.  Lee's  regt. ; 
also,  list  of  men  mustered  l)y  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suflfolk  Co., 
dated  Boston,  Dec.  21,  1777;  Capt.  North's  co..  Col.  Lee's  regt.;  also.  Private, 
Capt.  Hastings's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Nov.  22,  1777,  to  Dec.  15,  1780;  also,  Capt.  John  Hastings's  co.. 
Col.  Jackson's  regt.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  William  S.  Smith ;  pay  rolls  for  Oct. 
and  Nov.,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Hastings's  (6th)  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  muster  roll 
for  April,  1779,  dated  Pawtuxet ;  enlisted  Nov.  22, 1777 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
return  certified  at  Camp  Providence,  July  13,  1779;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay 
roll  for  July,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Hastings's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  (16th)  regt.; 
pay  roll  for  Oct.,  1779;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  regimental  return  made  up  to 
Dec.  31, 1779,  dated  Camp  at  Providence ;  also,  return  certified  at  Camp  near  Mor- 
ristown,  April  30, 1780,  of  officers  and  men  belonging  to  Col.  Lee's,  Col.  Henley's, 
and  Col.  Jackson's  regts.,  and  men  belonging  to  Massachusetts  in  Col.  Henry  Sher- 
burne's regt.,  who  were  incorporated  into  a  regiment  under  the  command  of  Col. 
Henry  Jackson,  agreeable  to  the  arrangement  of  April  9,  1779 ;  Capt.  Hastings's 
CO.;  rank.  Private;  residence,  Scarborough ;  engaged  for  town  of  Salem ;  engaged 
Nov.  22,  1777;  term,  3  years. 

MiLLiKEx,  John  Auger  (also  given  John  Alger).  1st  Lieutenant;  return  of  oflScers 
chosen  Feb.  7,  1775,  in  a  company  raised  in  Falmouth,  Scarborough,  Gorham, 
Pearsontown,  and  Cape  Elizal)eth,  to  be  commanded  by  Capt.  Paul  Ellice; 
ordered  in  Council  Feb.  23,  1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned;  also,\st 
Lieutenant,  Capt.  Paul  Ellis's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  French's  regt. ;  list  of  officers  ap- 


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MiLLiKEX,  JoHX  Auger  (also  given  Johx  Alger),  continued. 

pointed  to  command  companies  of  a  regiment  raised  in  Bristol  and  Cumberland 
counties  and  stationed  at  "Winter  Hill  Feb.  27,  177G  ;  company  raised  in  Falmouth, 
Scarborough,  Gorham,  Pearsontown,  and  Cape  Elizabeth ;  ordered  in  Council 
March  26, 1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned;  reported  commissioned  March 
13,  1776. 

MiLEiKEx,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Hastings's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt. ;  regi- 
mental return  made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1779,  dated  Camp  at  Providence;  enlisted  May 
20,  1777 ;  enlistment,  3  years.     [See  John  McMuUin.] 

MiLLiKEx,  Joshua.  Capt.  John  Rice's  CO.;  billeting  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment. 
May  15,  1775,  to  date  of  marching  from  Scarborough  to  headquarters,  July  4, 
1775;  credited  with  50  days  allowance;  also,  Private,  Capt.  John  Rice's  co..  Col. 
Edmund  Phinny's  (31st)  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Sept.  29,  1775;  also,  Capt. 
Roger  Libby's  co. ;  joined  Oct.  1,  1779;  discharged  Oct.  23,  1779;  service  at  the 
Eastward  with  detachment  of  Cumberland  Co.  militia  commanded  by  Nathaniel 
Jordan,  Esq. 

MiLLiKEx,  JosiAH,  Scarborough  (also  given  Falmouth) .  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve 
in  the  Continental  Arm}'  from  Capt.  Roger  Lobby's  co..  Col.  Reuben  Fogg's  (3d 
Cumberland  Co.)  regt.;  residence,  Scarborough;  engaged  for  town  of  Scar- 
borough; joined  Capt.  Ellis's  CO.,  Col.  Bigelow'sregt. ;  term,  3  years;  nZso,  Private, 
Capt.  Ellis's  CO.,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  March  22, 1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779 ;  credited  to  town  of  Rowley  ;  also,  same  co. 
and  regt. ;  return  dated  Feb.  4, 1778;  residence,  Scarborough  ;  enlisted  for  town  of 
Wells;  mustered  bj' County  and  Continental  Muster  Masters ;  also,  (late)  Capt. 
Paul  Ellis's  CO.,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  regt.;  pa}' rolls  for  Jan.,  March,  and 
April,  1779,  sworn  to  at  Providence;  also,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  March  22, 
1780;  residence,  Falmouth. 

MiLLiKEX,  Lemuel,  Scarborough.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Rice's  co. ;  billeting  allowed 
from  date  of  enlistment.  May  8,  1775,  to  date  of  marching  from  Scarborough  to 
headquarters,  July  4,  1775;  credited  with  57  days  allowance;  also,  Capt.  John 
Rice's  CO.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinny's  (31st)  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Sept.  29, 
1775. 

MiLLiKEx,  Nathaxiel,  Scarborough.  Capt.  Richard  Mayberry's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer 
Francis's  i"egt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage  from  home  to  Dorchester  Heights, 
sworn  to  Aug.  20,  1776 ;  also.  Private,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel 
allowance,  etc.,  from  Dorchester  Heights  home ;  said  Milliken  credited  with  allow- 
ance for  7  days  (135  miles)  travel ;  warrant  allowed  in  Council  Nov.  29,  1776. 

Millikex,  Nathaniel,  Scarborough.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Conti- 
nental Army  from  Capt.  Roger  Lebby's  co..  Col.  Pi,eul5en  Fogg's  (3d  Cumberland 
Co.)  regt.;  residence,  Scarborough;  engaged  for  town  of  Scarborough;  joined 
Capt.  Skillen's  co.,  Col.  Francis's  regt. ;  term,  3  years  ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to 
serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Benjamin  Farrar  to  Col. 
Moses  AVhelock,  at  Westborough ;  residence,  Scarborough;  engaged  for  town  of 
Upton ;  joined  Capt.  North's  CO.,  Col.  Lee's  i^egt. ;  term,  3  .vears  ;  also,  list  of  men 
mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barl)er,  Muster  Master  for  SuflFolk  Co.,  dated  Boston, 
July  7,  1777 ;  Capt.  North's  co..  Col.  Lee's  regt  ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  North's  co., 
Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
June  10, 1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779 ;  credited  to  town  of  Upton  ;  also,  Capt.  North's  co., 
Col.  Jackson's  regt.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  William  S.  Smith;  payroll  for 
Nov.,  1778,  sworn  to  at  Camp  Pawtuxet;  also,  Capt.  North's  (5th)  co..  Col.  Jack- 
son's regt. ;  muster  roll  for  April,  1779,  dated  Pawtuxet;  enlisted  June  10,  1777; 
also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  dated  Camp  Providence,  July  13, 1779 ;  also,  same 
CO.  and  regt.;  payroll  for  July,  1779,  dated  Camp  Providence;  also,  sa.me  co. 


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MiLLiKEX,  Nathaniel,  continued. 

and  regt. ;  payroll  for  Oct.,  1779;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  regimental  return 
made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1779,  dated  Camp  at  Providence;  also,  Capt.  North's  (1st) 
CO.,  Col.  Jackson's  (16th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Feb.  10,  1780,  to  Aug.  16,  1780;  also,  return  certified  at  Camp  near  Morristown, 
April  30,  1780,  of  officers  and  men  belonging  to  Col.  Lee's,  Col.  Henley's,  and 
Col.  Jackson's  regts.,  and  men  belonging  to  Massachusetts  in  Col.  Henry  Sher- 
burne's regt.,  who  were  incorporated  into  a  regiment  under  the  command  of  Col. 
Henry  Jackson,  agreeable  to  the  arrangement  of  April  9,  1779;  Capt.  North's 
CO.;  rank.  Private ;  residence,  Scarborough  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Upton;  engaged 
June  10, 1777  ;  terra,  3  years ;  reported  promoted  to  Corporal  Oct.  7, 1777,  reduced 
to  Private  May  25,  1778. 

MiLLiKEN,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Andrews's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Prime's 
regt.;  enlisted  May  13,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1780;  service,  7  mos.  24  days, 
under  Brig.  Gen.  P.  Wadsworth  at  the  Eastward.  Roll  sworn  to  in  York  Co. 
and  certified  at  Thomaston. 

MiLLiKix,  Abner.  Private,  Capt.  Abram  Tyler's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776. 

MiLLiKiN,  James,  Scarborough.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Col.  Jonathan  Glover's  (5th  Essex  Co.)  regt.,  as  returned  agreeable  to  order 
of  Council  of  Nov.  7, 1777 ;  residence,  Scarborough  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Marble- 
head;  joined  Col.  William  Lee's  regt. ;  term,  3  years. 

MiLLiKiN,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Jonas  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's  (1st) 
regt.;  company  return  [probabl,v  Oct.,  1775]  ;  enlisted  April  29,  1775;  reported 
killed  June  17,  1775 ;  also,  order  on  the  Committee  of  Supplies  at  AVatertown, 
dated  Cambridge,  Jan.  1,  1775  [6] ,  signed  by  Capt.  Jonas  Richardson,  for  money 
in  lieu  of  a  bounty  coat  due  said  Millikin,  a  soldier  in  Capt.  Richardson's  co..  Col. 
Fry's  regt.,  who  was  killed  at  Bunker  Hill  June  17,  1775,  payable  to  his  brother 
David  Vallet. 

Millikin,  Josiah.  Private,  Capt.  Abram  Tyler's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776. 

Millikin,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Sullivan's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Foster's 
(Lincoln  Co.)  regt.;  discharged  July  3,  1777;  service,  8  days;  company  called 
out  three  different  times  for  service  at  Machias. 

MiLLiKix,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Roger  Libby's  co. ;  joined  Oct.  1,  1779;  dis- 
charged Oct.  23,  1779 ;  service  at  the  Eastward  with  detachment  of  Cumberland 
Co.  militia  under  Nathaniel  Jordan,  Esq. 

MillIkin,  William.  Private,  Capt.  William  Foord's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  regt.; 
entered  service  July  21,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  27,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  6  days. 

MiLLiN,  LoDOwiCK.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Boston  for  Conti- 
nental service,  as  returned  by  Stephen  Badlam,  Superintendent  for  Suffolk  Co., 
to  Gen.  Warner,  dated  Dorchester,  July  10,  1778 ;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in. ; 
hair,  light ;  eyes,  gray. 

Millings,  James,  Framingham.  Corporal,  Capt.  Aaron  Gardner's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's 
regt.;  company  return  endorsed  "  1776." 

Millings,  Richard,  Greenfield.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army, 
as  returned  by  Lieut.  Samuel  Wells,  sworn  to  in  Hampshire  Co.,  April  7,  1779; 
residence,  Greenfield ;  engaged  for  town  of  Greenfield ;  joined  Capt.  Smith's  co., 
Col.  Marshal's  regt. ;  term,  3  years. 

MiLLiNGTON,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Milinton.] 


m  THE   WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  787 

MiLLiNGTox,  Samuel,  Bennington.  List  of  men  mnsteied  between  Jan.  20,  1777,  and 
June  1,  1778,  by  Truman  Wheler,  Muster  Master  for  Berlvshire  Co. ;  Capt.  Chad- 
wick's  CO.,  Col.  Brewer's  regt. ;  term,  3  years  or  during  war;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
Means's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  Feb.  1,  1777,  to  Nov.  25, 1777 ;  reported  deserted  Nov.  25, 1777 ;  also, 
Capt.  John  Chadwicli's  Co.,  Col.  Brewer's  regt.;  return  dated  Jan.  22,  1778;  resi- 
dence, Bennington  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Tyringham;  mustered  by  M.  Wheeler. 

MiLLiNGTOx,  Thomas.  Private  ;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  main  guard  under 
Lieut.  Col.  L.  Baldwin,  dated  July  3,  1775. 

MiLLixs,  David,  Hopkinton.  List  of  men  raised  for  tlie  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

MiLLiNs,  James.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Daniel  Eames's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Haws's  regt. ; 
service,  1  mo.  3  days ;  companj'  marched  Sept.  29,  1777,  on  a  secret  expedition  to 
Rhode  Island. 

MiLLixs,  JoHx,  Oxford.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Curtiss's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Learned's 
(4th)  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Pioxbury,  Oct.  7, 1775. 

MiLLixs,  Joshua,  Westminster.  Private,  Capt.  John  Estabrooli's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Cambridge,  and  joined  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's 
regt.;  service,  4  days;  a^so,  Capt.  John  Joslin's  co..  Col.  Job  Cushing's  (Worcester 
Co  )  regt. ;  service,  1  mo.  7  days ;  company  marched  from  Leominster  to  Ben- 
nington the  last  of  July,  1777,  to  join  forces  under  Col.  Seth  Warner. 

MiLLiox,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Millians,  Millions.] 

MiLLiox,  RoBEET,  Windham.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Mayberry's  co..  Col.  Benjamin 
Tupper's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to 
Nov.  10, 1779;  reported  discharged  Nov.  10, 1779;  also,  Capt.  Mayber3^'sco.,  Col. 
Ebenezer  Francis's  regt. ;  subsistence  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  Dec.  14, 

1776,  to  time  of  arrival  at  Bennington ;  credited  with  97  days  allowance ;  346  miles 
travel  allowed  said  Million;  also,  Capt.  Mayberry's  co..  Col.  Tupper's  regt.;  re- 
turn dated  Jan.  25,  1778;  residence,  Windham;  engaged  for  town  of  Windham; 
mustered  by  Maj.  Ilsley,  County  Muster  Master,  and  Col.  Varrick,  Continental 
Muster  Master ;  also,  same  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March,  1779,  dated  West  Point ; 
enlisted  Dec.  16,  1776;  enlistment,  3  years. 

MiLLioxs,  Robert,  Windham.  Capt.  William  Knight's  co.,  Col.  Mitchel's  regt. ;  ser- 
vice, 5  days ;  company  detached  from  1st  Cumberland  Co.  regt.  by  order  of  Lieut. 
Col.  Peter  Noyes  to  work  on  the  forts  at  Falmouth  in  Nov.,  1775;  also,  list  of  men 
raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Col.  Timothy  Pike's  (4th  Cuml»er- 
land  Co.)  regt. ;  residence,  Windham ;  engaged  for  town  of  Windham ;  joined 
Capt.  Mabery's  co.,  Col.  Francis's  regt. ;  term,  3  years. 

MiLLioR,  Benjamix.  Capt.  William  Perkins's  co..  Col.  Richard  Gridley's  (Artillery) 
regt. ;   order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  endorsed  "  Nov'  6  1775." 

MiLLiR,  JoHx,  Cape  Elizabeth  (also  given  Falmouth).  Private,  Capt.  Mayberry's 
CO.,  Col.  Tupper's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 

1777,  to  May  28,  1778;  reported  discharged  May  28,  1778;  a/so,  Capt.  Richard 
Maybery's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt. ;  subsistence  allowed  from  date  of 
enlistment,  Jan.  20,  1777,  to  time  of  arrival  at  Bennington  ;  credited  with  60  days 
allowance;  336  miles  travel  allowed  said  Millir;  residence,  Falmouth  ;  a^so,  Capt. 
Mayl)erry's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  regt. ;  return  dated  Jan.  25,  1778;  resi- 
dence. Cape  Elizabeth;  enlisted  for  town  of  Cape  Elizabeth;  mustered  by  Maj. 
Ilsley,  County  Muster  Master,  and  Col.  Varrick,  Continental  Muster  Master; 
term,  3  vears. 


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MiLLis  alias  Mills,  James.  Private,  Maj.  Allen's  co..  Col.  Putnam's  (5th)  re?t. ; 
Continental  Armj'  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  17,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779," 
credited  to  town  of  Shrewsbury. 

MiLLisH,  Hexrt,  Milton.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master 
for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  March  2, 1777 ;  Capt.  Williams's  co.,  Col.  Greaton's 
regt. ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Williams's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (2d)  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
credited  to  town  of  Milton;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  return  [year  not  given]  ; 
residence,  Milton ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Milton ;  mustered  by  County  Muster  Mas- 
ter Barber;  term,  3  years. 

MiLLiSH,  Samuel.  Quarter  Master,  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also.  Lieutenant  and 
Quarter  Master,  Col.  Greaton's  (2d)  regt. ;  return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  on 
or  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  and  who  had  not  been  absent  subsequently  except  on 
furlough,  etc.;  also.  Quarter  Master;  order  on  the  Board  of  War,  dated  Camp 
Peekskill,  Nov.  29,  1778,  signed  by  Col.  J.  Greaton,  for  clothing  for  officers  in  his 
regiment. 

MiLLiT,  Jonathan,  alias  Ebenezer  Clork.  List  of  men  belonging  to  the  26th  regt. 
who  returned  guns  into  the  public  store  at  Chatham ;  date  of  delivery,  Feb.  12, 
1777. 

MiLLiT,  Joseph,  Roxbury.  4th  co.,  3d  Mass.  regt.;  list  of  6  months  men  in  1780 
taken  from  Lieut.  James  Davis's  book  ;  joined  July  13,  1780. 

MiLLiT,  Thomas,  Gorham.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Samuel  Whitmore's  (Gorham)  co..  Col.  Reuben  Fogg's  (3d  Cum- 
berland Co.)  regt.,  as  returned  to  Capt.  Briant  Morton,  dated  Gorham,  March  28,, 
1778 ;  residence,  Gorham ;  engaged  for  town  of  Gorham ;  joined  Capt.  Smith's 
CO.,  Col.  Yose's  regt. ;  term,  3  j'ears,  to  expire  Dec.  -,  1779- 

MiLLiT,  Thomas,  New  Gloucester.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Merrill's  co. ;  marched  from 
home  July  8,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  25,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  17  days,  with  Col. 
Jonathan  Mitchell's  detachment;  company  raised  in  Cumberland  Co.  for  service 
on  Penobscot  expedition;  also,  Capt.  Merrill's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchel's  de- 
tachment; pay  abstract  for  mileage,  sworn  to  at  North  Yarmouth,  Nov.  3,  1779; 
residence.  New  Gloucester;  reported  as  having  tirst  drawn  rations  at  Falmouth 
and  as  discharged  at  Falmouth. 

MiLLiT,  Wentworth.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Warner's  (1st)  co. ;  service  from  May 
31,  1776,  to  Aug.  31,  1776,  3  mos.;  company  stationed  at  Gloucester  for  defence 
of  seacoast. 

MiLLiTT,  Jonathan.  Private,  (late)  Capt.  Barnabas  Dodge's  co.  commanded  by  Lieut. 
Joseph  Cheever,  Col.  L.  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance, 
etc.,  for  the  year  1776 ;  said  Millitt  not  credited  with  allowance,  same  having  been 
made  up  by  Capt.  Cogswell. 

Millmen,  Charles.  List  of  prisoners  sent  from  New  York  in  the  cartel  "  Rising 
Empire",  as  returned  by  Commissary  Godfrey  [year  not  given];  reported  as 
belonging  to  Connecticut,  and  as  employed  in  the  "Oliver  Cromwell",  of 
Connecticut. 

MiLLNEx,  Ed.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk 
Co.,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  19,  1777 ;  Capt.  Nat.  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  John  Patterson's 
regt. 

MiLLON,  James,  Maiden.  List  of  deserters  from  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt., 
dated  West  Point,  Aug.  18,  1782 ;  age,  25  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion, 
dark;  hair,  black;  residence,  Maiden;  deserted  Nov.  20,  1779,  from  West  Point. 


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MiLLox,  James.  2c1  Lieutenant,  Capt.  David  Brewer's  (10th)  co.,  Col.  Perry's  (5th  Mid- 
dlesex Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia ;  list  of  officers ;  commissioned  Sept.  16,  1779. 

MiLLON,  Nathaniel.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Mayo's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  joined 
Nov.  4,  1777;  service  to  April  3,  1778;  5  mos.,  with  guards  at  Cambridge. 

MiLLOR,  Aaron,  Pittsfield.  Private,  Capt.  David  Noble's  co.  of  Minute-men  and 
militia.  Col.  John  Patison's  regt.,  which  marched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of 
April  19,  1775;  entered  service  April  22,  1775;  service,  7  days;  reported  enlisted 
into  the  army. 

MiLLOR,  James,  Leominster.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Sibley's  co..  Col.  Luke  Drury's 
regt.;  entered  service  July  29,  1781;  marched  Aug.  1,  1781;  arrived  at  camp 
Aug.  11,  1781;  discharged  Nov.  10,  1781;  service,  3  mos.  23  days,  including  10 
days  (200  miles)  travel  home  ;  residence,  Leominster;  engaged  for  town  of  Leom- 
inster; regiment  raised  for  3  months. 

MiLLOR,  Jeremiah,  Richmond.  Sergeant,  Capt.  David  Noble's  co.  of  Minute-men  and 
militia,  Col.  John  Patison's  regt.,  which  marched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April 
19,  1775;  entered  service,  April  22,  1775;  service,  7  days;  reported  enlisted  into 
the  army. 

MiLLOR,  Job,  Concord.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  retui-ned  by 
Biig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780;  reported  deceased. 

MiLLOR,  John,  Williamsburg.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  re- 
turned by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct  25,  1780. 

MiLLOR,  John.  Private,  Capt.  James  Allen's  co..  Col.  Simeon  Cary's  regt.;  pay 
abstract  for  mileage,  dated  Camp  near  New  York,  Aug.  9,  1776;  mileage  (251 
miles)  allowed  said  Millor. 

MiLLOR,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Salmon  White's  co..  Col.  David  Wells's  regt. ;  marched 
May  10,  1777;  discharged  July  10,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  10  days,  on  expedition  to 
Ticonderoga,  including  8  days  (160  miles)  travel  home.  Roll  sworn  to  in  Hamp- 
shire Co. 

MiLLOR,  Thomas,  Pittsfield.  Private,  Capt.  David  Noble's  co.  of  Minute-men  and 
militia.  Col.  John  Patison's  regt.,  which  marched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of 
April  19,  1775;  entered  service  April  22,  1775;  service,  7  days;  reported  enlisted 
into  the  army. 

MiLLOR,  Timothy,  Pittsfield.  Private,  Capt.  David  Noble's  co.  of  Minute-men  and 
militia,  Col.  John  Patison's  regt.,  which  marched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April 
19,  1775;  said  Millor  marched  April  22,  1775;  service,  1  mo.  2  days;  reported  re- 
turned home  and  mileage  (300  miles)  to  and  from  Cambridge  allowed. 

MiLLORD,  Nathaniel.  Private,  Lieut.  James  Horton's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt.;  entered  service  Aug.  2,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  6  days; 
company  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm. 

MiLLORD,  Samuel.  Corporal,  Lieut.  James  Horton's  co..  Col,  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt.;  entered  service  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  8  days; 
company  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm. 

MiLLR,  Joseph.  Capt.  Samuel  Gridley's  cc,  Col.  Richard  Gridley's  (Artillery)  regt. ; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  mone}'  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge, 
Nov.  6,  1775. 

Mills,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mighls,  Mild,  Milds,  Miles, 

Miller,  Milles,  Millis,  Mils.] 


790  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Mills,  Aaron.  Private,  Capt.  David  Pixley's  (Stockbridge)  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's 
regt. ;  entered  service  June  30,  1777;  service,  22  days,  in  Northern  department; 
company  served  until  July  26,  1777;  also,  Capt.  William  Francis's  Co.,  Col.  John 
Ashley's  detachment  of  militia;  entered  service  Jul}' 22,  1777;  discharged  Aug. 
13,  1777;  service,  23  days,  in  Northern  department. 

Mills,  Abijah,  Needham.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Kingsbery's  co.  (alarm  co.  in  Need- 
ham),  Col.  Aaron  Davis's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  11  days;  also,  Capt.  Aaron  Smith's  co.  (West  co.  in  Needham),  Col. 
William  Mclntash's  (Mcintosh's)  regt. ;  service,  4  days,  at  the  time  of  taking 
and  fortifying  Dorchester  Heights  in  March,  1776. 

Mills,  Alexander.  Private,  Capt.  Leonard  Bleeker's  (Lisht  Infantry)  co..  Col. 
Goose  Van  Schaick's  (1st  New  York)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan. -April,  1781, 
dated  West  Point;  enlistment,  during  war;  reported  on  garrison  duty. 

Mills,  Amos,  Needham.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Kingsbery's  co.  (alarm  co.  in  Needham) , 
Col.  Aaron  Davis's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
1  day;  reported  killed;  also,  order  on  the  Paymaster,  payable  to  Col.  William 
Mcintosh,  dated  Needham,  Dec.  19,  1776,  signed  by  Lydia  Mills,  widow  of  said 
Mills,  and  others,  for  amounts  due  signers  as  shown  by  an  account  previously 
rendered  for  losses  sustained  at  battles  of  Lexington  and  Bunker  Hill. 

Mills,  Benaiah.  List  of  men  beloniring  to  Capt.  Thompson's  co.,  4th  regt.,  who  re- 
turned equipments  used  in  campaign  of  1776,  dated  Chatham,  Feb.  1,  1777. 

Mills,  Benjamin,  Bradford.  Private ;  list  of  men  who  inarched  on  the  alarm  of  April 
19,  1775,  from  Bradford  to  Cambridge  under  command  of  Sergt.  David  Kimball; 
service,  5  days;  also,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Gage's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's  regt.;  com- 
pany return  dated  Cambridge,  Sept.  6,  1775. 

Mills,  Benjamin,  Needham.  Private,  Capt.  Hopestill  Hall's  co..  Col.  Lemuel  Rob- 
inson's regt. ;  enlisted  Jan.  30,  1776;  service  to  time  of  marching,  22  days;  roll 
dated  Dorchester;  also,  pay  roll  for  same  service,  dated  Roxbury. 

Mills,  Benjamin,  Needham.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continen- 
tal Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned 
as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Spring- 
field, July  16,  1780;  age,  28  j'rs.;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  ruddy;  en- 
gaged for  town  of  Needham ;  marched  to  camp  July  16,  1780,  under  command  of 
Capt.  Zebulon  King;  also.  Private,  Capt.  James  Tisdale's  co..  Col.  John  Grea- 
ton's  (3d)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  July,  1780,  sworn  to  at  Steenrapie;  enlisted  July 
16,1780;  enlistment,  6  months;  reported  on  command  as  chain-bearer;  a/so,  same 
CO.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1780,  dated  Camp  Orangetown ; 
also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1780;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for 
the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed 
muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  pay  roll  for  6 
months  men  belonging  to  the  town  of  Needham  raised  for  service  in  the  Continen- 
tal Army  during  1780;  marched  July  12,  1780;  discharged  Jan.  15,  1781;  service, 
6  mos.  14  days,  including  travel  (220  miles)  home. 

Mills,  Benjamin.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Smith's  co.  (West  co.  in  Needham),  Col. 
William  Mclntash's  (Mcintosh's)  regt.;  service,  4  days,  at  the  time  of  taking 
and  fortifying  Dorchester  Heights  in  March,  1776. 

Mills,  Benjamin.  Enlistment  agreement,  dated  June  -,  1776,  signed  by  said  Mills 
and  others,  engaging  themselves  to  serve  until  Dec.  1,  1776,  unless  sooner  dis- 
charged and  to  march  with  despatch  to  Charlestown,  N.  H. 

Mills,  Benjamin.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Stow's  co..  Col.  Ephraim  Wheelock's  regt. ; 
abstract  for  wages,  mileage,  etc. ;  company  stationed  at  Ticonderoga  in  1776. 


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Mills,  Benjamin.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Bonney's  co.,  Col.  John  Dickerson's 
(Dickinson's)  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  22,  1777;  service, 
8  days,  travel  included ;  company  marched  to  Bennington  to  reinforce  army  near 
that  place  on  an  alarm. 

Mills,  Benjamin.  Corporal,  Capt.  Aaron  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.; 
engaged  Aug.  15,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  13  (also  given 
3  mos.  15)  days,  including  12  days  (240  miles)  travel  home ;  reported  on  furlough ; 
company  marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. 

Mills,  Benjamin.  Private,  Capt.  E'lenezer  Battle's  co.,  Col.  William  Mcintosh's 
regt.;  entered  service  March  23,  1778;  discharged  April  5,  1778;  service,  15  (also 
given  14)  days  ;  company  marched  to  Roxbury  March  23,  1778. 

Mills,  Benjamin.  Capt.  Ebenezer  Battelle's  co. ;  enlisted  July  2,  1778;  discharged 
Julj'  17,  1778;  service  guarding  Continental  stores  at  Watertown. 

Mills,  Benjamin.  Corporal,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Battelle's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Peirce's 
regt. ;  eni,'aged  May  22,  1779;  discharged  July  1,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  13  days,  at 
Tiverton,  R.  I. 

Mills,  Benjamin,  Jr.,  Needham.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Smith's  co.  of  militia,  Col. 
William  Heath's  regt.,  which  marched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ; 
service,  14  days. 

Mills,  Benjamin,  Jr.,  Needham.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Smith's  co..  Col.  William 
Heath's  regt. ;  service,  14  days,  probably  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775. 

Mills,  Benjamin,  Jr.  Enlistment  agreement,  dated  June  -,  1776,  signed  by  said 
Mills  and  others,  engaging  themselves  to  serve  until  Dec.  1,  1776,  unless  sooner 
discharged,  and  to  march  with  despatch  to  Charlestown,  N.  H. 

Mills,  Benjamin,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Stow's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Wheelock's 
regt. ;  abstract  for  wages,  etc. ;  company  stationed  at  Ticonderoga  in  1776. 

Mills,  Bradbury,  Hailestown  (Weare).  Private,  Capt.  James  Perry's  co..  Col.  Paul 
Dudley  Sargent's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  12,  1775;  enlisted  July  2,  1775; 
service,  1  mo.  13  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  Nov.  11,  1775. 

Mills,  Caesar,  Watertown.  List  of  6  months  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June 
5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of  Maj.  Joseph  Hosmer,  Superintendent  for  Mid- 
dlesex Co.,  by  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  dated  Springfield ;  also,  descriptive  list 
of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agree- 
able to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780 ;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  i-eported  a  negro ; 
engaged  for  town  of  Watertown  ;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  5,  1780 ;  marched  to 
camp  July  5,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Frothingham,  of  the  artillery;  also, 
list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as 
having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  pay 
roll  for  6  months  men  raised  bj'  the  town  of  Watertown  for  service  in  the  Conti- 
nental Army  during  1780;  marched  July  4,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1780;  ser- 
vice, 6  mos.  9  da3's,  including  travel  (215  miles)  home. 

Mills,  Cephas.  Private,  Capt.  William  Cooley's  co..  Col.  John  Mosley's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  9,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  12,  1777;  service,  39  days,  in- 
cluding travel  (100  miles)  home ;  company  marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

Mills,  Daniel,  Petersham.  Private,  Capt.  John  Wheeler's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
Ephraim  Doolittle's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775  ;  service, 
12^  days. 

Mills,  David,  Needham.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Smith's  co..  Col.  William  Heath's 
regt. ;  service,  16  days,  proljably  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775. 


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Mills,  David  (also  given  Daviij,  Jr.),  Needham.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Whiting's  co., 
36th  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge,  Oct.  5,  1775 ;  enlisted 
May  5,  1775 ;  also,  Capt.  Moses  Whiting's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (late  Col.  Wil- 
liam Heath's)  regt. ;  receipt  for  bounty  coat  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  25, 1775 ;  also. 
Private,  Capt.  Robert  Smith's  (Needham)  co.;  service,  4  days,  at  the  time  of 
taking  Dorchester  Heights  in  March,  1776. 

Mills,  David.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.;  enlisted 
Aug.  15, 1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29, 1777 ;  service,  3  inos.  25  (also  given  3  mos.  27) 
days,  including  12  days  (240  miles)  travel  home;  company  marched  to  reinforce 
Northern  army.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. 

Mills,  David.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Battle's  co..  Col.  William  Mcintosh's  regt.; 
entered  service  March  23,  1778;  discharged  April  5,  1778;  service,  15  (also  given 
14)  days ;  company  marched  to  Roxbury  March  23,  1778. 

Mills,  David.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Everet's  co..  Col.  Mcintosh's  regt.,  Gen. 
Lovel's  brigade;  enlisted  Aug.  1,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  14,  1778;  service,  1  mo. 
15  days,  on  expedition  to  Rhode  Island. 

Mills,  Drake,  Sandisfield  (probably).  Private,  Capt.  Lieut.  Moses  Soul's  co.  of 
Minute-men,  Col.  John  Fellows's  regt.,  which  marched  April  21, 1775,  in  response 
to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  17  days;  company  served  until  May  7, 
1775;  also,  Capt.  Moses  Soul's  co..  Col.  John  Fellows's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat 
or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  at  Dorchester,  Nov.  1, 1775 ;  also.  Private, 
Capt.  Samuel  Wolcott's  co..  Col.  Hopkins's  regt.;  service  between  July  16,  1776, 
and  Aug.  5,  1776,  16  days;  company  marched  to  the  Highlands,  N.  Y. ;  also. 
Corporal,  Capt.  Elijah  Deming's  co..  Col.  Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  entered 
service  April  26, 1777 ;  discharged  May  20, 1777 ;  service,  25  days,  at  Ticonderoga ; 
company  called  out  by  order  of  Maj.  Gen.  Gates  and  ordered  to  Saratoga;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt.;  entered  service  July  8,  1777;  discharged  July  19, 1777;  ser- 
vice, 12  days ;  company  called  out  by  order  of  Maj.  Gen.  Schuyler  and  ordered  to 
march  to  Fort  Edward. 

Mills,  Elijah.  Brookline.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  White's  (Brookline)  co.  of  militia, 
Col.  William  Heath's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  ser- 
vice, 7  days ;  company  served  until  May  12, 1775  ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army ; 
also,  Capt.  Timothy  Corey's  co.,  Col.  Gerrish's  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay, 
signed  by  said  Mills  and  others,  dated  June  12,  1775 ;  also,  order  on  Maj.  Barber, 
payable  to  Lieut.  John  Chadwick,  dated  June  24,  1775,  signed  by  Col.  Jonathan 
Brewer,  for  cartridge  boxes  for  the  use  of  said  Mills  and  others ;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
Timothy  Corey's  (1st)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (late  Col.  Gerrish's) 
38th  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  April  26, 1775 ;  service,  3  mos. 
7  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Sewall's  Point,  Sept.  27,  1775;  also,  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  at  Sewall's  Point,  Dec. 
6,  1775 ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  Continental  service  from  Col.  William  Mcin- 
tosh's (1st  Suffolk  Co.)  regt. ;  residence,  Brookline ;  engaged  for  town  of  Brook- 
line ;  joined  Capt.  Coggswell's  co..  Col.  James  AVesson's  regt. ;  term,  during  war; 
also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk  Co., 
dated  Boston,  March  2,  1777;  Capt.  Amos  Cogswell's  co.,  Col.  Wesson's  regt.; 
also.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Amos  Cogswell's  (2d)  co..  Col.  James  Wesson's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
also,  Ensign,  Col.  Wesson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  aZso,  recommendation  dated  Brookline,  April 
19,  1780,  signed  by  Col.  J.  Wesson,  recommending  certain  officers  to  fill  vacancies 
in  the  9th  Mass.  regt.  and  requesting  that  warrants  be  granted  them  ;  said  IMills 
recommended  for  position  of  Ensign,  appointment  to  date  from  March  20,  1779; 
also.  Ensign;  return  of  commissioned  officers  in  Col.  Wesson's  (9th)  regt.,  dated 
Orangetown,  Oct.  17,  1780;  also.  Ensign,  Col.  Wesson's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for 
wages  for  Oct.-Dec,  1780 ;  reported  resigned. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  793 

Mills,  Elisha,  Needham.  Serijeant,  Capt.  Robert  Smith's  co.,  Col.  William  Heath's 
regt. ;  service,  1  day,  prohabl^v  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  reported  killed; 
also,  order  on  the  Treasurer,  dated  Needham,  April  23,  1776,  signed  by  Deborah 
Mills,  for  compensation  for  losses  sustained  by  her  (late)  husband,  said  Elisha 
Mills,  at  the  battle  on  April  19,  1775,  when  he  was  killed. 

Mills,  Elisha,  Needham.  Private,  Capt.  Hopestill  Hall's  co..  Col.  Lemuel  Robin- 
son's regt.;  enlisted  Jan.  30,1776;  service  to  time  of  marching,  22  days;  roll 
dated  Dorchester;  also,  pay  roll  for  same  service,  dated  Roxbury. 

Mills,  Elisha  (also  given  Elijah),  Needham.  Return  of  men  engaged  to  serve  in 
the  Continental  Army  from  Col.  William  Mcintosh's  (1st  Suffolk  Co.)  regt.; 
residence,  Needham ;  engaged  for  town  of  Needham;  joined  Capt.  Foster's  co.. 
Col.  Greaton's  regt. ;  term,  during  war ;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel 
Barber,  Muster  Master  for  SutTolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  16, 1777 ;  Capt.  Foster's 
CO.,  Col.  Greaton's  regt. ;  alsn,  Private,  (late)  Capt.  Foster's  co..  Col.  Graton's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  1,  1777,  to  Sept.  19,  1777; 
reported  died  Sept.  19,  1777 ;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Foster's  co..  Col.  John  Greaton's 
(2d)  regt.;  return  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Needham;  enlisted  for  town  of 
Needham ;  mustered  by  County  Muster  Master  Barber;  term,  during  war. 

Mills,  Elisha.  Matross,  Capt.  James  Swan's  (1st)  co..  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's  (Artil- 
lery) regt. ;  service  from  Aug.  1, 1776,  to  Dec.  1,  1776,  4  mos. ;  rolls  dated  Boston  ; 
also,  Capt.  Philip  Marett's  (1st)  co..  Col.  Crafts's  regt. ;  service  from  Dec.  1, 1776, 
to  Feb.  1,  1777,  2  mos. ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Boston. 

Mills,  Exoch.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Smith's  (Needham)  co. ;  service,  4  days,  at  the 
time  of  taking  Dorchester  Heights  in  March,  1776. 

Mills,  Ephraim.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Worcester  Co.  to  serve  in  the  Con- 
tinental Army,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780,  as  returned  by  Seth  Wash- 
burn, Superintendent ;  Capt.  Lovell's  co..  Col.  Flagg's  regt. ;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  light;  occupation,  farmer;  engaged  for  town  of  Worces- 
ter; engaged  Feb.  13,  1781;  terra,  3  years;  also,  Private,  Capt,  Benjamin  War- 
I'en's  CO.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  April,  1781,  dated 
AVest  Point ;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Benjamin  Warren's  CO.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  May,  1781,  dated  West  Point ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  ^ 
for  June,  1781 ;  also,  Capt.  William  Mills's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  muster 
rolls  for  July-Sept.,  1781;  reported  sick  in  hospital  in  Sept.,  1781;  also,  muster 
roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  dated  York  Hutts ;  also,  list  of  men  who  died  or  were 
discharged  subsequent  to  Jan.  1,  1781 ;  said  Mills  died  Oct.  17,  1781,  at  Peekskill, 
of  dysentery. 

Mills,  Ezra,  Needham.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Smith's  co..  Col.  William  Heath's 
regt. ;  service,  10  days,  probably  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  also,  Capt.  Robert 
Smith's  (Needham)  co. ;  service,  4  days,  at  the  time  of  taking  Dorchester  Heights 
in  March,  1776. 

Mills,  George,  Chesterfield.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Webster's  (Sth)  co..  Col.  John 
Fellows's  (Sth)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  May  10, 1775 ;  ser- 
vice, 2  mos.  27  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  8,  1775;  re- 
ported "Quebec  9  Sept." 

Mills,  George,  Chesterfield.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Benjamin  Bonney's  (4th  Chesterfield)  co.;  residence,  Chesterfield; 
engaged  for  town  of  Chesterfield ;  joined  Capt.  Luke  Day's  co..  Col.  Alden's  regt. ; 
term,  3  3'ears;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Day's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  4,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt. 
Luke  Day's  co..  Col.  Ichabod  Alden's  regt.;  return  dated  Jan.  11,  1778;  mus- 
tered by  Ruggles  Woodbridge,  Hampshire  Co.  Muster  Master,  and  by  a  Conti- 
nental Muster  Master;  also,  Capt.  Day's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Alden's  (6th)  regt.; 


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Mills,  George,  contimied. 

return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  and  who  had  not 
been  absent  subsequently  except  on  furlough,  etc.,  certified  at  Cheny  Valley,  Feb. 
24,  1779;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated 
Cherry  Vallej^  and  sworn  to  in  Quarters  at  Fort  Alden ;  also,  Capt.  Coburn's  co.. 
Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  Continental  Arm}-  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780, 
to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  Capt.  William  White's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
John  Broolvs's  (7th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  also, 
(late)  Capt.  Asa  Coburn's  (Light  Infantry)  co.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Levi  Parker, 
Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Feb. -Nov.,  1781,  dated  York  Hutts; 
reported  on  extra  duty ;  also,  Capt.  Asa  Coburn's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Brooks's  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Dec,  1781-Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts ;  reported 
on  furlough;  also,  descriptive  list  dated  Feb.  20,  1782;  Light  Infantry  co.,  Lieut. 
Col.  J.  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  age,  24  (also  given  25)  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  (also 
given  5  ft.  7)  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  occupation,  farmer;  birthplace, 
Boston ;  residence,  Chesterfield ;  enlisted  March  -,  1779,  by  Capt.  Reed ;  enlist- 
ment, during  war;  also,  register  of  furloughs  granted  subsequent  to  Jan.  1,  1781, 
to  the  non-commissioned  officers  and  privates  in  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  Light 
Infantry  CO.;  leave  given  said  Mills  by  Col.  Brooks  Feb.  24,  1782,  to  go  from 
West  Point  to  Chesterfield  for  40  days;  also,  list  of  men  who  died  or  were  dis- 
charged subsequent  to  Jan.  1,  1781 ;  said  Mills  discharged  June  10,  1783,  by  Gen. 
Washington,  terra  of  enlistment  having  expired ;  also,  list  of  men  entitled  to 
honorary  badges  for  faithful  service;  said  Mills  served  from  Nov.  15,  1776;  en- 
titled to  1  and  2  stripes. 

Mills,  George,  Jr.,  Chesterfield,  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Webster's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Gen.  Pomroy's  regt.,  which  marched  April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of 
April  19, 1775 ;  service,  6  days ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army  ;  also,  Capt.  Robert 
Webster's  (8th)  co.,  Col.  John  Fellows's  (8th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775; 
enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  12  days;  also,  company  return  dated 
Dorchester,  Oct.  8,  1775;  reported  "  Quebec  9th  Sept." 

Mills,  Henry.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Sumner's  co..  Col.  John  Greaton's  (2d)  regt. ;  Con- 
tinental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  June  17,  1778,  to  March  28, 1779;  en- 
listed June  -,  1778 ;  reported  deserted. 

■Mills,  Hezekiah,  Natick  (alsogiven  Needham).  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Morse's  co..  Col. 
John  Patterson's  (26th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  July  18, 
1775;  service,  13  da}'s;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order 
for  bountj'  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Oct.  30,  1775;  also,  list  of  men 
mustered  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master  for  Worcester  Co. ;  Capt.  Morse's 
CO.,  Col.  Putnam's  regt.;  mustered  April  19,  1777;  term,  3  years;  a/so,  Private, 
Capt.  Joseph  Morse's  co..  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (4th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  credited  to  town  of 
Natick;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  return  dated  Albany,  Feb.  9,  1778;  i-esidence, 
Needham  ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Needham  ;  mustered  b,y  Col.  Barber;  also,  return 
of  men  raised  in  Suffolk  Co.  for  Continental  service,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec. 
2,  1780;' engaged  for  town  of  Needham  ;  engaged  June  20,  1781. 

Mills,  Israel  [?].  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  ci-ew  of  the  ship  "Aurora"  (priva- 
teer), commanded  by  Capt.  David  Porter,  dated  Boston,  June  16,  1781;  age,  17 
yrs. ;  stature,  4  ft.  10  in. 

MiLLg,  James,  Roxbury.  Communication  addressed  to  Maj.  Bedlow,  dated  Roxbury, 
July  2,  1779,  signed  by  Capt.  Lemuel  May,  stating  that  said  Mills,  with  William 
Sharp,  had  enlisted  to  serve  for  the  term  of  9  months  for  the  3d  Roxljury  co.,  had 
passed  muster,  and  were  awaiting  inarching  orders;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men 
raised  in  Suffolk  Co.  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  9  months, 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  9,  1779;  Capt.  May's  co..  Col.  Mcintosh's  regt.; 
age,  22  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;   complexion,  dark;   hair,  black;   eyes,  gray; 


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Mills,  James,  continued. 

nationality,  American;  occupation,  mast-maker;  residence,  Iloxbury;  engaged 
for  town  of  Roxbury ;  also,  list  of  men  returned  as  received  of  Maj.  Stephen  Bad- 
lam,  Superintendent  for  Suffolk  Co.,  by  Justin  EI3',  Commissioner,  at  Springfield  ; 
also,  list  of  men  returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Capt.  James 
Cooper,  at  Springfield,  July  19,  1779;  also,  Private,  Capt.  James  Tisdale's  co., 
Col.  John  Greaton's  (3d)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  July,  1779,  dated  Camp  High- 
lands ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1779,  dated  Camp  Bed- 
ford; enlisted  June  15,  1779;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  entered  service  Aug.  15, 
1779;  discharged  May  15,  1780;  term,  9  months. 

Mills,  James,  Shirley  (also  given  Shrewsbury).  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army  from  6th  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Ebenezer 
Ingalsbe,  dated  Shrewsbury,  Dec.  15, 1777 ;  residence,  Shirley  ;  engaged  for  town  of 
Shrewsbury  ;  joined  Capt.  Sylvanus  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Biglo's  (Bigelow's) 
regt. ;  term,  3  .years  ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Shay's  co..  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (4th) regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  June  16,  1778,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
also,  Capt.  Nathan  Goodale's  co..  Col.  Putnam's  regt. ;  return  dated  Albany,  Feo. 
9,  1778;  mustered  by  Col.  Barrett;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  descriptive  list 
dated  West  Point,  Jan.  10,  1781 ;  Capt.  Goodale's  co..  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th) 
regt. ;  rank,  Private ;  age,  30  yrs.  10  mos. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion,  light ; 
hair,  brown;  eyes,  blue;  residence,  Shrewsbury;  enlisted  April  2,  1779,  by  Col. 
Putnam  ;  enlistment,  during  war ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Goodale's  co.,  Col. 
Putnam's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781 ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Feb. -April,  1781, 
dated  Garrison  at  West  Point. 

Mills,  James,  Springfield.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  for  the 
term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  agreeable  to  resolve  of 
April  20,  1778;  Capt.  Pynchon's  (also  given  Capt.  Stebbins's)  co.,  Col.  Bliss's 
regt.;  age,  18  (also  given  17)  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair, 
brown ;  residence,  Springfield ;  engaged  for  town  of  Wilbraham  (also  given 
Springfield) ;  also,  list  of  men  returned  as  received  of  Jonathan  Warner,  Com- 
missioner, by  Col.  R.  Putnam,  July  20,  1778;  arrived  at  Fishkill,  June  16,  1778. 

Mills,  James  (aZms  James  Millis),  Springfield.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army  from  1st,  2d,  3d,  and  8th  cos.,  1st  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  as  re- 
turned by  Capt.  Walter  P3'nchon  and  Capt.  David  Burt,  sworn  to  in  Hampshire 
Co.,  April  6, 1779 ;  residence,  Springfield ;  engaged  for  town  of  Springfield ;  joined 
Col.  Putnam's  regt. ;  reported  as  belonging  to  3d  co.  [name  crossed  out  on  roll]  ; 
also.  Private,  Maj.  Allen's  co..  Col.  Putnam's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  April  17,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  credited  to  town  of 
Shrewsbury;  also,  Major's  CO.,  Col.  Putnam's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31, 1780 ;  also,  descriptive  list  dated 
West  Point,  Jan.  10, 1781 ;  Capt.  Trotter's  co..  Col.  Putnam's  (5th)  regt. ;  rank.  Pri- 
vate ;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion,  dark  ;  hair,  dark ;  eyes,  dark ; 
residence,  Springfield ;  enlisted  June  6,  1770,  by  Col.  Putnam ;  enlistment,  during 
war;  a^so.  Private,  Capt.  John  Trotter's  co..  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th)  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  Garrison,  West  Point;  also,  muster  roll  for  Feb. 
and  March,  1781 ;  reported  on  command  with  Light  Infantry ;  also,  muster  roll 
for  April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  reported  on  command  with  Light  Infantry. 

Mills,  James,  Western  (Warren).  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Putnam's  co.  of  militia,  Col. 
Jedidiah  Foster's  regt.,  which  marched  April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of 
April  19, 1775,  to  Roxbury;  service,  8  days. 

Mills,  James.  Corporal,  Capt.  James  Noble's  co..  Col.  Benedict  Arnold's  regt. ;  en- 
listed May  10,  1775 ;  discharged  June  24,  1775 ;  service,  6  weeks  3  days.  Roll 
sworn  to  at  Pittsfield. 


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Mills,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Slarrow's  co.,  Col.  David  Leonard's  regt. ;  en- 
listed Feb.  25,  1777 ;  discharged  April  10,  1777 ;  company  marched  on  expedition 
to  Ticonderoga. 

Mills,  James.  Matross,  Capt.  Jonathan  Stoddard's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's  (Artil- 
lery) regt. ;  service  from  Ma}'  8,  1777,  to  July  8,  1777,  2  mos. 

Mills,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Gilbert's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt. ;  service 
from  July  30,  1777,  to  Sept.  2,  1777, 1  mo.  4  days,  at  Bennington  and  Half  Moon; 
company  marched  from  Brookfield. 

Mills,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Harvey's  co.,  Col.  Woodbridge's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  3,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  5  (also  given  3  mos.  7) 
days,  at  Saratoga,  including  9  days  (180  miles)  travel  home;  company  raised  to 
reinforce  Northern  army  until  last  of  Nov.,  1777. 

Mills,  James.  Private,  Capt.  John  Morgan's  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  2,  1778;  discharged 
July  1,  1778;  service,  5  mos.  29  days;  company  detached  from  militia  of  Hamp- 
shire and  Worcester  counties  to  guard  stores  and  magazines  at  Springfield  and 
Brookfield. 

Mills,  James.  Capt.  Abel  Richards's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Cogswell's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  30,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  2  days,  witli  guards  at 
Boston  ;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779. 

Mills,  James.  List  of  men  returned  by  a  committee  for  settling  disputes  between 
towns  in  Hampshire  Co.  as  to  soldiers  credited  to  them,  dated  Northampton, 
April  16,  1779. 

Mills,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Heath's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  detach- 
ment of  guards ;  muster  roll  dated  Boston,  May  14, 1778;  enlisted  April  24,  1778; 
enlistment,  3  months  from  April  2, 1778 ;  also,  same  co.  and  detachment;  engaged 
April  2,  1778;  discharged  Jul.v  2,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  2  days;  detachment 
drafted  to  serve  at  Cambridge ;  also,  same  co. ;  enlisted  Feb.  24, 1779 ;  discharged 
April  29,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  6  days,  with  guards  under  Maj.  Gen.  Gates  at  and 
about  Boston;  also,  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath's  co. ;  enlisted  April  30,  1779;  dis- 
charged May  23,  1779;  service,  24  days,  with  guards  at  and  about  Boston  ;  com- 
pany raised  for  3  months. 

Mills,  James.  List  of  prisoners  sent  from  New  York  in  the  cartel  "Rising  Empire," 
as  returned  by  Commissary  Godfrey  [year  not  given]  ;  reported  as  belonging  to 
Connecticut  and  as  employed  in  the  "  Oliver  Cromwell,"  of  Connecticut. 

Mills,  Joah,  Petersham.  Private,  Capt.  John  Wheeler's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
Ephraim  Doolittle's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  ser- 
vice 23^  days. 

Mills,  Johx  (also  given  John,  Jr.),  Boston.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Lemuel  Trescott's  co., 
Col.  Jonathan  Brewer's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  7, 
1775;  service,  1  mo.  26  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  6, 
1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  monej^  dated  Prospect  Hill, 
Oct.  25,  1775. 

Mills,  John,  Braintree.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Hall,  Jr's  co.  of  North  Parish  in  Brain- 
tree,  Col.  Benjamin  Lincoln's  regt.,  which  assembled  April  19, 1775,  and  also  April 
29,  1775;  service,  7  days;  also,  Capt.  Silas  Wild's  co..  Col.  John  Greaton's  regt.; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  endorsed  "Nov'r  27  1775"; 
also,  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Turner's  (Independent)  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  15,  1776;  ser- 
vice, 3  mos.  13  days;  company  stationed  at  Braintree  from  Jan.  1,  1776,  to  May 
22,  1776. 

Mills,  Johx,  Colrain.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Oliver's  co..  Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle's 
(24th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1. 1775 ;  enlisted  July  29, 1775 ;  service,  3  days ; 


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also,  company  return  dated  Charlestown,  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Winter  Hill,  Dec.  23, 1775;  also, 
list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Huirh 
McClallan ;  residence,  Colrain  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Colrain ;  joined  Capt.  Wood's 
CO.,  Maj.  Painter's  regt. ;  term  to  expire  Sept.  -,  1780 ;  also.  Private,  Col.  Baldwin's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Sept.  24,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Pattin's  co..  Gen.  Knox's  (Artillery)  artificers;  Con- 
tinental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780 ;  com- 
pany stationed  at  West  Point;  also,  return  dated  Morristown,  July  26, 1780,  made 
by  Jeduthan  Baldwin,  Colonel  of  Engineers  and  Lieutenant  Colonel  Command- 
ant of  Artificers,  of  officers  and  men  belonging  to  Massachusetts  in  his  regiment 
who  had  engaged  for  3  years  or  the  war;  Capt.  William  Sizer's  co.  of  artificers; 
rank.  Sergeant;  residence,  Colrain;  engaged  Sept.  24,  1777;  term,  during  war. 

Mills,  John,  Gageborough  (Windsor).  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Conti- 
nental Army  from  Capt.  Enos  Parker's  (East  Hoosuck)  co.,  Berkshire  Co.  regt. ; 
residence,  Gageborough ;  engaged  for  town  of  East  Hoosuck  ;  joined  Capt.  War- 
ren's CO.,  Col.Bayley's  regt.;  term,  3  years;  «/«o,returnof  men  raised  to  serve  in 
the  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  William  Clark's  (Gageborough)  co. ;  residence, 
Gageborough ;  engaged  for  town  of  Gageborough  ;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  be- 
tween Jan.  20, 1777,  and  June  1, 1778,  by  Truman  Wheler,  Muster  Master  for  Berk- 
shire Co. ;  also.  Corporal,  6th  co..  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  June  1,  1777,  to  June  1,  1780;  credited  to  town  of  Col- 
rain; reported  discharged  June  1,  1780,  by  Lieut.  Col.  Badlam,  at  West  Point; 
also.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Warren's  co..  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt. ;  company  return 
dated  Camp  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  24,  1778;  mustered  by  County  Muster  Master; 
also,  (late)  Capt.  Warren's  (6th)  co..  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  return  of  men  who  were 
in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  and  who  had  not  been  absent  suljseqnently 
except  on  furlough,  etc. ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  re- 
turned by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Adams  Bailey's  co..  Col.  John 
Bailey's  regt.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Sprout  subsequent  to  Jan.  1,  1781; 
muster  roll  made  up  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Jan.  1, 1782;  enlisted  July  9, 1780;  dis- 
charged Jan.  9,  1781;  enlistment,  6  months;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men 
raised  by  the  town  of  Windsor  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780; 
marched  to  camp  July  5,  1780;  discharged  Jan.  10, 1781 ;  service,  6  mos.  12  days, 
including  travel  (120  miles)  home. 

Mills,  John,  Rowley.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780,  returned  as  received 
of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  Aug.  12, 
1780;  age,  24  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for  town  of 
Rowley;  arrived  at  Springfield  Aug.  6,  1780;  marched  to  camp  Aug.  12,  1780, 
under  command  of  Ensign  Boardman  ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months 
service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return 
dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  2n,  1780;  also.  Private;  pay  roll  for  6  months  men 
detached  from  militia  of  the  town  of  Rowley  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army 
during  1780;  marched  from  home  Aug.  6,  1780;  discharged  Feb.  10,  1781;  ser- 
vice, 6  mos.  17  days,  including  travel  (240  miles)  home. 

Mills,  John,  Western  (Warren).  List  of  men  mustered;  said  Mills  appears  among 
men  raised  from  Col.  Converse's  regt.  for  service  at  Rhode  Island ;  Capt.  Cutler's 
CO. ;  engaged  for  town  of  Western  ;  mustered  July  10  [year  not  given]  ;  also,  Pri- 
vate, Capt.  Nathan  Lenard's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  1, 
1778;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779;  regiment  stationed  at  Rhode  Island; 
also,  Capt.  John  Cutler's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt.;  enlisted  Jul}'  1,  1778; 
service,  6  mos.  4  days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll 
dated  East  Greenwich,  Sept.  17,  1778;  reported  sick  in  hospital;  also,  same  co. 


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Mills,  John,  continued. 

and  regt. ;  muster  rolls  dated  East  Greenwich,  Nov.  6,  Nov.  13,  and  Dec.  1,  1778; 
enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779. 

Mills,  John,  Westfield.  Surgeon's  Mate,  Col.  Timothy  Danielson's  regt.;  engaged 
May  15,  1775;  service  to  Aug.  1,  1775,  2  mos.  2  weeks.     [See  John  Miller.] 

Mills,  John,  Lebanon.  Private,  Capt.  Jedediah  Goodwin's  co..  Col.  Edward  AVig- 
gelsworth's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  from  Albany  home;  290 
miles  travel  allowed  said  Mills ;  company  discharged  at  Albany  Nov.  30,  1776. 

Mills,  John.  Capt.  Lawrence  Kemp's  co. ;  enlisted  May  10,  1777 ;  discharged  July 
17,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  9  days ;  company  detached  from  Hampshire  Co.  militia 
for  service  under  Col.  David  Wells  in  Northern  department.    Roll  dated  Shelburne. 

Mills,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Hodsdon's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  regt. ;  en- 
listed June  12,  1778;  discharged  Nov.  26,  1778;  service,  5  mos.  14  days,  at  North 
river ;  regiment  raised  for  8  months ;  roll  dated  Berwick  ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
payrolls  for  June-Sept.,  1778,  dated  West  Point;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay 
roll  for  Nov.,  1778,  dated  King's  Ferry. 

Mills,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Paige's  co..  Col.  John  Rand's  regt.;  enlisted 
July  5,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  15  days,  at  West  Point, 
including  9  days  (180  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  for  3  months.  Roll 
sworn  to  in  Worcester  Co. 

Mills,  John.  Private,  Capt.  John  H.  Wendell's  co..  Col.  Goose  Yan  Schaick's  (1st 
New  York)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan. -March,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlist- 
ment, during  war;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Wendell's  co..  Col.  Yan  Schaick's  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  April,  1781,  dated  West  Point. 

Mills,  John.  Ensign,  Capt.  Lemuel  Trescott's  (5th)  co..  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  27,  1776 ;  reported  re-engaged  Nov. 
12,  1776,  as  1st  Lieutenant  in  Capt.  Tuckerman's  co..  Col.  Patterson's  regt.,  but 
to  remain  in  Col.  Whitcomb's  regt.  until  Dec.  31,  1776;  also,  Captain,  Col.  Joseph 
Vose's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1780;  reported  as  serving  27  mos.  16  days  as  Lieutenant,  8  mos.  14  days 
as  Captain;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Abraham  Tuckerman's  co..  Col.  John 
Patterson's  regt. ;  list  of  ofRcers  of  the  Continental  Armj';  commissioned  March 
26,  1777;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Abraham  Tuckerman's  co.,  Col.  Joseph 
Yose's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Dec,  1777,  sworn  to  at  Camp  near  Yalley  Forge; 
appointed  Jan.  1,  1777;  also,  same  regt.;  return  of  officers  for  clothing;  receipt 
for  said  clothing,  dated  Boston,  May  25,  1778,  signed  by  Col.  Yose;  also,  Capt. 
Abraham  Tuckerman's  co..  Col.  Yose's  regt.;  paj- roll  for  Nov.,  1778,  sworn  to 
at  Providence;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Dec,  1778;  also,  same  co. 
and  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  Jan. -April,  1779,  sworn  to  at  Providence;  also,  Captain, 
1st  Mass.  regt. ;  list  of  settlements  of  rank  of  Continental  officers,  dated  West 
Point,  made  by  a  Board  held  for  the  purpose  and  confirmed  by  Congress  Sept.  6, 
1779;  commissioned  April  16,  1779;  also.  Captain,  1st  Mass.  regt..  Gen.  Glover's 
brigade;  return  of  officers,  dated  Boston,  Dec.  14,  1780;  also.  Captain,  4th  co.. 
Col.  Joseph  Yose's  (1st)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan. -April,  1781,  dated  Garrison 
at  West  Point ;  reported  on  furlough ;  also,  copy  of  a  receipt  given  to  Henry 
Gardner,  Treasurer,  dated  Boston,  April  21,  1781,  signed  by  said  Mills,  for  wages 
for  3  months  service  as  Captain  in  1st  Mass.  regt. ;  copy  of  a  memorandum  state- 
ment, signed  by  B.  Lincoln,  Major  General,  appears  on  receipt,  and  states  that 
said  Mills  was  ordered  to  march  with  the  new  levies  April  21,  1781 ;  also,  return 
of  effectives,  dated  West  Point,  May  4,  1781 ;  reported  on  command  at  Boston, 
absent,  81  days ;  also,  muster  roll  for  May,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  reported  sick 
but  present;  also,  return  of  effectives  between  June  1  and  June  15,  1781,  dated 
West  Point;  also,  return  of  effectives  dated  Camp  Peekskill,  June  29,  1781 ;  re- 
ported sick  at "  R.  Farm ;  "  also,  muster  roll  for  June,  1781,  dated  Camp  Phillips- 


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Mills,  John,  continued. 

burgh;  also,  return  of  effectives,  dated  Camp  at  Phillipsborougli,  July  7,  1781; 
reported  sick  at  llobinson's  house  ;  also,  return  of  effectives,  dated  Camp  Phillips- 
burgh,  July  13,  1781;  reported  sick  at  the  Block  House;  also,  muster  roll  for 
July,  1781,  dated  Camp  near  Dobbs's  Ferry;  uho,  returns  of  effectives,  dated 
Camp  near  Dobbs's  Ferry,  Aug.  3,  and  Aug.  10,  1781 ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug., 
1781,  dated  Camp  at  Peekskill;  also,  returns  of  effectives,  dated  Continental  Til- 
lage, Sept.  21,  and  Sept.  28,  1781 ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781,  dated  Camp  at 
Peekskill ;  also,  returns  of  effectives  dated  Camp  Continental  Village,  Oct.  5,  and 
Oct.  12,  1781;  reported  on  command  with  Col.  Swift;  also,  returns  of  effectives 
between  Oct.  19, 1781,  and  Nov.  9, 1781,  dated  Camp  Continental  Village ;  reported 
on  command  in  Jersey;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  dated  York 
Huts;  also,  i-eturns  of  effectives,  dated  Hutts,  1st  Brigade,  Dec.  2,  and  Dec.  7, 
1781 ;  reported  on  command  in  Jersey  ;  also,  returns  of  effectives,  dated  Hutts,  1st 
Brigade,  Dec.  28,  1781,  and  Jan.  11,  1782;  also,  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1782,  dated 
Hutts  ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts  ;  also,  abstract  from  the 
musters  of  1st  Mass.  brigade  for  March,  1782 ;  also,  return  of  effectives,  dated  Huts, 
May  4,  1782;  reported  sick;  also,  return  of  effectives,  dated  May  24,  1782;  re- 
ported sick  and  absent;  also,  returns  of  effectives,  dated  Camp  West  Point,  June 
6,  and  June  14, 1782  ;  reported  on  command  at  Yerplanck's  Point ;  also,  return  of 
effectives,  dated  Camp  West  Point,  July  19,  1782;  reported  on  duty  in  garrison; 
also,  return  of  effectives,  dated  West  Point,  Sept.  20,  1782 ;  reported  on  duty  at 
West  Point;  also,  return  of  effectives,  dated  Jan.  17,  1783;  reported  attending 
general  court-martial;  a/so,  returns  of  effectives  between  July  11,  and  Aug.  22, 
1783,  dated  Camp  Philadelphia;  reported  on  command  at  King's  Bridge;  also. 
Captain,  Col.  Yose's  regt.;  list  of  officers  of  1st  Mass.  brigade  [year  not  given, 
probably  1782  or  1783],  showing  dates  of  appointments;  commissioned  May  3, 
1779. 

Mills,  Jonas,  Needham.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Kingsbery's  co.  (alarm  co.  in  Needham), 
Col.  Aaron  Davis's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
7  days  ;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Kilton's  co..  Col.  John  Paterson's  (26th)  regt. ;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  21,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  14  days;  also, 
company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent 
in  money  dated  Charlestown,  Camp.  No.  3,  Oct.  27,  1775. 

Mills,  Jonas.  Needham.  Descriptive  list  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  25,  1781;  Col.  John 
Greaton's  (3d)  regt.;  age,  49  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair, 
dark ;  eyes,  gray ;  residence,  Needham ;  enlisted  Feb.  -,  1780,  by  Sergt.  Ware ; 
enlistment,  during  war.     [See  Jonas  Miller.] 

Mills,  Jonas.  Petition  addressed  to  the  General  Court,  dated  Concord,  Sept.  30,  1777, 
signed  by  said  Mills  and  others  who  were  drafted  to  guard  Continental  stores  at 
Little  Cambridge,  Concord,  Sudbury,  etc.,  under  Capt.  Isaac  Woods,  asking  for 
additional  wages;  petition  endorsed  "Leave  to  withdraw." 

Mills,  Jonas.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Fuller's  co..  Col.  William  Mcintosh's  regt. ; 
entered  camp  March  22,  1778;  discharged  April  5,  1778;  service,  15  days;  com- 
pany stationed  at  Roxbury.    Roll  dated  Newton. 

Mills,  Jonas.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Battelle's  co. ;  enlisted  July  5, 1778 ;  discharged 
Julv  17,  1778;  service  guarding  Continental  stores  at  Watertown. 

Mills,  Joseph,  Cambridge  (also  given  Little  Cambridge  and  Natick).  Private,  Capt. 
Phineas  Cook's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  William  Bond's  (late  Col.  Thomas  Gardner's)  37th 
regt.;  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  reported  reverted  to  the  train;  also, 
Matross,  Capt.  Thomas  Wait  Foster's  co..  Col.  Richard  Gridley's  (Artillery) 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  12,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  25 
days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  return  of  men  raised 
to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Stephen  Dana's  (10th)  co..  Col. 


800  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AXD   SAILORS 

Mills,  Joseph,  continued. 

Thatcher's  (1st  Middlesex  Co.)  regt. ;  residence,  Cambiid,ge;  engaged  for  town 
of  Cambridge;  joined  Capt.  Bryant's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt.;  term,  3  years;  also, 
list  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated 
Boston,  April  13,  1777;  Col.  Crane's  regt.;  a^so,  Corporal,  Capt.  Burbeck's  co.. 
Col.  John  Crane's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  March  14,  1777,  to  March  14,  1780;  residence,  Natick;  credited  to  town  of 
Caml)ridge ;  also,  Matross,  Capt.  David  Briant's  co..  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  pay  roll 
for  Jan.- July,  1777 ;  said  Mills  allowed  service  from  April  2,  1777 ;  also,  same  co. 
and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Aug.,  1777;  reported  promoted  to  Corporal  Aug.  1,  1777; 
also.  Corporal,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Sept.,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Henry 
Burbeck's  co..  Col.  Crane's  regt;  pay  rolls  for  Oct.-Dec,  1777;  also,  descriptive 
list  dated  New  Windsor,  Jan.  11,  1781;  Capt.  Henry  Burbeck's  co..  Col.  Crane's 
(Artillery)  regt.;  rank,  Corporal;  age,  26  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion, 
dark;  engaged  March  14,  1777,  by  Lieut.  Jackson;  term,  3  years;  reported  dis- 
charged March  14,  1780. 

Mills,  Joseph,  Sturbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Davis's  co..  Col.  Luke  Drury's 
regt.;  detached  July  17,  1781;  marched  to  join  regiment  July  25,  1781;  arrived 
at  West  Point  Aug.  1,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  20  days, 
including  7  days  (140  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  for  3  months;  resi- 
dence, Sturbridge ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Sturbridge. 

Mills,  Joshua,  Westfield.  Receipt  dated  Westfield,  July  11, 1780,  signed  by  said  Mills 
and  others,  for  amount  of  wages  (£12  each)  received  in  advance  from  the  town 
of  W^esttield  for  service  to  be  performed  in  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6 
months  "  next  ensuing,"  the  wages  to  become  due  from  the  State  for  said  service 
being  relinquished  to  the  town ;  also,  return  of  3  and  6  months  men  raised  in 
Hampshire  Co.  from  (late)  Col.  Moseley's  regt.  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Dander- 
son  (Danielson),  dated  Hampshire  Co.,  Oct.  26,  1780;  engaged  for  town  of  West- 
field ;  term,  6  months;  said  Mills  returned  as  among  men  belonging  to  Capt. 
Moseley's,  Capt.  Kelog's,  or  Lieut.  Sait's  [  ?]  cos. ;  «;fso,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised 
to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve 
of  June  ij,  1780,  returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen. 
John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  12,  1780;  age,  24  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in. ;  com- 
plexion, light;  engaged  for  town  of  Westfield;  marched  to  camp  July  12,1780, 
under  command  of  Ensign  Gilbert;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  ser- 
vice and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return 
dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

Mills,  Joshua.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Battle's  co..  Col.  William  Mcintosh's  regt. ; 
entered  service  March  23,  1778;  discharged  April  5,  1778;  service,  15  (also  given 
14)  days ;  company  marched  to  Roxbury  March  23,  1778. 

Mills,  Joshua.  Private,  Capt.  John  Ellis's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  regt. ;  enlisted 
June  11,  1778 ;  discharged  -Jan.  29,  1779 ;  service,  7  nios.  29  days,  including  11  days 
(229  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  to  fortify  and  secure  passes  of  North 
river,  N.  Y. ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Medway ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for 
June,  1778,  dated  Fort  Clinton ;  reported  sick  in  hospital ;  also,  same  co.  and 
regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  July-Sept.,  1778,  dated  Fort  Clinton  ;  reported  sick  in  hospi- 
tal in  Aug.,  1778 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec,  1778,  dated 
King's  Ferry. 

Mills,  Josiah,  Needham.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
Col.  William  Mcintosh's  (1st  Suffolk  Co.)  regt.;  residence,  Needham;  engaged 
for  town  of  Needham;  joined  Capt.  Morse's  co..  Col.  Putnam's  regt.;  term,  3 
years;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Morse's  co..  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  regt.;  Con- 
tinental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  14,  1777,  to  Oct.  24,  1777 ;  re- 
ported discharged  Oct.  24,  1777;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  return  dated  Albany, 
Feb.  9,  1778  •,  mustered  by  Col.  Barber. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  KEVOLUTION.  801 

Mills,  Josiah,  Needham  (also  given  Jay).  Return  made  by  Capt.  Robert  Smith  to 
Supt.  Badlam,  dated  Needham,  July  5,  1779,  stating  that  said  Mills,  a  soldier 
in  his  CO.,  Col.  Mclntash's  (Mcintosh's)  regt.,  had  engaged  in  the  9  months 
service  and  had  passed  muster  before  Col.  Barber;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men 
raised  in  Suffolk  Co.  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army,  agreeable  to  resolve 
of  June  9,  1779;  Capt.  R.  Smith's  co..  Col.  Mcintosh's  regt.;  age,  16  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft. ;  hair,  dark ;  eyes,  gray ;  occupation,  husbandman ;  nationality, 
American;  residence,  Needham;  engaged  for  town  of  Needham;  reported  de- 
livered to  Lieut.  William  Storey;  also,  list  of  men  returned  as  received  of  Maj. 
Stephen  Badlam,  Superintendent  for  Suffolk  Co.,  by  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner, 
at  Springfield,  Sept.  20,  1779;  engaged  for  town  of  Roxbury;  also,  Private, 
Major's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  descriptive  list  dated  West  Point,  Jan. 
10,  1781;  Capt.  Houdin's  co.,  Col.  Putnam's  (5th)  regt.;  rank.  Private;  age,  18 
yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  hair,  brown ;  eyes,  dark  ;  residence, 
Needham;  enlisted  Nov.  -,  1779,  by  Ensign  Warren;  enlistment,  during  war; 
company  joined  from  15th  Mass.  regt. ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Michael  Gabriel 
Houdin's  co..  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Jan. -April,  1781, 
dated  West  Point;  reported  on  command  at  Fishkill ;  also,  list  of  men  entitled  to 
$20  or  200  acres  of  land,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  March  5,  1801 ;  5th  Mass.  regt. ; 
residence.  Jay. 

Mills,  Lemuel,  Needham.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Smith's  co..  Col.  William  Heath's 
regt.;  service,  7  days,  probably  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775. 

Mills,  Levi.  Private,  ship  "Vengeance,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Thomas  Thomas; 
engaged  June  27,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1779;  service,  2  mos.,  on  Penobscot 
expedition ;  vessel  reported  lost. 

Mills,  Levi.  Capt.  Hutchins's  co..  Col.  Reed's  regt.;  memorandum  [date  and 
particulars  not  given.] 

Mills,  Luke,  Needham.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Smith's  co.  of  militia.  Col.  William 
Heath's  regt.,  which  marched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775;  service, 
7  days;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Kilton's  co..  Col.  John  Paterson's  (26th)  regt.;  mus- 
ter roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  April  26, 1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  12  days ;  also. 
company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent 
in  money  dated  Charlestown,  Camp  No.  3,  Oct.  27,  1775;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
Aaron  Smith's  co.  (Westco.  in  Needham),  Col.  William  Mclntash's  (Mcintosh's) 
regt. ;  service,  4  days,  at  the  time  of  taking  and  fortifying  Dorchester  Heights  in 
March,  1776. 

Mills,  Nat.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk 
Co.,  dated  Boston,  March  30,  1777 ;  Capt.  Foster's  co..  Col.  Greaton's  regt.  [See 
Nehemiah  Mills.] 

Mills,  Nehemiah,  Needham.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Kilton's  co..  Col.  John  Pater- 
son's regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  28,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  10  daj's;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  No.  3,  Nov.  20,  1775. 

Mills,  Nehemiah,  Needham  (also  given  Natick).  Private,  Capt.  James  Mellen's 
CO.,  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  2, 
1775;  service,  3  mos.  7  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also, 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dorchester,  Dec.  26,  1775. 

Mills,  Nehemiah  (also  given  Nehemiah,  Jr.),  Needham.  Receipt  dated  Albany, 
Nov.  28,  1776,  for  bounties  paid  said  Mills  and  others  by  Capt.  Samuel  Forster, 
of  Col.  Greaton's  regt.,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Array  during  the  war;  also, 
list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Col.  William  Mcintosh's 
(1st  Suffolk  Co.)  regt.;  residence,  Needham;  engaged  for  town  of  Needham; 


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Mills,  Nehemiah  (also  given  Nehemiah,  Jr.),  continued. 

joined  Capt.  Foster's  co..  Col.  Greaton's  regt. ;  term,  during  war;  also,  Private, 
Capt.  Samuel  Foster's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (2d)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  March  12,  1777,  to  Sept.  14,  1777;  reported  died  Sept. 
14,  1777 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  [year  not  given]  ;  mustered  by  County 
Muster  Master  Barber.     [See  Nat.  Mills.] 

Mills,  Nehemiah.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Smith's  co.  (West  co.  in  Needham),  Col. 
William  Mclntash's  (Mcintosh's)  regt. ;  service,  4  days,  in  March,  1776,  at  the 
time  of  taking  and  fortifying  Dorchester  Heights. 

Mills,  Nehemiah.  Petition  addressed  to  the  General  Court,  dated  Concord,  Sept.  30, 
1777,  signed  by  said  Mills  and  others  who  were  dratted  to  guard  Continental 
stores  at  Little  Cambridge,  Concord,  Sudbuiy,  etc.,  under  Capt.  Isaac  Woods, 
asking  for  additional  wages ;  petition  endorsed  "  Leave  to  withdraw." 

Mills,  Nehemiah.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Heath's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  de- 
tachment of  guards;  muster  roll  dated  Boston,  May  13,  1778;  enlistment,  3 
months  from  April  2,  1778;  «^so,  same  co.  and  detachment;  engaged  April  9, 
1778;  discharged  July  2,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  24  days;  detachment  drafted  to 
serve  at  Cambridge. 

Mills,  Nehemiah.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Battle's  co..  Col.  William  Mcintosh's 
regt.;  entered  service  March  23,  1778;  discharged  April  5,  1778;  service,  15  (also 
given  14)  days;  company  marched  to  Roxbury  March  23,  1778;  also,  same  co. ; 
enlisted  July  4,  1778;  discharged  July  18,  1778;  service  guarding  Continental 
stores  at  Watertown. 

Mills,  Nehemiah.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Champney's  co.,  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath's 
detachment  of  guards;  enlisted  July  14,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  30  (also  given 
Oct.  1),  1779;  service,  2  mos.  19  (also  given  2  mos.  18)  days;  detachment  raised 
to  serve  at  Boston  until  Oct.  1,  1779. 

Mills,  Nehemiah.  Private,  Capt.  Ralph  Thompson's  co. ;  enlisted  Oct.  21, 1779;  dis- 
charged Nov.  10,  1779;  service,  20  days,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Hancock  at  Castle 
Island ;  company  raised  in  Suffolk  Co. 

Mills,  Nehemiah,  Jr.,  Needham.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Kingsbery's  co.  (alarm  co.  in 
Needham),  Col.  Aaron  Davis's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775 ;  service,  9  days. 

Mills,  Obadiah,  Needham.  List  of  men  drafted  from  militia  to  march  to  Horse  Neck 
under  command  of  Col.  Mcintosh  [year  not  given],  but  who  failed  to  join  regi- 
ment; drafted  from  town  of  Needham  ;  drafted  into  Capt.  Gould's  co. 

Mills,  Oliver,  Needham.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Robert  Smith's  co..  Col.  William  Heath's 
regt. ;  service,  12  days,  probablj'  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  also.  Lieutenant, 
Capt.  Hopestill  Hall's  co..  Col.  Lemuel  Robinson's  regt.;  enlisted  Jan.  30,  1776; 
service  to  time  of  marching,  22  days;  roll  dated  Dorchester;  also,  payroll  for 
same  service,  dated  Roxbuiy;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Robert  Smith's  (4th) 
CO.,  Col.  William  Mcintosh's  (1st  Suffolk  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  offi- 
cers chosen  by  the  several  companies  in  said  regiment,  dated  May  7, 1776 ;  ordered 
in  Council  May  10,  1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned;  reported  commis- 
sioned May  10,  1776 ;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Everitt's  co. ;  return  of 
officers  and  men  belonging  to  Col.  Solomon  Lovell's  regt.  who  marched  to  rein- 
force the  Continental  Army  for  3  months  [year  not  given] . 

Mills,  Philip,  Needham.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Smith's  co..  Col.  William  Heath's 
regt.;  service,  14  days,  probably  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  also.  Corporal, 
Capt.  Hopestill  Hall's  co..  Col.  Lemuel  Robinson's  regt. ;  enlisted  Jan.  30,  1776; 
service  to  time  of  marching,  22  days;  roll  dated  Dorchester;  also,  pay  roll  for 
same  service,  dated  Roxbury. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  803 

Mills,  Phineas.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Dana's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Thatcher's  regt. ; 
service,  2  days ;  company  marched  to  Roxbury  March  4,  177G.  Roll  sworn  to  in 
Middlesex  Co. 

Mills,  Reuben,  Bradford.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Reed's  co..  Col.  John  Robinson's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  11,  1777;  service,  5  mos.  24  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  rolls  dated  North  Kingston,  Dec.  18, 1777,  and  Jan.  1, 
1778 ;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1778. 

Mills,  Richard,  Hutchinson  (Barre).  Private,  Capt.  John  Black's  co.  of  Minute- 
men,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  11  days;  reported  returned  home;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Oliver's 
CO.,  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt.;  service,  104  days,  travel  included;  company 
served  in  the  Jerseys ;  warrant  for  pay  allowed  in  Council  Aug.  12,  1777 ;  also. 
Quartermaster  Sergeant,  Capt.  Benjamin  Nye's  co. ;  engaged  Sept.  26,  1777 ;  dis- 
charged Oct.  18,  1777;  service,  29  days,  including  travel  (128  miles)  from  camp 
home;  company  marched  under  command  of  Maj.  Jonas  Wilder  to  reinforce 
Northern  army  for  30  days;  also,  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Jonathan  Sibley's  co..  Col. 
Luke  Drury's  regt. ;  engaged  Aug.  9,  1781 ;  marched  Aug.  13,  1781 ;  arrived  at 
camp  Aug.  22, 1781 ;  discharged  Sept.  30,  1781 ;  service,  2  mos.  2  days,  including 

10  days  (200  miles)  travel  home;  residence,  Barre;  engaged  for  town  of  Barre; 
regiment  raised  for  3  months. 

Mills.  Robert.  List  of  deserters  from  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt.,  dated  Camp 
Highlands,  N.  Y.,  July  13,  1780. 

Mills,  Samuel,  Boston.  Private,  Capt.  Mills's  co..  Col.  Baldwin's  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt. 
Pattin's  CO.,  Gen.  Knox's  (Artillery)  artificers;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  company  stationed  at  West  Point; 
also,  return  dated  Morristown,  July  26,  1780,  made  by  Jeduthan  Baldwin,  Colonel 
of  Engineers  and  Lieutenant  Colonel  Commandant  of  Artificers,  of  officers  and 
men  belonging  to  Massachusetts  in  his  regiment  who  had  engaged  for  3  years  or 
during  the  war;  Capt.  Nathaniel  Clark's  co.  of  artificers;  residence,  Boston;  en- 
gaged May  1,  1777;  term,  during  war. 

Mills,  Samuel,  Cambridge.  Private,  Capt.  John  Walton's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  27, 1776 ;  discharged  Nov.  16,  1776 ;  service,  2  mos.  1  day,  including 

11  days  (223  miles)  travel  home.    Roll  dated  North  Castle. 

Mills,  Samuel,  Cambridge  Precinct.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Brooks's  co..  Col.  Nicholas 
Dike's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  to  and  from  camp,  dated 
Boston,  Nov.  27,  1776,  and  endorsed  "at  Dochester  Heights;"  24  miles  travel 
allowed  said  Mills. 

Mills,  Samuel,  Dedham.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  belonging  to  the  town  of  Ded- 
ham  raised  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  17, 
1780;  discharged  Dec.  23,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  17  days,  including  travel  (220 
miles)  home. 

Mills,  Samuel,  Williamstown.  Corporal,  Capt.  Samuel  Sloane's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
which  marched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775  ;  engaged  April  22, 1775 ; 
service,  14  days;  company  discharged  May  5,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Sloan's 
CO.,  Col.  John  Paterson's  (26th)  regt. ;  order  for  advance  pay  signed  by  said  Mills 
and  others  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  June  6,  1775 ;  also,  Private,  same  co.  and 
regt.;  musterroU  dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  May  5, 1775;  service,  3  mos.  4  days; 
also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Fort  No.  3,  Charles- 
town,  Oct.  27,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Clark's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  entered  service  Aug.  14,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  21,  1777; 
service,  8  days ;  company  took  part  in  battle  of  Walhimsick  near  Bennington 
Aug.  16,  1777,  and  later  convoyed  provisions  to  Pittsfield ;  also,  Private,  same  co. 


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Mills,  Samuel,  continued. 

and  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  12,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  19,  1780;  service,  11  days,  in- 
cluding 4  days  (80  miles)  traA'el  home;  company  marched  to  Northern  frontiers 
by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows  on  an  alarm ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  26, 
1780;  discharged  Oct.  27,  1780;  service,  3  days;  compan.y  marched  to  Northern 
frontiers  by  order  of  Gen.  Fellows  on  an  alarm ;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Samuel 
Sloan's  CO.,  Col.  Asa  Barns's  regt.;  service  between  Oct.  11,  and  Oct.  28,  1781, 
14  days;  company  marched  from  Berkshire  Co.  by  order  of  Gen.  Stark  on  an 
alarm  at  Saratoga. 

Mills,  Sami-el.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Dana's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Thatcher's  regt. ;  ser- 
vice, 2  days;  company  marched  to  Roxbury  March  4,  1776.  Roll  sworn  to  in 
Middlesex  Co. 

Mills,  Samuel.  Corporal,  Capt.  Peter  Porter's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt.;  pay 
abstract  for  mileage,  dated  Dec.  1, 1776 ;  mileage  (80  miles)  allowed  said  Mills. 

Mills,  Sami^el.  Private,  Capt.  James  Morton's  detachment  of  militia.  Col.  Pierce's 
regt.;  marched  March  3,  1778;  discharged  April  4,  1778;  service,  32  days,  at 
Governor's  Island. 

Mills,  Solojiox,  Natick.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Morse's  co..  Col.  John  Paterson's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  24,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  14 
days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

Mills,  Solomon.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of 
Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  16, 
1780;  age,  16  .yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  1  in.;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for  town  of 
Needham ;  marched  to  camp  July  16,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Zebulou 
King. 

Mills,  Solomon.  Private,  Capt.  Matthew  Chambers's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's 
(6th)  regt. ;  return  for  wages ;  wages  allowed  said  Mills  from  Dec.  7, 1781,  to  Dec. 
31,  1782,  12  mos.  25  days;  also,  Capt.  Mason  Wottles's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Smith's 
regt.;  return  for  wages;  wages  allowed  said  Mills  for  Dec,  1782;  reported  re- 
ceived from  6th  co. 

Mills,  Stephen,  Roxbury.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Whiting's  co..  Col.  John  Greaton's 
regt.  of  Minute-men,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
28  days. 

Mills,  Stephen,  Roxbury.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as 
received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield, 
July  7,  1780 ;  age,  37  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  engaged  for 
town  of  Roxbury  ;  marched  to  camp  July  7,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Dix ; 
also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Pat- 
erson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780; 
also.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Sumner's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (3d)  regt. ;  muster  roll 
for  Oct.,  1780;  enlisted  July  7,  1780;  enlistment,  6  months;  also,  pay  roll  for 
6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Ptoxbury  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army 
during  1780;  marched  to  camp  June  27,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  6,  1780;  service, 
5  mos.  21  days,  including  travel  (220  miles)  home. 

Mills,  Stephen,  Sheffield.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Stebbins's  co..  Col.  Jonathan 
Brewer's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  14,  1775;  service, 
79  days ;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  reported  as  having  gone  to 
Quel)ec. 

Mills,  Stephen.  Marine,  lirigantine  "Hawke,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Jonathan 
Oakes;  engaged  May  3,  1777;  service,  1  mo.,  with  the  fleet  under  Commodore 
John  Manley.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Middlesex  Co. 


IX  THE   WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  805 

Mills,  Thomas,  Boston.  Private,  Capt.  Theodore  Bliss's  cc.  Col.  John  Paterson's 
regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775] . 

Mills,  William,  Boston.  Gunner,  Capt.  Thomas  Wait  Foster's  co.,  Col.  Richard 
Gridley's  (Artillery)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  12, 
1775;  service,  2  mos.  25  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

Mills,  William,  Boston.  Private,  Capt.  Mills's  co.,  Col.  Jeduthan  Baldwin's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779. 

Mills,  William,  Boston.  Lieutenant,  Col.  Bradford's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779 ;  reported  as  serving  7  mos. 
as  Ensign,  29  mos.  as  Lieutenant ;  also,  Ensign,  Capt.  Joseph  Stutson's  (Stetson's) 
CO. ;  communication  addressed  to  the  Council,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  31,  1777,  signed 
by  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford,  stating  that  said  Mills  and  others  had  been  chosen 
officers  of  a  company  in  said  Bradford's  regt.  ready  to  inarch  to  Northern  depart- 
ment Feb.  1,  1777,  and  requesting  that  they  be  commissioned ;  ordered  in  Council 
Jan.  31, 1777,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned;  reported  commissioned  Jan.  31, 
1777;  «^so.  Ensign,  Capt.  Isaiah  Stetson's  co..  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt.; 
pay  abstract  for  subsistence,  dated  Boston  ;  engaged  Dec.  3, 1776;  marched  April 
15,  1777;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  return  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Boston; 
engaged  for  town  of  Boston;  mustei'ed  by  County  and  Continental  Muster  Mas- 
ters; reported  promoted;  also,  same  regt.;  return  of  effectives  dated  Jan.  30, 
1778;  reported  furloughed  by  Gen.  Washington  from  Nov.  2-1,  1777,  to  Feb.  24, 
1778;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Zebedee  Redding's  (1st)  co.,  Col.  Bradford's 
(12th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  of  field,  staff,  and  commissioned  officers,  for  July,  1778, 
dated  White  Plains;  appointed  Nov.  6,  1776;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  payroll 
for  Dec,  1778;  reported  promoted  Nov.-,  1777;  a^so.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Isaiah 
Stetson's  9th  (Light  Infantiy)  co..  Col.  Bradford's  regt. ;  musterrollof  field,  staff, 
and  commissioned  officers  for  April,  1779,  dated  West  Point;  reported  ranked  as 
7th  Lieutenant;  also,  same  regt.;  return  of  officers  "now  in  the  Field,"  dated 
Boston,  Sept.  20,  1779;  also,  same  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  ser- 
vice from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Joseph  Bates's 
(9th)  CO.,  Col.  Bradford's  (14th)  regt.;  muster  roll  of  field,  staff,  and  commis- 
sioned officers,  for  July,  1780,  dated  Steenropie ;  reported  on  command  with  Light 
Infantry;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1780;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  of  field,  staff,  and  commissioned  officers,  for  Oct.- 
Dec,  1780,  dated  Huts  near  West  Point;  appointed  Jan.  1,  1777;  also.  Captain; 
return  of  officers  of  14th  Mass.  regt.  formerly  commanded  by  Col.  Bradford;  re- 
ported as  "  now  in  actual  Service,"  dated  Boston,  Jan.  17, 1781 ;  also,  abstract  for 
3  months  pay  due  said  Mills,  Captain  Lieutenant,  1st  Mass.  regt.,  he  having  been 
ordered  to  march  to  camp  immediately  with  recruits,  as  returned  by  John  Crane, 
Colonel  of  Artilleiy,  dated  Boston,  May  23, 1781 ;  also.  Captain  Lieutenant,  Lieut. 
Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  register  of  furloughs  granted  subsequent  to  Jan. 
1,  1781;  leave  given  said  Mills  Jan.  4,  1781,  by  Col.  Putnam,  to  go  from  West 
Point  to  Boston  to  bring  on  recruits  and  to  remain  until  April  1,  1781 ;  reported 
overstayed  64  days ;  also,  Captain  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Joseph  Bates's  3d  (also  given 
4th)  CO.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  of  field,  staff",  and  com- 
missioned officers,  for  May,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  appointed  Oct.  4,  1780;  fur- 
lough reported  to  have  expii'ed,  but  said  Mills  detained  by  order  of  Gen.  Lincoln  ; 
also,  return  of  effectives,  dated  West  Point,  June  1,  1781 ;  reported  recruiting  in 
Massachusetts  by  order  of  Col.  Brooks  from  Jan.  4,  1781;  also,  communication 
addressed  to  Gov.  Hancock,  dated  Boston,  June  22,  1781,  signed  by  J.  Brooks, 
Lieutenant  Colonel  Commandant,  7th  Mass.  regt.,  stating  that  Capt.  Benjamin 
Warren  having  resigned  his  commission  in  his  regt.,  said  Mills,  Captain  Lieuten- 
ant, was  entitled  to  the  vacancy  by  right  of  succession,  and  requesting  that  a  war- 
rant be  issued;  advised  in  Council  June  22,  1781,  that  a  warrant  be  issued  ;  also. 
Captain  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Joseph  Bates's  (3d)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt.; 
muster  roll  of  field,  staff",  and  commissioned  officers,  for  June,  1781 ;  also,  returns 


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Mills,  Williajm,  continued. 

of  effectives  between  June  22,  and  July  20, 1781,  dated  Peekskill  and  Pbillipsburgh ; 
reported  sick  at  West  Point  from  June  22,  1781 ;  also,  Captain,  8th  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Brooks's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  July,  17S1 ;  reported  promoted  from  Captain  Lieu- 
tenant; appointed  May  11,  1781;  also,  returns  of  effectives,  dated  Pbillipsburgh, 
Aug.  2,  and  Aug.  10,  1781 ;  also,  returns  of  effectives,  dated  Pbillipsburgh,  Aug. 
17,  and  Peekskill,  Aug.  25,  and  Aug.  31, 1781 ;  reported  attending  court-martial  in 
camp;  also,  returns  of  effectives,  dated  West  Point,  Sept.  7,  and  Sept.  13,  1781; 
also,  returns  of  effectives  between  Sept.  21,  and  Nov.  23,  1781,  dated  Peekskill ; 
reported  sick  at  West  Point;  also,  Captain,  7th  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  dated  York  Hutts ;  reported  sick  at  New  Wind- 
sor ;  also,  returns  of  effectives  between  Dec.  1, 1781,  and  Jan.  11, 1782,  dated  York 
Hutts;  reported  sick  at  New  Windsor;  a^so,  returns  of  effectives,  dated  Hutts, 
Jan.  25,  and  West  Point,  Jan.  31, 1782 ;  reported  attending  general  court-martial  in 
garrison;  also,  return  of  effectives  dated  Feb.  1,  1782;  reported  attending  general 
court-martial  in  garrison ;  also,  return  of  effectives,  dated  West  Point,  Feb.  15, 
17S2;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Jan.  and  Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts;  also,  returns 
of  effectives,  dated  West  Point,  March  1,  and  Hutts,  March  8,  1782;  reported  at 
West  Point  attending  court-martial ;  also,  abstracts  from  muster  of  1st  Mass.  bri- 
gade for  Feb.  and  March,  1782 ;  also,  returns  of  effectives  between  March  15  and 
April  5,  1782,  dated  West  Point,  and  Hutts;  reported  attending  court-martial  in 
garrison ;  also,  return  of  effectives,  dated  West  Point,  April  19,  1782 ;  reported  on 
fatigue  duty  down  the  river ;  also,  return  of  effectives,  dated  Hutts,  April  26, 1782 ; 
also,  returns  of  effectives  between  May  3,  and  May  24,  1782 ;  also,  return  of  effec- 
tives, dated  West  Point,  Oct.  3,  1782;  reported  on  fatigue  duty  at  West  Point; 
also,  return  of  effectives,  dated  Verplanck's  Point,  Oct.  11,  1782;  reported  sick  in 
quarters ;  also,  return  of  effectives,  dated  AVindsor,  Dec.  13,  1782 ;  also,  register 
of  furloughs  granted  subsequent  to  Jan.  1,  1781 ;  leave  given  said  Mills  April  21, 
1783,  by  Gen.  Washington  to  go  from  Windsor  for  15  days;  reported  overstaj'ed 
3  days. 

Mills,  William,  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  John  Vinton's  (Independent)  co. ;  muster 
roll  dated  Jan.  -,  1776 ;  enlisted  May  25,  1775 ;  service,  7  mos.  24  days. 

Mills,  William,  Macbias.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Edward  Cobb's  co.  (North  co.  in  Abington),  3d  Plymouth  Co.  regt., 
dated  Abington,  May  15,  1777;  residence,  Macbias;  engaged  for  town  of  Abing- 
ton ;  joined  Capt.  D.  Allen's  co..  Col.  Bradford's  regt. ;  term,  during  war. 

Mills,  Williaji,  Macbias.  Private,  Capt.  Jabez  West's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Eddy's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Nov.  14,  1776 ;  discharged  Dec.  16,  1776 ;  service,  1  mo.  5  days ; 
company  raised  in  Cumberland,  N.  S.;  also,  certificate  [date  not  given],  signed 
by  Capt.  Jabez  West,  certifying  that  Capt.  Stephen  Smith,  Muster  Master  for 
Lincoln  Co.,  had  paid  said  Mills  and  others  belonging  to  Capt.  West's  co.,  the 
bounty  allowed  them  for  engaging  to  serve  on  the  expedition  against  St.  Johns; 
also,  Private,  Capt.  Jabez  West's  co. ;  enlisted  June  1,  1777;  discharged  July  17, 
1777  ;  service,  1  mo.  17  days ;  company  raised  in  Macbias  for  expedition  against 
St.  Johns. 

Mills,  William,  Macbias.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master 
for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Oct.  26,  1777 ;  Capt.  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Alden's  regt. ; 
a/so.  Private,  6tb  co..  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  Aug.  7,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779;  residence,  Macbias;  also,  (late)  Capt. 
Robert  Allen's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Alden's  regt.;  return  of  men  who  were  in  camp 
on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  and  who  had  not  been  absent  subsequently  except  on 
furlough,  etc.,  certified  at  Fort  "Harkermer"  Feb.  26, 1779;  reported  "then  on 
Command  At  Boston  Since  Joind ; "  also,  Capt.  Asa  Coburn's  (Light  Infantiy) 
CO.,  (late)  Col.  Ichabod  Alden's  (6tb)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779, 
dated  Fort  Harkimer;  enlisted  Aug.  7,  1777;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  Capt. 


IX  THE   WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  807 

Mills,  William,  continued. 

Coburn's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Aug.  1,  1780. 

Mills,  William,  Marblehead.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  William  Bacon's  co. ;  list  dated 
Watertown,  June  15,  1775,  of  officers  of  companies  that  made  choice  of  John 
Glover  for  Colonel,  recommended  for  commissions  by  Committee  of  Safety  June 
22,  1775;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  William  Bacon's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  John  Glover's 
(21st)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  engaged  April  24,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  15  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

Mills,  William,  Marblehead.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army, 
from  Col.  Jonathan  Glover's  (5th  Essex  Co.)  regt.,  as  returned  agreeable  to  order 
of  Council  of  Nov.  7,  1777 ;  residence,  Marblehead ;  engaged  for  town  of  Mar))le- 
head  ;  term,  3  years. 

Mills,  AVilliam.  Captain,  Col.  Jeduthan  Baldwin's  corps  of  artificers,  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  March  10, 1780;  term  3  years. 

Mills,  Williaji.  List  of  men  mustered  b}'  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master  for 
Worcester  Co.,  endorsed  "  July  1777  " ;  Capt.  Ti-eadwell's  co..  Col.  Crane's  regt. ; 
mustered  June  19  [1777]  ;  term,  3  years ;  also.  Corporal,  Capt.  Treadwell's  co., 
Col.  John  Crane's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 
1780,  to  June  21,  1780. 

Mills,  Williaji.  Seaman,  sloop  "  Winthrop,"  commanded  b.y  Capt.  George  Little; 
engaged  May  18,  1782;  discharged  Sept.  20,  1782;  service,  4  mos.  2  days.  Roll 
sworn  to  at  Boston. 

MiLLSAXD,  George.  List  of  prisoners  sent  in  the  cartel  "  Silver  Eel  "  from  Halifax  to 
Boston  Oct.  8,  1778,  to  be  exchanged  for  British  prisoners,  as  returned  by  Bat. 
Fox,  Commissary  of  Prisoners;  reported  a  Seaman. 

MiLLTON,  Ephraim,  HuU.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Trufant's  (Independent)  co. ;  enlisted 
June  17,  1775;  service,  6  mos.  17  days. 

Million,  Robert.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780,  returned  as  received 
of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  9, 
1780;  age,  27  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  dark;  engaged  for  town  of 
Braintree;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  8,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  9,  1780, 
under  command  of  Lieut.  Jackson,  of  the  artillery. 

MiLLvs,  Samuel.  Fife  Major,  Capt.  Callender's  co..  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artillery)  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  14,  1777,  to  Feb.  15, 1780; 
credited  to  town  of  Uxbridge;  also,  Capt.  Jotham  Drury's  co..  Col.  Crane's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1777 ;  also,  Capt.  AVilliam  Perkins's  co..  Col.  Crane's  regt. ; 
muster  i-oUs  for  Oct. -Dec,  1777;  reported  sick  at  Bethlehem  in  Nov.,  1777;  also, 
Capt.  Lieut.  John  Callender's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  April,  1779, 
dated  Providence ;  appointed  March  4, 1779 ;  term,  3  years ;  reported  sick  in  hospi- 
tal at  Providence. 

MiLLWAHD,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Millwood,  Milward, 

Milwood.] 

Mill  WARD,  Nathan.  Drummer,  Capt.  Eliphalet  Thorp's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's 
(7th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Feb.  and  March,  1781,  dated  West  Point. 

Millwood,  Nathan  (also  given  Nath'l),  Boston.  Drummer,  Capt.  John  Reed's  co.. 
Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  6, 
1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Reed's  co.,  Col.  Alden's  regt.;  return  date-l 
Jan.  12,  1778;  residence,  Boston  ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Boston  ;  mustered  by  Mid- 
dlesex Co.  Muster  Master  and  by  a  Continental  Muster  Master ;  also,  Capt.  Reed's 


808  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AM)   SAILORS 

MiLL^vooD,  Nathan  (also  given  Nath'l),  continued. 

CO.,  (late)  Col.  Ichabod  Alden's  (6th)  regt. ;  return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  on 
or  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  and  who  had  not  been  absent  subsequently  except  on 
furlough,  etc.,  certified  at  Cherry  Valley,  Feb.  24, 1779;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Cherry  Valle}- ;  enlisted  April  6. 
1777;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  descriptive  list  endorsed  "January  Uth 
1781;"  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.; 
complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  birthplace,  Milton;  residence,  Boston;  enlisted 
April  -,  1779,  by  Sergt.  Jack;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  descriptive  list  of 
deserters  from  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.,  dated  West  Point,  Aug.  18, 
1782;  Capt.  Thorp's  co. ;  age,  19  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  light; 
hair,  brown  ;  residence,  Boston  ;  deserted  April  6,  1781,  from  West  Point. 

Mils,  Ephhaim.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Boutell's  co.,  Col.  John  Rand's  regt. ;  en- 
listed July  10,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  11  days,  including 
10  days  (200  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  in  Worcester  Co.  to  reinforce 
the  Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

Mils,  John,  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Wild's  co.,  36th  regt.;  company  return 
dated  Fort  No.  2,  Oct.  6,  1775;  reported  enlisted  April  28,  1775. 

Mils,  Thomas.  List  of  men  mustered  between  Jan.  20,  1777,  and  June  1,  1778,  by 
Truman  Wheler,  Muster  Master  for  Berkshire  Co. ;  Capt.  Alvord's  co..  Col.  Shep- 
ard's  regt. ;  term,  3  years  or  during  war. 

Mils,  William.  Capt.  Hubbard's  co.,  Col.  Ward's  regt. ;  order  for  advance  pay,  signed 
by  said  Mils  and  others,  dated  June  -,  1775. 

Mils,  William.  Capt.  John  Vinton's  co. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in 
money,  signed  by  said  Mils  and  Stephen  Hayden,  dated  Cambridge,  Feb.  12, 
1776. 

MiLTEN,  William,  Scarborough.  Capt.  Abrara  Tyler's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinny's 
regt. ;  roll  dated  Scarborough,  Oct.  25,  1777,  showing  men  entitled  to  allowance 
for  travel  to  headquarters  at  Cambridge  and  billeting  before  marching  in  Dec, 
1775,  and  subsequent  to  Jan.  1,  1776;  enlisted  Dec.  7,  1775;  said  Milten  credited 
with  120  miles  travel  and  13  days  billeting. 

Milton,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Melton,  Million,  Milten.] 

Milton,  Benjamin,  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Thayer,  3d's  (Independent) 
CO.  of  Braintree ;  enlisted  Jan.  30, 1776 ;  discharged  May  21, 1776 ;  service,  3  mos. 
23  days;  also,  Capt.  Newcomb's  (Independent)  co. ;  muster  return  of  four  Inde- 
pendent COS.  stationed  at  Hull,  dated  March  1,  1777;  age,  51  yrs.;  mustered  by 
Daniel  Souther,  Muster  Master. 

Milton,  Ephraim,  Braintree  (also  given  Hull  and  Boston).  Capt.  Joseph  Trufant's 
CO.,  Gen.  Spencer's  brigade;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money 
dated  Weymouth,  Dec.  19,  1775;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Conti- 
nental Army  from  Col.  Ebenezer  Thayer,  Jr.'s  (5th  Suffolk  Co.)  regt. ;  residence, 
Braintree  (also  given  Hull) ;  engaged  for  town  of  Braintree  (also  given  Hull) ; 
joined  Capt.  Bussy's  (also  given  Capt.  Winslow's)  co..  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  term, 
3  years ;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suf- 
folk Co.,  dated  Boston,  March  30,  1777;  Col.  Crane's  regt.;  also.  Corporal,  Capt. 
Winslow's  CO.,  Col.  John  Crane's  (3d  Artillery)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  March  21,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  residence,  Boston; 
credited  to  town  of  Braintree;  reported  as  serving  12  mos.  as  Corporal,  21  mos. 
10  days  as  Sergeant;  also,  Sei'geant,  Capt.  John  Lillie's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt.; 
return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  14,  1777,  and  who  had  not  been 
absent  subsequently  except  on  furlough,  etc. ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  Conti- 
nental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  March  21, 1780;  also, 
descriptive  list  endorsed  "  1777  to  1780 ;  "  Capt.  John  Lillie's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's 


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MiLTOx,  Epheaim,  continued. 

(3d  Artillery)  regt. ;  rank,  Sergeant ;  age,  26  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8^  in. ;  complex- 
ion, fair ;  engaged  in  1777  by  Lieut.  Hunnewell ;  reported  discharged  March  21 
[year  not  given,  probably  1780] . 

MiLTox,  John,  Boston.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master 
for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  16,  1777 ;  Capt.  Walcott's  co.,  Uol.  Marshall's 
regt.;  also,  Private,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt.;  Conti- 
nental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  6,  1777,  to  Jan.  6,  1780;  resi- 
dence, Boston;  reported  discharged;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Wallcut's  (8th)  co.. 
Col.  Marshall's  (10th)  regt.;  subsistence  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  Jan. 
6,  1777,  to  March  25,  1777;  credited  with  79  days  allowance;  also,  same  co.  and 
regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.  and  March,  1779,  dated  West  Point;  enlistment,  3 
years;  reported  on  detachmentin  Jan.,  1779,  on  command  at  Litchfield  in  March, 
1779. 

MiLTOx,  John.  Landsman,  ship  "Mars,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Simeon  Samson;  en- 
gaged June  22,  1780;  discharged  March  12,  1781;  service,  8  mos.  20  days;  re- 
ported as  having  received  wages  on  account  in  France ;  also  reported  as  entitled 
to  share  in  the  brig  "  Tryall "  if  made  a  prize ;  roll  dated  Boston ;  also,  Sergeant 
of  Marines,  ship  "  Mars,"  commanded  by  Capt.  James  Nivens ;  engaged  April  2, 
1781 ;  discharged  June  12,  1781 ;  service,  2  mos.  10  days ;  roll  dated  Boston. 

Milton,  John.  Receipt  dated  Boston,  Nov.  11,  1782,  signed  by  John  Popkin,  Muster 
Master,  stating  that  he  had  received  said  Milton  of  the  committee  of  the  town  of 
Boston  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years;  age,  38  yrs. ; 
stature, 5 ft. 5^ in.;  complexion,  dark ;  hair,  black ;  eyes,  dark ;  occupation,  block- 
maker;  birthplace,  America. 

Milton,  John.  List  of  men  from  Col.  Cushing's  regt.  mustered  by  Thomas  Newhall, 
Muster  Master  for  AVorcester  Co.,  to  serve  at  Rhode  Island  probably  until  the  first 
of  Jan.  "next"  [year  not  given] ;  Capt.  Logon's  co. 

Milton,  Joseph,  Hull.  Capt.  Thayer's  (Independent)  co. ;  muster  return  of  four 
Independent  cos.  stationed  at  Hull,  dated  March  1, 1777  ;  age,  58  yrs. ;  residence, 
Hull ;  mustered  by  Daniel  Souther,  Muster  Master. 

MiLTOx,  Robert,  Braintree.  Private,  Capt.  Eliphalet  Sawen's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
Benjamin  Linclon's  (Lincoln's)  regt.,  which  assembled  April  19,  1775;  service, 
8  days ;  also,  Capt.  Silas  Wild's  co.,  36th  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Fort  No.  2, 
Oct.  6,  1775;  enlisted  April  28,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Wild's  co.,  Col.  John  Greaton's 
regt.;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge,  Dec. 
12,  1775;  also,  payroll  for  6  months  men  detached  from  militia  of  the  town  of 
Braintree  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  July  4,  1780 ; 
discharged  Dec.  18,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  26  days,  including  travel  (240  miles) 
home;  a^so,  treasury  pay  rolls  of  Capt.  Thomas  Cushing's  co.  for  service  from 
Oct.  25,  1786,  to  Jan.  25,  1787,  at  the  Castle. 

Miltox,  William,  Braintree  (also  given  Boston).  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel 
Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  2,  1777;  Capt.  Josiah 
Jenkins's  co.,Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt.;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Sewall's  co..  Col. 
Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 
1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Josiah  Jenkins's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's 
regt.;  subsistence  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  Jan.  1,  1777;  credited  with  77 
rations ;  subsistence  also  allowed  for  14  days  travel  on  march  to  Bennington ; 
also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  dated  Camp  near  Valley  "  Foard,"  Jan.  23, 1778 ; 
residence,  Braintree;  enlisted  for  town  of  Braintree;  mustered  by  Col.  Barber; 
also,  Capt.  Thomas  Turner's  (5th)  co..  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  (16th)  regt.;  Con- 
tinental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  2,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780; 
reported  transferred  from  Capt.  Sewall's  co.,  Col.  Sprout's  regt. ;  also,  return  cer- 
tified at  Camp  near  Morristown,  April  30,  1780,  of  officers  and  men  belonging  to 


810  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AI^D   SAILORS 

MiLTOx,  "William,  continued. 

Col.  Lee's,  Col.  Henle}''s,  and  Col.  Jackson's  regts.,  and  men  belonging  to  Massa- 
chusetts in  Col.  Henry  Sherburne's  regt.,  who  were  incorporated  into  a  regiment 
under  the  command  of  Col.  Henry  Jackson,  agreeable  to  the  arrangement  of  April 
9,  1779;  rank,  Private;  enlisted  March  2,  1780;  said  Milton  appears  among  re- 
cruits enlisted  by  Lieut.  Col.  David  Cobb  subsequent  to  above  arrangement ;  re- 
ported joined  Capt.  Turner's  co. ;  family  of  said  Milton  reported  as  in  camp ;  also, 
descriptive  list  dated  Hutts,  three  miles  from  West  Point,  Jan.  28,  1781 ;  Capt. 
Turner's  co.,  9th  Mass.  regt.  commanded  by  Col.  Henry  Jackson ;  rank,  Private ; 
age,  23  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  occupation, 
mariner;  residence,  Boston ;  enlisted  March  2,  1780,  by  Ensign  Phelon;  enlist- 
ment, during  war. 

Milton,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Abram  Tyler's  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776;  enlisted  Dec.  7,  177."); 
reported  "on  Comma'd  to  Ticondaroga ;  "  also  reported  re-engaged  Nov.  28, 1776. 

MiLTOx,  William.  Return  of  men  raised  in  Suffolk  Co.  for  Continental  service,  agree- 
able to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780;  engaged  for  town  of  Dedham;  engaged  April  28, 
1781 ;  terra,  3  years. 

Mil  WARD,  Nathan  (also  given  Nathaniel).  Drummer,  Capt.  Eliphalet  Thorp's  co., 
Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.  and  April,  1781,  dated 
West  Point;  reported  deserted  April  6,  1781. 

MiLwooD,  Nathan  (also  given  Nathaniel),  Boston.  Drummer,  Capt.  Reed's  co.. 
Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 
1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  residence,  Boston;  also,  Capt.  Thorp's  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Brooks's  regt.;  list  of  men  tried  by  courts-martial  subsequent  to  Jan.  1,  1781; 
said  Milton  tried  March  20,  1781,  by  brigade  court-martial,  Maj.  Porter,  Presi- 
dent, on  charge  of  stealing  cider ;  sentenced  to  receive  50  lashes ;  sentence  re- 
ported remitted. 

MiLZARD,  Peter,  Braintree  (also  given  Boston  and  Marblehead).  Private,  Capt. 
Hunt's  CO.,  Col.  H.  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Sept.  28,  1777,  to  Sept.  3,  1779;  residence,  Braintree;  reported  deserted; 
also,  Lieut.  Thomas  Lamb's  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Fel).,  1778, 
dated  "  Gulph ;  "  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  June-Aug.,  1778,  dated 
Providence ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  Sept.  and  Nov.,  1778,  and 
March,  1779,  sworn  to  at  Pawtuxet;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Hunt's  (8th)  co..  Col. 
Jackson's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  April,  1779,  dated  Pawtuxet ;  enlisted  Sept.  28, 1777 ; 
enlistment,  during  war;  reported  on  command  at  Newtown;  also,  same  co.  and 
regt.;  return  dated  Camp  Providence,  July  9,  1779;  residence,  Boston;  also,  re- 
turn certified  at  Camp  nearMorristown,  April  30,  1780,  of  officers  and  men  belong- 
ing to  Col.  Lee's,  Col.  Henley's,  and  Col.  Jackson's  regts.,  and  men  belonging  to 
Massachusetts  in  Col.  Henry  Sherburne's  regt.,  who  were  incorporated  into  a 
regiment  under  the  command  of  Col.  Henry  Jackson,  agreeable  to  the  arrange- 
ment of  April  9,  1779;  Capt.  Hunt's  co. ;  rank.  Private ;  residence,  Marblehead; 
engaged  Sept.  28,  1777 ;  terra,  3  years ;  reported  deserted  Sept.  3,  1779. 

MiNAH,  Norton.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Jenkins's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  regt.;  en- 
listed May  30,  1778;  discharged  Feb.  14,  1779;  service,  8  mos.  29  days,  at  North 
river,  including  13  days  (260  miles)  travel  home;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay 
roll  for  Sept.,  1778,  dated  Fort  Clinton ;  enlistment,  8  months  from  time  of  arrival 
at  Peekskill;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec,  1778,  dated 
King's  Ferry. 

MiNAHAN,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Simon  Larned's  co..  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  May,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  April  9, 1781 ;  enlist- 
ment, 3  years;  reported  at  the  Lines. 


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MixAHEx,  JoHX.  Private,  Capt.  Simon  Larned's  co.,  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  July,  17S1,  dated  Phillipsburgh ;  enlisted  April  9, 1781 ;  en- 
listment, 3  j'ears;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781,  sworn  to  at  Peekskill;  also, 
muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781,  dated  Camp  Continental  Village;  reported  with  Col. 
Scamels's  detachment  from  July,  1781. 

MiN'AHTAx,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Simon  Larned's  co..  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1782,  dated  Hutts  and  sworn  to  at  West  Point;  enlisted 
April  1,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

MixAHox,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Simon  Larned's  co..  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  June,  1781 ;  enlisted  April  9,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  re- 
ported at  the  Lines. 

MiNARD, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Minards,  Minate,  Minerd, 

Minot,  Moiuard,  Mormand.] 

MiNARD,  Peter.  Matross,  Capt.  Benjamin  Eustis's  co..  Col.  John  Crane's  regt. ;  Con- 
tinental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  24,  1778,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  re- 
ported as  serving  10  mos.  7  days  as  Matross,  12  mos.  as  Bombardier;  also,  same 
CO.  and  regt. ;  return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  1, 1777,  and  who 
had  not  been  absent  subsequently  except  on  furlough,  etc. ;  enlisted  Feb.  24, 1778 ; 
also.  Corporal,  Capt.  Vose's  co.,  Col.  Crane's  regt.;  Continental  Arm.y  pay  ac- 
counts for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  reported  as  serving  7  mos. 
as  Bombardier,  5  mos.  as  Corporal;  also,  return  made  by  order  of  Gen.  Heath, 
dated  Jan.  10,  1781 ;  Capt.  Thomas  Vose's  co.,  3d  Artillery  regt. ;  rank,  Bombar- 
dier; age, 24  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  dark;  engaged  July  1,  1778, 
by  Lieut.  Donnalls;  term,  during  war;  reported  promoted  to  Corporal  Aug.  1, 
1780. 

MiNARD,  Samuel,  Sutton  (also  given  Mendon  and  Northbridge).  Private,  Capt.  John 
Putnam's  (Sutton)  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col.  Ebenezer  Larned's  regt.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  15  days  ;  also,  Capt.  Bartholomew 
Woodbury's  co..  Col.  Lernad's  (Learned's)  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  billeting  to 
and  from  camp;  mileage  (50  miles)  allowed  said  Minard;  company  marched 
from  Sutton,  Douglas,  and  jS'orthbridge,  Dec.  9,  1775;  also,  Capt.  March  Chase's 
CO.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's  regt.;  marched  Sept.  26,  1777;  service,  30  days, 
including  travel  (285  miles)  to  and  from  camp;  company  marched  from  Sutton 
to  Saratoga  Sept.  26,  1777,  to  reinforce  Northern  army  and  served  until  Oct.  26, 
1777 ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Northbridge  to  serve  in 
the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  9  months,  as  returned  by  Lieut.  James 
Fletcher,  dated  Northbridge,  May  21, 1778 ;  Capt.  Craging's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  Wood's 
regt.;  age,  41  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Mendon; 
also,  list  of  men  raised  for  Continental  service,  as  returned  by  Seth  Washburn,  Su- 
perintendent for  Worcester  Co. ;  Lieut.  Fletcher's  co.,  Col.  Wood's  regt. ;  resi- 
dence, Northbridge ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Marshall  Baker's  co..  Col. 
Samuel  Denney's  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  23,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  23,  1779; 
service,  1  mo.  11  days,  including  travel  (10  days)  home;  regiment  raised  for 
3  months  and  ordered  to  march  to  Claverack;  roll  dated  Upton;  also,  Capt. 
Reuben  Davis's  co..  Col.  Luke  Drury's  regt.;  detached  July  17,  1781;  marched 
to  join  regiment  July  19,  1781 ;  arrived  at  West  Point  Aug.  1,  1781 ;  discharged 
Nov.  1,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  21  days,  including  8  days  (160  miles)  travel  home; 
residence,  Sutton;  engaged  for  town  of  Sutton;  regiment  raised  for  3  months. 

MiNARus,  Peter.  1st  Artillery  regt. ;  list  of  men  who  had  not  received  the  gratuities 
granted  by  resolve  of  Jan.  15,  1781 ;  reported  discharged. 

Minate,  Samuel,  Northbridge.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  for  the  term  of  9  months 
from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778; 
Capt.  Bacheldor's  co.,  Col.  Wood's  regt.;  age,  41  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  com- 
plexion, dark;  residence,  Northbridge;  arrived  at  Fishkill  June  7,  1778;  also, 


812  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

MiNATE,  Samuel,  continued. 

list  of  men  returned  as  received  of  Jonathan  Warner,  Commissioner,  by  Col.  R. 
Putnam,  July  20,  1778;  encaged  for  town  of  Northbridge;  also,  list  of  men  re- 
turned as  mustered  by  Henry  Rutgers,  Jr.,  Deputy  Muster  Master,  dated  Fisli- 
kill,  Aug.  1,  1778. 

MixcK,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mink.]    . 

MiNCK,  Paul.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Lud wig's  co. ;  service  from  Sept.  21, 1779,  to  Nov. 
1,  1779,  1  mo.  10  days;  company  detached  from  Col.  Mason  Wheaton's  regt.  by 
order  of  Brig.  Cashing  for  service  as  guards  at  Broad  Bay.  Roll  sworn  to  at 
Wakloljorough. 

MiNCK,  Philip.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Ludwig's  co.;  service  from  Sept.  21,  1779,  to 
Nov.  1,  1779,  1  mo.  10  days;  company  detached  from  Col.  Mason  AVheaton's 
regt.  by  order  of  Brig.  Gushing  for  service  as  guards  at  Broad  Bay.  Roll  sworn 
to  at  Waldoborough. 

MiNCK,  Valentine.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Ludwig's  co. ;  enlisted  Oct.  7,  1777 ;  dis- 
charged Dec.  22,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  26  days ;  company  raised  for  defence  of 
Machias;  roll  sworn  to  at  Waldoborough;  also,  same  co. ;  service  from  Sept.  21, 
1779,  to  Nov.  1,  1779,  1  mo.  10  days;  company  detached  from  Col.  Mason  Whea- 
ton's regt.  by  order  of  Brig.  Cushing  for  service  as  guards  at  Broad  Bay ;  roll 
sworn  to  at  Waldoborough. 

MiNEAR,  Jacob.  Private,  (late)  Capt.  Jonas  Parker's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's 
(7th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  reported  on  command 
with  Col.  Brooks. 

MiNEHAM,  Michael.  Private,  (late)  Capt.  Abijah  Child's  co..  Col.  John  Graton's  regt. 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779 
credited  to  town  of  Waltham ;  also,  Capt.  Child's  co..  Col.  Greaton's  (2d)  regt. 
return  [j'ear  not  given]  ;  mustered  by  Col.  Barber. 

MiNEHiN,  John.  Receipt  dated  Rochester,  May  25,  1781,  for  bounties  paid  said 
Minehin  and  others  by  the  several  classes  of  the  town  of  Rochester  to  serve  in 
the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2, 
1780. 

Miner, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Minah,  Minor.] 

Miner,  Amos.  Private ;  pay  roll  for  part  of  Capt.  Amos  Rathbun's  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
David  Roseter's  detachment  of  militia;  enlisted  Aug.  17,1777;  discharged  Aug. 
21,  1777;  service,  5  days;  company  marched  to  join  Northern  army;  roll  sworn 
to  in  Berkshire  Co.;  also,  Capt.  Amos  Rathbun's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  detach- 
ment of  militia;  enlisted  Sept.  21,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  14,  1777;  service,  24 
days;  company  marched  at  request  of  Gen.  Gates. 

Miner,  Amos.  List  of  prisoners  delivered  Col.  Gabriel  Johonnot  by  Charles  Waller, 
Commissary  of  Prisoners  at  Rhode  Island,  March  17,  1778;  reported  a  Seaman. 

Miner,  Amos.  Midshipman,  ship  "Vengeance,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Thomas 
Thomas;  engaged  June  27,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1779;  service,  2  mos.,  on 
Penobscot  expedition ;  vessel  reported  lost.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. 

Miner,  Anderson,  Hadley.  Private,  Capt.  Eliakim  Smith's  co.,  which  marched  April 
20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  sei'vice,  7  days;  reported  en- 
listed into  the  army  April  27, 1775 ;  also,  Capt.  Eliakim  Smith's  co..  Col.  Jonathan 
Ward's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  12  days ;  also,  Capt.  Moses  Kellogg's  co..  Col.  Ward's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dec.  23,  1775. 

Miner,  Christopher.  Private,  Capt.  William  Fletcher's  co..  Col.  Simons's  regt.;  en- 
listed Oct.  13,  1780;  service,  6  days;  company  marched  to  Pawlet  Oct.  13,  1780. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  813 

MiNEK,  Clement.  Private,  Capt.  Francis  Stebbins's  co.,  Col.  David  Mosley's  regt. ; 
entered  service  June  16, 1782 ;  discharged  June  20, 1782  ;  service,  4  days ;  company 
raised  for  support  of  the  government  at  Springfield  and  Northampton  and  part  of 
it  probably  mounted.    Roll  sworn  to  at  West  Springfield. 

Miner,  Ei.eazer,  Richmond.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  re- 
turned by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  i-eturn  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780.     [See  Eleazer  Miller.] 

Miner,  George.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  William  Pendleton's  (7th)  co.,  Col.  Mason 
Wheaton's  {4th  Lincoln  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  miiltia;  list  of  officers  chosen  by  the 
several  companies  in  said  regiment,  dated  St.  Georges,  June  3,  1776;  ordered  in 
Council  July  3,  1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned;  reported  commissioned 
July  3,  1776. 

Miner,  Norton.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Mighill's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  5,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  18  days,  including 
12  days  (240  miles)  travel  home;  company  raised  in  Newbury,  Rowley,  and 
Ipswich ;  regiment  raised  in  Essex  Co.  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for 
3  months. 

Miner,  Richard,  Richmond.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  re- 
turned by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

MiNERD,  Samuel.  List  of  men  mustered  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term 
of  9  months,  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master;  Capt.  Bachelder's  co..  Col. 
Wood's  regt.;  engaged  for  town  of  Northbridge;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men 
raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  re- 
solve of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig. 
Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  17,  1780;  age,  43  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ; 
complexion,  ruddy  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Sutton  ;  marched  to  camp  July  17,  1780, 
under  command  of  Capt.  Abner  Howard. 

MiNET,  EpHRAiai,  Winslow.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Col.  Joseph  North's  (2d  Lincoln  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Gardnerstown,  Feb.  2, 
1778;  residence,  Winslow  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Winslow  ;  term,  3  years. 

MiNGERSON,  John.  Private,  Lieut.  Thomas  Holland's  detachment;  engaged  Jan.  23, 
1778;  discharged  May  1,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  9  days,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath; 
detachment  drafted  to  serve  as  guards  on  board  the  prison-ship  "Kingston  "  in 
Boston  harbor. 

MiNGERSON,  John.  Marine,  ship  "General  Putnam,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Daniel 
Waters;  engaged  July  12,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  25  days,  on  Penobscot  expedition. 
Roll  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. 

Mingo,  Charles,  Wrentham.  Private,  Capt.  Hancock's  co..  Col.  Yose's  regt. ;  Conti- 
nental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Sept.  24,  1779,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also. 
Colonel's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  ser- 
vice from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  10,  1780;  residence,  Wrentham;  reported  deserted 
Dec.  10,  1780. 

Mingo,  Charles,  Wrentham.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Suffolk  Co.  to  reinforce 
the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  9  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  9, 
1779,  returned  as  received  of  Maj.  Badlam,  by  Hezekiah  Head  Miller,  at  Dorches- 
ter, July  19,  1779,  to  be  delivered  to  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  at  Springfield; 
Capt.  Fisher's  co.,  Col.  Haws's  regt.;  age,  18  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  hair, 
black;  eyes,  dark;  occupation,  husbandman;  residence,  Wrentham;  engaged 
for  town  of  Wrentham ;  reported  a  mulatto ;  also,  list  of  men  returned  as  received 
of  Maj.  Stephen  Badlam,  Superintendent  for  Suffolk  Co.,  by  Justin  Ely,  Commis- 
sioner, at  Springfield,  Sept  20, 1779  ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Suffolk 


814  IMASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AXD   SAILORS 

Mingo,  Charles,  continued. 

Co.  in  1779  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army;  Capt.  Cowell's  cc;  age,  17  yrs.; 
stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  delivered  to  Ensign  John  HubVjel ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men 
raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to 
resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by 
Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  20,  1780;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
9  in. ;  engaged  for  town  of  Wrentham ;  marched  to  camp  July  20,  1780,  under 
command  of  Capt.  Benjamin  Warren;  reported  a  negro;  also,  pay  roll  for  6 
months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Wrentham  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army 
during  1780;  engaged  June  13,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  26,  1780;  service,  6  mos.  14 
days,  including  travel  (220  miles)  home. 

Mingo,  Robin,  Mendon.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Cobb's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  2,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  7  days; 
also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Sept.  26, 1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  21,  1775. 

Mingo,  Samuel,  Bridgewater.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Conti- 
nental Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  re- 
turned as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at 
Springfield,  July  14,  1780 ;  age,  30  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in. ;  engaged  for  town  of 
Bridgewater ;  marched  to  camp  Jul}'  14, 1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Hancock ; 
reported  a  negro ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way,  Oct.  25, 1780 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Bridge- 
water  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  at  West  Point  during  1780 ;  marched 
July  8,  1780  [service  not  given] . 

Mingo,  Samuel.  Capt.  Daniel  Egery's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Danielson's  regt. ;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Nov.  6,  1775. 

Mingo,  Thomas,  Nantucket.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  shipped  on  board 
the  ship  "Thomas  "  (privateer),  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel  Ingersoll,  dated 
Salem,  Aug.  7,  1780,  and  sworn  to  Nov.  -,  1780 ;  age,  27  yrs. ;  complexion,  dark ; 
residence,  Nantucket. 

Mingo,  William,  Dartmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Egery's  co..  Col.  Timothy  Daniel- 
son's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May  6, 1775 ;  service,  3  mos. 
2  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  Oct.  6, 1775;  also,  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Nov.  6,  1775. 

Mingo,  William.  Seaman,  sloop  "  Providence,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Hoysteed 
Hacker;  list  of  officers  and  men  entitled  to  prize  shares  in  the  "Mellish"  and 
"  Active  "  [year  not  given] . 

MiNGRESs,  Thomas.  List  of  prisoners  sent  from  Newport,  R.  I.,  in  the  prison-ship 
"  Lord  Sandwich  "  and  landed  at  Bristol  March  7, 1778. 

MiNHERE,  Jacob.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  19, 1777;  Capt.  Robert  Allen's  co..  Col.  Ichabod 
Alden's  regt. 

MiNicK  [  ?],  Henry.  Private,  Capt.  James  Gregg's  co.,  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's  (ist 
New  York)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan. -April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlist- 
ment, during  war;  reported  a  wagoner  at  the  Lines. 

MiNiHAM,  Michael,  Waltham.  Private,  Major's  co..  Col.  Greaton's  regt. ;  Continen- 
tal Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  residence, 
Waltham. 

Minihan, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Manahen,  Minahen,  Mina- 

hian,  Minahou,  Minfiham,  Minehin,  Miniham,  Minnighan,  Minnihan.] 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  815 

MiNiHAN,  Michael,  Providence.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Draper's  cc,  Lieut.  Col.  "Wil- 
liam Bond's  (late  Col.  Thomas  Gardner's)  37th  regt. ;  company  return  dated 
Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  7,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money 
dated  Prospect  Hill,  Dec.  27,  1775. 

Mink,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Jordan  Parker's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's  regt. ;  enlisted 
May  12,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1781 ;  service,  6  mos.  18  days,  at  the  Eastward ; 
roll  sworn  to  at  Georgetown,  Lincoln  Co.;  also,  Capt.  George  Ulmer's  co.,  Col- 
James  Hunter's  corps  raised  to  serve  until  Nov.  20,  1782,  in  defence  of  eastern 
Massachusetts;  enlisted  June  8,  1782;  discharged  Nov.  20,  1782;  service,  5  mos. 
12  days. 

Mink,  Paul.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Starret's  detachment  from  Col.  Mason  Wheaton's 
regt. ;  service  from  June  28,  1779,  to  July  5,  1779,  8  days,  at  Camden,  Eastern 
department. 

Mink,  Paul  (also  given  Paul,  Jr.).  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Starret's  detachment  from 
Col.  Mason  Wheaton's  regt. ;  service  from  June  28,  1779,  to  July  5,  1779,  8  days, 
at  Camden,  Eastern  department. 

Mink,  Paul.  Private,  Capt.  Philip  M.  Ulmer's  co..  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's  regt. ;  en- 
listed July  8,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  24,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  16  days,  on  Penob- 
scot expedition. 

Mink,  Valentine.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Starret's  detachment  from  Col.  Mason 
Wheaton's  regt. ;  service  from  June  28,  1779,  to  July  5,  1779,  8  days,  at  Camden, 
Eastern  department;  also,  Capt.  Philip  M.  Ulmer's  co..  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  8,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  24,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  16  days, 
on  Penobscot  expedition. 

Minnighan,  Michael.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  16,  1777 ;  Capt.  Child's  co..  Col.  Greaton's  regt. 

MiNNiHAN,  Michael,  Waltham.  Descriptive  list  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  25,  1781 ; 
Col.  John  Greaton's  (3d)  regt.;  age,  43  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion, 
light;  hair,  dark;  eyes,  gray;  residence,  Waltham;  enlisted  Nov.  26,  1776,  by 
Ensign  Eastman ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

Minns,  William.  List  dated  Boston,  Sept.  29,  1777,  of  men  detached  from  Col.  Jabez 
Hatch's  (Boston)  regt.  who  refused  to  march  to  Rhode  Island  on  a  secret  expe- 
dition ;  also,  resolve  dated  Sept.  30, 1777,  directing  Jabez  Hatch,  Colonel  of  Boston 
regt.,  to  arrest  and  confine  said  Minns  and  others  who  had  refused  to  march  as 
ordered,  and  have  them  later  conveyed  under  guard  to  Rhode  Island  and  there 
deliver  them  to  the  commanding  officer  of  the  detachment  raised  in  Massachusetts 
for  a  secret  expedition. 

MiNO,  John.  Private,  Light  Infantry  co. ;  entry  dated  Jan.  10,  1784,  of  an  order  for 
wages  for  July-Dec.  [year  not  given],  appearing  in  a  register  of  orders  accepted 
on  account  of  wages,  etc. 

MiNOE,  Amos.  Sergeant,  Lieut.  Jabez  Colt's  co..  Col.  Rosseter's  detachment  of  Berk- 
shire Co.  militia ;  entered  service  July  17, 1777  ;  discharged  July  27, 1777 ;  service, 
11  days,  at  the  Northward.    Roll  dated  Richmond. 

Minor,  Amos.  Petition  dated  Boston,  Sept.  30,  1780,  signed  by  Henry  Johnson,  in  be- 
half of  himself  and  others,  of  Boston,  asking  that  said  Minor  be  commissioned 
as  commander  of  the  schooner  "  Norwich  Witch  "  (privateer) ;  ordered  in  Council 
Sept.  30,  1780,  that  a  commission  be  issued. 

Minor,  Anderson,  Hadley.  Capt.  Eliakiin  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's  regt. ; 
order  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Minor  and  others,  dated  Cambridge,  June 
8,  1775;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Kellogg's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's  regt.; 
company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 


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Minor,  Drover,  Falmouth.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Col.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  (1st  Barnstable  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Sandwich,  June 
10,  1777;  residence,  Falmouth;  engaged  for  town  of  Falmouth;  joined  Capt. 
Russell's  CO.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt.;  term,  3  j'ears. 

Minor,  Richard.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Raymond's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapin's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  18,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  8  days,  travel  in- 
cluded, at  Claverack ;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for  3 
months;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Richmond  for 
service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  21, 1780;  discharged 
Dec.  3,  1780;  service,  4  mos.  18  days,  including  travel  (100  miles)  home. 

JIiNOE,  RuFus.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Raymond's  co.,  Col.  David  Rosseter's  regt.. 
Gen.  Fellows's  brigade;  enlisted  Oct.  18,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  20,  1780;  service, 
4  days;  company  marched  to  reinforce  armj'  under  Gen.  Stark  at  Stillwater  on 
the  alarm  of  Oct.  18,  1780;  also,  Capt.  John  Bacon's  co.,  Col.  David  Rosseter's 
regt.,  Gen.  John  Fellows's  brigade;  entered  service  Oct.  13,  1781;  discharged 
Oct,  22,  1781;  service,  13  days,  travel  included,  with  militia  sent  as  a  reinforce- 
ment to  army  under  Gen.  Stark  at  Stillwater  on  an  alarm;  roll  endorsed  "Col. 
Hides  Reg't." 

Minor,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Brigham's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  I'egt. ; 
enlisted  July  27,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  29,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  10  days,  includ- 
ing 7  days  (135  miles)  travel  home;  company  called  out  on  an  alarm  to  assist 
Northern  army  and  discharged  at  Bennington. 

Minor,  Timothy.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Brown's  detachment.  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's 
regt.;  service,  2  days,  on  the  alarm  at  Berkshire  of  Oct.  27,  1780;  also,  Capt. 
Noah  Hinman's  detachment,  Col.  Asa  Barns's  regt.;  service,  10  days;  detach- 
ment marched  from  Lanesborough  Oct.  15,  1781. 

Minos, •.     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Minor,  Minues,  Minus.] 

Minos,  Drover.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Joseph  Otis,  Muster  Master  for  Barnstable 
Co.,  dated  Barnstable,  March  4,  1777;  Capt.  John  Russell's  co..  Col.  Gamaliel 
Bradford's  regt. ;  engaged  for  town  of  Falmouth ;  mustered  March  4,  1777 ;  term, 
3  years. 

MiNOT, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Minard,  Minet,  Minott.] 

M iNOT, .    Captain ;  list  of  men  appearing  under  the  heading  "  Hartwell  Brook  the 

first  Everidge  "  who  went  with  said  Minot  [year  not  given]. 

MiNOT,  Caesar.  Private,  Capt.  James  Perry's  co.,  16th  regt.;  enlisted  Dec.  1,  1775 
[service  not  given] .    Roll  endorsed  "  3  mo.  from  1  Jany  to  6  apl  '76." 

Minot,  Christopher,  Boston.  Captain,  4th  co.,  Col.  Mason  Wheaton's  (4th  Lincoln 
Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  offlcers  chosen  by  the  several  companies  in 
said  regiment,  dated  St.  Georges,  June  3,  1776 ;  ordered  in  Council  July  3,  1776, 
that  said  officers  be  commissioned ;  reported  commissioned  July  3,  1776. 

MiNOT,  Ephraim,  Concord.  Sergeant;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  main  guard 
under  Lieut.  Col.  L.  Baldwin  at  Prospect  Hill,  dated  July  16,  1775;  also,  Capt. 
Abishai  Brown's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (5th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 
1775 ;  enlisted  April  25, 1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  14  days ;  also,  company  return  dated 
Sept.  30,  1775;  reported  sick  and  absent;  n^so,  receipt  given  to  Benjamin  Hey- 
wood,  Paymaster,  4th  regt.,  dated  Camp  Mt.  Washington,  Sept.  27, 1776,  signed  by 
said  Minot  and  others,  for  money  for  enlisting  recruits ;  also.  Ensign,  Capt.  Adam 
Wheeler's  (2d)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (4th)  regt.;  regimental  return 
dated  North  Castle,  Nov.  9,  1776;  «/so,  receipts  for  wages  for  Sept.-Dec,  1776; 
also,  order  on  Capt.  Benjamin  Hey  wood.  Paymaster,  4th  regt.,  payable  to  Michael 
Thornton,  dated  Worcester,  March  30,  1777,  signed  by  said  Minot,  for  wages 
for  1  month ;  also,  Lieutenant,  Col    Thomas  Nixon's  (5th)  regt. ;  Continental 


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MiNOT,  ErHRAiM,  continued. 

Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779;  also,  1st  Lieu- 
tenant, Capt.  AVilliam  Tootrood's  (6th)  co..  Col.  Nixon's  (4th)  regt. ;  muster  roll 
of  field,  staff,  and  commissioned  officers,  dated  Van  Schaick's  Island,  Sept.  2, 1777, 
and  sworn  to  at  Camp  near  Stillwater;  appointed  Jan.  1,  1777;  reported  recruit- 
ing; also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Nov.  and  Dec,  1777,  dated  Albany; 
reported  sick  at  Concord;  a^so,  pay  abstracts  for  rations  between  July  1,  1777, 
and  Jan.  1,  1778,  certified  at  Albany;  said  Minot  credited  with  146  days  allow- 
ance; also,  muster  roll  of  field,  statF,  and  commissioned  officers,  dated  May  4, 
1778;  reported  joined  the  corps  of  invalids  at  Boston  March  23,  1778;  also,  Lieu- 
tenant, in  command  of  a  corps  of  invalids  stationed  at  Boston  ;  pay  roll  made  up 
to  Oct.  1,  1778;  reported  joined  Feb.  18,  1778;  order  for  payment  of  amount  of 
roll  dated  at  Headquarters,  Boston,  and  signed  by  Maj.  Gen.  W.  Heath;  also, 
certificate  dated  Boston,  Sept.  28,  1779,  signed  by  John  Rice,  T.  [Town]  Major 
Commandant,  certifying  that  said  Minot,  Lieutenant,  had  joined  the  corps  of  in- 
valids Feb.  18,  1778,  and  that  he,  with  other  officers  of  said  corps,  had  engaged 
for  the  war  "or  rather  for  life,"  and  by  resolves  of  the  Continental  Congress 
and  the  state  of  Massachusetts  Bay  were  considered  with  their  command  to  be  a 
part  of  the  quota  of  said  state ;  also,  Capt.  Moses  McFarland's  co.  of  invalids  sta- 
tioned at  Boston,  Col.  Lewis  Nicola's  regt. ;  muster  rolls  dated  Sept.  9,  and  Oct. 
2,  1779 ;  appointed  Feb.  18,  1779 ;  reported  sick  and  absent ;  also,  same  co.  and 
regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Oct.,  1779. 

MiNOT,  George,  Milton.  Matross,  Capt.  Daniel  Vose's  co.  of  the  train  in  Milton,  Col. 
Robinson's  regt.,  which  marched  to  Roxbury ;  service,  4  daj^s,  subsequent  to 
Concord  battle  and  before  completion  of  standing  army. 

MixoT,  George.  Lists  of  men  appearing  under  the  heading  "  Hartwell  Brook  the  first 
Everidge;"  said  Minot  appears  among  men  in  "  the  years  Service  in  1776"  and 
among  men  in  service  at  Ticonderoga  in  1776 ;  name  preceded  by  "  Dr." 

MiNOT,  George.  Lists  of  men  appearing  under  the  heading  "  Hai'twell  Brook  the  first 
Everidge;"  said  Minot  appears  among  8  months  men  [year  not  given,  probably 
1775]  ;  reported  a  Captain ;  also.  Captain,  1st  co.,  3d  Middlesex  Co.  regt.  of  Mass. 
militia;  listof  officers  ;  commissioned  March  27, 1776;  a^so.  Captain,  Col.  Samuel 
Bullard's  regt.;  engaged  Aug.  14,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  3 
mos.  27  days,  in  Northern  department,  including  11  days  (220  miles')  travel 
home;  ai«o,  same  regt. ;  abstract  of  retained  rations ;  rations  allowed  said  Minot 
from  Aug.  4,  1777,  to  Dec.  10,  1777. 

Minot,  George.  Private,  Lieut.  William  Foster's  detachment  from  Col.  Pierce's  regt. ; 
joined  March  1,  1778;  discharged  April  8,  1778;  service,  39  days;  detachment 
stationed  at  Long  Island. 

Minot,  George.  Lists  of  men  appearing  under  the  heading  "  Hartwell  Brook  the  first 
Everidge ; "  said  Minot  appears  among  men  who  went  with  Capt.  Minot  [year  not 
given] . 

MiNOT,  James,  Boston.  Surgeon's  Mate,  ship  "  Franklin,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Allen 
Hallet;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Boston,  June  20,  1781 ;  age,  28 
yrs. ;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Boston. 

Minot,  James.    Official  record  of  a  ballot  by  the  House  of  Representatives,  dated  Feb. 

6,  1776;  said  Minot  chosen  Commissary  of  Capt.  Benjamin  Plummer's  co.,  to  be 
stationed  at  St.  Georges,  Lincoln  Co. ;  appointment  concurred  in  by  Council  Feb. 

7,  1776;  also,  official  record  of  a  ballot  by  the  House  of  Representatives  for  field 
officers  of  the  several  regiments  in  Lincoln  Co.,  dated  Jan.  30,  1776;  said  Minot 
chosen  1st  Major,  Col.  Mason  Wheeton's  (4th  Lincoln  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia; 
appointment  concurred  in  by  Council  Feb.  8,  1776;  reported  commissioned  Feb. 

8,  1776;  also,  official  record  of  a  ballot  V)y  the  House  of  Representatives,  dated 
June  7,  1777 ;    Stephen  Smith  chosen  Major  of  a  regiment,  of  which  Samuel 


818  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAH^ORS 

MiNOT,  James,  continued. 

McCobb  was  chosen  Colonel,  to  be  raised  in  Cumberland  and  Lincoln  counties 
for  service  on  expedition  to  St.  John's  river,  N.  S.,  under  Bris;.  Gen.  Moses  Little ; 
in  Council  June  11,  1777,  said  Minot  chosen  in  room  of  said  Smith ;  appointment 
concurred  in  by  House  of  Ptepresentatives  June  13,  1777 ;  reported  commissioned 
June  10  [?],  1777. 

Minot,  Jesse.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  "Wood's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  regt.  of  guards ; 
joined  April  1,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  19  days;  enlistment,  3  months  from  April  1 
(also  given  April  2),  1778;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  rolls  dated  Cambridge, 
May  9,  and  June  1,  1778;  enlisted  April  13,  1778. 

Minot,  Jesse.  Corporal,  Capt.  Zaccheus  Wright's  co..  Col.  Cyprian  Howe's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  27, 1780;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  8  days,  including 
4  days  (80  miles)  travel  home.    Roll  sworn  to  in  SufiFolk  Co. 

Minot,  Jesse.  Private,  Capt.  John  Hay  ward's  co..  Col.  Webb's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug. 
17,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  23  days,  including  10  days 
(200  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3 
months. 

Minot,  John,  Chelmsford.  Captain,  1st  co.  (South  co.  in  Chelmsford),  Col.  Simeon 
Spaulding's  (7th  Middlesex  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  chosen  in 
said  regiment ;  ordered  in  Council  May  31 ,  1776,  that  said  officers  I)e  commissioned ; 
reported  commissioned  May  31,  1776;  also,  return  of  officers  who  marched  to 
camp  to  join  Col.  Dike's  regt.,  dated  Dorchester,  Sept.  27,  1776;  said  Minot, 
Captain,  with  the  other  officers  of  his  company,  marched  Aug.  21,  1776 ;  ordered 
in  Council  Sept.  27,  1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned  ;  also,  Captain,  Col. 
Dike's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage  to  and  from  Dorchester  Heights  and  travel 
allowance  home;  mileage  (64  miles)  and  2  days  travel  allowed  said  Minot;  war- 
rant allowed  in  Council  Nov.  30,  1776;  also.  Captain,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt.;  arrived  at  destination  May  10,  1777;  discharged  July  9,  1777;  service,  2 
mos.  9  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  including  8  days  (144  miles)  travel  to  and  from 
place  of  destination ;  roll  dated  Warwick  Neck ;  also,  Major ;  lists  of  men  appear- 
ing under  the  heading  "  Hartwell  Brook  the  first  Everidge ;  "  said  Minot  appears 
among  men  who  "  filled  up  the  Continental  Army  1777 ;  "  also,  official  record  of 
a  ballot  by  the  House  of  Representatives,  dated  June  20, 1778 ;  said  Minot  chosen 
2d  Major,  Col.  William  Thompson's  (7th  Middlesex  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia; 
appointment  concurred  in  by  Council  June  20, 1778 ;  also,  official  record  of  a  ballot 
by  tlie  House  of  Representatives,  dated  April  21,  1780;  said  Minot  chosen  2d 
Major,  Col.  Jonathan  Brown's  (7th  Middlesex  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  ap- 
pointment concurred  in  by  Council  April  21,  1780;  reported  commissioned  April 
21,  1780. 

Minot,  John.  Lists  of  men  appearing  under  the  heading  "  Hartwell  Brook  the  first 
Everidge ; "  said  Minot  appears  among  men  in  service  at  Ticonderoga  in  1776. 

Minot,  John.  Private,  Lieut.  Col.  Jabez  Hatch's  (Boston)  regt. ;  service  with  detach- 
ment commanded  by  Maj.  Andrew  Symmes  drafted  to  serve  for  5  weeks  in  guard- 
ing  stores  at  and  about  Boston  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath,  agreeable  to  order  of 
Council  of  May  12,  1777. 

Minot,  John.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Simon  Hunt's  co..  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt. ;  engaged 
Nov. 3,  1777;  service  to  April  3,  1778,  5  mos.,  with  guards  at  Cambridge;  com- 
pany detached  from  militia. 

Minot,  John,  Jr.  Lists  of  men  appearing  under  the  heading  "  Hartwell  Brook  the  first 
Everidge;"  said  Minot  appears  among  persons  reported  as  having  contributed 
cash  at  the  time  of  taking  [Gen.]  Burgoyne  in  1777;  reported  as  having  paid  $5; 
also  among  men  forming  the  first  guard  at  Cambridge  [year  not  given] . 


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MiNOT,  Jonas.  Lists  of  men  appearing  under  the  heading  "  Hartwell  Brook  tlie  first 
Everidge  ;  "  said  Minot  appears  among  8  months  men  [year  not  given,  probably 
1775]  ;  reported  a  Captain. 

MiNOT,  Jonathan  (also  given  Jonathan,  Jr.),  Westford.  Drummer,  Capt.  Jonathan 
Minot's  CO.  of  militia.  Col.  James  Prescott's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of 
April  19,  1775;  service,  14  daj's ;  also,  Capt.  Joshua  Parker's  co.,  Col.  William 
Prescott's  regt. ;  order  for  advance  paj',  signed  by  said  Minot  and  others,  dated 
Cambridge,  June  9,  1775 ;  also,  Drummer,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  8,  1775;  service,  85  days;  repoi-ted  promoted  to  Ser- 
geant May  24,  1775 ;  company  commanded  by  Capt.  Oliver  Bates  prior  to  May 
24,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge, 
Nov.  1,  1775. 

MiNOT,  Jonathan,  Westford.  Captain  of  a  company  of  militia,  Col.  James  Prescott's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  15  days ;  also,  official 
record  of  a  ballot  by  the  House  of  Representatives,  dated  Feb.  1, 1776 ;  said  Minot 
chosen  2d  Major,  Col.  Oliver  Prescot's  (6th  Middlesex  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia; 
appointment  concurred  in  by  Council  Feb.  7,  1776;  reported  commissioned  Feb. 
7  (also  given  Feb.  8),  1776 ;  also,  official  record  of  a  ballot  by  the  House  of  Rep- 
resentatives, dated  Felj.  14,  1776;  said  Minot  chosen  1st  Major,  Col.  Jonathan 
Reed's  (6th  Middlesex  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia,  in  the  room  of  Josiah  Sartell, 
elected  Lieutenant  Colonel ;  appointment  concurred  in  by  Council  Feb.  15,  1776; 
reported  commissioned  Feb.  14,  1776. 

Minot,  Joseph,  Hollis.  Capt.  Joshua  Parker's  co.,  Col.  William  Prescott's  regt. ; 
order  for  advance  pa.y,  signed  by  said  Minot  and  others,  dated  Cambridge,  June 
9,  1775;  also,  Corporal,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  en- 
listed May  6,  1775;  service,  43  days;  conipany  commanded  by  Capt.  Oliver  Bates 
prior  to  May  24,  1775. 

Minot,  Martin.  Private,  Capt.  George  Minott's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt. ;  ser- 
vice, 5  days;  company  marched  from  the  alarm  post  at  Concord  March  4,  1776, 
to  reinforce  the  army. 

MiNOT,  Samuel,  Sutton.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by 
Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780. 

MiNOT,  Timothy  Martin.  Private,  Capt.  Elias  Parkman's  detachment;  engaged  July 
2,  1778;  discharged  July  17,  1778;  service,  15  days;  detachment  drafted  to  serve 
as  guards ;  also,  pay  roll  for  same  service,  dated  Boston. 

MiNOTT, ',  Putney.    Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Moore's  co.  of  Minute-men,  which  marched 

in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service  from  April  23,  1775,  14  days; 
reported  returned  home. 

MiNOTT,  Caesar,  Concord.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Wyman's  co..  Col.  AVilliam  Pres- 
cott's regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  18,  1775;  service,  43 
days;  also,  company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  3, 1775;  also,  certificate  dated 
Concord,  Feb.  9,  1776,  signed  by  Capt.  Abijah  Wyman,  certifying  that  said 
Minott,  a  servant  to  Capt.  George  Minott,  belonging  to  said  Wyman's  co..  Col. 
Prescott's  regt.,  had  not  received  a  bounty  coat  due  for  the  8  mos.  service  in 
1775;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  [year  not  given]  ; 
residence.  Concord ;  engaged  for  town  of  Concord. 

MiNOTT,  Christopher,  Boston.  Captain,  Col.  Flower's  regt.  of  (Artillery)  artificers 
stationed  at  Springfield ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  July 
16,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Deputy  Commissary  under  Ezekiel  Cheever, 
Commissary  of  Ordnance  Stores;  service  from  July  16  to  July  31,  1777,  16  days; 
roll  certified  at  Boston;  also.  Captain  and  Paymaster;  return  dated  Springfield, 


820  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  ANT)   SAILORS 

MixoTT,  Christopher,  continued. 

Aug.  20, 1779,  of  officers  and  men  belonging  to  the  state  of  Massachusetts  Bay  in  the 
Artillery  artificers,  commanded  by  David  Mason,  Lieutenant  Colonel  of  Artillery 
and  Director  of  Ordnance,  and  stationed  at  Springfield,  who  were  certified  as  en- 
gaged for  3  years  or  during  the  war,  also  as  being  in  actual  service  and  as  not 
having  been  absent  save  by  leave  of  proper  authority  subsequent  to  the  time  of 
their  enlistment;  residence,  Boston;  also,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780,  as  Clerk  to  Luke  Bliss,  Esq.,  at  the 
Post  at  Springfield ;  also,  certificate  dated  Boston,  signed  by  Thomas  Walley  and 
others.  Committee,  certifying  that  said  Minot,  Paymaster  to  the  corps  of  artificers 
doing  duty  at  Springfield,  was  entitled  to  receive  £45  for  service  in  the  last  3 
months  in  1780. 

MixoTT,  Ephraim.  Lieutenant,  corps  of  invalids ;  Continental  Army  pa}' accounts  for 
service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Aug.  31,  1780;  also,  Capt.  Moses  McFarland's  co. 
of  invalids  stationed  at  Boston,  Col.  Lewis  Nicola's  regt. ;  inspection  i-eturn  dated 
Aug.  1,  1780;  commissioned  Jan.  1,  1777;  reported  as  lame  and  at  Concord. 

MixoTT,  George.  Private,  Capt.  John  Robinson's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.; 
service,  12  days,  at  Dorchester  in  March,  1776,  guarding  shores  at  mouth  of  Mil- 
ton river. 

MixoTT,  George.  Captain,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt.;  service,  5  days;  company 
marched  from  the  alarm  post  at  Concord  March  4,  1776,  to  reinforce  the  army ; 
also,  Captain  ;  list  of  men  drafted  from  Concord  town  co.  to  go  to  Rhode  Island  on 
an  alarm  July  23,  1777;  also,  Captain;  list  of  men  drafted  from  Concord  town  co. 
to  go  to  Ticonderoga  for  3  months,  dated  Aug.  13, 1777 ;  also,  Captain,  Col.  Samuel 
Bullard's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Scarsdale  home;  warrant 
allowed  in  Council  Nov.  4,  1778;  also,  communication  addressed  to  the  Council, 
dated  Boston,  June  15,  1780,  signed  by  Col.  Francis  Faulkner,  stating  that  said 
Minott,  Captain,  and  Capt.  Simon  Hunt  had  resigned  their  commissions  in  his  regi- 
ment because  of  the  appointment  of  a  junior  ofhcer  to  a  superior  command,  and 
recommending  that  the  resignation  of  Capt.  Thomas  Hubbard  be  accepted  for  the 
same  reason. 

MixoTT,  Jesse.  Private,  Capt.  John  Minott's  co..  Col.  Dike's  regt.;  muster  roll  for 
Dec,  1776-Feb.,  1777 ;  credited  to  town  of  Westford ;  enlisted  Dec.  13, 1776 ;  regi- 
ment raised  to  serve  until  March  1,  1777. 

MixoTT,  John.  Private,  Concord  co.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Ephraim  Wheeler,  Col. 
Eleazer  Brooks's  regt. ;  service,  6  days ;  company  marched  to  Roxbury  March  4, 
1776,  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  near  Boston. 

MixoTT,  JoHX.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Withington's  co.,  which  mustered  April  19, 
1775;  service,  12  days;  also,  Captain,  Col.  Nicholas  Dike's  regt.;  list  of  officers 
of  two  regiments  raised  for  defence  of  Boston  [vear  not  given,  probably  1776]  ; 
also.  Captain ;  return  of  company  offlcers  of  Col.  Dike's  regt.,  showing  numl)er 
of  men  present  and  also  those  not  joined,  dated  Dorchester,  Sept.  21,  1776,  and 
endorsed  "Offlcers  to  be  Commissioned;  "  company  probably  joined  from  Col. 
Brooks's  or  Col.  Sawtell's  regt.,  Brig.  Prescott's  brigade;  also.  Captain;  list  of 
officers  of  Col.  Nicholas  Dike's  regt.;  ordered  in  Council  Feb.  1,  1777,  that  said 
officers  be  commissioned ;  commissions  to  be  dated  Dec.  1,  1776;  also.  Captain; 
list  of  officers  belonging  to  Col.  Dike's  regt.  who  agreed  to  tarry  at  Dorchester 
Heights  until  March  1,  1777;  also,  Captain,  Col.  Dike's  I'egt. ;  muster  roll  for 
Dec,  1776-Feb.,  1777;  credited  to  town  of  Chelmsford;  engaged  Dec.  1,  1776; 
regiment  raised  to  serve  until  March  1,  1777. 

MixoTT,  JoHx.  Private,  Capt.  John  Robinson's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.;  ser- 
vice, 5  days,  in  March,  1776 ;  company  called  out  to  guard  the  Lines  near  Dorches- 
ter Heights;  roll  dated  Dorchester;  also,  same  co.  and  I'egt. ;  service,  12  days,  at 
Dorchester,  in  March,  1776,  guarding  shores  at  mouth  of  Milton  river. 


IX  THE   WAR   OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  821 

MiNOTT,  John,  Jr.  Certificate  dated  Concord,  Sept.  17, 1777,  signed  by  Ephraim  Wood, 
Town  Clerk,  by  order  of  the  Selectmen,  certifying  that  said  Minott  went  with 
others  from  Concord  to  Boston  on  an  alarm  to  convey  stores  thence  and  returned 
with  empty  teams ;  said  Minott  travelled  22  miles  to  Boston. 

MiNOTT,  Jonathan,  Westford.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joshua  Parker's  co.,  Col.  William 
Prescott's  (10th)  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Sept.  27, 1775;  also,  account  show- 
ing sums  of  money  to  be  paid  out  of  the  public  treasur}'  to  sundry  persons  for 
losses  sustained  at  battles  of  Lexington  and  Bunker  Hill ;  amounts  allowed  in 
Council  June  13,  1776. 

Minott,  Jonathan.  Captain,  Col.  Baldwin's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage  from 
home  to  headquarters  and  return,  dated  Cambridge,  Jan.  12,  1776;  mileage  (52 
miles)  allowed  said  Minott. 

Minott,  Joseph,  Westford.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Parker's  co.,  Col.  William  Prescott's 
(10th)  regt.;  company  return  dated  Sept.  27,  1775;  enlisted  April  19,  1775;  also, 
certificate  dated  Westford,  March  12,  1776,  signed  by  Capt.  Joshua  Parker,  certi- 
fying that  said  Minott,  a  soldier  in  his  compan.y.  Col.  Prescott's  re^rt.,  was  killed 
at  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill  June  17,  1775,  and  had  not  received  a  bounty  coat  or 
value  thereof ;  selectmen  of  AVestford  also  certify  that  said  Minott  was  the  son  of 
Maj.  Jonathan  Minott  who  was  entitled  to  receive  the  bouYity  due. 

MiNPAUMUT,  Hendrick.  Capt.  William  Goodrich's  co.,  Col.  John  Paterson's  regt.; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Stockbridge,  Felj.  27, 1776, 

MiNSHAw,  Samuel,  Ashby.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental 
Army,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20, 1778 ;  residence,  Ashby ;  engaged  for  town 
of  Ashby.     [See  Samuel  Hinchey.] 

MiNTER,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Francis  Stone's  co..  Col.  James  Converse's  (Worces- 
ter Co.)  regt. ;  service,  3  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington  in  Aug.,  1777. 

MiNTHORN,  Jack.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Slocum's  co..  Col.  Christopher  Greene's  (1st 
Rhode  Island)  battalion;  muster  roll  for  July,  1779,  dated  East  Greenwich;  en- 
listment, during  war. 

MiNTo,  Abraham.  Capt.  Stephen  Richardson's  4th  (Attleborough  No.  12,  also  given  2d 
Attleborough)  co. ;  list  of  men  who  served  in  3  months  campaign  at  Ticonderoga 
in  1776,  known  as  the  7th  (also  given  8th)  campaign. 

MiNUES,  Drover,  Falmouth.  Private,  6th  co..  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt.;  Conti- 
nental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  18,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also, 
Capt.  John  Russell's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt. ;  subsistence  allowed  from  date  of 
enlistment,  Jan.  28,  1777,  to  March  21, 1777 ;  credited  with  64  days  subsistence,  in- 
cluding allowance  for  11  days  (220  miles)  travel  from  Boston  to  Bennington; 
also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  [year  not  given] ;  residence,  Falmouth ;  engaged 
for  town  of  Falmouth  ;  mustered  by  County  and  Continental  Muster  Masters ;  re- 
ported on  command  with  Lieut.  Col.  Hay  at  Albany;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.; 
return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15, 1777,  and  who  had  not  been 
absent  subsequently  except  on  furlough,  etc. ;  enlisted  Feb.  18, 1777 ;  joined  April 
6,  1777;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Dec,  1777;  enlistment,  3  years; 
reported  on  command  with  Col.  Hay  at  Albany. 

Minus,  Drover,  Falmouth.  Private,  Colonel's  co..  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1  to  Jan.  18,  1780;  resi- 
dence, Falmouth;  term,  3  years. 

MiNZET,  John.  1st  Lieutenant,  Major  Melvil's  co. ;  list  of  oflScers  endorsed  "  Col'o 
Crafts  return  Dec  1  76  to  Jan'y  1  1777  of  officers  to  be  Com'd ;  "  ordered  in  Coun- 
cil March  3,  1777,  that  said  ofl^cers  he.  commissioned;  reported  commissioned 
March  3,  1777;  said  Minzey's  commission  to  date  from  Dec.  1,  1776. 


822  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

MixzET,  JoHx.  Carpenter,  brigantine  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Cathcart;  engaged  July  1, 1779;  discharged  Sept.  6,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  6  days. 
Roil  sworn  to  at  Boston. 

MixziEs,  JoHx.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Thomas  Melvill's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's 
(Artillery)  regt. ;  service  from  Nov.  1,  1776,  to  Feb.  1,  1777,  3  mos.;  reported  as 
serving  1  mo.  in  Colony  service,  2  mos.  in  Continental  service;  also  reported 
as  having  been  promoted  to  1st  Lieutenant  after  serving  1  mo. ;  roll  sworn  to  at 
Boston;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  same  co.  and  regt.;  service  from  Feb.  1,  1777,  to 
time  of  discharge  May  8,  1777,  3  mos.  7  da3's ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Boston. 

MiPE,  JoHX.  Private,  Capt.  Charles  Parsons's  co..  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's  (1st  New 
York)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Jan. -March,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlistment, 
during  war;  reported  deserted  March  24,  1781. 

MiRAAM,  JoHx.  Private,  Capt.  Ralph  Thompson's  co. ;  engaged  Sept.  26,  1779;  dis- 
charged Nov.  10,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  25  (also  given  1  mo.  17)  days,  under  Maj. 
Gen.  Hancock  at  Castle  Island;  company  raised  in  Suffolk  Co. 

Mirack[?],  Ebexezer.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Earl's  (Dartmouth)  co.,  Col.  Josiah 
Whitney's  regt. ;  service  from  Aug.  5,  1778,  to  Sept.  10,  1778,  1  mo.  6  days,  at 
Rhode  Island. 

MiRACK,  Jacob.  Return  of  men  enlisted  by  Lieut.  Samuel  Carr  to  serve  in  Col.  Bald- 
win's regt.  the  ensuing  campaign,  dated  Chelsea,  Nov.  24,  1775;  also,  Private, 
Capt.  Ezra  Badlam's  co..  Col.  L.  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel 
allowance,  etc.,  for  the  year  1776;  reported  discharged  280  miles  from  home. 

Mirak,  Jonathan.  Private,  Capt.  David  Goodwin's  co..  Col.  Cogswell's  regt. ;  entered 
service  Oct.  5,  1778 ;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1778  ;  service,  2  mos.  28  days ;  company 
detached  to  guard  and  fortify  posts  at  and  about  Boston. 

MiRANViLLE,  Lewis.  Matross,  Capt.  Amos  Lincoln's  (Artillery)  co. ;  service  from 
time  of  enlistment  to  Nov.  1,  1780,  1  mo. 

MiRCHEL,  Ariel.  Major;  return  of  officers  of  Col.  Timothy  Walker's  (Bristol  Co.) 
rest.,  dated  May  23,  1775;  ordered  in  Provincial  Congress  May  24, 1775,  Uiat  said 
officers  be  commissioned. 

MiRCT,  John.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received 
of  Justin  Eh',  Commissioner,  by  Maj.  Peter  Harwood,  of  6th  Mass.  regt.,  at 
Springfield,  July  1,  1780;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  11  in.;  complexion,  light; 
engaged  for  town  of  Dracut;  marched  to  camp  July  1,  1780,  under  command  of 
Ensign  Joseph  Miller. 

Mire,  Dennis,  Newbury.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Evans's  co..  Col.  James  Frye's 
regt. ;  company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  reported  as  having  "  En- 
listed for  Canada  "  Sept.  9,  1775. 

MiRECK,  Joseph.  Capt.  Moses  Soul's  co.,  Col.  John  Fellows's  regt.;  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dorchester,  Nov.  1,  1775. 

MiRECK,  Spencer,  Springfield.  Private,  Capt.  Gideon  Burt's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Daniel- 
son's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  28,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  11  days. 

MiREEK,  Richard,  Springfield.  Private,  Capt.  Hartshorn's  co.,  Col.  Michael  Jack- 
son's regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1780,  to  June 
17,  1780;  residence,  Springfield;  reported  deserted  June  17,  1780. 

MiRES,  Christian,  Dorchester  (also  given  Boston).  Private,  Major's  co..  Col.  Henry 
Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  19,  1777, 
to  Dec.  31,  1779;  residence,  Dorchester;  reported  absent  from  service  8  mos.  10 
days  by  desertion;  also,  Capt.  John  Langdon'a  co.,  Col.  Jackson's  regt.;  pay 


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Mires,  Christian,  continued. 

rolls  for  June-Aug.,  1778,  sworn  to  at  Providence;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay 
roll  for  Sept.,  1778,  dated  Pawtuxet;  also,  Maj.  Lemuel  Trescott's  (3d)  co..  Col. 
Jackson's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  April,  1779,  dated  Pawtuxet;  enlisted  April  17, 
1778;  reported  rejoined  April  8,  1779,  in  accordance  with  a  proclamation;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  July,  1779,  dated  Providence. 

Mires,  Denxes.  Private;  enlisted  June  15, 1779;  discharged  June  1, 1780;  service,  11 
mos.  15  days,  at  Machias,  under  Col.  John  Allan,  Commander-in-Chief,  Eastern 
Indian  department;  reported  in  the  artillery. 

Mikes,  Dennis.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Clayes's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin 
Smith's  regt. ;  return  for  wages  for  the  year  1782 ;  wages  allowed  said  Mires  from 
May  3,  1782,  to  Dec.  31,  1782,  7  mos.  29  days. 

Mires,  Jacob.  Capt.  Esek  Eddy's  co.  of  Artificers  acting  as  boatmen ;  entered  service 
Aug.  10,  1778;  service,  22  days,  on  expedition  to  Rhode  Island.  Roll  dated 
Providence. 

Mires,  William.  Boy,  Continental  frigate  "Deane,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel 
Nicholson;  engaged  April  10,  1782;  service  to  May  31,  1782,  1  mo.  21  days;  re- 
ported as  Capt.  Nicholson's  apprentice. 

MiRiACK,  Jacob.  Capt.  Rogers's  co. ;  list  of  recruits  for  the  new  establishment  in  Col. 
Baldwin's  regt.,  approved  by  Brig.  Gen.  W.  Heath  at  Camp  at  Cambridge,  Dec. 
30,  1775. 

Miriam,  Abrahaji,  Bedford.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Farmer's  co..  Col.  Jonathan 
Reed's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  29,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  8,  1777 ;  service,  41  days ; 
company  marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

Miriam,  Amos.  2d  Lieutenant,  in  a  company  commanded  by  Lieut.  Joseph  Boynton, 
Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt.;  entered  service  Aug.  21,  1777;  discharged  Aug. 
26, 1777 ;  service,  11  days,  at  Bennington  on  an  alarm,  including  travel  (102  miles) 
home. 

MiRi.AM,  Ebenezee,  Walpole.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  BuUard's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  May  9, 1775;  service,  3  mos. ;  also, 
company  return  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Sept.  26,  1775. 

Miriam,  Ezra.  List  of  6  months  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  re- 
turned as  received  of  Maj.  Joseph  Hosmer,  Superintendent  for  Middlesex  Co.,  by 
Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  dated  Springfield,  Aug.  6,  1780;  engaged  for  town  of 
Lexington. 

Miriam,  Hezekiah.  Corporal,  Capt.  William  Tucker's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. ; 
engaged  July  10, 1778;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  5  mos.  23  days. 

Miriam,  Jesse.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Kingsbury's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  27,  1777 ;  service,  30  days ;  company  marched  to  reinforce 
army  under  Gen.  Gates  at  the  Northward.    Roll  dated  Oxford. 

Miriam,  Silas.  General  order  dated  Headquarters,  Ticonderoga,  Sept.  13,  1776,  taken 
from  Col.  Wheelock's  Orderly  Book ;  said  Miriam  appointed  Surgeon  in  the  regi- 
ment commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Wait. 

Miriam,  William.  Matross,  Capt.  Perez  Cushing's  (7th)  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's 
(Artillery)  regt. ;  service  from  time  of  enlistment  to  Aug.  1,  1777,  41  days ;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt. ;  list  of  men  who  received  bounty  from  April  30,  1777, 
to  Dec.  30,  1777,  8  mos. 

MiRiAN,  William.  Official  record  of  a  ballot  by  the  House  of  Representatives,  dated 
Jan.  30,  1779;  said  Mirian  chosen  1st  Major,  Col.  Jonathan  Grout's  (7th  Worces- 
ter Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  appointment  concurred  in  by  Council  Jan.  30, 
1779;  reported  commissioned  Jan.  30,  1779. 


824  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

MiRiCK,  Benjamix.  List  of  prisoners  sent  from  Newport,  R.  I.,  in  the  prisoii-'-hip 
"  Lord  Sandwich  "  and  landed  at  Bristol  March  7,  1778. 

MiRiCK,  Bezaleel,  Duxbury.  List  of  men  mustered  in  Plymouth  Co.  by  James 
Hatch,  Muster  Master,  to  serve  until  Jan  1,  1779;  residence,  Duxbury. 

MiRicK,  Bezaleel.  List  of  men  who  marched  from  Dartmouth  to  camp  under  com- 
mand of  Capt.  Benjamin  Dillingham  and  arrived  there  Feb.  15,  1776. 

MiRicK,  Caesar,  Wilbraham.  Return  dated  Wilbrahara,  Aug.  25,  1780,  made  by  Col. 
John  Bliss,  of  men  mustered  by  him  to  serve  for  3  months,  agreeable  to  re- 
solve of  June  22,  1780;  7th  co.,  1st  Hampshire  Co.  regt. ;  age,  45  yrs.;  residence, 
Willjraliam;  mustered  July  21,  1780;  also,  order  on  Henry  Gardner,  Treasurer, 
payaljle  to  Lieut.  Jesse  Warner,  dated  Wilbraham,  April  -,  1782,  signed  by  said 
Mirick  and  others  belonging  to  Capt.  Joseph  Browning's  co.,  Col.  Seth  Murray's 
regt.,  for  wages  for  3  mos.  service  in  1780. 

Mirick,  Chileak,  Wilbraham.  Private,  Capt.  James  Warriner's  (Wilbraham)  co., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  10  days. 

Mirick,  Constant.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Newell's  co..  Col.  Danforth  Keyes's 
regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  12,  1777;  enlistment,  6  months  from  July  1,  1777;  roll  dated 
Providence ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  bounty  allowed  for  service 
from  3  months  after  date  of  enlistment,  Sept.  12,  1777,  to  Jan.  4,  1778,  23  days,  at 
Rhode  Island. 

Mirick,  Ebenezer,  Berkley.  Private,  Capt.  James  Briggs's  co. ;  service,  29  days; 
company  marched  from  Dighton  Oct.  2,  1777,  under  command  of  Col.  Freeman 
on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island  and  was  discharged  by  Gen.  Spencer  Oct. 
29,  1777. 

Mirick,  Ebenezer.  Private,  Lieut.  Abiel  Whitmarsh's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt. ;  entered  service  July  29, 1780 ;  discharged  July  31, 1780 ;  service,  3  days,  on 
an  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  ;  companj'  raised  to  serve  for  6  days  at  Tiverton. 

Mirick,  Ebenezer.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  Babbit's  co..  Col.  John  Hathaway's  regt.; 
entered  service  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  8  days;  company 
marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm. 

Mirick,  Ebenezer.  Seaman,  sloop  "  Winthrop,"  commanded  by  Capt.  George  Little ; 
engaged  Sept.  21,  1782;  discharged  Nov.  25,  1782;  service,  2  mos.  4  days.  Roll 
sworn  to  at  Boston. 

Mirick,  Elisha,  Holden.  Sergeant,  Maj.  Paul  Raymond's  co.  of  militia,  1st  Worces- 
ter Co.  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service, 
8;^  days. 

Mirick,  Isaac  Sergeant,  Capt.  Abram  Tyler's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  (3Ist) 
regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  26, 
1775;  also,  Capt.  Peter  Warren's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchell's  regt.;  detached 
July  7,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  25,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  18  days,  on  Penobscot 
expedition  ;  roll  dated  Falmouth. 

Mirick,  Jacob.  Account  of  guns  returned  by  persons  belonging  to  the  2fith  regt.  while 
at  Trenton  Dec.  31,  1776,  and  Jan.  1,  1777. 

Mirick,  Jacob.  Private,  Cai)t.  John  Pearson's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Putnam's  regt.;  en- 
listed Sept.  2,  1781;  discharged  Dec.  8,  1781;  service,  3  mos.  18  days,  including 
12  days  (240  miles)  travel  home ;  i-egiment  raised  in  Essex  and  Plymouth  coun- 
ties to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Newburyport. 

Mirick,  Jamks.  Captain,  Col  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ;  entered  service  Oct.  2, 1777;  dis- 
charged Oct.  18,  1777;  service,  25  days,  under  Lieut.  Col.  Ephraim  Sawyer,  in- 
cluding travel  (160  miles)  home;  company  raised  in  Bolton  and  Princeton  and 
marcLed  to  reinforce  army  under  Gen.  Gates  at  Saratoga. 


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MiRiCK,  JoHX,  Winslow  (also  given  Kennebec).  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army  from  Col.  Joseph  North's  (2d  Lincoln  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Gard- 
nerstown,  Feb.  2,  1778;  residence,  Winslow;  engaged  for  town  of  Winslow; 
joined  Capt.  Jenkins's  co.,  Col.  Brewer's  regt. ;  term,  3  years. 

MiRiCK,  John.  Order  on  Henry  Gardner,  Treasurer,  payable  to  one  of  the  constables 
of  Princeton,  dated  Princeton,  Jul.y  4,  1782,  signed  by  said  Mirick  and  others  be- 
longing to  Capt.  Stearns's  co..  Col.  Rand's  regt.,  for  wages  for  3  raos.  service  in 
1780. 

MiKiCK,  Jonathan,  Newton.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Wiswall's  co.,  which  marched 
in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Lexington ;  service,  4  days. 

Mirick,  Jonathan.  Private,  Capt.  John  Walton's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt.  of 
guards;  engaged  Jan.  16,  1778;  service  to  Feb.  3,  1778,  18  days,  at  Cambridge, 
guarding  troops  of  convention. 

Mirick,  Joseph,  Barre.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
7th  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Benjamin  Nye  and  Capt.  William 
Henry,  dated  Dec.  29,  1777  ;  residence,  Barre ;  engaged  for  town  of  Barre  ;  joined 
Capt.  Reed's  co..  Col.  Alden's  regt. ;  term  during  war. 

Mirick,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Little's  co.  of  Minute-men,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  5  days. 

Mirick,  Joseph  (also  given  Joseph,  Jr.).  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Joseph  Morgan's  (8th) 
CO.,  Col.  John  Moseley's  (3d  Hampshire  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers 
chosen  by  the  several  companies  in  said  regiment,  endorsed  "April  26,  1776"; 
reported  commissioned  April  26, 1776 ;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Joseph  Morgan's 
CO.,  Col.  John  Moseley's  regt. ;  engaged  Sept.  21,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  17,  1777 ; 
service  1  mo.  3  days,  on  expedition  to  Northern  department  including  6  days  (120 
miles)  travel  home. 

Mirick,  Joseph.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Array  for 
the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received 
of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  7, 
1780;  age,  24  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for  town  of 
Northfield;  marched  to  camp  July  7,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Dix. 

Mirick,  Joshua,  Harwich.  Capt.  Abijah  Bangs's  co. ;  list  dated  Dorchester,  Sept  4, 
1776 ;  company  raised  from  various  towns  in  Barnstable  Co. 

Mirick,  Josiah,  Princeton.  Private,  Capt.  Boaz  Moore's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  9  days;  also,  Capt. 
James  Mirick's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ;  entered  service  Oct.  2, 1777 ;  dis- 
charged Oct.  18, 1777  ;  service,  25  days,  under  Lieut.  Col.  Ephraim  Sawyer,  includ- 
ing travel  (160  miles)  home  ;  company  raised  in  Bolton  and  Princeton  and  marched 
to  reinforce  army  under  Gen.  Gates  at  Saratoga. 

Mirick,  Nathan.  Private,  Capt.  Jacob  Haskins's  co.,  in  a  regiment  commanded  by 
Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Pierce;  engaged  May  20,  1779;  discharged  May  27,  1779;  ser- 
vice, 10  days,  at  Tiverton,  R.  I. ;  regiment  raised  to  serve  at  Rhode  Island  until 
July  1,  1779. 

Mirick,  Richard,  Leicester  and  Brookfield.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Con- 
tinental Army  from  6th  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Nathan  Fisher, 
sworn  to  in  Worcester  Co.,  Feb.  16,  1778 ;  residence,  "  Late  Leicester  and  Brook- 
field  "  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Westborough  ;  joined  Capt.  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Jack- 
son's regt. ;  term,  during  war;  reported  a  slave  to  Capt.  Brown. 

Mirick,  Samuel,  Newton.  Private,  Capt.  Abner  Crafts's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  William  Bond's 
(late  Col.  Thomas  Gardner's)  37th  regt.;  company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct. 
7,  1775. 


826  TklASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

MiRiCK,  Samuel,  Watertown.  Lieutenant  and  Quarter  Master,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31, 
1780;  reported  as  serving  7  mos.  as  Ensign;  also,  Ensign,  12th  Mass.  regt.; 
return  of  officers  certified  at  Boston,  July  13,  1780,  by  Lieut.  Asa  Bullard;  also, 
Lieutenant,  Col.  Sprout's  regt. ;  list  of  officers  promoted  in  the  Continental  Army 
and  for  whom  warrants  were  made  out;  commissioned  Sept.  [  ?]  16,  1780. 

MiRicK,  Samuel,  Wilbraham.  Private,  Capt.  James  Warriner's  (Wilbraham)  co., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  10  days. 

MiRiCK,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Freeman's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Enoch  Hallet's 
regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  16,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1780;  service,  2  mos.  20  days, 
including  4  days  (75  miles)  travel  home ;  regiment  raised  in  Barnstable  Co.  to 
reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

MiRiCK,  Silas,  Berkley.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Tubbs's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Walker's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  7 
days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  Nov.  20,  1775. 

MiRiCK,  Silas,  Dighton.  Private,  Capt.  James  Briggs's  co. ;  service,  29  days ;  com- 
pany marclied  from  Dighton  Oct.  2, 1777,  under  command  of  Col.  Freeman  on  a 
secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island  and  was  discharged  Oct.  29,  1777,  by  Gen. 
Spencer. 

MiRiCK,  Spencer,  Springfield.  Private,  Capt.  Gideon  Burt's  co..  Col.  Timothy  Daniel- 
son's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Roxbur}'  Camp,  Oct.  6,  1775;  reported  "  De- 
tacht  to  Quebec." 

MiRiCK,  Tilly.  Corporal,  Capt.  Levi  Ely's  co..  Col.  John  Moseley's  regt.;  engaged 
Sept.  21, 1777  ;  discharged  Oct.  17,  1777 ;  service,  33  days,  on  expedition  to  North- 
ern department,  including  6  days  (120  miles)  travel  home. 

MiRiCK,  William.  3d  Mate,  brigantine  "  Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Foster 
Williams;  engaged  July  12, 1779;  service  to  Sept.  6, 1779, 1  mo.  24  days;  stature, 
5  ft.  6  in. ;  nationality,  American.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. 

MiRiK,  Jonathan.  Private,  Capt.  John  Walton's  co. ;  joined  Sept.  4,  1778 ;  discharged 
Sept.  11,  1778. 

MiRRACK,  Jaco3!.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  Badlam's  co..  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (26th) 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  June,  1776,  dated  New  York. 

MiRRACK,  S.  W.,  Boston.  Steward's  Mate,  ship  "Viper,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Wil- 
liam Williams ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co.,  Sept. 
30,  1780 ;  age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  occupation,  joiner; 
residence,  Boston. 

MiRRAK,  Jacob.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  Badlam's  co..  Col.  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt.;  pay 
abstract  for  May,  1776,  dated  New  York. 

MiRRECK,  Jacob.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  Badlam's  co..  Col.  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt.;  pay 
abstract  for  March,  1776,  dated  New  York. 

MiRRECK  [Tillt].  Memorandum  statement  dated  Boston,  Oct.  6,  1778,  informing  the 
Council,  on  behalf  of  the  Commissary  of  Prisoners,  that  the  exchange  of  a  Mr. 
Shirley,  a  British  prisoner  at  Boston,  had  been  effected  by  the  return  of  said  Mir- 
reck  in  the  snow  "  Swift,"  a  cartel  from  Halifax. 

MiRREL,  James.  Private,  Capt.  John  Wells's  co..  Col.  Timothy  Robinson's  detachment 
of  Hampshire  Co.  Militia ;  entered  service  Dec.  23, 1776;  discharged  April  1, 1777; 
service,  100  days,  at  Ticonderoga. 

MiKREL,  Moses,  North  Yarmouth.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  George  Rogers's  (3d  North  Yarmouth)  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchel's 


m  THE  WAE  OF  TILE  REVOLUTION.  827 


InIikrel,  Moses,  continued. 

(2d  Cumberland  Co.)  regt.,  dated  Dec.  6,  1777 ;  residence,  North  Yarmouth ;  en- 
listed for  town  of  North  Yarmouth;  joined  Capt.  Silas  Burbank's  co..  Col. 
Brewer's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

MiRRET,  John,  HoUis.  Private,  Capt.  David  Cowden's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Ruggles 
Woodbridge's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  24,  1775;  ser- 
vice, 2  mos.  13  days;  also,  company  return  dated  near  Prospect  Hill,  Sept.  28, 
1775. 

MiRRiAJi,  Hezekiah.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Sheldon's  co..  Col.  Seth  Murray's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  13,  1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  12,  1780 ;  service,  3  mos.  7  days,  including 
7  days  (132  miles)  travel  home ;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  3  months. 

MiRHiCH,  Isaac,  Scarborough.  Corporal,  Capt.  Abraham  Tyler's  co..  Col.  Edmund 
Phinney's  (31st)  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Sept.  29,  1775 ;  reported  enlisted 
May  9,  1775. 

MiRRiCK,  Jonathan.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Frost's  co..  Col.  Cyprian  How's  regt.; 
entei'cd  service  July  31,  1780;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  5  days,  at 
Rhode  Island,  including  travel  (60  miles)  home ;  regiment  raised  for  3  months. 

MiKRicK,  Joseph,  Sandisfield.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Soule's  co.,  Col.  John  Fellows's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May  8, 1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  1  day. 

MiRRiCK,  Stephen.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Bumstead's  co. ;  list  of  men  drafted  from 
Lieut.  Col.  Jabez  Hatch's  (Boston)  regt.,  agreeable  to  order  of  Council  of  May  7, 
1777,  to  guard  stores,  etc.,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath  at  and  about  Boston  for  the 
terra  of  5  weeks. 

MiRRicK,  William,  Hardwick.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Billings's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer 
Learned's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  4,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  4  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  company  receipt 
for  ammunition,  given  to  Capt.  Barnabas  Sears,  dated  Dorchester  Camp,  Feb.  15, 
1776 ;  also,  return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 
Edmund  Hodges's  6th  (2d  Hardwick)  co.,  Col.  James  Converse's  (4th  Worcester 
Co.)  regt..  Brig.  Warner's  brigade,  sworn  to  at  Hardwick,  Feb.  25,  1778;  resi- 
dence, Hardwick ;  engaged  for  town  of  Hardwick. 

MiRRiTT,  Jonathan.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Soper's  co. ;  enlisted  July  25, 1775 ;  service 
to  Dec.  31,  1775,  5  mos.  20  days,  under  direction  of  field  officers  of  1st  Plymouth 
Co.  regt. ;  company  stationed  on  the  seacoast. 

Misbit  [  r  ] ,  Jonathan,  Salem.  Seaman,  ship  "  Pilgrim  ",  commanded  by  Capt.  Joseph 
Robinson;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  dated  Aug.  2,  1780;  age,  32  yrs.; 
stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  dark  ;  residence,  Salem. 

Miservet,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Lemont's  co..  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's 
regt.;  enlisted  June  25,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1778;  service,  6  mos.  19  days, 
at  Rhode  Island,  including  12  days  (233  miles)  travel  home ;  also,  same  co.  and 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Warwick,  Nov.  7,  1778  ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster 
rolls  dated  East  Greenwich,  Sept.  17,  Sept.  23,  Nov.  13,  and  Dec.  30,  1778;  en- 
listment to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779. 

Misser,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  John  Davis's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col.  Fry's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7  days  ;  reported  enlisted 
Feb.  14, 1775. 

MissiCK, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Missie,  Mizicks,  Mysick.] 

MissicK,  Joseph.  Gunner's  Mate,  U.  S.  brig  "  General  Gates,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
John  Skimmer ;  list  of  men  entitled  to  prize  shares  [year  not  given]  ;  said  Missick 

rated  1|  shares. 


828  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

MissicK,  Joshua,  Boston.  Matross,  Capt.  Edward  Crafts's  co.,  Col.  Richard  Gridley's 
(Artiller}')  regt. ;  company  return  dated  French  Lines,  Oct.  12,  1775;  also,  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  mone)^  dated  Nov.  6,  1775 ;  also,  Matross, 
Capt.  Edward  Crafts's  co.,  Col.  Heniy  Knox's  (Artillery)  regt.;  pay  abstract  for 
travel  allowance  from  Fishkill  home,  dated  Fishkill,  Jan.  10,  1777;  said  Missick 
credited  with  allowance  for  11  days  (220  miles)  travel;  order  for  payment  of 
amount  of  abstract  dated  at  Peekskill  and  signed  by  Maj.  Gen.  W.  Heath. 

MissiE,  Joshua.  Capt.  Edwai-d  Crafts's  co.,  Col.  Gridley's  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance 
pay,  signed  by  said  Missie,  dated  Cambridge,  May  29,  1775. 

MissiNGER,  "  Sw."  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  Kollock's  co..  Col.  John  Smith's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  3  days. 

MiTCALF,  Ralph.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Coljurn's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th) 
regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Feb-May,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlistment,  during 
war;  reported  on  command  cutting  wood  in  April,  1781,  on  command  at  New 
Windsor  in  May,  1781;  also,  muster  roll  for  June,  1781;  reported  on  command 
at  New  Windsor. 

MiTCHAL,  DoMiNicu.s.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Joshua  Jordan's  co..  Col.  Jonathan 
Mitchal's  regt. ;  service  from  July  7,  1779,  to  Sept.  25,  1779,  2  mos.  18  days,  on 
Penobscot  expedition.    Roll  dated  Cape  Elizabeth. 

MiTCHAL,  Edward.  Receipt  dated  Boston,  June  18, 1782,  for  bounty  paid  said  Mitchal 
by  Joseph  Underwood,  Chairman  of  Class  No.  3  of  the  town  of  Reading,  to  serve 
in  the  Continental  Array  for  the  term  of  3  years. 

MiTCHAL,  Isaiah.  Private,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt.;  service  from  Jan.  1, 
1782,  12  mos. 

MiTCHAL,  Samuel  Gibs'x.  Private,  Capt.  James  Sawyer's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's  regt. ; 
return  of  men  in  camp  at  Cambi'idge,  dated  May  17,  1775. 

Mitchall,  Abner,  Lunenburg.  Private,  1st  co..  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt. ;  Continental 
Armj^  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt. 
Hugh  Maxwell's  (1st)  co..  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Camp  near 
Valley  Forge,  Jan.  24,  1778 ;  residence,  Lunenburg. 

Mitchall,  Cuff.  Paj-  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  b,v  the  town  of  Bridgewater  for 
service  in  the  Continental  Army  at  AVest  Point  during  1780;  marched  July  8,  1780 
[service  not  given] . 

Mitchall,  Hugh.  Private,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt. ;  service  from  Jan.  1, 
1782, 12  mos. 

Mitchall,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Jordan's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchal's  regt. ; 
service  from  July  7,  1779,  to  Sept  25,  1779,  2  mos.  20  days,  on  Penobscot  expedi- 
tion.   Roll  dated  Cape  Elizabeth. 

Mitchall,  London.  Private,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt. ;  service  from  March 
1,  1782,  10  mos. 

Mitchall,  Samuel,  Egremont.  Descriptive  list  dated  Feb.  3, 1781 ;  Capt.  Luke  Hitch- 
cock's CO.,  1st  Mass.  regt. ;  age,  36  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in. ;  complexion,  light ; 
hair,  light;  birthplace,  Wallingford,  Conn.;  residence,  Egremont;  enlisted  April 
10,  1777,  by  Lieut.  Williams,  at  Great  Barrington;  enlistment,  during  war. 

Mitchall,  Stephen.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  Badlam's  co..  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (26th) 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  Dec,  1775,  dated  New  York  ;  enlisted  Dec.  18,  1775 ;  ser- 
vice, 13  days ;  also,  list  of  men  returned  as  having  gone  out  of  Capt.  Badlam's  co. 
to  attack  the  enemy  at  Trenton  [year  not  given] . 

Mitcheal,  Benjamin.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Tuckerman's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Vose's 
regt. ;  return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15, 1777,  etc. ;  reported 
deceased. 


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MiTCHEL,  Abiel,  Easton.  Major,  Col.  Timothy  Walker's  regt. ;  engaged  April  24, 
1775  ;  service,  3  iiios.  2  weeks  ;  also,  same  regt. ;  list  of  field  and  staff  officers  ap- 
pearing on  a  return  of  Capt.  John  Perry's  co.,  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  official 
record  of  a  ballot  by  the  House  of  Representatives,  dated  Feb.  2, 1776 ;  said  Mitchel 
chosen  1st  Major,  Col.  Geoi'ge  Williams's  (3d  Bristol  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia; 
appointment  concurred  in  by  Council  Feb.  7,  1776;  reported  commissioned  Feb. 
7,  1776  ;  also.  Major,  Col.  John  Dagget's  regt. ;  list  dated  Taunton,  Dec.  20,  1776, 
of  officers  appointed  to  command  men  raised  in  Bristol  Co.  from  Brig.  Gen. 
George  Godfrey's  brigade  and  returned  Jan.  1,  1777,  as  stationed  at  or  near  How- 
land's  Ferry  for  defence  of  Rhode  Islan.d ;  also,  list  of  officers  nominated  in  House 
of  Representatives,  April  17, 1777,  to  command  two  regiments  destined  for  Rhode 
Island,  with  accompanying  request  that  the  Council  assign  them  to  their  respective 
commands;  said  Mitchel  assigned  as  Major  in  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.,  which 
was  to  be  raised  in  Worcester,  Middlesex,  Bristol,  and  Barnstable  counties ;  list 
endorsed  "  Field  officers  for  forces  going  to  Providence ;  "  a^so,  official  record  of 
a  ballot  by  the  House  of  Representatives,  dated  June  17, 1779 ;  said  Mitchel  chosen 
Colonel,  3d  Bristol  Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia ;  appointment  concurred  in  by  Coun- 
cil June  17,  1779;  reported  commissioned  June  17,  1779;  also,  Colonel,  3d  Bristol 
Co.  regt..  Brig.  Gen.  Godfrey's  brigade;  general  return  of  Mass.  militia  made 
by  Adjutant  General  Peleg  Wadsworth,  dated  July  5,  1779;  also.  Colonel  of  a 
regiment  detached  from  Bristol  Co.  militia  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army ; 
appointed  July  13,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  31,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  21  days  at 
Rhode  Island. 

Mitchel,  Abneu,  Townsend  (also  given  Lunenburg).  Private,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co., 
Col.  John  Bailey's  regt.;  Continental  Array  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 
1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  residence,  Townsend. 

Mitchel,  Abner.  Captain,  9th  co.,  5th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list 
of  offlcers;  commissioned  Aug.  14,  1780. 

Mitchel,  Amasa,  Sheffield.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Berkshire  Co.  in  1779 
to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  ;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  2  in. ;  complexion, 
light;  engaged  for  town  of  Sheffield  or  Taconic  Mountain;  delivered  to  Lieut. 
Storey ;  also,  Fifer,  Capt.  Burbank's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780 ;  also,  Lieut.  Col. 
Commandant  Sprout's  regt. ;  abstract  for  wages  for  Oct. -Dec,  1780,  dated  Boston  ; 
also,  descriptive  list  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  28,  1781;  Capt.  Henry  Sewall's  co., 
2d  Mass.  regt.;  rank,  P'ifer;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light; 
residence,  Sheffield;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1780,  by  Capt.  Burbank,  at  Fishkill;  enlist- 
ment, during  war.     [See  Amos  Mitchell] 

Mitchel,  Andrew,  Lunenburg.  Private,  Capt.  George  Kimball's  (Lunenburg)  co., 
which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775  ;  service, 
10  days. 

Mitchel,  Bela.  Capt.  John  Worthly's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt.;  order 
for  bount}'  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge,  Nov.  2, 
1775. 

Mitchel,  Bela.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Packard's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt. ; 
entered  service  July  25,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  9,  1778;  service,  1  mo.  16  days  at 
Rhode  Island.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Plymouth. 

Mitchel,  Ben.,  Scarborough.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Larrabee's  co. ;  marched  Nov. 
13, 1775  ;  discharged  Nov.  18,  1775 ;  service,  6  days,  under  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchel ; 
company  ordered  out  by  Col.  Freeman  to  fortify  Falmouth. 

Mitchel,  Benjamin,  Sandwich.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Micah  Hamlen's  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Marshall's  regt. ;  enlisted  June  12,  1776 ;  service  to  Aug.  1,  1776,  1  mo.  20  days ; 
roil  dated  Castle  Island,  also,  Capt.  Micah  Hamlen's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's 


830  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AXD   SAILORS 

MiTCHEL,  Benjamin,  continued. 

(1st)  regt.  of  guards ;  muster  roll  dated  Cambridge,  May  9,  1778 ;  enlisted  April 
7, 1778  ;  enlistmeut,  3  months  from  April  2, 1778 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster 
roll  dated  Cambridge,  June  1,  1778;  reported  sick  in  hospital ;  also,  same  co.  and 
regt. ;  marched  April  7,  1778 ;  service  to  July  6,  1778,  2  mos.  28  days,  at  Cam- 
bridge; travel  4  days  (80  miles)  home  also  allowed. 

MiTCHEL,  Benjamin.  Private,  Capt  George  Rogers's  co.;  service,  6  days;  company 
detached  from  2d  Cumljerland  Co.  regt.  by  order  of  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchel  to  work 
on  the  fort  at  Falmouth  in  Nov.,  1775. 

MiTCHEL,  Benjamin.  List  of  prisoners  to  be  received  in  exchange  for  British  prisoners 
sent  to  Halifax  in  the  cartel  "  Swift,"  as  attested  by  Robert  Pierpont,  Commis- 
sary, dated  Oct.  9,  1777;  said  Mitchel,  Seaman,  to  be  exchanged  for  Nails  Ros- 
berry,  Seaman. 

MiTCHEL,  Benjamin.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Samson's  co..  Col.  Theophilus  Cotton's 
regt..  Gen.  Palmer's  brigade ;  service  between  Sept.  25,  1777,  and  Oct.  30,  1777, 
32  days,  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Newport,  R.  I.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Plymouth  Co. 

MiTCHEL,  Bradford,  Bridgewater.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Orr's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  John  Bailey's  regt.,  which  marched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ; 
service,  8  days. 

MiTCHEL,  Bradford.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Harwood's  co..  Col.  John  Dickason's 
(Dickinson's)  regt.;  enlisted  July  19,  1777;  discharged  July  31,  1777;  service,  15 
days ;  company  marched  to  Manchester  to  join  forces  under  Col.  Seth  Warner  on 
an  alarm.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Chesterfield. 

MiTCHEL,  Bradford.  Sergeant,  Capt.  William  Ward's  (Plantation  No.  5)  co.,  (late) 
Col.  Ezra  May's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  17, 1777;  discharged  Aug.  22, 1777  ;  service, 
5  days ;  company  marched  to  Bennington  on  an  alarm. 

MiTCHEL,  Bradford.  Private,  Capt.  Christopher  Banister's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  May's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  20,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  14,  1777 ;  service,  29  days,  on  expedition 
to  Stillwater  and  Saratoga,  including  travel  (100  miles)  home. 

MiTCHEL,  Caleb,  Exeter.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Isaac  Sherman's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Loammi 
Baldwin's  (late  Col.  Gerrish's)  38tli  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Camp  at  Sewall's 
Point,  Sept.  26,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Isaac  Sherman's  co..  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's 
(26th)  regt. ;  abstract  for  advance  pay  for  Jan.,  1776;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.; 
pay  abstract  for  March,  1776. 

MiTCHEL,  Cuff,  Bridgewater.  Private,  Capt.  James  Allen's  co..  Col.  Simeon  Cary's 
regt.;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  dated  Camp  near  New  York,  Aug.  9,  1776; 
mileage  (251  miles)  allowed  said  Mitchel;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to 
reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of 
June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen. 
John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  14,  1780;  age,  33  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  en- 
gaged for  town  of  Bridgewater;  marched  to  camp  July  14,  1780,  under  command 
of  Capt.  Hancock  ;  reported  a  negro. 

MiTCHEL,  Daniel,  Haverhill.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Ayer's  (2d  Haverhill)  co..  Col. 
Johnson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5  daj's; 
also,  Capt.  Samuel  Johnson's  co.,  Col.  Titcomb's  regt.;  arrived  at  place  of  ren- 
dezvous April  27,  1777 ;  discharged  June  27,  1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  10  days,  includ- 
ing travel  (175  miles)  to  place  of  rendezvous  and  from  place  of  discharge  home; 
compan^v  raised  to  serve  for  2  months  from  time  of  arrival  at  Providence,  R.  I. ; 
roll  dated  Bristol;  also.  Corporal,  Capt.  Samuel  Merrill's  co.,  Maj.  Gage's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  30,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  6,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  9  days ;  company 
marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  831 

MiTCHEL,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  George  Rogers's  co. ;  service,  4  days ;  company  de- 
tached from  2d  Cnmljcrland  Co.  regt.  by  order  of  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchel  to  work 
on  the  fort  at  Falmouth  in  Nov.,  1775. 

Mitchel,  Daniel.  Master,  sloop  "  Defiance ;  "  list  of  transports  employed  on  Penob- 
scot expedition,  as  returned  by  Seth  Loring,  Secretary,  dated  War  Office,  July  11, 
1779;  entered  service  July  3, 1779. 

Mitchel,  Daniel  (also  given  Daniel,  Jr.).  Private,  Capt.  John  Gray's  co..  Col. 
Jonathan  Mitchell's  regt.;  enlisted  July  7,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1779;  ser- 
vice, 2  mos.  6  days,  on  Penobscot  expedition.  Roll  dated  North  Yarmouth  and 
sworn  to  in  Cumberland  Co. 

Mitchel,  David,  Machias.  Drummer,  6th  co..  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Aug.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  residence,  Machias; 
also,  (late)  Colonel's  co.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Jonas  Parker,  (late)  Col.  Ichabod 
Alden's  (6th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Dec,  1778,  dated  Cherry  Valley;  enlisted 
Aug.  1,  1777  ;  enlistment,  3  years  ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March 
and  April,  1779,  dated  "  Fort  Harkenicr ;  "  also,  descriptive  list  of  deserters  from 
Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.,  dated  West  Point,  Aug.  18,  1782;  Liijht 
Infantry  co. ;  rank.  Drummer;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion, 
dark ;  hair,  dark ;  deserted  Oct.  3,  1780,  from  Totoway. 

Mitchel,  David,  Stockbridge.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Cook's  co..  Col.  John  Brown's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  entered  service  Sept.  20,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  14,  1777; 
service,  24  days,  at  the  Northward;  also,  list  of  men  raised  in  Berkshire  Co.  to 
serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  9  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of 
April  20,  1778,  as  returned  by  Truman  Whaler,  Muster  Master,  dated  Great  Bar- 
rington,  June  5,  1778 ;  residence,  Stockbridge. 

Mitchel,  David.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suf- 
folk Co.,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  16,  1777;  Capt.  Cushing's  co..  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson's 
battalion. 

Mitchel,  David.  List  of  men  who  took  the  oath  in  Suffolk  Co.  Feb.  24, 1777,  required 
by  Congress  on  enlisting  into  the  army. 

Mitchel,  David.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Jenne's  co. ;  enlisted  March  14,  1781;  dis- 
charged March  18, 1781 ;  service,  4  days ;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island. 

Mitchel,  Day.  Receipt  dated  Bradford,  July  6,  1779,  signed  by  said  Mitchel,  for  £30 
bounty  and  £7  16s  travel  allowance  to  Providence,  received  of  John  Burbank  and 
William  Balch,  Jr.,  Selectmen,  upon  engaging  to  serve  in  the  army. 

Mitchel,  DoMiNicrs,Pearsontown.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Josiah  Shaw's  4th  (also  given 
5th)  Pearsontown  co.,  3d  Cumberland  Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers 
chosen  in  said  regiment ;  ordered  in  Council  May  10,  1776,  that  said  officers  be  com- 
missioned ;  reported  commissioned  May  10, 1776 ;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Whitmore's 
CO.,  Col.  Reuben  Fogg's  regt. ;  copy  of  a  pay  abstract  for  mileage  [year  not 
given] ;  mileage  for  400  miles  allowed  said  Mitchel. 

Mitchel,  Ebenezer,  Gorham  (also  given  Falmouth).  Private,  Capt.  Hart  Williams's 
CO.,  which  marched  April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  27  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army  Maj'  18,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Hart 
Williams's  CO.,  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt. ;  billeting  allowed  from  time  of  en- 
listment to  date  of  marching  to  headquarters,  July  5,  1775;  credited  with  allow- 
ance for  10  weeks  3  days ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money 
dated  Fort  No.  2,  Cambridge,  Oct.  26,  1775. 

Mitchel,  Ebenezer.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army,  as  returned  by  Noah  Goodman,  Superintendent;  age,  17  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  occupation,  farmer;  engaged 
for  town  of  Granville  ;  engaged  March  13,  1781 ;  term,  3  years. 


832  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND  SAILORS 

MiTCHEL,  Edward.  Official  record  of  a  ballot  by  the  House  of  Representatives,  dated 
Felj.  1, 1776 ;  said  Mitchel  chosen  Colonel,  3d  Plymouth  Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia ; 
appointment  concurred  in  by  Council  Feb.  6,  1776;  reported  commissioned  Feb. 
7,  1776 ;  also,  list  of  members  of  committees  appointed  to  raise  men  for  New  York 
and  Canada  showing  commissions  delivered  them  [year  not  given]  ;  said  Mitchel, 
Colonel,  reported  as  belonging  to  committee  for  Plymouth  Co. 

Mitchel,  Edward.  Seaman,  Continental  frigate  "Deane,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Samuel  Nicholson;  engaged  April  12,  1782;  service  to  Ma.y  31,  1782,  1  mo.  19 
days. 

Mitchel,  Elijah.  Private,  Capt.  Agrippa  Wells's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt.; 
pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  from  place  of  discharge  home,  sworn  to  at 
Deerfield,  Dec.  10,  1777;  92  miles  travel  allowed  said  Mitchel;  company  served 
at  Ticonderoga  for  3  mos.  from  Sept.  1,  1776. 

Mitchel,  Eliphaz  (also  given  Eliphalet),  Bridgewater.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Orr's 
CO.  of  Minute-men,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt.,  which  marched  in  response  to  the 
alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  11  days ;  also,  Capt.  James  Allen's  co.,  Col.  John 
Bailey's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  1 
rao,  1  week,  3  days;  also,  Capt.  Ezra  Badlam's  co.  of  the  train  of  artillery;  re- 
turn dated  Roxbury  Camp,  June  23,  1775;  enlisted  June  7,  1775;  reported  joined 
from  Capt.  Allen's  co.,  Gen.  Thomas's  regt. ;  also,  3d  Gunner,  Capt.  Ezra  Bad- 
lam's CO.,  Col.  Richard  Giidley's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 
1775 ;  enlisted  June  8,  1775  ;  service,  1  mo.  25  days ;  also,  company  return  dated 
Sewall's  Point,  Oct.  8,  1775;  also.  Private,  3d  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt.;  Con- 
tinental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  re- 
ported as  serving  12  mos.  as  Private,  22  mos.  as  Drummer;  also,  Drummer  (late) 
Capt.  Jacob  Allen's  (3d)  co..  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Camp  Val- 
ley Forge,  Jan.  24, 1778 ;  also,  Capt.  Adams  Bailey's  (late  Capt.  Jacob  Allen's)  co., 
Col.  Bailey's  (2d)  regt.;  muster  roll  made  up  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Jan.  1,  1780; 
enlisted  March  1,  1777;  appointed  Drummer  Oct.  -,  1777;  reduced  July  1,  1779; 
transferred  Dec.  1,  1779,  to  Capt.  Howard's  co. 

Mitchel,  Elisha,  Bridgewater.  1st  Lieutenant;  Capt.  Robert  Orr's  co.  of  Minute- 
iiien.  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt.;  which  marched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April 

19,  1775 ;  service,  8  days. 

Mitchel,  Elisha.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Cook's  co..  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  entered  service  Sept.  22,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  14,  1777;  service,  22 
days,  at  the  Northward ;  also,  Capt.  Ambrose  Hill's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Miles  Powell's 
(Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  18,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  22,  1779;  service, 
1  mo.  10  days,  at  New  Haven,  Conn.,  including  5  days  (100  miles)  travel  home; 
order  for  payment  of  amount  of  roll  dated  at  Richmond  and  signed  by  Capt.  Hill ; 
also,  Capt.  Ezra  Whittelsey's  co.,  3d  Berkshire  Co.  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  14,  1780; 
discharged  Oct.  18,  1780;  service,  4  days,  at  the  Westward  (also  given  in  Northern 
department)  on  the  alarm  of  Oct.  14,  1780. 

Mitchel,  Elkanah.  List  of  men  who  marched  from  Dartmouth  to  camp  under  com- 
mand of  Capt.  Benjamin  Dillingham  and  arrived  there  Feb.  15,  1776. 

Mitchel,  Francis,  DeiTy  (also  given  Londonderry).  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Ban- 
croft's CO.,  Col.  Bridge's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  4, 
1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  5  days. 

Mitchel,  Francis.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Shattuck'sco.,  Col.  John  Robinson's  regt. ;  ser- 
vice from  time  of  enlistment  to  time  of  marching  to  camp,  8  days.  Roll  dated 
Cambridge,  March  -,  1776. 

Mitchel,  Gregory,  Wells.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Wells,  Muster  Master, 
dated  Wells,  March  12,  1777;  Capt.  Daniel  Wheelwright's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer 
Francis's  regt.;  residence.   Wells;   term,  3  years   or  during  war;  reported  re- 


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MiTCHEL,  Gregory,  continued. 

ceived  State  and  Continental  bounties;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Francis's  co.,  Col. 
Tapper's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  26,  1777, 
to  July  10,  1780;  reported  deserted;  also,  Capt.  Daniel  Wheelwright's  co..  Col. 
Ebenezer  Francis's  regt. ;  subsistence  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  Feb.  26, 
1777,  to  date  of  marching,  March  22,  1777 ;  credited  with  25  rations ;  also,  Capt. 
Wheelwright's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  regt.;  return  dated  Jan.  25,  1778; 
residence.  Wells ;  engaged  for  town  of  Wells ;  mustered  by  County  Muster 
Master  Wells  and  by  Continental  Muster  Master  Verrick. 

MiTCHEL,  Hugh,  Pittsfield.  Private,  Capt.  David  Noble's  co.,  Col.  Patterson's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  29,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  9  days; 
also,  Capt.  David  Wheler's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  detachment  of  Berk- 
shire Co.  militia;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Feb.  25,  1777;  enlist- 
ment to  expire  March  15, 1777 ;  reported  discharged  at  muster  Feb.  25, 1777 ;  also, 
Capt.  David  Wheeler's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  regt. ;  enlisted  Dec.  16, 1776 ; 
discharged  Feb.  25,  1777;  service,  71  days,  at  Ticonderoga;  also,  return  of  men 
raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  fi-om  Capt.  William  Ford's  (Pittsfield) 
CO. ;  residence,  Pittsfield ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Pittsfield ;  joined  Capt.  Miller's 
CO.,  Col.  Vose's  regt. ;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  between  Jan.  20,  1777,  and  June 
1,  1778,  by  Truman  Wheler,  Muster  Master  for  Berkshire  Co. ;  also.  Private,  Capt. 
Jeremiah  Miller's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  April  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  reported  as  serving  8  mos.  as 
Private,  25  mos.  as  Corporal ;  also.  Corporal,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for 
Dec,  1777,  sworn  to  at  Camp  near  Valley  Forge;  enlisted  April  1,  1777;  enlist- 
ment, 3  years;  aZso,  muster  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec,  1778,  Jan.,  March,  and  April, 
1779,  dated  Providence ;  also.  Private,  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  April  1,  1780. 

MiTCHEL,  Isaac.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received 
of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Maj.  Peter  Harwood,  of  6th  Mass.  regt.,  at 
Springfield,  July  3,  1780;  age,  36  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  engaged  for  town  of 
Boston  ;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  2,  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July  3, 1780,  under 
command  of  Lieut.  Daniel  Frye,  of  the  artificers ;  reported  a  negro. 

MiTCHEL,  Isaiah.  Private,  Capt.  Matthew  Chambers's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's 
(6th)  regt.;  return  for  wages  for  the  year  1782;  wages  allowed  said  Mitchel  for 
Dec,  1782. 

MiTCHEL,  James,  Cape  Elizabeth.  Private,  Capt.  Adam  Martin's  co.,  Col.  Nathan 
Tyler's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  27,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  17,  1779;  service,  3  mos.  1 
day,  at  Rhode  Island,  travel  (200  miles)  included. 

MiTCHEL,  James,  Morristown.  Private,  Capt.  Mills's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1780; 
residence,  Morristown;  also,  Capt.  Abraham  Tuckerman's  co.,  Col.  Vose's  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  Dec,  1777,  sworn  to  at  Camp  Valley  Forge ;  enlisted  Jan.  1, 1777 ; 
enlistment,  during  war;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Nov.,  1778, 
Jan.  and  Feb.,  1779,  sworn  to  at  Providence;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Abraham  Tucker- 
man's CO.,  Col.  Vose's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated 
Providence. 

MiTCHEL,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Webster's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  14,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  22,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  19  days,  at  Clav- 
erack,  including  travel  (220  miles)  home;  regiment  raised  in  Suffolk  and  Essex 
counties  to  reinforce  army  under  Gen.  Washington. 

MiTCHEL,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Rice's  co..  Col.  Israel  Chapen's  (3d)  regt. ; 
enlisted  Oct.  24,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  22,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  5  days,  at  Clav- 
erack,  including  6  days  (120  miles)  travel  home. 


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MiTCHEL,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Ayer's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  15,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  nios.  7  days,  includ- 
ing 12  days  (240  miles)  travel  home ;  regiment  raised  in  Essex  Co.  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army  for  3  months.    Roll  dated  Haverhill. 

MiTCHEL,  James.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of 
Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Maj.  Peter  Harwood,  of  6th  Mass.regt.,  at  Spring- 
field, July  1,  1780;  age,  50  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  dark;  engaged 
for  town  of  Colrain ;  marched  to  camp  July  1,  1780,  under  command  of  Ensign 
Joseph  Miller;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  b.y  the  town  of  Colrain  for 
service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  June  26, 1780 ;  discharged 
Dec.  4,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  17  days,  travel  (170  miles)  included. 

MiTCHEL,  James,  Jr.  (also  given  James,  2d) .  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce 
the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 
1780,  returned  as  received  of  Justin  Eh-,  Commissioner,  by  Maj.  Peter  Harwood, 
of  6th  Mass.  regt.,  at  Springfield,  July  1,  1780;  age,  16  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.; 
complexion,  light;  engaged  for  town  of  Colrain;  marched  to  camp  July  1, 1780, 
under  command  of  Ensign  Joseph  Miller;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised 
by  the  town  of  Colrain  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched 
June  26, 1780 ;  discharged  Nov.  26, 1780 ;  service,  5  mos.  9  days,  travel  (170  miles) 
included. 

MiTCHEL,  Jeremiah,  Scarborough.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Larrabee's  co. ;  marched 
Oct.  28,  1775;  discharged  Nov.  2,  1775;  service,  6  days,  under  Col.  Jonathan 
Mitchel ;  company  ordered  out  by  Col.  Freeman  to  fortify  Falmouth  ;  said  Mitchel 
with  others  marched  to  Falmouth  a  second  time  by  order  of  Col.  Freeman ; 
marched  Nov.  13,  1775;  discharged  Nov.  18,  1775;  service,  6  days;  also,  Capt. 
Richard  Ma}'berry's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage 
from  home  to  Dorchester  Heights,  sworn  to  Aug.  20,  1776 ;  also,  same  co.  and 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Dorchester  Heights  home,  etc. ;  said 
Mitchel  credited  with  allowance  for  7  days  (135  miles)  travel;  warrant  for  pay 
allowed  in  Council,  Nov.  29,  1776. 

Mitchel,  Job,  Scarborough.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Tyler's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phin- 
ney's  (31st)  regt.;  company  return  dated  Sept.  29,  1775;  reported  enlisted  May 
9,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in"  money  dated  Cambridge, 
Oct.  26,  1775. 

Mitchel,  John,  Boston  (also  given  Stoughton).  Private,  6th  co..  Col.  Brooks's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  2,  1778,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
credited  to  town  of  Medfield ;  also,  Capt.  Asa  Coburn's  (Light  Infantry)  co., 
(late)  Col.  Ichabod  Alden's  (6th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779, 
dated  Fort  Harkimer;  also,  Major's  co..  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780 ;  also,  descriptive  list 
endorsed  "January  11th  1781;"  Light  Infantry  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's 
(7th)  regt. ;  age,  27  (also  given  28  and  29)  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  11  (also  given  5  ft. 
8)  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  black  (also  given  dark);  occupation,  farmer; 
birthplace,  Germany;  residence,  Stoughton  (also  given  Boston) ;  enlisted  Jan.  -, 
1777,  by  Capt.  Parker  (also  given  Dec.  -,  1777) ;  enlistment,  during  war;  also, 
Private,  (late)  Capt.  Jonas  Parker's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.; 
muster  rolls  for  Jan.  and  April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  reported  on  command 
at  Verplanck's  Point  in  Jan.,  1781,  on  command  with  light  infantry  in  April, 
1781 ;  also,  Capt.  Jonathan  Maynard's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  muster  roll 
for  May,  1781,  dated  AVest  Point ;  reported  on  command  with  light  infantry  ;  also, 
muster  rolls  for  June,  July,  and  Sept.,  1781;  reported  on  command  with  light 
infantry;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Oct. -Dec,  1781,  and  Jan.,  1782;  reported  nurse 
in  the  hospital  Oct.-Dec,  1781;  joined  Light  Infantry  co.  in  Jan.,  1782;  also, 
Capt.  Asa  Coburn's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  muster  roll 


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MiTCHEL,  John,  continued. 

for  Jan.,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts ;  reported  sick  in  garrison  hospital ;  also,  list  of 
men  who  died  or  were  discharged  subsequent  to  Jan.  1,  1781;  said  Mitchel  dis- 
charged June  9,  1783,  by  Gen.  Washington,  term  of  enlistment  having  expired; 
also,  list  of  men  entitled  to  honorary  badges  for  faithful  service ;  said  Mitchel  en- 
titled to  1  stripe. 

Mitchel,  John,  Bridgewater.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Orr's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col.  John 
Bailey's  regt.,  which  marched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
8  days. 

Mitchel,  John,  Ireland.  Private,  Capt.  Freedom  Chamberlain's  co.,  Gen.  John 
Thomas's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted  May  3,  1775 ;  service,  3 
mos.  6  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  Oct.  6,  1775;  also, 
certificate  dated  Roxbury,  Jan.  6,  1776,  signed  by  said  Mitchel  and  Samuel  Lin- 
coln, belonging  to  Capt.  Freedom  Chamberlin's  co.,  Gen.  John  Thomas's  regt., 
certifying  that  they  had  not  received  bounty  coats;  certificate  endorsed  "Cash 
Paid  Jan'y  8  1776." 

Mitchel,  John  (also  given  John,  Jr.),  Ireland.  Private,  6th  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt.; 
Continental  Arra.y  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Nov.  19,  1778,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
residence,  Ireland ;  also,  (late)  Colonel's  co.  commanded  by  Capt.  Lieut.  Jonas 
Parker,  (late)  Col.  Ichabod  Alden's  (6th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Dec,  1778,  dated 
Cherry  Valley ;  enlisted  Nov.  19  [1778] ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  same  co.  and 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Fort  Harkemer ;  also,  descrip- 
tive list  of  deserters  from  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.,  dated  M'est  Point, 
Aug.  18,  1782;  Light  Infantry  co. ;  age,  25  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion, 
dark ;  hair,  dark ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Boston ;  deserted  Dec.  22,  1779,  from  West 
Point. 

Mitchel,  John,  Londonderry,  N.  H.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Mus- 
ter Master  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Sept.  14,  1777 ;  Capt.  Scott's  co..  Col. 
Henley's  regt. ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Fox's  co..  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  July  20,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
reported  deserted  but  returned  to  service  being  absent  5  months;  also.  Col.  David 
Henley's  regt.;  return  of  recruits  for  knapsacks,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  16,  1778; 
reported  under  marching  orders;  also.  Corporal,  Capt.  William  Scott's  co..  Col. 
Henley's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1778;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Fox's  (7th) 
CO.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  July,  1779 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1779,  dated  Camp  Providence;  enlisted  July  20,  1777;  enlist- 
ment, 3  years ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  regimental  return  made  up  to  Dec.  31, 
1779,  dated  Camp  at  Providence ;  engaged  for  State  of  New  Hampshire ;  also, 
descriptive  list  dated  Hutts,  three  miles  from  West  Point,  Jan.  28,  1781;  Capt. 
Fox's  CO.,  9th  Mass.  regt.  commanded  by  Col.  H.  Jackson;  rank,  Sergeant;  stat- 
ure, 5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  occupation,  yeoman  ;  residence, 
Londonderry;  enlisted  Jan.  27,  1780,  by  Col.  Jackson;  enlistment,  during  war. 

Mitchel,  John,  Scituate.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Crooker's  co..  Gen.  John  Thomas's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  10,  1775;  service,  2  mos., 
3  weeks,  5  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  7,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Nov.  9,  1775. 

Mitchel,  John,  Wells.  Return  of  officers  to  be  commissioned  in  Col.  Francis's  regt., 
dated  Sept.  23,  1776;  said  Mitchel  reported  as  not  having  joined  Capt.  Samuel 
Leighton's  co.  made  up  from  Col.  Frost  s.  Col.  Sawyer's,  and  Col.  Jordan's  regts.. 
Brig.  Moulton's  brigade. 

Mitchel,  John,  Wells.  Private,  Capt.  Burbank's  co..  Col.  Sprout's  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Oct.  1,  1780;  residence. 
Wells ;  engaged  for  town  of  Wells ;  reported  transferred  to  corps  of  invalids,  Oct. 
1,  1780. 


836  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

MiTCHEL,  John  (also  given  John,  Jr.),  Wells.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel 
Wells,  Muster  Master  for  York  Co.,  dated  Wells,  Jan.  25,  1777;  Capt.  Daniel 
Wheelwright's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years;  reported 
received  State  and  Continental  bounties;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Francis's  co.,  Col. 
Tapper's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  20, 1777,  to 
Jan.  20,  1780;  reported  discharged;  also,  Capt.  Daniel  Wheelwright's  co.,  Col. 
Ebenezer  Francis's  regt. ;  subsistence  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  Jan.  20, 
1777,  to  date  of  marching,  March  22,  1777 ;  credited  with  62  rations ;  also,  Capt. 
Daniel  Wheelwright's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  regt.;  return  dated  Jan.  25, 
1778;  residence.  Wells;  engaged  for  town  of  Wells;  mustered  by  County  Muster 
Master  Wells  and  Continental  Muster  Master  Verrick ;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Page's 
(Light  Infantry)  co..  Col.  Tupper's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  March,  1779,  dated 
West  Point;  also,  receipt  dated  Wells,  March  15,  1781,  for  bounties  paid  said 
Mitchel  and  others  bj'  the  Selectmen  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the 
term  of  3  years,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780. 

Mitchel,  John  (also  given  John,  3d),  Wells.  Return  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel 
Wells,  Muster  Master  for  York  Co.,  certified  in  York  Co.,  June  6,  1780;  said 
Mitchel  appears  among  men  mustered  to  serve  for  8  months  in  defence  of  eastern 
Massachusetts,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  March  25,  1780;  residence.  Wells;  also. 
Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Clark's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Prime's  (York  Co.)  regt.;  enlisted 
May  9,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  8,  1780;  service,  7  mos. ;  enlistment,  8  months; 
regiment  raised  for  defence  of  eastern  Massachusetts. 

Mitchel,  John,  Yarmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Mills's  co.,  Col.  Vose's  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Sept.  4,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  residence, 
Yarmouth. 

Mitchel,  John.  Private ;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  main  guard  under  Lieut. 
Col.  L.  Baldwin,  dated  July  3,  1775. 

Mitchel,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Smith's  co. ;  enlisted  Sept.  22, 1775 ;  discharged 
Dec.  31,  1775;  service.  3  mos.,  2  weeks,  2  days;  company  stationed  at  Machias, 
Lincoln  Co.,  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Mitchel,  John.  Boatswain,  sloop  "Republic,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Foster 
Williams;  engaged  July  25, 1776;  reported  deserted.  Roll  sworn  to  in  Middle- 
sex Co. 

Mitchel,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Sawyer's  (late  Capt.  Wentworth  Stuart's) 
CO.,  Col.  Edmund  Phiney's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George, 
Dec.  8,  1776;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776;  reported  deserted  Aug.  1,  1776. 

Mitchel,  John.  Private,  Capt.  William  Ward's  (Plantation  No.  5)  co.,  (late)  Col. 
Ezra  May's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Aug,  22,  1777;  service,  5 
days;  company  marched  to  Bennington  on  an  alarm. 

Mitchel,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Hancock's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  June  1,  1779;  credited  to 
town  of  North  Yarmouth ;  reported  deserted ;  also,  Capt.  Robert  Davis's  co..  Col. 
Vose's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Dec,  1777,  sworn  to  at  Camp  near  Valley  Forge; 
enlisted  April  10, 1777 ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll 
for  Nov.,  1778;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Dec,  1778,  sworn  to  at 
Providence;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  rolls  for  Jan.  and  Fel).,  1779;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt. ;  order  for  gratuity,  dated  Providence,  Feb.  13,  1779 ;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  March,  1779,  sworn  to  at  Providence ;  also,  (late) 
Capt.  Davis's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779. 
dated  Providence. 

Mitchel,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Acter  Patten's  co..  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's  regt.;  en- 
listed July  6,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  25,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  19  days,  on  Penob- 
scot expedition.    Roll  certified  at  Topsham. 


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MiTCHEL,  Jonathan.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Joshua  Jordan's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Peter 
Noyes's  (1st  Cumberland  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  chosen  by 
the  several  companies  in  said  regiment;  ordered  in  Council  Feb.  1,  1777,  that  said 
officers  be  commissioned;  reported  commissioned  Feb.  1,  1777. 

MiTCHEL,  Joseph,  Newburyport.  Private,  Capt.  John  Robinson's  co.,  Col.  William 
Turner's  regt.  of  5  months  levies  raised  in  Essex  Co.  for  service  at  Rhode  Island ; 
enlisted  Aug.  9, 1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  1, 1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  26  days,  including 
5  days  (100  miles)  travel  home. 

MiTCHEL,  Joseph,  Plymouth.  List  of  men  mustered  between  March  27, 1777,  and  April 
9,  1777,  by  James  Hatch,  Muster  Master  for  Plymouth  Co. ;  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ; 
residence,  Plymouth ;  age,  16  yrs. ;  enlisted  by  Capt.  Dunham ;  enlistment,  3 
years;  also,  Drummer,  8th  co.,  Col.  John  Baile3''s  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  March  28,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  reported  as  serving  7 
mos.  as  Private,  26  mos.  3  days  as  Drummer;  also,  Capt.  George  Dunham's  co., 
Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  return  [year  not  given]. 

MiTCHEL,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Shapleigh's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Joseph  Storer's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  14,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  23,  1777 ;  service,  85  days,  includ- 
ing 15  days  (300  miles)  travel  home.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Kittery. 

MiTCHEL,  Joshua,  Kennebec.  Private,  8th  co..  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (6th)  regt. ;  Con- 
tinental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also, 
Capt.  Jabez  Lane's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (5th)  regt. ;  return  of  men  who  were 
in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  and  who  had  not  been  absent  subsequently 
except  on  furlough,  etc.,  certified  in  Camp  at  Peekskill,  Feb.  16, 1779;  also,  Capt. 
Thomas  Barns's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  6th  Mass.  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  June  and 
July,  1779;  reported  transferred  to  Major's  co.  July  1,  1779;  also,  Maj.  Joseph 
Thompson's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  pay  rolls  for  June-Oct.,  1779;  also,  Maj. 
Peter  Harwood's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec,  1779 ;  also. 
Major's  co. ;  return  for  clothing  for  the  year  1780 ;  receipt  for  said  clothing,  dated 
Peekskill,  Dec.  5,  1779;  also.  Major's  co..  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  residence,  Kenneljec; 
also,  Maj.  Harwood's  co.,  6th  Mass.  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Jan.-June,  1780;  reported 
taken  prisoner  Feb.  3,  1780 ;  also,  Major's  co. ;  pay  roll  of  men  who  were  omitted 
on  rolls  made  up  previous  to  Aug.,  1781  [80]  ;  service  from  Feb.  3  to  July  31  [1780] , 

5  mos.  27  days;  reported  joined  from  captivity;  also,  (late)  Maj.  Harwood's  co. ; 
pay  roll  for  Nov.  and  Dec,  1780;  also,  Capt.  Abel  Holden's  (later  Capt.  Mason 
Wottles's)  CO.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (6th)  regt.;  return  for  wages  for  the 
year  1781 ;  wages  allowed  said  Mitchel  for  Jan. -April,  1781,  4  mos. ;  reported  de- 
serted in  May,  1781. 

MiTCHEL,  Joshua.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Sherman's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt.; 
return  for  advance  pay  for  Jan.,  1776,  etc. ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  abstract 
for  March,  1776;  also,  list  of  men  belonging  to  the  26th  regt.  who  agreed  to  tarry 

6  weeks  from  the  last  of  Dec,  1776,  as  returned  by  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin,  dated 
Trenton,  Jan.  1,  1777. 

Mitchel,  Josiah,  "  Cennabunk."  Private,  Capt.  Mills's  co..  Col.  Jeduthan  Baldwin's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  18,  1778,  to  March 
18,  1779;  residence,  "Cennabunk;"  reported  entered  for  1  year. 

Mitchel,  Jothaji.  Order  on  Henry  Gardner,  Treasurer,  payable  to  John  Hayes, 
dated  North  Yarmouth,  Oct.  16,  1775,  signed  by  said  Mitchel  and  others  belong- 
ing to  Capt.  Benjamin  Parker's  co.,  for  wages  for  2  mos.  service  on  the  seacoast 
in  Cumberland  Co. 

Mitchel,  London.  Receipt  dated  Wells,  March  10, 1782,  for  bounties  paid  said  Mitchel 
and  others  by  the  town  of  Wells  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  th£  term  of 
3  years,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780. 


838  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

MiTCHEL,  Medad.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Thrall's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  21,  1781;  dis- 
charged Nov.  5,  1781;  service,  2  mos.  25  days  under  Col.  Marinus  Willet  "on 
Mohawk  River,"  including  9  days  (180  miles)  travel  home;  company  raised  for 

3  months. 

MiTCHEL,  Medad.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th) 
regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.  and  Feb.,  1782,  dated  West  Point;  enlistment,  3 
years ;  reported  as  having  taken  the  place  of  David  Woolcut  who  had  enlisted 
June  29, 1781,  and  had  been  discharged  Jan.  16,  1782;  also  reported  enlisted  June 
29,  1781 ;  also,  muster  roll  for  March,  1782;  reported  promoted  to  Fifer  April  1, 
1782;  also,  Fifer,  Capt.  Smith's  (1st)  co..  Col.  Putnam's  regf . ;  muster  rolls  for 
April-Nov.,  1782;  also,  Capt.  Smith's  CO.,  5th  Mass.  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Dec, 
1782;  also,  Capt.  Smith's  co.,  5th  Mass.  regt.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  David 
Cobb ;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1783 ;  balance  of  term  of  enlistment  unexpired,  1  year, 

4  months,  28  days. 

MiTCHEL,  Mills,  Georgetown.  Return  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental 
Army,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778,  as  returned  by  Charles  Cushing, 
Brigadier  for  Lincoln  Co.,  dated  Pownalborough,  June  3,  1778;  reported  enlisted 
from  Col.  McCobb's  (1st  Lincoln  Co.)  regt.     [See  James  Mills  Mitchell.] 

MiTCHEL,  MiNNHANO  [  ?] .  Rctum  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
[year  not  given]  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Waltham. 

MiTCHEL,  Moses.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Aaron  Coe's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Robinson's 
detachment  of  Hampshire  Co.  militia ;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Ticonderoga, 
Feb.  24, 1777;  entered  service  Jan.  22,  1777 ;  term  to  expire  March  25,  1777. 

MiTCHEL,  Nath.  Private,  Capt.  John  Gray's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchell's  regt. ;  en- 
listed July  7,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  23,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  17  days,  on  Penob- 
scot expedition.    Roll  dated  North  Yarmouth  and  sworn  to  in  Cumberland  Co. 

MiTCHEL,  Nathan,  Bridgewater.  Private,  Capt.  Edward  Sparrow's  co..  Col.  Nathan 
Tyler's  regt.;  enlisted  July  13,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  15,  1779;  service,  5  mos.  6 
days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Middleborough  ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
pay  roll  for  Dec,  1779,  allowing  1  mo.  3  days  service  at  Rhode  Island,  travel 
included. 

MiTCHEL,  Nathan.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Willmarth's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's 
regt.;  marched  Aug.  1, 1780;  discharged  Aug. 8, 1780;  service,  9  days;  company 
marched  from  Rehoboth  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Aug.  1, 1780,  and  there 
served  under  Gen.  Heath. 

MiTCHEL,  Nathaniel,  Bradford.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Foster's  co..  Col.  Nathaniel 
Wade's  regt.;  enlisted  July  1,  1778;  company  stationed  at  Middleton,  R.  I.,  for 
6  months  from  July  1,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Jonathan  Evans's  co..  Col.  Wade's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  1,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  6  mos.  7  days,  at  North 
Kingston,  R.  I.,  including  6  days  (115  miles)  travel  home;  roll  sworn  to  at  New- 
buryport;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  North  Kingston,  Nov.  6, 
1778;  reported  absent  with  leave;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  rolls  dated 
East  Greenwich,  Sept.  17,  Sept.  26,  Oct.  14,  and  Nov.  13,  1778;  enlistment  to  ex- 
pire Jan.  1,  1779;  also,  return  of  men  in  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt.  who  served 
as  boatmen  on  late  expedition  against  Newport;  service,  24  days ;  receipt  for  pay 
of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Evans's  co.  is  dated  Dec.  30, 1778,  and  signed  by  Lieut. 
Daniel  Kimball. 

MiTCHEL,  Noah.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Dyer's  co. ;  enlisted  July  4,  1777 ;  discharged 
Dec.  6,  1777;  service,  5  mos.  3  days;  company  raised  for  expedition  against  St. 
Johns,  N.  S.,  and  continued  in  service  at  Machias  for  its  defence;  also,  certificate 
dated  Machias,  Dec.  12,  1777,  signed  by  Capt.  Reuben  Dyer,  stating  that  Capt. 
Stephen  Smith,  Muster  Master  for  Lincoln  Co.,  had  paid  said  Mitchel  and  others 
belonging  to  Capt.  Dyer's  co.  the  bounty  allowed  them  for  engaging  to  serve  on 
the  expedition  against  St.  Johns. 


m  THE   WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  839 

MiTCHEL,  Oliver.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Packard's  co.,  Col.  J.  Jacobs's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  23,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  2  mos.  18  days,  at  Rhode  Island; 
regiment  detached  from  militia  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months ;  also, 
Capt.  Luke  Bicknell's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Enoch  Putnam's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  3, 
1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  8,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  18  days,  including  12  days  (240 
miles)  travel  home ;  company  raised  in  Plymouth  Co. ;  regiment  raised  to  join 
army  under  Gen.  Washington  for  3  months. 

MiTCHEL,  Peter.  List  of  men  who  were  in  need  of  blankets,  dated  Medford,  Aug.  9, 
1775;  Capt.  John  Wood's  co. 

MiTCHEL,  Reuben,  Bridgewater.  Private,  Capt.  James  Keith's  co..  Col.  Paul  Dudley 
Sargent's  (28th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  16, 1775 ;  enlisted  July  9,  1775 ;  ser- 
vice, 23  days ;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775] ;  also,  order  for  bounty 
coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  before  Boston,  Dec.  21,  1775;  also, 
Private,  Capt.  James  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Simeon  Gary's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mile- 
age, dated  Camp  near  Xew  York,  Aug.  9,  1776 ;  mileage  for  251  miles  allowed  said 
Mitchel ;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  James  Hatch,  Muster  Master  for  Plymouth 
Co. ;  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  age,  20  yrs. ;  enlisted  by  Capt.  Jacob  Allen ;  term,  3  years ; 
also,  Private,  3d  co..  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Feb.  5,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  residence,  Bridgewater;  credited 
to  town  of  Bridgewater;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Jacob  Allen's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  Bailey's 
regt.;  company  return  dated  Camp  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  24,  1778;  also,  Capt. 
Adams  Bailey's  (late  Capt.  Jacob  Allen's)  co..  Col.  Bailey's  (2d)  regt.;  muster 
roll  made  up  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Jan.  1,  1780;  enlisted  Feb.  5,  1777;  reported 
re-enlisted  for  the  war  Dec.  13,  1779. 

MiTCHEL,  PtiCHARD,  Aruudel.  Return  of  the  main  guard,  dated  Cambridge,  July  18, 
1775;  said  Mitchel,  of  Capt.  Dormer's  (Dorman's)  co..  Col.  Scammon's  regt.,  re- 
ported as  having  been  confined  3  nights,  by  Stephen  Hale,  a  private  in  Capt. 
Patch's  CO.,  Col.  Prescott's  rei^t.,  for  theft;  also,  return  of  the  main  guard,  dated 
Cambridge,  July  22,  1775 ;  said  Mitchel,  of  Capt.  Dormore's  co.,  Col.  Scammon's 
regt.,  reported  as  having  been  confined  6  nights,  by  Stephen  Hale,  for  theft;  also, 
list  of  men  mustered  between  Jan.  27, 1777.  and  Feb.  8,  1777,  by  Thorns  Newhall, 
Muster  Master  for  Worcester  Co. ;  Capt.  Stone's  co..  Col.  Brewer's  regt. ;  term, 
during  war. 

Mitchel,  Richard,  Great  Barrington.  Descriptive  list  dated  Lenox,  Aug.  20,  1781, 
of  men  raised  in  Berkshire  Co.  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army,  agreeable  to 
resolve  of  Dec.  2, 1780,  and  delivered  to  William  Walker,  Superintendent  for  said 
county ;  Lieut.  Person's  co..  Col.  Ashley's  regt. ;  age,  35  yrs. ;  stature,  6  ft. ;  com- 
plexion, red;  hair,  brown;  occupation,  laborer;  residence.  Great  Barrington;  en- 
gaged for  town  of  Great  Barrington;  term,  during  war;  reported  receipted  for  by 
Mr.  Bliss. 

Mitchel,  Richard.  Private,  Capt.  John  Reed's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's  regt.;  en- 
listed Aug.  21,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  11  days,  in  defence 
of  seacoast;  enlistment  to  expire  Dec.  1,  1781;  regiment  raised  for  defence  of 
eastern  Massachusetts ;  also,  company  receipt  for  equipments,  given  to  Capt.  John 
Reed,  dated  Falmouth,  Dec.  1,  1781. 

Mitchel,  Robert.  Cape  Elizabeth.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Dunn's  co.,  Col.  Edmund 
Phinney's  (31st)  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

Mitchel,  Robert.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Sherman's  co..  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (26th) 
regt. ;  return  for  advance  pay  for  Jan.,  1776 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  abstracts 
for  Feb.  and  March,  1776. 

.Mitchel,  Robert.  Private,  Capt.  Briant  Morton's  co.,  enlisted  Feb.  5,  1776;  service 
to  Sept.  1, 1776,  6  mos.  24  days ;  company  stationed  on  seacoast  at  Cape  Elizabeth 
and  Scarborough. 


840  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS   AND  SAILORS 

MiTCHEL,  RoTHEUs  (also  giveti  Robert),  Bridgewater.  Private,  Capt.  James  Allen's 
CO.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1, 
1775;  service,  3  mos.,  1  week,  1  day. 

MiTCHEL,  Samuel,  Egremont.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Miller's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Yose's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  10,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779;  credited  to  town  of  Groton ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Dec,  1777,  sworn  to  at 
Camp  near  Valley  Forge;  enlisted  April  10,  1777;  enlistment,  during  war;  re- 
ported on  furlough ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec,  1778,  Jan.,  March,  and 
April,  1779,  sworn  to  at  Providence;  also.  Major's  co..  Col.  Vose's  regt.;  Conti- 
nental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  resi- 
dence, Egremont;  also,  Capt.  Luke  Hitchcock's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st) 
regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Feb.  and  March,  1781,  and  April,  1782,  dated  Garrison  West 
Point;  reported  a  sapper  and  miner  in  Feb.  and  March,  1781,  transferred  to  the 
sappers  in  April,  1782. 

MiTCHEL,  Samuel,  Peterborough,  N.  H.  Descriptive  list  endorsed  "August  4  1775;  " 
Capt.  Ezra  Town's  co..  Col.  James  Read's  regt.;  rank.  Private;  age,  22  yrs.; 
stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  brown;  eyes,  blue;  occupation,  farmer;  birth- 
place, Peterborough ;  residence,  Peterborough ;  enlisted  May  18, 1775 ;  mustered 
July  11,  1775 ;  also.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joseph  Fox's  co..  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  June  26,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
also,  Col.  David  Henley's  regt.;  return  of  recruits  for  knapsacks,  dated  Boston, 
Feb.  16,  1778;  reported  under  marching  orders;  also,  Capt.  William  Scott's  co., 
Col.  Henley's  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Fox's  (7th)  co..  Col. 
Henry  Jackson's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  April,  1779,  dated  Pawtuxet ;  enlisted  Oct. 
6,  1777;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1779, 
dated  Camp  Providence;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  regimental  return  made  up 
to  Dec.  31,  1779,  dated  Camp  at  Providence;  enlisted  June  26,  1777  ;  engaged  for 
State  of  New  Hampshire. 

MiTCHEL,  Samuel,  Sheffield.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Bartlett's  co..  Col.  James  Wesson's 
regt. ;  return  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Sheffield ;  reported  deserted. 

MiTCHEL,  Samuel,  Wells.  Return  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Wells,  Muster  Master 
for  York  Co.,  dated  Wells,  Feb.  28,  1780 ;  said  Mitchel,  with  others,  mustered 
July  3, 1779,  to  serve  until  Jan.  1,  1780;  residence,  Wells. 

MiTCHEL,  Samuel,  Wells.  Return  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Wells,  Muster 
Master  for  York  Co  ,  certified  in  York  Co.,  June  6,  1780;  said  Mitchel  appears 
among  men  mustered  to  serve  for  8  months  in  defence  of  eastern  Massachusetts, 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  March  25,  1780 ;  residence.  Wells ;  also.  Private,  Capt. 
Daniel  Clark's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Prime's  regt.;  joined  May  9,  1780;  discharged 
July  8,  1780 ;  service,  2  mos. ;  enlistment,  8  months ;  regiment  raised  in  York  Co. 
for  defence  of  eastern  Massachusetts. 

MiTCHEL,  Samuel.  Company  receipt  for  wages,  given  to  Capt.  Samuel  Thomos,  dated 
North  Kingston,  Jan.  6,  1777. 

MiTCHEL,  Samuel.  List  of  men  mustered  between  Jan.  20,  1777,  and  June  1.  1778,  by 
Truman  Wheler,  Muster  Master  for  Berkshire  Co. ;  term,  3  years  or  during  war. 

MiTCHEL,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Cousens's  co.,  (late)  Maj.  Littlefield's 
detachment  of  York  Co.  militia;  entered  service  July  6,  1779;  discharged  Aug. 
24,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  19  days,  on  Penobscot  expedition. 

MiTCHEL,  Samuel.  Matross,  in  a  corps  of  artillery  commanded  by  Lieut.  Ethan 
Moore  and  stationed  at  Falmouth;  engaged  June  10,  1780;  service  to  Nov.  1, 
1780,  4  mos.  22  days. 

Mitchel,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  James  Tisdale's  (4th)  co.,  3d  Mass.  regt.  com- 
manded by  Col.  Michael  Jackson;  muster  roll  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1782;  balance 
of  term  of  enlistment  unexpired,  18  months  3  days. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  TlIE  REVOLUTION.  841 

MiTCHEL,  Seth.  Private,  Capt.  George  Rogers's  co. ;  service,  4  days ;  company  de- 
tached from  2d  Cumberland  Co.  regt.  by  order  of  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchel  to  work 
on  the  fort  at  Falmouth  in  Nov.,  1775. 

Mttchel,  Seth.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Snow's  co.,  Col.  Hawes's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept. 
24,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  9  days,  at  Rhode  Island  on  a  secret  expedition.  Roll 
sworn  to  at  Plymouth. 

Mitchel,  Solosiox.  Private,  Capt.  George  Rogers's  co. ;  service,  6  days;  company 
detached  from  2d  Cumberland  Co.  regt.  by  order  of  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchel  to 
work  on  the  fort  at  Falmouth  in  Nov.,  1775. 

Mitchel,  Stephen,  Newbury.  Private,  Capt.  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Smith's  regt.;  Conti- 
nental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  10,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also, 
Capt.  Daniel  Pilsbury's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Wlgglesworth's  (4th)  regt. ;  return  [year 
not  given]  ;  residence,  Newbury;  engaged  for  town  of  Newbury;  mustered  by 
County  Muster  Master;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  for  May,  1778, 
dated  Valley  Forge;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  June,  1778,  dated 
"Greenage;"  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Oct.,  1778,  sworn  to  at 
Providence;  also,  (late)  Lieut.  Col.  Dudley  Coleman's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Wiggles- 
worth's  regt.  commanded  by  Maj.  Porter;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779, 
dated  Providence;  enlisted  March  20,  1777;  reported  transferred  to  Capt.  E. 
Smith's  CO. ;  also,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Smith's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Wlgglesworth's  regt  ; 
muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence;  enlisted  April  10, 1777; 
enlistment,  3  years. 

Mitchel,  Stephen.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  Badlam's  co.,  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (26th) 
regt. ;  return  for  advance  pay  for  Jan.,  1776,  etc. ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  ab- 
stracts for  Feb. -April,  1776,  dated  New  York  ;  also,  26th  regt. ;  account  of  articles 
lost  at  the  evacuation  of  New  York  Sept.  14,  1776 ;  also,  list  of  men  belonging  to 
the  26th  regt.  who  agreed  to  tarry  for  6  weeks  from  the  last  of  Dec,  1776,  as  re- 
turned by  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin,  dated  Trenton,  Jan.  1,  1777. 

Mitchel,  Thomas,  Boston.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  as 
returned  by  Capt.  Stephen  Perkins  and  Capt.  Nehemiah  Herrick,  sworn  to  in 
Essex  Co.,  Feb.  IS,  1778;  residence,  Boston;  engaged  for  town  of  Topsfield; 
joined  Capt.  Horton's  co..  Col.  Crain's  regt. ;  term,  3  years. 

Mitchel,  Thomas,  Easton.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as 
received  of  Justin  Elj^,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield, 
July  20,  1780;  age,  16  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in. ;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for 
town  of  Easton  ;  marched  to  camp  July  20,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Ben- 
jamin Warren  ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by 
Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780. 

Mitchel,  Thomas.  Major,  Col.  John  Thomas's  regt.;  list  of  field  and  staff  officers 
appearing  on  a  pay  roll  of  Capt.  Josiah  Hayden's  co.  for  Sept.  and  Oct.,  1775, 
dated  Camp  at  Roxbury ;  engaged  April  19,  1775. 

Mitchel,  Timothy,  Bridgewater.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Orr's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  John  Bailey's  regt.,  which  marched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775;  service,  11  days;  also,  Capt.  James  Allen's  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  3  mos.,  1  week,  1 
day ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Plymouth  Co.  in  1779  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army ;  age,  20  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  11  in. ;  complexion,  light;  engaged 
for  town  of  Bridgewater;  delivered  to  Capt.  L.  Bailey. 

Mitchel,  William,  Blandford.  Private,  Capt.  John  Ferguson's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  Timothy  Danielson's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  10  days ;  also,  Capt.  John  Ferguson's  co.,  Col. 


842  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

MiTCHEL,  WiLLPASi,  continued. 

Timothy  Danielson's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  30, 
1775;  service,  3  raos.,  1  week,  1  day;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct. 
6,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  endorsed  "  Dec'r 
28th  1775;  "  also.  Private,  Capt.  William  Knox's  detachment,  Col.  John  Mosley's 
regt. ;  service,  28  days;  detachment  marched  to  Ticonderoga  Oct.  21, 1776,  under 
command  of  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  llobison  (Robinson)  to  reinforce  the  Continental 
Army. 

MiTCHEL,  "William,  Kittery.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continen- 
tal Array  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned 
as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Spring- 
field, Aug.  5,  1780 ;  age,  26  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in. ;  complexion,  dark  ;  engaged 
for  town  of  Kittery ;  arrived  at  Springfield  Aug.  4, 1780 ;  marched  to  camp  Aug.  5, 
1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Samuel  Carr;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6 
months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in 
a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

MiTCHEL,  William,  Peterborough.  Private,  Capt.  William  Scott's  co..  Col.  Paul 
Dudley  Sargent's  (28th)  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775. 

MiTCHEL,  WiLLiAJi,  Rowley  (also  given  AVells).  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Rowley ;  engaged  for  town  of 
Rowley ;  also,  Capt.  Daniel  Pillsbury's  CO.,  Col.  Edward  Wigglesworth's  regt. ; 
return  [year  not  given]  ;  residence.  Wells ;  engaged  for  town  of  Rowlej' ;  mus- 
tered by  County  Muster  Master ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  deserters  from  13th  Mass. 
regt.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith,  endorsed  "  July  13th,  1780 ;  "  Capt. 
Pillsbury's  co. ;  age,  28  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  3  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark; 
deserted  April  -,  1777. 

MiTCHEL,  William,  Scarborough.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Benjamin  Larrabee's  co. ;  marched 
Oct.  28,  1775;  discharged  Nov.  2,  1775;  service,  6  days,  under  Col.  Jonathan 
Mitchel ;  company  ordered  out  by  Col.  Freeman  to  fortify  Falmouth ;  said 
Mitchel,  with  others,  marched  to  Falmouth  a  second  time  l)y  order  of  Col.  Free- 
man ;  marched  Nov.  13,  1775 ;  discharged  Nov.  18,  1775 ;  service,  6  days. 

Mitchel,  William,  Scarborough.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Larrabee's  co. ;  marched 
Nov.  13,  1775;  discharged  Nov.  18,  1775;  service,  6  days,  at  Falmouth,  by  order 
of  Col.  Freeman ;  company  had  been  previously  ordered  to  Falmouth  by  Col- 
Freeman  to  fortify  that  place  and  serve  under  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchel. 

Mitchel,  Williaji,  Scarborough.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Larrabe's  co..  Col. 
Mitchel's  regt. ;  marched  July  9, 1779;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1779;  service,  2  mos. 
3  days,  on  Penobscot  expedition. 

Mitchel,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Briant  Morton's  co. ;  enlisted  Feb.  5, 1776 ;  service 
to  Feb.  29,  1776,  24  days;  company  stationed  on  the  seacoast  at  Cape  Elizabeth 
and  Scarborough;  also,  same  co. ;  service  from  June  1,  1776,  to  Sept.  1,  1776,  3 
mos. ;  company  stationed  on  the  seacoast  at  Cape  Elizabeth  and  Scarborough. 

Mitchel,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Dyer's  co. ;  enlisted  July  4,  1777;  dis- 
charged Nov.  25,  1777 ;  service,  4  mos.  23  days ;  company  raised  for  expedition 
against  St.  Johns,  N.  S.,  and  continued  in  service  at  Machias  for  its  defence ;  also, 
certificate  dated  Machias,  Dec.  12, 1777,  signed  by  Capt.  Reuben  Dyer,  certifying 
that  Capt.  Stephen  Smith,  Muster  Master  for  Lincoln  Co.,  had  paid  said  Mitchel 
and  others  belonging  to  Capt.  Dyer's  co.  the  bounty  allowed  them  for  engaging 
to  serve  on  the  expedition  against  St.  Johns. 

Mitchel,  William.  Private,  Capt.  John  Ames's  co..  Col.  Wade's  regt.;  enlisted 
June  26,  1778;  discharged  July  20,  1778;  service,  24  days;  company  marched  to 
Rhode  Island  June  26,  1778,  and  joined  Col.  Wade's  regt.  June  27,  1778,  for  21 
days  service. 


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MiTCHEL,  WiLLiAiM.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Jenne's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's  (2d 
Bristol  Co.)  regt.;  entered  service  Aug.  2,  1780;  discharged  Aug,  8,  1780;  service, 
6  days,  at  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm.    Roll  dated  Dartmouth. 

Mitchell, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mehals,  Metechel,  Micahel, 

Michael,  Michal,   Michall,   Michel,  Michell,  Michil,  Mickel,  Mirchel,  Mitchal, 
Mitchall,  Mitcheal,  Mitchel,  Mitchels,  Mitchil,  Mitchill.] 

Mitchell,  Abiel,  Easton.  Captain  of  a  company,  whiclr  marched  probably  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5  days;  also,  Lieutenant  Colonel,  Col.  John 
Hathaway's  regt.,  Brig.  Gen.  George  Godfrey's  (Bristol  Co.)  brigade;  service, 
19  days,  probably  in  April  and  May,  1777,  strengthening  garrison  at  Rhode 
Island. 

Mitchell,  Abner,  Lunenburg.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  8th  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Capt.  David  Carlile  to  Col.  Abijah 
Starns  (Stearns) ,  dated  Lunenburg,  Jan.  9,  1778;  residence,  Lunenburg;  engaged 
for  town  of  Lunenburg;  term,  3  years;  also,  descriptive  list  dated  Jan.  27,  1781; 
Capt.  Judah  Alden's  co.,  2d  Mass.  regt. ;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in. ;  complexion,  black; 
hair,  dark;  residence,  Lunenburg;  enlisted  March  28,  1777,  by  Lieut.  Ball,  at 
Lunenburg  ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

Mitchell,  Amos,  Sheffield.  Private,  Capt.  Burbank's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's 
regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  July  22,  1779,  to  Dec. 
31,  1779;  residence,  Sheffield.     [See  Amasa  Mitchel.] 

Mitchell,  Bela.  Capt.  John  Worthly's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinny's  regt. ;  subsistence 
allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  May  8, 1775,  to  date  of  marching  to  headquarters, 
July  6,  1775;  credited  with  59  days  allowance;  also,  company  receipt  given  to 
Lieut.  Crispus  Graves,  dated  Cambridge,  Feb.  20,  1776,  for  wages  for  Nov.  and 
Dec,  1775;  a^so.  Corporal,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Hill's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8, 1776 ;  enlisted  as  Private, 
Jan.  1,  1776 ;  reported  promoted  to  Corporal  Oct.  1,  1776. 

Mitchell,  Bela.  Master's  Mate,  ship  ''General  Putnam,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Daniel  Waters;  engaged  July  9  (also  given  July  10),  1779;  service  to  Sept.  7, 
1779,  1  mo.  28  days.     Roll  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. 

Mitchell,  Bela.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Alden's  co.,  Maj.  Gary's  regt. ;  marched 
July  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  11  days;  company  marched  to 
Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm. 

Mitchell,  Benjamix,  Sandwich.  Order  on  David  Jeffries,  Paymaster  to  the  Provin- 
cial army,  payable  to  Capt.  Micah  Hamlen,  dated  Boston,  June  27,  1776,  signed 
by  said  Mitchell,  Corporal,  and  others  belonging  to  Capt.  Hamlen's  co..  Col. 
Thomas  Marshall's  regt.,  for  advance  pay  for  1  month,  etc.;  also,  Sergeant, 
Capt.  Micah  Hamlen's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Nov., 
1776. 

Mitchell,  Bexjamin.  Seaman,  sloop  "Defence,"  commanded  by  Capt.  James 
Nivens ;  engaged  July  30,  1781 ;  discharged  Sept.  26,  1781 ;  service,  1  mo.  27 
days.    Roll  dated  Boston. 

Mitchell,  Benjamix.  List  of  prisoners  to  be  returned  in  exchange  for  British  pris- 
oners sent  to  New  York  in  the  cartel  "  Favorite,"  as  returned  by  Robert  Pierpont, 
Commissar}'  [year  not  given]  ;  said  Mitchell,  Seaman,  to  be  exchanged  for  Patrick 
Skannett,  Seaman. 

Mitchell,  Benjamix,  Jr.  Order  on  Henry  Gardner,  payable  to  John  Hayes,  dated 
North  Yarmouth,  Oct.  16,  1775,  signed  by  said  Mitchell  and  others  belonging  to 
Capt.  Benjamin  Parker's  co.,  for  wages  for  2  mos.  service  on  the  seacoast  in  Cum- 
berland Co.;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Parker's  co. ;  enlisted  July  3,  1775; 
service  to  Dec.  31,  1775,  6  mos.  13  days ;  comjjany  stationed  on  seacoast  in  Cum- 
berland Co. ;  roll  sworn  to  at  North  Yarmouth. 


844  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND  SAILORS 

Mitchell,  Bradford.  Private,  Capt.  David  Kingman's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Mitchell's 
regt. ;  service,  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Squantum  or  Braintree  Farms  in  March, 
1776. 

Mitchell,  Bradley.  Drummer,  Capt.  John  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. 
of  guards;  enlisted  Aug.  6,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  16,  1778;  service,  4  mos.  11 
daj-s,  at  Winter  Hill;  also,  Private,  Capt.  John  Kettell's  co.,  Maj.  Nathaniel 
Heath's  detachment  of  guards;  enlisted  Aug.  18,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  24, 
1779;  service,  1  mo.  9  (also  given  1  mo.  10)  days;  company  detached  from 
militia  for  service  at  and  about  Boston. 

Mitchell,  Calek.  Capt.  Isaac  Sherman's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (38th) 
regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  at  Sewall's 
Point,  Dec.  26, 1775;  a^so.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Isaac  Sherman's  co..  Col.  Baldwin's 
(26th)  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  Feb.,  1776;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Isaac  Sherman's  co., 
Col.  Baldwin's  regt. ;  pay  abstracts  for  April-June,  1776,  dated  Camp  at  New 
York ;  also,  Capt.  Caleb  Robinson's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  mile- 
age, etc.,  for  the  year  1776,  dated  Exeter,  Feb.  22,  1777;  said  Mitchell  discharged 
300  miles  from  home  ;  amount  due  for  mileage,  etc.,  receipted  for  bj'  Nathaniel 
Thing;  also,  order  dated  Exeter,  April  16,  1778,  signed  by  said  Mitchell  and 
others,  for  all  money  due  them  for  service  in  Capt.  Rol)inson's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's 
regt. 

Mitchell,  Ctff,  Bridgewater.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Hayden's  co..  Gen.  John  Thomas's 
regt. ;  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.  and  Oct., 
1775,  dated  Camp  at  Rox bury ;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Elisha  Mitchell's 
CO.,  Col.  Simeon  Cary's  regt. ;  service  from  time  of  enlistment  to  time  of  march- 
ing, 5  days ;  roll  dated  April  2,  1776 ;  also,  Capt.  Edward  Cobb's  co.,  Col.  Tit- 
eoml/s  regt. ;  service,  2  mos.  4  days  (also  given  2  mos.) ;  company  marched  from 
Bridgewater  and  Abington  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  April  21, 1777;  also,  list  of  men  raised 
for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed 
muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

Mitchell,  David.  Private,  Lieut.  Martin  Wate's  co..  Col.  Ruggles  "VVoodbridge's 
regt.;  service,  4  days,  in  Northern  department;  company  reported  as  having 
marched  to  New  Providence  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington  Aug.  17,  1777. 

Mitchell,  David.  List  of  men  mustered  hy  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Oct.  26,  1777;  Capt.  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Alden's  regt. 

Mitchell,  David.  List  of  men  raised  in  Berkshire  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from 
the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778,  re- 
turned as  received  of  Jonathan  Warner,  Commissioner,  by  Col.  R.  Putnam,  July 
20,  1778;  engaged  for  town  of  Stockbridge;  arrived  at  Fishkill  May  31,  1778. 

Mitchell,  David.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Jenne's  co.,  Col.  John  Hathaway's  (2d  Bris- 
tol Co.)  regt.;  entered  service,  Aug.  2,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  8,  1780;  service,  6 
days,  at  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm.    Roll  certified  at  Dartmouth. 

Mitchell,  David.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Church's  co.;  treasury  pay  roll  for  service 
on  an  alarm  at  the  Northward  [in  Oct.,  1781]. 

Mitchell,  Day,  Bradford.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Putnam's  co.,  Col.  Nathan 
Tyler's  regt.;  enlisted  July  1,  1779;  service  to  Dec.  1,  1779,  5  mos.,  at  Rhode 
Island;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Dec,  1779,  allowing  1  mo.  5  days 
service  at  Rhode  Island,  travel  (107  miles)  included. 

Mitchell,  Dominicus.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Samuel  Whitmore's  co. ;  return  dated 
Falmouth,  Dec.  9,  1776,  signed  by  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchell  and  Col.  Timothy  Pike, 
field  officers  in  Cumberland  Co.,  of  officers  appointed  to  command  various  com- 
panies drafted  from  the  militia  in  accordance  with  order  of  the  General  Court  to 
serve  under  Col.  Reuben  Fogg;  companj^  raised  in  Gorham  and  Pearsontown. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  845 

Mitchell,  Dummer.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Joshua  Nason's  7th  (Arundel)  co.,  3d 
York  Co.  regt.,  of  Mass.  militia  ;  list  of  officers  chosen  by  the  several  companies 
in  said  regiment,  as  returned  by  Tristram  Jordan  and  others,  field  officers,  dated 
Wells,  March  20,  1776;  ordered  in  Council  March  29,  1776,  that  said  officers  be 
commissioned;  reported  commissioned  March  27  [?],  1776. 

Mitchell,  Ebenezer,  Gorham.  Private,  Capt.  Hart  Williams's  co.,  Col.  Edmund 
Phinney's  regt.;  com]>any  return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  7,  1775;  reported  en- 
tered the  floating  battery  Oct.  7,  1775. 

Mitchell,  Ebenezer.  Landsman  (also  given  Boy),  .ship  "Mars,"  commanded  by 
Capt.  Simeon  Samson;  engaged  June  2,  1780;  discharged  March  12,  1781;  ser- 
vice, 9  mos.  10  days ;  reported  as  having  received  wages  on  account  in  France ; 
also  reported  as  entitled  to  share  in  the  brig  "  Tryall"  if  made  a  prize.  IloU  dated 
Boston. 

Mitchell,  Edavakd.  Private,  Capt.  Abram  Washburn's  co..  Col.  Edward  Mitchell's 
regt. ;  inarched  Dec.  8,  1776  ;  service,  16  days  ;  company  marched  to  Bristol,  R.  I., 
Dec.  8,  1776. 

Mitchell,  Edward.  Colonel,  3d  Plymouth  Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  oflS- 
cers;  commissioned  Aug.  31,  1775;  «^so,  Colonel ;  service,  16  days,  on  the  alarm 
at  Bristol,  R.  I.,  of  Dec.  8,  1776;  also,  resignation  dated  Bridgewater,  Jan.  12, 
1779,  signed  by  said  Mitchell,  stating  that  he  had  served  as  Colonel  of  3d  Plym- 
outh Co.  regt.  since  the  year  1774,  and  resigning  his  commission  on  account  of 
the  poor  state  of  his  health  following  upon  a  fit  of  sickness,  combined  with  the 
infirmities  of  age,  and  also  requesting  that  some  suitable  person  be  appointed  in 
his  place  without  delay. 

Mitchell,  Edward.  Seaman,  ship  "Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Foster 
Williams;  engaged  Jan.  14,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  17,  1780;  service,  6  mos.  3 
days. 

Mitchell,  Edward.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Hicks's  co.,  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's 
(1st  New  York)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Jan. -April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  en- 
listment, during  war. 

Mitchell,  Eliphaz  (also  given  Eliphalet),  Bridgewater.  Petition  addressed  to  the 
Provincial  Congress,  dated  Roxbury,  June  21,  1775,  signed  by  said  Mitchell  and 
others  who  had  enlisted  to  form  an  artillery  co.,  stating  their  unwillingness  to 
serve  under  John  AViley  as  Captain  owing  to  their  belief  in  his  incompetence; 
also,  Capt.  Ezra  Badlam's  co..  Col.  Richard  Gridley's  (Artilleiy)  regt.;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  Sewall's  Point,  Nov.  21,  1775 ; 
also,  Capt.  Thomas  Pierce's  co.,  Col.  Knox's  (Artilleiy)  regt. ;  return  of  men  who 
enlisted  for  the  ensuing  year  under  the  new  establishment,  dated  Roxbury  Camp, 
Dec.  16,  1775 ;  reported  as  having  belonged  to  Col.  Gridley's  regt. ;  also,  return 
of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  David  Kingman's  co., 
3d  Plymouth  Co.  regt. ;  residence,  Bridgewater  ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Bridgewater ; 
joined  Capt.  Jacob  Allen's  co..  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  term,  3  years ;  a^so,  list  of  men 
mustered  between  March  27,  1777,  and  April  9,  1777,  by  James  Hatch,  Muster 
Master  for  Plymouth  Co. ;  Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  age,  28  yrs. ;  residence,  Bridgewater ; 
enlisted  by  Capt.  Allen ;  enlistment,  3  years  ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  belong- 
ing to  Col.  Bailey's  (2d)  regt.  who  re-enlisted  for  the  war  subsequent  to  Sept.  30, 
1779,  as  returned  by  Seth  Drew,  Captain  and  Commandant,  2d  Mass.  regt. ;  age, 
30  yrs. ;  complexion,  light;  hair,  brown;  residence,  Bridgewater;  a/.so,  Corporal, 
Capt.  Hayward's  co..  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  descriptive  list  dated  Hutts, 
West  Point,  Jan.  25,  1781 ;  Capt.  Hayward's  co.,  2d  Mass.  regt. ;  rank.  Corporal ; 
age,  31  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  brown;  residence, 
Bridgewater;  enlisted  March  15,  1779,  by  Capt.  Hayward,  at  West  Point;  enlist- 
ment, during  war. 


84(3  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND  SAILORS 

Mitchell,  Elisha,  Bridgewater.  Captain ;  list  of  officers  of  Col.  Gary's  regt.  raised 
to  reinforce  the  army  until  April  1,  1776  ;  also,  Captain,  Col.  Simeon  Cary's  regt. ; 
service  from  time  of  engagement  to  time  of  marching,  7  daj's ;  roll  dated  April  2, 
1776. 

MiTCHKLL,  Elisha.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Alden's  co..  Col.  Edward  Mitchell's  regt.; 
service,  8  days ;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  under  command  of  Lieut. 
John  Whitman  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776. 

Mitchell,  Fhancis,  Londonderry.  Capt.  Ebenezer  Bancroft's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer 
Bridge's  (27th)  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Mitchell  and  others, 
dated  Camp  before  Boston,  July  24,  1775;  also,  Private,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  com- 
pany return  dated  Sept.  25,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in 
money  dated  Nov.  4,  1775 ;  also,  order  on  Henry  Gardner,  Treasurer,  payable  to 
Oliver  Prescott,  dated  Oct.  12,  1776,  signed  by  said  Mitchell,  for  money  allowed 
for  losses  sustained  in  battle  at  Charlestown  Hill  in  June,  1775. 

Mitchell,  Francis,  Shirley.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Haskell's  co..  Col.  James  Pres- 
cott's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  14  days;  re- 
ported enlisted  into  the  army  May  4,  1775. 

Mitchell,  George.  2d  Lieutenant,  sloop  "Rover"  (privateer)  ;  petition  dated  Bos- 
ton, Oct.  8,  1777,  signed  by  Simon  Forrester,  in  behalf  of  himself  and  others,  of 
Salem,  owners  of  said  vessel  fitted  out  for  a  5  months  cruise,  asking  that  John 
Mitchell  be  commissioned  as  commander;  ordered  in  Council  Oct.  9,  1777,  that  a 
commission  be  issued. 

Mitchell,  Gregory,  Wells.  Descriptive  list  of  men  in  Continental  service ;  Capt. 
Thomas  Francis's  co.,  Uth  Mass.  regt. ;  age,  23  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  com- 
plexion, dark;  hair,  dark;  residence,  Wells;  engaged  Dec.  -,  1779,  by  Maj. 
Knap;  term,  during  war;  reported  deserted  July  10,  1780. 

Mitchell,  Harvet.  Boy,  ship  "  Vengeance,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Thomas  Thomas ; 
engaged  June  27,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1779;  service,  2  mos.,  on  Penobscot 
expedition ;  vessel  reported  lost. 

Mitchell,  Henry.  Sergeant  Major,  Capt.  Josepn  Prowell's  co.,  in  a  regiment  com- 
manded by  Lieut.  Col.  John  Parke ;  pay  roll  for  Aug.,  1778. 

Mitchell,  Horton.  Private,  Capt.  Winthrop  Boston's  (Baston's)  co. ;  enlisted  Feb.  1, 
1776;  company  raised  in  North  Yarmouth,  Brunswick,  Harpswell,  New  Glouces- 
ter, New  Boston  (Gray),  and  Windham,  Cumberland  Co.,  for  2  months  service 
during  the  siege  of  Boston  in  1776. 

Mitchell,  Hugh,  Pittsfleld.  List  of  men  who  marched  from  Pittsfield  to  Cambridge 
April  22,  1775,  under  command  of  Capt.  David  Noljle,  and  served  6  mos. ;  also, 
Capt.  David  Noble's  co..  Col.  John  Patison's  (26th)  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or 
its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Charlestown  Camp,  Fort  No.  3,  Oct.  26,  1775; 
also,  list  of  men  who  marched  from  Pittsfield  to  New  York  July  11,  1776,  under 
command  of  Capt.  Oliver  Root,  and  were  dismissed  Dec.  5,  1776;  service,  21 
weeks;  also,  descriptive  list  dated  Lenox,  Aug.  20,  1781,  of  men  raised  in  Berk- 
shire Co.  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780,  and  delivered  to  William  Walker, 
Superintendent  for  said  county ;  Capt.  Raymond's  co..  Col.  Rossiter's  regt. ;  age, 
28  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  sandy;  occupation,  cooper; 
residence,  Pittsfield ;  engaged  for  town  of  Pittsfield ;  term,  3  years ;  reported  re- 
ceipted for  by  Capt.  Smith ;  also,  Private,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt. ; 
service  from  April  16,  1781,  8  mos.  14  days. 

Mitchell,  Hugh.  Private,  Capt.  James  Gregg's  co..  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's  (1st 
New  York)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlistment, 
during  war. 


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Mitchell,  Isaac,  Boston.  Descriptive  return  dated  Boston,  Jan.  9,  1781,  made  by 
Edward  Procter,  Colonel  of  Boston  regt.,  of  men  who  had  enlisted  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army  for  the  terra  of  6  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  place 
of  rendezvous,  unless  sooner  discharged,  and  who  had  received  bounty  and  mile- 
age due  them  of  said  Col.  Procter;  Capt.  Wise's  co. ;  age,  36  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft. 
6  in. ;  complexion,  black ;  residence,  Boston. 

Mitchell,  Jacob.  Corporal,  Capt.  David  Kingman's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Mitchel's 
regt. ;  service,  16  days,  on  the  alarm  at  Rhode  Island  of  Dec.  8,  1776 ;  roll  en- 
dorsed "  Alarm  Roll  to  Providence  Dec'r  1776  ;  "  also.  Private,  Capt.  David  King- 
man's CO.,  Maj.  Eliphalet  Gary's  regt.;  marched  July  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug. 
2, 1780 ;  service,  3  days ;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  the  alarm  of  July 
30,  1780. 

Mitchell,  Jajvies,  Colrain.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Bri:;.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780. 

Mitchell,  James,  Peterborough.  Private,  Capt.  William  Scott's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  Paul  Dudley  Sargent's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to 
the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  3  days ;  also,  Capt.  William  Scott's  co..  Col. 
Paul  Dudley  Sargent's  (28th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  April 
23,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  16  daj's;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  also, 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Boston,  Nov.  14,  1775. 

Mitchell,  James,  alias  John,  Yarmouth.  Private,  Capt.  Mills's  co..  Col.  Vose's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  20,  1777,  to  June  15,  1779; 
residence,  Yarmouth ;  reported  deserted. 

Mitchell,  James.  Private,  schooner  "Diligent,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Lam- 
bert; engaged  July  19,  1776;  discharged  Oct.  6,  1776;  service,  2  mos.  18  days; 
a^so.  Boy,  brigantine  "Independence,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Simeon  Samson; 
engaged  Oct.  10,  1776;  service  to  Jan.  1,  1777,  2  mos.  20  days;  also,  same  vessel 
and  commander;  engaged  Jan.  1,  1777 ;  service  to  July  5,  1777,  6  mos.  5  days. 

Mitchell,  James.  Private,  Capt.  John  Dodge's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  Aug.  6,  1778;  service,  13' days,  at  Winter  Hill;  reported  died 
Aug.  19,  1778. 

Mitchell,  James.  Corporal,  Capt.  James  Webb's  co..  Col.  Henry  Sherburne's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Rhode  Island,  Aug.  21,  1778;  enlisted  Nov.  1,  1777; 
enlistment,  3  years. 

Mitchell,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Parsons's  co.,  Col.  Prime's  regt. ;  enlisted  May 
7,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  17,  1780;  service,  7  mos.  11  days,  under  Brig.  Gen.  P. 
Wadsworth  at  the  Eastward.  Roll  certified  at  Thomaston  and  sworn  to  at  North 
Yarmouth,  Cumberland  Co. 

Mitchell,  James.  Descriptive  list  dated  Jan.  1,  1781 ;  Capt.  John  Mills's  co..  Col. 
Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt.;  age,  22  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  light; 
hair,  light;  occupation,  cordwainer;  birthplace,  Morristown,  N.  J. ;  enlisted  Jan. 
1,  1777,  by  Lieut.  Orr,  at  Trenton;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
John  Mills's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated 
Garrison,  West  Point;  reported  taken  prisoner. 

Mitchell,  James,  Jr.,  Colrain.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  re- 
turned by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

Mitchell,  James  Mills,  Georgetown.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Lincoln  Co., 
returned  as  received  of  Samuel  McCobb,  Superintendent  for  said  county,  by 
Theophilus  Batchelder,  at  Georgetown,  May  28,  1778,  to  be  conducted  to  Fishkill 
and  delivered  to  Brig.  Jonathan  Warner ;  Capt.  Berry's  co.,  1st  regt. ;  age,  19  yrs. ; 


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Mitchell,  James  Mills,  continued. 

stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  dark;  engaged  for  town  of  Georgetown;  also, 
list  of  men  raised  in  Lincoln  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their 
arrival  at  Fishkill,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778,  returned  as  received  of 
Jonathan  Warner,  Commissioner,  by  Col.  R.  Putnam,  July  20,  1778 ;  arrived  at 
Fishkill  June  21,  1778. 

Mitchell,  Jeremiah,  Scarborough.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  from  Col.  Jonathan  Glover's  (5th  Essex  Co.)  regt.,  as  returned  agreeable 
to  order  of  Council  of  Nov.  7,  1777 ;  residence,  Scarborough ;  engaged  for  town 
of  Marblehead;  joined  Col.  William  Lee's  regt.;  term,  3  years. 

Mitchell,  Jesse,  Penobscot.  Private,  Capt.  John  Lane's  co. ;  enlisted  July  21, 1775; 
service  to  Nov.  1,  1775,  3  mos.  18  days ;  company  probably  stationed  at  Cape  Ann 
for  defence  of  seacoast;  also,  same  co. ;  service  from  Nov.  1,  1775,  to  date  of  dis- 
charge, Dec.  31,  1775,  2  mos.  5  days;  company  stationed  at  Gloucester  for  defence 
of  seacoast;  roll  dated  Cape  Ann. 

Mitchell,  Job,  Marshiield.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joseph  Cliffs  co.  of  militia.  Col.  Anthony 
Thomas's  regt. ;  service,  4  days,  subsequent  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  part 
of  said  service  with  guards  at  North  river  who  relieved  Capt.  Lothrop. 

Mitchell,  Job,  Marshfield.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Turner's  co.  of  militia,  Col.  John 
Baley's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  mileage, dated  Jan.  10,  1776;  mileage  for  69 miles 
allowed  said  Mitchell;  reported  encamped  with  Brig.  Gen.  Thomas's  brigade. 

Mitchell,  Job,  Scarborough.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Tyler's  co.,  Col.  Phinney's 
regt. ;  billeting  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment.  May  9, 1775,  to  date  of  marching 
to  headquarters,  July  6,  1775;  credited  with  57  days  allowance;  also,  Capt.  John 
Wentworth's  co.,  Col.  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards;  enlisted  July  22,  1778;  dis- 
charged Dec.  14,  1778;  service,  5  mos.  1  day,  including  travel  (160  miles)  home; 
regiment  stationed  at  Cambridge. 

Mitchell,  John,  Londonderrj-,  N.  H.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joseph  Fox's  (3d)  co.,  Col. 
Henry  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 
1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  return  certified  at  Camp  near  Morristown,  April  30, 
1780,  of  officers  and  men  belonging  to  Col.  Lee's,  Col.  Henley's,  and  Col.  Jack- 
son'sregts.,  and  men  belonging  to  Massachusetts  in  Col.  Henry  Sherburne's  regt., 
who  were  incorporated  into  a  regiment  under  the  command  of  Col.  Henry  Jack- 
son, agreeable  to  the  arrangement  of  April  9,  1779;  Capt.  Fox's  co. ;  rank. 
Corporal;  residence,  Londonderry,  N.  H. ;  engaged  for  town  of  Pembroke;  en- 
gaged July  20,  1777;  term,  during  war;  reported  reduced  to  Private  Nov.  27, 
1778,  deserted  Dec.  2,  1778,  returned  or  retaken  May  20,  1779,  promoted  to  Ser- 
geant April  12  (also  given  April  11),  1780;  also,  Capt.  Fox's  co.,  Col.  Jackson's 
regt. ;  pay  roll  for  May,  1780;  reported  sick  and  absent. 

Mitchell,  John-,  North  Yarmouth.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  from  Capt.  Edward  Russell's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchell's  (2d  Cum- 
berland Co.)  regt.,  dated  Dec.  9,  1777;  residence,  North  Yarmouth;  engaged  for 
town  of  North  Yarmouth;  joined  Capt.  Jeremiah  Hill's  co..  Col.  Vose's  regt.; 
term,  3  years. 

Mitchell,  John,  North  Y'armouth.  Descriptive  list  of  deserters  from  Col.  Joseph 
Vose's  (1st)  regt.,  dated  Camp  Highlands,  July  13,  1780;  age,  21  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  black;  birthplace.  North  Yarmouth;  resi- 
dence, North  Yarmouth. 

Mitchell,  John,  Wells.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Sayer's  co..  Col.  James  Scammon's 
(30th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  4  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775],  including  abstract  of 
paj-  to  last  of  July,  1775. 


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Mitchell,  Johx,  Wells.  Private,  Capt.  Burbank's  Co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
also,  Capt.  Silas  Burbank's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt. ;  return  dated  Camp 
near  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  23,  1778;  residence.  Wells;  enlisted  for  town  of  Wells; 
mustered  by  Daniel  Insley,  Muster  Master;  reported  on  furlough. 

Mitchell,  Johx,  alias  James,  Yarmouth  (also  given  North  Yarmouth  and  New 
Gloucester).  Private,  Capt.  Mills's  co.,  Col.  Vose's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  20,  1777,  to  June  15,  1779;  residence,  Yarmouth; 
reported  deserted ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  deserters  fi'om  Col.  Joseph  Yose's  (1st) 
regt.,  dated  Camp  Highlands,  July  13,  1780;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.; 
complexion,  light;  hair,  black;  residence.  New  Gloucester;  also,  descriptive  list 
dated  Jan.  1,  1781;  Capt.  John  Mills's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Yose's  (1st)  regt.;  age, 
19  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  11  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  black;  occupation,  hus- 
bandman ;  birthplace,  North  Yarmouth ;  residence,  North  Yarmouth ;  enlisted 
by  Capt.  Smith;  enlistment,  3  years  (also  given  during  war);  also,  Private, 
Capt.  John  Mills's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.- 
March,  1781,  dated  Garrison  at  West  Point;  reported  deserted  Feb.  5,  1781. 

Mitchell,  Johx.  Private,  Capt.  David  Kingman's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Mitchell's  regt. ; 
service,  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Squantum,  or  Braintree  Farms,  in  March,  1776. 

Mitchell,  Johx  (also  given  Johx,  Jr.).  Official  record  of  a  ballot  by  the  House  of 
Representatives,  dated  May  3,  1776;  said  Mitchell  chosen  1st  Major,  Col.  Josiah 
Brewer's  (Penobscot)  regt. ;  appointment  concurred  in  by  Council  Ma}'  3,  1776 ; 
reported  commissioned  May  3,  1776. 

Mitchell,  Johx.  List  of  men  detached  from  militia  of  North  Yarmouth  to  reinforce 
the  Continental  Army,  as  returned  to  Samuel  Thompson,  Brigadier  for  Cumber- 
land Co.,  dated  North  Yarmouth,  Dec.  3,  1776. 

Mitchell,  Johx.  Corporal,  Capt.  Nathan  Alden's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Mitchell's  regt. ; 
service,  16  days;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  under  command  of  Lieut. 
John  Whitman  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776. 

Mitchell,  Johx.  Petition  dated  Boston,  Oct.  8,  1777,  signed  by  Simon  Forrester,  in 
behalf  of  himself  and  others,  of  Salem,  owners  of  the  sloop  "  Rover"  (privateer), 
asking  that  said  Mitchell  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  said  vessel,  fitted 
out  for  a  5  months  cruise;  ordered  in  Council  Oct.  9,  1777,  that  a  commission  be 
issued. 

Mitchell,  Johx.  Capt.  Esaias  Preble's  co..  Col.  Jacob  GeiTish's  regt.  of  guards; 
marched  from  home  April  9,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  28  days,  at  Winter  Hill,  includ- 
ing travel  (80  miles)  home;  company  detached  from  militia  to  serve  from  April  2, 
1778,  to  July  3,  1778. 

Mitchell,  Johx.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Smith's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Foster's  regt.; 
service  between  Dec.  4,  1778,  and  Jan.  4,  1779,  4  days,  at  Machias. 

Mitchell,  Johx.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Combs's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Joseph  Prime's  regt. ; 
enlisted  May  22,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  6,  1780;  service,  2  mos.  16  days,  under 
Brig.  Gen.  P.  Wadsworth  at  the  Eastward.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Brunswick  and  cer- 
tified at  Thomaston. 

Mitchell,  Johx.  Private,  Capt.  Parker's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  made  up  for  the  year  1780 ;  said  Mitchell  not  credited  with  service ; 
reported  deserted. 

Mitchell,  John.  Return  of  men  raised  in  Suffolk  Co.  for  Continental  service,  agree- 
able to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780;  engaged  for  town  of  Boston;  engaged  May  15, 

1781. 


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Mitchell,  John.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suf- 
folk Co.,  dated  Boston,  Nov.  23,  1777 ;  Capt.  Allen's  co..  Col.  Alden's  resrt. ;  also, 
Private,  Capt.  Asa  Coburn's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts. 

Mitchell,  Jonathan.  Capt.  John  Worthly's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinny's  regt.;  sub- 
sistence allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  May  8, 1775,  to  date  of  marching  to  head- 
quarters, July  6,  1775;  credited  with  59  days  allowance;  also,  receipt  given  to 
Lieut.  Crispus  Graves,  dated  Cambridge,  Fel).  20,  1776,  signed  by  said  Mitchell, 
Corporal,  and  others,  for  wages  for  Nov.  and  Dec,  1775. 

Mitchell,  Jonathan.  Official  record  of  a  ballot  by  the  House  of  Representatives, 
dated  Feb.  5,  1776 ;  said  Mitchell  chosen  Colonel,  2d  Cumberland  Co.  regt.  of 
Mass.  militia;  appointment  concurred  in  by  Council  Feb.  7,  1776;  reported  com- 
missioned Feb.  7, 1776 ;  also,  official  record  of  a  ballot  by  the  House  of  Represent- 
atives, dated  March  29, 1776 ;  said  Mitchell  chosen  Colonel  of  the  forces  raised  for 
defence  of  seacoast  at  Falmouth,  Cumberland  Co.,  in  the  room  of  Joseph  Fry, 
who  had  gone  into  the  Continental  Army ;  appointment  concurred  in  by  Council 
March  29,  1776;  reported  commissioned  March  29,  1776;  also,  pay  roll  rendered 
for  service  of  said  Mitchell  as  Colonel  of  the  forces  stationed  at  Falmouth,  Cum- 
berland Co.,  for  defence  of  seacoast  from  March  29, 1776,  to  May  29, 1776, 2  mos. ; 
order  dated  Falmouth,  May  31,  1776,  payable  to  Capt.  Benjamin  Hooper,  for 
amount  of  roll,  is  appended  thereto,  and  signed  by  said  Mitchell;  also,  pay  roll 
rendered  for  service  of  said  Mitchell  as  Colonel  from  Mar  29,  1776,  to  Aug.  29, 
1776,  3  mos. ;  roll  dated  Falmouth  and  sworn  to  at  Watertown ;  also,  pay  roll 
rendered  for  service  of  said  Mitchell  as  Colonel  of  the  forces  stationed  at  Fal- 
mouth, Cumberland  Co.,  from  Aug.  29,  1776,  to  Nov.  28, 1776,  3  mos. ;  roll  sworn 
to  at  North  Yarmouth,  Cumberland  Co. ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  from  the  militia 
of  North  Yarmouth  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army,  as  returned  to  Samuel 
Thompson,  Brigadier  for  Cumberland  Co.,  dated  North  Yarmouth,  Dec.  3,  1776; 
also.  Colonel,  2d  Cumberland  Co.  regt..  Brig.  Gen.  Samuel  Thomson's  brigade; 
general  return  of  Mass.  militia,  made  by  Adj.  Gen.  Peleg  Wadsworth,  dated 
July  5,  1779;  also,  returns  of  militia  under  Gen.  Lovell,  dated  Majorbagaduce, 
July  31,  1779,  and  Aug.  12,  1779,  showing  effectives  in  detachments  under  said 
Mitchell  and  others;  also.  Colonel,  Cumberland  Co.  regt.;  engaged  July  1,  1779; 
discharged  Sept.  25,  177&;  service,  2  mos.  25  days,  on  Penobscot  expedition  ;  roll 
dated  North  Yarmouth ;  also,  official  record  of  a  ballot  Ijy  the  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives, dated  Nov.  27,  1780 ;  said  Mitchell  chosen  Muster  Master  for  Cumber- 
land Co. ;  appointment  concurred  in  by  Senate  Nov.  29,  1780. 

Mitchell,  Jos.    List  of  prisoners  delivered  Col.  Gabriel  Johonnot,  by  Charles  Waller, 
,     Commissary  of  Prisoners  at  Rhode  Island,  March  17,  1778;  reported  a  Seaman. 

Mitchell,  Joseph,  Newbury  (also  given  Newburyport).  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin 
Perkins's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's  (17th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775; 
enlisted  May  9,  1775;  service,  12  weeks;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct., 
1775]  ;  age,  21  yrs. ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated 
Prospect  Hill,  Nov.  14,  1775. 

Mitchell,  Joseph,  Plymouth.  Descriptive  list  of  men  belonging  to  Col.  Bailey's 
(2d)  regt.  who  re-enlisted  for  the  war  subsequent  to  Sept.  30,  1779,  as  returned  by 
Seth  Drew,  Captain  and  Commandant,  2d  Mass.  regt. ;  age,  18  yrs. ;  complexion, 
dark;  hair,  dark;  residence,  Plymouth;  also,  Drummer,  Capt.  J.  Alden's  co., 
Col.  John  Bailey's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 
1780,  to  Oct.  11,  1780;  reported  deserted  Oct.  11,  1780. 

Mitchell,  Joshua,  Newburyport.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Nowell's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  4  days ;  also,  Capt.  Isaac  Sherman's  co.. 
Col.  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  Feb.,  1776;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Sher- 
man's CO.,  Col.  Baldwin's  regt. ;  pay  abstracts  for  May  and  June,  1776,  dated 


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Mitchell,  Joshua,  continued. 

New  York ;  also,  list  of  men  belonging  to  (late)  Capt.  Isaac  Sherman's  co.,  26tli 
regt.,  who  were  enlisted  by  the  several  officers  of  said  company,  as  returned  by 
Lieut.  Caleb  Robinson,  dated  New  York,  July  5,  1776. 

Mitchell,  Joshua,  Kennebec.  Descriptive  list  of  men  belonging  to  Col.  Thomas 
Nixon's  (6th)  regt.  who  enlisted  for  the  war  prior  to  Sept.  30,  1779,  certified  at 
Highlands,  Feb.  23,  1780;  age,  20  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  light; 
engaged  for  town  of  Kennebec;  also,  descriptive  list  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  29, 
1781 ;  Capt.  Daniels's  co.,  6th  Mass.  regt.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin 
Smith  ;  rank,  Private  ;  age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  light;  hair, 
light ;  enlisted  by  Capt.  Lane ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

Mitchell,  Josiah.  Private,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt.;  service  from  April 
5,  1781,  8  mos.  26  days. 

Mitchell,  Jotham.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Parker's  co. ;  enlisted  July  3,  1775; 
service  to  Dec.  31,  1775,  6  mos.  13  days ;  company  stationed  on  seacoast  m  Cum- 
berland Co. ;  roll  sworn  to  at  North  Yarmouth  ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  from  the 
militia  of  North  Yarmouth  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Array,  as  returned  to 
Samuel  Thompson,  Brigadier  for  Cumberland  Co.,  dated  North  Yarmouth,  Dec.  3, 
1776. 

Mitchell,  Nathan,  Bridgewater.  Captain  of  a  company  of  Minute-men,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  4  days. 

Mitchell,  Nathax.  Private,  Capt.  Abram  Washburn's  co..  Col.  Edward  Mitchell's 
regt. ;  marched  Dec.  8, 1776 ;  service,  8  days  ;  company  marched  to  Bristol,  R.  I. ; 
also,  Capt.  Abram  Washburn's  co.,  Maj.  EliphaletCary'sregt.;  marched  July  30, 
1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  11  days;  company  marched  to  Rhode 
Island  on  an  alarm ;  also.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Abram  Washburn's  co..  Col.  Theophilus 
Cotton's  regt. ;  marched  March  10,  1781 ;  service,  22  days ;  company  marched  to 
Newport  for  40  days  service ;  roll  dated  Bridgewater. 

Mitchell,  Nathaniel,  Newburyport.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Nowell's  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  4  days;  also.  Sergeant,  Capt. 
Ezra  Lunt's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's  (17th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775; 
enlisted  May  2,  1775;  service,  13  weeks;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct., 
1775]  ;  age,  23  yrs. ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated 
Dec.  11,  1775. 

Mitchell,  Peter,  Medford.  Private,  Capt.  John  Baker's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Gerrish's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  24,  1775;  service,  99  days; 
also,  Capt.  Joseph  Pettingill's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (late  Col.  Ger- 
rish's) 38th  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Camp  at  Sewall's  Point,  Sept.  27,  1775 ; 
also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  at  Sewall's 
Point,  Nov.  19,  1775. 

Mitchell,  Reuben,  Bridgewater.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  from  Capt.  David  Kingman's  co.,  3d  Plymouth  Co.  regt.,  dated  Bridge- 
water,  May  15,  1777;  residence,  Bridgewater;  enlisted  for  town  of  Bridgewater; 
joined  Capt.  Jacob  Allen's  co..  Col.  Bailey's  regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  de- 
scriptive list  of  men  belonging  to  Col.  Bailey's  (2d)  regt.  who  re-enlisted  for  the 
war  subsequent  to  Sept.  30,  1779,  as  returned  by  Seth  Drew,  Captain  and  Com- 
mandant, 2d  Mass.  regt.;  age,  22  yrs. ;  complexion,  light ;  hair,  dark  ;  residence, 
Bridgewater;  also,  descriptive  list  dated  Jan.  10, 1781 ;  Capt.  Adams  Bailey's  co., 
2d  Mass.  regt.;  rank.  Sergeant;  age,  23  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion, 
light;  hair,  brown;  birthplace,  Bridgewater;  residence,  Bridgewater;  enlisted 
Feb.  5,  1777,  by  Capt.  Allen,  at  Bridgewater;  enlistment,  during  war;  also.  Ser- 
geant, Capt.  Adams  Bailey's  co..  Col.  John  Bailey's  (2d)  regt.,  commanded  by 
Lieut.  Col.  Sprout  subsequent  to  Jan.  1,  1781 ;  muster  roll  made  up  from  Jan.  1, 


852  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AKD   SAILORS 


Mitchell,  IIeubex,  cotitinued. 

1780,  to  Jan.  1,  1782;  reported  promoted  to  Corporal  April  1,  1780,  to  Sergeant 
Aug.  16, 1780,  reduced  to  Private  July  25, 1781 ;  also,  list  of  United  States  pension- 
ers made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1787,  as  returned  by  John  Lucas,  Commissary  of  Pen- 
sions; Capt.  Bailey's  co.,  2d  Mass.  regt. ;  age,  30  yrs.;  disabled  by  a  rupture; 
reported  pensioned  Jan.  3,  1783. 

Mitchell,  Richard,  Arundel  (also  given  Wells  and  Acton).  Private,  Capt.  Jesse 
Dorman's  co..  Col.  James  Scammon's  (30th)  regt.;  company  return  [probably 
Oct.,  1775],  including  abstract  of  pay  to  last  of  July,  1775;  enlisted  May  8,  1775; 
also,  Capt.  Bartholomew  York's  (late  Capt.  John  llice's)  co.,  Col.  Edmund  Phin- 
ney's  (18th)  i-egt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776;  en- 
listed Feb.  25,  1776,  by  Lieut.  Graves;  reported  sick  in  barracks;  also,  Private, 
Capt.  Sewall's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  April  6, 1777,  to  April  30, 1777 ;  residence.  Wells ;  reported  deserted 
April  30,  1777;  also.  Private,  Capt.  W.  H.  Ballard's  co..  Col.  Brooks's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  12,  1777,  to  June  15,  1777 ; 
residence,  Acton;  reported  transferred  to  Col.  Brewer's  regt.  June  15,  1777;  also 
reported  as  having  deserted  from  Col.  Sprout's  regt. ;  also,  Capt.  William  Hud- 
son Ballard's  co.,  Col.  Ichabod  Alden's  regt. ;  return  dated  Albany,  Jan.  12, 1778; 
residence,  Arundel;  engaged  for  town  of  Acton;  mustered  by  Col.  Barrett,  Mid- 
dlesex Co.  Muster  Master ;  reported  transferred  ;  also,  Capt.  Josiah  Jenkins's  CO., 
Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt. ;  return  dated  Camp  near  Valley  "Foard,"  Jan.  23, 
1778;  residence,  Arundel;  enlisted  for  town  of  Arundel;  mustered  b.vMaj.Ins- 
le.y ;  reported  deserted;  also,  Capt.  Enos  Stone's  co..  Col.  Brewer's  regt.;  return 
dated  Camp  at  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  25, 1778;  residence,  Arundel ;  enlisted  for  town 
of  Spencer ;  mustered  by  Truman  Wheler,  State  Muster  Master ;  reported  deserted. 

Mitchell,  Robert,  Cape  Elizabeth.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Dunn's  co..  Col.  Edmund 
Phinney's  regt. ;  billeting  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  May  9,  1775,  to  date 
of  marching  to  headquarters,  July  11,  1775;  credited  with  63  days  allowance; 
also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  1, 
1775. 

Mitchell,  Robert.  Private,  Capt.  Briant  Morton's  co..  Col.  Mitchel's  regt. ;  service 
from  Sept.  1,  1776,  to  date  of  discharge,  Nov.  25,  1776,  2  mos.  25  da3-s ;  company 
stationed  on  seacoast  at  Cape  Elizabeth  and  Scarborough. 

Mitchell,  Robert.  Private,  (late)  Capt.  Isaac  Sherman's  co.,  Col.  Baldwin's  (26th) 
regt. ;  pay  abstracts  for  April-June,  1776,  dated  New  York ;  also,  list  of  men  be- 
longing to  (late)  Capt.  Sherman's  co.,  26th  regt.,  who  were  enlisted  by  the  several 
officers  of  said  compan.v,  as  returned  by  Lieut.  Caleb  Robinson,  dated  New  York, 
July  5,  1776;  also,  Capt.  Caleb  Robinson's  co..  Col.  L.  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt.; 
pay  roll  for  mileage,  etc.,  for  the  year  1776,  dated  Exeter,  Feb.  22, 1777 ;  reported 
discharged  300  miles  from  home;  amount  due  for  mileage,  etc.,  receijited  for  by 
Nathaniel  Thing;  also,  order  dated  Exeter,  April  16, 1778,  signed  by  said  Mitchell 
and  others,  for  all  money  due  them  for  service  in  Capt.  Calel)  Robinson's  co.,  Col. 
Loammi  Baldwin's  regt. 

Mitchell,  Robert.  Private,  Capt.  Roger  Libby's  co. ;  joined  Oct.  1, 1779 ;  discharged 
Oct.  23, 1779 ;  service  at  the  Eastward  with  detachment  of  Cumberland  Co.  militia 
under  Nathaniel  Jordan,  Esq. 

Mitchell,  Rotheus  (also  given  Robert),  Bridgewater.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Orr's 
CO.  of  Minute-men,  Col.  John  Baile}''s  regt.,  which  marched  in  response  to  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  11  days;  also,  Lieutenant,  Col.  John  Bailey's 
(2d)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec. 
31,  1779 ;  reported  as  serving  29  mos.  20  days  as  Ensign,  6  mos.  10  days  as  Lieu- 
tenant; also.  Ensign,  (late)  Capt.  Jacob  Allen's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt. ; 
company  return  dated  Camp  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  24,  1778;  also,  Ensiirn,  Col. 
Bailey's  regt. ;  order  on  the  Board  of  War,  payable  to  Lieut.  Col.  Ezra  Badlam, 


IN  THE  AVAR   OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  853 

Mitchell,  Rotheus  (also  given  Robert),  continued. 

dated  Camp  White  Plains,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  19,  1778,  signed  by  said  Mitchell  and 
others,  for  the  State  donation  on  account  of  service  in  the  Continental  Army  ;  a/so, 
return  of  officers  for  clothing,  certified  at  Dorchester,  Sept.  28,  1778 ;  also,  re- 
ceipt for  clothing  for  officers  of  Col.  Bailey's  regt.,  dated  Boston,  Oct.  6,  1778, 
signed  by  Lieut.  Col.  Ezra  Badlam ;  also,  list  of  officers,  dated  Boston,  May  19, 
1779 ;  also,  returns  of  officers  for  clothing,  certified  at  Dorchester,  Oct.  22, 1778,  and 
Sept.  24,  1779;  also.  Ensign,  2d  Mass.  regt.  commanded  b}^  Lieut.  Col.  Ezra  Bad- 
lam ;  return  of  officers,  certified  at  Boston,  Dee.  7, 1779 ;  also.  Ensign,  Capt.  Adams 
Bailej^'s  (late  Capt.  Jacob  Allen's)  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt. ;  muster  roll  made 
up  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Jan.  1, 1780;  appointed  Jan.  1,  1777 ;  reported  transferred 
to  Capt.  Howard's  co.  April  1,  1779;  also,  Lieutenant,  Col.  Bailey's  regt.;  Con- 
tinental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780. 

Mitchell,  Samuel,  Peterborough,  N.  H.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber, 
Muster  Master  for  Suff"olk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Nov.  9, 1777 ;  Capt.  Scott's  co..  Col. 
Henley's  regt. ;  also.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joseph  Fox's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jack- 
son's (16th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780, 
to  Oct.  6,  1780;  also,  return  certified  at  Camp  near  Morristown,  April  30,  1780, 
of  officers  and  men  belonging  to  Col.  Lee's,  Col.  Henley's,  and  Col.  Jackson's 
regts.,  and  men  belonging  to  Massachusetts  in  Col.  Henry  Sherburne's  regt.,  who 
were  incorporated  into  a  regiment  under  the  command  of  Col.  Henry  Jackson, 
agreeable  to  the  arrangement  of  April  9,  1779;  Capt.  Fox's  co. ;  rank,  Sergeant; 
residence,  Peterborough,  N.  H.;  engaged  for  town  of  Groton;  engaged  Oct.  6, 
1777 ;  term,  3  years. 

Mitchell,  Samuel,  "Wells.  Private,  Capt.  Adam  Martin's  co..  Col.  .Nathan  Tyler's 
regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  7,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  17,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  20  days, 
at  Rhode  Island,  travel  (180  miles)  included. 

Mitchell,  Samuel.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Timothy  Johnson's  co. ;  list  of  officers  of 
Col.  Isaac  Smith's  regt.,  raised  to  serve  until  April  1  [year  not  given,  probably 
1776],  as  a  temporary  reinforcement  to  the  army;  ordered  in  Council  March  13, 
1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned;  reported  commissioned  March  13,  1776. 

Mitchell,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  John  Hall's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Foster's  (Lincoln 
Co.)  regt. ;  service  from  Aug.  7,  1779,  to  Sept.  7,  1779,  1  mo. ;  company  marched 
on  expedition  to  Majorbagaduce  by  order  of  Gen.  Lovel.  Roll  endorsed  "  Service 
at  Penobscot." 

Mitchell,  Samuel.  Matross,  in  a  corps  of  artillery  commanded  by  Joseph  McLellan 
and  stationed  at  Falmouth,  Casco  Bay;  enlisted  Nov.  1,  1780;  discharged  May 
I,  1781 ;  service,  6  mos. 

Mitchell,  Samuel,  Jr.  Receipt  dated  Wells,  March  27,  1781,  for  bounties  paid  said 
Mitchell  and  others  by  the  Selectmen  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the 
term  of  3  years. 

Mitchell,  Seth,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  David  Kingman's"  co..  Col.  Edward  Mitchell's 
regt.;  service,  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Squantuin,  or  Braintree  Farms,  in  March, 
1776 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  service,  16  days,  on  the  alarm  at  Rhode  Island 
of  Dec.  8,  1776;  roll  endorsed  "Alarm  Roll  to  Providence  Dec'r  1776." 

Mitchell,  Stephen,  Newbury.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army, 
as  returned  b}'  Capt.  Moses  Noyes,  Chairman  of  Selectmen  and  Committee  of 
Newlniry,  sworn  to  Aug.  23,  1777 ;  residence,  Newbury ;  enlisted  for  town  of 
Newbury ;  joined  Capt.  Moses  Greenleaf's  co..  Col.  Francis's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3 
years ;  also,  descriptive  list  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  25, 1781 ;  Col.  John  Greaton's 
(3d)  regt. ;  age,  27  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  eyes, 
blue;  residence,  Newbury;  enlisted  Nov.  30,  1779,  by  Capt.  Smith;  enlistment, 
during  war. 


854:  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Mitchell,  Stephen.  Order  dated  Gloucester,  Dec.  4,  1775,  signed  by  said  Mitchell, 
Private,  and  others  belonging  to  Capt.  Stephen  Kent's  co.  raised  for  defence  of  sea- 
coast  in  Essex  Co.,  for  wages  due  to  Nov.  1,  1775,  payable  to  Lieut.  Dudley  Cole- 
man ;  also,  order  for  wages,  payable  to  Capt.  Kent,  signed  by  said  Mitchell  and 
others  raised  for  defence  of  seacoast  and  stationed  at  Newl)ury  ;  Capt.  Kent's  order 
for  said  wages,  payable  to  Col.  Joseph  Gerrish,  dated  Watertovvn,  Dec.  15,  1775; 
also,  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Kent's  co. ;  enlisted  July  12,  1775;  service  to  Dec.  9, 
1775,  5  mos.  8  days ;  company  raised  for  defence  of  seacoast  in  Essex  Co.  and  sta- 
tioned at  Newbury. 

Mitchell,  Stephen.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  Badlam's  co.,  Col.  L.  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt. ; 
pay  abstract  for  May,  1776,  dated  New  York  ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  ab- 
stract for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  for  the  year  1776;  reported  discharged  280  miles 
from  home. 

Mitchell,  Thomas.  Major ;  list  of  officers  belonging  to  Gen.  Thomas's  regt.  who  were 
commissioned  Ma}'  19,  1775;  also,  1st  Major,  Col.  John  Thomas's  regt.;  list  of 
officers  [year  not  given,  probaljly  1775]. 

Mitchell,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  Matthew  Randell's  co..  Col.  John  Daggett's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Jan.  7,  1778;  discharged  April  1,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  26  days,  at  Rhode 
Island ;  regiment  raised  to  serve  for  3  months  from  Jan.  1,  1778. 

Mitchell,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  Orringh  Stoddard's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  regt.; 
master  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec,  1778,  Jan.,  March,  and  April,  1779,  sworn  to  at 
Providence;  enlistment,  9  months. 

Mitchell,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Pride's  co.,  in  a  detachment  of  Cumberland 
Co.  militia,  commanded  by  Nathaniel  Jordan,  Esq.;  joined  Oct.  1,  1779;  dis- 
charged Oct.  23,  1779;  service  at  the  Eastward. 

Mitchell,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Shed's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Gerrish's  (1st) 
regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  18, 1779 ;  discharged  Dec.  2, 1779 ;  service,  1  mo.  14  days,  near 
Claverack. 

Mitchell,  Thomas.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Easton  for  ser- 
vice in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  17,  1780;  dis- 
charged Dec.  19,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  12  days,  including  10  days  (200  miles) 
travel  from  camp. 

Mitchell,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Parsons's  co..  Col.  Prime's  regt.;  enlisted 
May  4,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  30,  1780;  service,  7  mos.  27  days,  under  Gen.  P. 
Wadsworth  at  the  Eastward.  Roll  sworn  to  at  North  Yarmouth,  Cumberland 
Co.,  and  certified  at  Thomaston. 

Mitchell,  Timothy,  Bridgewater.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Ames's  co. ;  enlisted  June  26, 
1778;  discharged  July  20,  1778;  service,  24  days;  company  marched  to  Rhode 
Island  June  26,  1778  and  joined  Col.  Wade's  regt.  June  27,  1778,  for  21  days  ser- 
vice; also,  descriptive  list  of  men  belonging  to  Col.  Bailey's  (2d)  regt.  who  re- 
enlisted  for  the  war  subsequent  to  Sept.  30,  1779,  as  returned  by  Seth  Drew, 
Captain  and  Commandant,  2d  Mass.  regt. ;  age,  20  yrs. ;  complexion,  dark ;  hair, 
brown;  residence,  Bridgewater;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Luther  Bailey's  co.,  Col. 
Bailey's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to 
Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  descriptive  list  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  28, 1781 ;  Capt.  Luther 
Bailey's  co.,  2d  Mass.  regt. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  hair,  brown ; 
residence,  Bridgewater;  enlisted  Dec.  26,  1779,  by  Capt.  Bailey,  at  West  Point; 
enlistment,  during  war. 

Mitchell,  William,  Bridgewater.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Orr's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  John  Bailey's  regt.,  which  inarched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775 ;  service,  8  days. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF   THE  REVOLUTION.  855 

Mitchell,  William,  Peterborough.  Private,  Capt.  William  Scott's  co.  of  Minute- 
men,  Col.  Paul  Dudley  Sargent's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response 
to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service  to  April  23,  1775,  3  days;  also,  Capt.  M'il- 
liam  Scott's  CO.,  Col.  Paul  D.  Sargent's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775; 
enlisted  April  23,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  16  days;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or 
its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  28,  1775. 

Mitchell,  William,  Pleasant  River.  Private,  Capt.  Francis  Shaw,  Jr.'s  co. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  9,  1775;  service,  4  mos.  1  day;  company  stationed  at  Gouldsborough,  No.  4, 
Narraguagus,  and  Pleasant  River,  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Mitchell,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Briant  Morton's  co..  Col.  Mitchel's  regt. ;  service 
from  Sept.  1,  1776,  to  date  of  discharge,  Nov.  25,  1776,  2  mos.  25  days;  company 
stationed  on  seacoast  at  Cape  Elizabeth  and  Scarborough. 

Mitchell,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Keith's  co.,  Col.  Cotton's  regt. ;  service 
from  Sept.  25,  1777,  to  Oct.  30, 1777,  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Tiverton,  II.  I. 

Mitchell,  William.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Nathan  Harwood's  co..  Col.  Israel  Chapin's 
(2d  Hampshire  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers;  commissioned  July  6, 
1778;  also.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Benjamin  Bonney's  co..  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hamp- 
shire Co.)  regt.;  engaged  July  21,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1779;  service,  42 
days,  at  New  London,  Conn.,  including  5  days  (107  miles)  travel  home;  roll 
dated  Chesterfield. 

Mitchell,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Abram  Washburn's  co..  Major  Eliphalet  Gary's 
regt. ;  marched  July  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9,  1780;  service,  11  days;  company 
marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm. 

Mitchell,  William.  Private;  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Kit- 
tery  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  19,  1780; 
discharged  Dec.  7,  1780 ;  service,  5  mos.  3  days. 

Mitchels,  Johx,  Boston.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Belcher's  co..  Col.  Nathaniel 
Wade's  regt.;  enlisted  July  24,  1778;  reported  deserted  Aug.  3,  1778;  company 
stationed  at  Rhode  Island  for  6  months  from  July  1,  1778. 

Mitchiel,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Jonas  Parker's  CO.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th) 
regt.;  muster  roll  for  Feb.  and  March,  1781,  dated  Wes^  Point;  enlistment,  dur- 
ing war;  reported  on  command  with  light  infantry. 

MiTCHiL,  Thomas.  Bombardier,  Capt.  William  Treadwell's  co..  Col.  John  Crane's 
regt.;  muster  roll  for  Dec,  1777;  enlisted  Oct.  10,  1777,  at  Boston. 

MiTCHiLL,  Hugh.  Private,  Capt.  James  Gregg's  co.,  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's  (1st 
New  York)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Jan. -March,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted 
March  12,  1781 ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

Mitchill,  John-.  Receipt  dated  Boston,  April  2,  1782,  for  bounty  paid  said  Mitchill, 
by  William  Toy,  Chairman  of  Class  No.  5  of  the  town  of  Woburn,  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years  and  9  months. 

Mitchill,  Reubex,  Bridgewater.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Adams  Bailey's  co..  Col.  Bailey's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31, 
1780;  residence,  Bridgewater;  reported  as  serving  7  mos.  15  days  as  Corporal,  4 
mos.  15  days  as  Sergeant. 

Mittemoee,  James.  Seaman,  State  ship  "  Tartar,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Cath- 
cart;  engaged  May  21,  1782;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1782;  service,  6  mos.  Roll 
sworn  to  at  Boston. 

Mix,  Amos,  Nobletown  (also  given  Sharon).  Private,  Capt.  John  McKinstry's  co..  Col. 
John  Patterson's  (_26th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  7, 


856  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 


Mix,  Amos,  continued. 

1775;  service,  3  mos.  2  da.ys;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also, 
order  for  bounty  coac  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Charlestown  Camp,  Fort 
No.  3,  Oct.  26,  1775. 

Mix,  Amos.  Private,  Capt.  John  King's  co..  Col.  Hopkins's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.; 
entered  service  July  15,  1776;  discharged  July  27,  1776;  service,  12  days;  com- 
pany marched  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Fellows. 

Mix,  Enos.  Receipt  dated  Springfield,  Sept.  14, 1782,  signed  by  Seth  Banister,  Captain, 
4th  Mass.  regt.,  Muster  Master,  stating  that  he  had  received  said  Mix  of  Andrew 
Gilman,  Chairman  of  Class  No.  1  of  the  town  of  Raj'nham,  to  serve  in  the  Conti- 
nental Army  for  the  term  of  3  years. 

Mix,  Ephraim.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Deming's  detachment  from  Col.  Ashley's  regt. ; 
entered  service  June  4,  1778;  discharged  July  15,  1778;  service,  41  days;  detach- 
ment ordered  to  Albany  by  Gen.  John  Fellows. 

Mix,  John,  Sheffield.  Capt.  Lebbeus  Ball's  co..  Col.  William  Shepard's  regt. ;  return 
dated  Feb.  3,  1778;  residence,  Sheffield;  engaged  for  town  of  Sheffield;  mustered 
by  State  and  Continental  Muster  Masters  ;  reported  deserted. 

Mix,  Josiah.  Private,  Capt.  Enos  Parker's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  regt. ;  en- 
listed July  1, 1777;  discharged  July 31, 1777;  service, 31  days;  regiment  detached 
from  Berkshire  Co.  militia  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  at  Ticonderoga. 

Mix,  Timothy.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Joseph  Thomas's  co.,  Col.  John  Lamb's  (2d  Artil- 
lery) regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Feb. -April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  appointed  Sept. 
12,  1778;  reported  furloughed  Nov.  17,  1780,  by  Maj.  Bauman  (also  given  Col. 
Lamb)  for  60  da.ys. 

Mix,  Timothy.  Matross,  Capt.  Joseph  Thomas's  co..  Col.  John  Lamb's  (2d  Artillery) 
regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Feb. -April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  term,  during  war; 
reported  on  command  after  deserters  in  Feb.  and  March,  1781,  on  command  at 
King's  Ferry  in  April,  1781. 

Mix,  Zebadiah,  Jr.  List  of  men  mustered  between  Jan.  20,  1777,  and  June  1,  1778, 
by  Truman  Wheler,  Muster  Master  for  Berkshire  Co. ;  Capt.  Ginkins's  (Jenkins's) 
CO. ;  term,  3  years  or  during  war. 

Mix,  Zebulon,  Sheffield.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
probably  from  Capt.  Downing's  co..  Col.  Ashley's  regt.;  residence,  Sheffield; 
engaged  for  town  of  Sheffield;  joined  Capt.  Jenkins's  co.,  Col.  Brewer's  regt.; 
term,  during  war;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Sewall's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Sprout's  reg't. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  March  1,  1778; 
reported  deserted  March  1, 1778;  also,  Capt.  Josiah  Jenkins's  co.,  Col.  Samuel 
Brewer's  regt. ;  return  dated  Camp  near  Valley  "  Foard,"  Jan.  23, 1778 ;  mustered 
by  Capt.  Wheeler;  reported  sick  and  absent. 

Mixer,  Daniel,  Templeton.  Private,  Capt.  William  Henry's  co. ;  enlisted  Oct.  5, 
1779;  discharged  Nov.  10,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  10  days,  at  Castle  and  Governor's 
Islands,  including  travel  home ;  company  raised  in  Worcester  Co. 

Mixer,  David,  Sutton.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  Nicholas  Dike's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage  from  home  to  Dorchester  Heights,  dated  Sept.  4, 
1776;  mileage  (50  miles)  allowed  said  Mixer. 

Mixer,  Ezra.  Private,  Capt.  Andrew  Elliott's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's  regt.; 
service,  43  days ;  company  marched  to  Providence  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  10, 
1776;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  service,  19  (also  given  24)  days,  including  travel 
(275  miles)  to  and  from  camp;  company  marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army 
Sept.  26,  1777,  for  30  days  at  the  time  of  taking  Gen.  Burgoyne. 


IX  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  857 


Mixer  John,  Jr.  Private,  Capt.  Lawson  Buckmiuster's  (2d)  co..  Col.  Abner  Perry's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Julj'  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  7,  1780;  service,  12  days,  includ- 
ing 3  days  (70  miles)  travel  home ;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  an 
alarm. 

Mixer,  Joseph,  Framingham.  Ensign,  Capt.  Thomas  Drur.y's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Gard- 
ner's regt.;  list  of  officers  recommended  by  Committee  of  Safety  to  be  commis- 
sioned by  Congress  ;  ordered  in  Provincial  Congress  June  2, 1775,  that  commissions 
be  delivered  said  officers ;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Drury's  co.,  Col.  John  Nixon's 
(5th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  engaged  April  24,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  15  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Winter  Hill,  Sept.  30,  1775. 

Mixer,  Josiah,  Waltham.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Abraham  Peirce's  (Walthara)  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Concord  and  Lexington ;  service,  3 
days ;  company  called  out  by  Col.  Thomas  Gardner  and  served  as  guards  until 
Saturday,  the  fourth  day  after  the  fight  at  Concord  ;  also,  Capt.  Abraham  Pierce's 
(Waltham)  co..  Col.  Samuel  Thatcher's  regt.;  rations  allowed  from  March  4,  to 
March  8,  1776;  credited  with  5  da.ys  allowance;  company  marched  at  request  of 
Gen.  Washington  at  the  time  of  taking  Dorchester  Heights ;  also,  pay  roll  of  a 
company  which  marched  Dec.  9,  1776,  under  command  of  1st  Lieut.  Joseph  Crafts 
to  join  Col.  Crafts's  regt.  at  Boston ;  service,  5  daj^s. 

Mixer,  Moses.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Wilder's  co..  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt. 
commanded  by  Maj.  Daniel  Clap ;  enlisted  July  4, 1778 ;  discharged  July  15, 1778 ; 
service,  13  days,  at  Rutland  Barracks ;  company  raised  for  20  days  service ;  roll 
dated  Templeton ;  also,  Capt.  Jotham  Houghton's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt.;  service  from  July  31,  1778,  to  date  of  discharge,  Sept.  14,  1778,  1  mo.  15 
days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  company  raised  for  6  weeks  service ;  roll  dated  Petersham. 

Mixer,  Phineas.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Bonney's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  May's  regt. ;  en- 
listed Sept.  20,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  14,  1777 ;  service,  29  days,  on  expedition  to 
Stillwater,  including  travel  (100  miles)  home.    Roll  dated  Chesterfield. 

Mixer,  Samuel,  Templeton.  Private,  Capt.  Ezekiel  Knowlton's  co.  of  militia,  Col. 
Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt.,  which  marched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  13  days ;  also,  Cai^t.  Joel  Fletcher's  co..  Col.  Ephraim 
Doolittle's  regt.;  company  return  dated  Charlestown,  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

Mixer,  Timothy.  Capt.  Scott's  co.,  Col.  Sargent's  regt.;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  before  Boston,  Nov.  14,  1775. 

Mixter,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mixer,  Mixtor,  Mixture.] 

Mixter,  Asa,  Shrewsbury.  Capt.  Ross  Wyman's  co.  of  artillery.  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Cambridge  ;  service,  8  days  ; 
also.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Martin's  co..  Col.  Joseph  (Josiah)  Whitney's  regt. ;  ser- 
vice from  May  4,  1777,  to  July  4,  1777,  2  mos.  7  days,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Spencer 
at  Rhode  Island,  including  travel  (110  miles)  from  home  to  place  of  destination 
and  from  place  of  discharge  home;  also,  Capt.  John  Maynard's  co.,  Col.  Job 
Cushing's  regt.;  marched  Aug.  21,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  23,  1777;  service,  6 
days,  including  3  da.ys  (60  miles)  travel  home ;  company  marched  to  Hadley  by 
order  of  Col.  Denney  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington. 

Mixter,  Daniel,  Monson.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continen- 
tal Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned 
as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Spring- 
field, July  31,  1780  ;  age,  24  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  engaged 
for  town  of  Monson;  marched  to  camp  July  31,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt. 
Greenleaf ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig. 
Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25, 
1780 ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Monson  for  service 


858  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAH.ORS 


MixTER,  Daniel,  continued. 

in  the  Coutinental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  31,  1780;  discharged  Jan.  20, 
1781;  service,  5  mos.  28  days,  including  7  days  (140  miles)  travel  home;  also, 
Private,  Capt.  Noah  Allen's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for 
Jan.,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  July  31,  1780;  discharged  Jan.  31,  1781; 
enlistment,  6  months. 

MixTER,  David,  Sutton.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  Dilie's  regt.; 
pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Dorchester  Heights  home,  dated  Nov.  28, 
1776;  said  Mixter  credited  with  allowance  for  2  days  (50  miles)  travel;  also, 
Capt.  William  Tucker's  co..  Col.  Jacol)  Gerrish's  regt.;  enlisted  July  11,  1778; 
discharged  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  5  raos.  22  days. 

Mixter,  Ezra.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Burbank's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Davis's  regt.; 
marched  to  camp  July  30,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  4,  1780;  service,  9  days,  on  an 
alarm  at  Rhode  Island,  including  travel  (75  mijes)  home. 

Mixter,  John,  Framingham.  Private,  Capt.  Simon  Edgel's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Concord  and  Cambridge; 
service,  8  days. 

Mixter,  John,  Monson.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Roule's  co..  Col.  John  Jacobs's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  1,  1778;  service,  6  mos.  4  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  enlistment  to  ex- 
pire Jan.  1,  1779. 

Mixter,  Joseph,  Framingham.  Private,  Capt.  Simon  Edgel's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Concord  and  Cambridge;  ser- 
vice, 2  days. 

Mixter,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Nehemiah  May's  co.,  Col.  David  Leonard's  regt.; 
enlisted  May  6,  1777 ;  discharged  July  8,  1777 ;  service,  72  days,  at  Ticonderoga, 
including  travel  (200  miles)  home ;  company  raised  for  2  months  ;  roll  dated  South 
Brimlield  ;  also,  Capt.  Daniel  Winchester's  co..  Col.  Ruggies  Woodbridge's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  17  [1777]  ;  discharged  Nov.  29  [1777]  ;  service,  3  mos.  21  days,  in 
Northern  department,  including  8  days  (152  miles)  travel  home. 

Mixter,  Moses.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Lord's  co..  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  1,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  10  days,  in  Northern  de- 
partment at  the  time  of  taking  Gen.  Burgoyne,  including  11  days  (220  miles)  travel 
home ;  company  allowed  travel  from  Tarrytown,  N.  Y.,  to  Athol. 

Mixter,  Phineas.  Corporal,  Lieut.  Joshua  Shaw's  detachment,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's 
regt.;  entered  service  Sept.  26  [1777]  ;  discharged  Oct.  18  [1777]  ;  service,  29  days, 
in  Northern  department;  detachment  marched  from  Palmer  to  join  army  under 
Gen.  Gates  and  serve  for  30  days. 

Mixter,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Francis  Stone's  co..  Col.  James  Converse's  (Worces- 
ter Co.)  regt. ;  service,  3  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington  in  Aug.,  1777. 

Mixter,  Samuel.  Drummer,  Capt.  Josiah  Wilder's  co..  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawak's 
(Sparhawk's)  regt.;  entered  service  Aug.  21,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  26,  1777; 
service,  10  days,  on  the  alarm  at  Bennington  of  Aug.  21,  1777,  including  5  days 
(100  miles)  travel  home;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Lord's  co..  Col.  Job  Cush- 
ing's regt.;  engaged  Sept.  1,  1777;  discharsred  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  10 
days,  in  Northern  department  at  the  time  of  taking  Gen.  Burgoyne,  including  II 
days  (220  miles)  travel  home;  company  allowed  travel  from  Tarrytown,  N.  Y., 
to  Athol. 

MiXTKR,  Timothy,  Peterborough,  N.  H.  Private,  Capt.  William  Scott's  co..  Col.  Paul 
Dudley  Sargent's  (28th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  23, 
1775  ;  service,  3  mos.  16  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  Pri- 
vate, Capt.  Joseph  Fox's  co..  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental'Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  July  24, 1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779;  account  reported  as  hav- 


IN  THE  WAR   OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  859 

MixTER,  Timothy,  coiifinued. 

ing  heen  made  up  and  settled  by  state  of  New  Hampshire ;  also,  Col.  David 
Henley's  regt. ;  return  of  recruits  for  knapsacks,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  16,  1778; 
reported  under  marching  orders ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Fox's  (7th)  co..  Col. 
Jackson's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  April,  1779,  dated  Pawtuxet;  also,  same  co.  and 
regt.;  muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1779,  dated  Camp  Providence;  also,  same  co.  and 
regt.;  regimental  return  made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1779,  dated  Camp  at  Providence; 
also,  return  certified  at  Camp  near  Morristown,  April  30,  1780,  of  officers  and  men 
belonging  to  Col.  Lee's,  Col.  Henley's,  and  Col.  Jackson's  regts.,  and  men  be- 
longing to  Massachusetts  in  Col.  Henr}'  Sherburne's  regt.,  who  were  incorporated 
into  a  regiment  under  the  command  of  Col.  Henry  Jackson,  agreeable  to  the  ar- 
rangement of  April  9,  1779 ;i  Capt.  Fox's  co. ;  rank,  Private;  residence,  Peter- 
borough, N.  H.;  engaged  for  town  of  Grotoo ;  engaged  July  24,  1777;  term, 
during  war;  reported  deserted  Feb.  1,  1778,  returned  or  retaken  Feli.  12,  1779; 
deserted  Nov.  8, 1779 ;  family  of  said  Mixter  reported  as  at  Colrain.  [See  Timothy 
Mixum.] 

MixTOR,  Timothy,  Peterborough.  Private,  Capt.  William  Scott's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  Paul  Dudley  Sargent's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service  to  April  23,  1775,  3  days. 

Mixture,  Ezra,  Sutton.  Private,  Capt.  Bartholomew  Woodbury's  co..  Col.  Lernad's 
(Learued's)  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  billeting  to  and  from  camp ;  mileage  (50  miles) 
allowed  said  Mixture ;  company  marched  from  Sutton,  Douglas,  and  North- 
bridge,  Dec.  9,  1775. 

Mixum,  Timothy.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk 
Co.,  dated  Boston,  Nov.  9,  1777;  Capt.  Scott's  co..  Col.  Henley's  regt.  [See 
Timothy  Mixter.] 

Miz,  Hexrique  Fillis.  Seaman,  brig  "Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Foster 
Williams ;  al)stract  for  advance  pay  for  1  month ;  warrant  for  pay  allowed  in 
Council  July  11,  1778.     [See  Henrique  Fillis.] 

MizicKs,  Joshua.  List  of  prisoners  to  be  received  in  exchange  for  British  prisoners 
sent  to  Halifax  in  the  cartel  "Swift,"  as  attested  by  Robert  Pierpont,  Commis- 
sary, dated  Oct.  9,  1777 ;  said  Mizicks,  Seaman,  to  be  exchanged  for  John  Buller, 
Seaman. 

M'k  Daniell,  Exos.  Sailor,  ship  "Eagle,"  commanded  by  Capt.  William  Groves; 
descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  sworn  to  June  17,  1780;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.; 
complexion,  dark. 

MoAKE,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mok.] 

MoAKE,  William,  "  Turmony "  (Germany).  Private,  6th  co..  Col.  Brooks's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  16,  1778,  to  Dec.  31,  1780; 
residence,  "  Turmony;  "  reported  discharged  Jan.  16,  1781 ;  also,  (late)  Colonel's 
CO.  commanded  by  Capt.  Lieut.  Jonas  Parker,  (late)  Col.  Ichabod  Alden's  (6th) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Dec,  1778,  dated  Cherry  Valley  ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Fort  Harkemer;  enlisted  Jan.  16, 
1778;  enlistment,  3  years. 

MoAR,  Benjamin'.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Eames's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Haws's  regt.; 
service,  1  mo.  3  days,  at  Rhode  Island  on  a  secret  expedition  ;  company  marched 
Sept.  29,  1777. 

MoAR,  John,  Andover.  Clerk,  Capt.  Joshua  Holt's  (4th  Andover)  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  1^  days. 

MoAR,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Briant  Morton's  co. ;  enlisted  Jan.  27,  1776;  service  to 
Sept.  1, 1776 ;  company  stationed  on  seacoast  at  Cape  Elizabeth  and  Scarborough. 


860  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND  SAILORS 

MoAKS,  Daniel,  Sudbury.  Private,  Capt.  Abishai  Brown's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt. ;  enlisted  June  27,  1776,  4  days  preceding  march;  service  to  Dec.  1,  1776,  5 
mos.  6  days.     Rolls  dated  Camp  at  Hull. 

MoARS,  Elias,  Marlborough.  Descriptive  list  dated  Jan.  1, 1782;  Capt.  Benjamin  Hey- 
wood's  CO.,  6th  Mass.  regt.;  age,  30yrs.;  stature,  6  ft.;  complexion,  light;  hair, 
brown ;  occupation,  yeoman ;  residence,  Marlborough ;  engaged  for  town  of 
Marlborough;  engaged  Sept.  30,  1777;  term,  during  war;  reported  deserted  Feb. 
2,  1778. 

Moars,  Sam.  Private,  8th  co. ;  entry  dated  Oct.  25,  1783,  of  an  order  for  wages  for 
May-Jul}'  [year  not  given] ,  appearing  in  a  register  of  orders  accepted  on  account 
of  wages,  etc. 

Moastm'.v,  Aaron.  Private,  Capt.  Edmund  Longley's  co..  Col.  Cogswell's  regt.;  en- 
listed Oct.  1,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  1  day;  regiment 
detached  to  guard  and  fortify  posts  at  and  about  Boston. 

Moay,  George.  Company  receipt  for  equipments,  given  to  Capt.  James  Tisdale,  dated 
Springfield,  Aug.  22,  1779. 

Mocham,  Ebenezer.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Sheldon's  co..  Col.  Seth  Murray's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  13,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  5  days, 
including  7  days  (132  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce  Continen- 
tal Army  for  3  months. 

Mocker,  Thomas,  Salem.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  General  Wayne,"  John  Leach,  Mas- 
ter; descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  sworn  to  June  17,  1780;  age,  25  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Salem. 

MocuMRER,  Job.  Private,  Capt.  John  Barrows's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sproutt's  regt.; 
entered  service  May  6;  discharged  May  9;  entered  service  Sept.  6;  discharged 
Sept.  12;  service,  9  days;  companv  marched  from  Middleborough  to  Dartmouth 
on  two  alarms  in  1778. 

MoDDER,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Moder,  Mordough.] 

MoDDER,  John  T.  (also  given  John  J.).  Gunner,  Capt.  Donnell's  co..  Col.  Crane's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31, 
1780. 

Moder,  John  Jacob  (also  given  John,  Jacob,  and  John  F.),  Philadelphia  (also  given 
Boston).  Matross,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Donnell's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's  (3d  Artil- 
lery) regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  15,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779;  residence,  Philadelphia;  reported  as  serving  22  mos.  20  days  as 
Matross,  8  mos.  26  days  as  Gunner;  a!so,  return  for  gratuity,  dated  Greenwich, 
Nov.  10,  1779;  a^so,  return  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  9,  1781;  residence,  Boston; 
enlisted  May  -,  1777,  by  Capt.  Donnell;  enlistment,  during  war;  also,  muster 
rolls  for  Feb.-April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  reported  on  command  at  Stony 
Point  in  Feb.  and  March,  1781,  on  command  at  D*obbs's  Ferry  in  April,  1781. 

MoDET,  Joel.  Capt.  Abraham  Tyler's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt. ;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  26,  1775. 

MoDT,  Eldad,  Amherst.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Dickinson's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
R.  Woodbridge's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarnr  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service, 
35  days. 

MoDT,  John,  Newbury.  Private,  ship  "America"  (privateer),  commanded  by  Capt. 
William  Coffin  ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co., 
Oct.  11,  1780;  age,  23  yrs.;  statui-e,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence, 
Newbury. 


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MoER,  M.  Seaman,  ship  "  Pliarne,"  Ebenezer  Bradford,  Master,  bound  on  voyage  to 
South  Carolina  and  Nantes  ;  porta::;e  bill  made  up  for  advance  paj',  dated  Boston, 
April  14,  1777;  engaged  March  6,  1777. 

MoEKS,  Moses,  Newburyport.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Nowell's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775  ;  service,  4  days. 

MoERS,  Samuel,  Taunton.  Private,  Capt.  Matthew  Randell's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Mar- 
shall's regt.;  abstract  for  advance  pay,  etc.,  dated  Castle  Island,  Oct.  14,  1776; 
also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  16, 1776 ;  service  to  Nov..l,  1776,  2  mos.  16 
days;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1776;  service,  1  mo.  2  days, 
including  travel  home. 

MoFAT,  JoNATHAX.  Private,  Capt.  Enos  Parker's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Symonds's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  14,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  19,  1777 ;  service,  6  days ;  regiment  de- 
tached from  Berkshire  Co.  militia  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  at  Bennington ; 
also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  3,  1777;  discharged  Sept.  27,  1777;  ser- 
vice, 27  days;  regiment  detached  from  Berkshire  Co.  militia  to  reinforce  Conti- 
nental Army  at  Bennington. 

MoFET,  William,  Lunenburg.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  re- 
turned by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

MoFET,  Zekclox.  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  Stewart's  co. ;  enlisted  July  12  [1775]  ;  dis- 
charged Nov.  16  [1775]  ;  service,  4  mos.  4  days. 

MoFETT,  Zebulon.  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  Stewart's  co. ;  entered  service  July  3  [1775]  ; 
credited  with  49  days  billeting  allowance;  amount  of  billeting  for  company  paid 
on  a  warrant  from  Maj.  Gen.  Schuyler,  and  receipted  for  by  Capt.  Stewart,  at 
Albany,  Jan.  27,  1776. 

Moffat,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  John  Sherman's  co..  Col.  Gideon  Burt's  regt.;  en- 
tered service  June  16,  1782 ;  service,  4  days ;  mileage  to  and  from  Springfield  (50 
miles)  allowed  said  Moffat;  company  marched  to  Springfield  and  Northampton 
in  support  of  the  government  and  was  allowed  horse  rations.  Roll  sworn  to  in 
Hampshire  Co. 

Moffat,  Enoch,  Cobbosseecontee.  Certificate  dated  Camljridge,  June  24,  1775,  signed 
by  Capt.  Samuel  McCoblj,  certifying  that  said  Moffat  and  others,  belonging  to  his 
company,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.,  were  in  need  of  cartridge  boxes,  and  had  each  re- 
ceived one,  for  which  said  McCobb  promised  to  he  accountable ;  also,  Capt.  Samuel 
McCobb's  CO.,  Col.  John  Nixon's  (5th)  regt.;  receipt  for  advance  pay,  signed  by 
said  Moffat  and  others,  dated  Cambridge,  June  26,  1775;  also,  Private,  same  co. 
and  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  7,  1775. 

Moffat,  Joel.  Capt.  Ames  Walbridge's  CO.,  Lieut.  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (late  Col. 
David  Brewer's)  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated 
Roxbury,  Nov.  4,  1775;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Conti- 
nental Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  re- 
turned as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at 
Springfield,  July  12,  1780;  age,  21  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in. ;  complexion,  ruddy, 
engaged  for  town  of  Brimfield;  arrived  at  Springfield  Jul}'  11,  1780;  marched  to 
camp  July  12,  1780,  under  command  of  Ensign  Gilbert. 

Moffat,  Joseph.  Return  of  men  raised  in  Suffolk  Co.  for  Continental  service,  agree- 
able to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780 ;  engaged  for  town  of  Boston ;  engaged  Jan.  8, 1781. 

Moffat,  Lewis.  Private,  Capt.  John  Carpenter's  co.  of  guards;  service  from  Sept. 
7,  1780,  to  date  of  discharge,  Feb.  7,  1781,  5  mos.;  company  stationed  at  Spring- 
field; also,  receipt  dated  Brimfield,  April  1,  1781,  for  bounties  paid  said  Moffat 
and  others  by  the  town  of  Brimfield  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term 
of  3  years;  also,  Private,  Capt.  John  Mills's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Yose's  (1st)  regt.; 


862  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Moffat,  Leavis,  continued. 

muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781,  sworn  to  at  Camp  Peekskill ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Jan., 
1782,  dated  Hutts  and  sworn  to  in  Camp  at  West  Point;  enlisted  March  29,  1781 ; 
enlistment,  3  years. 

MoFFATT, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  MafFat,  Maffatt,  MafFet, 

Maffitt,  Marphat,  Meftert,  Miffert,  Mofat,  Mofet,  Mofett,  Moffat,  Moffet,  Moffett, 
MofRt,  Moffltt,  Moffott,  Molfutt,  Morffet,  Morfit,  Mufat,  Muffet,  Murfet.] 

MoFFATT,  "Bar."  Private,  Capt.  Christopher  Bannister's  co.,  Col.  John  Dickenson's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  22,  1777;  service,  8  days;  com- 
pany marched  to  Bennington  on  an  alarm  to  reinforce  army  near  that  place. 
Roll  dated  Chesterfield. 

MoFFATT,  Daniel.  Capt.  Joseph  Thompson's  co..  Col.  Timothy  Danielson's  regt.; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Nov.  7, 
1775. 

MoFFATT,  Joel.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  b}'  the  town  of  Brimfield  for  ser- 
vice in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  July  10,  1780 ;  discharged 
Jan.  10,  1781 ;  service,  6  mos.  7  days,  including  travel  (7  da3's)  home. 

MoFFATT,  John,  Wells.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Bragdon's  (Wells)  co.,  which  marched 
in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  enlisted  April  21,  1775;  service,  5 
days. 

MoFFATT,  John.  Capt.  Josiah  Stearns's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle's  (24th)  regt.; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  Winter  Hill,  Dec. 

23,  1775. 

MoFFATT,  John.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for 
tlie  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received 
of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  7, 
1780;  age,  20  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  11  in.;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for  town 
of  Northfield;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  6,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  7,  1780, 
under  command  of  Capt.  Dix. 

MoFFATT,  Joseph,  Boston.  Matross,  Capt.  Thomas  Melvill's  (2d)  co..  Col.  Thomas 
Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  abstract  for  advance  pay,  mileage,  etc. ;  Capt.  Melvill's 
receipt  for  amount  of  abstract  dated  Boston,  June  20,  1776;  also,  same  co.  and 
regt. ;  enlisted  June  17,  1776 ;  service  to  May  8,  1777,  10  mos.  26  days ;  also,  list 
endorsed  "  June  22  1777  "  of  men  employed  at  the  Laboratorj'  making  small  arms 
and  cartridges  after  Col.  Ci-afts's  regt.  was  disbanded,  as  certified  by  Thomas 
Crafts,  Colonel  of  the  artillery;  said  Moffatt  employed  1  mo.;  also,  Matross, 
Capt.  Turner  Phillips's  (8th)  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt.;  engaged 
May  8, 1777  ;  service  to  Aug.  1, 1777,  84  days ;  also,  statement  dated  Boston,  Sept. 
22,  1777,  signed  by  said  Moffat  and  others  belonging  to  Col.  Crafts's  regt.,  declar- 
ing their  refusal  to  leave  Boston,  unless  their  bounty  or  wages,  or  both,  were  made 
equivalent  to  those  allowed  the  soldiers  of  the  Continental  train  of  artillery ;  also, 
Capt.  Thomas  Melvill's  co..  Col.  Crafts's  regt. ;  list  of  men  who  received  bountj' 
from  April  30,  1777,  to  Dec.  30,  1777,  8  mos. ;  also,  Private ;  return  dated  Boston, 
of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Caleb  Champne.y's  co.,  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath's  de- 
tachment, who  enlisted  for  3  months  and  6  months,  respectively,  agreeable  to 
resolve  of  March  29,  1780;  enlisted  for  town  of  Boston;  also,  Capt.  Caleb 
Champney's  co.,  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath's  detachment  of  guards;  enlisted  May  9, 
1780;  discharged  June  20,  1780;  service,  1  mo.  12  days;  company  detached  from 
militia  for  service  at  and  about  Boston ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  re- 
inforce the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of 
June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen. 
John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  7,  1780;  age,  38  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  com- 
plexion, light ;  engaged  for  town  of  Boston ;  marched  to  camp  July  7, 1780,  under 
command  of  Capt.  Dix;  also,  descriptive  return  dated  Boston,  Jan.  9, 1781,  made 


IN  THE   WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  863 

MoFFATT,  Joseph,  continued. 

\)j  Edward  Procter,  Colonel  of  Boston  regt.,  of  men  who  had  enlisted  to  serve  in 
the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at 
place  of  rendezvous,  unless  sooner  discharged,  and  who  had  received  bounty  and 
mileage  due  them  of  said  Col.  Procter;  Lieut.  Cook's  co. ;  age,  38  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  brown. 

MoFFATT,  Joseph.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
Sutfolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  March  16, 1777  ;  Capt.  A.  Cogswell's  co..  Col.  Wesson's 

regt. 

MoFFATT,  Jldah.  Dcscriptlve  list  of  men  raised  in  Middlesex  Co.  in  1779  to  serve  in 
the  Continental  Army  ;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8.^  in. ;  complexion,  light;  en- 
gaged  for  town  of  Framingham  ;  reported  delivered  to  Lieut.  J.  Grace. 

MoFFATT,  JfDE.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Shaw's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  22,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  9 
days,  at  New  London,  Conn.,  including  3^  days  (68  miles)  travel  home.  Roll 
dated  Monson. 

MoFFATT,  Lewis.  Private,  Capt.  John  Mills's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt. ;  mus- 
ter roll  for  June,  1781,  dated  Camp  Phillipsljurgh  ;  enlisted  March  29,  1781 ;  enlist- 
ment, 3  years  ;  also,  muster  roll  for  July,  1781,  dated  Camp  near  Doljbs's  Ferry ; 
reported  on  command  with  cattle  in  June  and  July,  1781 ;  also,  muster  roll  for 
Sept.,  1781;  also,  muster  roll  for  Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Huts  and  sworn  to  in 
Camp  at  "West  Point. 

MoFFATT,  William,  Lunenburg.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Conti- 
nental Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780, 
returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  b_y  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at 
Springfield,  July  11,  1780;  age,  17  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  ruddy; 
engaged  for  town  of  Lunenburg;  marched  to  camp  July  11,  1780,  under  com- 
mand of  Capt.  George  Webb;  also,  order  on  Capt.  Hey  wood,  payable  to  Thomas 
Kimball,  dated  Lunenburg,  June  4,  1784,  signed  by  Hannah  Moffatt,  adminis- 
tratrix, for  wages  due  said  W'illiam  Moffatt,  of  Lunenburg,  deceased. 

Moffatt,  W^illiam,  Winchendon.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Hale's  co.  of  militia.  Col. 
Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Cam- 
bridge; service,  6  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army;  also,  Capt.  Jonathan 
Holman's  co..  Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle's  regt. ;  order  for  advance  pay,  signed  by 
said  Moffatt  and  others,  dated  Cambridge,  June  10,  177o;  also.  Private,  same  co. 
and  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill,  Dec.  21, 
1775. 

MoFFET,  Bezaleel.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army,  as  returned  b.v  Noah  Goodman,  Superintendent;  age,  35  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  occupation,  farmer;  engaged 
for  town  of  Chesterfield;  engaged  March  15,  1781 ;  term,  3  years, 

MoFFET,  Daniel,  Brimfield.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Thompson's  co.,  Col.  Danielson's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted  April  29,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  24 
days. 

MoFFET,  Enoch,  Gardnerstown  (Gardiner,  Me.).  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  McCobl)'s 
CO.,  Col.  John  Nixon's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  1, 
1775;  service,  2  mos.  5  days. 

MoFFET,  Joel  (also  given  Jacob),  Brimfield.  Private,  Capt.  Ames  Walbridge's  co.. 
Col.  David  Brewer's  (9th)  regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also, 
Capt.  Reuben  Munn's  co..  Col.  Nicholas  Dike's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage, 
dated  Roxbury,  Sept.  17,  1776 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pa}'  abstract  for  mile- 
age, dated  Boston,  Nov.  26,  1776;  mileage  (75  miles)  allowed  said  Moffet;  also. 


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MoFFET,  Joel  (also  given  Jacob),  continued. 

Capt.  Neheiniah  May's  co.,  Col.  David  Leonard's  regt. ;  entered  service  May  6, 
1777 ;  discharged  July  8,  1777  ;  service,  72  days,  at  Ticonderoga,  including  travel 
(200  miles)  home ;  company  raised  to  serve  for  2  months ;  roll  dated  South  Brim- 
field  ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from 
the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20, 1778,  returned 
as  received  of  Jonathan  Warner,  Commissioner,  by  Capt.  John  Santford,  of  Col. 
Malcolm's  regt. ;  residence,  Brimlield  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Brimfield ;  arrived  at 
Fishkill  J.uly  12,  1778. 

MoFFET,  John,  Lunenburg.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Stearns's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Doo- 
little's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  July  19,  1775;  service,  12 
days. 

MoFFET,  Joseph.  Return  of  men  belonging  to  the  State  regiment  of  artillery  entitled 
to  an  additional  bounty  of  £15,  as  returned  by  Col.  T.  Crafts,  dated  Boston,  Jan. 
12,  1778;  Capt.  Phillips's  (8th)  co. 

MoFFET,  JuDAH  (also  given  Jude).  Private,  Capt.  Nehemiah  May's  co..  Col.  David 
Leonard's  regt.;  entered  service  May  6,  1777;  discharged  July  8,  1777;  service, 
72  days,  at  Ticonderoga,  including  travel  (200  miles)  home;  company  raised  to 
serve  for  2  months ;  roll  dated  South  Brimfield  ;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Sibley's  co..  Col. 
Danfortli  Keys's  regt. ;  return  of  men  stationed  at  North  Kingston,  Dec.  8,  1777, 
dated  Sturbridge;  also,  Capt.  Abel  King's  co..  Col.  Sears's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug. 
20,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  20,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.,  at  Saratoga. 

MoFFET,  William,  Natick.  Capt.  Chamberlain's  co. ;  list  of  men  belonging  to  Col. 
Ephraim  Wheelock's  regt.  who  died  between  time  of  arrival  "at  this  place" 
(probably  Ticonderoga)  and  last  of  Nov.,  177G;  reported  died  Sept.  21,  1776. 

MoFFET.  William.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Hey  wood's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin 
Smith's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1782;  balance  of  term  of  enlistment  unex- 
pired, 14  months  18  days. 

MoFFETT,  Bezaleel,  Chesterfield.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  "Webster's  (8th)  co..  Col. 
John  Fellows's  (8th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775; 
service,  3  mos.  6  days  ;  also,  company  return  dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  8,  1775. 

MoFFETT,  Joel,  South  Brimfield.  Private,  Capt.  Ames  Walbridge's  co.,  Col.  Brewer's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  17,  1775;  service,  2  mos.,  2 
weeks,  5  days ;  also,  Capt.  Eliphalet  Thorp's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's 
(7th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  July  10,  1780; 
discharged  Jan.  10,  1781 ;  enlistment,  6  months. 

MoFPETT,  John,  Lunenburg.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Stearns's  co..  Col.  Ephraim  Doo- 
little's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

MoFFETT,  Joseph.  Gunner,  Capt.  Warner's  co.,  Col.  Revere's  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Ma.v  8,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  (late) 
Capt.  Jonathan  Warner's  (3d)  co.,  corps  of  artillery  formerly  commanded  by 
Lieut.  Col.  Paul  Revere ;  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  May  8, 1780,  4  mos.  8  days. 

Moffett,  Joseph.  Surgeon,  Col.  Gideon  Burt's  (1st  Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  entered 
service  June  16,  1782;  service,  6  days;  regiment  marched  on  tours  of  duty  to 
Northampton  June  12,  and  June  16,  1782,  in  support  of  the  government,  and  to 
Springfield  Sept.  28,  1784,  at  request  of  the  High  Sherifi'of  Hampshire  Co.  Roll 
dated  Longmeadow. 

Moffett,  Lewis.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  to  serve  in  the  Con- 
tinental Army,  as  returned  by  Noah  Goodman,  Superintendent;  age,  16  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  light ;  hair,  light;  occupation,  farmer;  engaged 
for  town  of  Brimfield;  engaged  March  29,  1781;  term,  3  years;  also,  Private, 
Capt.  John  Mills's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Yose's  (1st)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Oct.  and 
Nov.,  1781,  dated  Huts. 


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MoiFETT,  William,  Lunenburg.  Private,  Capt.  Elisha  Jackson's  co. ;  enlisted  June 
25,  1778;  roll  dated  Middletown ;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Edgell's  co..  Col.  John 
Jacobs's  regt. ;  enlisted  June  25,  1778;  service,  6  mos.  11  (also  given  6  mos.  9) 
days;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  rolls  dated  Freetown,  Sept.  13,  and  Oct. 
18,  1778;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  be- 
longing to  the  town  of  Lunenburg  raised  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army 
during  1780;  marched  July  8,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  27,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  29 
days,  including  travel  (200  miles)  home;  a/«o,  receipt  dated  April  30,  1781,  for 
bounties  paid  said  Moffett  and  others  Ity  the  town  of  Lunenburg  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years  ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in 
Worcester  Co.  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2, 
1780,  as  returned  by  Seth  Washburn,  Superintendent;  Capt.  Little's  co..  Col. 
Rand's  regt.;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  light;  occupation, 
farmer;  engaged  for  town  of  Lunenburg ;  engaged  March  26, 1781 ;  term,  3  years; 
also,  Trivate,  Capt.  Benjamin  Heywood's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (6th) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  July,  1781 ;  enlisted  Jan.  28,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  j-ears. 

Moffett,  William,  Winchendon.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Holman's  co..  Col.  Doo- 
little's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  26,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  14  days. 

Moffett,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Cowdin's  CO.,  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Nov.  1,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  23,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  2  days,  at  Clav- 
erack,  including  9  days  (180  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army  at  New  York  for  3  months. 

Moffit,  Bezaleel  (also  given  "Bezela").  Private,  Capt.  Christopher  Banister's  co., 
Col.  David  Wells's  regt.;  enlisted  May  8,  1777;  discharged  July  8, 1777;  service, 
2  mos.  7  days,  on  expedition  to  Ticonderoga,  including  7  days  (140  miles)  travel 
home. 

Moffit,  Daniel,  Brimfield.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Thompson's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  Timothy  Danielson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service  to  April  29, 1775, 16^  days,  travel  (144  miles)  included  ;  also,  Capt.  Joseph 
Thompson's  co.,  Col.  Danielson's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  6, 
1775. 

Moffit,  Joel,  Brimfield.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by 
Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780. 

Moffit.  Joseph,  Lunenburg.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  8th  Worcester  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Joseph  Bellows,  sworn  to  in 
Worcester  Co.,  Feb.  14, 1778;  residence,  Lunenburg;  engaged  for  town  of  Lunen- 
burg; joined  Capt.  Cogswill's  co.,  Col.  Wesson's  regt.;  term,  during  war. 

Moffit,  Judah.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Sibley's  co.,  Col.  Danforth  Keyes's  regt. ;  en- 
listed Aug.  7,  1777;  enlistment,  6  months  from  July  1,  1777;  roll  dated  Provi- 
dence; also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  North  Kingston,  Dec.  3, 1777; 
also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  service  from  Dec.  1, 1777,  to  Jan.  4,  1778,  1  mo.  4  days, 
at  Rhode  Island,  including  travel  home ;  roll  dated  Providence. 

Moffit,  Lewis.  Private,  Capt.  John  Mills's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  (1st)  regt.;  mus- 
ter roll  for  May,  1781 ;  enlisted  March  29,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

Moffit,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Heywood's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1782 ;  balance  of  term  of  enlistment  unexpired,  19 
months  12  days. 

Moffitt,  Bezaleel  (also  given  "Bezelai").  Private,  Capt.  Christopher  Banister's 
CO.,  Col.  Ezra  May's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  20,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  14, 1777 ;  ser- 
vice, 29  days,  on  expedition  to  Stillwater  and  Saratoga,  including  travel   (100 


866  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAH^ORS 

MoFFiTT,  Bezaleel  (also  given  "Bezelai"),  continued. 

miles)  home;  also,  receipt  dated  Chesterfield,  Jan.  16,  1781,  for  bounty  paid  said 
Moffitt  by  the  town  of  Chesterfield  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term 
of  3  years. 

Moffitt,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Gideon  Parker's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Dec.  6,  1775  [service  not  given]. 

Moffitt,  Lewis.  Private,  Capt.  John  Carpenter's  co.  of  guards  stationed  at  Spring- 
field; joined  June  6,  1780;  service  to  Sept.  6,  1780,  3  mos. ;  enlistment,  8  months 
from  time  of  joining  at  Springfield. 

Moffitt,  William,  Lunenburg.  Private,  Capt.  John  White's  co..  Col.  Abijah  Stearns's 
regt.;  enlisted  April  1,  1778;  discharged  May  23,  1778;  service,  1  mo. 25  days,  at 
or  near  Boston.    Roll  dated  Lancaster. 

Moffott,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Heywood's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin 
Smith's  (6th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  June,  1781;  enlisted  Jan.  28,  1781;  enlist- 
ment, 3  years. 

MoGAN,  Nathaniel.  Capt.  Benjamin  Kimball's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson's  (19th) 
regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Winter  Hill,  Dec. 
30^  1775. 

MoGE,  George.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Salem  for  service  in 
the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  12,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  10, 
1780;  service,  5  mos.  11  days,  including  travel  (240  miles)  home.  [See  George 
Moses.] 

Moger,  Isaac.  Private,  Capt.  Lemuel  Stewart's  co. ;  enlisted  July  3  [1775] ;  discharged 
Sept.  8  [1775]  ;  service,  2  mos.  5  days;  also,  same  co. ;  amount  of  billeting  for 
said  company  paid  on  a  warrant  from  Maj.  Gen.  Schuyler,  and  receipted  for  by 
Capt.  Stewart,  at  Albany,  Jan.  27,  1776. 

MoGERAGE,  Samuel,  Gloucester.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
[year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Gloucester ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Gloucester. 

Moglothlen,  James.  Col.  David  Henley's  regt. ;  return  of  recruits  for  knapsacks, 
dated  Boston,  Feb.  16,  1778;  reported  under  marching  orders. 

MoGOR,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Cushing's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  regt. ;  Con- 
tinental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Jan.  1, 1778 ;  reported 
discharged. 

Mogridge,  Thomas.  Petition  dated  Boston,  June  14,  1782,  signed  by  Jonathan  Mes- 
servy  and  Isaac  Needham,  in  behalf  of  said  Messervy  and  others,  of  Salem, 
asking  that  said  Mogridge  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  schooner 
"Rover"  (privateer) ;  advised  in  Council  June  19,  1782,  that  a  commission  be 

issued. 

Mohant,  Jeremiah.  Sergeant,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt. ;  service  from  Jan. 
1,  1781,  24  mos. ;  reported  promoted  from  Corporal  July  1,  1781. 

Mohawk, .      [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mowhawk.] 

Mohawk,  Piel.  Private,  in  a  company  commanded  by  Lieut.  Andrew  Gilman ;  en- 
tered service  Oct.  12,  1776;  discharged  Jan.  22,  1778;  service,  15  mos.  10  days; 
company  stationed  at  Penobscot  river.     [See  Peal  Nicolah.] 

Mohegh,  Philip.  Private,  Capt.  Francis  Felton's  (Marblehead)  co. ;  enlisted  July 
18,  1775;  service  to  Nov.  1,  1775,  3  mos.  22  days,  in  defence  of  seacoast. 

Mohhewch,  Andrew,  Stockbridge.  Return  of  Indians  raised  to  serve  in  the  Con- 
tinental Army  from  Capt.  Isaac  Marsh's  (1st  Stockbridge)  co.  [year  not  given]  ; 
residence,  Stockbridge ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Stockbridge ;  joined  Capt.  Chad  wick's 
CO.,  Col.  Brewer's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years  or  during  war. 


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MoHiGH, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mohegh.] 

MoHiGH,  Philip.  Capt.  Francis  Felton's  co. ;  company  receipt  for  advance  pay  for  1 
month,  given  to  Daniel  Hopkins,  dated  Marblehead,  Sept.  26, 1775;  also.  Private, 
Capt.  Francis  Felton's  (Marblehead)  co. ;  service  from  Oct.  31, 1775,  to  Dec.  31, 
1775,  2  mos.  5  days,  in  defence  of  seacoast. 

Mono,  — - .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Maho,  Mohow.] 

MoHo,  Asa,  Stoughton.  Private,  Capt.  Abner  Crane's  co. ;  enlisted  Feb.  1,  1779;  ser- 
vice, 13  days,  with  guards  at  Boston ;  said  Moho  reported  as  among  those  who 
failed  to  pass  muster  or  were  transferred  to  another  company;  also,  Capt.  Abner 
Crane's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Garish's  (Gerrish's)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  13,  1779;  dis- 
charged Dec.  2,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  20  days,  on  expedition  to  Claverack;  also, 
return  of  men  raised  in  Suffolk  Co.  for  Continental  service,  agreeable  to  resolve 
of  Dec.  2,  1780;  engaged  for  town  of  Stoughton;  engaged  April  14,  1781;  also, 
descriptive  list  dated  Jan.  1,  1782;  Capt.  Benjamin  Heywood's  co.,  6th  Mass. 
regt.;  age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  yellow;  hair,  black;  occu- 
pation, yeoman ;  birthplace,  Stoughton  ;  residence,  Stoughton ;  engaged  for  town 
of  Stoughton  ;  engaged  May  1, 1781 ;  term,  during  war;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Ben- 
jamin Heywood's  (4th)  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (6th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for 
March  and  April,  1783;  balance  of  term  of  enlistment  unexpired,  11  months. 

Mono,  George.  Private,  Capt.  Theophilus  Wilder's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt.;  muster 
roll  for  Dec,  1776-Feb.,  1777;  credited  to  town  of  Stoughton  ;  regiment  raised  to 
serve  until  March  1,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Abner  Crane's  co. ;  enlisted  Feb.  1,  1779; 
service  to  May  4,  1779,  3  mos.  3  days,  with  guards  at  Boston;  also,  Capt.  Abner 
Crane's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Garish's  (Gerrish's)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  13,  1779;  dis- 
charged Dec.  2,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  20  days,  on  expedition  to  Claverack;  roll 
dated  Stoughton;  also,  Capt.  Ralph  Thompson's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Webb's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  26,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  7,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  23  days,  includ- 
ing 11  days  (220  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  in  Suffolk  and  Middlesex 
counties  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

Moho,  Jeremiah,  alias  Johx,  Stoughton.  Private,  Capt.  Theophilus  Wilder's  co.. 
Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Dec,  1776-Feb.,  1777 ;  regiment  raised  to  serve 
until  March  1,  1777;  also,  return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Lyon's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt. ;  residence,  Stoughton ;  engaged 
for  town  of  Stoughton  (also  given  Dartmouth) ;  joined  Capt.  Patrick's  cq..  Col. 
Alden's  regt. ;  term,  3  years;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Pope's  co..  Col.  William 
Sheppard's  (3d)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  5, 

1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  return  [year  not  given]  ;  mustered  by  State  and 
Continental  Muster  Masters;  also,  muster  rolls  for  July,  Aug.,  Oct.,  and  Nov., 

1778,  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Camp  at  Providence;  enlisted  May  15, 
1777;  enlistment,  during  war;  reported  on  main  guard  in  March  and  April,  1779; 
also,  return  for  gratuity,  dated  Highlands,  Feb.  24,  1780  ;  gratuity  paid  said  Moho 
Jan.  31,  1780;  also,  return  made  up  for  the  year  1780,  dated  Hutts  near  West 
Point;  enlisted  May  5,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Isaac  Pope's  co..  Col.  Shepard's  (4th) 
regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  May  and  July,  1781,  sworn  to  in  Camp  at  Phillipsborough ; 
reported  on  command  at  A'erplanck's  Point ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Aug.  and  Sept., 
1781,  sworn  to  in  Camp  at  Peeksklll ;  reported  on  command  at  Verplanck's  Point 
in  Aug.,  1781 ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  dated  Hutts  1st  Brigade 
and  sworn  to  at  West  Point;  also,  muster  roll  for  Dec,  1781,  dated  Hutts  and 
sworn  to  at  West  Point;  also,  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts  and 
sworn  to  at  AVest  Point;  also,  muster  roll  for  Feb.,  1782,  dated  Cantonment  1st 
Brigade  and  sworn  to  at  West  Point. 

Moho,  John,  Stoughton.  Private,  Capt.  Theophilus  Wilder's  co..  Col.  Dike's  regt. ; 
muster  roll- for  Dec,  1776-Feb.,  1777;  regiment  raised  to  serve  until  March  1, 
1777 ;  also,  i-eturn  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Capt. 


868  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

MoHO,  John',  coiitiymed. 

Lyon's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  rest.;  residence,  Stoughton;  engaged  for  town 
of  Stoughlon ;  joined  Capt.  Patrick's  co.,  Col.  Alden's  regt. ;  term,  3  years;  re- 
ported a  foreigner;  also.  Private,  Major's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  June  4,  1777,  to  Jan.  1,  1778;  also,  Capt. 
Partrick's  co..  Col.  Alden's  regt. ;  return  dated  Albany,  Jan.  12,  1778;  mustered 
by  Col.  Barber,  County  Muster  Master;  also,  (late)  Capt.  William  Patrick's  co., 
(late)  Col.  Ichabod  Alden's  (6th)  regt. ;  return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  before 
Aug.  15, 1777,  etc.,  certified  at  Cherry  Valley,  Feb.  24,  1779 ;  reported  died  Jan.  1, 
1778. 

MoHO,  Samuel,  Stoughton.  Private,  Capt.  Abner  Crane's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Garish's 
(Gerrish's)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  13,  1779;  discharged  Dec.  2,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 
20  days,  on  expedition  to  Claverack;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Pope's  co..  Col. 
"William  Shepard's  (4th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Aug.  8,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  residence,  Stoughton;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.; 
return  made  up  for  the  year  1780,  dated  Hutts  near  West  Point ;  enlisted  Aug.  8, 
1780 ;  enlistment,  during  war ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  May  and 
July,  1781,  sworn  to  in  Camp  at  Phillipsborough  ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Aug.  and 
Sept.,  1781,  dated  Camp  at  Peekskill ;  reported  sick  at  Fishkill  in  Aug.,  1781,  sick 
in  hospital  in  Sept.,  1781 ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  dated  Hutts 
1st  Brigade  and  sworn  to  at  West  Point;  also,  muster  roll  for  Dec,  1781,  dated 
Hutts  and  sworn  to  at  West  Point;  also,  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1782,  dated  York 
Hutts  and  sworn  to  at  West  Point;  also,  muster  roll  for  Feb.,  1782,  dated  Can- 
tonment 1st  Brigade  and  sworn  to  at  West  Point. 

MoHO,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Holden's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Thayer's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  23,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  10  days;  regi- 
ment raised  in  Suffolk  Co.  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months;  also, 
Capt.  Ralph  Thompson's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Webb's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  26,  1781; 
discharged  Dec.  7,  1781;  service,  3  mos.  23  daj'S,  including  11  days  (220  miles) 
travel  home ;  regiment  raised  in  Suffolk  and  Middlesex  counties  to  reinforce  Con- 
tinental Army  for  3  months. 

MoHONT,  Jeremiah.  Marine,  ship  "  Alfred,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Paul  Jones; 
list  of  officers  and  men  entitled  to  prize  shares  in  the  ship  "  Mellish  "  and  brig 
"  Active  "  [year  not  given]. 

MoHow,  Jeremiah.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
Suffolk  CO.,  dated  Boston,  June  8,  1777;  Capt.  Pope's  co..  Col.  Shepard's  regt. 

MoHOAv,  John-.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Sufifolk 
Co.,  dated  Boston,  July  20,  1777;  Capt.  Patrick's  co..  Col.  Alden's  regt. 

Moinard,  Pierre.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Col. 
Ebenezer  Thayer  Jr.'s  (5th  Suffolk  Co.)  regt.;  engaged  for  town  of  Braintree; 
joined  Col.  Crane's  regt.;  terra,  3  years;  reported  a  transient;  also,  list  of  men 
mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  MusterMaster  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Feb. 
1,  1778;  Col.  Crane's  regt. 

MoK,  JoHX  William,  Boston.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Col.  Jonathan  Cogswell's  (3d  Essex  Co.)  regt.,  as  returned  to  Brig.  Gen. 
Farley;  residence,  Boston;  engaged  for  town  of  Ipswich;  joined  Capt.  Robert 
Allen's  CO.,  Col.  Aldon's  regt.;  term,  3  years  or  during  war;  also,  list  of  men 
mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Feb. 
1,  1778;  Capt.  Allen's  co.,  Col.  Alden's  regt. 

Molcoy,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Abbot's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  March,  1779,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  June  11, 1778;  discharged 
March  11,  1779;  enlistment,  9  months. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  869 

MoLDER,  Andrew.  Seaman,  sloop  "  Providence,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Hoysteed 
Hacker ;  list  of  men  entitled  to  prize  shares  in  the  "  Mellish  "  and  "  Active  "  [year 
not  given]. 

MoLENDT,  JoHx.  Private,  Capt.  John  Putnam's  co..  Col.  Wade's  regt. ;  enlisted  June 
20,  1778 ;  service,  26  days ;  company  marched  from  Worcester  Co.  June  20,  1778, 
to  join  army  under  Gen.  Sullivan  at  Providence  for  21  days  service.  Roll  dated 
Sutton. 

MoLERDT,  JoHx,  Bostou.  Matross,  Capt.  Sargcut's  CO.,  Col.  Johu  Crauc's  rcgt. ;  Con- 
tinental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Sept.  30,  1777,  to  Aug.  17,  1778; 
residence,  Boston ;  reported  deserted. 

MoLETON,  Caleb.  Captain,  9th  (4th  Sudbury)  co.,  Col.  Ezekiel  How's  (4th  Middlesex 
Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  chosen  by  the  several  companies  of 
militia  in  Sudbury,  dated  July  4,  1776 ;  ordered  in  Council  July  5,  1776,  that  said 
officers  be  commissioned ;  reported  commissioned  July  5,  1776. 

MoLET,  Abner,  Sheffield.  Private,  Capt.  John  Holms's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col.  John 
Fellows's  regt.,  which  inarched  April  21,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April 
19,  1775 ;  service  to  May  22,  1775,  1  mo.  4  days. 

Molet,  Thomas,  Wrenthara.  List  of  men  raised  for  Continental  service,  as  returned  by 
Maj.  Metcalf,  of  Col.  Wheelock's  regt.,  dated  June  18, 1777 ;  residence,  Wrentham ; 
engaged  for  town  of  Wrentham ;  term,  during  war. 

MoLFUTT,  Joseph.  Matross,  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by 
the  town  of  Boston  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched 
July  1,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  24,  1780;  service,  6  mos.  4  days,  including  travel 
(10  days)  home. 

MoL  Holland,  James.  Private,  Capt.  William  Cooley's  co..  Col.  John  Mosley's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  22,  1776;  discharged  Nov.  16,  1776;  service,  2  mos.  3  days,  includ- 
ing 8  days  (160  miles)  travel  home.    Roll  dated  North  Castle. 

MoLiNEAux,  Michael.  Private,  Capt.  Elias  Parkman's  detachment ;  engaged  July  2, 
1778 ;  discharged  July  17,  1778 ;  service,  15  days ;  detachment  drafted  to  serve  as 
guards ;  also,  pay  roll  for  same  service  dated  Boston. 

MoLiNEAUx,  William.  Private,  Gen.  John  Hancock's  (Boston  Independent)  co.  com- 
manded by  Lieut.  Col.  Henry  Jackson ;  arrived  at  camp  April  17, 1777 ;  discharged 
May  5, 1777;  service, 21:^  days;  company  marched  from  Boston  to  Rhode  Island. 

MoLiNEUx, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Molineaux,  Mollineaux.] 

MoLiNEUx,  Edw.  List  of  men  who  took  the  oath  in  Suffolk  Co.  Feb.  24, 1777,  required 
by  Congress  on  enlisting  into  the  army. 

MoLiNETJX,  William.  List  of  men  subscribing  to  regulations  for  formation  of  an 
Independent  co.  to  be  raised  in  Boston  ;  officers  of  said  Boston  Independent  co. 
commissioned  in  Council  Dec.  7,  1776,  Maj.  Gen.  John  Hancock  to  serve  as 
Colonel,  Henry  Jackson  to  serve  as  Lieutenant  Colonel. 

MoLLET,  Loviss.  Pay  roll  of  a  number  of  Indians  under  Lieut.  Andrew  Gilman 
sworn  to  at  Boston;  service  from  July  15,  1779,  to  Aug.  21,  1779,  on  Penobscot 
expedition. 

MoLLiE,  Jo.  List  of  men  mustered  Ijy  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk 
Co.,  dated  Boston,  March  2,  1777;  Capt.  Hunt's  co..  Gen.  Patterson's  battalion. 

Mollineaux,  William.  Marine,  frigate  "Boston,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel 
Tucker;  engaged  April  8,  1779.     Roll  made  up  for  advance  pay  for  1  month. 

MoLLONET,  John.  Conductor  of  Military  Stores,  Field  Commissary's  department; 
appointed  Nov.  15,  1780;  reported  stationed  with  2d  Pennsylvania  brigade;  also 
reported  a  foreigner. 


870  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

MoLLONT,  Joseph.  Seaman,  brig  "  Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Foster  Wil- 
liams; engaged  Nov.  16,  1778;  discharged  April  20,  1779;  service,  5  mos.  4  days. 
Roll  dated  Boston. 

MoLLOY, [This  name  also  appears   under  the  form  of  McLoy,  Melloy,  Melor, 

Meloy,  Moley,  Molley,  Mollie,  Molly,  Moloy,  Mulloy.] 

MoLLOT,  Edward.  Quarter  Master,  Continental  frigate  "  Deane,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
Samuel  Nicholson ;  engaged  Nov.  8, 1781 ;  service  to  May  31, 1782,  6  mos.  23  days ; 
engagement,  12  months ;  also,  receipt  dated  May  26,  1783,  for  wages  for  service 
to  May  10,  1783,  on  board  the  fiigate  "  Hague,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Manley. 

MoLLOY,  Hugh.  Ensign,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  ac- 
counts for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  April  20, 1780. 

MoLLOY,  John.  Private,  Capt.  John  Berry's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards ; 
enlisted  Sept.  19,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  23,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  5  days.  Roll 
dated  Camp  Winter  Hill. 

MoLLOY,  John.  List  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  brigantine  "  Griffin,"  commanded  by 
Capt.  Gideon  Henfield,  sworn  to  May  23,  1780;  said  Molloy  rated  1  share. 

MoLLOY,  Thomas.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  8,  1777;  Capt.  Thomas's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Mar- 
shall's regt. 

Molly,  Abner.  Private,  Capt.  Enos  Parker's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards ; 
enlisted  July  7,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  5  mos.  27  days;  company 
detached  from  Berkshire  Co.  militia  to  guard  stores  at  Springfield  for  6  months 
from  July  1,  1778. 

Molony,  Bartholomew.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Massachusetts,"  commanded  by  Capt. 
John  Lambert ;  engaged  Jan.  18, 1778.  Roll  made  up  for  advance  pay  for  1  month 
and  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. 

Molony,  John.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk 
Co.,  dated  Boston,  May  25,  1777;  Capt.  John  Langdon's  co..  Col.  Henry  Jack- 
son's regt. 

Molony,  John.  Order  on  the  Board  of  War,  payable  to  Lieut.  Ephraim  Minot,  com- 
manding officer  of  the  corps  of  invalids  stationed  at  Boston,  endorsed  "Boston 
Jan'y  1779,"  signed  by  said  Molony,  Sergeant,  and  others,  for  clothing  due  them 
as  a  donation  from  the  several  towns  of  the  State. 

Moloon,  John.  Marine,  "Lincoln  Galley,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Curtis;  en- 
gaged May  19,  1781 ;  discharged  July  23,  1781 ;  service,  2  mos.  4  days. 

MoLOONE,  JosiAH.  List  of  men  raised  in  Essex  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the 
time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  returned  as  mustered  by  Henrj'  Rutgers,  Jr., 
Deputy  Muster  Master,  dated  Fishkill,  Aug.  1,  1778;  engaged  for  town  of  New- 
bury; arrived  at  Fishkill  July  20,  1778. 

MoLOY,  Thomas,  Wrentham.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  1st  Wrentham  co.  (known  as  North  co.  in  AVest  Precinct  in  Wrentham), 
Col.  Benjamin  Hawes's  (4th  Suffolk  Co.)  regt.,  as  returned  by  Capt.  John  Met- 
calf ;  residence,  Wrentham  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Wrentham  ;  joined  Capt.  Cush- 
ing's  CO.,  Col.  Vose's  regt.;  term,  during  war;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel 
Cushing's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  ser- 
vice from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Oct.  15,  1777 ;  reported  deceased. 

Moloy,  William.  Petition  dated  Salem,  June  5,  1782,  signed  by  Jonathan  Norris, 
asking  that  said  Moloy  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  schooner  "  Fly  " 
(privateer) ;  advised  in  Council  June  5,  1782,  that  a  commission  be  issued. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  871 

Molten,  Aaron,  Ne\ybury.  Private,  Capt.  William  Rogers's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Loammi 
Baldwin's  (late  Col.  Gerrish's)  38tb  regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

Molten,  Caesar.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Bragdon's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Storer's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  14,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777;  service,  123  days,  with  North- 
ern army,  including  15  days  (300  miles)  travel  home ;  company  discharged  at 
Queman's  Heights. 

Molten,  Ezra.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Lynn  for  service  in 
the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  June  27,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  5, 
1780;  service,  5  mos.  20  days,  travel  (220  miles)  included. 

Molten,  John,  Scarborough.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Larrabe's  co.,  Col.  Mitchel's 
regt.;  marched  July  9, 1779 ;  discharged  Sept.  12,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  3  days, 
on  Penobscot  expedition. 

Molten,  Jonathan.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Bragdon's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Storer's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  14, 1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  30, 1777 ;  service,  123  days,  with  Northern 
army,  including  15  days  (300  miles)  travel  home ;  company  discharged  at  Que- 
man's Heights. 

Molten,  Joseph.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Caleb  Keep's  co..  Col.  Israel  Chapen's  regt. ;  en- 
gaged Oct.  18,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  10  days,  at  Clav- 
erack,  including  6  days  (120  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

Molten,  Michael.  Ensign,  Capt.  Joshua  Read's  co. ;  pay  abstract  made  up  to  April 
1,  1776. 

Molten,  Williajm.  Private,  Capt.  Andrew  Samson's  co. ;  return  dated  Maj-  20,  1777; 
company  stationed  at  the  fort  at  the  Gurnet;  reported  mustered  by  G.  Partridge, 
Muster  Master. 

Molto,  Johnson.  Lieutenant  Colonel;  return  of  officers  of  Col.  James  Scammon's 
regt. ;  ordered  in  Provincial  Congress,  at  Watertown,  June  2,  1775,  that  commis- 
sions be  delivered  said  otHcers  with  the  exception  of  those  captains  who  had 
already  received  them. 

MoLTON,  Aaron,  Needham.  Corporal,  Capt.  Joseph  Morse's  co..  Col.  John  Paterson's 
regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Bat- 
tle's CO.,  Col.  William  Mcintosh's  regt.;  entered  service  March  23,  1778;  dis- 
charged April  17,  1778;  service,  27  (also  given  26)  days;  company  marched  to 
Roxbury. 

MoLTON,  Aaron,  Newbury.  Private,  Capt.  William  Rogers's  co.,  Col.  Gerrish's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted  April  27,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  11  days ; 
also,  Capt.  William  Rogers's  (8th)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (37th)  regt. ; 
pay  abstract  for  Aug.,  1775,  dated  Chelsea;  also,  list  of  recruits  for  the  new  estab- 
lishment in  Col.  Baldwin's  regt.  approved  by  Brig.  Gen.  W.  Heath  in  Camp  at 
Cambridge,  Dec.  30, 1775;  Capt.  Rogers's  co. ;  a^so.  Private,  Capt.  Ezi-a  Badlam's 
CO.,  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt. ;  return  for  advance  pay  for  Jan.,  1776, 
etc. ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  abstracts  for  Feb.,  April,  May,  and  June,  1776, 
dated  New  York ;  also,  26th  regt. ;  account  of  articles  lost  at  the  evacuation  of  New 
York  Sept.  14,  1776;  also,  Capt.  Badlam's  co..  Col.  Baldwin's  regt. ;  pay  abstract 
for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  for  the  year  1776 ;  reported  discharged  280  miles  from 
home;  also,  list  of  men  returned  as  having  gone  out  of  Capt.  Ezra  Badlam's  co. 
to  attack  the  enemy  at  Trenton  [year  not  given]  ;  also.  Private,  Lieut.  Colonel's 
CO.,  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
March  20,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  Capt.  Daniel  Pillsbury's  co..  Col.  Edward 
Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  return  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Newbury  ;  enlisted  for 
town  of  Newburj' ;  mustered  by  County  Muster  Master ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 


872  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND  SAILORS 

MoLTON,  Aaron,  continued. 

muster  roll  for  May,  1778,  dated  Valley  For^e ;  reported  on  fatigue  duty ;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  June,  1778,  dated  "Greenage;"  also,  same 
CO.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Oct.,  1778,  sworn  to  at  Providence ;  also,  (late)  Lieut. 
Col.  Dudley  Coleman's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Wigglesworth's  (ith)  regt.  commanded  by 
Maj.  Porter;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence;  enlisted 
March  20,  1777;  enlistment,  3  years;  reported  on  command  at  "  Obdikes  N. 
town ;  "  also,  descriptive  list  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  25, 1781 ;  Col.  John  Greaton's 
(3d)  regt.;  age,  36  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  brown; 
eyes,  light  blue ;  residence,  Newbury ;  enlisted  Nov.  1, 1779,  by  Capt.  Lieut.  Dean ; 
enlistment,  during  war;  also.  Private,  (late)  Capt.  Smart's  co.,  3d  Mass.  regt.; 
account  of  clothing  delivered  subsequent  to  Jan.  1,  1781,  endorsed  "July  1781 ;  " 
reported  transferred  to  Light  Infantry  co. ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  inspection 
return  for  July,  1781. 

MoLTON,  Bartholomew,  Danvers.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Epes's  co.,  Col.  Pickering's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  2  days. 

MoLTON,  Bartholomew,  Danvers.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  sloop 
"  Race  Horse,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Clifford  Byrne,  sworn  to  June  7, 1780;  age, 
29  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Danvers. 

MoLTox,  Caesar.  Private,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th)  regt. ;  service  from  Jan.  3, 
1781,  12  mos.  6  days;  reported  died  Jan.  7,  1782. 

MoLTON,  Caleb,  Sudbnry.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Caleb  Brooks's  co..  Col.  Nicholas 
Dike's  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  regiments  raised  for  defence  of  Boston  [year  not 
given,  probably  1776]  ;  also,  same  co. ;  return  of  company  officers  of  Col.  Dike's 
regt.,  showing  number  of  men  present  and  also  those  not  joined,  dated  Dorchester, 
Sept.  21,  1776,  and  endorsed  "  Officers  to  be  Commissioned ; "  company  probably 
joined  from  Col.  Thatcher's  regt.,  Brig.  Prescott's  brigade;  also,  return  of  officers 
who  marched  to  camp  to  join  Col.  Dike's  regt.,  dated  Dorchester,  Sept.  27,  1776; 
said  Molton,  Lieutenant,  with  other  officers  of  Capt.  Caleb  Brooks's  co.,  marched 
Aug.  27, 1776 ;  ordered  in  Council  Sept.  27, 1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned ; 
also,  list  of  men  drafted  from  4th  Middlesex  Co.  regt.  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  at  the  Northward  and  who  marched  Aug.  20,  1777,  as  returned  by  E.  How 
to  Brig.  Gen.  Prescott;  said  Molton  reported  as  Captain  of  a  Sudbury  co. 

MoLTON,  Daniel,  Danvers.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Epes's  co.,  Col.  Pickering's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  2  days. 

Molton,  David,  Amesbury.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continen- 
tal Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned 
as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Spring- 
field, July  10,  1780;  age, 21  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  3  in.;  complexion,  light;  engaged 
for  town  of  Amesburj' ;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  9, 1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July 
10,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Daniel  Shays ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the 
6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster 
in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

Molton,  Eben,  Danvers.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Epes's  co.,  Col.  Pickering's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  2  days. 

Molton,  Elijah,  Danvers.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  sloop  "Race 
Horse,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Clifford  Byrne,  sworn  to  June  7,  1780;  age,  27  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Danvers. 

Molton,  Elijah.  Private,  Capt.  Nehemiah  May's  co.,  Col.  David  Leonard's  regt. ; 
entered  service  May  6,  1777;  discharged  July  8,  1777;  service,  72  days,  at  Ticon- 
deroga,  including  travel  (200  miles)  home ;  company  raised  to  serve  for  2  months. 
Roll  dated  South  Brimfield. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF   THE   REVOLUTION.  873 

MoLTON,  Elisha.  Private,  Capt.  John  Trotter's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th)  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  March  12,  1781;  enlist- 
ment, 3  years. 

MoLTON,  EzEKiEL  [?].  Private,  Capt.  Rufus  Mansfield's  (4th  Lynn)  co.  of  militia, 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Concord ;  service,  2  days. 

MoLTON,  Ezra,  Lynn.  Matross,  Capt.  Winthrop  Gray's  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  (Artillery) 
regt. ;  abstract  for  advance  pav,  blanket  mone.v,  etc.,  sworn  to  at  Boston,  June 
8,  1776 ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  in  Essex  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the 
time  of  their  arrival  at  Fislikill,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778,  returned 
as  mustered  by  Henry  Rutgers,  Jr.,  Deputy  Muster  Master,  dated  Fishkill,  Aug. 
1,  1778;  residence,  Lynn;  engaged  for  town  of  Lynn;  arrived  at  Fishkill,  July 
17,  1778;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  i-eturned  by  Brig. 
Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct. 
25,  1780. 

MoLTON,  George.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Smith's  co..  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th) 
regt.;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlistment,  during  war;  re- 
ported deserted. 

MoLTON,  James.  Corporal,  Capt.  Richardson's  co. ;  list  of  men  taken  from  the  Orderly 
Book  of  Col.  Israel  Hutchinson  of  the  27th  regt.,  dated  Fort  Lee;  reported  taken 
prisoner  at  Fort  Washington,  Nov.  16,  1776. 

MoLTON,  JoHX,  Danvers.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Low's  co.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm 
of  April  19,  1775  [service  not  given] . 

MoLTON,  John,  Wenham.  Private,  Capt.  John  Spurr's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (6th) 
regt.;  payroll  for  July,  1780;  enlisted  July  3,  1780;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for 
the  6  months  service  and  returned  Ijy  Brig  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster 
in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

MoLTON',  John.  Capt.  Addison  Richardson's  co..  Col.  Mansfield's  regt.;  order  for 
advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Molton  and  others,  dated  Cambridge,  June  14,  1775; 
above  men  reported  as  having  taken  the  oath  in  Middlesex  Co.  June  14,  1775, 
required  by  Congress  to  be  taken  by  the  Mass.  army. 

Molton,  John.  List  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  John  Gleason's  co.,  endorsed  "  North 
Kingston,  June  26,  1777;"  deposition  made  by  Micah  Balcom,  July  26,  1844, 
states  that  he  engaged  the  first  part  of  May,  1777,  in  Capt.  Gleason's  co..  Col. 
Josiah  Whitney's  regt.,  and  rendered  2  mos.  8  days  service  at  Rhode  Island ;  said 
company  was  made  up  of  men  from  Marlborough,  Stow,  Sudbury,  Framingham, 
Natick,  Sherburne,  Holliston,  and  Hopkinton. 

Molton,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Eames's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Haws's  regt. ;  ser- 
vice, 1  mo.  3  days;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island  Sept.  29,  1777,  on  a  secret 
expedition. 

Molton,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Procter's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of 
guards;  enlisted  Nov.  12,  1777;  service  to  April  3,  1778,  4  mos.  22  days,  at 
Charlestown  and  Cambridge. 

Molton,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Peabody's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  (1st) 
regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  14,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  22,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  19  days, 
including  11  days  (220  miles)  travel  home.     Roll  dated  Middleton. 

Molton,  John  Bound,  Stafford.  Corporal,  Capt.  Ames  Walbridge's  co.,  Col.  David 
Brewer's  (9th)  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775];  a^so,  Capt.  Wal- 
bridge's CO.,  Lieut.  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (late  Col.  Brewer's)  regt.;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  4,  1775. 


874  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND  SAILORS 

MoLTON,  John  Cooper,  Swanzey.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joseph  Cole's  co.,  Col.  John 
Jacobs's  rest.;  engaged  July  1,  1778;  service,  6  mos.,  at  Rhode  Island;  engage- 
ment to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779. 

MoLTON,  Jonathan.  Private,  Capt.  Simeon  Brown's  co..  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  1,  1778;  service,  6  mos.  7  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  company  dis- 
charged at  East  Greenwich ;  regiment  raised  in  Essex  and  York  counties ;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  rolls  dated  East  Greenwich,  Sept.  17,  Sept.  24,  Oct.  14, 
Nov.  6,  and  Nov.  14,  1778 ;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779. 

MoLTON,  Joseph.  List  of  men  raised  in  Cumberland  Co.  to  serve  as  militia,  agreeable 
to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778,  as  returned  by  Brig.  Lemuel  Thompson,  dated  Bruns- 
wick, July  1,  1778;  engaged  for  town  of  Scarborough. 

MoLTON,  Joshua,  Danvers.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Epes's  co.,  Col.  Pickering's  regt., 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  2  days. 

MoLTON,  Michael,  Swanzey.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Jacob  Fuller's  co.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's 
regt.;  engaged  May  1,  1778;  service,  8  mos.  1  day,  at  Rhode  Island;  engage- 
ment to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779. 

MoLTON,  Michael,  Swanzey.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Peleg  Peck's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpen- 
ter's regt. ;  entered  service  Aug.  2, 1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  9, 1780;  service,  8  days; 
company  marched  to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm  ;  by  order  of  Col.  Slead  all  the 
men  in  Swanzey  were  joined  in  one  company  under  Capt.  Peck,  the  other  officers 
refusing  to  serve.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Rehoboth. 

MoLTON,  Michael.  Ensign,  Capt.  Joshua  Reed's  co..  Col.  Varnum's  regt.;  engaged 
Jan.  1,  1776  [service  not  given]. 

MoLTON,  Nathaniel.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Mellen's  co..  Col.  Abner  Perry's  regt.; 
entered  service  July  28,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  10,  1780;  service,  14  days,  at 
Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm. 

MoLTON,  Oliver.  List  of  prisoners  sent  from  Halifax  to  Boston  in  the  cartel  "  Swift " 
Sept.  30,  1778,  as  returned  by  Thomas  Baildon,  Commissary  of  Prisoners ;  re- 
ported a  Boy. 

MoLTON,  Samuel,  Dedham.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Guild's  co.,  Col.  Lemuel  Rol«on's 
(Robinson's)  regt.;  enlisted  Jan.  30,  1776;  service  to  time  of  marching  in  [i.  e. 
home],  13  days;  I'egiraent  raised  in  Suffolk  and  York  counties;  roll  dated  Rox- 
bury  and  endorsed  "service  at  Dorchester  Heighths  and  vicinity;"  also,  Capt. 
David  Goodwin's  CO.,  Col.  Cogswell's  regt.;  entered  service  Sept.  13,  1778;  dis- 
charged Dec.  31,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  20  days;  company  detached  to  guard  and 
fortify  posts  at  and  about  Boston  ;  also,  Capt.  Moses  Bullard's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer 
Thayer's  regt.;  enlisted  July  26,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780;  service,  3  mos. 
8  days ;  regiment  raised  in  Suffolk  Co.  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months 
and  stationed  at  Rhode  Island. 

MoLTON,  Samuel.  List  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  John  Gleason's  co.,  endorsed 
"North  Kingston  June  26,  1777;"  deposition  made  by  Micah  Balcom,  July  26, 
1844,  states  that  he  engaged  the  first  part  of  May,  1777,  in  Capt.  Gleason's  co., 
Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.,  and  rendered  2  mos.  8  days  service  at  Rhode  Island; 
said  company  was  made  up  of  men  from  Marlborough,  Stow,  Sudbury,  Framing- 
ham,  Natick,  Sherburne,  Holliston,  and  Hopkinton. 

MoLTON,  Solomon,  South  Brimfield.  Private,  Capt.  Calel)  Keep's  co..  Col.  William 
Shepard's  regt.;  return  dated  Jan.  31, 1778;  residence.  South  Brimfield;  enlisted 
for  town  of  South  Brimfield  ;  mustered  by  State  and  Continental  Muster  Masters; 
enlistment,  8  months;  reported  discharged  Jan.  10,  1778. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  875 


MoLTON,  SoT.oMox,  South  Brimfield.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Phineas  Stebbins's  co.,  Col. 
Nathan  Sparhowk's  (Sparhawk's)  regt. ;  engaged  Sept.  23,  1778;  service  to  Dec. 
12,  1778,  2  mos.  24  days,  including  travel  (80  miles)  home;  company  detached 
to  reinforce  army  tinder  Gen.  Sullivan  but  ordered  to  Boston  by  resolve  of  Sept. 
17,  1778. 

MoLTON,  SoLOMox.  Gunner,  Capt.  Warner's  co..  Col.  Revere's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  26,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779. 

MoLTON,  Stephen,  Stafford.    Private,  Capt.  Abel  Tha)'er's  co.,  Col.  John  Fellows's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  July  24,  1775;  service,  8  days. 

MoLTON,  Stephen.  Private,  Lieut.  James  Horton's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  5,  1780 ;  discharged  Aug.  7, 1780 ;  service,  3  days ;  company  marched 
to  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  on  an  alarm. 

MoLTON,  Thomas,  Gorham.  Capt.  Samuel  Whitmore's  co..  Col.  Reuben  Fogg's  regt. ; 
copy  of  a  paj^  abstract  for  mileage  [year  not  given]  ;  mileage  (392  miles)  allowed 
said  Molton. 

MoLTON,  William,  Amesbury.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Con- 
tinental Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  re- 
turned as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at 
Springfield,  July  10,  1780;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  light; 
engaged  for  town  of  Amesbury ;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  9,  1780;  marched  to 
camp  July  10,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Daniel  Shays;  also,  list  of  men 
raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having 
passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

MoLTON,  William.  List  of  prisoners  sent  from  port  of  Halifax  to  be  exchanged  for 
British  prisoners  by  order  of  Sir  George  Collier  June  28,  1777,  as  returned  by  John 
Emerson,  Commissary;  said  Molton,  Seaman,  reported  taken  in  the  privateer 
"  Hope." 

MoLTON,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Plumer's  co. ;  service  from  July  6,  1779, 
to  Sept.  24,  1779,  2  mos.  18  da.ys,  at  Penobscot;  company  detached  from  Col. 
William  Jones's  regt.  for  service  under  Col.  Samuel  McCobb  on  expedition  against 
Ma  j  orbagad  u  ce . 

MoMEx,  Henry.  List  of  men  raised  in  Suffolk  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the 
time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778,  returned 
as  mustered  by  Henry  Rutgers,  Jr.,  Deputy  Muster  Master,  dated  Fishkill,  Aug. 
1,  1778;  engaged  for  town  of  Boston;  reported  a  prisoner  of  war  and  rejected 
accordingly.     [See  Henry  Woomer.] 

MoMFORD,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Abner  Cranston's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  27,  1776;  enlisted  Jan.  10,  1776; 
reported  discharged  Nov.  18,  1776. 

Momonton,  David.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Marsh's  co..  Col.  Sears's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug. 
6, 1781 ;  discharged  Oct.  24,  1781 ;  service,  2  mos.  18  days,  under  Brig.  Gen.  Stark  ; 
regiment  raised  in  Berkshire  Co.  and  stationed  at  Fort  Plains,  Tryon  Co. ;  order 
for  payment  of  amount  of  roll  dated  at  Stockbridge  and  signed  by  Capt.  Marsh. 

Mon,  Nathaniel,  Sheffield.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Ingersoll's  co..  Col.  David  Brewer's 
(9th)  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

Monger,  Jacob,  Charlestown.  Private,  6th  co..  Col.  Brooks's  regt.;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  17,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  residence,  Charles- 
town;  also,  return  of  men  enlisted  into  Capt.  Robert  Allen's  co..  Col.  Ichabod 
Alden's  regt.,  endorsed  "  1778 ;  "  mustered  by  County  Muster  Master  Barber  and 
by  a  Continental  Muster  Master;  also,  Capt.  Asa  Coburn's  (Light  Infantry)  co., 
(late)  Col.  Ichabod  Alden's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated 
Fort  Harkimer. 


876  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SMLORS 

MoNCRiEF, [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mancraf,  Muncreaff, 

Muncreif,  Muncrief,  Muncrif,  Muncrife,  Muncriff.] 

MoNCEiEF,  Charles.  Return  of  men  belonging  to  the  State  regt.  of  artillery  entitled 
to  an  additional  bounty  of  £15,  as  returned  by  Col.  T.  Crafts,  dated  Boston, 
Jan.  12,  1778;  Capt.  Bradley's  (9th)  co. ;  also,  Capt.  David  Bradlee's  co.,  Col. 
Crafts's  regt. ;  list  of  men  who  received  bounty  from  April  30,  1777,  to  Dec.  30, 
1777,  8  mos. ;  also,  Drummer,  Capt.  Warner's  co.,  Col.  Revere's  regt. ;  Continen- 
tal Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  8,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779;  also,  (late) 
Capt.  Jonathan  Warner's  (3d)  co.,  corps  of  artillery  formerly  commanded  b}^ 
Lieut.  Col.  Paul  Revere  ;  service  fi-om  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  May  8, 17S0,  4  mos.  8  days. 

Monday,  Jajmes.  Agreement  signed  by  said  Monday,  Seaman,  and  others,  engaging 
themselves  to  serve  on  board  the  sloop  "  Winthrop,"  commanded  b.r  Capt.  George 
Little,  for  6  months  from  the  time  of  sailing  from  Boston,  unless  sooner  discharged ; 
entered  service  March  18  [year  not  given]. 

Monday,  John  Michael,  Newburgh.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Amasa  Sheldon  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Bernardston; 
joined  Capt.  Joseph  Williams's  co.,  Col.  John  Graton's  regt. ;  term,  during  war; 
reported  as  belonging  to  Canada;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Williams's  co., 
Col.  John  Greaton's  (2d)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
April  9,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  E.  Cumpston's  co. ;  return  taken  from 
Lieut.  James  Davis's  book  [year  not  given]  ;  also,  list  taken  from  Lieut.  James 
Davis's  book  [j^ear  not  given]  of  men  belonging  to  4th  co.,  3d  Mass.  regt.,  who 
enlisted  for  the  war;  also,  list  of  men  entitled  to  $20  or  200  acres  of  land,  agree- 
able to  resolve  of  March  5,  1801 ;  3d  Mass.  regt. ;  residence,  Newburgh. 

Monday,  William.  1st  Lieutenant,  schooner  "Lively"  (privateer);  petition  dated 
Salem,  Oct.  7,  1777,  signed  by  Samuel  Page,  in  behalf  of  himself  and  Walter  P. 
Bartlet,  of  Salem,  asking  that  Thomas  Benson  be  commissioned  as  commander 
of  said  vessel ;  ordered  in  Council  Oct.  7, 1777,  that  a  commission  be  issued ;  also, 
1st  Lieutenant,  sloop  "  Black  Snake  "  (privateer) ;  petition  endorsed  "  Jan'y  21. 
1778,"  signed  by  Simon  Forrester,  asking  that  Henry  Phelps  be  commissioned  as 
commander  of  said  vessel ;  ordered  in  Council  Jan.  21, 1778,  that  a  commission  be 
issued;  also,  petition  dated  Salem,  March  18, 1778,  signed  by  John  Dutch,  asking 
that  said  Monday  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  schooner  "  Lark  "  (priva- 
teer) ;  ordered  in  Council  March  19,  1778,  that  a  commission  be  issued. 

MoNDEN,  Daniel.  Capt.  Nathan  Hamilton's  co. ;  company  receipt  for  wages  for  Oct., 
1776,  dated  Ticonderoga  Mills. 

Mondon,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Hamilton's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt. ; 
pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  dated  Brookfield,  Feb.  17,  1777;  160  miles 
travel  allowed  said  Mondon. 

MoNEAR,  Jacob.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Maynard's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's 
(7  th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781,  sworn  to  at  Peekskill ;  enlistment,  dur- 
ing war;  reported  on  command  at  West  Point;  also,  muster  roll  for  Feb.,  1782. 

Moneer,  Jacob,  Charlestown.  Descriptive  list  dated  Feb.  20,1782;  Capt.  Jonathan 
Maynard's  (also  given  Capt.  Allen's)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.; 
age,  41  (also  given  42  and  40)  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  (also  given  5  ft.  6)  in. ;  com- 
plexion, dark;  hair,  black  (also  given  dark);  occupation,  cooper;  birthplace, 
Charlestown ;  residence,  Charlestown ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Charlestown ;  enlisted 
March  -,  1779  (also  given  May  -,  1779,  by  Capt.  Parker)  ;  enlistment,  during  war; 
also,  Capt.  Allen's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  list  of  men  who  died  or 
were  discharged  subsequent  to  Jan.  1,  1781 ;  said  Moneer  discharged  June  10, 
1783,  by  Gen.  Washington,  term  of  enlistment  having  expired. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  877 

MoNEG,  "William,  Dracut.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  as 
returned  by  Capt.  Josiah  Wood,  dated  Northbridge,  Feb.  13,  1778;  residence, 
Dracut ;  engaged  for  town  of  Northbridge ;  joined  Capt.  Scott's  co..  Col.  Handle's 
(Henley's)  regt. ;  term,  during  war. 

MoNELT,  John.  Marine,  ship  "Alfred,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Paul  Jones;  list 
of  officers  and  men  entitled  to  prize  shares  in  the  ship  "  Mellish  "  and  brig 
"  Active  "  [year  not  given]  ;  also,  list  of  officers  and  men  belonging  to  the  sloop 
"  Providence,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Paul  Jones,  who  were  entitled  to  prize 
shares  in  the  ship  "  Alexander  "  captured  Sept.  20,  1777  [6] . 

Monet,  .  Return  of  sentences  by  a  court-martial,  Lieut.  Col.  Sreve,  President,  ap- 
pearing in  a  general  order  dated  Headquarters,  Ticonderoga,  Oct.  2,  1776,  taken 
from  Col.  Wheelock's  Orderly  Book ;  said  Money,  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Harper's  co.. 
Col.  W3'man's  regt.,  charged  with  disobedience  of  orders  and  neglect  of  duty ; 
pleaded  as  an  excuse,  his  inoculation  for  small-pox ;  found  guilty,  and  sentenced 
to  be  cashiered  and  published  in  the  newspapers. 

Monet,  John.  Col.  David  Henley's  regt. ;  return  of  recruits  for  knapsacks,  dated 
Boston,  Feb.  16,  1778 ;  reported  under  marching  orders. 

Monet,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Penniman's  co..  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.; 
marched  Aug.  17,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29, 1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  13  days,  at  the 
Northward. 

Mongar,  Nathaniel.  Private,  Capt.  Abel  King's  co.,  Col.  Sears's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  20,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  20,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.,  at  Saratoga. 

Mongart,  Jonathan.  Receipt  dated  Bolton,  July  28,  1781,  signed  by  George  Grin- 
ned and  Ezekiel  Fosgat,  for  money  received  of  Nathaniel  Longley  and  others  be- 
longing to  a  class  of  the  town  of  Bolton,  for  the  hire  of  said  Mongary  to  serve  in 
the  Continental  Army  for  term  of  3  years. 

Monger,  Peter.  Private,  Capt.  Field's  co..  Col.  Sheppard's  regt.;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  2.j,  1779,  to  Jul}^  12,  1779;  reported  deserted  ; 
also,  Colonel's  co..  Col.  William  Shepard's  (3d)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  March  and 
April,  1779,  dated  Providence;  enlisted  Feb.  25,  1779. 

Mongomery,  Alexander.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Abbot's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Tup- 
per's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March,  1779,  dated  West  Point ;  enlisted  June  19, 1778 ; 
discharged  March  19,  1779;  enlistment,  9  months. 

Mongomery,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Abbot's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  March,  1779,  dated  West  Point ;  enlisted  June  19,  1778 ;  discharged 
March  19,  1779;  enlistment,  9  months. 

Mongomery,  Moodt.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Richard  Titcomb's  co..  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's 
regt.;  engaged  July  3,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  21  days, 
including  13  days  (260  miles)  travel  home;  company  raised  in  Newburyport, 
Salisbury,  and  Amesbury ;  regiment  raised  in  Essex  Co.  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  3  months. 

MoNGOMERT,  ROBERT.  Private,  Lieut.  Jeremiah  Colburn's  co..  Brig.  Gen.  Wadsworth's 
department;  entered  service  Feb.  25,  1781;  discharged  March  4,  1781;  service,  7 
days;  companj^  detached  at  Camden. 

Mongomery,  Thomas,  Greenwich.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Hooker's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  11  days. 

Mongomnry,  Cato.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Prince's  co..  Col.  Danforth  Keyes's  regt.;  en- 
listed Aug.  15, 1777;  discharged  Jan.  3,  1778;  service,  4  mos.  18  days,  at  Rhode 
Island;  roll  dated  Danvers ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Provi- 
dence, Dec.  31,  1777. 


878  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND  SAILORS 

MoNGOKRMT,  Thomas,  Pelham.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Dickinson's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles 
AVoodbridge's  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  to  Ticonderoga  and  home 
in  1776 ;  307  miles  travel  allowed  said  Mongorrmy. 

MoNGUMERY,  Cato.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Procter's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. 
of  guards;  service  from  Feb.  3, 1778,  to  April  3, 1778,  2  mos.  1  day,  at  Cambridge. 

MoNHEERE,  Jacob.  List  of  men  belonging  to  Lieut.  Col.  J.  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.,  who 
were  entitled  to  honorary  badges  for  long  and  faithful  service ;  said  Monheere 
served  from  Jan.  -,  1777  ;  entitled  to  1  and  2  stripes. 

MoNiER,  John.  Seaman,  ship  "  General  Putnam,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Daniel 
Waters ;  engaged  July  15  (also  given  Jiil.v  12) ,  1779 ;  service  to  Sept.  7,  1779, 1  mo. 
22  days,  on  Penobscot  expedition.    ItoU  sworn  to  in  SuflFolk  Co. 

Monk,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Munk.] 

Monk,  Benjamin,  Stoughton.  Sergeant,  Capt.  William  Briggs's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  12  days;  also,  Capt. 
William  Briggs's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775; 
engaged  May  1,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  7  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Rox- 
bury  Camp,  Sept.  26,  1775;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Simeon  Leach's  co..  Col.  Ben- 
jamin Gill's  regt. ;  service,  5  days ;  company  marched  from  Stoughton  March  4, 

1776,  at  the  time  of  fortifying  Dorchester  Heights;  also.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Simeon 
Leach's  co.  of  guards.  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt. ;  service,  2  days ;  company 
marched  from  Stoughton  to  Braintree  March  21,  1776,  when  British  ships  lay  in 
Boston  harbor;  also,  Capt.  Robert  Swan's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.;  ser- 
vice, 3  days;  company  marched  from  Stoughton  to  Squantura  (The  Moon)  June 
13,  177fi,  when  the  British  fleet  left  Boston  harbor;  also,  Ensign,  Col.  Ephraim 
Wheelock's  regt. ;  return  of  effectives,  dated  Ticonderoga,  Sept.  14,  1776 ;  also, 
same  regt.;  return  of  officers  dated  Ticonderoga,  Oct.  11,  1776. 

Monk,  Christopher.  Stoughton.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Talbot's  co. ;  service,  2  days, 
probably  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Robert  Swan's  co.,  Col.  Ben- 
jamin Gill's  regt.;  service,  3  days;  company  marched  from  Stoughton  to  Squan- 
tum  (The  Moon)  June  13,  1776,  when  the  British  fleet  left  Boston  harbor;  also. 
Col.  Gill's  regt. ;  service,  24  days ;  company  marched  to  Bristol,  R.  I.,  April  18, 

1777,  under  command  of  Capt.  Robert  Swan,  of  Stoughton;  also,  Capt.  James 
Endicott's  co. ;  entered  service  March  20,  1778;  discharged  April  5  (also  given 
April  6),  1778;  service,  18  days;  company  marched  to  Roxbury  March  20,  1778, 
under  command  of  Col.  William  Mcintosh;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised 
in  Suflblk  Co.  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  9, 
1779;  Capt.  Talbut's  co..  Col.  Gill's  regt. ;  age,  21  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  hair, 
dark;  eyes,  gray;  nationality,  American;  occupation,  husbandman;  residence, 
Stoughton ;  engaged  for  town  of  Stoughton  ;  reported  delivered  to  Capt.  L.  Bailey ; 
also,  list  of  men  returned  as  received  of  Maj.  Stephen  Badlam,  Superintendent  for 
Suflfolk  Co.,  by  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  at  Springfield,  Sept.  20,  1779;  also, 
Capt.  Webb's  co..  Col.  Shepard's  (4tli)  regt.;  entered  service  July  25,  1779;  dis- 
charged April  25,  1780;  term,  9  months. 

Monk,  Elias,  Stoughton.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Talbot's  co.,  Col.  Lemuel  Robinson's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7  days;  also,  Capt. 
William  Briggs's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Read's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775; 
enlisted  May  1, 1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  7  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury 
Camp,  Sept.  6,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Simeon  Leach's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.; 
service,  2  days;  company  marched  from  Stoughton  to  Braintree  March  21,  1776, 
when  British  ships  lay  in  Boston  harbor;  also,  Capt.  Henry  Prentiss's  co.,  Col. 
Thomas  Marshall's  regt.;  abstract  for  advance  pay,  mileage,  etc.,  sworn  to  at 
Boston,  June  17, 1776 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  enlisted  June  8, 1776 ;  discharged 
Dec.  1,  1776;  service,  5  mos.  24  days. 


m  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  879 

Monk,  Elias.  Private,  Capt.  Theophilus  Wilder's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt.;  muster  roll 
for  Dec,  1776-Feb.,  1777;  credited  to  town  of  Braintree;  enlisted  Dec.  30,  1776; 
regiment  raised  to  serve  until  March  1,  1777. 

Monk,  Elias.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Snow's  co..  Col.  Hawes's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  24, 
1777;  service,  1  mo.  9  days,  on  a  secret  expedition  to  Rhode  Island.  Roll  sworn 
to  at  Plymouth. 

Monk,  Elias.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Lapham's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  May  9,  1778;  enlistment,  3  months  from  April  2,  1778;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt. ;  enlisted  April  7, 1778 ;  service  to  July  3,  1778, 2  mos.  25  days, 
with  guards  at  Cambridge. 

Monk,  Elijah,  Stoughton.  Private,  Capt.  "William  Briggs's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Read's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  9,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  26 
days;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Sept.  26,  1775. 

Monk,  Eliphalet,  Stoughton.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Talbot's  co.,  Col.  Lemuel  Rob- 
inson's regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  6  days; 
also,  list  of  men  who  enlisted  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  10,  1778,  and  who  re- 
ceived bounty  of  the  town  of  Stoughton,  as  returned  by  the  Selectmen,  and  en- 
dorsed "Return  of  men  for  Rhode  Island;  "  also,  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Put- 
nam's CO.,  Col.  Nathaniel  AYade's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  1, 1778;  service  to  Dec.  31, 
1778,  6  mos.  4  days,  at  Rhode  Island ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated 
North  Kingston,  Nov.  6, 1778 ;  reported  sick  and  absent ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
muster  rolls  dated  East  Greenwich,  Sept.  17,  Sept.  24,  Oct.  14,  and  Nov.  13,  1778; 
reported  sick  and  absent  on  rolls  dated  Sept.  17,  and  Oct.  14,  1778 ;  enlistment  to 
expire  Jan.  1,  1779. 

Monk,  Eliphalet.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  White's  co.,  Maj.  Edward  Procter's  detach- 
ment of  guards;  service  from  Dec.  10,  1777,  to  March  1,  1778,  2  mos.  22  days,  at 
Dorchester. 

Monk,  Enoch.  List  of  men  who  enlisted  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  10,  1778,  and 
who  received  bounty  of  the  town  of  Stoughton,  as  returned  by  the  Selectmen,  and 
endorsed  "  Return  of  men  for  Rhode  Island ;  "  also.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Put- 
nam's CO.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  1, 1778 ;  service  to  Dec.  31, 
1778,  6  mos.  4  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated 
North  Kingston,  Nov.  6,  1778 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  rolls  dated  East 
Greenwich,  Sept.  17,  Sept.  24,  Oct.  14,  and  Nov.  13,  1778;  reported  on  command 
at  Warwick  on  roll  dated  Oct.  14,  1778 ;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779. 

Monk,  George,  Stoughton.  Corporal,  Capt.  William  Briggs's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  12  days;  also.  Sergeant, 
Capt.  William  Briggs's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Read's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 
1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  7  days;  also,  company  return  dated 
Roxbury  Camp,  Sept.  26,  1775. 

Monk,  George.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Simeon  Leach's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.;  ser- 
vice, 5  days;  company  marched  from  Stoughton  March  4,  1776,  at  the  time  of 
fortifying  Dorchester  Heights. 

Monk,  George.  Private,  Capt.  Simeon  Leach's  co.  of  guards.  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's 
regt. ;  service,  2  days  ;  company  marched  from  Stoughton  to  Braintree  March  21, 
1776,  when  British  ships  lay  in  Boston  harbor. 

Monk,  George.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Champney's  co.,  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath's  de- 
tachment of  guards ;  enlisted  July  20,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  30  (also  given  Oct. 
1),  1779;  service,  2  mos.  13  (also  given  2  mos.  11)  days;  detachment  raised  to 
serve  at  Boston  until  Oct.  1,  1779. 


880  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   A^D   SAILORS 

Monk,  George  (also  given  Geouge,  Jr.).  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce 
the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 
1780,  returned  as  received  of  Justin  Elj-,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John 
Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  10,  1780;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  com- 
plexion, light;  engaged  for  town  of  Stoughton;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  9, 
1780;  marched  to  camp  July  10,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Daniel  Shays; 
also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Stoughton  for  service  in  the 
Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July  5,  1780 ;  discharged  Nov. 
10,  1780;  service,  4  mos.  16  days,  including  travel  (200  miles)  home. 

Monk,  Jekemiah.  Private,  Capt.  Theophilus  Wilder's  co..  Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  muster 
roll  for  Dec,  1776-Feb.,  1777 ;  credited  to  town  of  Stoughton ;  enlisted  Dec.  30, 
1776 ;  regiment  raised  to  serve  until  March  1,  1777. 

Monk,  Jeremiah.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Champney's  co.,  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath's 
detachment  of  guards;  enlisted  July  20,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  30  (also  given 
Oct.  1),  1779;  service,  2  mos.  13  (also  given  2  mos.  11)  days;  detachment  raised 
to  serve  at  Boston  until  Oct.  1,  1779. 

Monk,  Jeremiah.  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Champney's  co.,  Maj.  Nathaniel  Heath's  de- 
tachment of  guards;  enlisted  July  20,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  30  (also  given 
Oct.  1),  1779;  service,  2  mos.  13  (also  given  2  mos.  11)  days;  detachment  raised 
to  serve  at  Boston  until  Oct.  1,  1779.     [Name  appears  twice  on  roll.] 

Monk,  Jesse,  Stoughton.  Order  on  Paymaster  General  to  the  Colony  troops,  payable 
to  Capt.  Henry  Prentiss,  dated  Noddle's  Island,  July  16,  1776,  signed  by  said 
Monk  and  others,  for  advance  pay  for  1  month,  etc. ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Henry 
Prentiss's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt.;  enlisted  June  29,  1776;  discharged 
Dec.  1,  1776;  service,  5  mos.  3  days. 

Monk,  Jesse,  Stoughton.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as 
received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield, 
July  10,  1780 ;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in. ;  complexion,  ruddy ;  engaged  for 
town  of  Stoughton ;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  9,  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July 
10,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Daniel  Shays ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the 
6  months  service  and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster 
in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men 
raised  by  the  town  of  Stoughton  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ; 
marched  to  camp  July  5, 1780 ;  discharged  Dec.  13, 1780;  service,  5  mos.  19  days, 
including  travel  (200  miles)  home. 

Monk,  Jesse.  Private,  Capt.  Theophilus  Wilder's  co..  Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  muster  roll 
for  Dec,  1776-Feb.,  1777  ;  credited  to  town  of  Stoughton ;  enlisted  Dec  30,  1776 ; 
regiment  raised  to  serve  until  March  1,  1777. 

Monk,  Jesse.  Private,  Capt.  James  Endicott's  co. ;  entered  service  March  20,  1778; 
discharged  April  5  (also  given  April  6) ,  1778 ;  service,  18  days ;  companj'  marched 
to  Roxbury  March  20,  1778,  under  command  of  Col.  William  Mcintosh.  Roll 
dated  Stoughton. 

Monk,  William,  Stoughton.  Drummer,  Capt.  Peter  Talbot's  co..  Col.  Lemuel  Robin- 
son's regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  14  days;  also, 
Corporal,  Capt.  William  Briggs's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Read's  regt. ;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  5  days;  also,  com- 
pany return  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Sept.  26,  1775 ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Robert 
Swan's  CO.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.;  service,  3  days;  company  marched  from 
Stoughton  to  Squantum  (The  Moon)  June  13,  1776,  when  the  British  fleet  left 
Boston  harbor. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.        881 

Monk,  AViLLiAM.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bradley's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt. ;  en- 
listed Aug.  14,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  28  days,  including  12  days  (240  miles)  travel 
home;  company  marched  to  Manchester,  Vt.,  to  join  Northern  army.  Roll 
sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. 

Monk,  William.  Private,  Capt.  John  Ellis's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  regt.;  pay 
rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec,  1778,  dated  King's  Ferry;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay 
roll  for  Feb.,  1779;  reported  discharged  Feb.  18,  1779. 

MoNKsoN,  William.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bacon's  co..  Col.  David  Rosseter's  regt., 
Gen.  John  Fellows's  brigade;  entered  service  Oct.  13,  1781;  discharged  Oct.  20, 
1781 ;  service,  11  days  (travel  included),  with  militia  sent  as  reinforcements  to  army 
under  Gen.  Stark  at  Stillwater  on  an  alarm.    Roll  endorsed  "  Col.  Hides  Reg't." 

MoNN,  Nathaniel.  Capt.  Peter  Ingersoll's  co..  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (9th)  regt.; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dec.  20,  1775. 

MoNNEER,  Jacob.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  C.  Allen's  (8th)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John 
Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Feb.-April,  1783 ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

Monro,  Henry.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  terra  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received 
of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  9, 
1780;  age,  30  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  fresh;  engaged  for  town  of 
Pembroke;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  8,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  9,  1780, 
under  command  of  Lieut.  Jackson,  of  the  artillery. 

Monro,  Isaac.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Andrews's  co.,  Col.  Cyprian  How's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  27,  1780  ;  discharged  Oct.  30, 1780;  service,  3  mos.  7  days  ;  regiment 
detached  from  Middlesex  Co.  militia  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

Monro,  John,  Athol.  Private,  Capt.  Ezekiel  Knoulton's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  pay 
abstract  for  mileage,  etc.,  dated  Dorchester,  Nov.  30,  1776 ;  mileage  (75  miles) 
allowed  said  Monro. 

Monro,  Joseph.  Corporal,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Martin's  co..  Col.  Williams's  regt. ;  service 
from  Sept.  29,  1777,  to  Oct.  30,  1777,  at  Tiverton,  R.  I.     Roll  dated  Rehoboth. 

Monro,  Josiah,  Peterborough.  Sergeant,  Capt.  William  Scott's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
Paul  Dudley  Sargent's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20, 1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm 
of  April  19,  1775 ;  service  to  April  23,  1775, 3  days ;  also,  Capt.  William  Scott's  co., 
Col.  Paul  D.  Sargent's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  23, 
1775;  service,  3  mos.  16  days;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in 
money  dated  Camp  before  Boston,  Nov.  14,  1775. 

Monro,  Nathan.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  C  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received 
of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  11, 
1780;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  ruddy;  engaged  for  town  of 
Rehoboth;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  10,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  11,  1780, 
under  command  of  Ensign  Bancroft. 

Monro,  Nathaniel.    Private,   Capt.  Abraham  Andrews's  co..  Col.  Cyprian  How's 

regt.;  enlisted  July  27,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  7  days; 

regiment  detached  from  Middlesex  Co.  militia  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for 

3  months. 
Monro,  Samuel.    List  of  men  mustered  by  James  Leonard,  Muster  Master  for  Bristol 

Co.,  dated  Sept.  2,  1777;  Capt.  Caleb  Richardson's  co..  Col.  Danforth  Keyes's 

regt. 

Monro,  Thaddeus.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Andrews's  co..  Col.  Cyprian  How's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  27,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  7  days; 
regiment  detached  from  Middlesex  Co.  militia  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for 
3  months. 


882  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS   AND  SAILORS 

Monro,  Thomas,  2d.  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Hix's  cc,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ; 
entered  service  July  30,  1778 ;  discharged  Sept.  10,  1778 ;  service,  1  mo.  13  days, 
on  an  expedition  against  Rhode  Island;  company  raised  in  Bristol  Co. 

Monroe,  Abel.  Private,  (late)  Capt.  George  King's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  de- 
tachment of .Berlvshire  Co.  militia;  muster  roll  dated  Ticonderoga,  Feb.  25,  1777; 
enlistment  to  expire  March  15,  1777 ;  also,  same  co.  and  detachment;  entered  ser- 
vice Dec.  16,  1776;  discharged  March  24,  1777;  service,  98  days,  including  travel 
(160  miles)  home;  company  marched  to  Ticonderoga. 

Monroe,  Abijah.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Hartwell's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt. ; 
service,  5  days ;  mileage  (40  miles)  allowed  from  Lincoln  to  camp  and  return ; 
company  called  out  at  the  time  of  fortifying  Dorchester  Heights  March  4,  1776. 

Monroe,  Abraham.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Marshall  Baker's  co..  Col.  Nathan  Tyler's 
regt. ;  enlisted  July  27,  1780  ;  discharged  Aug.  8, 1780 ;  service,  15  days ;  company 
marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm. 

Monroe,  Benjamin,  Pembroke.  Private,  Capt.  Eleazer  Hamblen's  co..  Col.  John 
Thomas's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.,  1  week,  1  day. 

Monroe,  Isaac.  Private,  Capt.  John  Hartwell's  co.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt.;  ser- 
vice, 5  days;  mileage  (40  miles)  allowed  from  Lincoln  to  camp  and  return  ;  com- 
pany called  out  at  the  time  of  fortifying  Dorchester  Heights  March  4,  1776. 

Monroe,  John.  Corporal,  Capt.  Hezekiah  Whitney's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ; 
entered  service  July  22, 1777 ;  service,  2  days ;  company  marched  to  Rhode  Island 
on  an  alarm. 

Monroe,  John.  Corporal,  Capt.  Samuel  Farrar's  co.,  Col.  Reed's  regt. ;  engaged  Sept. 
29,1777;  discharged  Nov.  7, 1777;  service,  1  mo.  10  days,  at  the  Northward;  com- 
pany detached  from  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt.  to  reinforce  army  under  Gen. 
Gates. 

Monroe,  Nathan.  Private,  Capt.  John  Moore's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  regt.  of 
guards ;  muster  rolls  dated  Cambridge,  May  9,  and  June  1, 1778 ;  enlisted  April  1, 
1778 ;  service  guarding  troops  of  convention  ;  enlistment,  3  months  from  April  2, 
1778;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  joined  April  2,  1778;  service  to  July  3,  1778, 
3  mos.  2  days,  at  Cambridge. 

Monroe,  Reuben.  Private,  Capt.  John  Moore's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  regt. ;  mas- 
ter rolls  dated  Cambridge,  May  9,  and  June  1,  1778;  enlisted  April  1,  1778;  ser- 
vice guarding  troops  of  convention;  enlistment,  3  months  from  April  2,  1778; 
also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  joined  April  2,  1778;  service  to  July  3,  1778,  3  mos.  2 
days,  at  Cambridge. 

MoNROw,  Edmund.  General  order  dated  Headquarters,  Ticonderoga,  Aug.  20,  1776, 
taken  from  Col.  Ephraim  Wheelock's  Orderly  Book;  said  Monrow  appointed 
Quarter  Master,  Col.  Reed's  regt.,  Brig.  Gen.  Brickett's  brigade,  in  the  room  of 
Mr.  Brent. 

MoNROw,  Isaac.  Fifer,  Capt.  Jonas  Richardson's  co..  Col.  James  Frye's  regt. ;  com- 
pany return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  enlisted  April  29,  1775. 

MoNROw,  Isaac.  Fife  Major,  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  regt.;  engaged  June  8,  1778;  dis- 
charged Jan.  29, 1779 ;  service,  8  mos.  4  days,  at  North  river ;  also,  Capt.  Abraham 
Tyler's  co..  Col.  Poor's  regt.;  pay  rolls  for  June-Aug.,  1778;  also,  same  regt.; 
pay  roll  for  Sept.,  1778,  dated  Fort  Clinton ;  also,  same  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  Jan. 
and  Feb.,  1779,  dated  King's  Ferry. 

MoNRow,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Raymond's  co..  Col.  Israel  Chapin's  regt.; 
enlisted  Oct.  18,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  8  days,  at  Clav- 
erack,  including  3  days  (60  miles)  travel  home ;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce  Conti- 
nental Army  for  3  months. 


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MoNROw,  JosiAH,  Peterborough.  Sergeant,  Capt.  William  Scott's  co.,  Col.  Paul  Dud- 
ley Sargent's  (28th)  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775. 

MoNROAv,  Micah[?].  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Andrews's  co..  Col.  Cyprian  How's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  27,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  30,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  7  days; 
regiment  detached  from  Middlesex  Co.  militia  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for 

3  months. 

MoNRow,  Philemon.  Private,  in  a  company  commanded  by  Capt.  Benjamin  Blaney, 
of  Maiden  ;  service,  3  days  ;  compan}'  marched  to  Point  Shirley  June  13, 1776,  by 
order  of  Gen.  Lincoln. 

MoNROw,  Reuben.  Private,  Lieut.  Ezekiel  Crocker's  co..  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berk- 
shire Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  16,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  20,  1777;  service,  i 
days;  company  called  out  by  Maj.  Hide  and  ordered  to  march  to  Bennington. 

MoNROw,  Reuben.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Rathbun's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  David  Roseter's 
detachment  of  militia;  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  21, 1777;  service, 
5  days,  with  Northern  army. 

MoNROw,  Reuben.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Raymond's  co..  Col.  David  Rossiter's  regt.. 
Gen.  Fellows's  brigade;  entered  service  Oct.  14,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  17,  1780; 
service,  5  days,  at  Stillwater. 

MoNRow,  Reuben.  Private,  Capt.  John  Bacon's  co..  Col.  Rossiter's  regt..  Gen.  John 
Fellows's  brigade ;  entered  service  Nov.  5, 1780 ;  discharged  Nov.  7, 1780;  service, 

4  days,  on  an  alarm;  company  marched  to  reinforce  army  under  Gen.  Stark  at 
Stillwater. 

MoxsiEUS,  Cornelius.  Capt.  Moses  McFarland's  co..  Col.  John  Nixon's  regt. ;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  Winter  Hill,  Dec.  20, 
1775.     [See  Cornelius  Mansise.] 

MoNSON,  David.  Private,  Capt.  Perez  Cushing's  (7th)  co..  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's 
(Artillery)  regt.;  service,  6  weeks,  at  Nautasket;  said  Monson  appears  on  a  roll 
made  up  from  Jan.  1, 1778,  to  March  1, 1778,  having  been  omitted  from  a  former 
abstract. 

MoNSON,  Frederick,  Framingham.  Order  on  Col.  Bridg,  Paymaster,  payable  to  Capt. 
Micajah  Gleason,  dated  Cambridge,  June  10,  1775,  signed  by  said  Monson  and 
others,  for  advance  pay ;  also,  petition  addressed  to  Col.  Samuel  Bullard,  dated 
Framingham,  June  1,  1776,  signed  by  said  Monson  and  others  belonging  to  Capt. 
Jesse  Emes's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  (5th  Middlesex  Co.)  regt.,  asking  that 
the  company  be  divided  into  two  companies. 

Monson,  Jared.  Private,  Capt.  David  Wheler's  co. ;  service,  6  days;  company 
marched  from  Lanesborough  to  Meloomscuyck  Aug.  14,  1777,  on  an  alarm. 

Monson,  John,  Kittery.  List  of  men  drafted  from  Col.  John  Frost's  (2d  York  Co.) 
regt.,  dated  May  7,  1777,  and  endorsed  "  for  Rhode  Island;  "  also,  Private,  Capt. 
Samuel  Grant's  co..  Col.  Titcomb's  regt. ;  service,  2  mos.  12  days,  including  travel 
(248  miles),  to  and  from  camp  at  Rhode  Island ;  warrant  for  pay  allowed  in  Coun- 
cil July  21,  1777. 

Monson,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Jabez  West's  co. ;  enlisted  Oct.  8,  1777;  discharged 
Nov.  23,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  15  days;  company  raised  for  expedition  against 
Nova  Scotia  and  continued  in  service  at  Machias  for  its  defence. 

Monson,  Moses.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  French's  co..  Col.  David  Wells's  regt. ;  ser- 
vice between  Sept.  23,  1777,  and  Oct.  18,  1777,  18  days,  in  Northern  department. 

Monson,  Robert.  Private,  Capt.  Jabez  West's  co. ;  enlisted  Oct.  8,  1777;  discharged 
Nov.  23,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  15  days ;  company  raised  for  expedition  against 
Nova  Scotia  and  continued  in  service  at  Machias  for  its  defence. 


884  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

MoxsoN,  Thaddeus.  Private,  Capt.  David  Wheler's  co. ;  service,  6  days;  company 
marched  from  Lanesborough  to  Meloomscuyck  Aug.  14,  1777,  on  an  alarm. 

MoNSON,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  John  Shapleigh's  co. ;  enlisted  July  10,  1775;  ser- 
vice to  Nov.  1, 1775,  4  mos. ;  company  stationed  at  Kittery  for  defence  of  seacoast; 
also,  same  co. ;  service  from  Nov.  1,  1775,  to  Dec.  31,  1775,  2  mos.  5  days;  com- 
pany stationed  on  seacoast  at  Kittery  Point  under  Col.  Edward  Cutt  (Cutts). 

MoNSouN,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Pettingill's  co..  Col.  James  Wesson's  regt. ; 
company  return  [year  not  given]  ;  reported  deceased. 

Montague,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Montauge,  Montegue, 

Montigue,  Mountague,  Mountegue,  Mountigue,  Mowntigue.] 

Montague,  Caleb,  Sunderland.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Noadiah  Leonard's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles 
Woodliridge's  regt.,  vehich  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  27 
days;  also,  Captain;  paj' roll  of  a  detachment  from  said  Montague's  co.,  Col. 
Williams's  regt.,  made  up  from  July  11,  1777,  to  Aug.  12,  1777,  for  service  on  ex- 
pedition to  Northern  department;  also.  Captain,  2d  co.,  Hampshire  Co.  regt.  com- 
manded by  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Williams ;  regimental  return  dated  Warwick,  Dec. 
30,  1778;  commissioned  May  10,  1776. 

Montague,  David,  Hadley.  Capt.  Eliakira  Smith's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's  regt.; 
order  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Montague,  dated  July  24,  1775;  also,  Pri- 
vate, same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  July  10, 1775; 
service,  21  days;  also,  Capt.  Moses  Kellogg's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's  regt.; 
company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Smith's  co.,  4th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  as  returned 
by  Lieut.  Col.  R.  Woodbridge;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  from  4th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Samuel  Cook;  resi- 
dence, Hadley;  engaged  for  town  of  Hadley;  joined  Capt.  Benson's  co..  Col. 
Putnam's  regt.;  term,  during  war;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Benson's  co..  Col. 
Rufus  Putnam's  (4th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
April  2,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  return  dated  Albany, 
Feb.  -,  1778 ;  mustered  by  Col.  Woodbridge ;  also,  descriptive  list  dated  West 
Point,  Jan.  10,  1781 ;  Capt.  Killam's  co..  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th)  regt.;  rank, 
Private;  age,  26  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  dark;  eyes, 
dark;  residence,  Hadley ;  enlisted  Feb.  1,  1777,  by  Lieut.  Sheldon;  enlistment, 
during  war;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Killam's  co..  Col.  Putnam's  regt.; 
muster  rolls  for  Jan. -April,  1781,  dated  Garrison  at  West  Point;  reported  on 
command  in  Gen.  Heath's  barge. 

Montague,  David.  Private,  Capt.  Elihu  Lyman's  co..  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hamp- 
shire Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  25,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  31,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 
12  days,  at  New  London,  Conn.,  including  5  days  (100  miles)  travel  home. 

Montague,  John,  Granby.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Cook's  co..  Col.  Woodbridge's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  21  days, 
with  Northern  army,  including  8  days  (160  miles)  travel  home ;  also,  Capt.  Moses 
Montague's  co.,  Col.  Israel  Chapen's  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  18,  1779;  discharged 
Nov.  21,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  11  days,  at  Claverack,  including  6  days  (120  miles) 
travel  home ;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Arm.y  for  3  months ;  also, 
descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of 
6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of  Justin 
Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Maj.  Peter  Harwood,  of  6th  Mass.  regt.,  at  Springfield, 
July  3,  1780;  age,  19  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for 
town  of  Granby ;  marched  to  camp  July  3, 1780,  under  command  of  Lieut.  Daniel 
Frye,  of  the  artificers ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Totoway, 
Oct.  25,  1780;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Granby  for 


IN  THE  WAR  or  THE  REVOLUTION.  885 


Montague,  Johx,  continued. 

service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  3,  1780; 
discharged  Jan.  3,  1781 ;  service,  6  raos.  7^  days,  including  travel  (130  miles) 
home. 

Montague,  Medad.  Corporal,  Capt.  Moses  Harvey's  co..  Col.  David  AVells's  regt. ; 
engaged  May  10,  1777;  discharged  July  10,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  10  days,  in 
Northern  department,  including  9  days  (180  miles)  travel  home ;  roll  dated  Mon- 
tague; also,  Capt.  Daniel  Pomrov's  detachment  from  Gen.  Danielson's  (Hamp- 
shire Co.)  brigade;  enlisted  July  1,  1778;  service  to  Oct.  31,  1778,  under  Gen. 
Stark  in  Northern  department. 

Montague,  Moses,  South  Hadley.  Captain  of  a  company  of  Minute-men,  Col.  Rug- 
gles  Woodbridge's  regt.,  which  marched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775  ;  entered  service  April  20,  1775  ;  service,  15|  days  ;  also.  Captain,  2d  co..  Col. 
Porter's  (4th  Hampshire  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers;  commissioned 
May  28,  1778 ;  also,  Captain,  Col.  Israel  Chapen's  (3d)  regt. ;  engaged  Oct.  13, 
1779;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1779;  service  1  mo.  16  days,  at  Claverack,  including  6 
days  (120  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  3  months. 

Montague,  Nathaniel.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Ballard's  co..  Col.  David  Wells's 
regt.;  enlisted  May  10,  1777;  discharged  July  20,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  10  days, 
with  Northern  army;  roll  dated  New  Salem;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Oliver  Smith's 
CO.,  Col.  Porter's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  marched  Au?.  17,  1777;  discharged 
Aug.  19,  1777 ;  service,  4  days ;  company  marched  for  relief  of  Bennington  on  an 
alarm. 

Montague,  Orbb,  Leverett.  Private,  Capt.  Agrippa  Wells's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  and  mileage  from  place  of  discharge  home, 
sworn  to  at  Deerfield,  Dec.  10,  1777;  100  miles  travel  allowed  said  Montague; 
company  served  at  Ticonderoga  for  3  mos.  from  Sept.  1,  1776;  also,  Capt.  Joseph 
Slarrow's  co.,  Col.  David  Leonard's  regt.;  enlisted  Fel).  25,  1777;  discharged 
April  10,  1777 ;  service  on  expedition  to  Ticonderoga ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men 
raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  9  months, 
from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  to  be  delivered  to  Gen.  Warner,  at  Fishkill, 
by  Mr.  Johnson,  according  to  an  order  signed  by  Noah  Goodman,  Superintendent 
for  said  county,  dated  South  Hadley,  June  17,  1778;  Capt.  Joseph  Slarrow's  co.. 
Col.  Wright's  regt. ;  age,  19  j'rs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  hair,  light;  residence,  Lev- 
erett; reported  engaged  May  20,  1778;  also  reported  arrived  at  Fishkill  June  22, 
1778;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Seth  Pierce's  co..  Col.  Seth 
Murray's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  rank,  Private ;  age,  21  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ; 
complexion,  light ;  residence,  Leverett ;  mustered  July  17, 1780 ;  company  detached 
from  6th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.  to  serve  for  3  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival 
at  Claverack,  agreeable  to  order  of  the  General  Court  of  June  22,  1780,  and  mus- 
tered by  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Williams  and  Maj .  Whitmore,  as  per  statement  affixed, 
dated  Warwick,  Aug.  4,  17S0;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Pierce's  co.,  Col.  Seth 
Murray's  regt.;  enlisted  July  15,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos. 
6  days,  including  9  days  (172  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  in  Hampshire 
Co.  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

Montague,  Richard,  Leverett.  Adjutant,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's  regt.  of  Minute- 
men  ;  entered  service  April  20,  1775 ;  service,  7  days ;  also,  Col.  R.  Woodbridge's 
(25th)  regt.;  engaged  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  12  days;  also,  same  regt.; 
list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  picket  guard,  dated  May  23,  1775 ;  also,  order  of 
the  day,  dated  June  4,  1775 ;  said  Montague  reported  as  Adjutant  of  the  day  for 
"tomorrow." 

Montague,  Seth.  Descriptive  list  of  men  mustered  by  Lieut.  Col.  R.  Woodbridge,  of 
4th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  to  serve  for  the  term  of  3  months ;  Capt.  Montague's 


886  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  Ai?D   SAILORS 

MoNTAGfE,  Seth,  Continued. 

CO.,  Col.  Porter's  regt. ;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  engaged  for  town  of 
South  Hadley ;  mustered  July  -,  1780;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Job  Alvord's  co.,  Col. 
S.  Murray's  regt.;  enlisted  July  11,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3 
mos.  8  days,  including  7  days  (140  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  in  Hamp- 
shire Co.  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

Montague,  Uriel,  Leverett.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Dickenson's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  R.  Woodbridge's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  ser- 
vice, 11  da3's;  also,  Capt.  Reuben  Dickinson's  co..  Col.  Woodbridge's  regt.;  re- 
ceipt for  advance  pa,v,  signed  by  said  Montague  and  others,  dated  Charlestown, 
July  27,  1775;  also.  Private,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775; 
enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  8  days;  also,  Capt.  Moses  Harvey's  co., 
Col.  Woodbridge's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  22,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777;  ser- 
vice, 3  mos.  17  days,  including  9  days  (180  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised 
to  reinforce  Northern  army;  also.  Sergeant  Major,  Capt.  Elihu  Lyman's  co.,  Col. 
Elisha  Porter's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  engaged  July  25, 1779 ;  discharged  Sept.  2, 
1779 ;  service,  1  mo.  14  days,  at  New  London,  Conn.,  including  5  days  (105  miles) 
travel  home. 

Montague,  William,  Sunderland.  Private,  Capt.  Eli  Parker's  co..  Col.  Leonard's 
regt.;  enlisted  May  8,  1777;  discharged  July  16,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  8  (also 
given  2  mos.  9)  days ;  company  marched  from  Hampshire  Co.  May  8,  1777,  to 
reinforce  Continental  Army  at  Ticonderoga  for  2  months;  also,  Capt.  Samuel 
Cook's  CO.,  Col.  Woodbridge's  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Nov. 
29,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  21  days,  with  Northern  army,  including  8  days  (160 
miles)  travel  home;  company  raised  to  serve  until  last  of  Nov.,  1777;  also,  de- 
scriptive list  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Seth  Pierce's  co..  Col.  Seth  Murray's 
(Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  rank.  Private;  age,  20  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  com- 
plexion, light;  residence,  Sunderland;  mustered  July  17,  1780;  company  de- 
tached from  6th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.  to  serve  for  3  months  from  the  time  of  their 
arrival  at  Claverack,  agreeable  to  order  of  the  General  Court  of  June  22, 1780,  and 
mustered  by  Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Williams  and  Maj.  Whitmore,  as  per  statement 
affixed,  dated  Warwick,  Aug.  4,  1780;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Pierce's  co..  Col. 
Seth  Murray's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  15,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3 
mos.  6  days,  including  9  days  (172  miles)  travel  home ;  regiment  raised  in  Hamp- 
shire Co.  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months ;  roll  dated  Leverett. 

MoxTAGi'E,  Zebina,  Lcvcrett.  Quarter  Master,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hampshire  Co.) 
regt. ;  engaged  July  21, 1779 ;  discharged  Sept.  2, 1779 ;  service,  1  mo.  18  days,  at 
New  London,  Conn.,  including  5  days  (102  miles)  travel  home;  also,  descriptive 
list  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  Seth  Pierce's  co.,  Col.  Seth  Murray's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt. ;  rank,  3d  Lieutenant ;  residence,  Leverett ;  company  detached  from  6th 
Hampshire  Co.  regt.  to  serve  for  3  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Clav- 
erack, agreeable  to  order  of  the  General  Court  of  June  22,  1780,  and  mustered  by 
Lieut.  Col.  Samuel  Williams  and  Maj.  Whitmore,  as  per  statement  affixed,  dated 
Warwick,  Aug.  4,1780;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Seth  Pierce's  co..  Col.  Seth 
Murray's  (2d  Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  engaged  July  4,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10, 
1780 ;  service,  3  mos.  15  (also  given  3  mos.  14)  days,  including  7  days  (140  miles) 
trayel  home;  reported  acting  as  Quarter  Master;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

MoNTAGUESCo,  JOSEPH.  PriVatc,  Lieut.  Andrew  Oilman's  co.  (including  Indians)  sta- 
tioned at  Penobscot  river ;  roll  made  up  for  15^  days  additional  service  rendered 
by  a  portion  of  altove  company  subsequent  to  date  of  regular  discharge,  Jan. 
22,  1778,  news  of  such  discharge  not  having  reached  them  until  Feb.  7,  1778;  re- 
ported an  Indian. 

MoNTAGUESo,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Matiguoso,  Monta- 

guesco.] 


IN  THE   WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  887 

MoNTAGUESO,  "  JosEPHSus."  Private,  in  a  company  commanded  by  Lieut.  Andrew  Gil- 
man;  enlisted  Oct.  12,  1776;  discharged  Jan.  22,  1778;  service,  15  mos.  10  days; 
company  stationed  at  Penobscot  river. 

MoNTAiL,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Alvord's  co..  Col.  Shepard's  regt.;  return  dated 
Jan.  31,  1778;  reported  died  Jan.  1,  1778. 

MoNTANTA,  Joseph.  Foreman  of  Blaclvsmiths;  return  for  rations  allowed  in  Quarter- 
master General's  department,  dated  Fishkill,  Oct.  14,  1781. 

MoNTANTE,  Benjamin.  Blacksmith ;  return  for  rations  allowed  in  Quartermaster  Gen- 
eral's department,  dated  Fishkill,  Oct.  14,  1781. 

Montante,  Peter.  Foreman  of  Smiths ;  return  for  rations  allowed  in  Quartermaster 
General's  department,  dated  Fishkill,  Oct.  14,  1781. 

Montante,  Peter,  Jr.  Blacksmith ;  return  for  rations  allowed  in  Quartermaster  Gen- 
eral's department,  dated  Fishkill,  Oct.  14,  1781. 

Montante,  Thomas.  Blacksmith ;  return  for  rations  allowed  in  Quartermaster  Gen- 
eral's department,  dated  Fishkill,  Oct.  14,  1781. 

MoNTARDiER,  JoHN  M.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master 
for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Oct.  12,  1777;  Col.  Crane's  regt. 

MoNTAUGE,  Peter.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Lyman's  co.,  Col.  Ezra  May's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  20,  1777;  discharged  Sept.  26,  1777;  service,  12  days,  on  expedition  to  Still- 
water and  Saratoga,  including  travel  (111  miles)  home. 

MoNTAUGE,  William.  Private, Lieut.  Martin  Wate's  co..  Col.  R.  Woodbridge's  regt.; 
service,  4  days,  on  expedition  to  Northern  department ;  company  reported  to  have 
marched  to  New  Providence  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington  Aug.  17,  1777.  Roll 
sworn  to  in  Hampshire  Co. 

MoNTEGUE,  Joseph,  Granby.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Coney's  co..  Col.  Sears's  regt.; 
marched  Aug.  12,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  15,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  10  days,  in- 
cluding travel  (146  miles)  home;  regiment  raised  to  i^einforce  Continental  Army 
for  3  months.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Ware. 

Moxtegue,  Uriel,  Leverett.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Diclcinson's  co..  Col.  Benjamin 
Ruggles  Woodbridge's  (25th)  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Sept. 

28,  1775. 

MoNTEGUE,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Abner  Pomeroy's  co..  Col.  Ezra  Wood's  regt.; 
service,  6  mos.  16  days ;  regiment  raised  for  8  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of 
April  20,  1778,  and  marched  to  the  state  of  New  York  ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.; 
pay  roll  for  Aug.,  1778 ;  said  Montegue  credited  with  1  mo.  6  days  service,  being 
3  days  preceding  march,  8  days  (160  miles)  travel,  and  25  days  in  camp;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  rolls  for  Sept.,  Oct.,  and  Dec,  1778;  also,  same  co.  and 
regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Jan.  and  part  of  Feb.,  1779 ;  said  Montegue  credited  with  1  mo. 
10  days  service,  being  1  mo.  2  days  in  camp  and  8  days  (160  miles)  travel  home. 

Montgomerie,  Alexander.  List  of  men  raised  in  Essex  co.  for  the  term  of  9  months 
from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778, 
returned  as  mustered  by  Henry  Rutgers,  Jr.,  Deputy  Muster  Master,  dated  Fish- 
kill, Aug.  1,  1778;  engaged  for  town  of  Andover;  arrived  at  Fishkill  June  19, 
1778. 

MoNTGOMEROT,  JoHN.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  4th 
Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Lieut.  Col.  R.  Woodbridge,  dated  South 
Hadley,  May  28,  1777;  joined  Capt.  Benson's  co..  Col.  Putnam's  regt.;  reported 
a  transient. 


888  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND  SAILORS 

Montgomery, .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mcgomery,  McGumery, 

Mongomery,  Mongomnry,  Mongorrmy,  Mongumery,  Montgomerie,  Montgome- 
roy,  Montgomory,  Montgomrey,  Montgorary,  Montgumrey,  Montgumry,  Mount- 
gamery,  Mountgomery,  Mountgomury,  Muntgomrey.] 

Montgomery,  Alexander,  Andover.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fish- 
kill,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  26  [20],  1778,  dated  Andover,  June  2,  1778; 
Capt.  Johnson's  Co.,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  (-Ith  Essex  Co.)  regt.;  age,  17  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  3  in. ;  complexion,  dark  ;  residence,  Andover;  engaged  for  town  of 
Andover ;  also,  list  of  men  returned  as  received  of  Jonathan  Warner,  Commis- 
sioner, by  Col.  R.  Putnam,  July  20,  1778 ;  arrived  at  Fishkill  June  19,  1778  ;  also, 
Private,  Capt.  John  Abbot's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  10, 
1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  11,  1780 ;  service,  3  mos.  12  days,  at  West  Point,  including 
travel  (220  miles)  home ;  regiment  raised  for  3  months. 

Montgomery,  Cato,  Beverly.  List  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  brigantine  "  Saratoga  " 
(privateer),  commanded  by  Capt.  Eleazer  Giles,  as  certified  by  the  owners,  John 
and  Andrew  Cabot,  endorsed  "  1780 ;  "  residence,  Beverly ;  reported  a  negro. 

Montgomery,  Hugh.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Washburn's  (Middleborough)  co.,  Col. 
Ebenezer  Sprout's  regt.;  service,  4  da.ys,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776;  company 
mustered  at  the  time  of  the  capture  of  Newport,  II.  I.,  by  the  enemy  ;  also,  Capt. 
Amos  Washburn's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Sproutt's  regt.;  entered  service  May  6, 
1778;  discharged  May  7,  1778;  service,  2  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth;  roll 
sworn  to  at  Middleborough;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  entered  service  Sept.  5, 
1778;  discharged  Sept.  10,  1778;  service,  6  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Dartmouth;  roll 
sworn  to  at  Middleborough. 

Montgomery,  Isaac.  Receipt  dated  Boston,  Aug.  24,  1782,  signed  by  John  Popkin, 
Muster  Master,  stating  that  he  had  received  said  Montgomery  of  the  committee 
of  the  town  of  Boston  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  during  the  war;  age,  21 
yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  light ;  hair,  dark  ;  eyes,  dark  ;  occupation, 
laborer ;  birthplace,  America. 

Montgomery,  John,  Andover.  Corporal,  Capt.  Joshua  Reed's  co.,  Col.  John  Robin- 
son's regt. ;  entered  service  July  10,  1777 ;  service,  5  mos.  25  days,  at  Rhode 
Island ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  rolls  dated  North  Kingston,  Dec.  IS, 
1777,  and  Jan.  1,  1778;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1778. 

Montgomery,  John,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Reed's  co..  Col.  John  Robin- 
son's regt.;  entered  service  Aug.  1,  1777;  service,  5  mos.,  at  Rhode  Island;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  rolls  dated  North  Kingston,  Dec.  18,  1777,  and  Jan. 
1,  1778;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1778. 

Montgomery,  John,  Andover.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Conti- 
nental Army  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill, 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  26  [20],  1778,  dated  Andover,  June  2,  1778;  Capt. 
Johnson's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Johnson's  (4th  Essex  Co.)  regt. ;  age,  40  yrs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  dark  ;  residence,  Andover ;  engaged  for  town  of  Andover  ; 
also,  list  of  men  returned  as  received  of  Jonathan  Warner,  Commissioner,  by  Col. 
R.  Putnam,  July  20,  1778;  arrived  at  Fishkill  June  19,  1778;  also,  return  of  men 
mustered  by  Henry  Rutgers,  Jr.,  Deputy  Muster  Master,  dated  Fishkill,  Aug.  1, 
1778. 

Montgomery,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Langdon's  co. ;  enlisted  July  12,  177"i; 
service  to  Dec.  31,  177"),  6  mos.  4  days;  company  stationed  at  Boothbay  for 
defence  of  seacoast. 

Montgomery,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Reed's  co. ;  pay  abstract  made  up  to 
April  -,  1776  [service  not  given] . 


EN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  889 

MoNTGOMERT,  JoHx.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  iu  the  Continental  Army,  from  4th 
Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Samuel  Cook,  agreeable  to  order  of 
Council  of  Nov.  7,  1777;  engaged  for  town  of  Hadley;  joined  Capt.  Benson's 
CO.,  Col.  Putnam's  regt. ;  term,  during  war;  reported  a  transient;  also,  descrip- 
tive list  of  deserters  from  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th)  regt.,  dated  Nov.  20,  1780  ; 
age,  30  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  light;  hair,  brown  ;  reported  as  be- 
longing to  Hampshire  Co.;  term,  during  war;  deserted  Jan.  1,  1777;  reported 
never  joined. 

Montgomery,  Moodt.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Richard  Titcomb's  (3d)  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Titcomb's  (2d  Essex  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  chosen  iu  said 
regiment,  dated  Watertown,  April  30,  1776 ;  ordered  in  Council  May  3,  1776,  that 
said  officers  be  commissioned;  reported  commissioned  May  3,  1776. 

Montgomery,  Nathaniel,  Newburyport.  Corporal,  Capt.  Moses  Nowell's  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  4  days;  also,  2d  Lieutenant, 
Capt.  Ezra  Lunt's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's  (17th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 
1775  ;  enlisted  May  2,  1775  ;  service,  13  weeks  ;  also,  Ensign,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  age,  24  yrs. 

Montgomery,  Richard.  2d  Brigadier  General ;  list  of  officers  appointed  by  Congress 
[year  not  given] . 

Montgomery,  Robert.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Sloper's  (12th)  co..  Col.  David  Mos- 
ley's  (3d  Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  entered  service  June  12,  1782;  discharged  June 
14,  1782;  service,  3  days;  company  marched  to  Northampton  June  12,  1782,  in 
support  of  the  government  and  was  allowed  horse  rations. 

Montgomery,  Samukl,  Middleborough.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Isaac  AVood's  co.,  Col. 
Theophilus  Cotton's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  4,  1775; 
discharged  July  27,  1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  1  daj'^. 

Montgomery,  Sajiuel.  Receipt  given  to  Maj.  Dummer  Sewall,  dated  Boothbay,  Nov. 
10,  1775,  signed  by  said  Montgomery,  Private,  and  others  belonging  to  Capt. 
Timothy  Langdon's  co.  stationed  at  Boothbay,  for  wages  for  1  month;  also.  Pri- 
vate, Capt.  Timothy  Langdon's  co. ;  enlisted  July  12,  1775;  service  to  Dec.  31, 

1775,  6  mos.  4  days ;  company  stationed  at  Boothbay  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Montgomery,  Samuel.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Andrew  McFarlin's  4th  (2d  Boothbay) 
CO.,  Col.  AVilliam  Jones's  (3d  Lincoln  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers 
chosen  by  the  several  companies  in  said  regiment;  ordered  in  Council  May  8, 

1776,  that  said  officers  be  commissioned ;  reported  commissioned  May  8,  1776. 

Montgomery,  Thomas,  Greenwich.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Isaac  Gray's  co..  Col.  Jonathan 
Brewer's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  8  days  ;  also,  company  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  6, 1775 ;  also,  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Nov.  4,  1775. 

Montgomery,  William.  Private,  Capt.  William  Cannon's  detachment,  Col.  John 
Mosley's  regt. ;  service,  11  days  ;  mileage  out  and  home  (320  miles)  allowed  ;  de- 
tachment marched  to  Ticonderoga  Oct.  21,  1776,  under  command  of  Lieut.  Col. 
Timothy  Ptobison  (Robinson)  to  reinforce  Continental  Army. 

Montgomory,  Hugh.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Worcester  Co.  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780,  as  returned  by  Seth 
Washburn,  Superintendent;  Capt.  Burbank's  co..  Col.  Davis's  regt.;  age,  19 
yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  light;  occupation,  farmer;  engaged  for 
town  of  Sutton  ;  term,  3  years. 

Montgomrey,  Peter.  Seaman,  ship  "  Duke  de  Chartres,"  Alexander  Wilson,  Mas- 
ter; portage  bill  made  up  for  advance  wages  [year  not  given]  ;  said  Montgomrey 
reported  "Run." 


890  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

MoNTGOMRET,  Samuel.  Capt.  Isaac  Wood's  co.,  Col.  Theophilua  Cotton'8  regt. ; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  at  Roxbury,  Nov. 
17,  1775. 

MoNTGOMRY,  JoHN.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Benson's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  regt.; 
return  dated  Albany,  Feb.  -,  1778;  reported  deserted  Jan.  1,  1777. 

MoNTGiJMRET,  HuGH.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Washburn's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  White's 
regt.;  marched  Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  9, 1780;  service,  9  days;  company 
marched  to  Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Middleborough. 

MoNTGUMRT,  JoHN.  Receipt  given  to  Maj.  Dummer  Sewall,  dated  Boothbay,  Nov.  10, 
1775,  signed  by  said  Montgumry,  Private,  and  others  belonging  to  Capt.  Timothy 
Langdon's  co.  stationed  at  Boothbay,  for  wages  for  1  month. 

MoNTiGUE,  Caleb.  Captain,  2d  (Sunderland)  co.,  6th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.  of  Mass. 
militia;  list  of  officers  chosen  by  the  several  companies  in  said  regiment,  as  re- 
turned by  Phineas  Wright  and  others,  field  officers,  dated  Northfield,  April  23, 
1776 ;  ordered  in  Council  May  7, 1776,  that  said  ofBcers  be  commissioned ;  reported 
commissioned  May  7,  1776. 

MoNTiGUE  [Richard].  Orders  of  the  day,  dated  Cambridge,  May  12,  and  May  22, 
1775 ;  said  Montigue  reported  as  Adjutant  of  the  day  ;  also,  order  of  the  day  dated 
May  22,  1775;  said  Montigue  reported  as  Adjutant  of  the  day  for  "tomorrow;" 
also,  orders  of  the  da.y,  dated  Cambridge,  May  26,  and  June  4,  1775;  said  Mon- 
tigue reported  as  Adjutant  of  the  day. 

MoNTivEER,  James.  Volunteer,  brig  "  Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Foster 
Williams ;  engaged  July  12, 1779 ;  service  to  Sept.  6, 1779, 1  mo.  26  days ;  stature, 
6  ft. ;  nationality,  French.    Roll  sworn  to  in  SufiFolk  Co. 

MoNTONis,  Robert,  Marblehead.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Col.  Jonathan  Glover's  (5th  Essex  Co.)  regt.,  as  returned  agreeable  to  order 
of  Council  of  Nov.  7,  1777;  residence,  Marblehead;  engaged  for  town  of  Marble- 
head;  term,  3  years. 

Mont,  Bill,  Wrentham.  List  of  men  raised  for  Continental  service,  as  returned  by 
Maj.  Metcalf  of  Col.  Wheelock's  regt.,  dated  June  18, 1777 ;  residence,  Wrentham ; 
engaged  for  town  of  Wrentham ;  term,  3  years.     [See  William  Mooney.] 

Mooar,  Abraham,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Abbot's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  1^  days. 

Mooar,  Abraham.  Receipt  dated  Andover,  Feb.  19, 1781,  for  bounties  paid  said  Mooar 
and  others,  on  behalf  of  Capt.  John  Abbot's  (Andover)  co.,  for  enlisting  to  serve 
in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years ;  said  Mooar  reported  as  having 
been  hired  by  the  East  District  of  Andover;  also,  Private,  Capt.  John  Abbot's  co.. 
Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt.;  enlisted  July  10,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  11,  1780; 
service,  3  mos.  12  days,  at  West  Point,  including  travel  (220  miles)  home;  regi- 
ment raised  for  3  months. 

MooAR,  Benjamin,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Holt's  (4th  Andover)  co.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  1  day ;  said  Mooar 
reported  as  among  those  who  were  aged  or  unable  to  bear  arms  who  carried  pro- 
visions to  Cambridge  for  those  in  need. 

Mooar,  Benjamin.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Benjamin  Ames's  co..  Col.  James  Frye's  regt.; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  monej'  dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  14, 1775. 

Mooar,  Cambridge.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Russell's  co..  Col.  Samuel  BuUard's 
regt.,  Gen.  Warner's  brigade;  enlisted  Aug.  15,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  30,  1777; 
service,  3  raos.  28  days,  in  Northern  department,  including  12  days  (240  miles) 
travel  home.    Roll  dated  Dracut. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  891 

MooAR,  Isaac,  Andover.  Order  on  Mr.  Jaffries,  Paymaster  to  the  Colony  troops, 
payable  to  Capt.  Samuel  King,  dated  Camp  at  Hull,  Aug.  30,  1776,  signed  by 
said  Mooar  and  others  belonging  to  Capt.  King's  CO.,  for  advance  pay  for  1  month, 
etc. ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  King's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ;  service 
from  Nov.  1,  1776,  to  Dec.  1,  1776,  1  mo.  3  days ;  also,  Capt.  John  Abbot's  co., 
Maj.  Gage's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  30,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  6,  1777;  service,  1 
mo.  8  days,  with  Northern  army. 

MooAR,  John.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Abbot's  co.,  Maj.  Gage's  regt.;  engaged  Sept. 
30,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  27,  1777 ;  service,  28  days,  with  Northern  army. 

MooAR,  Joshua,  Andover.  Drummer,  Capt.  Benjamin  Ames's  co..  Col.  James  Frye's 
regt.;  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  14,  1775. 

MooDDT,  Daniel.  Private,  Capt.  Jotham  Houghton's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ; 
service  from  July  31,  1778,  to  date  of  discharge,  Sept.  15,  1778,  1  mo.  16  days; 
company  raised  for  6  weeks  service  at  Rhode  Island.    Roll  dated  Petersham. 

MooDET,  Daniel,  Hadley.  Corporal,  Capt.  Oliver  Lyman's  co.,  Col.  Dike's  regt. ; 
pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  home,  dated  Dorchester,  Nov.  27,  1776; 
100  miles  travel  allowed  said  Moodey. 

MooDET,  Eldad.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Dwight's  co.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hampshire 
Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  25,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  25,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  5 
days,  at  New  London,  Conn.,  including  4  days  (75  miles)  travel  home.  Roll 
dated  Belchertown. 

MooDET,  Elisha.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Lamb's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt. ; 
enlisted  June  22,  1778;  service  to  Jan.  1,  1779,  6  mos.  14  days,  at  Rhode  Island; 
also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Warwick,  Nov.  7,  1778;  also,  same 
CO.  and  regt. ;  muster  rolls  dated  East  Greenwich,  Sept.  17,  Sept.  23,  Nov.  13,  and 
Dec.  30,  1778;  enlistment  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779- 

MooDET,  Exos.  Private,  Capt.  Phineas  Smith's  co..  Col.  Porter's  regt.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  2  days. 

MooDET,  George.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  9  months,  returned  as  received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Capt. 
James  Tisdale,  at  Springfield,  Aug.  23,  1779;  1st  co.,  3d  regt. ;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stat- 
ure, 5  ft.  4  in. ;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for  town  of  Pepperellborough. 

MooDET,  Gideon,  Granby.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Coney's  co..  Col.  Sears's  regt.; 
marched  Aug.  12,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  15,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  10  days,  in- 
cluding travel  (146  miles)  home;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  3  months;  roll  sworn  to  at  Ware;  also,  certificate  dated  Greenwich,  Feb.  18, 
1782,  signed  by  Capt.  Oliver  Coney,  certifying  that  said  Moodey  and  Joseph 
Mountegue  served  3  mos.  in  his  co..  Col.  Sears's  regt.,  at  Saratoga  in  1781. 

MooDET,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Chapin's  co..  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  regt. ;  en> 
listed  Sept.  23,  1777;  discharged  Sept.  29,  1777;  service,  13  days,  in  Northern 
department,  including  travel  (120  miles)  home. 

MooDET,  John.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Phineas  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's 
regt. ;  service,  4  days,  with  Northern  arm}';  company  marched  on  the  alarm  at 
Bennington  Aug.  17,  1777.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Hampshire  Co. 

MooDET,  Joshua,  Falmouth.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  1st  Andover  co.,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Samuel  Johnson,  sworn  to  Feb.  17, 
1778;  residence,  Falmouth;  engaged  for  town  of  Andover;  joined  Capt.  Ellis's 
CO. ;  term  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1780. 

MooDET,  Matthew,  Belchertown.  Private,  Capt.  Elijah  Dwight's  co. ;  pay  abstract 
for  mileage  to  and  from  camp  [year  not  given] ;  mileage  for  166  miles  allowed  said 
Moodey. 


892  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND  SAILORS 

MooDEY,  Saml'el.  Private,  Capt.  Phineas  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's 
regt. ;  service,  4  days,  with  Northern  army;  company  marched  on  the  alarm  at 
Bennington  Aug.  17,  1777.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Hampshire  Co. 

MooDEY,  Seth,  South  Hadley.  Private,  Capt.  Noadiah  Leonard's  co..  Col.  Benjamin 
Ruggles  Woodbridge's  (25th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted 
April  28,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  11  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct., 
1775] ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge, 
Dec.  25,  1775. 

MooDEY,  Simeon.  Private,  Capt.  Phineas  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Porter's  regt.,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775 ;  service,  2  days. 

Moody,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Moay,  Modey,  Mody, 

Mooddy,  Moodey.] 

Moody,  .    Lieutenant,  brigantine  "Lively"  (privateer);  petition  dated  May  13, 

1779,  signed  by  Samuel  Page,  of  Salem,  asking  that  .John  Adams  lie  commissioned 
as  commander  of  said  vessel ;  ordered  in  Council  May  13,  1779,  that  a  commis- 
sion be  issued. 

Moody,  Asahel.  Capt.  Reuben  Dickinson's  co..  Col.  Portor's  regt. ;  return  for  equip- 
ments, dated  Nov.  9,  1778 ;  also,  list  of  men  appearing  on  a  credit  bill  of  Capt. 
Reuben  Dickinson's  co.  [year  not  given] ;  said  Moody  credited  with  2  mos. 
service. 

Moody,  Benjamin,  Casco  Bay.  Matross,  Capt.  Thomas  Melvill's  (2d)  co..  Col.  Thomas 
Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt.;  abstract  for  advance  pay,  mileage,  etc.;  Capt.  Mel- 
vill's receipt  for  amount  of  abstract  dated  Boston,  June  20,  1776;  also,  same  co. 
and  regt.;  engaged  June  3,  1776;  service  to  Feb.  1,  1777,  8  mos.  3  days;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt.;  service  between  Feb.  1,  1777, and  May 8,  mi,1  mos.  15  days. 

Moody,  Benjamin,  Haverhill.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  3d  Haverhill  co.,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Timothy  Johnson;  residence,  Haver- 
hill; engaged  for  town  of  Haverhill;  joined  Capt.  CogswelTs  co..  Col.  M'esson's 
regt. ;  term,  3  years  (also  given  during  war) ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Cogswell's 
(2d)  CO.,  Col.  James  Wesson's  (9th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  Feb.  15,  1777,  to  Feb.  15,  1780;  reported  discharged;  also,  same  co. 
and  regt.;  return  dated  Jan.  25,  1778;  mustered  by  Esq.  Cushing,  State  Muster 
Master. 

Moody,  Benjamin,  New  Casco.  Private,  Capt.  William  Cobb's  co. ;  marched  from 
hoiue  July  8,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  25,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  17  da3's;  company 
raised  in  Cumberland  Co.  for  service  on  Penobscot  expedition  and  served  in  Col. 
Jonathan  Mitchel's  detachment;  roll  sworn  to  at  Falmouth;  also,  Capt.  Cobb's 
CO.,  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchell's  detachment;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  sworn  to  at 
North  Yarmouth,  Nov.  26,  1779;  reported  as  having  first  drawn  rations  at  Fal- 
mouth and  as  discharged  at  Falmouth. 

Moody,  Benjajiin.  Capt.  James  Merrill's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchel's  (Cuml)erland 
Co.)  regt. ;  service,  6  days,  in  Nov.,  1775,  fortifying  Falmouth. 

Moody,  Benjamin.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  No.ves's  co. ;  enlisted  July  14, 1775;  service 
to  Dec.  31,  1775,  6  mos.  2  days;  company  stationed  at  Falmouth,  Cumberland 
Co.,  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

Moody,  Benjamin.  Copy  of  a  receipt  dated  Newbury,  March  18,  1777,  signed  by  said 
Moody  and  others,  for  wages  for  6  weeks  service  in  Capt.  Jonathan  Poor's  co. 

Moody,  Clement,  Amesbury.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Essex  Co.  for  the  term 
of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill ;  age,  31  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft. 
6  in. ;  complexion,  dark  ;  residence,  Amesbury  ;  arrived  at  Fishkill  June  25, 1778 ; 
also,  list  of  men  returned  as  received  of  Jonathan  Warner,  Commissioner,  by 


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Moody,  Clement,  continued. 

Brig.  Gen.  J.  Glover,  at  Fort  Arnold,  July  8,  1778 ;  also,  list  of  men  returned  as 
mustered  by  Henry  Rutgers,  Jr.,  Deputy  Muster  Master,  dated  Fishkill,  Aug.  1, 
1778;  engaged  for  town  of  Amesbury. 

Moody,  Daniel,  Royalston.  Private,  Capt.  Jonas  Allen's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
Doolittle's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  12^  days. 

Moody,  Daniel,  Salisbury.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Stephen  Merrill's  co..  Col.  Caleb 
Cushing's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April 
19,  1775 ;  service,  3^  days. 

Moody,  Daniel,  Scarborough.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Larrabee's  co. ;  marched 
Nov.  13,  1775 ;  discharged  Nov.  18,  1775 ;  service,  6  days,  at  Falmouth  by  order 
of  Col.  Freeman ;  company  had  been  previously  ordered  to  Falmouth  by  Col. 
Freeman  to  fortify  that  place  and  serve  under  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchel ;  also,  return 
of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Benjamin  Larrabe's 
CO.,  Col.  Pi-euben  Fogg's  (3d  Cumberland  Co.)  regt.;  residence,  Scarborough; 
enlisted  for  town  of  Scarborough;  joined  Capt.  John  Skillin's  co..  Col.  Francis's 
regt.;  enlistment,  3  years;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Clark's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Tap- 
per's regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec. 
31, 1779;  also,  Capt.  John  Skillin's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt. ;  subsistence 
allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  Dec.  13  [1776] ,  to  time  of  arrival  at  Bennington ; 
credited  with  97  days  suljsistence,  including  allowance  for  328  miles  travel ;  also, 
Capt.  Samuel  Thomes's  co..  Col.  Tapper's  regt. ;  return  dated  Jan.  26, 1778  ;  mus- 
tered by  Maj.  Ilsley,  County  Muster  Master,  and  by  Col.  Varrick,  Continental 
Muster  Master;  a/so.  Colonel's  co..  Col.  Tupper's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  March, 
1779,  dated  West  Point;  reported  on  command  at  the  Lines. 

Moody,  Daniel,  South  Hadley.  Capt.  Oliver  Lyman's  co..  Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  return 
for  mileage ;  mileage  for  100  miles  allowed  said  Moody  ;  warrant  for  pay  allowed 
in  Council  Sept.  12, 1776 ;  also,  Corporal,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Dec, 
1776-Feb.,  1777;  enlisted  Dec.  1,  1776;  reported  promoted  to  Sergeant  Jan.  28, 
1777;  regiment  raised  to  serve  until  March  1,  1777. 

Moody,  Daniel,  2d.  Private,  Lieut.  Martin  Wate's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's 
regt. ;  service,  4  days,  on  expedition  to  Northern  department;  company  reported 
to  have  marched  to  New  Providence  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington  Aug.  17,  1777. 
Roll  sworn  to  in  Hampshire  Co. 

Moody,  Ebenezer.  Order  dated  Gloucester,  Dec.  4,  1775,  signed  by  said  Moody, 
Private,  and  others  belonging  to  Capt.  Stephen  Kent's  co.  raised  for  defence  of 
seacoastin  Essex  Co.,  for  wages  due  to  Nov.  1,  1775,  payable  to  Lieut.  Dudley 
Coleman;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Kent's  co. ;  enlisted  July  14,  1775;  dis- 
charged Dec.  9,  1775 ;  service,  5  mos.  6  days ;  company  raised  for  defence  of  sea- 
coast  in  Essex  Co.  and  stationed  at  Newbury ;  also,  order  for  wages,  payable  to 
Capt.  Kent,  signed  by  said  Moody  and  others  raised  for  defence  of  seacoast  and 
stationed  at  Newbury ;  Capt.  Kent's  order  for  said  wages,  payable  to  Col.  Joseph 
Gerrish,  dated  Watertown,  Dec.  15,  1775. 

Moody,  Ebenezer.  Sergeant,  Lieut.  Martin  Wate's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's 
regt. ;  service,  4  days,  on  expedition  to  Northern  department ;  company  reported 
to  have  marched  to  New  Providence  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington  Aug.  17,  1777. 
Roll  sworn  to  in  Hampshire  Co. 

Moody,  Eldad.  Capt.  Reuben  Dickinson's  co..  Col.  Portor's  regt. ;  return  for  equip- 
ments, dated  Nov.  9,  1778. 

MooDY',  Elijah.  Private,  Capt.  Gideon  Stebbens's  co.,  4th  Hampshire  Co.  regt. ;  ser- 
vice, 3  days ;  company  marched  to  Northampton  in  June,  1782,  to  suppress  the 
mob.    Roll  dated  Belchertown. 


894  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Moody,  Elisha,  Granhy.  Private,  Capt.  Eli  Parker's  co..  Col.  Leonard's  regt. ; 
enlisted  May  8,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  8  (also  given  2  mos.  9)  days;  company 
marched  from  Hampshire  Co.  May  8,  1777,  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  at 
Ticonderoga  for  2  months;  also,  Capt.  Joshua  Parker's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel 
Wade's  regt.;  enlisted  June  22,  1778;  service  at  Rhode  Island;  enlistment  to 
expire  Jan.  1,  1779. 

Moody,  Enoch,  Falmouth.  Capt.  David  Bradish's  co. ;  billeting  allowed  from  date  of 
enlistment,  May  12, 1775,  to  date  of  marching,  July  8, 1775 ;  credited  with  57  days 
allowance;  a(!so, Private,  Capt.  Bradish's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinny's  (31st)  regt.; 
company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equiva- 
lent in  money  dated  Cambridge  Camp,  Dec.  15,  1775 ;  also,  Gunner's  Mate,  Capt. 
Abner  Lowell's  co.  of  matrosses;  marched  July  4,  1776;  service  to  March  31, 
1777,  8  mos.  27  days;  company  stationed  at  Falmouth,  Cumberland  Co.;  also, 
1st  Sergeant,  Capt.  Abner  Lowell's  co.  of  matrosses  stationed  at  Falmouth, 
Cumberland  Co. ;  return  dated  Falmouth,  July  31, 1777 ;  company  reported  Aug. 
11,  1777,  as  mustered  by  Col.  Noyes,  agreeable  to  seacoast  establishment. 

Moody,  Enoch,  Newburyport.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Nowell's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775;  service,  4  days;  also,  Capt.  Moses  Nowell's  (New- 
buryport) CO. ;  enlisted  July  11, 1775;  discharged  Dec.  31, 1775;  service,  6  mos.  6 
days ;  company  stationed  at  Newburyport  for  defence  of  seacoast ;  roll  sworn  to 
at  Ipswich;  also,  Sergeant,  same  co. ;  enlisted  July  10,  1776;  service  to  Nov.  19, 
1776,  4  mos.  13  days;  company  stationed  at  Plum  Island  for  defence  of  seacoast; 
also,  Lieut.  Moses  Pike's  detachment  from  Capt.  Moses  Nowell's  co. ;  service  from 
Nov.  20,  1776,  to  Jan.  1,  1777,  1  mo.  12  days;  detachment  stationed  at  Plum 
Island. 

MooDY,  Enoch.  List  of  prisoners  sent  from  Halifax  to  Boston  in  the  cartel  "  Swift  " 
Nov.  9,  1777,  as  returned  by  Josiah  Godfrey  and  B.  Fox,  Commissaries;  said 
Moody  reported  as  Mate  of  a  merchant  vessel. 

MooDY,  George,  Pepperellborough.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Wells,  Mus- 
ter Master  for  York  Co.,  dated  Wells,  Feb.  28, 1780 ;  said  Moody  and  others  mus- 
tered Aug.  10,  1779,  to  serve  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their 
arrival  at  Springfield  ;  residence,  Pepperellborough. 

Moody,  George,  Saco.  Private,  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  (2d)  regt. ;  Conti- 
nental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Dec.  1,  1779,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also, 
descriptive  list  of  men  belonging  to  Col.  Bailey's  (2d)  regt.  who  re-enlisted  for 
the  war  subsequent  to  Sept.  30,  1779,  as  returned  by  Seth  Drew,  Captain  and 
Commandant  of  said  regiment;  Capt.  Adams  Bailey's  co. ;  age,  19  .yrs.;  stature, 
5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  brown  (also  given  light);  residence,  Saco; 
enlisted  Dec.  -,  1779,  by  Capt.  Lieut.  Lord ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Adams  Bailey's 
CO.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt.,  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Sprout  subsequent  to 
Jan.  1,  1781 ;  muster  roll  made  up  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Jan.  1,  1782;  joined  Jan. 
1,  1781. 

Moody,  George.  Private,  Capt.  Richard  Rogers's  co.,  Col.  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards; 
enlisted  July  16,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  14, 1778;  service,  5  mos.  5  days,  including 
travel  (115  miles)  home ;  regiment  stationed  at  AVinter  Hill. 

Moody,  Humphrey,  Haverhill.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  3d  Haverhill  co.,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Timothy  Johnson ;  residence,  Haver- 
hill;  engaged  for  town  of  Haverhill;  joined  Capt.  Cogswell's  co.,  Col.  Wesson's 
regt.;  term,  during  war  (also  given  3  years) ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Cogs- 
well's (2d)  CO.,  Col.  James  Wesson's  (9th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Feb.  15,  1777,  to  Feb.  15,  1780;  reported  discharged;  also,  same 
CO.  and  regt. ;  return  dated  Jan.  25,  1778;  mustered  by  Esq.  Cushing,  State  Mus- 
ter Master. 


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MooDT,  James,  Buxton.  List  of  men  enlisted  into  the  Continental  Army,  as  returned 
by  the  Selectmen  of  Buxton  to  Col.  Tristram  Jordan,  sworn  to  at  Buxton,  Aug. 
26,  1777. 

Moody,  James,  Ticonderoga.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Lane's  co.,  Col.  Brooks's  (late 
Col.  Ichabod  Alden's)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan. 
1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  residence,  Ticonderoga. 

MooDT,  Joel,  Amherst.  Corporal,  Lieut.  Noah  Dickenson's  co.  of  militia,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 1775,  to  Cambridge  ;  service,  2^  days  ;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt. 
James  Hendrick's  co. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage  to  and  from  headquarters,  dated 
Charlestown,  Camp  No.  3,  Jan.  13, 1776 ;  mileage  for  95  miles  allowed  said  Moody ; 
also,  Sergeant,  in  a  detachment  from  Capt.  Reuben  Dickinson's  co.,  Col.  Elisha 
Porter's  regt.;  service,  38  days;  detachment  marched  to  Moses  Creek  in  July, 
1777,  to  reinforce  the  army;  also,  Capt.  Reuben  Dickinson's  co.,  Col.  Portor's 
regt. ;  return  for  equipments,  dated  Nov.  9,  1778. 

Moody,  Joel,  Scarborough.  Private,  Capt.  Abraham  Tyler's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phin- 
ney's  (31st)  regt.;  billeting  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment.  May  12,  1775,  to 
date  of  marching  to  headquarters,  July  6,  1775 ;  credited  with  54r  days  allowance ; 
also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  29,  1775;  reported  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  also, 
Capt.  Benjamin  Larrabee's  co. ;  marched  Nov.  13, 1775 ;  discharged  Nov.  18, 1775 ; 
service,  6  days,  at  Falmouth  bj'  order  of  Col.  Freeman ;  company  had  been  pre- 
viously ordered  to  Falmouth  by  Col.  Freeman  to  fortify  that  place  and  serve  under 
Col.  Jonathan  Mitchel ;  also,  return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Benjamin  Larrabe's  co.,  Col.  Reuben  Fogg's  (3d  Cumberland  Co.) 
regt. ;  residence,  Scarborough  ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Scarborough  ;  joined  Capt. 
Skillin's  co..  Col.  Francis's  regt. ;  enlistment,  3  years ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Clark's 
CO.,  Col.  Tupper's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 
1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779 ;  also,  Capt.  John  Skillin's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt. ; 
subsistence  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  Jan.  9  [1777],  to  time  of  arrival  at 
Bennington ;  credited  with  70.^  days  subsistence,  including  allowance  for  328  miles 
travel;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Thomes's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  regt. ;  return 
dated  Jan.  26,  1778;  mustered  by  Maj.  Ilsley,  County  Muster  Master,  and  Col. 
Varrick,  Continental  Muster  Master;  also.  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Tupper's  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  March,  1779,  dated  West  Point ;  enlisted  Dec.  20, 1776 ;  reported  on 
command  with  forage-master. 

Moody,  John,  Pownal borough.  Return  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental 
Army,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778,  as  returned  by  Brig.  Charles  Cush- 
ing,  dated  Pownalborough,  June  3,  1778;  residence,  Pownalljorough ;  enlisted 
from  Col.  North's  (2d  Lincoln  Co.)  regt. ;  also,  list  of  men  raised  in  Lincoln  Co. 
for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  returned  as 
received  of  Jonathan  Warner,  Commissioner,  by  Col.  R.  Putnam,  July  20,  1778; 
engaged  for  town  of  Pownalborough  ;  arrived  at  Fishkill  June  19, 1778 ;  also.  Pri- 
vate, Capt.  George  White's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  regt.;  muster  roll  for 
March,  1779,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  June  19,  1778;  discharged  March  19, 
1779;  enlistment,  9  months. 

Moody,  John,  Royalston.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Woodbury's  (Royalston)  co..  Col.  Sparrowhaw's  (Sparhawk's)  regt.; 
residence,  Royalston ;  engaged  for  town  of  Royalston ;  joined  Capt.  Wheler'sco., 
Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  term,  3  years;  afoo,  list  of  men  mustered  by  Thomas  New- 
hall,  Muster  Master  for  Worcester  Co.;  Capt.  Wheeler's  co..  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ; 
mustered  May  14,  1777 ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Barnes's  (Light  Infantry) 
CO.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April 
28,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Adam  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  (6th) 
regt. ;  return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  and  who  had 
not  been  absent  subsequently  except  on  furlough,  etc.,  dated  Soldier's  Fortune, 
Feb.  15,   1779;  enlisted  April  28,  1777;   also,  Capt.  Thomas  Barnes's  (Light 


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Moody,  John,  continued. 

Infantry)  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  (6tli)  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  June-Oct.,  1779;  also.  Light 
Infantry  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  pay  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec,  1779;  also,  Capt. 
Abel  Holden's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  April  20,  1780;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Barnes's  (Light  Infantry) 
CO.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  return  for  clothing,  dated  Feb.  6,  1780;  also,  Capt.  Abel 
Holden's  (Light  Infantry)  co..  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Jan. -June,  1780; 
reported  discharged  April  28  (also  given  April  29) ,  1780. 

MooDT,  JoH.v.  Captain  of  a  company,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  6  days. 

Moody,  Johx.  Private ;  list  of  men  returned  as  serving  on  main  guard  under  Col.  L. 
Baldwin  at  Prospect  Hill,  dated  July  16,  1775. 

Moody,  John.  Copy  of  a  receipt,  dated  Newbury,  March  18,  1777,  signed  by  said 
Moody  and  others,  for  wages  for  6  weeks  service  in  Capt.  Jonathan  Poor's  co. 

Moody,  John.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Phineas  Smith's  (Granby)  co.,  4th  Hampshire 
Co.  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  chosen  in  said  regiment,  as  returned  by 
Lieut.  Col.  R.  Woodbridge  and  Maj.  Josiah  White  to  Col.  Samuel  Howe,  dated 
South  Hadley,  March  16, 1776;  ordered  in  Council  April  1, 1776,  that  said  officers 
be  commissioned;  reported  commissioned  April  1,  1776;  also,  list  of  officers  cho- 
sen in 8th  CO.,  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  regt.,  dated  Hampshire  Co.,  Nov.  5, 1777 ;  said 
Moody  chosen  1st  Lieutenant  in  the  room  of  Lieut.  Eleazer  Warner,  elected  Cap- 
tain, but  being  infirm  and  incapable  of  service,  he  desired  to  be  excused  and  David 
Barton  was  chosen  in  his  place. 

Moody,  John.  Corporal,  Capt.  Archibald  McAllister's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  11,  1779;  service  to  Sept.  24,  1779,  2  mos.  13  days,  on  expe- 
dition against  Majorbagaduce.    Roll  endorsed  "  Reg't  at  Penobscot." 

Moody,  John.  Private,  Lieut.  William  Clark's  detachment;  enlisted  Aug.  25,  1780; 
discharged  Sept.  6,  1780 ;  service,  13  days,  in  Lincoln  Co.  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen. 
Peleg  Wadsworth;  also,  same  detachment;  enlisted  Sept.  25,  1780;  discharged 
Oct.  24, 1780;  service,  1  mo.,  in  Lincoln  Co.  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Wadsworth. 

Moody,  Jonathan.  List  of  men  appearing  on  a  credit  bill  of  Capt.  Reuben  Dickin- 
son's CO.  [year  not  given]  ;  said  Moody  credited  with  service  for  1  yr.,  2  mos., 
1  week. 

Moody,  Jonathan,  Jr.  Capt.  Reuben  Dickinson's  co..  Col.  Portor's  regt.;  return  for 
equipments,  dated  Nov.  9,  1778;  also,  list  of  men  appearing  on  a  credit  bill  of 
Capt.  Reuben  Dickinson's  co.  [year  not  given]  ;  said  Moody  credited  with  service 
for  3  mos.  2  weeks. 

Moody,  Joseph,  Amesbury.  Private,  Capt.  Matthias  Hoyt's  co.  of  Minute-men,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  4  days. 

Moody,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Nason's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Storer's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Aug.  14,  1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  23,  1777 ;  service,  85  days,  with  Northern  array, 
including  15  days  (300  miles)  travel  home;  company  discharged  at  Queman's 
Heights. 

Moody,  Joseph.  List  of  men  raised  in  Essex  Co.  for  the  term  of  9  months  from  the 
time  of  their  arrival  at  Fishkill,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April  20,  1778,  returned 
as  received  of  Brig.  Gen.  Jonathan  Warner,  by  Capt.  John  Santford,  of  Col.  Mal- 
colm's regt. ;  engaged  for  town  of  Ipswich;  arrived  at  Fishkill  July  30,  1778. 

Moody,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  John  Evans's  co. ;  enlisted  Sept.  16, 1781 ;  discharged 
Dec.  3, 1781 ;  service,  2  mos.  21  days ;  company  raised  for  3  months  and  stationed 
at  Androscoggin  river  to  guard  frontiers. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  897 

Moody,  Joshua,  Falmouth  (also  given  Bradford).  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army  from  Col.  Peter  Noyes's  (1st  Cumberland  Co.)  regt. ;  resi- 
dence, Falmouth;  engaged  for  town  of  Andover  (also  given  Falmouth)  ;  joined 
Capt.  Ballard's  co.,  Col.  Alden's  regt.;  term,  3  years;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Wil- 
liam Hudson  Ballard's  co..  Col.  John  Brooks's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  11,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  residence,  Bradford; 
credited  to  town  of  Falmouth ;  also,  Capt.  William  Hudson  Ballard's  co..  Col. 
Ichabod  Alden's  regt. ;  return  dated  Albany,  Jan.  12, 1778 ;  residence,  Falmouth ; 
enlisted  for  town  of  Bradford ;  mustered  by  Maj.  Ilsley,  Muster  Master  for  Cum- 
berland Co.,  and  by  a  Continental  Muster  Master;  also,  Capt.  Ballard's  co.,  6th 
Mass.  regt.  formerly  commanded  by  Col.  Ichabod  Alden  ;  muster  roll  for  March 
and  April,  1779,  dated  Cherry  Valley ;  enlisted  Feb.  11, 1777 ;  enlistment,  3  years ; 
also,  1st  CO.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  return  made  up  to  Dec.  31, 
1779 ;  also,  Capt.  White's  co..  Col.  Brooks's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Feb.  11,  1780. 

MooDT,  Joshua,  Newbury.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's 
regt.;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  to  camp  and  home,  etc.,  sworn  to  Nov. 
29,  1776;  said  Moody  credited  with  allowance  for  3  days  (55  miles)  travel;  com- 
pany drafted  fi-om  Amesbury,  Newbury,  Itowley,  Ipswich,  Topsfield,  Wenham, 
and  Lynn. 

Moody,  Josiah.  Private,  Lieut.  Martin  Wate's  co.,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's  regt.; 
service,  4  days,  on  expedition  to  Northern  department ;  company  reported  marched 
to  New  Providence  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington  Aug.  17,  1777.  Roll  sworn  to  in 
Hampshire  Co. 

Moody,  Lemuel,  Amherst.  Sergeant,  Lieut.  Noah  Dickenson's  co.  of  militia,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service,  2^  days;  also, 
Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Dickinson's  co..  Col.  Porter's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt.;  en- 
listed Sept.  23, 1777 ;  discharged  Sept.  29, 1777 ;  service,  7  days ;  company  marched 
to  Stillwater  on  an  alarm ;  order  for  payment  of  amount  of  roll  dated  at  Amherst 
and  signed  by  Capt.  Dickinson;  also,  Capt.  Dickinson's  co..  Col.  Portor's  regt. ; 
return  for  equipments,  dated  Nov.  9, 1778;  also,  list  of  men  appearing  on  a  credit 
bill  of  Capt.  Reuben  Dickinson's  co.  [year  not  given]  ;  said  Moody  credited  with 
service  for  6  mos.  1  week. 

Moody,  Lemuel.  Private,  Capt.  John  Reed's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  24,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1781 ;  service,  4  mos.  8  days,  in  defence  of  sea- 
coast;  enlistment  to  expire  Dec.  1,  1781;  regiment  raised  for  defence  of  eastern 
Massachusetts. 

Moody,  Lemuel.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Pride's  co. ;  list  of  men  taken  from  Capt. 
Pride's  Orderly  Book  [year  not  given]  ;  said  Moody  reported  a  waiter. 

Moody,  Matthew,  Belchertown.  Private,  Capt.  John  Cowls's  co.,Col.  Woodbridge's 
regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
discharged  May  2,  1775;  service,  13  days;  also.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Eli  Parker's  co.. 
Col.  Leonard's  regt. ;  engaged  May  8, 1777 ;  service,  2  mos.  8  (also  given  2  mos.  9) 
days;  company  njarched  from  Hampshire  Co.  May  8,  1777,  to  reinforce  Conti- 
nental Army  at  Ticonderoga  for  2  months ;  afco,  Capt.  Jonathan  Bardwell's  co., 
Col.  Elisha  Porter's  re^rt. ;  engaged  Sept.  22,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  17,  1777;  ser- 
vice, 1  mo.  2^  days,  with  Northern  army,  including  travel  (130  miles)  home. 

Moody,  Medad.  Private,  in  a  detachment  from  Capt.  Reuben  Dickinson's  co.,  Col. 
Elisha  Porter's  regt. ;  service,  38  days  ;  detachment  marched  to  Moses  Creek  in 
July,  1777,  to  reinforce  the  army  ;  also,  Capt.  Reuben  Dickinson's  co.,  Col.  Portor's 
regt. ;  return  for  equipments,  dated  Nov.  9,  1778. 

Moody,  Moses,  Haverhill.  Private,  Capt.  James  Mallon's  co. ;  enlisted  Oct.  3,  1779; 
discharged  Nov.  10,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  10  days,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Hancock  at 
Castle  Island;  company  raised  in  Essex  Co. 


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Moody,  Moses,  Newbury.  Corporal,  Capt.  William  Rogers's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
Samuel  Gerrish's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  9 
days ;  also,  Capt.  William  Rogers's  co.,  Col.  Gerrish's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  April  28, 1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  11  days ;  also,  Capt.  William 
R.ogers's  (8th)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Loarami  Baldwin's  (late  Col.  Samuel  Gerrish's) 
38th  regt.;  pay  abstract  for  Aug.,  1775,  dated  Chelsea;  also,  company  return 
[probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  mone}' 
dated  Chelsea,  Dec.  28,  1775 ;  also,  list  of  recruits  for  the  new  establishment  in 
Col.  Baldwin's  regt.,  approved  by  Brig.  Gen.  W.  Heath  at  Camp  at  Cambridge, 
Dec.  30,  1775;  Capt.  Rogers's  co. ;  also,  Sergeant,  Capt.  Ezra  Badlam's  co..  Col. 
Baldwin's  (26th)  regt. ;  return  for  advance  pay  for  Jan.,  1776,  etc. ;  entered  service 
Jan.  1,  1776;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  abstracts  for  Feb.,  April,  May,  and 
June,  1776,  dated  New  York ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel 
allowance,  etc.,  for  the  year  1776 ;  reported  discharged  280  miles  from  home. 

Moody,  Moses  S.  (also  given  Moses  Serg't),  Newburyport.  Private,  Lieut.  John 
Brickett's  troop  of  horse,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm 
of  April  19,  1775,  from  Newbury  to  headquarters  at  Cambridge;  service,  4  days; 
also,  Capt.  Jonathan  Poor's  co. ;  copy  of  a  company  return ;  copy  of  a  company 
receipt,  dated  Newbury,  March  18,  1777,  signed  by  others  belonging  to  above 
company,  for  wages  for  6  weeks  service,  appears  on  reverse  of  return. 

MooDT,  Nathaniel,  Methuen.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  2d  Methuen  co.,  as  returned  by  Capt.  James  Jones;  residence,  Methuen; 
engaged  for  town  of  Methuen ;  joined  Capt.  Wiley's  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ; 
term,  3  years,  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1780;  also.  Private,  Capt.  John  Wiley's  co..  Col. 
Michael  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March 
1,  1777,  to  Sept.  19,  1777;  reported  killed  Sept.  19,  1777. 

Moody,  Nathaniel.  Matross,  Capt.  Abner  Lowell's  (Matross)  co. ;  marched  July  15, 
1776 ;  service  to  March  31,  1777, 8  mos.  16  days ;  company  stationed  at  Falmouth, 
Cumberland  Co. 

MooDY,  Nathaniel.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Warren's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchell's  regt. ; 
detached  July  7,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  25,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  18  days,  on 
Penobscot  expedition.    Roll  dated  Falmouth. 

Moody,  Nathaniel  Peaslee  (also  given  Nathaniel),  Haverhill.  Private,  Capt. 
Thomas  Cogswell's  co..  Col.  L.  Baldwin's  (26th)  regt.;  pay  abstracts  for  April 
and  May,  1776 ;  also,  account  of  articles  lost  by  sundry  officers  and  soldiers  be- 
longing to  the  26th  regt.  at  the  evacuation  of  New  York,  Sept.  14,  1776;  also, 
Capt.  Cogswell's  co. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  the  army  home, 
dated  Jan.  28,  1777;  said  Moody  credited  with  allowance  for  15  days  (300  miles) 
travel;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  3d  Haver- 
hill CO.,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Timothy  Johnson ;  residence,  Haverhill;  engaged 
for  town  of  Haverhill;  joined  Capt.  Cogswell's  co..  Col.  Wesson's  regt.;  term, 
during  war  (also  given  3  years) ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Amos  Cogswell's  (2d)  co.. 
Col.  James  Wesson's  (9th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Feb.  15,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  return  dated  Jan.  25, 
1778;  mustered  by  Esquire  Cushing,  State  Muster  Master;  also,  Capt.  William 
Watson's  (Light  Infantry)  co..  Col.  Wesson's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Feb.  15,  1780;  reported  discharged. 

Moody,  Nicholas,  Newburyport.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Nowell's  co.,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  4  days;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Huse's  co.. 
Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards;  muster  roll  dated  Winter  Hill,  May  11, 
1778;  reported  sick  and  al)sent;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  enlisted  April  5,  1778; 
service  to  July  4,  1778,  3  mos.,  at  Cambridge;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  enlisted 
July  3,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  14,  1778;  service,  5  mos.  14  days,  at  Cambridge; 
also,  Capt.  Richard  Titcomb's  co..  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt.;  enlisted  July  4, 


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Moody,  Nicholas,  continued. 

1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  20  days,  including  13  days  (260 
miles)  travel  home  ;  company  raised  in  Newburyport,  Salisbury,  and  Amesbury ; 
regiment  raised  in  Essex  Co.  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

Moody,  Pai'l,  Newbury.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Jacob  Gerrish's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service,  6  days;  also.  Captain,  Col. 
Timothy  Pickering,  Jr.'s  regt. ;  return  made  to  Maj.  Gen.  James  Warren,  of  offi- 
cers of  a  regiment  raised  by  Brig.  Michael  Farley  from  his  brigade  and  ordered 
to  march  to  Danbury,  Conn.,  via  Providence,  dated  Ipswich,  Dec.  24,  1776;  com- 
pany raised  in  Newbury. 

Moody,  Peirce  (also  given  Rice),  Scarborough.  Private,  Capt.  Keith's  co.,  Col. 
Michael  Jackson's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March 
29, 1777,  to  April  8, 1777 ;  residence,  Scarborough ;  engaged  for  town  of  Reading ; 
reported  deserted  April  8,  1777. 

Moody,  Peirce.  Private,  Capt.  Abram  Tyler's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776 ;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776. 

Moody,  Peirce.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Andrews's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Prime's  regt.; 
enlisted  May  8,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1780;  service,  7  mos.  24  days,  at  the 
Eastward,  under  Brig.  Gen.  P.  Wadsworth.  Roll  sworn  to  in  York  Co.  and 
certified  at  Thomaston. 

Moody,  Perez.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Dickinson's  co..  Col.  Porter's  regt.;  return 
for  equipments,  dated  Nov.  9,  1778;  also,  list  of  men  appearing  on  a  credit  bill 
of  Capt.  Reuben  Dickinson's  co.  [year  not  given]  ;  said  Moody  credited  with  3 
mos.  service. 

Moody,  Philip.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Wolcott's  co..  Col.  Hopkins's  regt.;  entered 
service  July  16,  1776 ;  service,  16  days ;  company  marched  to  the  Highlands, 
N.  Y. ;  roll  sworn  to  in  Berkshire  Co.;  also,  Capt.  Elijah  Deming's  co.,  Col, 
Ashley's  (Berkshire  Co.)  regt.;  entered  service  April  26,  1777;  discharged  May 
20,  1777;  service,  25  days,  at  Ticonderoga;  company  called  out  by  Maj.  Gen. 
Gates  and  ordered  to  Saratoga;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Hickok's  co., 
Lieut.  Col.  Sears's  regt. ;  entered  service  Aug.  6,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  8,  1781 ; 
service,  3  mos.  7  days,  including  travel  (4  days)  home ;  regiment  raised  in  Berk- 
shire Co.  to  serve  for  3  months ;  roll  endorsed  "Col.  Elisha  Porter's  Reg't." 

Moody,  Prince.  Treasury  pay  roll  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  brigantine  "Pallas," 
commanded  by  Capt.  James  Johnson,  for  service  from  July  3,  1779,  to  Aug.  20, 
1779,  on  Penobscot  expedition. 

Moody,  Reuben,  Granby.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Smith's  co.,  4th  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Lieut.  Col.  R.  Wood- 
bridge,  dated  South  Hadley,  May  28, 1777;  residence,  Granby;  engaged  for  town 
of  Granby;  joined  Capt.  Alexander's  co..  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.;  term, 
3  years;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  as  returned  by 
Capt.  Eleazer  AVarner,  sworn  to  in  Hampshire  Co.,  April  6,  1779;  said  Moody 
reported  as  having  hired  Bartholomew  Harris  to  serve  in  his  place. 

MooDY,  R,icHARD.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Jones's  detachment  of  militia ;  marched  June 
29,  1779;  discharged  July  16,  1779;  service,  17  days,  at  Camden,  Lincoln  Co.,  by 
order  of  Col.  William  Jones. 

Moody,  Sajviuel,  Salisbury.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Merrill's  co.,  Col.  Caleb  Cushing's 
regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  3^  days. 

Moody,  Samuel.  Official  record  of  a  ballot  l)y  the  House  of  Representatives,  dated 
May  8,  1776;  said  Moodv  chosen  Lieutenant  Colonel,  Col.  Daniel  Spafford's  (7th 


900  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS   AJ^D   SAILORS 

Moody,  Samuel,  continued. 

Essex  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  appointment  concurred  in  by  Council  May  8, 
1776;  reported  commissioned  May  8,  1776. 

Moody,  Samuel.  Capt.  Jonathan  Evans's  co..  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt. ;  discharged 
Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  6  mos.,  at  North  Kingston,  R.  I.,  including' 6  days  (115 
miles)  travel  home;  also,  Drummer,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  North 
Kingston,  Nov.  6,  1778 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  rolls  dated  East  Green- 
wich, Sept.  17,  Sept.  22,  Oct.  14,  and  Nov.  13,  1778;  enlisted  July  6,  1778;  enlist- 
ment to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779. 

Moody,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Mighill's  co..  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt.; 
enlisted  July  18, 1780;  discharged  Oct.  10, 1780;  service,  3  mos.  4  days,  including 
12  days  (240  miles)  travel  home;  company  raised  in  Newbury,  Kowley,  and 
Ipswich ;  regiment  raised  in  Essex  Co.  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

Moody,  Seth,  South  Hadley.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Montague's  co.  of  Minute-men, 
Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's  regt.,  which  marched  in  response  to  the  alarm  of 
April  19, 1775 ;  enlisted  April  20, 1775 ;  service,  8  days ;  also,  Lieut.  Reuben  Judd's 
CO.,  Col.  Elisha  Portor's  (Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  July  9, 1777 ;  discharged 
Aug.  12,  1777;  service,  39  days,  with  Northern  army,  travel  (100  miles)  included. 

Moody,  William,  Falmouth.  Capt.  David  Bradish's  co. ;  billeting  allowed  from  date 
of  enlistment.  May  12,  1775,  to  July  8,  1775 ;  credited  with  allowance  for  8  weeks 
1  day ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  David  Bradish's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  (31st) 
regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge  Camp,  Dec.  15,  1775. 

Moody,  William,  Falmouth.  2d  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joseph  Pride's  co..  Col.  Joseph 
Prime's  (Cumberland  Co.)  regt. ;  joined  April  27,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  6,  1780; 
service,  7  mos.  9  days;  enlistment,  8  months;  regiment  raised  for  defence  of 
eastern  Massachusetts. 

Moody,  William,  Pepperellborough.  Private,  Capt.  John  Elden's  co..  Col.  Lemuel 
Robinson's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  mileage,  dated  Roxbury,  Feb.  26,  1776 ;  mile- 
age for  120  miles  allowed  said  Moody ;  also,  company  receipt,  given  to  Capt.  John 
Elden,  for  travel  allowance  to  and  from  camp,  dated  Dorchester,  April  1,  1776; 
also,  receipt  dated  Pepperellborough,  April  17,  1776,  signed  by  said  Moody  and 
others,  for  wages  for  service  in  Capt.  John  Elden's  co..  Col.  Lemuel  Roboson's 
regt. 

Moodt,  William.  Drummer,  Capt.  Abner  Lowell's  co.  of  matrosses;  marched  July 
5,  1776;  service  to  March  31,  1777,  8  mos.  26  days;  company  stationed  at  Fal- 
mouth, Cumberland  Co. ;  also,  5th  Gunner,  Capt.  Abner  Lowell's  co.  of  matrosses 
stationed  at  Falmouth,  Cumberland  Co. ;  copy  of  a  return  dated  Falmouth,  July 
31,  1777;  company  reported  Aug.  11,  1777,  as  mustered  by  Col.  Noyes,  agreeable 
to  seacoast  establishment. 

Moody,  William.  Drummer,  Capt.  Peter  Warren's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Mitchell's 
regt.;  detached  July  7,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  25,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  18  days, 
on  Penobscot  expedition.    Roll  dated  Falmouth. 

Moody,  William.  Seaman,  ship  "Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Foster 
Williams;  engaged  March  13,  1780;  discharged  Aug.  17,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  4 
days. 

MooER,  Benjamin.  Capt.  Benjamin  Ames's  co..  Col.  James  Fr.ve's  regt. ;  return  of 
men  in  camp  at  Cambridge,  dated  May  17,  1775. 

MooEKS,  Benjamin.  Lieutenant,  Col.  Hazen's  re?t. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  a/so,  Lieutenant  and  Adjutant, 
same  regt. ;  abstract  for  wages  for  Oct. -Dec,  1780,  dated  Boston. 


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MooEES,  John,  Haverhill.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  belonging  to  the  town  of  Haver- 
hill raised  for  service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  June  29, 
1780;  discharged  Dec.  15,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  28  days,  travel  (240  miles) 
included. 

MooERS,  Joshua.  Private,  Capt.  James  Sawyer's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's  regt.;  return 
of  men  in  camp  at  Cambridge,  dated  May  17,  1775. 

MooEES,  Moses,  Newburyport.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  Lunt's  co.,  Col.  Moses  Little's 
(17th)  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775] ;  enlisted  May  2,  1775;  age, 
20  yrs. ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dec.  11, 
1775. 

MooERs,  Samuel.  Capt.  Thomas  Cogswell's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (38th) 
regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  at  Sewall's 
Point,  Nov.  9,  1775. 

Moon,  Asa,  Old  York.  List  of  men  mustered  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  by 
James  Hatch,  Muster  Master  for  Plymouth  Co.,  dated  June  8, 1778 :  Col.  Bailey's 
regt.;  age,  23  yrs.;  residence,  Old  York;  enlisted  for  town  of  Bridgewater;  en- 
listed by  Capt.  Ephraim  Burr;  enlistment,  3  years. 

Moon,  Charles.  Marine,  Continental  frigate  "Deane,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel 
Nicholson;  engaged  Dec.  4,  1781;  reported  turned  over  to  the  "Alliance"  Dec. 
21,  1781. 

Moon,  Isaac,  Boston.  Boatswain,  schooner  "  Resolution,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Amos 
Potter ;  descriptive  list  of  offlcers  and  crew,  sworn  to  in  SuflFolk  Co.,  April  5,  1781 ; 
age,  28  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  residence,  Boston. 

Moon,  Isaac.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  I'einforce  the  Continental  Army  for  the 
term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780, 1'eturned  as  received  of 
Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Capt.  Lieut.  John  Callender,  of  3d  Artillery  bat- 
talion, at  Springfield,  July  6,  1780;  age,  24  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  8 in.;  complexion, 
ruddy ;  engaged  for  town  of  Boston ;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  5,  1780 ;  also, 
descriptive  return  dated  Boston,  Jan.  9,  1781,  made  by  Edward  Procter,  Colonel 
of  Boston  regt.,  of  men  who  had  enlisted  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the 
term  of  6  months  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  at  place  of  rendezvous,  unless 
sooner  discharged,  and  who  had  received  bounty  and  mileage  due  them  of  said 
Col.  Procter;  Capt.  Brailsford's  co. ;  age,  24 yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in, ;  complexion, 
dark. 

Moon,  John,  Bridgewater  (also  given  Boston).  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army  from  Capt.  John  Ames's  co..  Col.  Edward  Mitchel's  (3d 
Plymouth  Co.)  regt.;  residence,  Bridgewater;  enlisted  for  town  of  Bridgewater; 
joined  Capt.  Isaiah  Stutson's  (Stetson's)  co.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  regt.; 
enlistment,  during  war;  reported  a  ti'ansient;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by 
Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suflfolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  8,  1777; 
Capt.  Isaiah  Stetson's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt. ;  also,  Private,  8th  co.,  Col. 
Bradford's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777, 
to  July  20,  1777;  reported  deserted;  also,  Capt.  Stetson's  co.,  Col.  Bradford's* 
regt.;  pay  abstract  for  subsistence  dated  Boston;  enlisted  Jan,  7,  1777;  inarched 
April  15,  1777;  credited  with  100  days  allowance;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  re- 
turn [year  not  given]  ;  mustered  by  Continental  Muster  Master ;  also,  same  co. 
and  regt. ;  return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  etc. ; 
enlisted  Dec.  28, 1776 ;  joined  Jan.  28,  1777 ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  deserters  who 
belonged  to  (late)  14th  Mass.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Jonathan  Haskell,  Adjutant, 
dated  West  Point,  Aug.  19,  1782 ;  age,  21  yrs. ;  statnre,  5  ft.  5  in. ;  complexion, 
light;  hair,  light;  residence,  Boston ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Boston;  deserted  Aug. 
-,  1777,  from  Fort  Miller. 


902  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAH^ORS 

Moon,  John,  Taunton.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Dyar's  eo. ;  enlisted  May  28, 1777;  dis- 
charged July  27,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  29  days ;  company  raised  between  Mount 
Desert  and  Machias  for  expedition  against  St.  Johns. 

Moon,  Jo's.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Fowler's  co..  Col.  David  Mosely's  regt. ;  enlisted 
June  12,  1782;  discharged  June  17,  1782;  service,  7  days;  company  probably 
mounted  and  stationed  at  Springfield  and  Northampton  for  defence  of  the  govern- 
ment.   Roll  sworn  to  at  Westfield. 

Moon,  Peleg.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Fowler's  co.,  Col.  David  Mosely's  regt. ;  enlisted 
June  12,  1782;  discharged  June  17,  1782;  service,  7  days;  company  probably 
mounted  and  stationed  at  Springfield  and  Northampton  for  defence  of  the  govern- 
ment.   Roll  sworn  to  at  Westfield. 

Moon,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Sullivan's  co.  of  volunteers ;  service  from  July 
28,  1779,  to  Sept.  28,  1779,  2  mos.,  on  expedition  against  Majorbagaduce. 

Moon,  "William.  Private,  Capt.  Christopher  Woodbridge's  co..  Col.  Calvin  Smith's 
(I3th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  15,  1779,  to 
Oct.  6,  1780;  reported  deserted. 

MooNA,  Jonathan,  Mast  Camp,  York  Co.  Descriptive  list  of  deserters  from  13th  Mass. 
regt.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith,  endorsed  "  July  13th  1780 ;  "  Capt. 
Page's  CO.;  rank,  Private ;  age,  33  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  light; 
hair,  light;  occupation,  yeoman;  birthplace,  Durham,  N.  H.;  residence.  Mast 
Camp ;  deserted  Aug.  12,  1777. 

MooNET, .      [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Moneg,  Money,  Mony, 

Moona.] 

MooNET,  John.  Matross,  Capt.  Lillie's  co..  Col.  John  Crane's  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  made  up  for  1777-1779  [service  not  given] . 

MooNET,  Jonathan,  Mast  Camp  (also  given  Massabesec).  List  of  men  mustered  by 
Nathaniel  Wells,  Muster  Master  for  York  Co.,  dated  Wells,  Feb.  8,  1777;  Capt. 
Matthew  Fairfield's  co..  Col.  Edward  Wigglesworth's  regt.;  residence.  Mast 
Camp ;  term,  3  years  or  during  war ;  reported  received  State  bounty ;  also.  Pri- 
vate, Capt.  Peter  Page's  co..  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (late  Wigglesworth's)  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  28,  1777,  to  Aug.  22,  1777; 
reported  deserted  Aug.  22,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  McNall's  co.,  Col.  Edward 
Wigglesworth's  regt.;  return  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Massabesic;  enlisted 
for  town  of  Massabesic ;  mustered  by  Esquire  Wells. 

MooNEY,  Joseph,  Pembroke.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Col.  John  Cushing's  (2d  Plymouth  Co.)  regt.;  engaged  for  town  of  Pem- 
broke; joined  Capt.  John  Winslow's  co.,  Col.  Crain's  regt.;  term,  3  years; 
reported  a  foreigner;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
by  James  Hatch,  Muster  Master  for  Plymouth  Co.,  dated  April  28,  1778;  Col. 
Crain's  regt. ;  residence,  Pembroke ;  engaged  for  town  of  Pembroke ;  engaged  by 
Capt.  Winslow;  term,  3  years. 

MooNEY,  Peter,  Boston.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master 
for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  8,  1777;  Maj.  Stevens's  (Artillery)  battalion; 
also,  Matross,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Donnell's  co..  Col.  John  Crane's  (3d  Artilier.y) 
regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779;  reported  as  serving  19  mos.  15  days  as  Matross,  16  mos.  15  days  as  Gun- 
ner; also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  return  for  gratuitj-,  dated  Greenwich,  Nov.  10, 
1779;  also.  Bombardier,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also.  Corporal,  same  co.  and  regt.; 
return  dated  West  Point,  Jan.  9,  1781 ;  residence,  Boston ;  engaged  Jan.  3,  1777, 
by  Sergt.  Maj.  Tracy;  term,  during  war;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Donnell's  co., 
Col.  Crane's  (3d  Artillery)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Feb.- April,  1781,  dated  West 
Point;  reported  on  command  at  Yerplanck's  Point  in  April,  1781. 


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MooNET,  William,  Boston.  Private,  Capt.  Fox's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Dec.  4,  1777,  to  May  21,  1779; 
also,  Capt.  Ezra  Lunt's  co..  Col.  David  Henley's  regt.;  pay  rolls  for  April  and 
May,  1778,  sworn  to  at  Providence ;  also,  Capt.  William  Scott's  co..  Col.  Henley's 
regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Nov.,  1778 ;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  Fox's  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  April,  1779,  dated  Pawtuxet;  enlisted  Nov.  23,  1777;  reported  on 
command  at  Field's  Point;  also,  return  certified  at  Camp  near  Morristown,  April 
30, 1780,  of  officers  and  men  belonging  to  Col.  Lee's,  Col.  Henley's,  and  Col.  Jack- 
son's regts.,  and  men  belonging  to  Massachusetts  in  Col.  Henry  Sherburne's 
regt.,  who  were  incorporated  into  a  regiment  under  the  command  of  Col.  Henry 
Jackson,  agreeable  to  the  arrangement  of  April  9,  1779;  Capt.  Fox's  co. ;  rank, 
Private;  residence,  Boston;  enlisted  Dec.  4,  1777;  enlistment,  during  war; 
reported  deserted  Ma}'  21,  1779. 

Moor,  Abel,  Bolton  (also  given  Lancaster).  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Hastings's  co., 
Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27, 
1775;  service,  3  mos.  12  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  also, 
return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Jonathan 
Houghton's  CO.,  as  returned  to  Col.  Josiah  Whetney ;  residence,  Bolton ;  engaged 
for  town  of  Bolton ;  joined  Capt.  King's  co.,  Col.  Marshal's  regt. ;  term,  3  years ; 
also,  Private,  1st  co..  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  April  1,  1777;  residence,  Lancaster; 
reported  died  April  1,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  King's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Marshall's 
regt. ;  subsistence  allowed  from  date  of  enlistment,  Dec.  26,  1776,  to  Feb.  21, 
1777  ;  credited  with  57  da.vs  allowance ;  subsistence  also  allowed  for  11  days  travel 
on  march  from  Boston  to  Bennington. 

Moor,  Akel.  Petition  dated  Boston,  Feb.  26,  1779,  signed  by  said  Moor,  Lieutenant, 
and  others,  officers  of  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt.,  asking  that  their 
resignations  be  accepted  as  the  Legislature  had  failed  to  redress  their  grievances; 
resignations  accepted  in  Council  Feb.  26,  1779. 

MooR,  Abijah,  Putney.  Certificate  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  June  18,  1775,  signed 
by  Capt.  Benjamin  Hastings,  certifying  that  said  Moor  and  others  belonging  to 
his  company.  Col.  Whitcomlj's  regt.,  were  in  need  of  cartridge  boxes,  for  which 
said  Hastings  promised  to  be  accountable;  a/so.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Hast- 
ings's CO.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted 
May  7,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  2  days. 

Moor,  Abner,  Bolton.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Hastings's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  12 
days;  also,  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  return  of  men  raised  to 
serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Jonathan  Houghton's  co.,  as  returned 
to  Col.  Josiah  Whetney,  dated  Bolton,  Jan.  2,  1778;  residence,  Bolton;  engaged 
for  town  of  Bolton ;  joined  Capt.  Redden's  (Redding's)  co.,  Col.  Bradford's  regt. ; 
term,  3  years. 

Moor,  Abner.  Private,  Capt.  John  K.  Smith's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (6th) 
regt. ;  return  for  wages  for  the  year  1782 ;  wages  allowed  said  Moor  for  Dec, 
1782 ;  reported  transferred  from  6th  co. 

Moor,  Abraham,  Andover.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Putnam's  co..  Col.  Nathan 
Tyler's  regt.;  enlisted  July  1,  1779;  service  to  Dec.  1,  1779,  5  mos.,  at  Rhode 
Island ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Dec,  1779,  allowing  1  mo.  5  days 
service  at  Rhode  Island,  travel  (100  miles)  included. 

Moor,  Abraham,  York.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  [year 
not  given]  ;  residence,  York  ;  engaged  for  town  of  York. 

Moor,  Abraham.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Goodale's  co.,  Col.  Rufus  Putnam's  (5th) 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  April,  1781,  dated  Garrison  West  Point;  enlisted  March  9, 
1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 


904  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Moor,  Abraham.  Boy,  ship  "Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Foster  Wil- 
liams; engaged  Nov.  29,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  6  days;  reported  captured  May  5, 
1781 ;  also  reported  an  apprentice  to  Lot  Hall. 

Moor,  Bartholomew.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for 
Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  May  25,  1777  ;  Col.  Crane's  regt. 

Moor,  Benjamin,  Andover.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Benjamin  Ames's  co..  Col.  James  Frye's 
regt. ;  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775. 

Moor,  Benjamin.  Captain's  Clerk,  brig  "Hazard,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Fos- 
ter Williams ;  engaged  May  4, 1779 ;  service  to  Sept.  6,  1779, 4  mos.  3  days ;  stat- 
ure, 5  ft.  6^  in. ;  nationality,  American,    lioil  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. 

Moor,  Benjamin.  Private,  Capt.  John  K.  Smith's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's 
(6th)  regt.;  return  for  wages  for  the  year  1782;  wages  allowed  said  Moor  from 
June  25,  1782,  to  Dec.  31,  1782,  6  mos.  7  days. 

Moor,  Calvin,  Lancaster.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Robbins's  co.  of  militia.  Col.  Asa 
Whitcomb's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge; 
returned  April  30,  1775 ;  service,  13  days ;  company  made  up  from  2d  and  13th 
COS.  in  said  regiment;  also,  Capt.  Solomon  Stuart's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt. ;  marched  Aug.  21, 1777 ;  returned  Aug.  25, 1777  ;  service,  5  days ;  company 
marched  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington  Aug.  21,  1777. 

Moor,  Cambridge.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780,  returned  as  received 
of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  9, 
1780;  age,  25  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  engaged  for  town  of  Bedford;  arrived  at 
Springfield  July  8, 1780;  marched  to  camp  July  9, 1780,  under  command  of  Lieut. 
Jackson,  of  the  artiller.y ;  reported  a  negro ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Smith's 
CO.,  Col.  Rnfus  Putnam's  (5th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1781,  dated  West 
Point;  enlisted  July  8, 1780 ;  discharged  Jan.  8, 1781 ;  enlistment,  6  months;  also, 
descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Middlesex  Co.,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2, 
1780,  as  returned  by  Joseph  Hosmer,  Superintendent  for  said  county ;  age,  28  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  black;  hair,  black;  eyes,  black;  occupation, 
farmer  (also  given  laborer);  engaged  for  town  of  Bedford;  engaged  March  1, 
1781 ;  term,  3  years. 

Moor,  Charles,  Gloucester.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
[year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Gloucester;  engaged  for  town  of  Gloucester. 

Moor,  Comfort,  Attleborough.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Willmarth's  (9th)  co.,  Col. 
John  Dagget's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
9  days;  also,  Capt.  Elisha  May's  co. ;  enlisted  Sept.  -,  1776;  discharged  Nov.  -, 
1776 ;  company  served  on  a  2  months  campaign  at  New  York. 

MooR,  Daniel,  Brookfield.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Walker's  co..  Col.  Timothy  Dan- 
ielson's  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775];  also,  list  of  men,  dated 
Brookfield,  June  30,  1778,  showing  service  credited  to  them,  respectively,  as  re- 
turned by  the  committee  chosen  to  make  an  average  of  the  service  rgndered  to  the 
credit  of  the  3d  Precinct  of  Brookfield  ;  total  amount  of  service  rendered  made  to 
average  5.^  months  for  each  single  poll  in  said  precinct;  said  Moor  credited  with 
6|  mos.  service. 

Moor,  David,  Bolton.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Hastings's  co..  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos. 
12  days. 

Moor,  David,  Sudbury.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Nixon's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
Abijah  Pierce's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
1  mo.  5  davs. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  905 

Moor,  Ebexezer.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Wilder's  co.,  Col.  Natban  Sparhawk's  regt. 
commanded  by  Maj.  Daniel  Clap;  entered  service  July  4,  1778;  discharged  July 
12,  1778 ;  service,  9  days,  at  Rutland  Barracks ;  companj'  raised  for  20  days  ser- 
vice.   Roll  dated  Templeton. 

Moor,  Edmund.  Official  record  of  a  ballot  by  the  House  of  Representatives,  dated 
Jan.  30,  1776;  said  Moor  chosen  1st  Major,  Col.  Jonathan  Buck's  (5th  Lincoln 
Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  appointment  concurred  in  by  Council  Feb.  8,  1776; 
reported  commissioned  Feb.  8,  1776 ;  William  Eaton  reported  as  having  been 
chosen  in  room  of  said  Moor  May  2,  1776. 

Moor,  Eliab,  Sudbury.  Private,  Capt.  John  Nixon's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col.  Abijah 
Pierce's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5  days. 

Moor,  Elias,  New  Canaan  (also  given  Lanesborough  and  N.  Lebanon).  Return  of 
men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Ebenezer  Newell's  (2d 
Lanesborough)  co. ;  residence.  New  Canaan ;  engaged  for  town  of  Lanesborough ; 
joined  Capt.  Miller's  co.,  Col.  Vose's  regt.;  term,  during  war;  also,  list  of  men 
mustered  between  Jan.  20,  1777,  and  June  1,  1778,  by  Truman  Wheler,  Muster 
Master  for  Berlishire  Co.;  aZso,  Private,  Major's  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  paj'  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  May  15,  1780; 
residence,  N.  Lebanon. 

Moor,  Elias.    Private,  Capt.  Toogood's  (5th)  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  regt.;  Conti- 
•   nental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Oct.  1,  1777,  to  Feb.  2,  1778;  reported 
deserted. 

Moor,  Elijah.  Private,  Capt.  Edmund  Longley's  co..  Col.  Cogswell's  regt.;  enlisted 
Oct.  1,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  1  day;  company  de- 
tached to  guard  and  fortify  posts  at  and  about  Boston. 

Moor,  Ezra,  Lancaster.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  belonging  to  {he  town  of  Lan- 
caster raised  for  service  in  the  Continental  Armj'  during  1780;  marched  from 
home  to  West  Point  July  10,  1780;  discharged  Jan.  10,  1781;  service,  6  mos.  10 
days,  including  10  days  (200  miles)  travel  from  camp. 

Moor,  Gardner,  Bolton.  Corporal,  Capt.  Robert  Longley's  co..  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  28, 1775;  service,  3  mos.  11 
days;  also,  company  receipt  for  wages  for  Aug.,  1775,  dated  Camp  at  Prospect 
Hill ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Charlestown, 
Dec.  21,  1775. 

Moor,  Gideon.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of 
Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  7, 
1780;  age,  20  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  ruddy;  engaged  for  town  of 
Amherst;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  6,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  7,  1780, 
under  command  of  Capt.  Dix. 

Moor,  Hezekiah,  Rutland.  Private,  Capt.  Adam  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Doo- 
little's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

Moor,  Hezekiah.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of 
Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  Jul}'-  7, 
1780 ;  age,  27  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion,  ruddy  ;  engaged  for  town  of 
Amherst;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  6,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  7,  1780, 
under  command  of  Capt.  Dix. 

Moor,  Hugh.  Private,  Capt.  William  Greenleaf's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.;  en- 
listed Sept.  3, 1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  20, 1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  28  days,  with  Northern 
army,  including  11  days  (212  miles)  travel  home.    Roll  dated  Lancaster. 


906  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Moor,  Isaac,  Pembroke.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Eleazer  Hamlen's  co.,  Gen.  John  Thomas's 
regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

MooH,  Isaac,  Sudbury.  Private,  Capt.  John  Nixon's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col.  Abijah 
Pierce's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  5  days. 

Moor,  Isaac,  Sudbury.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Aaron  Haynes's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Brewer's 
regt. ;  companj'  return  dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

Moor,  Isaac.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Sergant's  co.  of  guards ;  entered  service  March  1, 
1779 ;  discharged  June  1, 1779 ;  service,  3  mos. ;  company  raised  for  service  under 
Maj.  Gen.  Gates  at  and  about  Boston. 

Moor,  Isaac.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  agree- 
able to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780,  as  returned  by  Col.  Washburn,  Superintendent  for 
said  county;  age,  16  j'rs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in.;  complexion,  light;  occupation, 
armer ;  engaged  for  town  of  Hubbardston ;  engaged  Dec.  30, 1781 ;  term,  3  years. 

Moor,  Isaac.  Private,  Capt.  Lebbeus  Drew's  co..  Col.  William  Shepard's  (-Ith)  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

Moor,  Isaac.  Receipt  dated  Worcester,  March  30,  1782,  for  bounty  paid  said  Moor 
by  Capt.  David  Moor,  Chairman  of  a  class  of  the  town  of  Worcester,  to  serve  in 
the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years. 

Moor,  Jacob,  Bolton.  Private,  Capt.  Artemas  Howe's  co.  of  militia,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  discharged  April  24,  1775. 

Moor,  Jacob.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Hezekiah  Whitney's  co.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.; 
service,  36  days ;  company  marched  on  the  alarm  at  Bennington  July  30,  1777. 

Moor,  James,  Rutland.  Private,  Capt.  David  Bent's  (Rutland)  co.  of  militia,  Col. 
Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm 
of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge ;  service,  6  days  ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  Prov- 
ince service  at  Cambridge;  also,  Capt.  Adam  Wheeler's  co..  Col.  Ephraim  Doo- 
little's  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Nov.  29, 1775. 

Moor,  James.  Capt.  John  Callender's  co.,  Col.  Gridley's  regt.;  receipt  for  advance 
pay,  signed  by  said  Moor  and  others,  dated  June  23,  1775. 

Moor,  James.  Private,  Capt.  David  Bent's  co..  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt. ;  travel 
out  and  home,  226  miles ;  service  at  20  miles  per  day,  11  days ;  company  detached 
Aug.  20,  1777,  and  marched  from  Rutland  to  Bennington  on  an  alarm. 

Moor,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Shepard's  co.,  Col.  John  Mosley's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  21,  1777  ;  service,  14  days,  in  Northern  department;  reported  as  having  left 
the  camp  without  leave  Oct.  4,  1777;  company  marched  from  Murrayfield  to 
Saratoga  to  reinforce  army  under  Gen.  Gates.  Roll  sworn  to  at  Westfield  and 
certified  at  Murrayfield. 

Moor,  James.  List  of  9  months  men  mustered  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master  for 
Worcester  Co. ;  Capt.  Bent's  co..  Col.  Grout's  regt.;  engaged  for  town  of  Rut- 
land; mustered  July  12,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Smith's  CO.,  Col.  Smith's  (13th)  regt.; 
entered  service  July  25,  1779;  discharged  April  24,  1780;  term,  9  months. 

Moor,  James.  Return  of  3  and  6  months  men  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  from  (late) 
Col.Moseley's  regt.  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Danderson  (Danielson),  dated  Hamp- 
shire Co.,  Oct.  26,  1780;  Capt.  Black's  co. ;  engaged  for  town  of  Murrayfield; 
term,  6  months. 

Moor,  James.  Sergeant;  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Barre  for 
service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  engaged  June  30,  1780;  discharcred 
Dec.  12, 1780;  service,  5  mos.  22  days,  including  10  days  (200  miles)  travel  home; 
also,  Capt.  James  Cooper's  co..  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford's  (14th)  regt. ;  muster  roll 
for  Oct.-Dec,  1780,  dated  Huts  near  West  Point ;  enlisted  July  1, 1780 ;  discharged 
Dec.  17,  1780;  enlistment,  6  months. 


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Moor,  Jajies.  Return  of  men  raised  in  Essex  Co.  for  Continental  service,  ajireeable 
to  resolve  of  Dec.  2, 1780 ;  engaged  April  23, 1781 ;  engaged  for  town  of  Salisbury ; 
term,  3  years. 

Moor,  Jesse,  Sudbury.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Nixon's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col.  Abijah 
Pierce's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  5  da3-s. 

Moor,  Johx,  Colrain.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Oliver's  co..  Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle's 
(24th)  regt.;  company  return  dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  30,  1775. 

Moor,  John,  Gorham  (also  given  York).  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Wells, 
Muster  Master  for  York  Co.,  dated  Wells,  Feb.  8, 1777 ;  Capt.  Matthew  Fairfield's 
CO.,  Col.  Edward  Wigglesworth"s  regt. ;  residence,  Gorham  ;  enlistment,  3  years; 
reported  received  State  bounty;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Fowle's  co..  Col.  Smith's 
regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Feb.  25, 
1780;  residence,  York. 

Moor,  John,  Greenwich.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  to  serve  in 
the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  months,  agreeable  to  order  of  General 
Court  of  June  22,  1780,  returned  as  mustered  by  Maj.  Josiah  Lyman ;  Capt. 
Wilson's  CO. ;  age,  39  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  residence, 
Greenwich. 

Moor,  John,  Stoughton.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Eleazer  Hamlen's  co.,  Gen.  John  Thomas's 
regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

Moor,  John,  Sudbury.  Private,  Capt.  John  Nixon's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col.  Abijah 
Pierce's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  1  mo. 
5  days. 

Moor,  John.  Private,  schooner  "Diligent,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Lambert; 
engaged  July  4,  1776;  discharged  Sept.  20,  1776;  service,  2  mos.  16  daj-s. 

MooK,  John.  List  of  prisoners  brought  in  the  first  cartel  from  Rhode  Island,  as  re- 
turned by  John  Ayres,  dated  Providence,  Jan.  18,  1777. 

Moor,  John.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Bradley's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt.;  enlisted 
Aug.  14,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  28  days,  including  12  days  (240  miles)  travel 
home;  company  marched  to  Manchester,  Yt.,  to  join  Northern  armj'.  Roll 
sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co. 

Moor,  John.  Return  of  men  in  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt.  who  served  as  boatmen 
on  late  expedition  against  Newport;  service,  3  days;  receipt  for  pay  of  men 
belonging  to  Capt.  Samuel  Lamb's  co.  is  dated  Dec.  30,  1778,  and  signed  by  said 
Lamb. 

Moor,  John.  Order  on  Capt.  Potter,  Paymaster,  Col.  Ezra  Wood's  regt.,  payable  to 
Amos  Allen,  dated  Lancaster,  April  19, 1779,  signed  by  said  Moor  and  others,  for 
wages  for  8  mos.  service  in  said  regiment. 

Moor,  John.  Return  of  3  and  6  months  men  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  from  (late)  Col. 
Moseley's  regt.,  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Danderson  (Danielson),  dated  Hampshire 
Co.,  Oct.  26,  1780;  Capt.  Couley's  co. ;  engaged  for  town  of  Granville;  term,  3 
months;  reported  mustered  by  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Robinson. 

Moor,  John.  Receipt  dated  Bolton,  April  5,  1781,  for  bounty  paid  said  Moor  by  a 
class  of  the  town  of  Bolton,  of  which  Ezekiel  Fosdick  was  Chairman,  to  serve  in 
the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years  ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised 
n  Worcester  Co.  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2, 
1780,  as  returned  by  Seth  Washburn,  Superintendent;  Capt.  Merriam's  co.,  Col. 
Whitney's  regt. ;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in. ;  complexion,  dark  ;  occupation, 
farmer;  engaged  for  town  of  Boiton  ;  entraged  April  4, 1781 ;  term,  3  years  ;  also, 
certificate  dated  Springfield,  June  14,  1781,  signed  by  Timothy  H.  Curtis,  Clerk  to 


908  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

MooE,  John,  continued. 

the  Commandant,  certifying  that  Seth  Moor  had  enlisted  into  the  Continental 
Army  April  9,  1781,  for  the  term  of  3  j'ears  to  the  credit  of  the  town  of  Bolton, 
in  room  of  said  John  Moor. 

Moor,  John.  Descriptive  list  of  men  endorsed  "1777  to  1780;"  Capt.  John  Lillie's 
CO.,  Col.  John  Crane's  (3d  Artillery)  regt. ;  rank,  Matross;  age,  27  J'rs. ;  stature, 
5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  fair;  enlisted  in  1778  by  Capt.  Winslow;  also,  Matross, 
Lieut.  William  Price's  detachment  from  3d  Artillery  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  May- 
June,  1782;  term,  during  war. 

Moor,  Jonathan.  Capt.  Josiah  Stearns's  co..  Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle's  (24th)  regt. ; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Camp  Winter  Hill,  Nov. 
11,  1775. 

MooE,  Jonathan.  List  of  men,  dated  Brookfield,  June  30,  1778,  showing  service  cred- 
ited to  them,  respectively,  as  returned  by  the  committee  chosen  to  make  an 
average  of  the  service  rendered  to  the  credit  of  the  3d  Precinct  of  Brookfield ; 
total  amount  of  service  rendered  made  to  average  5^  months  for  each  single  poll 
in  said  precinct ;  said  Moor  credited  with  3^  mos.  service. 

Moor,  Jonathan.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Stow  for  service 
in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  entered  service  Oct.  5,  1780;  discharged 
April  5,  1781 ;  service,  6  mos.  9  days,  including  (180  miles)  travel  home. 

Moor,  Jonathan,  Jr.  List  of  men,  dated  Brookfield,  June  30,  1778,  showing  service 
credited  to  them,  respectively,  as  returned  by  the  committee  chosen  to  make  an 
average  of  the  service  rendered  to  the  credit  of  the  3d  Precinct  of  Brookfield ;  total 
amount  of  service  rendered  made  to  average  5;^  months  for  each  single  poll  in 
said  precinct;  said  Moor  credited  with  4|  mos.  service. 

Moor,  Joseph,  Pittsfield.  Sergeant,  Capt.  David  Noble's  co..  Col.  John  Paterson's 
regt. ;  company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775. 

Moor,  Joseph.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk 
Co.,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  8,  1777;  Capt.  Nathaniel  Winslow's  co..  Col.  Marshall's 

regt. 

Moor,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  John  Strong's  co.,  Col.  John  Brown's  (Berkshire  Co.) 
regt.;  entered  service  June  30,  1777;  discharged  July  26,  1777;  service,  26  days, 
in  Northern  department. 

Moor,  Joseph.  Return  of  3  and  6  months  men  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  from  (late) 
Col.  Mosele3''s  regt.  b.y  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Danderson  (Danielson),  dated  Hamp- 
shire Co.,  Oct.  26, 1780 ;  Capt.  Couley's  co. ;  engaged  for  town  of  Granville ;  term, 
3  months;  reported  mustered  by  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Robinson;  also,  receipt 
dated  Granville,  March  19,  1781,  for  bounty  paid  said  Moor  by  Ensign  Samuel 
Thrall,  on  behalf  of  the  town  of  Granville,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  3  years. 

Moor,  Joseph,  Jr.  List  of  men  raised  in  Middlesex  Co.  for  Continental  service,  agree- 
able to  resolve  of  June  9, 1779,  as  returned  by  Joseph  Hosmer,  Superintendent  for 
said  county,  Nov.  24,  1779;  engaged  for  town  of  Groton. 

Moor,  Jos'h.  List  of  prisoners  delivered  to  Col.  Gabriel  Johonnot  by  Charles  Waller. 
Commissary  of  Prisoners  at  Rhode  Island,  March  17,  1778;  reported  a  seaman. 

Moor,  Josiah,  Athol.  Capt.  Ichabod  Dexter's  co.,  Col.  B.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's 
regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pa.y,  signed  by  said  Moor  and  others,  dated  Cambridge 
Camp,  June  20,  1775;  also,  Private,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug. 
1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  8  days;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to 
serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Thomas  Lord,  sworn  to  in 
Worcester  Co.,  Feb.  17, 1778 ;  residence,  Athol ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Athol ;  joined 
Capt.  Blanchard's  co.,  Col.  Wesson's  regt. ;  term  to  expire  Jan.  10, 1780. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  909 

Moor,  Josiah.  2d  Major,  Col.  Samuel  Thatcher's  (1st  Middlesex  Co.)  regt. ;  service, 
3  days ;  regiment  called  out  to  join  army  under  Gen.  Heath,  agreeable  to  resolve 
of  Aug.  31,  1778.    Roll  dated  Cambridge. 

Moor,  Judah,  Palmer.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Munn's  co..  Col. Nicholas  Dike's  regt.; 
return  for  mileage,  dated  Roxbury,  Sept.  17,  1776 ;  mileage  for  S3  miles  allowed 
said  Moor. 

Moor,  Justi's,  Chicopee  (also  given  Springfield).  Private,  2d  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Mar- 
shall's regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  10.  1777,  to 
Feb.  10,  1780;  residence,  Chicopee  (also  given  Springfield);  also,  Capt.  Josiah 
Smith's  CO.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  (10th)  regt.;  account  of  clothing  for  the 
year  1778;  reported  deserted  Oct.  1,  1778;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll 
for  April,  1779,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  Feb.  18,  1777;  enlistment,  3  j'ears; 
reported  joined  from  desertion. 

Moor,  Kirlet,  Southborough.  Private,  Capt.  John  K.  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Calvin  Smith's 
(late  Wigglesworth's)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
March  25,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Aaron  Haynes's  co..  Col.  Wiggles- 
worth's  regt.;  return  [year  not  given];  residence,  Southborough;  enlisted  for 
town  of  Southborough;  mustered  by  Muster  Master  Barrett,  at  Concord;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt. ;  enlisted  March  23,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  6  days ;  roll  certified 
at  Boston  and  made  up  for  wages  to  July  1,  1777,  payment  of  which  had  been 
refused  by  Jonathan  Trumbull,  P.  M.  G.,  at  Albany,  on  account  of  said  Moor 
and  others  not  having  joined  regiment  before  above  date ;  also,  Capt.  John  K. 
Smith's  CO.,  (late)  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April, 
1779,  dated  Providence;  enlisted  May  25,  1777;  enlistment,  3  years. 

Moor,  Levi.  Corporal,  Capt.  William  Greenleaf's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ; 
entered  service  Aug.  22,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  26, 1777;  service,  4  days;  com- 
pany marched  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington  ;  also.  Drummer,  Capt.  William  Green- 
leaf's  CO.,  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt.;  engaged  Sept.  3,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29, 
1777;  service,  3  mos.  7  days,  with  Northern  army,  including  11  days  (212  miles) 
travel  home ;  roll  dated  Lancaster. 

Moor,  Luther,  Sudbury.  Private,  Capt.  Andrew  Haskell's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Mar- 
shall's regt.;  service  from  Aug.  1,  1776,  to  Dec.  1,  1776,  4  mos.  1  day;  also. 
Private,  8th  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  March  4,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779;  aJ*o,  Capt.  Thomas  Barns's  co.,Col. 
Nixon's  regt. ;  return  of  men  who  wei'e  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777,  and 
who  had  not  been  al)sent  suljsequently  except  on  furlough,  etc.,  certified  at  Camp 
near  Peekskill,  Feb.  16,  1779;  also,  Capt.  John  Holden's  co..  Col.  Nixon's  (5th) 
regt.;  muster  roll  for  May,  1779,  dated  Highlands;  enlisted  March  4,  1777;  en- 
listment, 3  years ;  reported  transferred  to  Maj.  Thompson's  co.  May  1, 1779;  also, 
Maj.  Joseph  Thompson's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  (6th)  regt.;  payrolls  for  June-Oct., 
1779 ;  also,  Maj.  Peter  Harwood's  CO.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  Nov.  and 
Dec,  1779;  also.  Major's  co. ;  return  for  clothing  for  the  year  1780;  receipt  for 
said  clothing,  dated  Peekskill,  Dec.  5, 1779 ;  also,  Major's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  March  4,  1780; 
also,  Maj.  Harwood's  co.,  6th  Mass.  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Jan. -June,  1780 ;  reported 
discharged  March  4,  1780. 

Moor,  Michael,  Boston.  Descriptive  list  endorsed  "  1777  to  1780;"  Capt.  John 
Lillie's  CO.,  Col.  John  Crane's  (3d  Artillery)  regt. ;  rank.  Corporal ;  age,  40  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  residence,  Boston ;  enlisted  in  1777  tJy 
Lieut.  Tracy  ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

Moor,  Moses,  Wells  (also  given  Rowley).  Capt.  Daniel  Pillsbury's  co..  Col.  Edward 
Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  return  [year  not  given]  ;  residence.  Wells  (also  given 
Rowley) ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Rowley ;  mustered  by  County  Muster  Master. 


910  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND  SAILORS 

Moor,  Nathaniel,  Edgecomb.  Private,  Capt.  Israel  Davis's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Fry's 
regt. ;  marched  from  home  March  7,  1776;  service  to  May  31,  1776,  2  mos.  25 
days,  in  defence  of  seacoast;  also,  Capt.  Davis's  co. ;  service  from  June  1,  1776, 
to  Dec.  5,  1776,  6  mos.  5  days,  at  Boothbay  in  defence  of  seacoast. 

MooK,  Obadiah.  Capt.  John  Dodge's  co..  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt.  of  guards ;  ser- 
vice from  April  1, 1778,  to  July  -,  1778,  3  mos.  2  days;  also,  2d  Corporal;  com- 
pany receipt  for  fl'ages,  given  to  Capt.  John  Dodge,  dated  Camp  at  Winter  Hill, 
June  21,  1778;  said  Moor  allowed  wages  for  22  days  in  April  and  the  month  of 
May,  1778 ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  John  Dodge's  co.,  Col.  Jacob  Gerrish's  regt. ;  ser- 
vice from  July  2  to  July  12,  1778,  10  days,  with  guards  at  Cambridge. 

MooR,  Oliver,  Private,  Capt.  Solomon  Stuart's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ; 
marched  Aug.  21,  1777;  returned  Aug.  25,  1777;  service,  5  days;  company 
marched  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington;  roll  sworn  to  at  Lancaster;  also,  Capt. 
Fortunatns  Eager's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Ephraira  Sawyer's  regt.;  marched  Oct.  2, 
1777;  discharged  Oct.  18,  1777;  service,  25  days,  including  travel  8  days  (160 
miles)  home ;  company  marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

Moor,  Phineas,  Marlborough.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Cole's  co..  Col.  John  Jacobs's 
regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  17,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  18  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  enlist- 
ment to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779. 

Moor,  Phixeas.  Private,  Capt.  John  Holden's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  regt.;  pay 
roll  for  Aug.,  1779;  enlisted  July  25,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  7  days. 

Moor,  Reuben,  Bolton.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Jonathan  Houghton's  co.,  as  returned  to  Col.  Josiah  Whetney,  dated  Bol- 
ton, Jan.  2,  1778;  residence,  Bolton;  engaged  for  town  of  Bolton;  joined  Capt. 
Fairfield's  co..  Col.  Wiggles  worth's  regt. ;  term,  3  years. 

Moor,  Reuben,  Lancaster.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Robbins's  co.  of  militia,  Col.  Asa 
Whitcomb's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge; 
service,  7  days ;  company  made  up  from  2d  and  13th  cos.  in  said  regiment ;  also, 
Capt.  Ephraim  Richardson's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt.;  company  return 
dated  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

Moor,  Reuben.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Middlesex  Co.  agreeable  to  resolve 
of  Dec.  2,  1780,  as  returned  by  Joseph  Hosmer,  Superintendent  for  said  county; 
age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  dark;  hair,  dark;  eyes,  dark; 
occupation,  farmer ;  engaged  for  town  of  Sudbury ;  engaged  April  1, 1781 ;  term, 
3  years. 

MooR,  Richard,  Oxford.  Capt.  Jonathan  Carriel's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.; 
company  receipt  for  advance  pay  for  1  month,  etc.,  dated  Point  Shirley,  June  13, 
1776;  also,  Private,  same  co.  and  regt.;  service  from  Aug.  1,  1776,  to  Nov.  1, 
1776,  3  mos. ;  roll  dated  Camp  at  Hull ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for 
Nov.,  1776;  service,  19  days;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  McFarland's  corps  of 
invalids  stationed  at  Boston ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Dec.  22,  1780,  to  Dec.  31, 1780;  residence,  Oxford;  reported  transferred  from  Col. 
Shepard's  regt. ;  also,  list  of  men  entitled  to  $20  or  200  acres  of  land,  agreeable 
to  resolve  of  March  5,  1801 ;  Artillery  regt. 

Moor,  Robert.  Private,  Capt.  William  Marean's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  (1st)  regt. 
of  guards;  muster  rolls  dated  Caml)ridge,  May  9,  and  June  1,  1778;  enlisted 
March  28,  1778;  enlistment,  3  months  from  April  2,  1778;  also,  Capt.  William 
Marean's  co..  Col.  Stairns's  (Stearns's)  I'egt.  of  guards;  service  from  March  27, 
1778,  to  July  2,  1778,  3  mos.  6  days,  at  Cambridge  guarding  troops  of  convention ; 
also,  Capt.  Luke  Wilder's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Denney's  (2d)  regt.;  enlisted  Oct.  27, 
1779;  discharged  Dec.  1,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  5  days,  at  Claverack;  travel  home 
9  days  (180  miles)  also  allowed;  roll  dated  Albany. 


IX  THE   WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  911 

Moor,  Robert.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Thrall's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  21, 1781 ;  discharged 
Nov.  9,  1781 ;  service,  2  mos.  29  days,  under  Col.  Marinus  Willet  "  on  Mohawk 
River,"  including  9  days  (180  miles)  travel  home;  company  raised  for  3  months. 

Moor,  Robert.  Private,  Capt.  James  Black's  (Chester)  co.  commanded  by  Lieut. 
William  Campbell,  Col.  David  Moosley's  (Mosely's)  regt. ;  entered  service  June 
12,  1782 ;  discharged  June  17, 1782 ;  service,  5  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Northampton. 

Moor,  Rufus,  Bolton.  List  of  9  months  men  mustered  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster 
Master  for  Worcester  Co. ;  Capt.  Whitcomb's  co..  Col.  Whitney's  regt. ;  engaged 
for  town  of  Bolton;  mustered  July  22,  1779;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised 
for  Continental  service,  as  returned  by  Seth  Washburn,  Superintendent  for 
Worcester  Co. ;  Capt.  Whitcomb's  co.,  Col.  Whitney's  regt. ;  age,  19  yrs. ;.  stat- 
ure, 5  ft.  10  in.;  complexion,  light;  marched  Julj'  22,  1779;  reported  delivered 
to  Capt.  Bailey ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Wright's  co.,  Col.  Luke  Drury's 
regt. ;  marched  Sept.  18,  1781 ;  arrived  at  camp  Sept.  27, 1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  6, 
1781;  service,  2  mos.  29  days,  at  West  Point,  including  travel  (100  miles)  from 
home  to  camp  and  return  ;  residence,  Bolton;  engaged  for  town  of  Bolton. 

MooR,  Samuel,  Bolton.  List  of  men  mustered  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  9  months;  Capt.  Houghton's  co.,  Col.  Whitney's  regt.;  engaged  for 
town  of  Bolton;  mustered  May  13  [year  not  given,  proljably  1778]  ;  also,  descrip- 
tive list  of  men  belonging  to  the  town  of  Bolton  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  9  months,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Jonathan  Houghton  and 
Capt.  David  Nurse  to  Maj.  Silas  Bailey,  dated  Bolton,  May  25,  1778;  Col.  Whit- 
ney's regt.;  age,  25  yrs.;  stature,  6  ft.  2  in.;  complexion,  sandy;  also,  list  of 
9  months  men  mustered  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master  for  Worcester  Co.; 
•  Capt.  Whitcomb's  co..  Col.  Whitney's  regt. ;  engaged  for  town  of  Bolton;  mus- 
tered July  22,  1779;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  for  Continental  service,  as 
returned  by  Seth  Washburn,  Superintendent  for  Worcester  Co. ;  Capt.  Whitcomb's 
CO.,  Col.  Whitney's  regt.;  ase,  27  yrs.;  stature,  6  ft.  2  in.;  complexion,  light; 
marched  July  22,  1779;  reported  delivered  to  Capt.  Bailey. 

Moor,  Samuel,  Chester.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Cogswell's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Loammi 
Baldwin's  (late  Col.  Samuel  Gerrish's)  regt.;  company  return  dated  Camp  at 
Sewall's  Point,  Sept.  27,  1775. 

Moor,  Samuel,  Groton.  Private,  Capt.  Hawes's  corps  of  artificers;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1780,  to  Dec.  31, 1780 ;  also,  certificate  dated 
Boston,  Jan.  16,  1781  [?],  signed  by  a  committee,  certifying  that  the  non-com- 
missioned officers  and  privates  in  Capt.  William  Haws's  co.  of  artificers  doing 
duty  at  Springfield  were  entitled  to  wages  for  the  last  3  months  in  1780,  agreeable 
to  resolve  of  March  7,  1781 ;  term,  during  war. 

MooR,  Samuel,  Rutland.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Eustis's  (Rutland)  co.  of  Minute- 
men,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge  [service  not 
given] . 

Moor,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Edmund  Longley's  co..  Col.  Cogswell's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Oct.  4,  1778;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1778;  service,  2  mos.  29  days;  company  de- 
tached to  guard  and  fortify  posts  at  and  about  Boston. 

Moor,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  James  Black's  (Chester)  co.  commanded  by  Lieut. 
William  Campbell,  Col.  Moosley's  (Mosely's)  regt.;  entered  service  June  12, 
1782;  discharged  June  17,  1782;  service,  5  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Northampton. 

Moor,  Seth.  Certificate  dated  Springfield,  June  14,  1781,  signed  by  Timothy  H.  Cur- 
tis, Clerk  to  the  Commandant,  certifying  that  said  Moor  had  enlisted  into  the  Con- 
tinental Arm}'  April  9,  1781,  for  the  term  of  3  years  to  the  credit  of  the  town  of 
Bolton  in  room  of  John  Moor. 


912  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND  SAILORS 


Moor,  Simon,  Springfield.  Sergeant,  Major's  co.,  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (late  Wiggles- 
worth's)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31, 1779 ;  also,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Alexander's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Wigglesworth's 
regt.;  return  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Springtield ;  engaged  for  town  of  Spring- 
field ;  mustered  by  Col.  Woodbridge;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  for 
May,  1778,  dated  Camp  Valley  Forge ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for 
June,  1778,  dated  Camp  near  White  Plains;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  payroll 
for  Oct.,  1778;  also.  Major's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.  commanded  by 
Maj.  John  Porter;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence;  ap- 
pointed Jan.  1,  1777;  term,  3  years;  reported  furloughed  April  28,  1779,  by  leave 
of  Gen.  Glover. 

Moor,  Thaddeus,  Sudburj'.  Private,  Capt.  John  Nixon's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
Abijah  Pierce's  i"egt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5 
days. 

Moor,  Thaddeus.  Private,  Capt.  Jesse  Stone's  co..  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt. ;  marched 
July  27,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  29,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  9  days,  including  6  days 
(120  miles)  travel  home ;  company  marched  to  Bennington  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen. 
Warner.    Roll  dated  Oxford. 

Moor,  Thomas,  Lancaster.  Private,  Capt.  John  Wright's  co..  Col.  Abijah  Stearns's 
regt.;  enlisted  April  1,  1778;  discharged  July  2,  1778;  service,  3  mos.  4  days,  at 
and  about  Boston. 

Moor,  Thojias,  Marblehead.  List  dated  Topsfield,  Jan.  27,  1776,  returned  b.y  the 
Selectmen,  of  men  residing  in  Topsfield  but  who  were  inhabitants  of  other  towns ; 
said  Moor  reported  as  belonging  to  Marblehead. 

Moor,  Thomas,  Spencer.  Private,  Capt.  John  Wolcott's  co.  of  rangers,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  Brookfield  and  Spencer;  service,  9  days; 
also.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Joel  Green's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer  Learned's  regt. ;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  25,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  1-1  days;  also,  com- 
pany return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

Moor,  Thomas,  Sudbury.  Private,  Capt.  Andrew  Haskell's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Mar- 
shall's regt. ;  service  from  Aug.  1,  1776,  to  Dec.  1,  1776,  4  mos.  1  day. 

Moor,  Thomas.  Ensign,  Capt.  Ralph  Earll's  co..  Col.  Danforth  Keyes's  regt.;  en- 
gaged June  27,  1777;  service  to  July  27,  1777,  1  mo.  Roll  dated  Providence  and 
sworn  to  in  Worcester  Co. 

Moor,  Thomas.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suflfolk 
Co.,  dated  Boston,  Oct.  12,  1777 ;  Col.  Crane's  regt. 

Moor,  Thomas.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master,  to  serve 
in  Col.  Waid's  (Wade's)  regt.  at  Rliode  Island  [year  not  given]  ;  Capt.  Cutler's 
CO.;  also.  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Cutler's  co.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt.;  en- 
gaged April  1,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  3,  1779;  service,  9  mos.  3  days,  at  Rhode 
Island;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  East  Gi-eenwich,  Sept.  17, 
1778;  commissioned  March  14,  1778;  reported  on  furlough;  also,  same  co.  and 
regt.;  muster  rolls  dated  East  Greenwich,  Nov.  6,  Nov.  13,  and  Dec.  1,  1778; 
engagement  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779. 

Moor,  Thomas.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Sterling  for  service 
in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July  10. 1780 ;  discharged 
Dec.  30,  1780;  service,  6  mos.,  including  travel  (200  miles)  home. 

Moor,  Thomas.  Matross,  Capt.  Thomas  Jackson's  co..  Col.  John  Crane's  (3d  Artil- 
lery) regt.;  muster  roll  for  April,  1781;  enlisted  Jan.  11,  1781;  joined  April  24, 
1781 ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

Moor,  Thomas.  Boy,  ship  "Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Foster  Williams; 
engaged  Nov.  20,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  15  days;  reported  captured  May  5,  1781. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  913 

Moor,  Thomas.  Seaman,  Continental  frigate  "Deane,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel 
Nicholson;  engaged  May  3,  1782;  service  to  May  31,  1782,  28  days. 

Moor,  Tuiotht,  Sudbury.  Private,  Capt.  Andrew  Haskell's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Mar- 
shall's regt. ;  service  from  Aug.  1, 1776,  to  Dec.  1,  1776, 4  mos.  1  day ;  also,  Capt. 
Abijah  Bangs's  co..  Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Dec,  1776-Feb.,  1777 ;  en- 
listed Dec.  15,  1776;  regiment  raised  to  serve  until  March  1,  1777. 

Moor,  Uriah,  Sudbury.  Private,  Capt.  John  Nixon's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col.  Abijah 
Pierce's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  5  days. 

Moor,  Uriah,  Sudbury.  Private,  Capt.  Andrew  Haskell's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Mar- 
shall's regt.;  abstract  for  advance  pay,  etc.,  dated  Castle  Island,  Aug.  12,  1776; 
also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  service  from  Aug.  1,  1776,  to  Dec.  1, 1776,  4  mos.  1  day. 

Moor,  Uriah.  Corporal,  Capt.  Hezekiah  Whitney's  co..  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt. ; 
service,  36  days;  company  marched  on  an  alarm  at  Bennington  July  30,  1777. 

Moor,  "Willard,  Bolton.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Guild's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt. ;  service  from  June  21,  1776,  4  days  preceding  march,  to  Aug.  1, 1776,  1  mo. 
6  days;  roll  dated  Camp  at  Hull ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  service  from  Nov.  1, 
1776,  to  time  of  return  home,  1  mo.  3  days ;  roll  dated  Hull ;  also,  Capt.  Manasseh 
Sawyer's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ;  service  from  July  30,  1778,  to  Sept. 
13,  1778,  1  mo.  15  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  roll  sworn  to  at  Lancaster. 

Moor,  Willard,  Paxton.  Major,  Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle's  regt.;  list  of  field  and 
staff  officers  appearing  on  a  return  of  Capt.  Adam  Wheeler's  co.,  dated  Winter 
Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  reported  slain  in  battle  at  Bunker  Hill  June  17,  1775. 

Moor,  William,  Boston.  Matross,  Capt.  Joseph  Chadwick's  co..  Col.  Richard  Grid- 
ley's  (Artillery)  regt.;  company  return  dated  Fort  No.  3,  Charlestown,  Sept.  30, 
1775;  enlisted  Aug.  18,  1775;  age,  29  yrs. ;  reported  a  Mariner. 

Moor,  William,  Boston.  Seaman,  ship  "Essex  "  (privateer),  commanded  by  Capt. 
John  Cathcart;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  sworn  to  in  SuflFolk  Co.,  June 
12,  1780;  age,  25  yrs.;  residence,  Boston. 

Moor,  William,  Candia.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Cogswell's  (2d)  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Loammi  Baldwin's  (late  Col.  Samuel  Gerrish's)  38th  regt. ;  company  return  dated 
Camp  at  Sewall's  Point,  Sept.  27,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equiva- 
lent in  money  dated  Sewall's  Point,  Nov.  9,  1775. 

Moor,  William,  Putney.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Longley's  co..  Col.  Whitcomb's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  27,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  12 
days. 

Moor,  William,  Sudbury.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Nixon's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
Abijah  Pierce's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5 
days. 

Moor,  William.  Private,  schooner  "  Diligent,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Lambert; 
engaged  July  4,  1776;  discharged  Sept.  20,  1776;  service,  2  mos.  16  days. 

Moor,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Newell's  co..  Col.  Symonds's  regt. ;  service, 
21  days ;  company  marched  from  Lanesborough  to  Manchester  July  9,  1777,  on 
an  alarm. 

Moor,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Zenas  Wheeler's  co..  Col.  John  Ashley's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt. ;  entered  service  July  8,  1777 ;  discharged  Aug.  15,  1777 ;  service,  39 
days ;  mileage  from  home  to  camp  (200  miles)  allowed ;  company  marched  to 
Fort  Edward,  N.  Y. 

Moor,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Enoch  Shepard's  co.,  Col.  John  Mosley's  (Hamp- 
shire Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  23,  1777;  service,  7 
days ;  company  marched  to  Bennington  on  an  alarm. 


914  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAH^ORS 

Moor,  William.  Return  of  3  and  6  months  men  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  from  (late) 
Col.  Moseley's  regt.,  by  order  of  Brig.  Gen.  Danderson  (Danielson),  dated  Hamp- 
shire Co.,  Oct.  26,  1780;  Capt.  Sloper's  co. ;  engaged  for  town  of  Blandford; 
term,  3  months;  reported  mustered  by  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Robinson  ;  also,  Pri- 
vate, Capt.  Levi  Ely's  co..  Col.  John  Brown's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  9,  1780;  dis- 
charged Oct.  22, 1780;  service,  2  mos.  21  days,  including  7  days  (1-10  miles)  travel 
home ;  regiment  raised  to  serve  for  3  months. 

Moor,  William.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suf- 
folk Co.,  dated  Boston,  April  13,  1777;  Col.  Crane's  regt.;  also,  Lieutenant,  Col. 
John  Crane's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780 ;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  same  regt. ;  list  of  ofRcers  who 
continued  in  service,  as  returned  by  Thomas  Vose,  Captain  and  Adjutant,  dated 
Boston,  Jan.  19,  1781. 

Moor,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Elnathan  Haskell's  co..  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th) 
regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Dec,  1781-Feb.,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts ;  enlisted  July  22, 
1781;  enlistment,  3  years  (also  given  6  months). 

Moor,  William.  Captain,  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  also,  4th  Mass.  regt., 
Gen.  Glover's  brigade;  list  of  officers,  dated  Boston,  Dec.  14,  1780;  also,  4th 
Mass.  regt. ;  abstracts  from  musters  of  1st  Mass.  brigade  for  Feb.  and  March, 
1782. 

Moor,  William.  Corporal,  Capt.  Benjamin  Barns's  co..  Col.  David  Moseley's  (Hamp- 
shire Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  June  12, 1782;  discharged  June  17, 1782;  service,  6  days ; 
company  marched  to  quell  the  mob  at  Northampton. 

MooRE,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Moar,  Moars,  Moer,  Moers, 

Mooar,  Mooer,  Mooers,  Moon,  Moor,  Moores,  Moorey,  Moors,  Mor,  More,  Mores, 
Mors,  Morse,  Moses,  Mour,  Moure,  Mours,  Mower,  Mowyan.] 

Moore,  .    List  of  prisoners  taken  by  Lieut.  Gen.  Burgoyne  to  be  exchanged  for 

British  prisoners  taken  by  Maj.  Gen.  Horatio  Gates,  dated  Albany,  Oct.  24,  1777 ; 
said  Moore,  1st  Lieutenant,  to  be  exchanged  for  Maj.  John  Campbell. 

Moore,  Abel,  Bolton.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Hastings's  co..  Col.  John  Whitcomb's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  service, 
8  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army;  also,  Capt.  Hastings's  co..  Col.  Asa 
Whitcomb's  regt. ;  company  receipt  for  wages  for  Aug.,  1775,  dated  Camp  at 
Prospect  Hill ;  receipt  signed  by  John  Moore  in  behalf  of  said  Abel  Moore. 

Moore,  Abel,  Cambridge  (probably).  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Thatcher's  co.  of  militia, 
Col.  Gardner's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
3  days. 

Moore,  Abel,  Cambridge.  1st  Bombardier,  Capt.  Thomas  Wait  Foster's  co..  Col. 
Richard  Gridley's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  May 
2, 1775 ;  service,  3  mos.  7  days ;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also, 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  due  for  the  8  mos.  service  in 
1775. 

Moore,  Abel.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk 
Co.,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  2,  1777 ;  Capt.  King's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt. 

MooRE,  Abel.  Private,  Capt.  John  Walton's  co. ;  enlisted  Dec.  9,  1776;  discharged 
Dec.  21, 1776 ;  service,  12  days ;  company  detached  for  service  at  Noddle's  Island ; 
also,  list  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  John  Walton's  co.  who  went  to  Noddle's 
Island  Dec.  9,  1776 ;  reported  on  furlough ;  also,  company  receipt,  given  to  Capt. 
John  Walton,  dated  Cambridge,  May  9,  1777,  for  wages  and  rations  for  service  at 
Noddle's  Island  in  Dec,  1776. 


IN  THE  WAR  OF  THE   REVOLUTION.  915 

Moore,  Abel.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Philip  Marett's  (5th)  cc.  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's 
(Artillery)  regt. ;  service  from  July  31,  1777,  to  Oct.  1,  1777,  2  mos.;  roll  sworn 
to  at  Boston;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Turner  Phillips's  (8th)  co..  Col.  Crafts's 
regt.;  service  from  Jan.  1,  1779,  to  March  1,  1779,  2  mos.;  also,  Lieutenant,  Col. 
Crafts's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  8,  1777,  to 
Feb.  26,  1779. 

Moore,  Abijah,  Putney.  Captain  of  a  company  of  Minute-men,  which  marched  in 
response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service  from  April  23,  1775,  14  days;  re- 
ported returned  home ;  also,  Captain,  Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle's  regt. ;  general 
return  dated  May  20,  1775. 

Moore,  Abijah,  Putney.  Capt.  Benjamin  Hastings's  co..  Col.  Asa  AVhitcomb's  regt.  j 
company  receipt  for  wages  for  Aug.,  1775,  dated  Camp  at  Prospect  Hill;  alsoy 
Private,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Oct.  6, 1775. 

Moore,  Abner,  Bolton.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Hastings's  co.,  Col.  John  "Whit- 
comb's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  ser- 
vice, 8  days ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army ;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Hastings's 
CO.,  Col.  Asa  "Whitcomb's  regt.;  company  receipt  for  wages  for  Aug.,  1775,  dated 
Camp  at  Prospect  Hill. 

Moore,  Abner,  Bolton.  Corporal,  Capt.  Zebedee  Redding's  co..  Col.  Gamaliel  Brad- 
ford's regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  1,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31, 1779 ;  reported  a  deserter  and  "  no  wages  to  be  made  up  for  the  year  1780 ; " 
also  reported  as  having  presented  a  discharge  from  B.  Porter,  Major  Commandant, 
dated  Jan.  -,1782;  a^so,  same  co.  and  regt.;  subsistence  allowed  from  date  of 
enlistment,  April  10,  1777,  to  April  30,  1777;  credited  with  20  days  allowance; 
also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  [year  not  given]  ;  residence,  Bolton ;  enlisted 
for  town  of  Bolton  ;  mustered  by  County  and  Continental  Muster  Masters ;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  of  men  who  were  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15,  1777, 
and  who  had  not  been  absent  subsequently  except  on  furlough,  etc. ;  enlisted 
Dee.  1,  1776;  joined  July  13,  1777;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Dec, 
1778. 

Moore,  Abraham,  York  (also  given  Old  York).  Private,  Capt.  Johnson  Moulton's 
(York)  CO.  of  Minute-men;  enlisted  April  21,  1775;  service,  4  days,  probably  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Darby's  co..  Col.  James  Scam- 
mon's  (30th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May  4, 1775 ;  service, 
3  mos.  5  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775],  including  abstract 
of  pay  to  last  of  July,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in 
money  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  28,  1775. 

Moore,  Abraham.  Return  of  men  raised  in  Essex  Co.  for  Continental  service,  agree- 
able to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780 ;  engaged  for  town  of  Andover ;  engaged  March  9, 
1781 ;  term,  3  years. 

Moore,  Alexander.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Cathcart;  engaged  June  30,  1779;  discharged  Sept.  6,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  8 
days.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Boston. 

Moore,  Apollos.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Smith's  (7th)  co..  Col.  Michael  Jackson's 
(8th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  April,  1783 ;  balance  of  term  of  enlistment  unexpired, 
8  monthSo 

Moore,  Asa,  Sudbury.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Rice's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  24  days, 
including  11  days  (220  miles)  travel  home;  company  ordered  to  march  to  rein- 
force Northern  army ;  also,  Capt.  Moses  Barns's  CO.,  Lieut.  Col.  Perce's  (Peirce's) 
regt.;  enlisted  May  29,  1779;  service  to  July  1,  1779,  1  mo.  2  days,  at  Rhode 
Island ;  company  raised  for  2  months. 


916  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND  SAILORS 

Moore,  Asahel,  Beverly.  Capt.  John  Low's  co.,  Col.  Mansfield's  regt. ;  receipt  for 
advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Moore  and  others,  dated  Cambridge,  June  30,  1775; 
also,  Private,  Capt.  John  Low's  co..  Col.  Hutchinson's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated 
Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  12,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  25  days. 

Moore  [  ?] ,  Asahel.  Company  receipt,  given  to  Capt.  Silas  Gates,  dated  Marlborough, 
April  4,  1777,  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  from  Albany  home. 

Moore,  Ashbel.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Bowker's  co..  Col.  Webb's  regt.;  enlisted 
Aug.  27,  1781 ;  discharged  Dec.  4,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  17  days,  including  travel 
(200  miles)  home;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

Moore,  Benjamin,  Littleton.  Private,  Lieut.  Aquila  Jewett's  co.  of  militia.  Col. 
James  Prescott's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  5 
days. 

Moore,  Benjamin.  List  of  men  mastered  between  Jan.  20,  1777,  and  June  1,  1778,  by 
Truman  Wheler,  Muster  Master  for  Berkshire  Co. ;  term,  3  years  or  during  war. 

Moore,  Boaz,  Princeton.  Captain,  Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle's  regt.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775 ;  service,  13  days. 

Moore,  Cambridge.  List  of  6  months  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780, 
returned  as  received  of  Maj.  Joseph  Hosmer,  Superintendent  for  Middlesex  Co., 
hj  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  dated  Springfield,  Aug.  6,  1780;  engaged  for  town 
of  Bedford;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Bedford  for 
service  in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  July  4,  1780;  discharged 
Jan.  8,  1781;  service,  6  mos.  12  days,  travel  (170  miles)  included;  reported  a 
negro;  also,  account  sworn  to  in  Middlesex  Co.,  July  16,  1781,  rendered  by  the 
Selectmen  of  Bedford,  of  bounties  paid  said  Moore  and  others  by  the  several 
classes  of  said  town,  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years, 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2, 1780;  said  Moore  reported  as  having  been  hired  by 
Class  No.  1,  of  which  Capt.  John  Moore  was  Chairman. 

Moore,  Charles,  Gloucester.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Roby's  co.,  Col.  Littlj,'s  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  9,  1775;  service,  1  mo.  27  days; 
also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk  Co., 
dated  Boston,  Sept.  14,  1777 ;  Capt.  Langdon's  co..  Col.  Jackson's  regt. ;  also, 
Private,  Capt.  John  Langdon's  co.,  Col.  Henry  Jackson's  regt. ;  payroll  for  Feb., 
1778,  dated  Lancaster. 

Moore,  Christian.  Matross,  Capt.  John  Lillie's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's  (3d  Artillery) 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  9,  1778,  to  Dec. 
31,  1779;  reported  as  belonging  to  Germany;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  return  of 
men  who  were  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  14,  1777,  etc. ;  reported  deserted  Nov., 
1779. 

Moore,  Comfort.  Copy  of  an  order  on  Ephraim  Newell,  Town  Treasurer  of  Attlebor- 
ough,  dated  July  5,  1776,  for  wages  due  said  Moore  and  others,  for  service  on  the 
alarm  caused  by  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill. 

Moore,  Cornelil's.  Marine,  state  ship  "  Tartar,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Cath- 
cart;  engaged  June  20,  1782;  discharged  Nov.  21,  1782;  service,  5  mos.  1  day. 
Roll  dated  Boston. 

Moore,  Daniel,  Narraguagus.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Dyer's  co.  of  rangers;  pay  roll 
for  rations  sworn  to  at  Boston ;  enlisted  March  16, 1780;  discharged  May  1,  1780; 
credited  with  45  rations ;  company  raised  in  No.  4,  Gouldsborough,  Frenchman's 
Bay,  Pleasant  River,  and  Narraguagus,  by  order  of  Col.  Allan,  for  defence  of 
eastern  country.     [See  Josiah  Moore.] 

Moore,  Daniel.  Capt.  Sylvanus  Walker's  co..  Col.  Timothy  Danielson's  regt. ;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  31,  1775. 


IN  THE   WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  917 

Moore,  Daniel,  Jr.,  Sudbury.  Pay  roll  made  up  for  men  who  marched  on  the  alarm 
at  Concord  of  April  19, 1775,  under  command  of  Isaac  Locker,  Captain  of  Sudbury 
troop,  Col.  James  Brett's  regt. ;  service  to  April  21,  1775,  3  days;  also,  order  on 
Deacon  JefFrais,  payable  to  Capt.  Abishai  Brown,  dated  Camp  at  Hull,  An?-  29, 
1776,  signed  by  said  Moore  and  others  belonging  to  Capt.  Brown's  co.,  Col.  Whit- 
ney's regt.,  for  advance  pay,  travel  allowance,  etc. 

Moore,  Da'l  Woo'd,  Sudbury.  Pay  roll  made  up  for  men  who  marched  on  the  alarm 
at  Concord  of  April  19,  1775,  under  command  of  Isaac  Locker,  Captain  of  Sud- 
bury troop,  Col.  James  Brett's  regt. ;  service  to  April  21,  1775,  3  days. 

MooRE,  David,  Bolton.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Benjamin  Hastings's  co.,  Col.  John  Whit- 
comb's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  ser- 
vice, 8  days ;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army ;  also,  Capt.  Hastings's  co..  Col.  Asa 
Whitcomb's  regt. ;  company  receipt  for  wages  for  Aug.,  1775,  dated  Camp  at 
Prospect  Hill. 

Moore,  David,  Gloucester.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  ship  "America," 
commanded  by  Capt.  John  Somes,  sworn  to  June  8,  1780;  age,  21  yrs.;  stature, 
5  ft.  6  in. ;  residence,  Gloucester. 

Moore,  David,  Sudbury.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Haynes's  co.,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge  via  Concord;  service,  4  days. 

Moore,  David,  Sudbury.  Captain;  listof  officers  of  Col.  John  Nixon's  regt. ;  approved 
in  Committee  of  Safety  at  Cambridge  June  5,  1775,  and  resolved  that  they  be 
recommended  to  Congress  for  commissions ;  ordered  in  Provincial  Congress  June 
5,  1775,  that  commissions  be  delivered  said  officers ;  also.  Captain,  Col.  John 
Nixon's  (5th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  engaged  April  24,  1775; 
service,  3  mos.  15  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  30,  1775. 

Moore,  David.  Captain,  4th  co..  Col.  Whitney's  (2d  Worcester  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass. 
militia;  list  of  officers;  commissioned  June  17,  1779;  also.  Captain,  Col.  John 
Jacobs's  (Light  Infantry)  regt. ;  appointed  Sept.  2, 1779 ;  marched  Sept.  14, 1779 ; 
arrived  at  place  of  rendezvous  Sept.  16,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  16,  1779;  service, 

2  mos.  18  (also  given  2  mos.  7)  days,  at  llhode  Island,  including  4  days  (85 
miles)  travel  home ;  also,  pay  roll  for  same  service,  sworn  to  at  Bolton ;  also,  Cap- 
tain, Lieut.  Col.  Enoch  Hallet's  regt.;  appointed  June  29,  1780;  entered  service 
Aug.  1, 1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  20, 1780 ;  service,  3  mos.  26  days,  at  Rhode  Island, 
including  4  days  (75  miles)  travel  home ;  regiment  detached  to  reinforce  Conti- 
nental Army  for  3  months. 

Moore,  Ebenezer,  Hutchinson  (Barre).  Private,  Capt.  John  Black's  co.  of  Minute- 
men,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  11  days. 

Moore,  Edmund,  Southborough  (also  given  Bradford).  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Fay's 
CO.  of  Minute-men  and  militia,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  5  days;  reported  enlisted  into  the  army;  also,  Capt.  Josiah  Fay's  co.. 
Col.  Jonathan  Ward's  (32d)  regt. ;  order  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Moore 
and  others,  dated  June  13,  1775;  also,  Corporal,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  company  re- 
turn dated  Dorchester,  Oct.  7,  1775;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Smart's  co.,  Col.  Calvin 
Smith's  (late  Wigirlesworth's)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  May  15,  1777,  to  Aug.  15,  1779 ;  residence,  Bradford ;  credited  to  town  of 
Southborough;  reported  deserted  Aug.  15,  1779;  also  reported  as  having  served 

3  years  in  13th  Mass.  regt.  and  as  having  been  duly  discharged  according  to  copy 
of  a  discharge,  dated  Hutts,  New  Boston,  Feb.  14,  1782,  and  signed  by  J.  Sum- 
ner, Captain  Commandant;  also,  Capt.  Aaron  Haynes's  co..  Col.  Edward  Wig- 
glesworth's  regt. ;  return  [year  not  given] ;  residence,  Southborough ;  enlisted 
for  town  of  Southborough  ;  mustered  by  Muster  Master  Barrett  at  Concord ;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt. ;  enlisted  May  15,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  16  days ;  roll  certified 


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Moore,  Edmund,  continiied. 

at  Boston  and  made  up  for  wages  to  July  1,  1777,  payment  of  which  had  been 
refused  by  Jonathan  Trumbull,  P,  M.  G.,  at  Alban^y,  on  account  of  said  Moore 
and  others  not  having  joined  regiment  before  said  date ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  Maj',  1778,  dated  Valley  Forge ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster 
roll  for  June,  1778,  dated  Camp  "  Greenage ;  "  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll 
for  Oct.,  1778;  also,  Capt.  John  K.  Smith's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence;  enlisted  May  15,  1777; 
enlistment,  3  years ;  reported  transferred  to  Capt.  Blasdel's  co. ;  also,  Capt. 
Nicholas  Blasdel's  co.,  (late)  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  March 
and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence ;  also,  Capt.  Smart's  co..  Col.  Smith's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Oct.  3,  1780,  to  Dec.  31,  1780. 

Moore,  Edward,  Kittery  (also  given  Old  York).  List  of  men  mustered  by  Joseph 
Bragdon,  Jr.,  Muster  Master  for  York  Co.,  dated  York,  Feb.  20,  1777;  Capt. 
Samuel  Derby's  co..  Col.  John  Bale}''s  regt.;  residence,  Kittery;  engaged  for 
town  of  Kitterj' ;  term,  3  years ;  reported  received  State  and  Continental  bounties ; 
also.  Private,  2d  co..  Col.  John  Bailey's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for 
service  from  Jan.  1, 1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Darby's  (2d)  co.. 
Col.  Bailey's  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  25, 1778 ;  residence. 
Old  York;  also,  Capt.  L.  Bailey's  co..  Col.  Bailey's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Jan.  21,  1780. 

Moore,  Edward,  York.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Nowell's  co..  Col.  James  Scam- 
mon's  (30th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  10,  1775;  ser- 
vice, 1  mo.  24  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775],  including 
abstract  of  pay  to  last  of  July,  1775. 

Moore,  Edward.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Fales's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  3,  1779;  dis- 
charged Aug.  15,  1779;  service,  13  days,  at  Penobscot;  company  marched  on 
expedition  to  Majorbagaduce  by  order  of  Gen.  Lovel. 

Moore,  Edward.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Brintnal's  co.,  Col.  Cyprian  Howe's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  2,  1780;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  3  days;  regi- 
ment raised  in  Middlesex  Co.  to  reinforce  Continental  Army  at  Rhode  Island  for 
3  months. 

Moore,  Edward.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Bowker's  co.,  Col.  Webb's  regt. ;  discharged 
Dec.  4,  1781 ;  service,  3  mo.  17  days ;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce  Continental 
Army  for  3  months. 

Moore,  Eliab,  Sudbury.  Receipt  dated  Cambridge,  June  10,  1775,  signed  by  said 
Moore  and  others,  for  advance  pay  received  of  Capt.  Micah  Goodenow  [service 
rendered  in  Capt.  Moore's  co..  Col.  Nixon's  regt.,  of  which  company  Micah 
Goodenow  was  1st  Lieutenant]  ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  David  Moore's  co.,  Col.  John 
Nixon's  (5th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  24, 1775;  ser- 
vice, 3  mos.  15  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  30,  1775;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dec.  20,  1775. 

Moore,  Elias  (also  given  Silas),  Lanesborough.  Private,  6th  co.,  Col.  John  Bailey's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  18,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779 ;  residence,  Lanesborough ;  credited  to  town  of  Lanesborough ;  term,  3  years ; 
also,  Capt.  Isaac  Warren's  (6th)  co..  Col.  Bailey's  regt.;  company  return  dated 
Camp  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  24,  1778. 

Moore,  Elijah,  Douglas.  Corporal,  Capt.  Benjamin  Wallis's  (Douglas)  co.  of  Min- 
ute-men, Col.  Arnold's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  ser- 
vice, 1  week  6  days  ;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Job  Knap's  (4th)  co.,  Col.  Tyler's 
(3d  Worcester  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers;  commissioned  Sept.  7, 
1779. 


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Moore,  Elijah,  Sudbury  (West  Parish).  Private,  Capt.  Caleb  Brooks's  co..  Col. 
Nicholas  Dike's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  to  and  from  camp, 
dated  Boston,  Nov.  27,  1776,  and  endorsed  "at  Dochester  Heights;"  46  miles 
travel  allowed  said  Moore. 

Moore,  Elijah.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Cutting's  co.,  Col.  Mclntash's  (Mcintosh's) 
regt.,  Gen.  Lovell's  brigade;  enlisted  Aug.  1,  1778;  discharged  Sept.  13,  1778; 
service,  1  mo.  16  days,  on  expedition  to  Rhode  Island. 

Moore,  Ephraim,  Sudbury.  Pay  roll  made  up  for  men  who  marched  on  the  alarm  at 
Concord  of  April  19,  1775,  under  command  of  Isaac  Locker,  Captain  of  Sudbury 
troop.  Col.  James  Brett's  regt.;  service  to  April  21,  1775,  3  days;  also.  Private, 
Capt.  Asahel  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Read's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  28,  1777; 
service,  41  days,  with  Northern  army. 

MooEE,  Ephraim.  Private,  Capt.  Stephen  Jenkins's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  regt.; 
enlisted  June  3,  1778;  discharged  Jan.  29, 1779;  service,  8  mos.  10  days,  at  North 
river,  including  13  days  (260  miles)  travel  home;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay 
roll  for  Sept.,  1778,  dated  Fort  Clinton;  engagement,  8  months  from  time  of  arri- 
val at  Peekskill;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec,  1778, 
dated  King's  Ferry. 

MooHE,  Ethaji.  Matross,  Capt.  Jonathan  Stoddard's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's 
(Artillery)  regt. ;  service  from  May  8,  1777,  to  July  8,  1777,  2  mos. 

Moore,  Etham.  Corporal,  Capt.  Philip  Marett's  (5th)  co..  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's 
(Artillery)  regt.;  service  between  May  7,  1777,  and  Aug.  1,  1777,  50  days;  roll 
dated  Boston ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  list  of  men  who  received  bounty  from 
April  30,  1777,  to  Dec.  30,  1777,  8  mos. 

MooEE,  Etham.  Statement  dated  Boston,  Sept.  22,  1777,  signed  by  said  Moore  and 
others  belonging  to  Col.  Crafts's  regt.,  declaring  their  refusal  to  leave  Boston 
unless  their  bounty,  or  wages,  or  both,  were  made  equivalent  to  those  allowed  the 
soldiers  of  the  Continental  train  of  artillery ;  also,  petition  addressed  to  Col. 
Thomas  Crafts,  dated  Camp  at  Boston,  Sept.  25,  1777,  signed  by  said  Moore  and 
others,  requesting  that  the  objectionable  part  of  their  former  petition,  which  was 
considered  mutinous,  be  stricken  out,  and  asking  that  the  sergeants  of  the  regi- 
ment confined  on  account  of  the  petition  be  released ;  also.  Sergeant  and  Lieu- 
tenant, Col.  Revere's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  July 
15,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  reported  as  serving  19  mos.  15  days  as  Sergeant,  10 
mos.  as  Lieutenant;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Lieut.  Col.  Paul  Revere's  corps  of  artil- 
lery; list  of  officers;  commissioned  March  23, 1779;  also,  returns  of  provisions 
delivered  the  State  train  of  artillery  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Paul  Revere,  be- 
tween April  17,  1779,  and  July  10,  1779,  dated  Castle  Island;  also,  2d  Lieutenant, 
Capt.  Amos  Lincoln's  co.  of  matrosses  to  be  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  April 
27,1780;  list  of  officers;  commissioned  April  29, 1780;  a/so,  2d  Lieutenant,  (late) 
Capt.  Jonathan  Warner's  (3d)  co.,  corps  of  artillery  formerly  commanded  by 
Lieut.  Col.  Paul  Revere ;  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  May  8, 1780, 4  mos.  8  days ; 
also.  Lieutenant,  Matross  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Joseph  Prime's  regt. ;  list  of  officers 
appointed  to  command  a  regiment  detached  from  militia  of  York,  Cumberland, 
and  Lincoln  counties,  for  service  under  Brig.  Gen.  Peleg  Wadsworth  in  defence  of 
eastern  Massachusetts;  commissioned  May  15,  1780;  company  to  serve  at  Fal- 
mouth ;  also.  Lieutenant,  in  command  of  a  corps  of  artillery  stationed  at  Fal- 
mouth;  engaged  May  8,  1780;  service  to  Nov.  1,  1780,  5  mos.  24  days;  also, 
Lieutenant,  in  command  of  a  corps  of  artillery  stationed  at  Casco  Bay ;  service 
from  Nov.  1  to  Nov.  11,  1780,  10  days;  also,  resignation  dated  Boston,  Nov.  10, 
1780,  signed  by  said  Moore,  resigning  his  commission  as  Lieutenant  in  a  corps  of 
artillery  stationed  at  Falmouth,  he  having  served  in  that  capacity  for  nearly  four 
years  and  having  an  offer  that  would  be  more  to  his  benefit  than  continuance  in 
service;  advised  in  Council  Nov.  10,  1780,  that  the  resignation  be  accepted. 


920  JklASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS   AND   SAILORS 

Moore,  Ezekiel,  Sutton.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Bucknam,  Jr. 's  detachment  belonging 
to  the  artillery,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  4  days. 

Moore,  Ezra.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of 
Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  13, 
1780;  age,  16  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in.;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for  town  of 
Lancaster;  marched  to  camp  July  13,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Thomas 
Pritchard. 

Moore,  Francis.  List  of  men  attached  to  a  warrant  from  Capt,  John  Walton  to  Sergt. 
Joseph  Bates,  dated  Aug.  4, 1777,  directing  him,  in  consequence  of  orders  received 
from  Col.  Thatcher,  to  warn  the  train  band  of  said  AValton's  co.  to  be  ready  at  a 
moment's  notice  to  march  with  6  da3^s  provisions,  and  to  make  return  of  de- 
ficiencies of  equipments. 

Moore,  Frajjcis.  Petition  dated  Boston,  Aug.  11,  1780,  signed  by  Adam  Baljcock,  of 
Boston,  asking  that  said  Moore  be  commissioned  as  commander  of  the  sloop 
"Patty"  (privateer);  ordered  in  Council  Aug.  11,  1780,  that  a  commission  be 
issued. 

MooRE,  Francis.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Worcester  Co.  toi  serve  in  the  Conti- 
nental Army,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2, 1780,  as  returned  by  Seth  Washburn, 
Superintendent;  Capt.  Putnam's  co.,  Col.  Newhall's  regt. ;  age,  25  yrs.;  stature, 
5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  light;  occupation,  farmer;  engaged  for  town  of  Sutton; 
engaged  May  9,  1781 ;  term,  3  years. 

Moore,  Francis.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780,  returned  as  received  of 
Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  13, 
1780 ;  age,  16  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  11  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  engaged  for  town  of 
Southborough ;  marched  to  camp  July  13, 1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Thomas 
Pritchard ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  William  Moore's  co..  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th) 
regt.;  muster  roll  for  May,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  March  3,  1781; 
enlistment,  3  years;  also,  muster  rolls  for  June  and  July,  1781,  sworn  to  in  Camp 
at  Philhpsborough ;  reported  on  command  at  Dobbs's  Ferry;  also,  muster  roll 
for  Aug.,  1781,  sworn  to  at  Peekskill ;  reported  on  command  at  the  Block  House ; 
also,  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781,  dated  Camp  Continental  Village;  also,  muster 
rolls  for  Oct.-Dec,  1781,  dated  York  Hutts  and  sworn  to  at  W^est Point;  reported 
transferred  to  Capt.  W^ebb's  co.  Dec.  1,  1781 ;  also,  Capt.  George  Webb's  (Light 
Infantry)  co..  Col.  Shepard  s  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Dec,  1781-Feb.,  1782,  dated 
Hutts  1st  Brigade  and  sworn  to  at  West  Point. 

Moore,  Gardner,  Bolton.  Corporal,  Capt.  Robert  Longley's  co..  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's 
regt.;  company  receipt  for  wages  for  Sept.,  1775,  dated  Camp  at  Prospect  Hill; 
also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  Capt.  Manasseh  Sawyer's  co., 
Col.  Dike's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  gun  and  blanket  money,  dated  Dorchester,  Feb. 
12,  1777;  also,  Sergeant,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Dec,  1776-Feb., 
1777;  engaged  Dec.  1,  1776;  regiment  raised  to  serve  until  March  1,  1777;  also, 
2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Jonathan  Whetcomb's  (13th)  co.,  2d  Worcester  Co.  regt.  of 
Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers;  commissioned  June  17,  1779. 

MooREr  George.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Joseph  Bragdon's  (6th)  co.,Col.  Grow's  (1st 
York  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers;  commissioned  Oct.  7,  1779. 

MooRE,  Gideon,  Amherst.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

Moore,  Gideon,  Sudbury.  Matross,  Capt.  Thomas  Melvill's  (2d)  co..  Col.  Thomas 
Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt.;  abstract  for  advance  pay,  mileage,  etc. ;  Capt.  Melvill's 
receipt  for  amount  of  abstract  dated  Boston,  June  20,  1776;  also,  same  co.  and 
regt. ;  enlisted  June  7,  1776 ;  service  to  May  8,  1777,  H  mos.  6  days. 


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Moore,  Gideon.  Matross,  Capt.  Amos  Lincoln's  co.  of  matrosses;  service  from  Nov. 
1,  1782,  to  date  of  discharge,  Aug.  21,  1783,  9  mos. ;  reported  absent  21  days. 
Roll  dated  Boston. 

Moore,  Henry.  Private,  Capt.  William  Francis's  co..  Col.  John  Ashley's  detachment 
of  militia;  entered  service  July  22,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  13,  1777;  service,  23 
days,  in  Northern  department;  also,  Capt.  Ezra  Whittelsey's  co.,  3d  Berkshire 
Co.  regt. ;  entered  service  Oct.  20, 1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  22, 1780 ;  service,  2  days, 
on  an  alarm  at  the  Westward;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  entered  service  Nov.  5, 
1780;  service,  2  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Saratoga. 

Moore,  Hezekiah,  Sudbury.  Matross,  Capt.  Thomas  Melvill's  (2d)  co..  Col.  Crafts's 
(Artillery)  regt. ;  abstract  for  advance  pay,  mileage,  etc.;  Capt.  Melvill's  receipt 
for  amount  of  abstract  dated  Boston,  June  8,  1776 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  en- 
listed June  4,  1776;  service  to  May  8,  1777,  11  mos.  9  days. 

Moore,  Hezekiah.  Capt.  Adam  Wheeler's  co..  Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle's  regt.;  re- 
ceipt for  bounty  coat  dated  Winter  Hill,  March  28,  1776. 

Moore,  Hezekiah.  Receipt  dated  Amherst,  April  21,  1781,  for  bounty  paid  said 
Moore  by  a  class  of  the  town  of  Amherst,  of  which  James  Mirick  was  Chairman, 
to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  j^ears ;  also,  receipt  dated  South 
Hadley,  May  7,  1781,  signed  by  Ithamar  Goodman,  by  order  of  N.  Goodman, 
Superintendent  for  Hampshire  Co.,  stating  that  he  had  received  said  Moore  to 
serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years  for  "  Mr.  James  Merrick's 
Class  "  of  the  town  of  Amherst;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  i-aised  in  Hampshire 
Co.  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  as  returned  by  Noah  Goodman,  Superin- 
tendent; age,  27  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  occu- 
pation, tailor ;  engaged  for  town  of  Amherst ;  engaged  May  7, 1781 ;  term,  3  years. 

Moore,  Hubiphret,  Princeton.  Corporal,  Capt.  Boaz  Moore's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Doo- 
little's regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  10  days. 

MooRE,  Isaac,  Kittery.  Private,  Capt.  Tobias  Fernald's  co.,  Col.  James  Scammon's 
(30th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  3,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  5  days ;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775] ,  including  abstract  of 
pay  to  last  of  July,  1775;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money 
dated  Oct.  30,  1775 ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Tobias  Fernald's  co.,  Col.  Edmund 
Phinney's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8, 1776 ;  enlisted 
Jan.  1,  1776;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  [year  not 
given] ;  residence,  Kittery ;  engaged  for  town  of  Kittery. 

MooRE,  Isaac,  Pembroke.  Private,  Capt.  James  Hatch's  co.  of  Minute-men,  which 
marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  from  West  Parish  in  Pembroke  to  Scitu- 
ate  and  Marshfield;  discharged  April  29,  1775;  service,  11  days;  also,  Corporal, 
Capt.  Eleazer  Hamblen's  co..  Gen.  John  Thomas's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 
1775;  enlisted  Maj'  1,  1775;  wages  made  up  as  Corporal  for  1  mo.  3  days,  and  as 
Sergeant  from  June  1,  1775,  2  mos.  5  days;  also,  Sergeant,  same  co.  and  regt.; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury,  Nov.  9,  1775. 

Moore,  Isaac,  Sudbury.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Stone's  co.,  in  a  regiment  commanded 
by  Lieut.  Col.  Ezekiel  How,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to 
headquarters ;  service,  4  days. 

Moore,  Isaac,  Sudbury.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Aaron  Haynes's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Brewer's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  engaged  May  6,  1775;  service,  87  days; 
also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  25, 
1775. 

MooRE,  Isaac,  Sudbury.  Receipt  dated  Cambridge,  June  10,  1775,  signed  by  said 
Moore  and  others,  for  advance  pay  received  of  Capt.  Micah  Goodenow  [service 
rendered  in  Capt.  Moore's  co..  Col.  Nixon's  regt.,  of  which  company  Micah 
Goodenow  was  1st  Lieutenant]  ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  David  Moore's  co..  Col.  John 


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Moore,  Is.vac,  condntied. 

Nixon's  (5tli)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  24,  1775;  ser- 
Tice,  3  mos.  15  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  30,  1775 ;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dec.  20, 1775. 

Moore,  Isaac,  Sudbury.  Matross,  Capt.  Thomas  Melvill's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Thomas 
Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  abstract  for  advance  pay,  mileage,  etc. ;  Capt.  Melvill's 
receipt  for  amount  of  abstract  dated  Boston,  June  8,  1776;  also,  same  co.  and 
regt.;  enlisted  June  4,  1776;  service  to  May  8,  1777,  11  mos.  9  days. 

Moore,  Isaac.  Corporal,  Capt.  James  Hatch's  co. ;  entered  service  March  4,  1776; 
discharged  March  8,  1776 ;  service,  5  days ;  company  marched  from  West  Parish 
in  Pembroke  to  Braintree  on  the  alarm  of  March  3,  1776,  thence  to  Weymouth 
and  was  stationed  there. 

Moore,  Isaac.  Account  showing  sums  of  money  to  be  paid  from  the  public  treasury 
to  sundry  persons  for  losses  sustained  at  battles  of  Lexington  and  Bunker  Hill ; 
amounts  allowed  in  Council  June  13,  1776. 

Moore,  Isaac  Private,  Capt.  Adam  Wheeler's  (2d)  co..  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (4th) 
regt. ;  regimental  return  dated  North  Castle,  Nov.  9, 1776 ;  reported  deserted  Oct. 
17^  1776. 

Moore,  Isaac.  Private,  Capt.  Freedom  Chamberlin's  co.,  Col.  Gary's  regt. ;  company 
return  dated  "Cortlands  manner,"  Nov.  22,  1776. 

Moore,  Isaac.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Rice's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  BuUard's  regt. ;  en- 
listed Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  21,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  14  days,  including 
9  days  (180  miles)  travel  home ;  company  ordered  to  march  to  reinforce  Northern 
army.    Roll  dated  Sudbury. 

Moore,  Isaac.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Brintnal's  co..  Col.  Cyprian  Howe's  regt.;  en- 
listed Aug.  1,  1780;  discharged  Nov.  1,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  4  days,  including 
3  days  (60  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  in  Middlesex  Co.  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army  for  3  months. 

Moore,  Isaac  Private,  Capt.  Lebbeus  Drew's  co..  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th)  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1782,  dated  York  Hutts;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1782;  enlistment, 
during  war. 

Moore,  Isaac  List  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  John  Gleason's  co.,  endorsed  "  North 
Kingston  June  26,  1777 ; "  deposition  made  by  Micah  Balcolm  July  26,  1844, 
states  that  he  engaged  the  first  part  of  May,  1777,  in  Capt.  Gleason's  co..  Col. 
Josiah  Whitney's  regt.,  and  rendered  2  mos.  8  days  service  at  Rhode  Island ;  said 
company  was  made  up  of  men  from  Marlborough,  Stow,  Sudbury,  Framingham, 
Natick,  Sherburne,  Holliston,  and  Hopkinton. 

Moore,  Jacob.  Private,  Capt.  John  Moore's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  regt.  of  guards ; 
muster  rolls  dated  Cambridge,  May  9,  and  June  1,  1778;  engaged  April  1,  1778; 
service  guarding  troops  of  convention;  term,  3  months  from  April  2,  1778;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt. ;  joined  April  2,  1778;  service  to  July  3,  1778,  3  mos.  2  days, 
at  Cambridge. 

Moore,  Jacob.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Jonathan  Mariam's  (8th)  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whit- 
ney's (2d  Worcester  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers;  commissioned 
June  17,  1779. 

Moore,  James,  Merrimac.  Matross,  Capt.  John  Callender's  co..  Col.  Richard  Grid- 
ley's  (Artillery)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  6,  1775; 
service,  2  mos. 

Moore,  James,  Peterborough.  Private,  Capt.  William  Scott's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
Paul  Dudley  Sargent's  regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service  to  April  23,  1775,  3  days;  also,  Capt.  William 


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Moore,  James,  continued. 

Scott's  CO.,  Col.  Paul  Dudley  Sargent's  (28th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 
1775;  enlisted  April  23,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  16  days;  also,  company  return 
dated  Oct.  6,  1775. 

Moore,  James,  Rutland.  Capt.  Adam  Wheeler's  co.,  Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle's  regt. ; 
receipt  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Moore  and  others,  dated  Charlestown 
Camp,  July  13,  1775;  also,  Private,  same  co.  and  regt.;  company  return  dated 
Camp  at  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6,  1775. 

Moore,  James.  Private,  Capt.  William  Cooley's  co..  Col.  John  Mosley's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Sept.  22, 1776 ;  discharged  Nov.  16, 1776 ;  service,  2  mos.  3  days,  including  8  days 
(160  miles)  travel  home.    Roll  dated  North  Castle. 

Moore,  James.  Sergeant,  Capt.  David  Chadwick's  co. ;  service,  5  days ;  company 
marched  to  Bennington  on  an  alarm ;  State  pay  allowed  by  resolve  of  Sept.  23, 
1777. 

Moore,  James.  Private,  Capt.  Asahel  Wheeler's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Read's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Sept.  28,  1777;  service,  41  days,  with  Northern  army. 

Moore,  James.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  for  Continental  service,  as  returned  by 
Seth  Washburn,  Superintendent  for  Worcester  Co. ;  Capt.  Bent's  co..  Col.  Grout's 
regt.;  age,  24  (also  given  34)  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in.;  complexion,  light; 
engaged  for  town  of  Rutland;  marched  July  21,  1779;  reported  delivered  to 
Ensign  J.  Hubble. 

Moore,  James.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of 
Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Maj.  Peter  Harwood,  of  6th  Mass.  regt.,  at  Spring- 
field, July  2,  1780;  age,  22  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  8  in. ;  complexion,  li^'ht;  engaged 
for  town  of  Barre;  marched  to  camp  July  2,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt. 
Phineas  Parker. 

Moore,  Ja3ies.  List  of  prisoners  on  board  the  cartel  "  Hostage  "  to  be  exchanged  for 
British  prisoners,  as  returned  by  Thomas  Stone,  Commissary  [year  not  given]  ; 
said  Moore  reported  taken  in  a  prize  brig  of  the  schooner  "General  Putnam" 
(privateer)  by  the  British  ship  "  Milford." 

Moore,  Jesse,  Sudbury.  Receipt  dated  Cambridge,  June  10,  1775,  signed  by  said 
Moore  and  others,  for  advance  pay  received  of  Capt.  Micah  Goodenow  [service 
rendered  in  Capt.  Moore's  co..  Col.  Nixon's  regt.,  of  which  company  Micah 
Goodenow  was  1st  Lieutenant]  ;  also.  Sergeant,  Capt.  David  Moore's  co..  Col. 
John  Nixon's  (5th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  April  24,  1775 ; 
service,  3  mos.  15  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  30,  1775. 

Moore,  Johx,  Bedford.  Captain  of  a  Bedford  co.  of  militia,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  10  days;  also,  list  of  men  between  the  ages  of 
sixteen  and  sixty  who  were  liable  to  bear  arms,  as  returned  to  Col.  Green,  dated 
Bedford,  May  15, 1775;  reported  a  commissioned  officer;  also.  Captain,  7th  (Bed- 
ford) CO.,  Col.  Simeon  Spaulding's  (7th  Middlesex  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list 
of  officers  chosen  in  said  regiment;  ordered  in  Council  May  31,  1776,  that  said 
officers  be  commissioned;  reported  commissioned  May  31,  1776;  also,  Captain, 
Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  regt.  of  guards ;  muster  rolls  dated  Cambridge,  May  9,  and 
June  1,  1778;  commissioned  March  23,  1778;  service  guarding  troops  of  conven- 
tion ;  term,  3  months  from  April  2, 1778;  also,  same  regt. ;  engaged  April  1, 1778; 
service  to  July  1,  1778,  3  mos.,  at  Cambridge. 

Moore,  John,  Buxton  (also  given  Gorham).  List  of  men  who  enlisted  into  the  Con- 
tinental Army,  as  returned  by  the  Selectmen  of  Buxton  to  Col.  Tristram  Jordon, 
sworn  to  at  Buxton,  Aug.  26, 1777 ;  residence,  Buxton ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Peter 
Page's  CO.,  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (late  Wigglesworth's)  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  15,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779;  residence,  Gorham; 


924  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

Moore,  John,  continued. 

also,  (late)  Capt.  Matthew  Fairfield's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Wigglesworth's  regt. ; 
return  of  men  who  were  raised  and  in  actual  service  Aug.  15,  1777;  also,  Capt. 
Joseph  McNall's  co.,  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  May,  1778,  dated 
Camp  at  Valley  Forge ;  enlistment,  during  war ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay 
roll  for  Oct.,  1778;  also,  Capt.  Peter  Page's  co..  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.;  mus- 
ter roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence;  enlisted  Jan.  25,  1777;  en- 
listment, 3  years. 

Moore,  John,  Colrain.  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Oliver's  co..  Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  July  29,  1775 ;  service,  3  days. 

MooRE,  John,  Greenwich.  Private,  Capt.  Oliver  Coney's  co.,  Col.  Sears's  regt.; 
marched  Aug.  12,  1781 ;  discharged  Nov.  15,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.  10  days,  in- 
cluding travel  (146  miles)  home;  regiment  raised  to  reinforce  Continental  Army 
for  3  months.    Roll  sworn  to  at  Ware. 

MooRB,  John,  Marblehead.  Private,  Capt.  John  Glover,  Jr.'s  (10th)  co..  Col.  John 
Glover's  (21st)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  20,  1775;  ser- 
vice, 2  mos.  16  days;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  20,  1775. 

Moore,  John,  New  York.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master 
for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Feb.  15,  1778;  Col.  Crane's  regt.;  also,  Matross, 
Capt.  Lillie's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1778,  to  Dec.  31,  1780;  residence,  New  York; 
credited  to  town  of  Hingham ;  term,  during  war. 

Moore,  John,  Shirley  (also  given  Groton).  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Longley's  co.,  Col. 
Asa  Whitcomb's  regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  a/so,  receipt  given 
to  Timothy  Moore,  dated  Camp  at  Prospect  Hill,  Oct.  26,  1775,  signed  by  Capt. 
Robert  Longley  and  Lieut.  Ephraim  Smith,  for  bounty  coat  for  said  John  Moore, 
of  Groton,  belonging  to  Capt.  Longley's  co.,  Col.  Whitcomb's  regt. 

Moore,  John,  Stoughton.  Corporal,  Capt.  Asahel  Smith's  (Stoughton)  co.  of  militia, 
Col.  Lemuel  Robinson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  9  days ;  also.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Eleazer  Hamblen's  co..  Gen.  John  Thomas's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  1,  1775;  service,  3  mos., 
1  week,  1  day ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Rox- 
bury,  Nov.  9,  1775. 

Moore,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Barnabas  Dodge's  (6th)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Loammi  Bald- 
win's regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  Aug.,  1775,  dated  Camp  at  Chelsea. 

Moore,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Gideon  Parker's  co..  Col.  Moses  Little's  (12th)  regt.; 
enlisted  Dec.  5,  1775;  reported  deserted  Jan.  3,  1776. 

Moore,  John.  Corporal,  Capt.  Asahel  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt. ;  service, 
5  days ;  company  marched  from  Stoughton  March  4, 1776,  at  the  time  of  fortifying 
Dorchester  Heights. 

Moore,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Theophilus  Lyon's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Gill's  regt. ;  ser- 
vice, 2  days ;  company  marched  from  Stoughton  to  Braintree  March  22,  1776. 

Moore,  John.  Pay  roll  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  sloop  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded 
by  Capt.  John  Fisk,  dated  Salem,  Oct.  9,  1776;  engaged  Aug.  5, 1776;  discharged 
Sept.  16,  1776. 

Moore,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Briant  Morton's  co.,  Col.  Mitchel's  regt.;  service  from 
Sept.  1,  1776,  to  date  of  discharge,  Nov.  25,  1776,  2  mos.  25  days;  company  sta- 
tioned on  seacoast  at  Cape  Elizabeth  and  Scarborough. 

Moore,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Watkins's  co..  Col.  Edmund  Phinney's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Fort  George,  Dec.  8,  1776;  enlisted  Dec.  1,  1775. 


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Moore,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Manasseh  Sawyer's  co..  Col.  Dike's  i-egt. ;  pay  abstract 
for  gun  and  blanket  money,  dated  Dorchester,  Feb.  12,  1777  ;  also,  same  co.  and 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Dec,  1776-Feb.,  1777 ;  credited  to  town  of  Bolton ;  enlisted 
Dec.  14,  1776 ;  regiment  raised  to  serve  until  March  1,  1777. 

Moore,  John.  Corporal,  Capt.  David  Chadwick's  co. ;  service,  5  days ;  company 
marched  to  Bennington  on  an  alarm ;  State  pay  allowed  by  resolve  of  Sept.  23, 
1777. 

MooRE,  John.  Private,  Capt.  David  Chadwick's  co. ;  service,  5  days;  company 
marched  to  Bennington  on  an  alarm ;  State  pay  allowed  by  resolve  of  Sept.  23, 
1777. 

Moore,  John.  Capt.  John  Nickols's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Holman's  regt.;  service,  30 
days ;  company  marched  Sept.  27,  1777,  to  reinforce  army  under  Gen.  Gates  in 
Northern  department.    Roll  dated  Charlton. 

Moore,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Agrippa  Wells's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt. ;  pay 
abstract  for  mileage  and  travel  allowance  from  place  of  discharge  home,  sworn 
to  at  Deerfield,  Dec.  10,  1777 ;  140  miles  travel  allowed  said  Moore ;  company 
served  at  Ticonderoga  for  3  mos.  fi-om  Sept.  1,  1776. 

Moore,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Francis  Willson's  co..  Col.  Danforth  Keyes's  regt. ;  en- 
listed Aug.  10,  1777;  service  to  Dec.  31,  1777,  4  mos.  20  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 
[See  Jon'o  Mores.] 

Moore,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Nicholas  Crosby's  co.,  Col.  John  Allan's  regt. ;  enlisted 
Oct.  8,  1777;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1777;  service,  3  mos.  3  days,  including  10  days 
(200  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  for  defence  of  Macbias. 

Moore,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Robbins's  co. ;  enlisted  June  3,  1778;  service, 
1  mo.  6  days,  under  Col.  John  Allan  at  Machias ;  reported  taken  prisoner  July  9, 

1778. 

Moore,  John.  Private,  Capt.  David  Moore's  co..  Col.  John  Jacobs's  (Light  Infantry) 
regt. ;  marched  Sept.  13  (also  given  Sept.  14) ,  1779 ;  arrived  at  place  of  rendezvous 
Sept.  16, 1779 ;  discharged  Nov.  16, 1779 ;  service,  2  mos.  7  days,  at  Rhode  Island, 
including  4  days  (85  miles)  travel  liorae ;  roll  sworn  to  in  Worcester  Co.;  also, 
pay  roll  for  same  service,  sworn  to  at  Bolton. 

Moore,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Bragdon's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Prime's  regt.;  en- 
listed May  4,  1780 ;  discharged  Dec.  24, 1780 ;  service,  7  mos.  25  days,  under  Brig. 
Gen.  P.  Wadsworth  at  the  Eastward,  travel  (5  days)  included;  company  marched 
to  Thomaston.    Roll  sworn  to  at  York. 

Moore,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Leonard  Bleeker's  (Light  Infantry)  co.,  Col.  Goose  Van 
Schaick's  (1st  New  York)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.-April,  1781,  dated  West 
Point;  enlistment,  during  war;  reported  doing  garrison  duty  Jan.-March,  1781. 

Moore,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Hicks's  co..  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's  (1st 
New  York)  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.-April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlistment, 
during  war. 

Moore,  John.  Seaman,  ship  "  Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Foster  Williams ; 
engaged  Feb.  17,  1781 ;  service,  2  mos.  18  days ;  reported  captured  May  5,  1781. 

Moore,  John.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master  for  Worces- 
ter Co.,  to  serve  in  Col.  Waid's  regt.  at  Rhode  Island  [year  not  given]  ;  Capt. 
Lamb's  co. 

Moore,  John.  Seaman,  ship  "Alfred,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Paul  Jones;  list 
of  officers  and  men  entitled  to  prize  shares  in  the  ship  "  Mellisli  "  and  brig 
"  Active  "  [year  not  given] . 


926      MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND  SAILORS 

Moore,  Jonathan,  Edgecomb.  Private,  Capt.  Josiah  Stearns's  cc,  Col.  Ephraim 
Doolittle's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  7,  1775;  service, 
1  mo.  26  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Charlestown,  Winter  Hill,  Oct.  6, 
1775. 

Moore,  Jonathan,  Harvard.  Private,  Capt.  David  Henshaw's  (10th)  co.,  Col. 
Thomas  Crafts's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  joined  regiment  Nov.  22, 1776;  service  to  May 
8,  1777,  5  mos.  15  days. 

Moore,  Jonathan,  Rochester.  Capt.  Seth  Briggs's  co.  of  militia,  which  marched 
probably  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  4  days;  the  prefix  "Rev." 
appears  before  name  of  said  Moore  on  roll. 

Moore,  Jonathan.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Hamilton's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  dated  Brookfield,  Feb.  17, 1777 ;  160 
miles  travel  allowed  said  Moore. 

Moore,  Jonathan.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Procter's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Williams's  regt. ; 
enlisted  July  10, 1777;  discharged  Aug.  12,  1777  ;  service,  1  mo.  9  days,  including 
travel  (120  miles)  home ;  company  marched  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

MooRB,  Jonathan.  Private,  Lieut.  Joshua  Shaw's  detachment.  Col.  Elisha  Porter's 
regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  26  [1777]  ;  discharged  Oct.  18  [1777]  ;  service,  29  days,  in 
Northern  department;  detachment  marched  from  Palmer  to  join  army  under 
Gen.  Gates  and  serve  for  30  days. 

Moore,  Jonathan.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Rice's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  regt.; 
enlisted  Aug.  17,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  29, 1777  ;  service,  3  mos.  23  days,  includ- 
ing 10  days  (200  miles)  travel  home ;  company  ordered  to  march  to  reinforce 
Northern  army.    Roll  dated  Sudbury. 

Moore,  Jonathan.  2d  Lieutenant,  4th  co..  Col.  J.  Whitney's  (2d  Worcester  Co.) 
regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers ;  commissioned  April  12,  1780. 

Moore,  Jonathan.  Private,  Capt.  Ephraim  Hartwell's  co.  of  guards ;  entered  service 
Oct.  26,  1779 ;  discharged  April  20,  1780 ;  service,  5  mos.  24  days ;  company  sta- 
tioned at  Rutland. 

Moore,  Jonathan.  List  of  men  mustered  Aug.  18  [year  not  given]  by  Thomas  New- 
hall,  Muster  Master  for  Worcester  Co.,  to  serve  for  the  term  of  6  months;  Capt. 
Wilson's  CO.,  Col.  Keyes's  regt. 

Moore,  Joseph,  Groton.  Account  showing  sums  of  money  to  be  paid  from  the  public 
treasury  to  sundry  persons  for  losses  sustained  at  battles  of  Lexington  and  Bunker 
Hill;  amounts  allowed  in  Council  June  13,  1776. 

Mooke,  Joseph,  Pittsfield.  List  of  men  who  marched  from  Pittsfield  to  Cambridge 
April  22,  1775,  under  command  of  Capt.  David  Noble,  and  served  6  mos. ;  also. 
Sergeant,  Capt.  David  Noble's  co..  Col.  Patterson's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug. 
1,  1775;  engaged  April  29,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  9  days. 

MooRE,  Joseph,  Sudbury.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Moses  Stone's  co.,  in  a  regiment  com- 
manded by  Lieut.  Col.  Ezekiel  How,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775,  to  headquarters;  service,  4  days. 

MooRE,  Joseph,  Westborough.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  as 
returned  by  Capt.  Edmund  Brigham,  of  6th  Worcester  Co.  regt. ;  residence.  West- 
borough  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Westborough ;  joined  Capt.  AUin's  co..  Col.  Alden's 
regt. ;  term,  3  years ;  also,  return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Col.  James  Converse's  (4th  Worcester  Co.)  regt.;  engaged  for  town  of 
Western  (Warren);  joined  Capt.  Slayton's  co..  Col.  Shepard's  regt.;  term, 
3  years  or  during  war ;  reported  a  transient;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Field's  co..  Col. 
Sheppard's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  20,  1777, 
to  Feb.  20,  1777;  reported  deserted;  also,  Capt.  Reuben  Slayton's  co..  Col.  Wil- 


m  THE  WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  927 

Moore,  Joseph,  continued. 

liam  Shepard's  regt. ;  return  dated  Valley  Forge,  Jan.  30,  1778;  mustered  by 
State  and  Continental  Muster  Masters  ;  reported  as  having  come  from  Long  Island 
to  Boston  and  as  having  had  no  particular  residence  when  he  enlisted;  also,  list 
of  deserters  from  Col.  William  Shepard's  regt.  made  up  from  Jan.  1, 1777,  to  June 
1,  1780;  Colonel's  (late  Capt.  Slayton's)  co. ;  enlistment,  3  years;  deserted  Feb. 
20,  1777 ;  reported  never  joined  ;  also  reported  a  foreigner. 

MooRE,  Joseph.  List  of  men  who  marched  from  Pittsfield  to  Ticonderoga  Aug.  10, 
1776,  under  command  of  Sergt.  Caleb  Goodrich,  and  were  dismissed  Nov.  10, 
1776;  service,  13  weeks  1  day. 

Moore,  Joseph.  List  of  men  who  marched  from  Pittsfield  to  Fort  Ann  June  30,  1777, 
under  command  of  Capt.  John  Strong,  and  were  dismissed  July  26, 1777 ;  service, 
3  weeks  5  days. 

Moore,  Joseph.  Brigade  Major;  list  of  officers  of  Middlesex  Co.  militia;  commis- 
sioned April  7,  1778. 

Moore,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Buck's  co.  of  volunteers.  Col.  Josiah  Brewer's 
regt.,  Gen.  Lovell's  brigade;  entered  service  July  30,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  14, 
1779;  service,  17  days,  on  Penobscot  expedition. 

Moore,  Joseph.  Capt.  Peirce's  co. ;  entered  service  July  23,  1779;  discharged  April 
22,  1780;  term,  9  months. 

Moore,  Joseph.  Clerk,  Capt.  Silas  Fowler's  co..  Col.  David  Mosely's  regt.;  engaged 
June  12,  1782;  dischai'ged  June  17,  1782;  service,  7  days;  company  probably 
mounted  and  stationed  at  Springfield  and  Northampton  for  defence  of  the  gov- 
ernment.   Roll  sworn  to  at  Westfield. 

Moore,  Joshua,  Haverhill.  Capt.  Benjamin  Ames's  co..  Col.  James  Frye's  regt. ; 
return  of  men  in  camp  at  Cambridge,  dated  May  17,  1775;  also,  Private,  Capt. 
Jonathan  Foster's  co..  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  11,  1778;  com- 
pany stationed  at  Middletown,  R.  I.,  for  6  months. 

Moore,  Joshua,  York.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  Leighton's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's 
regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  rations  and  travel  allowance  from  Dorchester  Heights 
home,  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co.,  Nov.  29,  1776 ;  said  Moore  credited  with  allow- 
ance for  5  days  (95  miles)  travel ;  also,  company  i-eceipts  for  wages  for  Aug.- 
Nov.,  1776,  dated  Dorchester;  also,  certificate  dated  York,  March  10, 1777,  signed 
by  Joseph  Bragdon,  Jr.,  Muster  Master,  certifying  that  he  had  mustered  said 
Moore  and  others  subsequent  to  Feb.  20,  1777 ;  Capt.  Nathaniel  Cushing's  co., 
Col.  John  Paterson's  regt. ;  age,  16  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion,  light; 
engaged  for  town  of  York;  reported  received  State  bounty;  also.  Private,  Light 
Infantry  co.,  Col.  Vose's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Feb.  17,  1780;  residence,  York. 

Moore,  Josiah,  Athol.  Private,  Capt.  John  Blanchard's  co..  Col.  James  Wesson's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  14,  1777,  to  Dec.  31, 
1779;  residence,  Athol;  reported  furloughed  and  not  joined;  also  reported  as 
having  remained  sick  at  home  as  certified  by  the  Surgeon. 

Moore,  Josiah,  Bolton.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Hastings's  co.,  Col.  John  Whit- 
comb's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge;  ser- 
vice, 7  days. 

Moore,  Josiah,  Cambridge  (probably).  Sergeant,  Capt.  Samuel  Thatcher's  co.  of 
militia.  Col.  Gardner's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  ser- 
vice, 6  days;  also,  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Walton's  3d  (Cambridge)  co..  Col. 
Samuel  Thatcher's  (1st  Middlesex  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers  cho- 
sen by  the  several  companies  in  said  regiment,  dated  Watertown,  April  26,  1776; 
ordered  in  Council  April  29,  1776,  that  said  ofHcers  be  commissioned;  reported 


928  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND  SAILORS 

Moore,  Josiah,  continued. 

commissioned  April  29,  1776;  also,  list  of  men  who  served  as  guards  to  prevent 
the  rescue  of  prisoners,  dated  Cambridge,  May  11,  1776;  also,  1st  Lieutenant, 
Capt.  John  Walton's  co.;  engaged  Dec.  9,  1776;  discharged  Dec.  21,  1776;  com- 
pany detached  for  service  at  Noddle's  Island ;  also,  company  receipt  given  to 
Capt.  John  Walton,  dated  Cambridge,  May  9, 1777,  for  wages  and  rations  due  for 
service  at  Noddle's  Island  in  Dec,  1776;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Wal- 
ton's CO.,  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt. ;  muster  rolls  dated  Cambridge,  Jan.  22,  and 
April  1, 1778 ;  commissioned  Jan.  11, 1778 ;  service  guarding  troops  of  convention. 

MooHE,  JosiAH,  York  (also  given  Old  York).  Private,  Capt.  Johnson  Moulton's 
(York)  CO.  of  Minute-men;  enlisted  April  21,  1775;  service,  4  days,  probably  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  also,  Capt.  Samuel  Darby's  co.,  Col.  James  Scam- 
mon's  (30th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775 ;  enlisted  May  3, 1775 ;  service, 
3  mos.  6  days ;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775] ,  including  abstract  of 
pay  to  last  of  July,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money 
dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  28,  1775. 

Moore,  Josiah.  Private,  Capt.  Reuben  Dyer's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  17, 1777 ;  discharged 
Dec.  13,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  27  days ;  company  raised  for  expedition  against 
St.  Johns,  N.  S.,  and  continued  in  service  at  Machias  for  its  defence;  also, 
certificate  dated  Machias,  Dec.  12,  1777,  signed  by  Capt.  Reuben  Dyer,  certifying 
that  Capt.  Stephen  Smith,  Muster  Master  for  Lincoln  Co.,  paid  said  Moore  and 
others  belonging  to  Capt.  Dyer's  co.  the  bounty  allowed  them  for  engaging  to 
serve  on  expedition  against  St.  Johns. 

Moore,  Josiah.  Private,  in  a  detachment  under  Lieut.  John  Bohannan  belonging  to 
Col.  Foster's  (Lincoln  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Dec.  18, 1778;  discharged  Jan.  5, 1779; 
service,  19  days;  detachment  called  out  by  order  of  Lieut.  Col.  Campbell  in  de- 
fence of  State  stores  on  board  the  "Merry  Sheet,"  from  Boston,  bound  to  gar- 
rison at  Machias.    Roll  dated  Narraguagus. 

MooRE,  Josiah.  Private,  Capt.  John  Hall's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Foster's  (Lincoln  Co.) 
regt. ;  service  from  Aug.  7,  1779,  to  Sept.  7,  1779,  1  mo. ;  company  marched  on 
expedition  to  Majorbagaduce  Aug.  7,  1779,  by  order  of  Gen.  Lovel.  Roll  en- 
dorsed "  Service  at  Penobscot." 

MooRE,  Josiah.  Private,  Lieut.  John  Scott's  detachment  from  6th  Lincoln  Co.  regt. ; 
service  between  Aug.  31,  1779,  and  Nov.  20,  1779,  10  days,  at  Penobscot.  Roll 
sworn  to  at  Machias. 

Moore,  Josiah.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Dyer's  co.  of  rangers ;  enlisted  March  16, 1780 ; 
discharged  May  1,  1780;  service,  1  mo.  15  days;  company  raised  for  defence  of 
eastern  Massachusetts  by  order  of  Col.  John  Allan,  commanding  officer  at  Machias 
and  Superintendent  of  Eastern  Indian  department.     [See  Daniel  Moore.] 

MooRE,  JuDAH,  Palmer.  Fifer,  Capt.  Reuben  Munn's  co.,  Col.  Nicholas  Dike's  regt.; 
pay  abstract  for  mileage,  etc.,  dated  Boston,  Nov.  26,  1776;  mileage  (83  miles) 
allowed  said  Moore;  also,  Drummer,  Capt.  Daniel  Cadwell's  co.,  Lieut.  Col. 
Timothy  Robinson's  detachment  of  Hampshire  Co.  militia ;  muster  roll  dated  Gar- 
rison at  Ticonderoga,  Feb.  24,  1777;  enlistment  to  expire  March  25,  1777;  also, 
same  co.  and  detachment ;  entered  service  Dec.  25, 1776 ;  discharged  April  2, 1777 ; 
service,  3  mos.  9  days,  at  Ticonderoga;  roll  dated  Springfield;  also,  Fifer,  Lieut. 
Joshua  Shaw's  detachment.  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  regt.;  enlisted  Sept.  26  [1777]; 
discharged  Oct.  18  [1777]  ;  service,  29  days,  in  Northern  department;  detachment 
marched  from  Palmer  to  join  army  under  Gen.  Gates  and  serve  for  30  days. 

MooRE,  Justus,  Springfield.  Private,  Capt.  Gideon  Burt's  co..  Col.  Timothy  Daniel- 
son's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  28,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  11  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury  Camp,  Oct.  6,  1775;  also, 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dec.  22,  1775 ;  also,  list  of 


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MooEE,  Justus,  continued. 

men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  1st,  2cl,  3d,  and  8th  cos.,  1st 
Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Walter  Pynchon  and  Capt.  David  Burt, 
sworn  to  April  6,  1779 ;  residence,  Springfield  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Springfield; 
joined  Capt.  Smith's  co..  Col.  Marshall's  regt. ;  term  to  expire  Jan.  -,  1780;  re- 
ported as  belonging  to  8th  co. 

Moore,  King,  Southwick.  Matross,  Capt.  Burbeck's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Nov.  I,  1779,  to  Dec.  31,  1780; 
a/so,  descriptive  list  dated  New  Windsor,  Jan.  11,1781;  Capt.  Henry  Burbeck's 
CO.,  Col.  Crane's  (3d  Artillery)  regt.;  rank,  Matross;  age,  19yrs.;  stature,  oft. 
5  in.;  complexion,  light;  residence,  Southwick;  enlisted  Nov.  1,  1779,  by  Sergt. 
AVhite ;  enlistment,  during  war. 

Moore,  Kirlet,  Southborough.  Private,  Capt.  J.  K.  Smith's  co..  Col.  Smith's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  March  25,  1780; 
residence,  Southborough;  enlistment,  3  years. 

MooRE,  Lawson.  Private,  Capt.  Silas  Gates's  co  ;  pay  abstract  for  service  in  Dec. 
[1775],  and  Jan.,  1776;  enlisted  Dec.  4  [1775]  ;  company  raised  in  Marlborough, 
Southborough,  and  Northborough ;  also,  Capt.  Moses  Harrington's  co.,  Col. 
Dike's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Dec,  1776-Feb.,  1777 ;  credited  to  town  of  South- 
borough ;  regiment  raised  to  serve  until  March  1,  1777 ;  also,  Capt.  John  Homes's 
CO.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  (1st)  regt.  of  guards;  muster  rolls  dated  May  9,  and 
June  1,  1778;  enlistment,  3  months  from  April  2,  1778;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.; 
entered  service  April  1, 1778;  service  to  July  4, 1778,  3  mos.  3  days,  at  Cambridge. 

Moore,  Luke.  Sergeant,  Capt.  David  Bent's  co..  Col.  Job  Cushing's  regt. ;  entered 
service  Sept.  5,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  29,  1777 ;  service,  3  mos.  5  days,  with 
Northern  army,  including  10  days  (200  miles)  travel  home ;  company  raised  to 
serve  until  last  of  Nov.,  1777;  also,  Capt.  David  Bent's  co..  Col.  Nathan  Spar- 
hawk's  regt.;  travel  out  and  home,  226  miles;  service  at  20  miles  per  day,  II 
days;  company  detached  Aug.  20,  1777,  and  marched  from  Rutland  to  Benning- 
ton on  an  alarm. 

MooRE,  Luther,  Sudbury.  Receipt  dated  Cambridge,  June  10,  1775,  signed  by  said 
Moore  and  others,  for  advance  pay  received  of  Capt.  Micah  Goodenow  [service 
rendered  in  Capt.  Moore's  co..  Col.  Nixon's  regt.,  of  which  company  Micah 
Goodenow  was  1st  Lieutenant]  ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  David  Moore's  co.,  Col.  John 
Nixon's  (5th)  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  8,  1775;  ser- 
vice, 3  mos.  1  day;  also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  30,  1775;  also,  order  on 
Paymaster  General,  payable  to  Joseph  Shurtletf,  Quarter  Master,  endorsed  "  Hull 
July  15,  1776,"  signed  by  said  Moore  and  others  belonging  to  Capt.  Andrew 
Haskell's  co.,  Col.  Marshall's  regt.,  for  advance  pay  for  1  month,  travel  allow- 
ance, etc.;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Andrew  Haskell's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's 
regt.;  enlisted  June  23,  1776;  service  to  Aug.  1,  1776,  1  mo.  8  days;  also,  return 
of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Capt.  Rice's  co..  Col.  Ezekiel 
How's  (4th  Middlesex  Co.)  regt. ;  residence,  Sudbury  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Sud- 
bury; joined  Capt.  Barnes's  co..  Col.  Nixon's  regt.;  term,  3  years;  «/5o,  list  of 
men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster  Master  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston, 
March  30,  1777 ;  Capt.  Barnes's  co..  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  also,  list  of  6  months 
men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of  Maj. 
Joseph  Hosmer,  Superintendent  for  Middlesex  Co.,  by  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner, 
dated  Springfield ;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as 
received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield, 
July  10,  1780;  age,  25  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for 
town  of  Sudbury  ;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  9,  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July  10, 
1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Daniel  Shays ;  also,  Corporal,  Capt.  Abram  Wat- 
son's CO.,  Col.  John  Greaton's  (3d)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1780;  appointed 


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Moore,  Luther,  continued. 

July  9,  1780 ;  term,  6  months  ;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town 
of  Sudbury  for  service  in  the  Continental  Armj^  during  1780;  marched  to  camp 
July  6,  1780;  discharged  Dec.  19,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  23  days,  including  travel 
(180  miles)  home. 

Moore,  Mark.  Private,  in  a  detachment  from  Capt.  Reuben  Petty's  co..  Col.  Phineas 
Wright's  (6th  Hampshire  Co.)  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  22, 1777 ;  discharged  Oct.  18, 
1777;  service,  1  mo.  3  days,  under  Col.  William  Williams  in  Northern  depart- 
ment, including  7  days  (148  miles)  travel  home.    Roll  attested  at  Warwick. 

Moore,  Michael,  Philadelphia.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster 
Master  for  SuflFolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  Jan.  19, 1777 ;  Maj.  Eben.  Stevens's  battal- 
ion ;  also.  Corporal,  Capt.  Winslow's  co..  Col.  John  Crane's  regt. ;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  13,1777,  to  Dec.  31, 1779;  residence, 
Philadelphia ;  reported  as  serving  24  mos.  as  Gunner,  11  mos.  18  days  as  Corporal ; 
also  reported  promoted ;  also,  Gunner,  Capt.  John  Lillie's  co.,  Col.  John  Crane's 
(3d  Artillery)  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  actual  service  on  or  before  Aug.  14,  1777, 
and  who  had  not  been  absent  subsequently  except  on  furlough ;  also,  Corporal, 
same  co.  and  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1780, 
to  Dec.  31,  1780. 

MooRE,  Michael.  Seaman,  brigantine  "  Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Allen 
Hallet;  engaged  Feb.  15,  1779;  discharged  April  30,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  16 
days;  also,  Seaman,  brigantine  "Tyrannicide,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John 
Cathcart;  engaged  May  12,  1779;  discharged  June  23,  1779;  service,  1  mo.  11 
days;  roll  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co.;  also,  same  vessel  and  commander;  engaged 
June  27, 1779;  discharged  Sept.  6, 1779;  service,  2  mos.  11  days  ;  roll  sworn  to  at 
Boston. 

MooRE,  Michael.  Steward's  Mate,  ship  "  Alfred,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Paul 
Jones ;  list  of  officers  and  men  entitled  to  prize  shares  in  the  ship  "  Mellish  "  and 
brig  "  Active  "  [year  not  given] . 

MooRE,  MosES,  Haverhill.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Fowle's  co.,  Col.  Smith's  regt. ;  Continen- 
tal Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Feb.  22,  1780;  residence, 
Haverhill ;  term,  3  years. 

MooRE,  Nathan,  Brookfield.  Receipt  dated  Brookfield,  Oct.  20,  1779,  for  bounties 
paid  said  Moore  and  others  by  the  Selectmen  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  3  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  Oct.  9,  1779;  also,  pay  roll  for  6 
months  men  belonging  to  the  town  of  Brookfield  raised  for  service  in  the  Continen- 
tal Army  during  1780 ;  marched  June  30, 1780 ;  discharged  Dec.  18, 1780 ;  service, 
5  mos.  26  days,  including  travel  (150  miles)  home. 

MooRE,  Nathaniel.  Private,  Capt.  Archibald  McAllister's  co..  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's 
regt.;  enlisted  July  11,  1779;  service  to  Sept.  24,  1779,  2  mos.  13  days,  on  expe- 
dition against  Majorbagaduce.    Roll  endorsed  "  Regt.  at  Penobscot." 

Moore,  Obadiah,  Penobscot.  Private,  Capt.  John  Lane's  co. ;  enlisted  July  13,  1775; 
service  to  Nov.  1,  1775,  3  mos.  26  days;  company  probably  stationed  at  Cape 
Ann  for  defence  of  seacoast;  also,  same  co. ;  service  from  Nov.  1,  1775,  to  date 
of  discharge,  Dec.  31,  1775,  2  mos.  5  days,  at  Gloucester  in  defence  of  seacoast; 
roll  dated  Cape  Ann;  also,  Capt.  John  Lane's  co..  Col.  Foster's  regt.;  enlisted 
Jan.  1,  1776;  discharged  Feb.  15,  1776;  service,  1  mo.  15  days;  company  sta- 
tioned at  Cape  Ann  for  defence  of  seacoast. 

MooRE,  Oliver.  Receipt  given  to  Lieut.  Samuel  Sawyer,  dated  Lancaster,  March  11, 
1776,  signed  by  said  Moore  and  others,  for  wages  for  service  from  Dec.  8,  1775, 
to  Jan.  17,  1776,  in  Capt.  White's  co. 


IN  THE   WAR  OF  THE  REVOLUTION.  931 

Moore,  Perez  (also  given  "  Perse  "),Hartwood  (Becket).  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Wil- 
liams's CO.,  Col.  John  Paterson's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted 
July  18, 1775 ;  service,  13  days  ;  also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also, 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  In  money  dated  Camp  No.  3,  Charlestown, 
Nov.  4,  1775 ;  also,  Private,  Maj.  Cogswell's  Co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  regt. ;  Conti- 
nental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also, 
Capt.  Moses  Ashley's  co..  Col.  Vose's  regt. ;  return  of  men  who  enlisted  prior  to 
Aug.  16, 1777,  who  had  not  been  absent  subsequently  except  on  furlough,  etc.,  and 
who  marched  with  regiment  to  Peekskill ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for 
Dec,  1777,  dated  Camp  near  Valley  Forge;  enlisted  Feb.  1, 1777;  enlistment,  3 
years  (also  given  during  war) ;  reported  sick  at  Kinderhook ;  also,  same  co.  and 
regt.;  pay  rolls  for  Nov.  and  Dec,  1778;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  roll  for 
Jan.,  1779,  sworn  to  in  Quarters  at  Providence;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  order 
for  gratuity,  dated  Providence,  Feb.  13,  1779;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster 
roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence ;  reported  on  command  at 
Kingston. 

Moore,  Phineas,  Bolton.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Robert  Longley's  co..  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's 
regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  left  place  of  rendezvous 
April  23,  1775;  service,  6  days. 

Moore,  Phineas,  Paxton.  Captain  of  a  Paxton  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col.  Ephraim 
Doolittle's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge; 
service,  10  days. 

MooRE,  Phineas.  Company  receipt  for  ammunition,  given  to  Capt.  Barnabas  Sears, 
dated  Dorchester  Camp,  Feb.  15,  1776. 

Moore,  Phineas.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  David  Moore's  (4th)  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whit- 
ney's (2d  Worcester  Co.)  regt.  of  Mass.  militia;  list  of  officers;  commissioned 
June  17,  1779 ;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  4th  co..  Col.  J.  Whitney's  (2d  Worcester  Co.) 
regt.  of  Mass.  militia ;  list  of  officers ;  commissioned  April  12,  1780. 

Moore,  Phineas.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Middlesex  Co.  in  1779  to  serve  in 
the  Continental  Army;  age,  19  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  Sin. ;  complexion,  light;  en- 
gaged for  town  of  Marlborough ;  delivered  to  Capt.  L.  Bailey ;  also,  Private, 
Capt.  John  Holden's  CO.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  pay  rolls  for  Sept.-Dec,  1779 ;  also, 
(late)  Capt.  Holden's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (6th)  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Jan.- 
June,  1780 ;  reported  discharged  April  25,  1780. 

Moore,  Pliny.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Whitney's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ; 
service  from  July  31,  1778,  to  Sept.  14,  1778,  1  mo.  18  days,  at  Rhode  Island. 
Roll  dated  Worcester. 

Moore,  Reuben,  Lancaster.  Private,  Capt.  Peter  Page's  co..  Col.  Smith's  regt. ;  Con- 
tinental Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  16,  1777,  to  Dec  31,  1779; 
residence,  Lancaster ;  credited  to  town  of  Bolton ;  reported  deserted  May  28, 1779 ; 
memorandum  affixed  to  account  states  that  he  had  been  granted  a  furlough  until 
he  should  recover  his  health  but  as  he  had  not  done  so  up  to  April  5, 1781,  accord- 
ing to  certificates  of  two  physicians,  he  should  not  be  regarded  as  a  deserter  and 
his  account  should  be  made  up  for  depreciation  ;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Matthew  Fair- 
field's CO.,  Col.  Edward  AVigglesworth's  regt. ;  return  of  men  who  were  raised 
and  in  actual  service  Aug.  15,  1777 ;  also,  Capt.  Joseph  McNall's  co..  Col.  Wig- 
glesworth's  regt. ;  return  [year  not  given]  ;  mustered  by  Col.  Barrett;  also,  same 
CO.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  May,  1778,  dated  Camp  at  Valley  Forge ;  enlist- 
ment, during  war;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Oct.,  1778;  also,  Capt. 
Peter  Page's  co..  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April, 
1779,  dated  Providence ;  enlisted  March  6, 1777 ;  reported  on  furlough  at  Lancaster. 

Moore,  Reuben.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Whiting's  co..  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt.; 
muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  27,  1776;  enlisted  Jan.  1,  1776;  re- 
ported on  command  with  Gen.  Lee. 


932  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND  SAILORS 

Moore,  Reuben.  Return  dated  Jan.  -,  1778,  made  by  Thomas  Plympton,  of  men  en- 
listed to  serve  as  guards  over  the  State  stores  at  Sudbury  until  March  31,  1778, 
unless  sooner  discharged ;  also,  Private ;  pay  roll  of  men  raised  to  guard  State 
stores  at  Sudbury  under  Corporal  Robert  Emes ;  marched  Jan.  2, 1778 ;  discharged 
April  2,  1778;  service,  3  mos. 

Moore,  Reuben.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Lakin's  CO.,  Col.  John  Jacobs's  (Light 
Infantry)  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  30  (also  given  Sept.  28),  1779;  discharged  Nov.  30, 
1779;  service,  2  mos.  3  (also  given  2  mos.  6)  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  also,  same 
CO.  and  regt.;  pay  rolls  for  Sept.-Nov.,  1779,  sworn  to  at  Newport. 

Moore,  Reuben.  Receipt  dated  Sudbury,  April  1,  1781,  for  bounty  paid  said  Moore 
by  the  town  of  Sudbury  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years, 
agreeable  to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  in  Middlesex  Co. ; 
engaged  for  town  of  Sudbury ;  mustered  April  1,  1781 ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  John 
Fuller's  co..  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781;  en- 
listed April  1,  1781;  enlistment,  3  years;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Oct.,  1781-Jan., 
1782,  dated  York  Hutts ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Feb.,  1782,  sworn  to  in  Garrison  at 
West  Point. 

Moore,  Richard,  Oxford.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Carriel's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt.;  service  from  May  18, 1776, 4  days  preceding  march,  to  Aug.  1, 1776, 2  mos.  14 
days ;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master  for  Worces- 
ter Co. ;  Capt.  Fish's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt. ;  mustered  April  7,  1777 ;  term, 
during  war;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Moore's  co..  Col.  Sheppard's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  April  5,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  residence, 
Oxford;  credited  to  town  of  Oxford;  also,  Capt.  Fish's  co..  Col.  Shepard's  (3d) 
regt.;  return  dated  Feb.  3,  1778;  mustered  by  State  and  Continental  Muster 
Masters ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  July  and  Aug.,  1778 ;  reported 
sick  at  Valley  Forge;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  Oct.,  1778,  March 
and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence;  enlisted  April  5,  1777;  also,  Capt.  Moor's  co.. 
Col.  Shepard's  (4th)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan. 
1,  1780,  to  Dec.  22,  1780 ;  reported  invalided ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  for 
gratuity,  dated  Highlands,  Feb.  24, 1780;  gratuity  paid  said  Moore  Jan.  31,  1780; 
also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  made  up  for  the  year  1780,  dated  Mountain  Hutts, 
West  Point ;  reported  transferred  to  corps  of  invalids  Dec.  23,  1780 ;  also,  list  of 
United  States  pensioners  made  up  to  Dec.  31,  1787,  as  returned  by  John  Lucas, 
Commissary  of  Pensions;  Capt.  Hill's  co.,  regt.  of  invalids;  age,  55  yrs. ;  re- 
ported disabled  by  his  left  hip  "  being  put  out;  "  pensioned  Sept.  1,  1782. 

Moore.  Richard,  Shutesbury.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Ballard's  co..  Col. 
David  Wells's  regt.;  engaged  May  10,  1777;  discharged  July  20,  1777;  service, 
2  mos.  10  days,  with  Northern  army ;  roll  dated  New  Salem ;  also,  1st  Lieutenant, 
Capt.  Aaron  Osgood's  (7th)  co.,  Hampshire  Co.  regt.  commanded  by  Lieut.  Col. 
Samuel  Williams;  regimental  return  dated  Warwick,  Dec.  30,  1778;  commis- 
sioned May  10,  1776. 

Moore,  Richard.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Hicks's  co.,Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's  (1st 
New  York)  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Jan.-April,  1781,  dated  West  Point;  enlist- 
ment, during  war. 

Moore,  Robert,  Berwick.  List  of  men  drafted  from  Col.  John  Frost's  (2d  York  Co.) 
regt.,  dated  May  7,  1777,  and  endorsed  "for  Rhode  Island;"  aZ«o,  Drummer, 
Capt.  Samuel  Grant's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Titcomb's  regt. ;  service,  2  mos.  14  days, 
including  travel  (260  miles)  to  and  from  camp  at  Rhode  Island ;  warrant  for  pay 
allowed  in  Council  July  21,  1777. 

Moore,  Robert.  Descriptive  list  of  ofHcers  and  crew  of  the  ship  "  Leon,"  commanded 
by  Capt.  Wingate  Newman,  sworn  to  at  Boston,  July  12,  1781;  age,  21  yrs.; 
stature,  5  ft.  9  in. ;  complexion,  light. 


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MooEE,  RuFfs.  Private,  Capt.  Elias  Pratt's  co. ;  entered  service  April  18,  1779 ;  dis- 
charged July  1, 1779 ;  service,  2  mos.  13  dars,  veith  guards  at  Rutland  ;  also,  Capt. 
David  Moore's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Enoch  Hallet's  regt. ;  enlisted  Aug.  1,  1780;  dis- 
charged Oct.  31,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  4  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  including  4  days 
(75  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  detached  to  reinforce  Continental  Array  for  3 
months. 

Moore,  Samuel,  Chester.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Cogswell's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  Gerrish's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  June  10,  1775;  service,  1  mo.  22 
days;  also,  Capt.  Cogswell's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (late  Col.  Ger- 
rish's) 38th  regt. ;  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Sewall's 
Point,  Nov.  9,  1775. 

MooEE,  Samuel,  Kittery.  Descriptive  list  of  men  in  Continental  service ;  Capt.  Thorp's 
CO.,  Lieut.  Col.  J.  Brooks's  (7th)  regt.;  age,  18  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  com- 
plexion, light;  hair,  black;  occupation,  farmer ;  residence,  Kittery ;  engaged  for 
town  of  Kittery ;  engaged  Feb.  20,  1782 ;  term,  3  years. 

MooRE,  Samuel,  Springfield.  Private,  Maj.  Eayers's  co..  Col.  Flower's  regt.  of  Artil- 
lery artificers ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Nov.  5,  1779,  to 
Dec.  31,  1779;  residence,  Springfield. 

Moore,  Samuel,  Sudbury.  Return  dated  Marlborough,  May  23,  1779,  made  by  Col. 
Cyprian  How  to  Capt.  Moses  Barns,  of  men  raised  in  his  regiment  to  serve  at 
Tiverton,  R.  I.,  until  July  1,  1779;  residence,  Sudbury;  also.  Private,  Capt. 
Moses  Barns's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Perce's  regt.;  enlisted  May  29,  1779;  service  to 
July  1,  1779,  1  mo.  2  days,  at  Rhode  Island;  company  raised  for  2  months. 

Moore,  Samuel.  General  order  dated  Headquarters,  Ticonderoga,  Nov.  11,  1776, 
taken  from  Col.  Wheelock's  Orderly  Book ;  said  Moore,  1st  Lieutenant,  2d  Penn- 
sylvania regt.,  promoted  to  Captain,  vice  Capt.  Craig,  promoted. 

Moore,  Samuel.  Receipt  dated  March  8,  1777,  for  bounties  paid  said  Moore  and 
others  by  Col.  Benjamin  Brown,  Muster  Master,  for  enlisting  into  the  Continental 
Army;  said  Moore  joined  Capt.  Nathaniel  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Paterson's  regt. 

Moore,  Sajiuel.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Boynton's  co..  Col.  Nathan  Sparhawk's  regt. ; 
entered  service  July  27,  1777;  discharged  Aug.  23, 1777;  service,  34  days,  includ- 
ing travel  (113  miles)  home;  company  marched  on  expedition  to  Bennington 
under  command  of  Col.  Job  Cushing. 

Moore,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  John  Homes's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  (1st)  regt. 
of  guards;  muster  rolls  dated  May  9,  and  June  1,  1778;  enlistment,  3  months 
from  April  2,  1778;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  enlisted  April  1,  1778;  service  to 
July  4,  1778,  3  mos.  3  days,  at  Cambridge;  also,  receipt  for  State  bounty,  given 
to  Lieut.  William  Bent,  dated  Sudbury,  Oct.  19,  1778,  signed  by  said  Moore  and 
others. 

MooRE,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  C.  Allen's  (8th)  co.,4th  Mass.  regt.;  mus- 
ter rolls  for  May-July,  1783 ;  balance  of  term  of  enlistment  unexpired,  18  months 
21  days. 

MooRE,  Samuel.  List  of  men  mustered  by  Thomas  Newhall,  Muster  Master  for 
Worcester  Co.,  to  serve  in  Col.  Waid's  regt.  at  Rhode  Island  [year  not  given]  ; 
Capt.  Lamb's  co. 

MooRE,  Samuel.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army,  as  returned  by  Noah  Goodman,  Superintendent ;  age,  25  yrs. ; 
stature,  6  ft.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  occupation,  farmer;  engaged  for 
town  of  Merryfield ;  term,  3  years. 

MooRE,  Sewall.  Private,  Capt.  David  Moore's  co..  Col.  John  Jacobs's  (Light  Infan- 
try) regt. ;  marched  Sept.  13  (also  given  Sept.  14),  1779 ;  arrived  at  place  of  rendez- 


934  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AKD  SAILORS 

MooKE,  Sewall,  continued. 

vous  Sept.  16,  1779;  discharged  Nov.  16,  1779;  service,  2  mos.  7  days,  at  Rhode 
Island,  including  4  days  (85  miles)  travel  home ;  roll  sworn  to  in  Worcester  Co. ; 
also,  pay  roll  for  same  service,  sworn  to  at  Bolton.  • 

MooRE,  Simon  (also  given  Simeon),  Springfield.  Corporal,  Capt.  Gideon  Burt's  co  , 
Col.  Timothy  Danielson's  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April 
28,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  11  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury  Camp, 
Oct.  6, 1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dec.  22, 
1775;  also,  list  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  1st,  2d,  3d, 
and  8th  cos.,  1st  Hampshire  Co.  regt.,  as  returned  b.y  Capt.  Walter  Pynchon  and 
Capt.  David  Burt,  sworn  to  April  6,  1779;  residence,  Springfield;  engaged  for 
town  of  Springfield;  joined  Capt.  Alexander's  co..  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt.; 
term  to  expire  Jan.  -,  1780 ;  reported  as  belonging  to  8th  co. ;  also,  Sergeant, 
Capt.  Abel  King's  co..  Col.  Sears's  regt.;  engaged  Aug.  20,  1781;  discharged 
Nov.  20,  1781 ;  service,  3  mos.,  at  Saratoga. 

MoGEE,  Thaddeus,  Sudbury.  Receipt  dated  Cambridge,  June  10,  1775,  signed  by 
said  Moore  and  others,  for  advance  paj'  received  of  Capt.  Micah  Goodenow  [ser- 
vice rendered  in  Capt.  Moore's  co..  Col.  Nixon's  regt.,  of  which  company  Micah 
Goodenow  was  1st  Lieutenant]  ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  David  Moore's  co.,  Col.  John 
Nixon's  (5th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  24,  1775;  ser- 
vice, 3  mos.  15  days;  also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  30,  1775;  also,  Capt. 
Adam  Wheeler's  (2d)  co..  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's  (4th)  regt. ;  regimental  return 
dated  North  Castle,  Nov.  9,  1776;  also,  company  receipts  for  wages  for  Sept.- 
Dec,  1776;  also,  return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
Capt.  Wheeler's  co..  Col.  Ezekiel  How's  (4th  Middlesex  Co.)  regt. ;  residence, 
Sudbury ;  engaged  for  town  of  Sudbury ;  joined  Capt.  Cogsdil's  (Cogswell's) 
CO.,  Col.  Wesson's  regt. ;  term,  3  years;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel 
Barber,  Muster  Master  for  SuflFolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  March  30,  1777;  Capt. 
Child's  CO.,  Col.  AVesson's  regt. 

Moore,  Thomas,  Falmouth.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
Col.  Peter  Noyes's  (1st  Cumberland  Co.)  regt.;  residence,  Falmouth ;  engaged 
for  town  of  Falmouth;  joined  Capt.  White's  co..  Col.  Francis's  regt.;  term,  3 
years;  also.  Private,  Capt.  George  White's  co..  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
also,  Capt.  White's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer  Francis's  regt.;  subsistence  allowed  from 
date  of  enlistment,  Dec.  15,  1776,  to  time  of  arrival  at  Bennington  ;  credited  with 
96  days  allowance;  336  miles  travel  allowed  said  Moore;  also,  Capt.  White's  co.. 
Col.  Tupper's  regt. ;  return  dated  Jan.  -,  1778;  mustered  by  County  Muster  Mas- 
ter Ilsley  and  Col.  Varrick,  Continental  Muster  Master;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  March,  1779,  dated  West  Point ;  enlisted  Dec.  15, 1776 ;  also,  Lieut. 
Colonel's  co..  Col.  Tupper's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service 
from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  Jan.  31,  1780;  also,  descriptive  list  dated  Jan.  21,  1781; 
Capt.  Daniel  Lunt's  co.,  10th  Mass.  regt.;  age,  40  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  1^  in.; 
complexion,  dark;  hair,  black;  residence,  Falmouth;  engaged  Dec.  16,  1779,  by 
Capt.  Lunt;  term,  during  war;  also.  Private,  Col.  Benjamin  Tupper's  (10th) 
regt.;  service  from  Jan.  1,  1781,  24  mos. 

Moore,  Thomas,  Leicester.  List  of  men  drafted  from  Worcester  Co.  militia  to  march 
to  Horse  Neck  under  command  of  Col.  Denny  [year  not  given] ,  but  who  failed  to 
join  regiment ;  reported  drafted  from  town  of  Leicester ;  drafted  into  Capt.  Josiah 
"White's  CO. 

Moore,  Thomas,  Stoughton.  Private,  Capt.  Asahel  Smith's  (Stoughton)  co.  of 
militia.  Col.  Lemuel  Robinson's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775 ;  service,  9  days ;  also,  Capt.  William  Bent's  co.,  36th  regt. ;  company  return 
dated  Fort  No.  2,  Oct.  5,  1775. 


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Moore,  Thomas,  Sudburj-.  Order  on  Paymaster  General,  payable  to  Joseph  Shurtletf, 
Quarter  Master,  endorsed  "  Hull  July  15  1776,"  signed  by  said  Moore,  Private, 
and  others  belonging  to  Capt.  Andrew  Haskell's  co..  Col.  Marshall's  regt.,  for 
advance  pay  for  1  month,  travel  allowance,  etc. ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Andrew 
Haskell's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt.;  enlisted  June  13,  1776;  service  to 
Aug.  1,  1776,  1  mo.  18  days. 

Moore,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  William  Cooley's  co..  Col.  John  Mosley's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  22,  1776;  discharged  Nov.  16,  1776;  service,  2  mos.  3  days,  includ- 
ing 8  days  (160  miles)  travel  home.    Roll  dated  North  Castle. 

MooRE,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Bumstead's  co.;  list  of  men  drafted  from 
Lieut.  Col.  Jabez  Hatch's  (Boston)  regt.,  agreeable  to  order  of  Council  of  May  7, 
1777,  to  guard  stores,  etc.,  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath  at  and  about  Boston  for  the 
term  of  5  weeks. 

MooRE,  Thomas.  Private,  Lieut.  Col.  Jabez  Hatch's  (Boston)  regt.;  service  with 
detachment  commanded  by  Maj.  Andrew  Symmes  drafted  to  serve  for  5  weeks  in 
guarding  stores  at  and  about  Boston  under  Maj.  Gen.  Heath,  agreeable  to  order 
of  Council  of  May  12,  1777. 

Moore,  Thomas.  Pay  roll  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  frigate  "Boston,"  commanded 
by  Capt.  Samuel  Tucker,  made  up  for  advance  wages  for  1  month ;  engaged  Aug. 
13,  1779. 

MooRE,  Thomas.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of 
Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  13, 
1780;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  10  in  ;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for  town  of 
Lancaster;  marched  to  camp  July  13,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Thomas 
Pritchard. 

Moore,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  John  Blunt's  co.,  Col.  Prime's  regt. ;  service  between 
March  6,  1780,  and  Sept.  6,  1780,  3  mos.  5  days,  under  Brig.  Gen.  Wadsworth; 
company  raised  for  defence  of  eastern  Massachusetts. 

MooKE,  Thomas.  Return  dated  Boxford,  Feb.  13, 1778,  made  by  a  committee  appointed 
to  raise  one-seventh  part  of  the  male  inhabitants  of  the  town  of  Boxford  to  serve 
in  the  Continental  Army ;  engaged  for  town  of  Boxford ;  joined  Col.  John  Crane's 
regt.;  term  to  expire  Jan.  1,  1780;  reported  a  transient;  also.  Gunner,  Capt. 
Frothingham's  co..  Col.  Crane's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  Sept.  12,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  reported  as  serving  15  mos.  19 
days  as  Matross,  12  mos.  as  Gunner;  also,  Capt.  Benjamin  Eustis's  co..  Col. 
Crane's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Nov.,  1777;  reported  joined  since  last  muster;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Dec,  1777 ;  also,  Lieut.  John  Harris's  detach-, 
ment.  Col.  Crane's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1779;  also,  same  detachment  and 
regt.;  muster  roll  for  Feb.,  1779,  dated  Providence;  also,  same  detachment  and 
regt.;  muster  roll  for  March,  1779,  dated  Tiverton;  also,  same  detachment 
and  regt.;  muster  roll  for  April,  1779,  dated  Providence;  reported  on  command 
in  the  country  taking  care  of  horses  from  Feb.,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Frothingham's 
CO.,  Col.  Crane's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 
1780,  to  Sept.  12,  1780. 

MooRE,  Thomas.  Return  of  men  raised  in  Suffolk  Co.  for  Continental  service,  agree- 
able to  resolve  of  Dec.  2,  1780;  engaged  for  town  of  Boston;  engaged  Jan.  11, 
1781. 

MooRE,  Thomas.  Descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew  of  the  ship  "Aurora"  (privateer), 
commanded  by  Capt.  David  Porter,  dated  Boston,  June  16,  1781;  age,  21  yrs.; 
stature,  5  ft.  10  in. 


936  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIEHS  AND  SAILORS 

Moore,  Thomas.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  C.  Allen's  (8th)  co.,4th  Mass.  rest.;  mus- 
ter rolls  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1783;  balance  of  term  of  enlistment  unexpired,  16 
months. 

Moore,  Timothy,  Sudbury.  Order  on  Paymaster  General,  payable  to  Joseph  Shurt- 
leff.  Quarter  Master,  endorsed  "Hull  July  15  1776,"  signed  by  said  Moore,  Pri- 
vate, and  others  belonging  to  Capt.  Andrew  Haskell's  co.,  Col.  Marshall's  regt., 
for  advance  pay  for  1  month,  travel  allowance,  etc. ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Andrew 
Haskell's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt.;  enlisted  June  13,  1776;  service  to 
Aug.  1,  1776,  1  mo.  18  days. 

MooRE,  Timothy.  Private,  Capt.  Asahel  Wheeler's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Read's  regt.; 
enlisted  Sept.  28,  1777 ;  service,  41  days,  with  Northern  army. 

Moore,  Timothy.  Receipt  for  State  bounty,  given  to  Lieut.  William  Bent,  dated  Sud- 
bury, Oct.  19,  1778,  signed  by  said  Moore  and  others. 

Moore,  Timothy.  Order  on  Capt.  Munroe,  payable  to  Benjamin  Brown,  dated  North 
Kingston,  March  5, 1778,  signed  by  said  Moore,  for  $7  on  account  of  wages ;  also, 
order  on  Capt.  Benjamin  Munroe,  payable  to  Samuel  Gates,  dated  North  Kings- 
ton, March  7,  1778,  signed  by  said  Moore,  for  £1  4s  on  account  of  wages.  The 
foregoing  appear  among  orders,  returns,  etc.,  taken  from  Capt.  Benjamin  Mun- 
roe's  papers. 

Moore,  Timothy.  List  of  men  belonging  to  Capt.  John  Gleason's  co.,  endorsed 
"North  Kingston  June  26,  1777;  "  deposition  made  by  Micah  Balcom,  July  26, 
1844,  states  that  he  engaged  the  first  part  of  May,  1777,  in  Capt.  Gleason's  co.. 
Col.  Josiah  AVhitney's  regt.,  and  rendered  2  mos.  8  days  service  at  Rhode  Island  ; 
said  company  was  made  up  of  men  from  Marlborough,  Stow,  Sudbury,  Fram- 
ingham,  Natick,  Sherburne,  HoUiston,  and  Hopkinton. 

Moore,  "  Tyre,"  Worcester.  List  of  men  drafted  from  Worcester  Co.  militia  to  march 
to  Horse  Neck  under  command  of  Col.  Denny  [year  not  given] ,  but  who  failed  to 
join  regiment;  reported  drafted  from  town  of  Worcester;  drafted  into  Capt. 
Ebenezer  Lovel's  co. 

Moore,  Uriah,  Sudbury.  Private,  Capt.  Moses  Stone's  co.,  in  a  regiment  commanded 
by  Lieut.  Col.  Ezekiel  How,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to 
headquarters ;  service,  4  days. 

Moore,  Uriah,  Sudbury.  Receipt  dated  Cambridge,  June  10,  1775,  signed  by  said 
Moore  and  others,  for  advance  pay  received  of  Capt.  Micah  Goodenow  [service 
rendered  in  Capt.  Moore's  co..  Col.  Nixon's  regt.,  of  which  company  Micah  Goode- 
now was  1st  Lieutenant]  ;  also,  Private,  Capt.  David  Moore's  co..  Col.  John  Nix- 
on's (5th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  24,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  15  days ;  also,  company  return  dated  Sept.  30,  1775. 

Moore,  Uriah,  Sudbury.  Private,  Capt.  Andrew  Haskell's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Mar- 
shall's regt.;  enlisted  June  23,  1776;  service  to  Aug.  1,  1776,  1  mo.  8  days. 

Moore,  Uriah,  Sudbury.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army 
from  Capt.  Rice's  co..  Col.  Ezekiel  How's  (4th  Middlesex  Co.)  regt.;  residence, 
Sudbury;  engaged  for  town  of  Sudbury;  joined  Capt.  Barnes's  co..  Col.  Nixon's 
regt.;  term,  3  years;  also,  list  of  men  mustered  by  Nathaniel  Barber,  Muster 
Master  for  Suffolk  Co.,  dated  Boston,  March  30,  1777;  Capt.  Barnes's  co..  Col. 
Nixon's  regt. ;  also.  Sergeant,  Capt.  John  Holden's  (4th)  co..  Col.  Thomas  Nixon's 
(6th)  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  1,  1777,  to 
Dec.  31, 1779 ;  also,  Capt.  Thomas  Barnes's  co..  Col.  Thomas  Nixou's  regt. ;  return 
of  men  who  were  in  camp  on  or  before  Aug.  15, 1777,  and  who  had  not  been  absent 
subsequently  except  on  furlough,  etc.,  certified  at  Camp  near  Peekskill,  Feb.  16, 
1779;  also,  Capt.  John  Holden'sco.,  Col. Nixon's  (5th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  May, 
1779,  dated  Highlands;  engaged  March  1,  1777;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay 
rolls  for  June-Oct.,  1779;  also.  Private,  same  co.  and  regt.;  pay  roll  for  Nov., 


DT  THE  W.\R  OF  THE   REVOLUTION.  937 

Moore,  Uriah,  continued. 

1779 ;  credited  with  18  days  service  as  Sergeant,  12  days  service  as  Private ;  also, 
same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Dec,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Clayes's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  March  1, 
1780;  also,  (late)  Capt.  John  Holden's  co.,  Col.  Nixon's  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Jan.- 
June,  1780;  reported  discharged  March  1,  1780. 

Moore,  Uriah.  Capt.  Amasa  Cranston's  co. ;  company  return  endorsed  "  1776 ;  " 
company  probablj'  belonged  to  Col.  Eleazer  Brooks's  regt. 

MooRE,  Uriah.  Private,  Capt.  James  Mirick's  co. ;  entered  service  Oct.  1,  1777;  dis- 
charged Oct.  18,  1777;  service,  27  days,  under  Lieut.  [Col.]  Ephraim  Sawyer, 
including  travel  (180  miles)  home;  company  raised  in  Bolton  and  Princeton  and 
marched  to  reinforce  army  under  Gen.  Gates  at  Saratoga. 

MooKE,  Uriah.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Brintnal's  co.,  Col.  C}'prian  Howe's  regt. ; 
enlisted  Aug.  1, 1780 ;  discharged  Oct.  26, 1780 ;  service,  2  mos.  29  days,  including 
3  days  (60  miles)  travel  home;  regiment  raised  in  Middlesex  Co.  to  reinforce 
Continental  Army  at  Rhode  Island  for  3  months. 

Moore,  Willard.  Major,  Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle's  regt.  of  Minute-men  ;  service  from 
April  19,  1775,  to  April  23,  1775,  5  days ;  also,  Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle's  (24th) 
regt. ;  engaged  April  24,  1775 ;  service,  1  mo.  27  days ;  also,  petition  addressed  to 
the  General  Court,  dated  Oct.  3, 1775,  signed  by  Col.  Ephraim  Doolittle  and  others, 
officers  in  his  regiment,  asking  that  certain  officers  be  recommended  to  Gen.  Wash- 
ington for  commissions ;  Capt.  Jacob  Miller  recommended  as  a  suitable  person 
for  the  position  of  Major,  in  the  room  of  said  Moore,  who  is  reported  as  having 
been  commissioned  as  Major  May  19,  1775,  and  as  having  been  killed  at  Charles- 
town  June  17,  1775. 

Moore,  William,  Amherst.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental 
Army  for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as 
received  of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield, 
July  7,  1780;  age,  18  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  3  in.;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for 
town  of  Amherst;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  6,  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  7, 
1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Dix;  also,  list  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  ser- 
vice and  returned  by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return 
dated  Camp  Totoway,  Oct.  25, 1780;  also,  descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Hamp- 
shire Co.  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  as  returned  by  Noah  Goodman,  Super- 
intendent; age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in. ;  complexion,  light;  hair,  light;  occu- 
pation, farmer;  engaged  for  town  of  Amherst;  engaged  Aug.  21,  1781;  term, 
6  months ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Elnathan  Haskell's  co..  Col.  William  Shepard's 
(4th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1781;  enlisted  July  22,  1781;  enlistment, 
6  months;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1781,  dated 
York  Hutts ;  reported  sick  in  the  country. 

Moore,  Williajw,  Boston.  Matross,  Capt.  Joseph  Chadwick's  co.,  Col.  Richard  Grid- 
ley's  (Artillery)  regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  enlisted  Aug.  18,  1775;  also, 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Fort  No.  3,  Nov.  21, 1775. 

Moore,  William,  Boston.  Sergeant  Major,  Capt.  Donnell's  co..  Col.  Crane's  regt. ; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1777,  to  Sept.  9,  1778 ;  re- 
ported promoted  to  Lieutenant  Sept.  9,  1778;  also.  Sergeant  Major,  Capt.  Jotham 
Drury's  co..  Col.  Crane's  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Sept.,  1777;  also,  Capt.  William 
Perkins's  co..  Col.  Crane's  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Oct. -Dec,  1777;  also.  Lieu- 
tenant, Col.  John  Crane's  (Artillery)  regt.;  Continental  Army  paj'  accounts  for 
service  from  Sept.  12, 1778,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Donnell's  co.. 
Col.  Crane's  regt.;  return  for  gratuity,  dated  Greenwich,  Nov.  10,  1779. 

MooRE,  William,  Chester.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Cogswell's  (2d)  co..  Col.  Gerrish's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  24,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  9 
days. 


938  IVLISSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS 

MooKE,  William,  Grafton.  Private,  Capt.  Luke  Drury's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Gen. 
Ward's  regt.,  wliich  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  5  days; 
also.  Corporal,  Capt.  Luke  Drury's  CO.,  Col.  Jonathan  Ward's  regt. ;  muster  roll 
dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  24,  1775;  service,  3  mos.  15  days. 

Moore,  Willia3I,  Granville.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
the  several  companies  in  the  town  of  Granville,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Aaron  Coe, 
Capt.  John  Hamilton,  and  Capt.  William  Cooley ;  residence,  Granville;  engaged 
for  town  of  Granville;  joined  Capt.  Keep's  co.,  Col.  Shepherd's  regt.;  term,  3 
years ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Keep's  co..  Col.  William  Sheppard's  regt. ;  Continental 
Array  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  1,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  same 
CO.  and  regt. ;  return  dated  Jan.  31, 1778 ;  mustered  by  State  and  Continental  Mus- 
ter Masters ;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Keep's  co.  commanded  by  Lieut.  John  Wright, 
Col.  William  Shepard's  (3d)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  July  and  Aug.,  1778;  reported 
with  the  Commissary;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Oct.  and  Nov., 
1778,  dated  Providence ;  reported  with  the  Commissary ;  also,  Lieut.  Col.  Eben- 
ezer  Sprout's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779, 
dated  Providence ;  enlisted  March  1,  1777;  reported  on  command  with  the  Com- 
missary; also,  Lieut.  Colonel's  co.,  Col.  Shepard's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1, 1780,  to  March  1,  1780;  also,  Lieut.  Colonel's 
CO.,  4th  Mass.  regt.;  return  made  up  for  the  year  1780,  dated  West  Point;  re- 
ported discharged  March  1,  1780. 

MooRE,  WiLLiAJi,  Loudon.  Certificate  dated  Cambridge,  June  18,  1775,  signed  by 
Ca]3t.  Daniel  Whiting,  certifying  that  said  Moore  and  others  in  his  company.  Col. 
Brewer's  regt.,  were  in  need  of  cartridge  boxes,  for  which  said  AVhiting  promised 
to  be  accountable;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Whiting's  co..  Col.  Jonathan 
Brewer's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  17,  1775;  service,  2 
mos.  20  days ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Pros- 
pect Hill,  Dec.  22,  1775. 

Moore,  William,  Oxford.  Private,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Crafts's  troop.  Col.  Larned's 
regt.,  which  marched  April  20,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775; 
service,  13  days;  also.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Natlianiel  Healey's  co.,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Larned's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  2,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  1  week ;  also,  company  return  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury,  Oct.  26,  1775. 

Moore,  William,  Putney.  Private,  Capt.  Abijah  Moore's  co.  of  Minute-men,  which 
marched  April  23,  1775,  in  response  to  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  7 
days ;  also,  Capt.  Robert  Longley's  co..  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt. ;  company 
receipt  for  wages  for  Sept.,  1775,  dated  Prospect  Hill;  also,  company  return 
[probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money 
dated  Prospect  Hill,  Nov.  20,  1775. 

Moore,  William.  Council  warrants  dated  Oct.  22,  1776,  and  Feb.  4,  1777,  for  £400 
and  £500,  respectively,  drawn  in  favor  of  said  Moore,  Wagon-master,  to  enable 
him  to  transport  stores  to  the  Southern  army. 

MooRE,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Aaron  Coe's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Robinson's 
detachment  of  Hampshire  Co.  militia;  entered  service  Dec.  25,  1776;  term  to  ex- 
pire March  25,  1777 ;  reported  on  command  at  the  Block  House. 

Moore,  William.  Sergeant,  Capt.  David  Wheler's  co.,  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds's  de- 
tachment of  Berkshire  Co.  militia;  muster  roll  dated  Camp  at  Ticonderoga,  Feb. 
25,  1777;  term  to  expire  March  15,  1777;  wiso,  Capt.  David  Wheler's  co..  Col. 
Simonds's  regt.;  entered  service  Dec.  16,  1776;  discharged  March  22,  1777;  ser- 
vice, 96  days,  at  Ticonderoga. 

Moore,  William.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Asahel  Wheeler's  co..  Col.  Jonathan  Read's  regt. ; 
engaged  Sept.  28,  1777;  service,  41  days,  with  Northern  army. 


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Moore,  William.  Private,  Capt.  Jonathan  Gates's  cc;  enlisted  Oct.  1, 1777;  service, 
26  da.ys,  at  Saratoga,  including  8  days  (160  miles)  travel  home. 

MooiiE,  William.  Seaman,  ship  "  Protector,"  commanded  by  Capt.  John  Foster 
Williams ;  engaged  Nov.  28,  1780 ;  reported  deserted. 

Moore,  William.  Private,  Capt.  James  Black's  (Chester)  co.  commanded  by  Lieut. 
William  Campbell,  Col.  David  Moosley's  (Mosely's)  regt. ;  enlisted  June  12, 
1782;  discharged  June  14,  1782;  service,  2  days,  on  an  alarm  at  Northampton. 

MooEE,  William.  Captain,  Cth  co..  Col.  William  Shepard's  (4th)  regt. ;  muster  roll  for 
May,  1781,  dated  West  Point ;  engaged  June  15,  1779 ;  also,  5th  co..  Col.  Shepard's 
regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  June  and  July,  1781,  sworn  to  in  Camp  at  Phillipsborough ; 
also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781,  sworn  to  at  Peekskill ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Sept., 

1781,  dated  Camp  Continental  Village ;  also,  muster  rolls  for  Oct.,  1781-Feb.,  1782, 
dated  York  Hutts  and  sworn  to  at  West  Point ;  also,  returns  of  effectives,  dated 
Cantonment  1st  Brigade,  March  1,  March  8,  and  April  12,  1782;  also,  Captain 
Commandant;  return  of  effectives,  dated  Cantonment  1st  Mass.  Brigade,  May  3, 

1782,  and  West  Point,  Aug.  16, 1782 ;  also,  returns  of  effectives,  dated  Verplanck's 
Point,  Sept.  27,  and  Oct.  11,  1782;  reported  attending  general  court-martial  in 
camp;  also,  return  of  effectives,  dated  West  Point,  Oct.  -,  1782;  reported  attend- 
ing court-martial;  also,  4th  Mass.  regt.  commanded  by  Col.  Henry  Jackson;  re- 
turn of  effectives,  dated  Cantonment  near  New  Windsor,  Jan.  3,  1783 ;  reported 
sick  in  camp;  also,  return  of  effectives,  dated  Camp  Mass.  Line,  Feb.  7,  1783; 
reported  on  furlough  in  Massachusetts  from  Jan.  27, 1782,  by  leave  of  Gen.  Gates; 
also,  return  of  effectives  between  Feb.  14, 1783,  and  March  7, 1783 ;  reported  on  fur- 
lough ;  also,  returns  of  effectives  between  March  23, 1783,  and  April  11, 1783,  dated 
Cantonment  Mass.  Hutts ;  reported  on  furlough ;  also.  Captain,  Col.  Henry  Jack- 
son's 4th  regt. ;  list  of  officers  of  1st  Mass.  brigade  [year  not  given,  probably  1782 
or  1783],  showing  dates  of  appointments;  commissioned  Jan.  15,  1779. 

MooRE,  Woodman,  Old  York.  Private,  ship  "  America"  (privateer),  commanded  by 
Capt.  William  Coffin ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co., 
Oct.  11, 1780 ;  age,  20  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in. ;  complexion,  dark ;  residence.  Old 
York. 

MooREE,  JoHx.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received  of 
Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield,  July  13, 1780; 
age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  3  in. ;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for  town  of  Charlton ; 
marched  to  camp  July  13,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Thomas  Pritchard. 

MooEEE,  Nathaniel.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  re- 
ceived of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Maj.  Peter  Harwood,  of  6th  Mass.  regt., 
at  Springfield,  July  6,  1780 ;  age,  16  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in. ;  complexion,  dark ; 
engaged  for  town  of  Charlton  ;  marched  to  camp  July  6,  1780,  under  command  of 
Lieut.  Taylor,  of  2d  Mass.  regt. 

MooREE,  Silas.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army  for 
the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780,  returned  as  received  of 
Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Maj.  Peter  Harwood,  of  6th  Mass.  regt.,  at  Spring- 
field, July  6,  17S0;  age,  16  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in. ;  complexion,  light;  engaged 
for  town  of  Brookfield ;  arrived  at  Springfield  July  5,  1780 ;  marched  to  camp 
July  6,  1780,  under  command  of  Lieut.  Taylor,  of  2d  Mass.  regt. 

MooREFiELD,  Peter,  Boston.  Prize  Master,  schooner  "  Resolution,"  commanded  by 
Capt.  Samuel  Trusk  ;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co., 
Oct.  11,  1780;  age,  27  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence, 
Boston;  also.  Prize  Master,  schooner  "Resolution,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Amos 
Potter;  descriptive  list  of  officers  and  crew,  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co.,  April  5,  1781; 
age,  27  yrs.;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  dark;  residence,  Boston. 


940  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AiJD   SAILORS 

MooHES,  Abel.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Philip  Marett's  (5th)  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Crafts's 
(Artillery)  regt. ;  service  from  May  7, 1777,  to  Aug.  1, 1777,  84  days.  lloU  sworn 
to  at  Boston. 

MooEES,  Akner.  Private,  Capt.  Matthew  Chambers's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's 
(6th)  regt. ;  return  for  wages  for  the  year  1782 ;  wages  allowed  said  Moores  from 
Oct.  1,  1782,  to  Dec.  31,  1782,  3  mos. 

MooRES,  Benjamin.  Private,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Miller's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  regt.; 
Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  May  10,  1777,  to  Feb.  1,  1778; 
credited  to  town  of  Lanesborough ;  reported  deceased ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
muster  roll  for  Dec,  1777,  sworn  to  at  Camp  near  Valley  Forge ;  enlisted  May 
20,  1777  ;  enlistment,  during  war ;  reported  sick  at  Albany. 

Moores,  Benjamin,  Ensign  and  Lieutenant,  Col.  Hazen's  regt. ;  Continental  Army 
pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  20,  1778,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  reported  as  serv- 
ing 4  mos.  10  days  as  Ensign,  17  mos.  as  Lieutenant;  also,  return  certified  at 
Camp  Peekskill,  Nov.  9,  1779,  of  officers  and  men  belonging  to  Massachusetts  in 
Col.  Moses  Hazen's  regt.;  rank,  Ensign;  commissioned  March  20,  1778;  term, 
during  war. 

MooRES,  Benjamin.  List  of  6  months  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780, 
returned  as  received  of  Maj.  Joseph  Hosmer,  Superintendent  for  Middlesex  Co., 
by  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  dated  Springfield,  Aug.  6,  1780;  engaged  for  town 
of  Groton. 

MooKES,  Daniel.  Capt.  Haynes's  co..  Col.  Edward  Wiggles  worth's  regt.;  enlisted 
May  15,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  16  days ;  abstract  certified  at  Boston  and  made  up 
for  wages  to  July  1, 1777,  payment  of  which  had  been  refused  by  Jonathan  Trum- 
bull, P.  M.  G.,  at  Albany,  on  account  of  said  Moores  and  others  not  having  joined 
regiment  before  said  date. 

MooRES,  David.  Private,  Capt.  John  Grannis's  co. ;  marched  Feb.  13,  1776;  service 
to  Feb.  29, 1776,  17  days.  Roll  sworn  to  in  Dukes  Co.  and  endorsed  "  Tarpaulin 
Cove." 

MooRES,  Elkins.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Sherman's  co.,  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (26th) 
regt.;  pay  abstract  for  Dec,  1775;  enlisted  Nov.  27,  1775;  also,  same  co.  and 
regt.;  pay  abstract  for  Feb  ,  1776;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Isaac  Sherman's  co.,  Col. 
Baldwin's  regt. ;  pay  abstracts  for  April-June,  1776,  dated  Camp  at  New  York ; 
also,  26th  regt. ;  account  of  articles  lost  at  the  evacuation  of  New  York  Sept.  14, 
1776. 

MooRES,  Francis.  Private,  Light  Infantry  co. ;  entry  dated  Dec.  23,  1783,  of  an  order 
for  wages  for  May-Dec  [year  not  given],  appearing  in  a  register  of  orders 
accepted  on  account  of  wages,  etc. 

MooRES,  Gardner.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Jonathan  Gates's  co. ;  engaged  Oct.  1,  1777;  ser- 
vice, 26  days,  at  Saratoga,  including  8  days  (160  miles)  travel  home. 

MooRES,  Isaac.  Private,  Capt.  Samuel  King's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt.;  ser- 
vice from  July  15,  1776,  4  days  preceding  march,  to  Nov.  1,  1776,  3  mos.  16  days. 
Roll  dated  Camp  at  Hull. 

MooRES,  James,  Merrimac.  Matross,  Capt.  Lieut.  William  Perkins's  co..  Col.  Richard 
Gridley's  (Artillery)  regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]. 

MooRES,  John,  Haverhill.  Descriptive  list  dated  Feb.  20,  1782;  Capt.  Jonathan  Felt's 
(also  given  Capt.  Turner's)  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  J.  Brooks's  (7th)  regt. ;  age,  18  yrs. ; 
stature,  5  ft.  7  in.;  complexion,  light;  hair,  brown;  occupation,  farmer  (also 
given  tanner);  birthplace,  Haverhill;  residence,  Haverhill;  enlisted  for  town  of 
Haverhill ;  enlisted  March  24,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 


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MooRES,  John,  Marblehead.  Private,  Capt.  Nicholson  Broughton's  (5th)  co.,  Col. 
John  Glover's  (21st)  regt. ;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775] ;  reported 
drafted. 

MooREs,  John,  Shirley.  Order  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  June  19,  1775,  signed  by 
Capt.  Robert  Longley,  for  cartridge  boxes,  of  which  said  Moores  and  others  in  his 
company.  Col.  Whitcomb's  regt.,  were  in  need  and  for  which  said  Longley  prom- 
ised to  be  accountable;  also,  Private,  Capt.  Robert  Longley's  co..  Col.  Whit- 
comb's regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  6,  1775;  service,  3 
mos.  3  days. 

MooRES,  John  (also  given  John,  Jr.),  Shirley.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Smith's  co., 
Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
March  9,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  muster  roll  for  Jan.-Aug.,  1777,  dated  Van 
Schaick's  Island  and  sworn  to  in  Camp  at  Stillwater ;  enlisted  March  9, 1777 ;  en- 
listment, 3  years;  reported  on  command  at  Albany;  also,  muster  roll  for  Nov., 
1777,  sworn  to  at  Camp  near  the  Gulf;  also,  return  dated  Feb.  2,  1778;  residence, 
Shirley ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Shirley ;  mustered  by  Middlesex  Co.  Muster  Master ; 
also,  muster  rolls  for  Dec,  1777,  and  May,  1778,  dated  Camp  Valley  Forge;  I'e- 
ported  on  furlough  in  Dec,  1777,  on  command  for  a  week  in  May,  1778 ;  also, 
muster  roll  for  June,  1778,  dated  Camp  Greenwich ;  reported  sick  at  Princeton ; 
also,  muster  rolls  for  July-Nov.,  1778,  dated  Camp  Providence;  reported  sent  to 
join  the  corps  of  invalids  Nov.  6,  1778 ;  also,  Capt.  Moses  McFarland's  co.  of 
invalids  stationed  at  Boston,  Col.  Lewis  Nicola's  regt. ;  muster  rolls  dated  Sept.  9, 
and  Oct.  2,  1779;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Oct.,  1779. 

MoORES,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Solomon  Higgins's  (Eastham)  co. ;  enlisted  July  10, 
1775;  discharged  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  6  mos.  6  days,  in  defence  of  seacoast. 

MooREs,  John.  Private,  Lieut.  James  McKnight's  detachment.  Col.  David  Rossiter's 
regt. ;  entered  service  Nov.  6, 1780 ;  discharged  Nov.  9, 1780 ;  service,  3  days ;  de- 
tachment ordered  to  march  to  Stillwater  by  Gen.  Fellows  on  an  alarm  at  the 
Northward.    Roll  sworn  to  in  Berkshire  Co. 

MooREs,  John.  Receipt  dated  Boston,  June  17,  1782,  for  bounty  paid  said  Moores  by 
Lieut.  James  Bird,  Chairman  of  Class  No.  7  of  the  town  of  Woburn,  to  serve  in 
the  Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years. 

MooRES,  Jonathan,  Stow.  Matross,  Capt.  David  Henshaw's  co.,  Col.  Crafts's  (Artil- 
lery) regt. ;  return  for  advance  pay  for  1  month,  mileage  from  home  to  camp, 
etc.,  sworn  to  at  Boston,  Dec  7,  1776. 

MooRES,  Jonathan.  Private,  Capt.  Joshua  Shaw's  co..  Col.  Elisha  Porter's  (Hamp- 
shire Co.)  regt.;  enlisted  July  22,  1779;  discharged  Aug.  27,  1779;  service,  1  mo. 
10  days,  at  New  London,  Conn.,  including  3|  days  (72  miles)  travel  home.  Roll 
dated  Monson. 

MooRES,  Jonathan.  List  of  6  months  men  raised  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780, 
returned  as  received  of  Maj.  Joseph  Hosmer,  Superintendent  for  Middlesex  Co., 
by  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  dated  Springfield,  Aug.  6,  1780 ;  engaged  for  town 
of  Westford. 

Moores,  Joshua,  Haverhill.  Private,  Capt.  James  Sawyer's  co..  Col.  James  Frye's 
regt.;  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its 
equivalent  in  money  dated  Cambridge,  Dec.  26,  1775 ;  also.  Private,  Capt.  Jona- 
than Evans's  CO.,  Col.  Nathaniel  Wade's  regt. ;  enlisted  July  11,  1778;  discharged 
Jan.  1,  1779;  service,  5  mos.  27  days,  at  North  Kingston,  R.  I.,  including  6  days 
(115  miles)  travel  home ;  roll  sworn  to  at  Newburyport ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ; 
muster  roll  dated  North  Kingston,  Nov.  6, 1778 ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster 
rolls  dated  East  Greenwich,  Sept.  17,  Sept.  22,  Oct.  14,  and  Nov.  13,  1778;  enlist- 
ment to  expire  Jan.  1,  1779. 


942  MASSACHUSETTS   SOLDIERS  AND  SAILOKS 

MooRES,  Joshua.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  regt. ; 
Continental  Armj'  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Feb.  16,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779; 
also,  Capt.  Cushing's  co.,  Col.  Vose's  (14th)  regt.;  pay  rolls  for  Jan. -April,  1779, 
dated  Providence ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

MooREs,  Moses,  Haverhill.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Peter  Page's  co.,  Col.  Smith's  (late  Col. 
Edward  VVigglesworth's)  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from 
Feb.  10,  1777,  to  Dec.  31,  1779;  also,  (late)  Capt.  Matthew  Fairfield's  co.,  Col. 
Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  return  of  men  in  actual  service  Aug.  15,  1777;  also,  Capt. 
Joseph  McNall's  co..  Col.  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  return  [year  not  given]  ;  resi- 
dence, Haverhill ;  engaged  for  town  of  Haverhill ;  mustered  by  Esquire  Cushing ; 
also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  May,  1778,  dated  Camp  Valley  Forge; 
also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  pay  roll  for  Oct.,  1778 ;  also,  Capt.  Peter  Page's  co..  Col. 
Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  March  and  April,  1779,  dated  Providence; 
enlisted  Feb.  10,  1777 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

MooRES,  Mose«,  Newburyport.  Private,  Capt.  Ezra  Lunt's  co..  Col.  Moses  Little's 
regt. ;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775 ;  enlisted  May  2,  1775 ;  service,  13  weeks. 

MooEES,  MosEs.  Descriptive  list  of  deserters  from  Lieut.  Col.  Calvin  Smith's  (13th) 
regt. ;  Capt.  Pillsbury's  co. ;  age,  23  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  4  in. ;  complexion,  light ; 
hair,  light;  deserted  April  -,  1777. 

MooREs,  Moses.  Private,  Capt.  Seth  Pierce's  co..  Col.  Seth  Murray's  regt. ;  enlisted 
July  15,  1780;  discharged  Oct.  10,  1780;  service,  3  mos.  6  days,  including  9  days 
(172  miles)  travel  home ;  regiment  raised  in  Hampshire  Co.  to  reinforce  Continen- 
tal Army  for  3  months.    Roll  dated  Leverett. 

Moores,  Nathan.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army 
for  the  terra  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5, 1780,  returned  as  received 
of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Maj.  Peter  Harwood,  of  6th  Mass.  regt.,  at 
Springfield,  July  1,  1780;  age,  18  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  5  in.;  complexion,  light;  en- 
gaged for  town  of  Brookfield;  marched  to  camp  July  1,  1780,  under  command  of 
Ensign  Joseph  Miller. 

Moores,  Robert,  Great  Harrington.  Return  of  men  drafted  from  Berkshire  Co. 
militia  to  march  to  Horse  Neck  under  command  of  Col.  Benjamin  Simonds  [year 
not  given],  but  who  failed  to  join  regiment;  reported  drafted  from  town  of  Great 
Barrington ;  drafted  into  Capt.  King's  co. 

Moores  [?],  Robert.  Petition  addressed  to  the  General  Court,  dated  Concord,  Sept. 
30, 1777,  signed  by  said  Moores  and  others  who  were  drafted  to  guard  Continental 
stores  at  Little  Cambridge,  Concord,  Sudbury,  etc.,  under  Capt.  Isaac  Woods, 
asking  for  additional  wages;  petition  endorsed  "Leave  to  withdraw." 

Moores,  Samuel,  Candia.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Cogswell's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Ger- 
rish's  regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  24,  1775;  service, 
3  mos.  9  days ;  also,  Capt.  Cogswell's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Loammi  Baldwin's  (late  Col. 
Gerrish's)  38th  regt.;  company  return  dated  Camp  at  Sewall's  Point,  Sept.  27, 
1775. 

Moores,  Samuel.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Josiah  Harris's  co..  Col.  Bond's  (37th)  regt. ;  order 
for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dec.  27,  1775. 

Moores,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Smith's  co. ;  entered  service  July  19,  1775; 
discharged  Dec.  31,  1775;  service,  5  mos.  25  days,  in  defence  of  seacoast. 

Moores,  Samuel.  Private,  Capt.  Cushing's  co..  Col.  Joseph  Vose's  regt.;  Continental 
Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to  Aug.  30,  1778;  reported 
deserted. 


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MooRES,  Timothy.  Orders,  returns,  etc.,  taken  from  Capt.  Benjamin  Munroe's  papers ; 
company  receipt,  dated  Stow,  July  2,  1779,  signed  by  said  Moores  and  others,  for 
wages  and  rations  received  of  Capt.  Benjamin  Munroe  for  service  in  liis  company, 
Col.  Sprout's  regt.,  at  Rhode  Island  in  1778. 

MooREY,  Elias.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Fales's  co. ;  enlisted  Aug.  3,  1779;  dis- 
charged Aug.  27,  1779;  service,  25  days,  at  Penobscot;  company  marched  on 
expedition  to  Majorbagaduce  by  order  of  Gen.  Lovel. 

MooRET,  John,  Grafton.  Private,  Capt.  John  Blanchard's  co..  Col.  James  Wesson's 
regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  March  24,  1777,  to  June 
1,  1778;  residence,  Grafton ;  reported  deserted  June  1,  1778  (also  given  March  25, 
year  not  given). 

MooRis,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Wills's  co.,  Col.  Daniel  Morgan's  11th  Vir- 
ginia regt.  (also  given  "  the  11  And  loth  Regiment  of  foot  in  the  Service  of  the 
United  States  ") ;  pay  roll  for  Oct.,  1778. 

Moorland,  William,  Salem.  Corporal,  Capt.  Charles  Furbush's  co..  Col.  Ebenezer 
Bridge's  regt. ;  receipt  for  advance  pay,  signed  by  said  Moorland  and  others, 
dated  Cambridge,  June  30,  1775;  also,  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted 
May  26,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  11  days;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equiva- 
lent in  money  dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  21,  1775. 

Moors,  Abner.  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Bates's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  John  Brooks's  (7th) 
regt. ;  muster  rolls  for  June  and  July,  1781 ;  reported  joined  from  desertion  June 
12,  1781 ;  also,  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1781,  dated  Camp  at  Peekskill;  also,  muster 
roll  for  Sept.,  1781 ;  enlistment,  3  years. 

Moors,  Abraham.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Shattuck's  co..  Col.  John  Robinson's  regt.; 
service,  6  days ;  roll  made  up  from  time  of  enlistment  to  time  of  marching  to 
camp  and  dated  Cambridge,  March  -,  1776. 

Moors,  Benjamin,  Haverhill.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Eaton's  co.,  Col.  Edward  Wig- 
glesworth's  regt. ;  pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Ticonderoga  in  1776, 
sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co.  and  approved  Jan.  31, 1777 ;  220  miles  travel  allowed  said 
Moors. 

Moors,  Benjamin.  Private,  Capt.  Asa  Laurance's  co.  of  volunteers,  Col.  Jonathan 
Reed's  regt. ;  enlisted  Sept.  26,  1777;  discharged  Oct.  26,  1777;  service,  1  mo.  10 
days,  at  the  Northward,  including  travel  home ;  company  raised  in  Littleton  and 
Westford  and  marched  to  assist  army  under  Gen.  Gates. 

Moors,  Benjamin.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Marsh's  co.,  Maj.  Gage's  regt. ;  engaged 
Oct.  2,  1777 ;  discharged  Nov.  6,  1777 ;  service,  1  mo.  7  days ;  company  raised  to 
reinforce  Northern  army.    Roll  dated  Haverhill. 

Moors,  Benjamin.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  re- 
ceived of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield, 
July  16,  1780;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  6  in.;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for 
town  of  Groton ;  marched  to  camp  July  16, 1780,  under  command  of  Lieut.  Zebulon 
King;  also,  pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Groton  for  service 
in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780  ;  marched  July  8,  1780  ;  discharged  Dec.  5, 
1780;  service,  5  mos.  9  days,  travel  (220  miles)  included;  also.  Private,  Capt. 
Sylvanus  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  (15th)  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Oct., 
1780;  enlisted  July  20,  1780;  enlistment,  6  months;  reported  joined  from  Light 
Infantry  co.  Oct.  1,  1780;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Nov.  and 
Dec,  1780,  dated  Garrison  at  West  Point;  reported  discharged  Dec.  5,  1780. 

Moors,  Benjamin.  Receipt  dated  Boston,  June  25,  1782,  for  bounty  paid  said  Moors 
by  James  Lewis,  Chairman  of  Class  No.  3  of  the  town  of  Billerica,  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army  for  the  term  of  3  years. 


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Moors,  Cambridge,  Bedford.  Private,  Capt.  John  Minot's  co.,  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's 
regt. ;  arrived  at  destination  May  10,  1777 ;  dischar£:ced  July  9,  1777 ;  service,  2 
mos.  7  days,  at  Rhode  Island,  including  6  days  (124  miles)  travel  to  and  from 
place  of  destination.    Roll  dated  Warwick  Neck. 

Moors,  Daniel,  Brookfield.  Private,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Walker's  co..  Col.  Danielson's 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  10,  1775;  service,  2  mos., 
3  weeks,  6  days. 

Moors,  Daniel,  Southborough.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  re- 
turned by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

Moors,  David.  Fifer,  Capt.  John  Grannis's  co. ;  enlisted  July  12, 1775 ;  service  to  Dec. 
31,  1775,  6  mos.  5  days ;  company  stationed  at  Elizabeth  Islands ;  also,  Private, 
same  co. ;  service  from  March  1, 1776,  to  June  1,  1776,  3  mos.,  in  defence  of  sea- 
coast;  roll  dated  Tarpaulin  Cove. 

Moors,  Elkins.  Capt.  Asa  Coburn's  co.,  Col.  Ichabod  Alden's  regt. ;  return  dated 
Albany,  Jan.  12,  1778 ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Dudley ;  mustered  by  Capt.  NewhaU, 
Muster  Master  for  Worcester  Co. ;  reported  transferred  Sept.  15  [year  not  given] . 

Moors,  Enos.  Private,  Capt.  William  Warner's  co.,  Col.  Thomas  Marshall's  regt.; 
muster  roll  for  Jan.,  1779,  dated  West  Point;  enlisted  June  7,  1778;  enlistment, 
9  months. 

Moors,  Ezekiel,  Amherst.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  returned 
by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp  Toto- 
way, Oct.  25,  1780.     [See  Hezekiah  Moor.] 

Moors,  Francis,  Southborough.  List  of  men  raised  for  the  6  months  service  and  re- 
turned by  Brig.  Gen.  Paterson  as  having  passed  muster  in  a  return  dated  Camp 
Totoway,  Oct.  25,  1780. 

Moors,  Francis.  Private,  Capt.  Isaac  Harrington's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Deanney's 
(Denny's)  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  18,  1779 ;  discharged  Dec.  2,  1779 ;  service,  1  mo. 
15  days,  including  travel  (160  miles)  home;  company  detached  to  join  Continen- 
tal Army  for  3  months  and  ordered  to  march  to  Claverack. 

Moors,  Gardner,  Lancaster.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Gates's  co.,  which  marched  on 
the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service,  6  days. 

Moors,  Gideon.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Amherst  for  ser- 
vice in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  5,  1780;  dis- 
charged Dec.  5,  1780;  service,  5  mos.  8  days,  near  West  Point,  including  travel 
(144  miles)  from  camp  home. 

Moors,  Hezekiah.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Amherst  for  ser- 
vice in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780 ;  marched  to  camp  July  5,  1780 ;  dis- 
charged  Nov.  30,  1780 ;  service,  5  mos.  3  days,  near  West  Point,  including  travel 
(144  miles)  from  camp  home. 

Moors,  Hugh,  Lancaster.  Private,  Capt.  Daniel  Robbins's  co.  of  militia.  Col.  Asa 
Whitcomb's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775,  to  Cambridge; 
returned  April  26,  1775;  service,  9  days;  company  made  up  from  2d  and  13th 
cos.  in  said  regiment. 

Moors,  James.  Capt.  William  Perkins's  co.,  Col.  Richard  Gridley's  (Artillery)  regt. ; 
order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Nov.  6,  1775. 

Moors,  Jesse,  Sudbury.  Capt.  David  Moore's  co..  Col.  John  Nixon's  regt. ;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Dec.  20,  1775. 


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Moors,  John  (also  given  John,  Jr.),  Shirley.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the 
Continental  Army  from  Lieut.  Holden's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan  Reed's  (6th  Middle- 
sex Co.)  regt.,  dated  Littleton,  Sept.  17,  1777;  residence,  Shirley;  engaged  for 
town  of  Shirley;  joined  Capt.  Smith's  co..  Col.  Bigelow's  regt.;  term,  3  years; 
also,  Private,  Capt.  McFarland's  corps  of  invalids;  Continental  Army  pay 
accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1780,  to  March  9,  1780;  reported  transferred 
from  Col.  Bigelow's  regt. ;  also  reported  discharged. 

Moors,  John  (also  given  John,  Sr.),  Shirley  (also  given  Groton).  Return  of  men 
raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  Lieut.  Holden's  co.,  Col.  Jonathan 
Reed's  (6th  Middlesex  Co.)  regt.;  residence,  Shirley ;  engaged  for  town  of  Shir- 
ley; joined  Capt.  Smith's  co.,  Col.  Bigelow's  regt.;  term,  3  years;  also,  Private, 
Light  Infantry  co.,  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow's  regt. ;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts 
for  service  from  May  15, 1777,  to  May  15,  1780;  also,  Capt.  Sylvauus  Smith's  co.. 
Col.  Bigelow's  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Jan. -Aug.,  1777,  dated  Van  Schaick's  Island 
and  sworn  to  in  Camp  at  Stillwater ;  enlisted  May  15, 1777 ;  reported  on  command 
at  Albany ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  muster  roll  for  Nov.,  1777,  dated  Camp  near 
Gulf;  reported  on  furlough  ;  also,  same  co.  and  regt. ;  return  dated  Feb.  2,  1778; 
residence,  Groton ;  enlisted  for  town  of  Groton ;  mustered  by  Middlesex  Co. 
Muster  Master;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  Dec,  1777-May,  1778, 
dated  Camp  Valley  Forge ;  reported  on  furlough  in  Feb.,  1778 ;  also,  same  co.  and 
regt. ;  muster  roll  for  June,  1778,  dated  Camp  Greenwich ;  reported  sick  at  Valley 
Forge;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  rolls  for  July,  1778-June,  1779,  dated 
Camp  Providence;  reported  on  fatigue  duty  in  Sept.,  1778,  shoemaking  in  Dec, 
1778,  Jan.  and  Feb.,  1779,  on  command  at  Warwick  in  May,  1779;  also,  same  co. 
and  regt.;  muster  roll  for  July,  1779;  reported  on  command  at  Pound  Ridge; 
also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  muster  roll  for  Aug.,  1779,  dated  Camp  at  Salem; 
reported  transferred  to  Light  Infantry  co.  Sept.  1,  1779. 

Moors,  John.  Capt.  Robert  Longley's  co..  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt.;  company 
receipts  for  wages  for  Aug.  and  Sept.,  1775,  dated  Camp  at  Prospect  Hill. 

Moors,  John.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Phillips's  co.,  Lieut.  Col.  Timothy  Robinson's 
detachment  of  Hampshire  Co.  militia  ;  musier  roll  dated  Garrison  at  Ticonderoga, 
Feb.  24,  1777 ;  enlistment  to  expire  March  25,  1777 ;  also,  same  co.  and  detach- 
ment; enlisted  Dec.  23,  1776;  discharged  April  1,  1777;  service,  100  days;  com- 
pany marched  to  Ticonderoga. 

Moors,  John.  Seaman,  frigate  "Boston,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Samuel  Tucker; 
engaged  Feb.  23,  1779.    Roll  made  up  for  advance  wages  for  1  month. 

Moors,  Jonathan.  Private,  Capt.  Nathan  Hamilton's  co.,  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt. ; 
service  from  Aug.  3,  1776,  to  Sept.  30,  1776,  1  mo.  29  (also  given  1  mo.  28)  days; 
also,  Capt.  Hamilton's  co. ;  company  receipt  for  wages  for  Oct.,  1776,  dated  Ticon- 
deroga Mills. 

Moors,  Jonathan.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  re- 
ceived of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Brig.  Gen.  John  Glover,  at  Springfield, 
July  25,  1780;  age,  27  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  light ;  engaged  for 
town  of  Stow ;  marched  to  camp  July  25,  1780,  under  command  of  Capt.  Park. 

Moors,  Jonathan.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  to  reinforce  the  Continental  Army 
for  the  term  of  6  months,  agreeable  to  resolve  of  June  5,  1780,  returned  as  received 
of  Justin  Ely,  Commissioner,  by  Col.  Timothy  Bigelow,  at  Springfield,  Oct.  26, 
1780;  stature,  5  ft.  9  in.;  complexion,  light;  engaged  for  town  of  Stoneham ;  ar- 
rived at  Springfield  Oct.  9, 1780;  marched  to  camp  Oct.  26, 1780,  under  command 
of  Lieut.  Gary. 

Moors,  Joseph,  Groton.  Captain ;  return  of  officers  belonging  to  Col.  William  Pres- 
cott's  regt.,  dated  May  25,  1775;  ordered  in  Provincial  Congress  May  26,  1775, 


946  MASSACHUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND  SAILORS 

Mooes,  Joseph,  continued. 

that  said  officers  be  commissioned;  also,  Captain,  Col.  Prescott's  regt. ;  muster 
roll  dated  Aug.  1, 1775;  engaged  May  10,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  23  daj-s;  also, 
company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775. 

Moors,  Joseph  (also  given  Joseph,  Jr.),  Groton.  Certificate  dated  Cambridge,  June 
18,  1775,  signed  by  Capt.  Joseph  Moors,  certifying  that  said  Moors  and  others  in 
his  company  were  in  need  of  cartridge  boxes,  for  which  he  promised  to  be  account- 
able; rtZ«o,  Private,  Capt.  Joseph  Moors's  co.,  Col.  William  Prescott's  regt. ;  mus- 
ter roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  May  20,  1775;  service,  2  mos.  13  days;  also, 
company  return  dated  Oct.  6,  1775 ;  also,  order  for  bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent 
in  money  dated  Cambridge,  Nov.  17,  1775. 

Moors,  Joseph,  Groton.  Capt.  Henry  Haskell's  co.,  Col.  Prescott's  regt. ;  pay  abstract 
for  mileage  to  and  from  headquarters,  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  Jan.  13,  1776; 
mileage  for  70  miles  allowed  said  Moors. 

Moors,  Joseph,  Groton.  Private,  Capt.  Thomas  Warren's  co..  Col.  Brooks's  regt.; 
company  return  dated  Oct.  31,  1776,  and  endorsed  "  White  Plains." 

Moors,  Joseph,  Groton.  Private,  Capt.  John  Minot's  co..  Col.  Josiah  Whitney's  regt. ; 
arrived  at  destination  May  10,  1777;  discharged  July  9,  1777;  service,  2  mos.  9 
days,  at  Rhode  Island,  including  8  days  travel  to  and  from  place  of  destination. 
Roll  dated  Warwick  Neck. 

Moors,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Job  Shattuck's  co.,  Col.  John  Robinson's  regt.;  ser- 
vice, 6  days.  Roll  made  up  from  time  of  enlistment  to  time  of  marching  to  camp 
and  dated  Cambridge,  March  -,  1776. 

Moors,  Joseph,  2d.  Descriptive  list  of  men  raised  in  Middlesex  Co.  in  1779  to  serve 
in  the  Continental  Army ;  age,  17  yrs. ;  stature,  5  ft.  7  in. ;  complexion,  dark ; 
engaged  for  town  of  Groton ;  delivered  to  Ensign  John  Hubbel. 

Moors,  Joshi'a,  Haverhill.  Private,  Capt.  James  Saw3-er's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
James  Frye's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775  [service  not 
given]  ;  also,  Capt.  Timothy  Eaton's  co..  Col.  Edward  Wigglesworth's  regt. ;  pay 
abstract  for  travel  allowance  from  Ticonderoga  in  1776,  sworn  to  in  Suffolk  Co., 
Jan.  31, 1777 ;  220  miles  travel  allowed  said  Moors ;  also,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Marsh's 
CO.,  Maj.  Gage's  regt. ;  enlisted  Oct.  2,  1777;  discharged  Nov.  6,  1777;  service,  1 
mo.  7  days;  company  raised  to  reinforce  Northern  army. 

Moors,  Moses,  Haverhill.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from 
1st  Haverhill  co.,  as  returned  by  Lieut.  Israel  Bartlet  and  endorsed  "  Cap't  Nath'l 
Marsh,"  dated  Haverhill,  Feb.  12,  1778;  residence,  Haverhill;  engaged  for  town 
of  Haverhill;  joined  Capt.  Fairfield's  co..  Col.  Wiglesworth's  regt.;  term  to 
expire  Jan.  1,  1780. 

Moors,  Nathan.  Private,  Capt.  Benjamin  Bonney's  co..  Col.  Samuel  Brewer's  regt. ; 
pay  abstract  for  travel  allowance,  etc.,  dated  Chesterfield,  March  13,  1777 ;  130 
miles  travel  allowed  said  Moors ;  company  marched  to  Ticonderoga  to  reinforce 
Northern  army. 

Moors,  Nathan.  Private,  Capt.  Timothy  Ruggles's  co.  of  guards ;  enlisted  Dec.  20, 
1780;  discharged  Dec.  26,  1781;  service,  12  mos.  6  days;  company  stationed  at 
Rutland. 

Moors,  Thaddeus,  Sudbury.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Amos  Cogswell's  (2d)  co.,  Col.  James 
Wesson's  regt.;  Continental  Army  pay  accounts  for  service  from  Jan.  1,  1777,  to 
Oct.  7,  1777;  reported  killed  Oct.  7,  1777;  also,  same  co.  and  regt.;  return  dated 
Jan.  25,  1778 ;  residence,  Sudbury  ;  engaged  for  town  of  Sudbury ;  mustered  by 
Col.  Barber,  State  Muster  Master ;  term,  during  war ;  also,  Private,  Col.  Wesson's 
re?t. ;   account  rendered  against  the  United  States  by  the  Commonwealth  of 


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Moors,  Thaddeus,  continued. 

Massachusetts  for  amounts  paid  officers  and  men  on  account  of  depreciation  of 
their  wages  for  the  first  three  years'  service  in  the  Continental  Army  from  1777 
to  1780. 

Moors,  Thomas.  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Samuel  Cummins's  (9th)  cc,  3d  Essex  Co. 
regt.  of  Mass.  militia ;  list  of  officers  chosen  by  the  several  companies  in  said  regi- 
ment, as  returned  by  Jonathan  Cogswell,  Jr.,  and  others,  field  officers,  dated 
Ipswich,  May  6,  1776 ;  ordered  in  Council  May  7,  1776,  that  said  officers  be  com- 
missioned; reported  commissioned  May  7, 1776;  also,  1st  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John 
Cutler's  CO.,  Col.  Wade's  regt. ;  list  of  officers  appointed  to  command  two  regi- 
ments raised  for  defence  of  New  England  states  and  commanded  by  Col.  Wade 
and  Col.  Jacobs ;  commissioned  April  14,  1778. 

Moors,  Timothy,  Groton.  Private,  Capt.  Henry  Farwell's  co.  of  Minute-men,  Col. 
William  Prescott's  regt.,  which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service, 
6  days;  also,  Capt.  Henry  Farwell's  (1st)  co..  Col.  William  Prescott's  (10th) 
regt.;  muster  roll  dated  Aug.  1,  1775;  enlisted  April  25, 1775;  service,  98  days; 
also,  company  return  [probably  Oct.,  1775]  ;  also,  receipt  dated  Cambridge,  Oct. 
26,  1775,  signed  by  Capt.  Henry  Farwell  and  Lieut.  Benjamin  Ball,  for  bounty 
coats  for  said  Moors  and  others,  of  Groton,  belonging  to  Capt.  Farwell's  co.. 
Col.  Prescott's  regt. ;  also,  Capt.  Henry  Haskell's  co.,  Col.  Prescott's  regt. ;  pay 
abstract  for  mileage  to  and  from  headquarters,  dated  Camp  at  Cambridge,  Jan. 
13,  1776;  mileage  for  70  miles  allowed  said  Moors. 

Moors,  William.  Pay  roll  for  6  months  men  raised  by  the  town  of  Amherst  for  ser- 
vice in  the  Continental  Army  during  1780;  marched  to  camp  July  5,  1780;  dis- 
charged Dec.  5,  1780 ;  service,  5  mos.  8  days,  near  West  Point,  including  travel 
(144  miles)  from  camp  home. 

Moors,  William.  Capt.  Noah  Hinman's  detachment,  Col.  Asa  Barns's  (Berkshire 
Co.)  regt.;  service,  10  days;  detachment  marched  from  Lanesborough  Oct.  15, 
1781. 

MooRSE,  Stephen,  Bradford.  Private,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Gage's  co.,  Col.  James  Frye's 
regt.;  company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Sept.  6,  1775;  reported  as  having  left 
the  arm}'  June  16,  1775. 

MooRT,  Alexander.  Return  for  Feb.,  1783,  of  the  sick  belonging  to  1st  Mass.  brigade 
in  hospital  at  New  Windsor. 

MooRT,  John.  List  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army  from  6th  Worcester 
Co.  regt.,  as  returned  by  Capt.  Ephraim  Lyon,  dated  Grafton,  Dec.  12,  1777; 
reported  as  belonging  to  England ;  engaged  for  town  of  Grafton ;  joined  Capt. 
Blanchard's  co..  Col.  Wesson's  regt. ;  term,  3  years. 

MooRT,  John.  Return  of  men  raised  to  serve  in  the  Continental  Army,  as  returned  by 
enlistment  committee  of  Salem,  certified  May  18,  1778;  engaged  for  town  of 
Salem ;  joined  Col.  Alden's  regt. ;  term,  3  years  or  during  war. 

MooRY,  Reuben.  Capt.  Lebbens  Ball's  co..  Col.  Timothy  Danielson's  regt. ;  order  for 
bounty  coat  or  its  equivalent  in  money  dated  Roxbury  Dec.  22,  1775. 

Moos,  Joseph.  Private,  Capt.  Raymond  De  Guiscard's  co.,  Col.  Turner's  regt.  of 
5  months  levies  raised  for  defence  of  Rhode  Island;  enlisted  July  20,  1781;  dis- 
charged Nov.  27,  1781 ;  service,  4  mos.  9  days. 

Moos,  Thomas.  Capt.  Edward  Fettyplace's  co.  of  coast  guards;  memorandum  of  beef 
delivered;  date  of  delivery,  Feb.  18,  1777- 

Moosher,  Daniel,  Pepperell.  Private,  Capt.  John  Nutting's  co..  Col.  William  Pres- 
cott's (10th)  regt.;  company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  2,  1775. 


948  ]VIASSACIIUSETTS  SOLDIERS  AND   SAILORS. 

MoosHER,  James,  Pepperell.  Corporal,  Capt.  John  Nutting's  co..  Col.  William  Pres- 
cott's  (10th)  regt. ;  company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  2,  1775. 

MoosHER,  John,  Pepperell.  2d  Lieutenant,  Capt.  John  Nutting's  co..  Col.  "William 
Prescott's  (10th)  regt.;  company  return  dated  Cambridge,  Oct.  2,  1775;  reported 
on  furlough. 

MoppHOM,  .     [This  name  also  appears  under  the  form  of  Mapham,  Maphen.] 

M0PPH03I,  John.  Capt.  Abner  Cranston's  co.,  Col.  Asa  Whitcomb's  regt.;  receipt  for 
bounty  coat  dated  Camp  at  Prospect  Hill,  Nov.  2,  1775.  [Name  crossed  out  on 
receipt.] 

MopsY,  Richard.  Seaman,  Continental  frigate  "Deane,"  commanded  by  Capt.  Sam- 
uel Nicholson ;  engaged  May  3,  1782 ;  service  to  May  31,  1782,  28  days.